Sons of the West
by Lorah B. Chaffin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Inc., 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/good, used, tan colored cloth binding with brown text to spine and upper, brown illustration of buffalo skull on upper, 284pp. Interior clean no marks except former owners gift inscription and date on the front paste-down, lengthy inscription by author and authors signature with date on the front free end-paper. Laid in loose is a bookmark that looks hand painted and states"Wyoming State Flower Sincerely Yours Lorah B. Chaffin". I can not tell is the signature on the book mark is real or printed. Also laid in loose is a postmarked(Story, WY 1942) post card addressed to the former owner and a short note on the reverse of card also signed by the author. There is a former owners bookplate pasted to the front paste down. Binding is tight. The dj is worn with tiny tears along top and bottom edges of upper, spine and lower, paper at dj corners is slightly worn. DJ is not price-clipped. Wear to dj paper along fore-edges of upper and lower. DJ enclosed in protective sleeve..
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Details
- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020962
- Title
- Sons of the West
- Author
- Lorah B. Chaffin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Caxton Printers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Caldwell, Idaho
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THE WEST, COWBOYS, CATTLE, WYOMING, HISTORY
Terms of Sale
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
Biblio member since 2012
TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- Tight
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