Brazos: An Historical Novel of the Southwest 1876-1885
by Taylor, Ross McLaury
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. Sixteen-year-old Brazos leaves his family's Texas ranch and strikes out to make his way in a hard world. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a couple of unfortunate drip marks to the spine. Foxing to the edges of the text block and occasionaly to the text. Binding square and solid. Signed by Taylor on the title page, with an inscription and signed again on the front end paper, dated 1938. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, with a note below stating "Ross also made the bookplate for me.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D200017
- Title
- Brazos: An Historical Novel of the Southwest 1876-1885
- Author
- Taylor, Ross McLaury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1938
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Leaves
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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