Adobe and Iron; The Story of the Arizona Territorial Prison
by John Mason Jeffrey
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
La Jolla, Ca: Prospect Avenue Press, 1969 Prospect Avenue Press, La Jolla, CA. 1969. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Small former owner stamp on verso page; article on Fort Yuma taped to rear paste down. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and the title on the front board. 113 pp. In the long and colorful history of Yuma, the Arizona Territorial Prison is a famous landmark. Its ruins stand on Prison Hill standing in mute testimony to the pioneer determination for law and order. From construction to closing; many B&W photos. a pristine and clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001177
- Title
- Adobe and Iron; The Story of the Arizona Territorial Prison
- Author
- John Mason Jeffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prospect Avenue Press
- Place of Publication
- La Jolla, Ca
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- YUMA PRISON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA TERRITORIAL FRONTIER JUSTICE, PRISON HILL, COLORADO RIVER, LAW AND ORDER IN THE OLD WEST
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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