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The Frontier Experience; A Reader's Guide to the Life and Literature of the American West
by Tuska, Jon; Piekarski, Vicki, with Paul J. Blanding (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0899501184
- ISBN 13
- 9780899501185
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Jefferson, North Carolina, and Lond: McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers [0-89950-118-4] 1984. (hardcover) xiv, 434pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. Teal cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Clean, crisp, tight, bright. A comprehensive guide to various books on life in the American West..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126394
- Title
- The Frontier Experience; A Reader's Guide to the Life and Literature of the American West
- Author
- Tuska, Jon; Piekarski, Vicki, with Paul J. Blanding (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0899501184
- ISBN 13
- 9780899501185
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina, and Lond
- This edition first published
- October 1984
- Keywords
- Books About Books, American History, American West, Old West, Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books;
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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