New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York. 1975. Hardcover. First Printing. Signed by author on front verso. Maps as endpapers. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; sunned spine and a three closed holes through the cover on the spine. 523 pp. The story of Juan Bautista Lamy, first archbishop of Santa Fe. A prime civilizer of the frontier Southwest, who came west in 1851 and helped the institutions of knowledge, mercy, and amenity come alive. Appointed archbishop in 1875, his knowledge as ecological pioneer spreads especially as a gardner and a tree planter. A very clean and presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002515
Title: Lamy of Santa Fe; His Life and Times
Author: Paul Horgan
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0374183007
ISBN 13: 9780374183004
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1975
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: PAUL HORGAN, PETER HERD, ARCHBISHOP JUAN BAUTISTA LAMY, OF SANTA FE, DESERT DIOCESE, CIVIL WAR IN NEW MEXICO,
Bookseller catalogs: New Mexico Related; Biographies;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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