Uncle Dick" Wootton The Pioneer Frontiersman of the Rocky Mountain Region: An Account of the Adventures and Thrilling Experiences of the Most Noted American Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Scout, and Indian Fighter Now Living: With an Introduction by Maj. Joseph Kirkland
by Conrad, Howard Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: W. E. Dibble & Co, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large octavo. ix, 10-473 pages, [1] page publisher ad, [1]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustrated portrait of Wootton, gilt title, and black printed designs and illustration on the front cover. Gilt title and designs on the spine. Floral end papers. The front hinge has a very small crack at the base. Text block is uniform and very clean. Very light edge wear to the cloth extremities.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18448
- Title
- Uncle Dick" Wootton The Pioneer Frontiersman of the Rocky Mountain Region: An Account of the Adventures and Thrilling Experiences of the Most Noted American Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Scout, and Indian Fighter Now Living
- Author
- Conrad, Howard Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. E. Dibble & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1890
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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