Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest: 1750-1950. [1st hardcover - Presentation copy].
by Lavender, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG+ dj. Very nice, clean/tight/crisp copy. Meager cover edge wear, no soil or spine creasing. Jacket PRICE CLIPPED els
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY. Doubleday & Company. 1958. HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/VG+ dj. Very nice, clean/tight/crisp copy. Meager cover edge wear, no soil or spine creasing. Jacket PRICE CLIPPED else complete/clean in removable protective cover. Octavo. (8vo.) 6 colored, double paged maps. xii. + 468pp. Bibliography & Index. Gilt lettered, green cloth covers. of the: Mainstream of America Series. First Edition so stated. SIGNED Presentation copy by: Fernando Lopez Conteras; Consul General de Venezuela with his card laid in. "To Mr. xxx Most Cordially F. Lopez Contreras San Francisco 25/11/58".
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4110818
- Title
- Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest: 1750-1950. [1st hardcover - Presentation copy].
- Author
- Lavender, David
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/VG+ dj. Very nice, clean/tight/crisp copy. Meager cover edge wear, no soil or spine creasing. Jacket PRICE CLIPPED els
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY.
- Date Published
- 1958.
- Pages
- xii. + 468pp.
- Keywords
- Americana North American Pacific Northwest Exploration History Lewis & Clark Fur Trade Vitus Bering Mountain Men Tacoma Seattle Portland Vancouver
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo.)
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