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Coronado's Children: Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest
by Dobie, J. Frank
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0292710526
- ISBN 13
- 9780292710528
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1978. AA2 - A first university of texas press edition trade paperback book in very good condition that has some stains, label residue on the spine and front, tanning, tanning, some lightly bumped corners, some rubbing and chipping on the edges, sides, and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrations by Charles Shaw, Foreword by Frank H. Wardlaw. Barker Texas History Center Series, No. 3. Story of those who, for four centuries, have sought treasure in the fabulous lost mines of the Southwest. Book presents a thousand exciting incidents. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Texas has its share of legendary treasure, and Dobie records the lore of the lost mines of the San Saba and Llano rivers, rumors of an untapped vein of wonderfully rich gold west of Paisano Pass in Devil's River country, tales of forgotten posthole stashes where prosperous frontier ranchers once "banked" their gold and silver coins, and more.
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EC22488BB
- Title
- Coronado's Children: Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest
- Author
- Dobie, J. Frank
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0292710526
- ISBN 13
- 9780292710528
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, Texas
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- FOLKLORE UNITED STATES SOCIAL SCIENCE MYTHOLOGY
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Edges
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
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