This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... evaded his attack, capering and cutting all kinds of antics before him. We now made repeated shots at the buffalo, but they glanced into his mountain of flesh without proving mortal. He made a slow and grand retreat into the shallow river, turning upon his assailants whenever the)' pressed upon him; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... evaded his attack, capering and cutting all kinds of antics before him. We now made repeated shots at the buffalo, but they glanced into his mountain of flesh without proving mortal. He made a slow and grand retreat into the shallow river, turning upon his assailants whenever the)' pressed upon him; and when in' the water, took his stand there as if prepared to sustain a siege. A rifle ball, however, more fatally lodged, sent a tremor through his frame. He turned and attempted to wade across the stream, but after tottering a few paces, slowly fell upon his side and expired. It was the fall of a hero, and we felt somewhat ashamed of the butchery that.had effected it; but after the first shot or two we had reconciled it to our feelings, by the old plea of putting the poor animal out of his misery. Two other buffaloes were killed this evening, but they were all bulls, the flesh of which is meagre and hard at this season of the year. A fat buck yielded us more savoury meat for our evening's repast. CHAPTER XXV. RINGING THE WILD HORSE. We left the buffalo camp about eight o'clock, and had a toilsome and harassing march of two hours, over ridges of hills, covered with a ragged, meagre forest of scrub-roots, and broken by deep gullies. Among the oaks I observed many of the most diminutive size; some not above a foot high, yet bearing abundance of small acorns. The whole of the Cross Timber, in fact, abounds with mast. There is a pine-oak which produces an acorn pleasant to the taste, and ripening early in the season. About ten o'clock in the morning we came to where this line of rugged hills swept down into a valley, through -which flowed the north fork of the Red River. A beautiful meadow about half a mile wide, enamelled with yellow...
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Fine. A facsimile of the original 1885 edition. Fancy padded leather with gilt titles and embossed decorations and satin bookmark bound in with marbled end papers. All edges gilt. Fine condition but has the publisher's Classics bookplate pasted inside with a previous owner's name on it-all else fine. Also included is the original letter-sheet by the editors on this title adding a little background and other information.
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Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo-Over 7 3/4"-9 3/4 " Tall. Gift quality, appears unread; Blind-embossed, full brown bonded leather, gilt titling; All edges gilt with silk ribbon page marker sewn into the headband; End papers printed with a Dutch-Shell marbled design; Photographically reproduced facsimile of the 1835 edition; Publisher's promotional leaflet and blank book plate laid-in; 316p.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. WEST. HIST-This small hardcover is VERY GOOD with a signature in ink (non-authorial) on the FFEP in a GOOD JD that is chipped and spine faded. gray w/white lettering 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall 0.0.
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Used-Very Good in Good jacket. First Western Frontier Library Edition. A Very Good copy in a Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, and toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, creases, sunning to spine, soiling, and toning. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. -over 7¾' in-9¾' in.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 7x5x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Gift inscription on half title page. Text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn with scuffs, creases, light soiling, small tears with an abrasion on front cover & front flap. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
