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The Moving Frontier; North America Seen through the Eyes of its Pioneer Discoverers
by Wright, Louis B. (Ed. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Topeka, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Cover corners show light wear. Dust jacket has corner, edge & spine end rubbing, bumps & small edge tears. Inscription on half title page signed by Louis B. Wright and dated March 15, 1974.; The Great Explorers Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 348 pages; Signed by Editor .
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- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4606
- Title
- The Moving Frontier; North America Seen through the Eyes of its Pioneer Discoverers
- Author
- Wright, Louis B. (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- "history, United States, Pioneers, Discoverers, Adventure, Gold"
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
Biblio member since 2014
Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
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- Title Page
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- Bumps
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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