Apache Land
by Ross Santee (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1947. Hardcover. First Edition (A on copyright page). Inscribed by author with two half page black ink drawings of an Indian hogan and an Indian on horseback dated 2 February 1948. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to board bottoms. DJ: Good+; NOT Price clipped; suntanned spine; closed tears and chipping at head and tail; closed tear on front; worn tips on all corners. Tan cloth boards with maroon lettering and pictures on spine and front board. 216 pp 4to. Illustrated with more than 100 original drawings by the author. The author lived on the Apache Reservation as a cowpuncher and developed an intimate knowledge of an deep affection for the Apache and his country. The author has put this feeling into the test of this book and into the many unusual illustrations. He has sought "to make the Apache Land sing" and he has done it magnificently. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004874
- Title
- Apache Land
- Author
- Ross Santee (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Apache Indians, Arizona, Cowboys, Indian Life, Round-Ups, Autobiography, Personal Memories
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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