Across the Continent: A Stage Ride Over the Plains, to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States, In the Summer of 1865, With Speaker Colfax
by Bowles, Samuel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Springfield, Mass. / New York: Samuel Bowles & Company / Hurd & Houghton, 1869 xx, 390pp, [4 of Ads], bound in the original black cloth, gilt still bright, hinges tight. This book was stored with a brown paper cover over it, which were pasted onto the inside portion of the covers, leaving a residue and portions of the paper. Church library bookplate inside cover.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009890
- Title
- Across the Continent: A Stage Ride Over the Plains, to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States, In the Summer of 1865, With Speaker Colfax
- Author
- Bowles, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Samuel Bowles & Company / Hurd & Houghton
- Place of Publication
- Springfield, Mass. / New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Travel Adventure Pacific Stagecoach
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