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Comstock History Library, 10 [179340]

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10 Comstock history books. Desert Challenge by Lillard, History of Nevada 1881 by Thompson & West, Comstock Mining and Miners by Lord, The Big Bonanza by de Quille, Silver Theatre by Watson, The Saga of the Comstock by Luman, The Sazerac Flying Club by Hart, A California-Nevada Travel Library of 1876 by D'ancona, Virginia & Truckee by Beebe, The Wonderlode of Silver and Gold by Michelson. Virginia City Nevada

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Comstock History Library, 10 [179340]

Name: Comstock History Library, 10 [179340]
SKU: 174414849
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