My Experiences In The West
by Collins, John S., Edited By Colton Storm
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1970. First Edition, thus. Hardcover. Very good. 16mo; pp; xxxv, (i), 252, including an index and followed by a list of the previously issued Lakeside Classics; illustrated with a frontispiece & eleven additional plates including a map and a large folding map at rear; dark blue cloth covered boards, spine lettered in gilt with a gilt top edge. Collins was appointed to run a trading company at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming. The right place at the right time. He would spend many years, exploring Nebraska, the Dakotas, Utah and Wyoming. His account is thoroughly engrossing revealing the West of the 1870's.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19186
- Title
- My Experiences In The West
- Author
- Collins, John S., Edited By Colton Storm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1970
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Austin's Antiquarian Books
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Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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