Edgar i stewart editor (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Price-clipped jacket is lightly rubbed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good in Good+ DJ. First edition. 6 x 9, 268 pgs, index. An excellent overview of the 1870's debate on the worth or worthlessness of the western lands, especially those proposed to be crossed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers Custer's expedition into the Black Hills in 1873. In the 1870's a glowing report was written about the worth of the land, especially those proposed to be tranversed by the Northern Pacific. A letter of contradiction was written by General William B. Hazen with a retort that the land wasn't "worth a penny an acre." With this as the starting point, the author has brought together various documents (including the Hazen pamphlet, the Haas report of 1871), setting forth the arguments on both sides.…

hard cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. (1968). 268 pp. Includes map. Hardcover w/ dust jacket. Dust jacket has a significant portion torn off from the front. Shows some shelf wear. Book itself is in very good condition. Inside is clean, bright, and free of marks. A very good, clean copy.…

First printing. An excellent overview of the 1870's debate on the worth or worthlessness of the western lands, especially those proposed to be crossed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers Custer's expedition into the Black Hills in 1873. In the 1870's a glowing report was written about the worth of the land, especially those proposed to be tranversed by the Northern Pacific. A letter of contradiction was written by General William B. Hazen with a retort that the land wasn't "worth a penny an acre." With this as the starting point, the author has brought together various documents (including the Hazen pamphlet, the Haas report of 1871), setting forth the arguments on both sides. Includes fold-out map. Index. ix, 268 pp. Very near fine in a very good- dustjacket (one closed tear to dj, minor edgewear.).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 268 pages; Price clipped jacket.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Printing of New 1958 Edition. Octavo hardcover with clay red boards; 268 pp. Top edge red stained; b/w frontispiece, maps, and plates. Tight binding, clean throughout. Very mild edge wear. Very Good. DJ: Jacket in Mylar. Edge wear with fading to spine; price clipped. Good.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 216 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

First edition. First edition. Cloth, 268pp., folding map, index. Frequently debated in the 1870's was the worth, or worthlessness, of much of the western lands. The Northern Pacific Railroad, explorers, surveyors, Army Generals, and European financiers were all caught-up in the debate. The editor of this work has compiled a number of documents from that time period which helped set forth the various arguments in this great debate. Fine in dust jacket with some very light wear to edges and corners.…

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.