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Thirty Years in Topeka a Historical Sketch
by Giles, Frye W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Topeka, KS: Geo. W. Crane & Co. Publishers, 1886. Book. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. The book is a 3/4 leather hard back with gilt title on spine. The book has been rebound with new leather spine and new leather corners while maintaining the original marbled boards. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The title page has been laminated to retain its integrety. 412-page history of Topeka by the first treasurer, first postmaster and first banker of Topeka. In a pocket at the back of the book are bound clippings on additional events in the history of Topeka. One clipping relates Zebulon Pike's first excursion into what is now Kansas in July 1806. Another clipping relates Cyrus K. Holliday's arrival in 1854 to begin to build up the town and bring the railroad to the area - The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. HOWES reports that only 100 copies of this first edition were printed..
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Details
- Bookseller
- K. L. Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006036
- Title
- Thirty Years in Topeka a Historical Sketch
- Author
- Giles, Frye W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Geo. W. Crane & Co. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Topeka, KS
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- KANSAS; TOWN HISTORY; WESTERN AMERICANA
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
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About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
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- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- New
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Marbled boards
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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...
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