SEVENTY YEARS IN TEXAS: Memories of the Pioneer Days, Indian Depredations and the Northwest Cattle Trail
by Franks, J. M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Octavo (9 by 6 inches) Gatesville, Texas, 1924. First Edition. 134 pages, frontis portrait of the author, original stapled wrappers, very good condition (mild chips to top and bottom of spine, lower right corner of front cover slightly chipped; contents not affected).
The author's reminiscences that include "killings," "captures," and "escapes," while mentioning "Wild Bill," Kit Carson, "Wolf Boy," and many other early pioneers, Western characters, and incidents.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1030
- Title
- SEVENTY YEARS IN TEXAS
- Author
- Franks, J. M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Place of Publication
- Gatesville, Texas
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western American History; Americana; Old and Rare; Ephemera; History; First Edition; Western Americana; Antiquarian; Texas;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
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About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- First Edition
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