Back Trailing in the Heart of the Short Grass Country
by John O. Bye
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Self Published, 1956. Book. Illus. by John G. McCormack. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. G/none, used, illustrated cloth binding, 392pp. Interior clean no marks except authors inscription and signature at the bottom of the front free end paper as well a former owners name at the top of the ffep. There is a sticker at the top of the front paste-down showing it was originally sold through Babe Green's Saddle Room that used to reside in La Grange Wyoming. Binding is firm but shaken, hinge at copyright page is started, Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners slightly worn, tail of spine bumped. First edition, 1st printing.
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023949
- Title
- Back Trailing in the Heart of the Short Grass Country
- Author
- John O. Bye
- Illustrator
- John G. McCormack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- MONTANA, SOUTH DAKOTA, CATTLE INDUSTRY, COWBOYS, PIONEER RANCHING
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About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
Biblio member since 2012
TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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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