A Vulcan among the Argonauts; being vivid excerpts from those most original and amusing memoirs of John Carr, blacksmith
by John Carr; Robin Lampson (ed.)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/missing
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: George Fields, 1936. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/missing. hans. A fine limited edition, one of 500 Copies Designed and Hand Printed by Wilder Bentley & His Wife, Apprentice. Originally published as "Pioneer Days in California" Pictorial buckram boards. Binding is sturdy and square. Deckled pages. SIGNED on the second leaf by the editor, Robin Lampson. Missing the scarce onionskin dust wrapper. 75 pp. [3]. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1070
- Title
- A Vulcan among the Argonauts; being vivid excerpts from those most original and amusing memoirs of John Carr, blacksmith
- Author
- John Carr; Robin Lampson (ed.)
- Illustrator
- hans
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Fields
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- gold rush, california, argonauts journal, diary, pioneers
- Bookseller catalogs
- California & the West;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...