THE RAVEN A Biography of Sam Houston
by Marquis James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Biography of the legendary president, senator and governor (successively) of Texas. A good copy, corners slightly worn, spine head & tail a bit frayed, spine faded, front endpapers & title page somewhat foxed, without dust jacket (489 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 maps, bibliography, index).
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- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38652
- Title
- THE RAVEN A Biography of Sam Houston
- Author
- Marquis James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
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