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Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier
by HUTTON, Paul Andrew (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 080322334X
- ISBN 13
- 9780803223349
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 080322334X . A first edition of a collection of biographies of 14 notable US Military figures who played roles in exploring and/or keeping the peace in the American West. Includes such names as Stephen Long, William Clark, Philip Sheridan, George Custer, George Crook and others; also with several maps. Each profile written by eminent historians, and with black & white portrait of the subject. Edited by Paul Andrew Hutton, with an introduction by Robert M. Utley. --- In full tan cloth-covered boards with white spine titling. Jacket features color reproduction of Frederic Remington's "The Quest" to front panel. --- An about Very Good+ copy: clean, tightly-bound and bright, though about 1/3 of spine titling has flaked off, prior owner's signature to front endpaper and dampness-caused minor rippling to a few leaves. Dust jacket with small tears and creases to edges, else intact and wrapped in removable mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xiii, 276 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84822
- Title
- Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier
- Author
- HUTTON, Paul Andrew (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 080322334X
- ISBN 13
- 9780803223349
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- 080322334X
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir; >>Military and Military Leaders;
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About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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