Half Horse Half Alligator: The Growth of the Mike Fink Legend
by Walter Blair; Franklin J. Meine (eds.)
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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
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About This Item
(Chicago): The University of Chicago Press, (1956). First edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (unclipped). 23 cm. 288 pp. Contains black-and-white illustrations. From the private collection of noted Americana book collector/dealer, Horst K. Joost. In very good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Light toning to the end pages and book block edges. Moderate edge wear/tear/chipping, rubbing, soiling to the dust jacket (now protected under a removable mylar sleeve).
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- 1151
- Title
- Half Horse Half Alligator: The Growth of the Mike Fink Legend
- Author
- Walter Blair; Franklin J. Meine (eds.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- Frontiersman Pioneer Trapper Legendary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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