Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails.
by BACK, Joe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Denver : Sage Books, (1959). First edition, first printing. Octavo. 117, [1] pp. Numerous full page illustrations after Joe Back. Publisher's light brown cloth with dark brown cover and spine lettering, pictorial endpapers of packing gear done by Back, blue dust jacket with a rd pack horse illustration after Back. Jacket price-clipped and with protective thin strip of blue vinyl tape to top and bottom edges (matches jacket color). A very fresh and clean copy in a very handsome dust jacket with no chipping or tears.Often referred to as the Packer's Bible, this book has attained an almost cult-like status. Aside from knowing everything about packing, Joe Back was a very accomplished artist and that can be seen in the many illustrations in this book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70690
- Title
- Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails.
- Author
- BACK, Joe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sage Books
- Place of Publication
- Denver
- Date Published
- (1959)
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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