Forlorn Hope
by John D. McDermott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boise, ID: Idaho State Historical Society, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled, "The Battle of White Bird Canyon and the Beginning of the Nez Perce War". 229 Lengthy personal inscription by author on title page. Crisp, bright and tight copy. Dark blue boards show light edgewear and a little rubbing on hinges. Previous owner's bookplate on front pasted down paper. No dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Texas Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006325
- Title
- Forlorn Hope
- Author
- John D. McDermott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Idaho State Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Boise, ID
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- INDIAN CAMPAIGN, WARS, NEZ PERCE WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian Campaigns;
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- Bookplate
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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