THE SANTA FE TRAIL
by R.L. Duffus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1934. First American Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo (283 pages, illustrated end papers, frontispiece, 19 illustrations, bibliography, index.) . Originally the trade route with Mexico, this trail connecting Santa Fe with Missouri also served as the 1846 invasion route during the Mexican-American War, and then again as the major trade route until the introduction of the railroad in New Mexico in 1880. A good copy, gilt lettering on spine and cover, binding shaken but sound, corners slightly frayed, spine rubbed & a bit faded, without dust jacket, front hinge split, contents clean save for light markings on page facing half title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38717
- Title
- THE SANTA FE TRAIL
- Author
- R.L. Duffus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Tudor Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 8vo (283 pages, illustrated end
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...