The Early Empire Builders of the Great West: Compiled and Enlarged from the Author's Early History of Dakota Territory in 1866
by Armstrong, Moses K. (a pioneer Congressman)
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- first
- Condition
- Fair
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
St. Paul: E. W. Porter, 1901. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. x, 456 pages. Frontispiece photograph portrait of Armstrong. Illustrated. Faded burgundy cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and the spine. The front hinge is cracked and the the front blank end sheet and frontispiece are loosening. The rear hinge is cracked. Lean to the binding. 5 numbers written at the bottom of the dedication page. No other markings. Text is clean.
Graff 89; Note: This copy, which takes much information from "History and Resources of Dakota, Montana and Idaho" 1866 (Howes H 322), is not listed in Howes.
Graff 89; Note: This copy, which takes much information from "History and Resources of Dakota, Montana and Idaho" 1866 (Howes H 322), is not listed in Howes.
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- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17338
- Title
- The Early Empire Builders of the Great West
- Author
- Armstrong, Moses K. (a pioneer Congressman)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- E. W. Porter
- Place of Publication
- St. Paul
- Date Published
- 1901
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- Gilt
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