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The Butterfield Overland Mail: 1857-1869
The Butterfield Overland Mail: 1857-1869
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Author: Conkling, Roscoe P. and Margaret B.
Title: The Butterfield Overland Mail: 1857-1869
Place Published: Glendale, CA
Publisher:Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published: 1947
Description: 3 volumes. 412; 446 pp. + atlas volume. Additional maps and illustrations in text volumes. (8vo) 24x15.5 cm (9½x6¼"), red cloth, top edges gilt on text volumes, edges untrimmed. First Edition.Often considered the best work on the first overland postal service from the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast.
Condition
Spine gilt dulled, few stains on cloth; ownership marks; very good or better.
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The Butterfield Overland Mail: 1857-1869

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