Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1969. Hardcover. Edited by Dwight L. Smith. 16mo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxxii, 188pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations, map. Fine. Pristine, tight "Lakeside Classics" edition of this young Chicagoan's memoir -- and not a reprint of a rare published classic, as are most volumes in this series, but the true first edition based on the Newberry Library's manuscript journal.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49356
Title: John D. Young and the Colorado Gold Rush
Author: YOUNG, John D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1969
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Western Americana;

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.

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