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Kanzas and Nebraska: The History, Geographical and Physical Characteristics, and Political Position of Those Territories; An Account of the Emigrant Aid Companies, and Directions to Emigrants
by HALE, Edward E
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1854. First Edition. First printing. 12mo (20cm). Brown cloth titled in gilt on spine, boards blindstamped; pale yellow endpapers; [i]-viii [9]-256, [4]pp; 4pp publisher's ads at rear; lithographic folding map opposite title page. Rubbed with mild wear at edges, tail chipped and head worn, foxed, small dampstain to top edge affecting about half the textblock including map, but generally sound: just Very Good. An early guide for settlers in Kansas. SABIN 29624. WAGNER-CAMP 239a. GRAFF 1713.
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- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 60435
- Title
- Kanzas and Nebraska: The History, Geographical and Physical Characteristics, and Political Position of Those Territories; An Account of the Emigrant Aid Companies, and Directions to Emigrants
- Author
- HALE, Edward E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1854
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Title Page
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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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
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