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IF THE PROSPECT PLEASES: THE WEST THE GUIDEBOOKS NEVER MENTION
by HAYSTEAD, LADD
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1945., 1945. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Light green cloth, titles stamped in silver gilt on the spine, xiii [blank], 208 pp., foreword, The author, at the close of World War II, examines the West with an eye to future needs and possibilities. The professions are scanned and succinct and valuable advice is provided. The value of new developments in agriculture through irrigation and other projects is also reviewed. Has a chapter on the cattle industry. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners, and extremities.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42931
- Title
- IF THE PROSPECT PLEASES: THE WEST THE GUIDEBOOKS NEVER MENTION
- Author
- HAYSTEAD, LADD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press, 1945.
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1945
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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