White Captives
by Lampman, Evelyn Sibley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 181pp. Octavo [21cm]. Red cloth over boards. Title stamped in brown on spine and blind stamped on cover. Textblock edges mildly foxed, and spine ends lightly bumped. In a subtly toned dust jacket with a bit of moisture damage at edges. A narrative of the capture and captivity of the Oatman sisters.
"Writing with understanding and sympathy for both Indians and whites, Evelyn Lampman, whose own family pioneered to Oregon by covered wagon, makes Olive and Mary Oatman's experiences among the Indians vivid for young readers today.
"Writing with understanding and sympathy for both Indians and whites, Evelyn Lampman, whose own family pioneered to Oregon by covered wagon, makes Olive and Mary Oatman's experiences among the Indians vivid for young readers today.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65922
- Title
- White Captives
- Author
- Lampman, Evelyn Sibley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- fiction; literature; young adult; children's books;
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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