Our New West: Records of Travel between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean
by Bowles, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Rubbed, fading to spine and a portion of the front board, small flower pressed between page 226
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: Hartford Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Rubbed, fading to spine and a portion of . the front board, small flower pressed between page 226 and 227.. 1869. First Printing. Hardcover. Decorative brown cloth binding. Speckled edges. Black and white frontispiece engraved portraits with tissue guard, map, black and white illustrations. An account of the author's travels in the late 1860's with sections highlighting the Pacific Railroad, the Mormons, the life of the Native Americans and Chinese, and the natural history of the western United States. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 524 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38957
- Title
- Our New West: Records of Travel between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean
- Author
- Bowles, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Rubbed, fading to spine and a portion of the front board, small flower pressed between page 226
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Hartford Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1869
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Old West, 19th Century American West, Western Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- The American West;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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