Ghost Towns of The American West
by Robert Silverberg
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Thomas Crowell, 1968. Book. Illus. by Lorence Bjorklund. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Hardcover. Thomas Crowell, 1968, first edition. In very good condtion, minor bumping to spine ends and corners. DJ is fair, has quite a bit of edgewear and rubbing. Beautiful illustrations. The story of the American mining frontier can be traced in the ghost towns - from the camps of California's forty-niners to the twentieth century ruins in the Nevada desert. The ghost towns remain and their battered ruins testify that the legends are true, that behind the tall tales lies reality..
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Faerie (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016638
- Title
- Ghost Towns of The American West
- Author
- Robert Silverberg
- Illustrator
- Lorence Bjorklund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Thomas Crowell
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- GHOST TOWNS, HISTORY, OLD WEST
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana - The Land;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book Faerie
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.