West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
by DeFelice, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 006249676X
- ISBN 13
- 9780062496768
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 006249676X . SIGNED by the author on the title page. Born at a time when overland travel was difficult and dangerous, the Pony Express lasted only 19 months but transformed mail delivery from San Francisco to St. Joseph, MO, and thus helped link the western territories of the United States to the east coast. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. There are a few light spots to the cover, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 357 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21387
- Title
- West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
- Author
- DeFelice, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 006249676X
- ISBN 13
- 9780062496768
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- 006249676X, Pony Express, Western Americana, Mail Delivery
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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