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Coronado's Quest: The Discovery of the Southwestern States
by A. Grove Day
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. A near fine first edition. Brown cloth with rampant lion in gilt on cover and gilt title stamping on spine. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Previous owner's name inscribed on first free end paper. Mild toning to end papers. Folding map tipped onto last page, map in very good plus condition, showing a short tear at page edge. xvi, 418 pp. including index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 594
- Title
- Coronado's Quest: The Discovery of the Southwestern States
- Author
- A. Grove Day
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- conquistador, spain, explore, new world, California, mexico, new mexico, Arizona, mission
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spanish Conquest;
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
Biblio member since 2014
Gridley, California
About Uncommon Works
Not your ordinary book store! Uncommon Works specializes in rare, odd, unique, and handmade books, with a focus on the Maya, Latin America, Native America, and the Spanish Conquest. You'll find rare, first editions and first or early printings. You'll even find a few first printings of living authors for sale. We provide services and referrals for book mending, repair, restoration, and binding.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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