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1936. MACK, Effie Mona. Nevada: A History of the State from the Earliest Times Through the Civil War. Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1936. 1st ed. 495 pp. Frontis., illus., portraits, maps. Orig. cloth with gilt-lettered leather spine label, T.e.g. A fine copy. HOWES M-115. One of 250 numbered and signed copies on Covenant rag paper. "A landmark study stressing the formative years. Indispensable to any Nevada collection" Paher 1200.
Nevada: A History of the State From the Earliest Times Through the Civil War (SIGNED) by Mack, Effie Mona - 1936
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Nevada: A History of the State From the Earliest Times Through the Civil War (SIGNED)
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Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1936. First Edition, Limited to 250 copies, this being #138. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author at the colophon. Large 8vo. 495pp. Illustrated with photographs, facsimiles and maps. Original tan buckram with gilt-stamped maroon leather spine label; top edge gilt; printed on Covenant rag paper. A fine copy housed in custom tan slipcase. "Not only is this book one of the best and most accurate histories of Nevada ever published, it is a valuable contribution to the history of the entire Far West ... Here is a landmark study stressing the formative years. Indispensable to any Nevada collection." (Paher) Much on John Fremont, Kit Carson, trails, Mountain Men, Mormons, political organization, Civil War, Indians, transportation, gold and silver mining. (Clark 155; Howes M115; Paher 1200).
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Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1936. Hardcover. Fine. This printing is one of the 250 copies printed on Covenant rag paper each numbered and signed by the author. The copy here is number 65 signed in blue pen by the author Effie Mona Mack. The cover has been replaced by a sturdy new brown cover with the title, author and publisher in gilt over black. This was done by a English professionally trained book binder. Top of page edges are gilt and side and bottom edges are deckled. 495 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography and index. Tissue guard in front of title page is intact and not torn with several light brown spots. Book itself is protected with a clear archival quality cover. Not only is this book one of the best and most accurate histories of Nevada ever published, it is a valuable contribution to the history of the entire Far West. The research, almost entirely based on original documents, begins with early explorers and ends with the decline of the Comstock in 1878,…
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