Quest For Quivira; A Historical Novel
by E. Buford Morgan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0899921256
- ISBN 13
- 9780899921259
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$27.59CA$19.31
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About This Item
Billings, MT: Council for Indian Education, 1990 Council for Indian Education, Billings, MT. 1990. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; light bumping to lower front tips; two small splash stains on fore edge. No DJ as issued. Maroon cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. 187 pp 8vo. This book is an enthralling epic that brings to life the time of the Spanish conquistadors and their quest to find the cities of gold, a quest that ended in failure. This controversial study of the quest for Quivira is a masterful feat of weaving knowledge with conjecture, fact with fiction. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004751
- Title
- Quest For Quivira; A Historical Novel
- Author
- E. Buford Morgan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0899921256
- ISBN 13
- 9780899921259
- Publisher
- Council for Indian Education
- Place of Publication
- Billings, MT
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Coronado, Cibola, Quivira, gold, conquistadors, Spanish Crown, Arkansas River, Harale, DeSoto
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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