Handy Book for Rivermen
by Bert Banks
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Gallipolis: Downtain Printing Company, 1930. Hardcover. First Edition. 5.25 x 7in. 81pp. Rebound with the original wraps in gilt titled archival buckram. An idiosyncratic primer for riverboat and steamboat crews. NEAR FINE. Shows a small binder sticker on the front paste-down with corresponding toning mark, several corrective editorial marks of the text, otherwise has been exceptionally well maintained. As pictured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H378
- Title
- Handy Book for Rivermen
- Author
- Bert Banks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Downtain Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- Gallipolis
- Date Published
- 1930
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...