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The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep with Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases
by Morrell, L. A
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- good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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South Haven, Michigan
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1845. Tan, blind stamped boardsare worn through the cloth at top and bottom spine edges and front corners. Cloth is split 2/3 of the way up from the bottom along the back spine edge, and there is a cross-ways split in the cloth in the middle of the spine edge. Front board has what appears to be ink stains along the bottom edge of front board and about 1/2" up from the edge. Ffep has some penciled numbers and a name and some erased pencil markings. No other internal markings. Book is foxed throughout. The preface pages and part of the table of contents pages are loose at the top thread only. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black River Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 030771
- Title
- The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep with Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases
- Author
- Morrell, L. A
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1845
- Bookseller catalogs
- Abe;
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Black River Books is a hobby that grew into a passion, then an internet business, and finally into a business with an actual store front. Having the store has caused us to minimize our online presence. We are located at 330 Kalamazoo St. Suite 2, in South Haven, MI 49090. Order online, should you find a treasure in our small collection, check out our website, or stop in and see our in-store collection of over 40,000 books in beautiful South Haven, on the Black River and the shores of Lake Michigan.
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- spine
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- First Edition
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- ffep
- A common abbreviation for Front Free EndPaper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...[more]
- foxed
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- jacket
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- Cloth
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