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Magic Carpet Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 31 January 2002
"First Edition" stated. Cloth. viii, 388, ix pages. Illustrated. Fold-out map. Index.Price-clipped dust jacket has small chips and tears. Has some stains to cloth. Contents solid. "Nevada had constantly challenged various people -- the emigrant, the settler, sightseers, gambler-tourists, and tax-minded lawyers. In analyzing the personality and spirit of its communities, the author has compiled an interpretive social study of Nevada just prior to World War II." - Paher. Seller Inventory # 011759
Title: Desert Challenge: An Interpretation of Nevada
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; vii, 388, ix pp, plates containing 46 illustrations, folding map, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at spine head, light wear, small stain), very good, clean internally. A picture of this book is available on request. Seller Inventory # A3265
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: born again books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. very good important hardcover,without dustjacket,1st.edition,2nd.printing,great foldout map in front of book,we are professional booksellers,100% refund,T634. Seller Inventory # T634
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Young & Sons Enterprises, Apache, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good minus hardcover copy with a stain on lower 1/3 of spine. No dustjacket. Beautiful fold-out map inside front cover - well worth the price of this book. Previous owner's stamp inside. Seller Inventory # 010725
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Very Good condition. No dust jacket. With the folding map. Seller Inventory # 63562
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Les Livres des Limbes, Chisseaux, France
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Two spine creases and cracked at front pastedown with covers beginning to detach, text block still tight. Extensive scuffing with rub marks throughout compromising pictorial paper wraps. Sticker scar on front. Soiled page edges but clean unmarked interior. BW photos, 388 pages + index. Still a good reading copy. Book. Seller Inventory # 11446
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover; Second Printing. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Wear with small tears to price clipped DJ. Corners bumped; The story of Nevada and the various issues that make it 'a state made poor by far-away capitalists and prosperous by an influx of millionaires; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 388,ix pages. Seller Inventory # 15263
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. 2nd printing. 8vo. 388pp.viii, ix, illus. b&w photos.Foldout Map, Index. Gift inscrption on front flyleaf. Seller Inventory # 20852
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NY: A. A. Knopf, 1942. 388 plus 9 pages, hardbound. A VG copy in a tight, clean, tan cloth binding. Seller Inventory # 46790
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Crossroads Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Second Printing, October 1949. from the DJ flap, "There are graphic accounts of geological history, weather and wild life; of the pageant of Western history that crossed the region; of the rise and fall of the mining camps of Virginia City and Goldfield; of those twin divorce and marriage capitals, Las Vegas and Reno." DU2. grey cloth, sharp corners, DJ not priced clipped, minor chipping, foldout map in front before title page, 388 pages, index 9 pages, ilustrated. Seller Inventory # 5567826
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition. In Near Fine condition. Bound in full beige cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in blue. Blue topstain. Quarto. [viii] + 388pps. + [ix]. Also 46 illustrations and a fold-out map of Nevada. Stated First Edition. No dustjacket. There is light rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a small, previous owner's nameplate is affixed to the ffep. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. Seller Inventory # 105-4445
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