Across the Plains in '64
by John S. Collins (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1904 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by the author on a Nebraska National Bank deposit slip on May 5, 1908 (when he was 69 years old) and pasted on the front pastedown. The book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked but has the former owner's name signed (he was W. T. Buchanan who was a pioneer/freighter/Indian trader/furtrader/merchant in Nebraska in Camden and Crete, NE) in pencil on the FFFP with several corrections he made to scattered areas in the text. It is possible this man knew John Collins. Book Condition: VG; light wear to the head, tail, and tips from shelving; bumped tips. No DJ. The author states that he has sketched some of his experiences in the West before the days of the railroad from diary and memory. Topics are ; Incidents of early days west of the Missouri River--two thousand miles in an open boat from Fort Benton to Omaha-reminiscences of the pioneer period of Galena, General Grant's old home; life at Fort Laramie Wyoming where he was post trader; Indian affairs, Sioux Indians; Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse's bones. A clean, rare, and very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005042
- Title
- Across the Plains in '64
- Author
- John S. Collins (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- National Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- Omaha, NE
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Frontier Life, Fort laramie, Wyoming, Sitting Bull, Trading Post, Crazy Horse, Fort Fetterman, Virginia City, Sioux Indians, The Old West, Nebraska History,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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