In this classic travelogue, Washington Irving recounts his journey through the American Mid-West in the 1830s. With colorful descriptions of the landscape and engaging anecdotes about the people he meets along the way, A Tour on the Prairies is an entertaining and insightful look at life on the American frontier. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and ...
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In this classic travelogue, Washington Irving recounts his journey through the American Mid-West in the 1830s. With colorful descriptions of the landscape and engaging anecdotes about the people he meets along the way, A Tour on the Prairies is an entertaining and insightful look at life on the American frontier. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies (Classics of the Old West) to cart. $7.50, like new condition, Sold by Jeff Stark rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Barstow, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time-Life Books.
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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.
Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies to cart. $10.95, very good condition, Sold by auntminniesbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from KINGMAN, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time Life Medical.
Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies to cart. $29.95, like new condition, Sold by Ageless Pages rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cottonwood, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time Life Books.
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Like New. No Jacket. Hardcover, full brown leather over boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover, all edges gilt, ribbon bookmark attached at spine, 344 pages. Clean, square, unmarked copy. In 1832, Washington Irving, recently returned from seventeen years' residence abroad and eager to explore his own country, embarked on an expedition to the country west of Arkansas set aside for the Indians. "A Tour on the Prairies" is his absorbing account of that journey, which extended from Fort Gibson to the Cross Timbers in what is now Oklahoma. First published in 1835, it has remained a perennial favorite, retaining its original freshness, vigor, and vividness to this day. Reprinted from the 1835 edition. Classics of the Old West.
Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time-Life Books.
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As new. Classics of the Old West. Time-Life Books, c1983. 333pp. A Facsimile of the 1835 edition. 8vo. Embossed leather stamped in gold, marbled paper end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. Publisher's loose sheet and unused bookplate laid-in. Small scratch in the gilt on upper edge of the textblock, ding in the gilt on lower edge of the textblock, else as new unread leatherbound hardcover.
Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies to cart. $30.50, very good condition, Sold by Ye Old Bookworm rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Odessa, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time Life Education.
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Very Good with no dust jacket; Series: The Old West; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 335 pages; Leather-Bound, all Edges Gilt. Ribbon marker. Book Tight binding. Text Pages clean no markings seen.
Add this copy of Miscellanies....No. 1, Containing a Tour on the to cart. $40.00, like new condition, Sold by Main Street Fine Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galena, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time-Life Books.
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8vo. Full brown blind-embossed leather with gilt lettering. xiii, 335pp. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, sewn-in yellow silk page marker. Fine. Tight and handsome facsimile reprint of the scarce 1835 John Murray first edition. A volume in this publisher's "Classics of the Old West" series. GRAFF 3097. NEW HOWES I 88 note. RADER 2029 note.
Add this copy of A Tour on the Prairies (Classics of the Old West) to cart. $102.91, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Time Life Education.