Campaigning with Crook : The Fifth Cavalry in the Sioux War of 1876
by King, Capt. Charles
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Decatur, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Milwaukee WI: Sentinel Company. Very Good-. 1880. First Edition. Self-wraps. Thread-sewn, no wrappers. In specially made full cloth slip case with liner, gilt lettered. First sheet / cover page has minor wear to leading edges with some light soiling or browning. The first few pages have a small bit of rounding to the corners. A very scarce item, as this first edition was in a small printing intended for distribution to the author's "comrades." This classic narrative is one of the most interesting accounts of the Indian wars ever written. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Novel Ideas Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 550451
- Title
- Campaigning with Crook : The Fifth Cavalry in the Sioux War of 1876
- Author
- King, Capt. Charles
- Format/Binding
- Self-wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Sentinel Company
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee WI
- Date Published
- 1880
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old West;
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