Robert Cavelier: The Romance of the Sieur De La Salle and His Discovery of the Mississippi River
by Orcutt, William Dana. Illustrated By Charlotte Weber
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1904. First edition, 1904. Illustrated with plates in black and white plus shades of vermilion. Attractive copy in Maroon cloth with gilt lettering and Art Nouveau decoration on the front cover and spine. Some minor rubbing to the extremities, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037032
- Title
- Robert Cavelier: The Romance of the Sieur De La Salle and His Discovery of the Mississippi River
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana. Illustrated By Charlotte Weber
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCE EXPLORER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...