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The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains
by R. M. Ballantyne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
419 p; ill. (frontispiece).
Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering to cover and spine, an ex-library book (library binding) with usual stamps etc., some sunning, slightly shaken, front hinge cracked but holding, a few light stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear and bright, with evidence of some dog-earing throughout.
From Google Books:
First published in 1869,"The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains" is a Western fiction novel aimed at children by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. Presented as a series of stories told by "mountain men", it revolves around the early trappers and hunters of the Rocky Mountains and their tumultuous relationship with the Native Americans. A rip-roaring adventure full of beautiful descriptions and fantastic characters, "The Wild Man of the West" is highly recommended for all with a love of the Western genre. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 - 1894) was a Scottish author of children's fiction. He was a prolific writer and produced over 100 books in his lifetime. As well as being an author, Ballantyne was also an accomplished artist, having exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy.
Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering to cover and spine, an ex-library book (library binding) with usual stamps etc., some sunning, slightly shaken, front hinge cracked but holding, a few light stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear and bright, with evidence of some dog-earing throughout.
From Google Books:
First published in 1869,"The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains" is a Western fiction novel aimed at children by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. Presented as a series of stories told by "mountain men", it revolves around the early trappers and hunters of the Rocky Mountains and their tumultuous relationship with the Native Americans. A rip-roaring adventure full of beautiful descriptions and fantastic characters, "The Wild Man of the West" is highly recommended for all with a love of the Western genre. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 - 1894) was a Scottish author of children's fiction. He was a prolific writer and produced over 100 books in his lifetime. As well as being an author, Ballantyne was also an accomplished artist, having exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy.
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- Seller
- The Mortuary Korps
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000157
- Title
- The Wild Man of the West
- Author
- R. M. Ballantyne
- Illustrator
- [Ballantyne?]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Porter & Coates
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- n.d.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- trappers; hunters; buffalo; bison; fur traders; historical fiction; north america; immigrant; indigenous; battle; Scottish; Rocky Mountains; mountain men; action
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Adventure; Historical Fiction; Westerns;
- Product_type
- book, ex-library
- Size
- 17
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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