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River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila
by Calvin, Ross
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1946. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Offers true accounts by a "pipe-smoking country parson" of the peoples & events along the Gila River as it crosses what is now Arizona & New Mexico, including tales of Spanish adventurers, early white settlements, Geronimo, Indian encounters & daily life, cattle barons, mining camps, & more. 159 pages with Index. Endpapers specifically designed to reflect the colors & designs of ancient Indian pottery unearthed along the river banks. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1946, this hardcover book is very clean & tight & square. Moderate rubbing to edges & mild page tanning; foxing to external page are only real flaws. Unclipped DJ (with original $3.50 price) is colorful with moderate edgewear & chipping & a large (2") missing section at head of spine. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free. Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005958
- Title
- River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila
- Author
- Calvin, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- WEST SETTLEMENTS FRONTIERS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN COWBOYS WAR EXPLORATION RIVERS NEW MEXICO TOMBSTONE ARIZONA APACHE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations; Californiana;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Chipping
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- New
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- Rubbing
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