How I Know Sixteen Years' Eventful Experience .
SWISHER, James
Verkäufer Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, USA
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Verkäufer Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. Mai 2020
Beschreibung
8vo. Pp. iii-x, 11-384. Frontis. black & white illustrated portrait of Swisher, with tissue guard. Illustrated throughout with black & white vignettes. Bound in brown cloth with gilt titles embossed on spine and cover and a decorative border motif inset in black on front & back cover. Inscription in pencil "Mrs. S. P. Kimball's Book." Front free endpaper is a bit crimped, seemingly a condition from the binding process; top edge soiled; slight, sporadic foxing to preliminaries. According to Decker, in the Soliday catalog, "Swisher's party was ambushed by the Navajoes in the San Re Nado Pass, New Mexico. With the exception of the author and four of his companions the entire company was wiped out." Swisher also provides information on the Mountain Meadow Massacre, along with insights into Mormons in Utah, details of California emigration and early mining there. Per Ramon Adams, "contains a chapter on stock raising and the cowboy."ADAMS (Herd) 2225; GRAFF 4051 HOWES S-1183; SOLIDAY IV-819. An especially handsome, sturdy copy, with corners sharp, binding solid. Cover is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7409
Bibliografische Details
Titel: How I Know Sixteen Years' Eventful ...
Verlag: James Swisher, Cincinnati
Erscheinungsdatum: 1880
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: First Edition.
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