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Last of the Great Scouts - The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill
by Helen Cody Wetmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Duluth Press Publishing Company, 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards, stamped on front, gilt text on front and spine. The exterior shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps, spine is darkened and is a few wrinkles in the front board cloth. The interior binding is good, no hinge issues. Pages are toned due to age and there is some smudge marks and foxing present. The front pastedown contains a label marking a case and shelf number and there is a stamp on the title page from what appears to be a church rectory, making this technically an ex-library edition even though there are no standard library markings. No other markings found in the book, no handwriting. The front end page and pastedowns has some soiling present.
Reviews
On Feb 29 2016, a reader said:
For American histories of early west, this is an enjoyable book that traces W.F. Cody's family trials in Kansas and his youth and coming of age -- beginning after his fathers murder by Pro-Slavery advocates at 12 on the western plains as well as his participation in the Civil War. Especially interesting was learning he was born in Iowa. I have a nice 1909 copy.
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- Seller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2220700
- Title
- Last of the Great Scouts - The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody "Buffalo Bill
- Author
- Helen Cody Wetmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Duluth Press Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1899
- Pages
- 296
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Westerns and the Old West; Biography and Genealogy;
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About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- 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.
- 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...
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