The Course of Empire
by Bernard DeVoto
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 1988. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Fine, "as new" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) dark green leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful copy.
Synopsis
Tracing North American Exploration from Balboa to Lewis and Clark, Devoto tells in a classic fashion how the drama of discovery defined the American nation. The Course of Empire is the third volume in historian Bernard Devoto’s monumental trilogy of the West. Entertaining and incisive, this is the dramatic story of three hundred years of exploration of North America leading up to 1805.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0241
- Title
- The Course of Empire
- Author
- Bernard DeVoto
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 647
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Easton Press;
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