[New York]: Time-Life Books, 1982. Hardcover. 8vo. Full brown blind-embossed calf with gilt lettering. 498pp. All edges gilt. Frontispiece, decorations, marbled endpapers, sewn-in yellow silk page marker. Very good. Very mildest of edgewear. Tight, handsome facsimile of the scarce 1894 Pacific Tree and Vine Co. first edition. Part of this publisher's "Classics of the Old West" series. GRAFF 2670. NEW HOWES M 254.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49442
Title: Death Valley in '49
Author: MANLY, William Lewis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 080944027X
ISBN 13: 9780809440276
Publisher: Time-Life Books
Place of Publication: [New York]
Date Published: 1982
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Western Americana; Native American;

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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...