Habit of Empire
by Horgan, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Rydal Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Hard-to-find dust jacket has light soil and tears with yellowed tape reinforcing the spine head and tail. Some toning, not price clipped. Gray boards have a few soil spots and light sunning on spine and edges. Soil on top edge. Some small glue marks and a small tear on rear endpapers. First free endpaper is signed by the author. Landscape illustrations by Peter Hurd. A romantic history of Spanish governor Juan de Onate and the Battle of Acoma in the last years of the 16th century. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 114 pp; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009355BT
- Title
- Habit of Empire
- Author
- Horgan, Paul
- Illustrator
- Peter Hurd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rydal Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Juan De Onate, Battle Of Acoma
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- New
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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