A Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois
by Tillson, Christiana Holmes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1919. Hardcover. Good+. A Lakeside Press Classics; 12mo, gilt stamped black cloth with top edge gilt; good+ (lightly cocked; shelfworn; spine ends bumped, worn, and crimped; corners worn; front hinge cracked; rear hinge broken; owner's name inked on first blank flyleaf; bookplate on front pastedown; black spot on rfep; pages toning); includes beautiful frontispiece of Christiana Holmes Tillson with protective overleaf; 169pp incl. index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6280
- Title
- A Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois
- Author
- Tillson, Christiana Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1919
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Page 1 Books
Biblio member since 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Page 1 Books
The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....