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The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants, Being a Description of the Plains, Game, Indians, &c. of the Great North American Desert
by Dodge, Richard Irving
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. lvi,448pp. 18 plates and a large folding map. Rust colored cloth in a sand-grain patters, gilt spine title, gilt vignette on the upper board. Brown coated endpapers. Inner henges cracked, the rear with an old tape reinforcement; the map has tape reinforcement at the fold corners, but gives a very good appearance; light wear to the edges and corners of the binding. Overall a very good copy. Ink ownership name on the preliminary blank dated in the year of publication. Publisher's list of publications sheet laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21914
- Title
- The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants, Being a Description of the Plains, Game, Indians, &c. of the Great North American Desert
- Author
- Dodge, Richard Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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