The Sackett Companion; A Personal Guide to the Sackett Novels
by Louis L'Amour
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553053051
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053050
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1988 Bantam Books, New York. 1988. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square and unmarked except for L'Amour newspaper obituary glued to FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. maroon boards with red cloth overlay on spine and bright silver lettering on spine. 341 pp. This book is the author's long-savored opportunity to present the research and probe the facts behind his Sackett fiction- novel by novel- and to elaborate on their real and fictional characters, their geography and locales, and their historical eras in encyclopedia-like detail. The author takes the reader on a guided tour of his imagination to introduce us to the never-before-told sources and inspirations for these stories and the people and places that populate them. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
Louis L’Amour is undoubtedly the bestselling frontier novelist of all time. He is the only American-born author in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his life's work. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir, Education of a Wandering Man ; and a volume of poetry, Smoke from This Altar . There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print worldwide.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001575
- Title
- The Sackett Companion; A Personal Guide to the Sackett Novels
- Author
- Louis L'Amour
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0553053051
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053050
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THE SACKETT COMPANION, FAMILY, LOUIS L'AMOUR, NOVELS, ORRIN SACKETT, TELL WESTERN WRITING, FICTION, HISTORICAL
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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