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Doc W.F. Carver Spirit Gun of the West: Plainsman World's Campion Marksman Originator of the American Wild West Show
by Thorp, Raymond W
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1957. First. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Raymond W. Thorp, Doc W.F. Carver Spirit Gun of the West, Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California. 1957. 266pp. 9 5/8 x 6.5 inches.
Blue boards with gilt on spine. Deckle fore edge. Very light shelf wear and clean interior. Very good condition. Dust jacket is not price-clipped; light soiling with wrinkle to top front of jacket. Small chips on back. Jacket protected by mylar jacket. Very good condition.
Biography of Doc Carver: frontiersman, trapper, buffalo hunter and marksman. Carver helped begin the Wild West Show concept touring throughout the world. Clark and Brunet 250 calls for red cloth yet no re-print noted.
Blue boards with gilt on spine. Deckle fore edge. Very light shelf wear and clean interior. Very good condition. Dust jacket is not price-clipped; light soiling with wrinkle to top front of jacket. Small chips on back. Jacket protected by mylar jacket. Very good condition.
Biography of Doc Carver: frontiersman, trapper, buffalo hunter and marksman. Carver helped begin the Wild West Show concept touring throughout the world. Clark and Brunet 250 calls for red cloth yet no re-print noted.
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- Bookseller
- Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149
- Title
- Doc W.F. Carver Spirit Gun of the West
- Author
- Thorp, Raymond W
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, California
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Western Americana Wild West Show abaa-boston-2022
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