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The Butterfield Overland Mail - 1857 - 1869: Its organization and opertion over the Southern Route to 1861; subsequently over the Central Route to 1866; and under Wells, Fargo and Company in 1869. Volumes I, II and III. NOT A FACSIMILE EDITION OR REPRINT.
by Conkling, Roscoe P. and Margaret B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine+/None, as issued
- Seller
-
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First edition, three volume set. Includes the plates and maps all in pristine condition. Hardcover w/o jackets as issued. Very light rubbing and edge wear on boards; red cloth boards very nice with just a little wear at the spine tips and minor bumps to the lower corners of the first two volumes. Titles in gilt on the spine are bright. Top of pages on Vols I and II are gilt. Interiors clean and bright, no foxing, no notes. Mylar jacket on vol III. The hinges and spines are as published, tight and clearly seldom opened. Stamp of former owner, W. F. Kitchens, Major, A. C. inside front board and f.p. of Vol III. A fine set of one of the most desirable publications of the Arthur H. Clark imprint. Volume III of the American Trails series. An extraordinary value for the complete and scarce three volume set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E. Crocker
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EEC46-12
- Title
- The Butterfield Overland Mail - 1857 - 1869
- Author
- Conkling, Roscoe P. and Margaret B
- Format/Binding
- Boards in red cloth, as issued
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine+
- Jacket Condition
- None, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, California
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Stage coach, Butterfield, Pony Express, US Postal Service
- Bookseller catalogs
- Trans-MIssissippi West;
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
E. Crocker
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E. Crocker
Biblio member since 2018
Santa Fe, New Mexico
About E. Crocker
Long time collector refining my stacks.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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