ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
by Bourke, John G
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. first edition. hardcover. near fine. Large octavo, maroon cloth covers with silver titles and decorations. xiii [3], 1 - 491 + 4 pages of publisher's ads. Small two inch tear/crack at front hinge, but tight. Near fine. No dust jacket. Graff 367, Howes 8654.
Synopsis
“There is an old saying in the Army which teaches that you can never know a man until after having made a scout with him in bad weather. All the good qualities and bad in the human makeup force their way to the surface under the stimulus of privation and danger, .... late friend and commander ....present volume, there will be found collected descriptions of the regions in which the major portion of General Crook’s Indian work was carried on; the people, both red and white, with whom he was brought into contact; the difficulties with which he had to contend, and the manner in which he overcame them.” -from the preface.
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020883
- Title
- ON THE BORDER WITH CROOK.
- Author
- Bourke, John G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.