The Horsemen of the Americas and the Literature They Inspired
by Tinker, Edward Larocque
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Austin and London;(1967): University of Texas Press, 3. Quarto. Second edition, revised. An account of the life on the cattle frontiers of the Western hemisphere, together with an enlightening discussion of the amazingly rich literature that has grown up around these popular heroes, the South American gaucho, the Mexican charro and out own cowboy. frontispiece,150pp., bound in brown pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in black depicting a bronco buster, spine lettered and decorated in black and gilt, a fine bright copy in equally nice clipped pictorial dust jacket. Very nice.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015908
- Title
- The Horsemen of the Americas and the Literature They Inspired
- Author
- Tinker, Edward Larocque
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin and London;(1967)
- Date Published
- 3
- Keywords
- Mexico Cattle Gauchos First Edition 1st Dust Jacket Illustrated
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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