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Pecos Gateway to Pueblo and Plains; The Anthology
by John V. Bezy, Joseph P. Sanchez
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0911408789
- ISBN 13
- 9780911408782
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1988 Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, Tucson, AZ. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; edge bumping; two closed tears on front panel; light rubbing and superficial scratches on panels; wear on real flap fold. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine and front board. Laid in is a note of thanks for the support of President Reagan with the book. 142 pp 4to oblong. Between the Sangre de Christo Mountains and Glorieta Pass in northcentral New Mexico lies the Pecos Valley. For 7000 years the landscape has been central to human culture in the region. The Pecos National Monument was established in 1965 to celebrate the Pueblo and Plains Indians, Spanish conquerors and missionaries, Mexican and Anglo armies, and settlers traversing the Santa Fe Trail. This book is a collection of eighteen provocative and entertaining essays on the natural and human history of Pecos authored by historians, archeologists, and naturalists who have been intimately involved with the Pecos story. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009199
- Title
- Pecos Gateway to Pueblo and Plains; The Anthology
- Author
- John V. Bezy, Joseph P. Sanchez
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0911408789
- ISBN 13
- 9780911408782
- Publisher
- Southwest Parks and Monuments Association
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Pecos National Monument, Pueblo Indians, Santa Fe Trail, Plains Indians, Pecos River, Civil War, Glorieta Pass, natural history, New Mexico, Spanish missionaries, Spanish conquerors, southwestern archaeology, southwestern anthropology,
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related; Americana;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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