They Broke the Prairie by Calkins, Earnest Elmo
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: A9605
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York: Scribners, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover. 451 pages.
Description
New York: Scribners, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover. 451 pages. . Being the account of the settlement of the Upper Mississippi Valley by religious and educational pioneers, told in terms of one city, Galesburg, and of one college, Knox. Second printing (B) VG/No Jacket. Front hinge cracked, but holding. O/w tight. Spine faded. Gilt titles. .
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
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