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Yellowstone Kelly
by Peter Bowen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$366.36NZ$329.73
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About This Item
Illinois : Jameson Books, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed, first edition of this heroic cowboy story with letters from the author. Includes two humorous letters from the author to the same reader regarding the signing of the book, others in the 'Kelly' series and book tours. The memoirs of Luther Sage "Yellowstone" Kelly, an American soldier, hunter and adventurer who embodied the myth of the great "Western Hero." In a cloth binding with paper covered boards and original unclipped dustwrapper in brodart wraps. Externally, in excellent condition with only bumping to front board corner. Dustwrapper is very smart with only light foxing to spine. Internally, firmly bound with only spotting to pastedowns, otherwise pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD12-E-20
- Title
- Yellowstone Kelly
- Author
- Peter Bowen
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jameson Books
- Place of Publication
- Illinois
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- kelly yellowstone kelly western hero yellowstone kelly
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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