The Great Platte River Road
by Merrill J. Mattes
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G/VG, used, ix-xv, 583pp. Interior clean no marks except authors signature on the title page, and a former owners name inked to bottom of the ffep. A former owners bookplate pasted to the front paste-down Binding tight but rear hinge weak at the top. Slight shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears..
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020969
- Title
- The Great Platte River Road
- Author
- Merrill J. Mattes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Nebraska State Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln, NE
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- MERRILL J. MATTES, PLATTE RIVER ROAD, PIONEERS, OREGON TRAIL, MORMON TRAIL
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...