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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Frederic Remington, Winslow Homer, color reproductions of their paintings (illustratore). J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, IL. 1964. Hardcover. Edition / Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Stated bound in handcrafted Mission Leather by Brown and Bigelow, St. Paul, MN with laid-in small bifold that explains Mission Leather. Padded boards. Brown Mission Leather boards and spine or red and tan leather; brown lettering on the spine and images on the front board. Green endpapers of an eagle in the center with early Americans in the corners. Speckled textblock edges. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 318 pp 4to. This book features articles and narratives originally published in Harper's Magazine and Century Magazine. These two publications were among the most influential "general interest" magazines of the 19th and early 20th centuries, often shaping public opinion on politics, social issues, and culture. The collection highlights the experiences of American pioneers and frontier life, grounding the "spirit of America" in the westward expansion and the trials of early nation-building. To provide a more vivid context, the volume includes color reproductions of iconic paintings by Frederic Remington and Winslow Homer. These artists are famous for their depictions of the American West and the Civil War, respectively, reinforcing the book's theme of a rugged, emerging national identity. A clean very presentable copy.