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Carson Valley. Historical Sketches of Nevada's First Settlement
by Dangberg, Grace
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- first
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Carson Valley, NV: Carson Valley Historical Society, 1973. First Edition. Quarto. 2nd printing. 149pp. Rich 19th century history of Lake Tahoe area of Nevada-California. Profusely illustrated with old photographs, facsimile of ledgers and broadsides, drawings, and personal papers. Bound in white cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt,some toning to edges, a very good copy in very good pictorial dust jacket lightly rubbed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007951
- Title
- Carson Valley. Historical Sketches of Nevada's First Settlement
- Author
- Dangberg, Grace
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carson Valley Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Carson Valley, NV
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Great Basin, California, Reno, Cattle Ranching
- Bookseller catalogs
- Regional America;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Facsimile
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