Little, Brown and Company, New York., 1996. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover.. As New/As New. 11 1/8 H x 9 5/8 H x 1 1/4 thick.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Book Interior AS NEW / Boards AS NEW / Dust Jacket As New. Sewn binding. Coated Paper. Boards are brown cloth, lettering gilt. Book spine is straight, square, solid, no edge wear, no sunning. Dust jacket is white/grey, lettering red/black, black/white photo of Buffalo Bill Cody and cast of his first Wild West Show, Philadelphia 1883, courtesy of the Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum, photo wraps around (front, spine, back). Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, is clean and undamaged. Book boards and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no sunning, no edge wear. Page edges clean, bright. Inner end papers are light brown monotone photos, different front and back. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Lots of Colour and black/white photos. Preface by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns. Based on a Documentary film script by Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan. Acknowledgements. Selected Bibliography. Index. Illustration Credits. Film Credits.

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This vivid narrative history -- magnificently illustrated with more than 400 photographs, many of them never before published -- takes us on a gripping journey through the turbulent history of the region that has come to symbolize America around the world. Drawing on hundreds of letters, diaries, memoirs, and journals as well as the latest scholarship, The West presents a cast as rich and diverse as the western landscape itself: explorers and soldiers and Indian warriors, settlers and railroad builders and gaudy showmen. The book is filled with stories of heroism and hope, enterprise and adventure, as well as tragedy and disappointment. It explores the tensions between whites and the native peoples they sought to displace, but it also encompasses the Hispanic experience in the West. Gracefully written, handsomely designed, meticulously researched, The West is an unrivaled work of history that brilliantly captures all the drama and excitement, the sober realities and bright myths of the American West. Book jacket.

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Bookseller: WILLOWBAY BOOKS (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B0975Hist-TheWest
Title: The West: An Illustrated His.tory
Author: Ward, Geoffrey C
Format/Binding: Hardcover.
Book Condition: New As New/As New
Edition: First Edition (Stated).
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0316922366
ISBN 13: 9780316922364
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, New York.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1996
Pages: 445 Pages.
Size: 11 1/8 H x 9 5/8 H x 1 1/4 thick
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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THERE IS NO COVID-19 IN MY STORE AND MY SALES ARE ONLINE ONLY. IMPORTANT NOTE RE POSTAGE: I love books and most of my books are NEW or LIKE NEW. I'm very careful in describing my books accurately and I've done so to the best of my ability using the IOBA Book Condition guidelines. All items are from a smoke-free, clean, dry environment. My books are from a large private collection, very well taken care of and rarely handled. All descriptions and photos are of the actual books I'm selling. I'm happy to answer any questions regarding my books, just ask. IMPORTANT RE POSTAGE: I'm in Canada so books to the USA/Other Countries are International shipments and may be delayed by CUSTOMS and/or HOMELAND SECURITY. I'm using the Biblio standard postage matrix, which gives average postage fees, therefore sometimes for an OVERSIZE or LARGE heavy book or expensive book, the postage may be too low and may require extra charges. If I know this in advance, I will notify the buyer before the order is processed.

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