About this title: The history of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, from the land and sea expeditions to found Fort Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River to the sale of the trading post to the British during the War of 1812.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1952
Description: Acceptable. This book is in GOOD condition EXCEPT for a tear on Pg 15 & 16 at the bottom. Unfortunately the last paragraph on both pgs is missing the end of the sentence: ( Ex-library book, may contain library markings. Suitable reading copy. Fast Shipping! ! ! Rely on our promptness and our ratings! ! ! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. The cover of this book has some shelf wear. The dust jacket of this book also shows some signs of chipping. This book tells the story of two expeditions to establish a trading post on the west coast. read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket; Ex-lib stamps, card pocket, spine label. Quite a bit of edgewear. Landmark Books; Ex-Lib; 12mo-7" to 7½" tall. read more
Description: Illustrated Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dj. Ex-Library. Illustrated library boards are clean and square. Library number on spine. School stamp and "withdrawn" written on FEP. Pocket and slip on BEP. Clea n and tight inside. Brown and black illustrations. read more
Edition: Not Listed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Daugherty. Good. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED CLOTH COVER, CORNERS BUMPED, SPINE ENDS BUMPED AND SMALL TEAR TO HINGE, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT, STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. COVER HAS SMALL TEAR WHERE LIBRARY STAMPS REMOVED. read more
Edition: Not Listed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Daugherty. Good. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED CLOTH COVER, CORNERS BUMPED, SPINE ENDS BUMPED AND SMALL TEAR TO HINGE, LIGHT SHELFWEAR TO EDGES. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT, STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. COVER HAS SMALL TEAR WHERE LIBRARY STAMPS REMOVED. read more
Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: c1952
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket. Mini pictorial end papers, illustrated b/w and brown throughout, indexed, a nice clean, solid copy, in a colorful dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Description: Random, c.1952, color pictorial hardcover, ex-library with usual; Distinctions, about 1-1/2" split on top of spine neatly reglued, illus b/w with brown by author, pages bright, a solid GOOD+ copy, a nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York, N. Y., U. S. A.
Date Published: 1952
Description: Fair in Very Good jacket. A former library book with excellent maylar dust cover. Inside has library markings and where the pocket was removved some of the page is missing, but does not impair the stories or reading. A Landmark Book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. heavy library covertight clean, slight corner bumps. 181 p. illus. 22 cm. Landmark books. Includes Illustrations. Juvenile reading level. read more
Edition: Sixth Edition
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Random House, NY
Date Published: 1952
Description: Daugherty, James. Very Good. 8vo. Cover is rubbed at spine ends. Corners bumped. Pgs. clean. Sheet edges have light spot stains. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Illustrated by James Daugherty. Very Good with no dust jacket. Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear, light soiling to cloth. Previous owner bookplate and inked number on front pastedown.; Landmark Books; Vol. 29; B&W Photographs; 181 pages. read more
Description: Random House c1952, hardcover, illus end pages, clean, bright; And solid, illus by the author, near VERY GOOD in a GOOD dust jacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Illustrated by James Daugherty. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. B0006AT27Q. Text is clean. Text is clean. Cover shows normal wear, light soiling to cloth. Dust jacket shows heavy wear, front flap nearly detached, large chips missing from head/base of spine.; Landmark Books; Book Club Edition; Vol. 29; B&W Photographs; 181 pages. read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION (Signed By Author)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE, NEW YORK
Date Published: 1952
Description: AUTHOR. Hardbound First Edition (sixth printing) published by RANDOM HOUSE-LANDMARK BOOKS (New York) in 1952. 181 pages of clean, bright, highly illustrated text. The interior is unblemished and appears to be unread. The illustrations are by the Author. The upper page ends are dyed yellow in color. A typed message to Young Readers on James Daugherty's letterhead and signed by the Author is pasted to the front end paper. Inside the covers and the end papers are illustrated with historical ... read more
Description: Acceptable. "6th Printing of 1st Edition--Fair--Ex-Library. Signed by Author--A typed letterhead of James Daugherty glued to inside front cover and signed by author. cover is worn, fraying, corners bumped. cover soiled. named and numbers penned on letterhead. library pocket torn off of front end page. the inside pages and spine are ok. " read more
Edition: 4th printing
Binding: hardback binding
Publisher: Random House, N.Y.
Date Published: cr1952
Description: illustrated by the author. book is in very good condition. -green cloth binding- 6 x 8 1/2 jacket is in good minus condition. -1/2 missing top of spine & top edge slightly worn-181 pages Landmark Books-Here is an exciting adventure tale for those who enjoy a true story about the men whose work helped to push our frontiers farther west. read more
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