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Natchez on the Mississippi
by Harnett T. Kane (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1948 William Morrow and Company, New York. 1948. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Signed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the half title page. Book Condition: Very Good; light soiling to board peripheral edges and spine. DJ: Fair; DJ was in tatters and has been pieced together; missing front flap and 3/4 ths of the spine. Khaki cloth boards and spine with green lettering and decorations on the spine; plantation house on front board.373 pp 8vo. Written by a popular Southern author this is the story of Natchez Mississippi before and after its time as center of the cotton empire on the Mississippi. Here are the stories of the rich planters, the gamblers, the bandits, the plantation homes, Natchez Trace, and even Natchez- under- the- Hill. A rich brilliant portrait of a people and a scene with warm human touches and keen humor. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015923
- Title
- Natchez on the Mississippi
- Author
- Harnett T. Kane (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natchez, Natchez Mississippi, Natchez Trace, Plantations, mansions, rich, outlaws, slavery, Southern Mansions, cotton, riverboats, American Frontier Louisiana, gambling,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Brodart
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- Half Title
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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