The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
by Wister, Owen; Arthur Keller [Illustrations]
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. xiv, 504, [6] pp. Bound in publisher's sandy yellow cloth with red, black, and gilt stamping. Very Good+ with a little foxing to cloth at back board, bumped corners, small repaired tear to head cloth, portrait of the author pasted onto front free endpaper, front and rear hinges show evidence of repair. A novel that has been called the first Western, with the first shootout ending in fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944421
- Title
- The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
- Author
- Wister, Owen; Arthur Keller [Illustrations]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- westerns, western novels, 1st printing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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