FORTS OF THE UPPER MISSOURI
by Athearn, Robert G
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- near fine/very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc., (c. 1967). hardcover. near fine/very good. Octavo (approx. 6 1/8" wide by 9 1/4" tall), black cloth spine over light red cloth-covered boards, with spine titles in gilt. ix [3] 1-339 [1] pages.Map on endpapers. Iluustrated with black and white illustration. Includes extensive Notes and Index. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition."When James Monroe was Secretary of State under James Madison, he recommended a series of military posts along the upper reaches of the Mississippi." Studio
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000019460
- Title
- FORTS OF THE UPPER MISSOURI
- Author
- Athearn, Robert G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- Date Published
- (c. 1967)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Spine
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