The Bridge Of The Gods: A Romance of Indian Oregon
by Balch, F. H. (Frederick Homer)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
A. C. McClurg & CO, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original blue decorated cloth boards, with gilt stamped titles on spiine and front board. Top edges gilt.. Illusrated throughout with 8 full page b/w illustrations by L. Maynard Dixon. Light rubbing along the bottom edge, some staining in places; previous owner's signature to the front pastedown, the pages have shallow chipping to the pages at the gutter, and tape staining to the verso of the half title and frontisepiece.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005524743
- Title
- The Bridge Of The Gods: A Romance of Indian Oregon
- Author
- Balch, F. H. (Frederick Homer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & CO
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Native American, Oregon, , , , , , ,
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
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