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The United States Criminal Calendar: Or, An Awful Warning to the Youth of America; Being an Account of Murders, Piraces [sic], Highway Robberies, &c. &c.
by ST. CLAIR, Henry
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles Gaylord, 1835. Third edition. Octavo. 356 pp. Numerous full page illustrations of criminals engaged in their felonious deeds or being executed due to them. Original full calf with black morocco gilt lettering label. Minor horizontal tears to two leaves (not affecting anything). Text browned and with foxing but a complete copy in the original binding.Tis title predominantly relates the misadventures of historic American murderers but madmen, forgers, highwaymen and pirates are also referenced.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71604
- Title
- The United States Criminal Calendar: Or, An Awful Warning to the Youth of America; Being an Account of Murders, Piraces [sic], Highway Robberies, &c. &c.
- Author
- ST. CLAIR, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Gaylord
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1835
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...