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Yellowstone National Park. Photo-Gravures from Nature. Photographed and Published by F. Jay Haynes….
by HAYNES, F. Jay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Fargo, Dakota: Published by F. Jay Haynes, 1887. First edition. Oblong folio (14 x 11 inches). Title and contents leaves and 25 full page photogravures, each with its original thick tissue guard. Publisher's brown cloth with beveled edges, front with elaborate lettering in gilt and red, Haynes image tipped on to front cover, floral endpapers. A few of the tissue guards have some foxing. some rubbing to cloth but an exceptionally clean copy in the publisher's binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74566
- Title
- Yellowstone National Park. Photo-Gravures from Nature. Photographed and Published by F. Jay Haynes….
- Author
- HAYNES, F. Jay
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by F. Jay Haynes
- Place of Publication
- Fargo, Dakota
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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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.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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