Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West
by Morgan, Dale L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front hinge cracked, pages toned, owner name on front free endpaper.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front hinge cracked, pages toned, . owner name on front free endpaper.. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth binding titled in gilt. Map endpapers. Many photos and illustrations. Biography of the American explorer, Jedediah Strong Smith, and his travels across the Amreican West. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57787
- Title
- Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West
- Author
- Morgan, Dale L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front hinge cracked, pages toned, owner name on front free endpaper.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Explorers, Jedediah Smith
- Bookseller catalogs
- The American West;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
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- First Edition
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