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Reminiscences of a Ranger (Three volumes, complete); --Or, Early Times in Southern California
by Bell, Horace; introduction by Ward Ritchie; illustrated by Gene Holtan
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Advertisers Composition Company, 1965. Privately Printed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Three uniform hardcover volumes, each in its own slipcase. No dust jackets. Books are in fine, unread condition, with title bright in gilt on spine. Slipcases are near fine with a whisper of wear at corners. Beautifully designed set lovingly produced by the Advertisers Composition Company as Christmas presents for their employees in three subsequent years. Each book has an illustrated bookmark laid in. Reminiscences of a Ranger (1881) includes anecdotes of Bell's experiences as a Los Angeles Ranger pursuing Joaquin Murietta in 1853, a soldier of fortune in Latin America, a Union officer in the Civil War, and a Los Angeles newspaper editor. Throughout, he gives special attention to the fate of Hispanic Californians and Native Americans under the United States regime. 8vo. 439 pages total.
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- Bookseller
- Warwick Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95718
- Title
- Reminiscences of a Ranger (Three volumes, complete); --Or, Early Times in Southern California
- Author
- Bell, Horace; introduction by Ward Ritchie; illustrated by Gene Holtan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Privately Printed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Advertisers Composition Company
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Early California life; Joaquin Murietta, Civil War Union officers, soldier of fortune; American history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Warwick Books
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South Pasadena, California
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