Across the Plains in '64
by John S. Collins
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Omaha, NE: National Printing Company, 1911 National Printing Company, Omaha, NE. 1911. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, sound hinges, and unmarked. This book is a combination of Collins' first book published in 1904 and a second portion published in 1911 after his death using the same green and gilt boards as originally. As with the original, they were privately printed and distributed only to private parties. Book Condition: VG+; very light tip, head, and tail wear. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board with black drawing of wagon heading to the West. 152 pp in Part I and 151 pp in Part II 8vo. In Part I 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. In Part II he continues with his memories of the West, the Indians, his time as a miner, Ft. Laramie, steamboat travels, his time in Wisconsin, at San Francisco for the earthquake and fire, and the Battle of Summit Springs NE in 1869. A clean very presentable and rare copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005130
- Title
- Across the Plains in '64
- Author
- John S. Collins
- 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
- 1911
- 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, Omaha Nebraska,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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- Tail
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- Tight
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