About this title: In 1826 an undersized sixteen-year-old apprentice ran away from a saddle maker in Franklin, Missouri, to join one of the first wagon trains crossing the prairie on the Santa Fe Trail. Kit Carson (1809-68) wanted to be a mountain man, and he spent his next sixteen years learning the paths of the West, the ways of its Native inhabitants, and the habits of the beaver, becoming the most successful and respected fur trapper of his time. From 1842 to 1848 he guided John C. Fremont's mapping expeditions through the Rockies and was instrumental in the U.S. military conquest of California during the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1955
Description: Fair. Copyright@1955. hardback book. no DJ. ex-library. hinge crack between front cover and front endpage(paper over hinge is seperated). loose binding. all pages are intact. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. Illustrations by Stanley W. Galli. Boards modestly worn. Contains usual library markings and attachments. Binding tight and pages clean. read more
Description: Used-Acceptable in Fair jacket. Acceptable condition; DJ Fair Condition with minor tears and wrinkles. corner and edge wear; showing some shelfware and age; reliable customer service and no-hassle return policy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2005-03-01
ISBN-13:9780803283046ISBN:0803283040
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E.M. Hale and Company, New York
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli, Stanley W. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Library binding. All pages intact and tightly bound. 184 p. : ill.; 22 cm. Landmark books. Includes Illustrations. LCCN 555818 read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Pictorial Cover Hardback
Publisher: Landmark Books, New York
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli, Stanley W. Near Very Good. 184pp including index Spine is sunned Wear at corners and spine tips One-line school stamp on front facing page and inside rear cover Pages are clean and tight. read more
Edition: None Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli. Very Good. No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED CLOTH COVER, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli. Very Good. No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED BUCKRAM COVER WITH LIGHT SOILING. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT SOILING WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Edition: Not Listed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E M Hale And Company, Wisconsin
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli. Good. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED CLOTH COVER IS FADED, CORNERS BUMPED, SPINE FADING, ENDS BUMPED AND SMALL TEAR TO HINGE, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT HAVE LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1955
Description: Stanley W. Galli. Near Fine in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fourth printing, #53 Landmark books, very slight wear to corners, no marks inside, dustjacket has chipping and tears to edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York, NY
Date Published: 1955
Description: Galli, Stanley W. Good. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" tall. Light writing at top of flep, light soil to covers, small tears at top & tail of spine, corners lightly bumped 184 pp. COLLECTIBLE, Letter signed by author taped inside rear cover, children's illustrated western historical fiction. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York, NY
Date Published: 1955
Description: GallI, Stanley W. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-Over 8"-9" Tall. 184 pp, light brown cloth covered boards w/dark brown-green lettering & deco, dj yellow w/black lettering w/color illustrated front & small pictorial on spine, tan-blu-wht illustrated eps. With facsimile letter from the author. Book #53 in the Landmark series. The story of the mountain man who became a national figure during the early days of the West. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, NY
Date Published: 1955
Description: Stanley W. Galli. Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Tan cloth boards with green and burgand cover illustration and burgandy spine & cover titles--exterior is clean and crisp with sharp corners. Illustrated endpapers. Interior pages VG to NF with numerous illustrations, some full page. LAID IN: Facsimile letter from the author to young readers. read more
Description: Fair. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. Used, acceptable. Previous owner's name/address inside. Text pages show modest aging/yellowing. Cover has some rubbing. Cover has some edge wear. read more
Description: Like New. Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
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