Kit Carson; The Happy Warrior of the Old West by Vestal, Stanley - 1928

Houghton Mifflin, 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. In tan cloth. Fading to titles on spine. No jacket. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. first edition. hardcover. Book G: soil/rubbing/wear to boards and spine, spine sunned, ex libris bookplate and sticker front paste down, library sleeve remnant in rear paste down, stamps "New Century Club" in several places. text clean, binding intact. solid reading copy.. 8vo 297pp. from Preface: For nearly thirty years I have felt the need of an authentic portrait of Christopher Carson. Even as a small boy, I knew that something was wrong wtih the standard biographies, that something was surely missing. And as research mops up the corners and corrects the errors of the earlier accounts of his career, it is more and more clear that the legend needs rechecking." #02964.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. Hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 297 pp. 5 7/8 x 8 3/4. Brick red cloth covered boards, blind embossed on front with (faded) gold stamping on spine. No dj. Cloth a little scuffed; prev owner's sig on ffep.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 297pp.; HB burgundy emboss w/gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spine sunned; bookplate; tanned, but clean,tight pgs. Bio.of Kit Carson

Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. Poor - Cash/Poor. Heavy wear to cover, corners and edges, exposes the boards. Has soiling to cover and pages, with creases. There is water discoloration/fading to the cover making parts white and pink, color bleeding to the dj and cover insides. Some parts on the spine of the book has boards exposed. The dj has heavy wear with tears, chipping/pieces missing, heavy rubbing and creasing. DJ is price clipped. 'santa fe books and stationery co...' sticker inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Good in Good dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. Cover in Mylar. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Early reprint, with plain cream end papers; Ink-stamped on title page by the Kit Carson Memorial Foundation, Taos New Mexico; Textblock and red cloth binding is very clean and tight. News article laid in. Price-clipped dust jacket with loss to extremities. 297pp.. Early Reprint. Red Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1928. Republication. Discarded Library Book. Spine covers missing, all edges of boards fayed, DJ synopsis taped inside front cover, overall content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 297 Pgs.. Acceptable. Kit Carson: The Happy Warrior of the Old West, A Biography by Stanley Vestal. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, 1928. Republication. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Acceptable. Discarded Library Book. Spine covers missing, all edges of boards fayed, DJ synopsis taped inside front cover, overall content excellent. 297 Pgs. Kit Carson was the Soul of the Old West. He killed twice as many men as Billy the Kid, yet he was not a gunman, or a bad man. This book is a well researched authentic portrait of Christopher Carson: Greenhorn, Mountain Man, Plainsman, Pathfinder, Soldier, Rancher, Indian Agent, Patriot, and Peacemaker. Description text copyright 2009 BooksForComfort. Item ID 20666.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. xii, 297pp. Very good with spine faded and spine ends chipped, lacking the dustwrapper.

Houghton Mifflin, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no DJ, in very good condition. Old West History..