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THE BATTLE OF PLATTE BRIDGE
by VAUGHN, J. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963., 1963. First edition. First Edition. Cloth. vii-x., 132pp. Illustrations. 2 Maps. Preface. Bibliography. Index. The history of an encounter between Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapahoe Indians and U.S. Army troops at Platte Bridge, a key point on the Oregon Trail, in 1865. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very slight sunning to spine and rubbing to edges.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51648
- Title
- THE BATTLE OF PLATTE BRIDGE
- Author
- VAUGHN, J. W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press, 1963.
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1963
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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