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Beyond This Place There Be Dragons; The Routes of the Tragic Trek of the Death Valley 1849ers through Nevada, Death Valley and on to Southern California
by Koenig, George
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1984. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. , limited to 1000 [American Trail Series XIV][6.5x9.5"]; Brick-red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with red and brown lettering on spine and front, spine and front bordered by dark brown border at top and bottom, illustration of covered wagon on spine, red dragon illustrations on front, rear is blank; [6], 7, [1], 9, [2], 12-263 pp., [1] colophon, frontispiece narrative and illustrated title page three color fold out maps, black and white images and charts throughout in text, appendices, bibliography and index; Slight darkening of spine cover; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with some darkening of spine and obscure lettering, minor chips to top and bottom of spine. Overall condition is Near Fine for book and Very Good for dust jacket. This book is about the southern overland routes to California from the diaries and journals of the participants during 1849 to 1850. The words of Manly, Nusbaumer, Haynes, Young, the Jayhawkers and others have been retold of the trials and hardships of the journeys through Nevada to Death Valley. This new work has corrected previous books and filled in the gaps.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13263
- Title
- Beyond This Place There Be Dragons; The Routes of the Tragic Trek of the Death Valley 1849ers through Nevada, Death Valley and on to Southern California
- Author
- Koenig, George
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, CA
- Date Published
- 1984
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- Adventure;
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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