- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 1987
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1970
Book Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970 First edition. Illustrated with numerous black & white plates. Rust colored cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends bumped, else a fine copy in lightly worn pictorial dust jacket. Story of the downfall and spiritual rebirth of the Seneca tribe under Handsome Lake..
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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
