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New Mexico Blue Book, 1882 (Slipcase Edition)
by W.G. Ritch, Secretary of the Territory, Compiler; Clinton P. Anderson, New Preface
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1968 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1968. Softcover/Trade Wraps. A Complete Facsimile Edition of the Scarce First Edition. Official Title; The Legislative Blue-Book of the State of New Mexico. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New, tight hinges, feels unopened. No DJ. Slipcase: As New; paper abstract pasted to front; blue grained paper on all surfaces; scant shelfwear to tail; no broken or cracked edges. Printed blue heavy board stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. [4] 154 pp (Laws, Records, Facts) 46 pp (Sketch of its History and Review of its Resources) 8vo. Reproduced here in its entirety is the first governmental handbook of the Territory of New Mexico, 1882. Originally issued as an authoritative factual guide to the Territory, this book has become a basic source of information on the era between 1846 and 1882. The book contains a history of the Territory, a chronology of the Southwest, details of private land claims, rosters of Army post commandants, and lists of all officials 1846-1882. A clean pristine copy in a likewise slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015146
- Title
- New Mexico Blue Book, 1882 (Slipcase Edition)
- Author
- W.G. Ritch, Secretary of the Territory, Compiler; Clinton P. Anderson, New Preface
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New Mexico history, Southwest history, military history of New Mexico, land purchases in New Mexico, New Mexico Territorial history, chronology of the Southwest, State Official's names,
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related; 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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- Facsimile
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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