Redskin and Cowboy; A Tale of the Western Plains. With Twelve Page illustrations by Alfred Pearse
by Henty, G. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited 0. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Pearse, Alfred . Thrilling Cowboy & Indian Story of the Wild West. Illustrated with 11 Monochrome Plates by Alfred Pearse ( 1 of the 12 is missing ). Undated early edition, circa 1890s. Green cloth cover; with Gilt & black lettering on front. Dull Gilt Lettering on spine. Black & Brown illustration of a cowboy on horseback wielding a lasoo on the front. Spine has an illustration of an Indian with a gun. Edges beveled. Page edges Olivine. Preliminary page has list of Henty books. 7 1/2" Tall. 384 Pages, 870g. Gift inscription on back of frontis. Some edgewear, tips of fore corners worn. 2 small closed tears at top of spine and a few chips and nicks at the bottom. Binding a little fragile with 2 plates loose. Binding cracked between list of titles and frontis and between last page and endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017024
- Title
- Redskin and Cowboy; A Tale of the Western Plains. With Twelve Page illustrations by Alfred Pearse
- Author
- Henty, G. A
- Illustrator
- Pearse, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited 0
- Place of Publication
- London, Glasgow and Bombay
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S CLASSICS/BOYS & MEN/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/CHI;LDREN'S FICTION/WESTERN/COWBOY/WILD WEST/ACTION ADVENTURE
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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