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The Legend of Baby Doe; The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the West
by John Burke
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0803261039
- ISBN 13
- 9780803261037
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press / Bison Books , 1989 University of Nebraska Press / Bison Books. Lincoln, NE. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant tip bumps; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 248 pp 8vo. Baby Doe was a young Irish girl who came to the mining camps of Colorado with her husband who she soon left him to marry Horace Tabor, the greatest of the silver magnates. The Silver Panic of 1893 wiped out Tabor and left Baby Doe and her two daughters penniless and for Baby Doe, the rest of her life, facing personal grief, poverty, alcoholism, drug abuse, and loneliness. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011459
- Title
- The Legend of Baby Doe; The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the West
- Author
- John Burke
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0803261039
- ISBN 13
- 9780803261037
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press / Bison Books
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln, NE
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- silver mines, Colorado silver mines, Baby Doe Tabor, Horace Tabor, Silver Panic of 1893, Matchless mine, Leadville Colorado, Ireland, prostitute, Opera House, Matchless mine, Silver Bonanza, Elizabeth McCourt Doe, Silver King of Leadville, Colorado histor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....