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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1974. 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. The book has a previous owner signature and light shelf-wear. The dust jacket is present but the front flap is detached and there are some open tears, creases, etc.

"The trails of Southwestern history-makers join at Yuma Crossing, once the only "Safe" ford of the Colorado River, dividing Arizona from California. This is not a story of Yuma, Arizona, but of the tides of history which swept up to that site on the bank of the Colorado River for four centuries." No dust jacket.

Unknown, January 1954. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Hardback in very good minus condition with good + condition dust jacket. Dust jacket is in mylar sleeve.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Book. Illus. by Horace T. Pierce. VG. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 243pp, bibliography, index, illustrated with drawings by Pierce, full-page map frontis showing Yuma Crossing and routes of Alarcon and Coronado, dark yellow cloth with green lettering, very light wear-only, generally clean with just a bit of toning at pastedowns, in a worn, rubbed, chipped, and clipped dust jacket which has a few old pieces of tape at spine ends, now housed in protective Brodart. Copy signed by author in ink at half-title. From the Preface, "There are valleys and mountain passes, roadways and rivers, along which the tides of history hae risen and ebbed for centuries. Many of them are used today but others are forgotten. One of those forgotten is at Yuma, Arizona, on the Colorado River, and this book carries the hope that by bringing together the records of what men did here over a span of four hundred years, the importance of Yuma Crossing will be… Read More

The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Hardback in very good condition with very good minus condition dust jacket. Dust jacket clipped.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 243 pages; Dust jacket with a couple of closed tears, light rubbing and wear. .

Albuquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Pierce, Horace T.. Signed by the author. Very good copy. Shipped from the Calico Cat Bookshop, a brick and mortar bookshop established in 1975.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Pr, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. . Cloth. About Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pierce, Horace T.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in tan cloth w/green titles. About Fine book in very Good unclipped rubbed DJ w/tears and chipping, now in clear protective cover. Author first name on rear endpaper (Author's mistake in signing), stamp on front pastedown, else Fine and unmarked. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper. 243pp inc. Bibliography, Index; illustrated in drawings by Horace T. Pierce.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 243 pages; Dust jacket with very minor rubbing and wear. Jacket has been clipped and a new price of $2.50 stamped. .

Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Pierce, Horace T.. Local historian describes "four centuries of the tumultuous, colorful, and fascinating history of a rugged land.where the trails of southwestern history-makers join."on the banks of the Colorado River at Yuma Crossing, separating Arizona from California. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his name only) on ffep, this is a FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1954, in 243 pages with Index, illustrations throughout by Horace T. Pierce. With tan cloth-covered boards & a design/lettering in embossed green to front & spine, this hardcover book is in VG condition: very clean, pages creamy white with mild tanning to edges. Binding strong & straight, rubbing to extremities, heaviest along lower edges. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover. The unclipped DJ is poor: bright green with no fading, but heavy edgewear & chipping, large section missing at… Read More

U NEW MEXICO. 1954. BIJ ARIZONA: This 243 page regular size hardback book is like new in a price clipped very good dj with edge wear.Not a reprint, it is the first edition 1954. Green with white titles. .