Romance of Davis Mountains and Big Bend Country - A History
by Raht, Carlysle Graham
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
El Paso: Raht Books Company. Good. 1919. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and illustration; included are many b&w plates and photographs along with a frontispiece and map. Boards have moderate soiling and wear; text block has light toning. This account of Big Bend country transports the reader to bygone days of the American west and introduces the charm and harshness of the desert world. Howes R-16. Graff 3416. ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021888
- Title
- Romance of Davis Mountains and Big Bend Country - A History
- Author
- Raht, Carlysle Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Raht Books Company
- Place of Publication
- El Paso
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Big Bend, Texas, Davis Mountains, Western Americana
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- 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...