First Across the Continent
by Brooks, Noah
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Reader Copy
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Frontispiece, gilt titles on green cloth. 365 pages. Indexed, lightly illustrated. ffep, two fly-leaves and page 337 loose. Usual library stamps and markings. Smudged pages, some pen and pencil marks and front hinge is starting. . Cloth. Reader Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Synopsis
Napoleon Bonaparte of France sold the vast tract of land known as the country of Louisiana in 1803. The price: fifteen million dollars. There was great opposition to this plan which was ridiculed by many who insisted the region was not only wild but uninhabitable and worthless. Lewis and Clark's successful expedition influenced the history of the West immensely and Brooks has done a marvelous job describing that time.
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Details
- Seller
- DeWitt Enterprises (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- O0031
- Title
- First Across the Continent
- Author
- Brooks, Noah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Reader Copy
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Western Explorers
Terms of Sale
DeWitt Enterprises
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About the Seller
DeWitt Enterprises
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About DeWitt Enterprises
Our specialty is Colorado historical material such as Books, Periodicals, Maps and Atlases, Directories, Ephemera and all sorts of small collectibles.
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Our extensive stock of Colorado historical material consists mostly of used, new - local author (with many signed) and some rare titles. We also have some non-Colorado material available as well.
We are primarily an internet based book seller located in Colorado Springs. You are welcome to contact us to make an appointment and browse our large Colorado book and magazine selection at our retail office location.
And please do let us know if you are looking for a certain title, as we are always happy to do FREE book searches. Thanks!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...