The Bonanza Trail; Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West
by Wolle, Muriel Sibell
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1966. Later Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [7.25x10.25"]; Flax cloth binding with dark brown lettering on front and spine, maroon illustration of old mining town on front and back endpapers; Yellow dust jacket with black and white lettering on front and spine over illustration of mining town, narrative excerpt of book on back ; xvi, 510 pp., 114 illustrations [by the author] and 14 maps, with bibliography, glossary and index; minor shelf wear to binding and soiling to top and bottom text edges; Rubbed shelf wear to front, spine and back of dust jacket with minor chips to top of spine. A comprehensive work on mining in the west. The chapters describe mining life in each of the twelve western states.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13003
- Title
- The Bonanza Trail; Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West
- Author
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, IN
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
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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