The Spirit of the Border
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: A. L. Burt. Fair with no dust jacket. 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey cloth titled in red. Possible first thus. Inscribed to the dedication page "To Romer from dad, Zane Grey." Ex-college library copy with tipped-in bookplate and pencilled numbers at rear, no other library makings. Edges rubbed, corners bumped, spine indented, hinges cracked, occasional spotting to pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
Reviews
On Apr 10 2020, a reader said:
The Spirit of the Border is the second book in the Ohio Valley Triogy composed of Betty Zane, the first book Zane Grey ever wrote, and The Last Trail. All three books detail the life of the Zane family as they carved out a home and community in what was then the frontier, or the 'west'. Historically accurate as to the characters involved, except for the lead hero and heroine, these books are great history about a time and a place few people know about--the years leading up to and just after the American Revolution, and how these early pioneers lived, the conditions they faced, the outlaws they encountered, and the Indians who either made life miserable or who could become your greatest ally in survival. The chapters dealing with the Moravian missionaries and the settlement the Indians called the Village of Peace and its destruction are worth the price of the book all by themselves. This book is an excellent read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19514
- Title
- The Spirit of the Border
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1906
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Cracked
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