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Vigilante Days and Ways--The Pioneers of the Rockies--The Makers and Making of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming - Volumes I and II
by Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Boston: J. G. Cupples Co. Publishers. Very Good. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, two volume set of Langford's "Vigilante Days and Ways" published in pictorial cloth boards. Volume I has dark blue cloth boards with illustration in red, title gilt and top edge gilt. Volume II has red cloth boards with illustration in black and title gilt. Vol I 426pp; Vol II 485pp plus advertisements. Both volumes include many b&w plates. Both volumes are in very good condition: moderate wear to all edges and corners; light soiling to edges; front and back gutters cracked; light pencil marginalia on endpapers; light toning and foxing to some leaves throughout text block. From Adam Six-Guns: "One of the standard works on the Montana vigilantes and the Plummer gang of road agents." Howes L-78. Graff 2390. Adams Six-Guns 1280. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013828
- Title
- Vigilante Days and Ways--The Pioneers of the Rockies--The Makers and Making of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming - Volumes I and II
- Author
- Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. G. Cupples Co. Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Pioneering, Rocky Mountain Exploration, Western Americana, Western Outlaw
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Gilt
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- First Edition
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- G
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- Marginalia
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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