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Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins
by Murray, Robert K.; & Roger W. Brucker
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0813101530
- ISBN 13
- 9780813101538
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Lexington:: The University Press of Kentucky, 1982. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Flat, uncreased spine. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. True story of the struggle to rescue Floyd Collins from a Kentucky cave in 1925, an ordeal that became one of the most sensational news events of the 20th century. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos and 5 maps/diagrams. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original pictorial wrappers. . First Softcover Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition.. 335pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005836
- Title
- Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins
- Author
- Murray, Robert K.; & Roger W. Brucker
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition.
- Edition
- First Softcover Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0813101530
- ISBN 13
- 9780813101538
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Place of Publication
- Lexington:
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 335pp.
- Keywords
- Spelunking. Cave Explorartion. Mammoth Caves.
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About the Seller
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Henderson, Nevada
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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