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the Old West; the Forty-Niners
by Johnson, William Weber and the Editors of Time-Life Books
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1980. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic/Illustrations. 960 g.; IV, 5-240 pages, credits, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with copious colour and black-and-white photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations and maps. Brown faux leather with illustrated onlay which has been pasted on post reduction. Gilt titles to the backstrip along with four raised bands to the top edge and lower edge of the backstrip. The ramifications of finding gold in America, with an overview of the social conditions and changes wrought. the book is clean, and shows no damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic/Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Natural History; Exploration; American Western History; America; Inventory No: 0239410. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0239410
- Title
- the Old West; the Forty-Niners
- Author
- Johnson, William Weber and the Editors of Time-Life Books
- Illustrator
- Photographic/Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 American West, goldmining, Gold Rush, Eldorado History; Natural History; Exploration; American Western History; America; Photographic/Illustrations Unbranded Johnson, William Weber and the Editors of Time-Life Books the Old West; the Forty-Niners
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Exploration; American Western History;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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