Texas Garlands
by Whitten, Martha
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Austin: Triplett & Hutchings, 1885. Hardcover. Good. Original cloth blocked in gilt and black. Spine well faded, edges and
spine tips and portions of the board worn, loose in binding, but still a
fair copy.
A collection of poems known for their descriptive nature and historical
themes related to Texas.
But this copy has a two page inscription by Lena Dancy Ledbetter, a
Texas civic leader and amateur composer,.Her papers are at the
University of Texas.
In 1888 she arrived in Coleman, Texas.
"Our home (corner of 5th Ave. and Pecan Street) bought from Dr. G.
B. Beaumont, built before the Santa Fee (sic) reached Coleman...."
spine tips and portions of the board worn, loose in binding, but still a
fair copy.
A collection of poems known for their descriptive nature and historical
themes related to Texas.
But this copy has a two page inscription by Lena Dancy Ledbetter, a
Texas civic leader and amateur composer,.Her papers are at the
University of Texas.
In 1888 she arrived in Coleman, Texas.
"Our home (corner of 5th Ave. and Pecan Street) bought from Dr. G.
B. Beaumont, built before the Santa Fee (sic) reached Coleman...."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8
- Title
- Texas Garlands
- Author
- Whitten, Martha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Triplett & Hutchings
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1885
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...