The River of the West. Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon; Embracing Events in the LIfe-time of a Mountain-Man and Pioneer: With the Early History of the North-Western Slope....
by Victor, Frances Fuller
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: Columbian Book Company, 1870. First Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxii, 602pp. Full calf, engraved frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard, numerous additional engravings.. Spine missing, covers worn, scuffed and have been re-attached with hinge tape , contents mildly toned, occasional light scattered foxing, some internal separation, former owner's name and date in pencil on front endpaper, contents are complete, and book is restorable.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004079
- Title
- The River of the West. Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountains and Oregon; Embracing Events in the LIfe-time of a Mountain-Man and Pioneer: With the Early History of the North-Western Slope....
- Author
- Victor, Frances Fuller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Columbian Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1870
- Pages
- 602
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Pioneers Indians 'fur traders
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...