GRIM JOURNEY (SIGNED)
by Birney, Hoffman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus / Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Minton, Balch & Co, 1934. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus / Good Plus. Small octavo, 7.75 in. x 5.25 in., pp. viii, 275. Signed and dated (1934) by the author on the half title page. Green-gray boards with dark green title to front and spine. Rubbing to extremities, Grubbiness to boards and spine. Endpaper maps. Light age-toning to pages. Unmarked interior. Chips to top front corner, and to top/bottom of dustjacket spine. Edgewear to dustjacket. A Story of American men and women - the Donner Party of 1846 - who found, on the Overland Trail, despair, heroism, cannibalism and (some of them) success. A novel of fact." (from the dustjacket)
"The narrative from the lips of a survivor, Mr. Eddy, late of Illinois, who lost wife and children by a horrible fate, and who participated in the rescue of his late companions of the migration." (from the title page).
"The narrative from the lips of a survivor, Mr. Eddy, late of Illinois, who lost wife and children by a horrible fate, and who participated in the rescue of his late companions of the migration." (from the title page).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86223
- Title
- GRIM JOURNEY (SIGNED)
- Author
- Birney, Hoffman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus / Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Minton, Balch & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Donner Party, wagon train, cannibalism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.