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Salt Desert Trails ; A History of the Hastings Cut-off and Other Early Trails That Crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert Seeking A Shorter Route to California
by Kelly, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine ; nearly as new but with two small circular areas of mild discoloration to bottom edge of textblock not affecting marginsPl
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Salt Lake City: Western Printing Company, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Fine ; nearly as new but with two small circular areas of mild discoloration to bottom edge of textblock not affecting marginsPlease see photos. No jacket.. Quarto in dark green blind-stamped 'pebbled' and illus boards; 5 preliminary leaves, [15]-178, [3] pages illustrations, portraits, facsimile 24 cm. Maps on lining-papers; bibliographical references. An impressively crisp copy. / Pioneers -- Utah. Trails -- West (U.S.) Pionniers -- Utah. Discoveries in geography. Pioneers. Trails. Named Person: Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870. Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870. Great Salt Lake (Utah) United States -- Discovery and exploration. Salé, Grand lac (Utah) United States. West United States. Utah. Utah -- Great Salt Lake.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94194
- Title
- Salt Desert Trails ; A History of the Hastings Cut-off and Other Early Trails That Crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert Seeking A Shorter Route to California
- Author
- Kelly, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Fine ; nearly as new but with two small circular areas of mild discoloration to bottom edge of textblock not affecting marginsPl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Western Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City
- Date Published
- 1930
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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