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Lincoln: Johnson Publishing Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Fort McPherson was also known as Fort Cottonwood and was located near North Platte, Nebraska on the North Platte River. It was an Indian Wars era Army fort first occupied in 1863 and built to help protect travelers crossing the plains on the Oregon and California trails. It was abandoned in 1880. The author has prepared a comprehensive history of this fort and the role it played in the Indian wars and western migration. Contains appendices, sources, bibligraphy, and an index in the rear. This copy is the stated "Centennial Edition." Original publisher's gray cloth covers with silver spine lettering and a pictorial cover decoration. This is probably the most complete history of his army fort of which there is now no trace save for a monument on the site. There is a previous owner's neat bookplate on the front pastedown, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no… Read More

Johnsen Pub. Co, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. . #618 of a limited edition, signed on a strip affixed to the limitation page. Cover shows minor wear, pages are clean.

Johnsen Publishing Company, 1963. Very Good. Holmes, Louis A. Fort McPherson, Nebraska, Fort Cottonwood, N.T.: Guardian of the Tracks and Trails. Lincoln: Johnsen Publishing Company, 1963. Number 409 of the limited, signed edition. 108pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Pictorial blue cloth with silver stamping. Book condition: VG. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Includes a note from the publisher explaining that while the author had agreed to sign limited copies of his book, he died before it was done. The family provided signatures from Mr. Holmes' papers, one of which is attached to this volume.

Lincoln.: Johnsen Publishing., 1963 . Limited edition, copy #739.. Blue cloth.. Near fine, unread and uncut, no dustjacket.. 26.5x18 cm. . Author’s tipped-in signature on limitation page. weight: 1.4 lb.

Johnsen Pub Co, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Lincoln, NE: Johnsen Publishing Company. VG+. 1963. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 108 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Johnsen Pub Co, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. ***Please Read*** No marks on text - My shelf location - 58-e-32*

Lincoln, Nebraska: Johnsen Publishing Company. Signed by publisher and author. Copy number 91 with cut signature of author's check tipped-in on limitation page with lettersheet from publisher about the reason and circumstance for the tipped-in autograph. Alos the book is inscribed to someon by the publisher on the blank free endpaper: "For Lou ____ My Good friend and neighbor who so kindley . my baggage from Estes Park Sincerly Jerry Johnsen sept 17, 1963." Part of the Nebraska Heritage Series. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1963.

Lincoln: Johnsen Publishing Company, 1963. 108p., partially unopened, b/w illus., original blue cloth (Nebraska heritage series).

Lincoln, Nebraska, Johnsen Publishing Company [1963]., 1963. 4to Illustrated with halftones from b/w photographs; map. Original gilt stamped pictorial blue cloth. Very good. 108 pages. Acetate dust jacket. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 142 of an unspecified number, signed by Louis A. Holmes with a signature laid down. Laid in loose is a one page note from Johnsen Publishing Company stating: "At the request of the publisher, Louis A. Holmes had agreed to autograph the numbered copies of this edition of Fort McPherson, Nebraska. His sudden death on the eve of publication made this impossible. As a tribute to his memory and as a means of carrying this work to completion in accordance with his plans, members of his family have provided the publisher with signatures from Mr. Holmes' papers. One of these is attached to his volume." Printed by Lawton Kennedy.. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

1963. 1963 Holmes, Louis A FORT MCPHERSON, NEBRASKA: FORT COTTONWOOD, NT GUARDIAN OF THE TRACKS AND TRAILS Lincoln, NE: Johnson Publishing Company, c1963 108pp, index, illus b/w #411 of a limited edition Gilt stamped pictorial blue cloth Signed by Louis A Holmes with a signature laid- down Laid in loose is the publisher's one page note, signed by the publisher Fine hardcover copy with the original acetate wrapper.