Search Results: the voice of the old frontier by vail r w

NY: Octagon Books, 1970.. 1970.. Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt. Lightly soiled & rubbed. 492 pp. Very good. <p>Reprint of the 1948 University of Pennsylvania Press edition.

octagon books, 1970 WESTERN AMERICANA,HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Thomas Yoseloff, Inc [c.1949], 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Published 1976, University of Pennsylvania Press. Very good copy from Harold Stassen's (former governor of MN) library. His stamp is on the inside of the front board. No dj. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Thomas Yoseloff/ Pennsylvania, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. In black cloth. .

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Philadelphia, 1949; green cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; back strip dusty; plain paper cover with cut-out for spine title; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 492 pages.

New York: T Yoseloff. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine, light soil & foxing on endpapers, 492 pp .

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii, 492 pp, acknowledgment, introduction, 1. The Pioneer's Own Story; 2. The Indians' Captives Relate Ther Adventures; 3. The Frontier Land Agents Offer Their Wares; conclusion, a bibliography of North American Frontier Literature, Key to Locations, bibliography, index to the appendix. Tthe Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography series: First Edition, 1949. In the first three, the author presents three aspects of frontier life, followed by an annotated bibliography of North American Frontier Literature, making this volume an indispensable research contribution. Lightly bumped top fore-edge corners, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering..

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1949), xii, 492pp, index to the appendix. Very light wear, else VG in a G, lightly chipped DJ with a small tear at bottom of rear panel. From the DJ: "This volume, containing the series of lectures delivered at the University of Pennsylvania under the auspices of the A. S. W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography, is a dramatic account of the literature produced on the American frontier from the beginning of settlement of this country to the year 1800. It also offers an extensive bibliographical appendix of the works by those living on the frontier on what is now the United States or by agents interested in the promotion of frontier lands." Includes an extensive bibliography of North American Frontier literature..

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc, 1949. Hardcover. 492p. A navy blue cloth hardcover book in good condition.Edges rubbed, a few ownership markings on front endpaper, and small pencil marks in margins. Binding secure for normal handling. An annotated bibliography of books on western American expansion.

New York: Ocatgon Books, 1970. About fine. xii (ii), 492p. Gilt-titled black cloth. Comprises three lectures and the bibliography of 1300 items from 1542-1800 and is "a selection of works written by those living on the frontier..., stories of Indian captivity and promotion tracts by agents for the sale of frontier lands..." (Sheehy DB136.).

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1949. 1st. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Slight chipping along top edge of a very good dust jacket. An overview of frontier life follwed by a 350 page bibliography of North American frontier literature by R. W. G. Vail, The New-York Historical Society Rosenbach Fellow in Bibliography.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine. Corners lightly bumped, spine slightly darkened, lacking the dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint of the 1949 edition. Octavo. xii, 492pp. Gutter before title cracked, else very good in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with spine ends chipped, spine tanned. Contains a series of lectures given at the University of Pennsylvania under the auspices of A.S.W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography, an account of the literature produced on the American frontier.

Octagon Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. 492 pages .

1949. VAIL, R.W.G. THE VOICE OF THE OLD FRONTIER. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc., [1949]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. A dramatic account of the literature produced on the American frontier from the beginning of settlement until 1800. Very Good (bright); few short tears d/j. $30.00.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949. hardcover. very good(+). 492pp. 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1949. First edition. VEry good (+).<br/><br/> "An invaluable contribution to the study of early frontier literature. The 1300-item bibliography is preceded by three essays dealing with pioneer personal narratives, Indian captivities, and early land projects. For the period from 1542-1800 the work is indispensable." Eberstadt 127:73.<br/><br/>

New York: Octagon Books, 1970. xii, 492p., original blue cloth. Reprint of the 1949 edition. (The A. S. W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography).

Octagon, NY, 1970, 1970. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Octagon, NY, 1970. Reprint. Decorated cloth. 492pp. A key bibliography on pioneers, Indian captivities, etc., of the old Eastern frontier. Substantial essays by Vail, who was President of the Bibliographical Society of America, form the bulk of the first 80pps. Fine, no dj.

NY: Octagon, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Decorated cloth. 492pp. Former owner's private library small label on ffep. Chapters: "The Pioneer's Own Story", "The Indians' Captives Relate Their Adventures", "The Frontier Land Agents Offer Their Wares", "Conclusion", "A Bibliography of North American Frontier Literature", "Key to Locations". Following these long introductory chapters is the heart of the volume, a 377pp bibliography, followed by "Index to the Appendix". This book is great resource for 18th & 19th Century frontier literature. Fine in glassine dj.

New York: Octagon Books, 1970. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint of the 1949 edition. 492pp. Gilt spine titles. Fine.