Victorio and the Mimbres Apaches (signed, Best Wishes, Dan L. Thrapp)
by Thrapp, Dan L
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Norman; (1974): University of Oklahoma Press. First Edition. Octavo. 391p. Signed by the author, index. bibliography. Thrapp's earlier major works on Al Sieber, General Crook and the Conquest of Apacheria are now followed by a work on the remarkable Mimbres Apache leader who outmaneuvered and outfought both Mexican and American armies in the period 1879-1880. While there have been excellent biographies of Geronimo and Cochise, this is the first serious account on Victorio. A fine copy bound in yellow and black cloth, spine lettered in dark brown and red, in a near fine unclipped dust jacket with even fading to spine.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031131
- Title
- Victorio and the Mimbres Apaches (signed, Best Wishes, Dan L. Thrapp)
- Author
- Thrapp, Dan L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman; (1974)
- Keywords
- Mimbreno Indians; Apache Chief Victorio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Indian History and Art; Arizona;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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