THE PLAINS & THE ROCKIES: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EXPLORATION, ADVENTURE, AND TRAVEL IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 1800-1865.; Revised, enlarged, and edited by Robert H. Becker
by Wagner, Henry R., and CharlesL. Camp
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San Francisco: John Howell -- Books, 1982. Fourth edition, revised, enlarged, and edited by Robert H. Becker. 8vo. xx, 745 pp. Illustrated from title pages, bindings, maps, etc., plates. Very good. Burgundy cloth (a little flecked), gilt spine title. The standard bibliography for travel in the American West and especially valuable for its descriptions of all the publications relating to the Lewis & Clark expedition. (10551).
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- Bartlebys Books (US)
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- Title
- THE PLAINS & THE ROCKIES: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EXPLORATION, ADVENTURE, AND TRAVEL IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 1800-1865.; Revised, enlarged, and edited by Robert H. Becker
- Author
- Wagner, Henry R., and CharlesL. Camp
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Howell -- Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1982
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Bartleby's Books specializing, since 1984, in Americana and general antiquarian material, including books, archives, and ephemera.
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