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Sentinel of the Plains: Fort Leavenworth and the American West
by Walton, George
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0138067295
- ISBN 13
- 9780138067298
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1973 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xii (ii), 210 pp. The American Forts Series: First Edition, 1973. Price clipped. Inked name along top edge ffep. Lightly faded spine dj, else, Pristine no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Burnt-sienna cloth with black backstrip and gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector."This book documents the history of the west as experienced by Fort Leavenworth, which witnessed the birth of western migration and served as a frontier outpost for the early explorers, trappers, and settlers crossing the Great Plains, and on the fort's pre-Civil War years - approximately 1827-1861; which spanned the Jacksonian and Antebellum periods of American history.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005844
- Title
- Sentinel of the Plains: Fort Leavenworth and the American West
- Author
- Walton, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0138067295
- ISBN 13
- 9780138067298
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY THE AMERICAN WEST THE PLAINS KANSAS FORT LEAVENWORTH 1827-1861
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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