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NARRATIVE OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, In The Year 1842; and to Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843 - 44 by Fremont, J.C
- Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 23639
- Format: Full calf binding
- Jacket condition: Binding badly worn & scuffed, front hinge splitting, head and tail chipped. Both front and back free endpapers and blanks r
- Edition: Reprinted from the Official Copy, without the maps
- Publisher: L.W. Hall
- Place: Syracuse:
- Date published: 1846
Description
Syracuse:: L.W. Hall, 1846. Reprinted from the Official Copy, without the maps. Full calf binding. Binding badly worn & scuffed, front hinge splitting, head and tail chipped. Both front and back free endpapers and blanks removed. A working copy of the text edition issued without the maps.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tail : The heel of the spine.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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