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E.B. Custer "Boots & Saddles" 1st Ed. Western Book

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E.B. Custer "Following The Guidon" First Ed. Book: First edition book, "Following The Guidon," by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842-1933), American author, public speaker, and wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), United States

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[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. Manuscript document...: IMPORTANT CUSTER’S LAST STAND MANUSCRIPT [CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876)]. Manuscript document signed (“E.D. Townsend”), Bighorn on Yellowstone River, 4 July 1876. 8 pages on 4

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E.B. Custer "Boots & Saddles" 1st Ed. Western Book

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First edition book, "Boots and Saddles," by Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842-1933), American author, public speaker, and wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), United States Army cavalry commander during the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Hardcover, brown cloth over boards with impressed gold, black, and blue lettering and embellishments, 312 pp. Published by Harper and Brothers, New York (1885). A firsthand account and relic of the American Old West.

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Good to fair overall condition, shelf wear to cover, some foxing and wear to flyleaf pages.

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7.5 x 5.25 x 1 in

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E.B. Custer "Boots & Saddles" 1st Ed. Western Book

Name: E.B. Custer \"Boots & Saddles\" 1st Ed. Western Book
SKU: 102759954
Price: 100 USD
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