Western Scenes and Adventures: Wild Scenes in Kansas and Nebraska, the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas, and the Grand Prairies; Or, Notes by the Way, During an Excursion of Three Years, with a Description of the Countries Passed Through
by Sage, Rufus B
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
G. D. Miller Publisher, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 303pp. 11 steel engraved plates, with illustrated title page. Rebound in in full brown cloth, with red paper label titled in gilt on spine, and new endsheets. Some soiling in places, light foxing along the edges; binding has a touch of light wear. Overall a Very Good copy. Includes the best contemporary account of Snively's abortive land-pirate expedition. HOWES S 16; WAGNER-CAMP 123:4.
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- Arundel Books of Seattle
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- Title
- Western Scenes and Adventures: Wild Scenes in Kansas and Nebraska, the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas, and the Grand Prairies; Or, Notes by the Way, During an Excursion of Three Years, with a Description of the Countries Passed Through
- Author
- Sage, Rufus B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. D. Miller Publisher
- Date Published
- 1855
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