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General Custer's Life on the Plains

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Author: Custer, George Armstrong
Title: My Life on the Plains: or, Personal Experiences with Indians
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Sheldon and Company
Date Published: 1876
Description:

256 pp. Illustrated with 8 wood-engraved plates, including portrait following the title leaf. (8vo) original purple cloth decorated in black and gilt, vignette of buffalo on front. Early Edition.

First published two years prior. Covers Custer's experience as a cavalry officer exploring the wild plains of Kansas.

Condition

Some fading and wear to cloth; light foxing; very good.

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General Custer's Life on the Plains

Name: General Custer's Life on the Plains
SKU: 59037928
Price: 250 USD
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