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AB-SA-RA-KA Land of Massacre; Being the Experience of an Officer's Wife on the Plains. With an Outline of Indian Operations and Conferences from 1865-1878, Revised, Enlarged, and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Indian Portraits, Etc.
by Col. Henry B. Carrington; ( Fourth Edition of Mrs. Carrington's Narrative )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. , 1878. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "With regards of the author Henry Carrington". Very Good in original blue cloth stamped in gilt front cover with decoration of Native American war chief, gilt lettering and rules at spine, cloth rubbed at spine ends, spine a bit sunned, front hinge starting. rear fold-out map #1 with 3" horizontal tear and small tears at fold edges, fold-out map #2 Fine. A classic of Western Americana. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Fourth Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007887
- Title
- AB-SA-RA-KA Land of Massacre; Being the Experience of an Officer's Wife on the Plains. With an Outline of Indian Operations and Conferences from 1865-1878, Revised, Enlarged, and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Indian Portraits, Etc.
- Author
- Col. Henry B. Carrington; ( Fourth Edition of Mrs. Carrington's Narrative )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; U.S. History- The West; Exploration;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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