Click for full-size.
Carbine & Lance The Story of Old Fort Sill
by Nye, Lt. Col. W. S. (Wilbur Sturtevant)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
-
Modesto, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1942. 2nd Edition Revised. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one printed note on the title page by a former owner. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips missing. The rear spine joint has completely cracked and has been repaired by a previous owner on the reverse of the jacket. "In 1933, Lieut. Wilbur S. Nye arrived at Fort Sill to attend field artillery school. He began writing a history of the fort, and in the process, talked to many old Indians. Nye talked to Hoodle-tau-goodle. She told him that Fiffis did make it back to Oklahoma to visit her." (from: A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885) .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A37394
- Title
- Carbine & Lance The Story of Old Fort Sill
- Author
- Nye, Lt. Col. W. S. (Wilbur Sturtevant)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition Revised
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Western Americana, Lt. Col. W.S. Nye, Fort Sill Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Military, Military History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
Terms of Sale
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
$5.00 for Media mail shipping for first book & $1.50 for each succeeding title.(please note that packages shipped this method can take up to four weeks to arrive) or Priority rate shipping or Fed Ex for $7.00 for the first book & $2.50 for each additional title. All books mailed with care and in most cases will include automatic delivery confirmation for tracking ability. International customers charged at cost. We offer a 20% dealer discount. Please let us know if order is for resale. Gladly accepting checks, money orders and VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS and Pay Pal . Two week returns for any reason with prior notification. Email preferred, or leave message on answering machine. We check messages at least twice a day. Come visit out New website at : showlettwestbooks.com. Always buying individual titles or collections. Please contact us for details.
About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
This Book’s Categories
Michael Bond - the man behind Paddington Bear
“All the same ... it’s a very important name. And I don’t expect there are many bears in the world called Paddington!”
A lonely toy bear on an empty shop shelf on Christmas Eve in 1956 first captured the attention of Michael Bond, who kindly shared Paddington with the world.
Handling and Storing Books
Take care of your old books — vintage, antiquarian, and fine — with these tips from a professional bookseller
