History Of Dakota Territory/South Dakota Its History And Its People. Five Volumes.

KINGSBURY, GEORGE W. & GEORGE MARTIN SMITH

Publication: The S J Clarke Publishing Company, 1915, Chicago

First edition. Thick 8vo. VOLUME I: Three quarter leather and cloth, gold stamping on spine, decorated endpapers, xxv, (1), 983 pp., frontis. [portrait], introduction, illustrated, plates, portraits, map, all edges marbled. Light water stain to top edges of first 200 pages, else near fine copy. VOLUME II: Three quarter leather and cloth, gold stamping on spine, decorated endpapers, xiv, 985 - 1953 pp., frontis. illustrated, plates, portraits, map, all edges marbled, index. Spine internally reinforced, else near fine copy. VOLUME III: Three quarter leather and cloth, gold stamping on spine, decorated endpapers, v, (1), 982 pp., frontis. [portrait], illustrated, plates, portraits, all edges marbled, index. Spine internally reinforced, minute water stains to bottom edges of two-thirds of text, else very good copy. VOLUME IV: Three quarter leather and cloth, gold stamping on spine, decorated endpapers, 1268 pp., illustrated, plates, portraits, all edges marbled, index. Spine internally reinforced else near fine copy. VOLUME V: Three quarter leather and cloth, gold stamping on spine, decorated endpapers, 1273 pp., (1), plus viii pages of index, illustrated, plates, portraits, all edges marbled, index. Spine internally reinforced, tiny portion clipped from bottom edge of front fly leaf, tiny water stain to bottom edge of all pages, else very good copy. Volumes I and II authored by George W. Kingsbury Volumes III, IV, and V are edited by George Martin Smith. Volumes I and II provide the history of Dakota Territory, Volume III provides the history of the development of South Dakota, and Volumes IV and V provide biograpical sketches and portraits of early settlers and prominent citizens. Herd 1279 says "Scarce." "Vol. II contains a section on Roosevelt as a cattleman; Volume III has a chapter on livestock." A very attractive and presentable set.

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