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Finn Burnett, Frontiersman: The Life and Adventures of an Indian fighter, mail coach driver, miner, pioneer cattleman, participant in the Powder River expedition, survivor of the Hay Field fight, associate of Jim Bridger and Chief Washakie
by Robert Beebe David
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/missing
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1937. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/missing. A very good first edition. Burgundy cloth boards with sunning to spine. Gilt top edge. Deckled pages. Previous owner's stamp on front pastedown. Binding is tight and square. 378 pp. including index. Octavo. Fincelius G. Burnett was born in Missouri in 1844, and had a long, thrilling career on the upper Plains and northern Rockies, initially battling Indians and later befriending them. His days as an army sutler at Forts Phil Kearny and C. F. Smith on the "Bloody Bozeman" Trail coincided with the infamous Fetterman Massacre. He later formed a lasting friendship with Washakie, the famous Shoshone chief, and Sacajawea, of Lewis and Clark fame." - Google Books
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1263
- Title
- Finn Burnett, Frontiersman: The Life and Adventures of an Indian fighter, mail coach driver, miner, pioneer cattleman, participant in the Powder River expedition, survivor of the Hay Field fight, associate of Jim Bridger and Chief Washakie
- Author
- Robert Beebe David
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, California
- Date Published
- 1937
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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