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1887 OREGON FRONTIER PIONEERS INDIANS WILD WEST TRAVEL NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY:
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ca. 1887
wild life in oregon
being a stirring recital of actual scenes of daring and peril
among the gigantic forests and the terrific rapids of the columbia
river
(the mississippi of the pacific slope)
and giving life-like pictures of terrific encounters with savages
as fierce
and relentless as its mighty tides
including a full, fair and reliable history of the state of oregon
its crops, minerals, timber lands, soil, fisheries; its present greatness, and future vast capabilities,
and paramount position
by gustavas hines,
the fearless explorer of the northern pacific coast
*** rare edition ~ fine binding ~ native american indian history
~ travel, exploration, discovery ~ american frontier exploration ~ pioneer ~ classic ***
Publisher:
New York: R. Worthington, dated 1881, but actually circa 1887.
Features:
• measures about 7.5'' x 5.25''
• beautiful decorative mustard yellow cloth fine binding
• embossed gold gilt and black stamping
• coated yellow endpapers
• frontispiece engraving with tissue-guard
• 437 pages
Condition
Very Good +.
Covers crisp, clean, and bright,
minor bump to rear bottom corner,
slight scuffing to extremities.
Internals very clean and bright,
textblock solid and square,
mild natural age-tanning to paper,
no writing or marking.
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