Southwest Historical Series Volume V: Southern Trails to California In 1849
by Bieber, Ralph P. (Editor)
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Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1937. Good. Southwest Historical Series Volume V: Southern Trails to California In 1849, Ralph P. Bieber, The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1937, 9.5 x 6.5 inches, 386 pp.
Red boards with gilt stamped lettering to spine; gilt top edge; deckled fore- and bottom edge of text block. Corners and head and foot of spine moderately rubbed; right half of front board slightly sun faded; multiple pages uncut. Collated; all plates present; map entitled "Map of Southern Trails to California in 1849" tipped in to pg. 389. Good condition.
Ralph P. Bieber (1894-1981) was editor of The Southwest Historical Series, a 12-volume series of historical documents depicting social and economic conditions in the Southwest during the nineteenth century. First Edition Volume V, contains compiled historical documents including letters, newspaper clippings, illustrations, etc. concerning various aspects of the Gold Rush through the Southwest in 1849.
Red boards with gilt stamped lettering to spine; gilt top edge; deckled fore- and bottom edge of text block. Corners and head and foot of spine moderately rubbed; right half of front board slightly sun faded; multiple pages uncut. Collated; all plates present; map entitled "Map of Southern Trails to California in 1849" tipped in to pg. 389. Good condition.
Ralph P. Bieber (1894-1981) was editor of The Southwest Historical Series, a 12-volume series of historical documents depicting social and economic conditions in the Southwest during the nineteenth century. First Edition Volume V, contains compiled historical documents including letters, newspaper clippings, illustrations, etc. concerning various aspects of the Gold Rush through the Southwest in 1849.
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- Title
- Southwest Historical Series Volume V: Southern Trails to California In 1849
- Author
- Bieber, Ralph P. (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
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- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, CA
- Date Published
- 1937
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