Lewis Oscar

Silver Kings

Knopf, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Silver Kings by Oscar Lewis signed Knopf, 1947, lst. Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover shows slight signs of wear, spine is faded, owners name inside in ink, booksellers stamp rear cover, otherwise clean. This is a history of the great Silver Kings of the West. It covers the lives and times of Flood, Fair, Mackay and O'Brien known as the Lords of the Mother Lode and the Comstock Lode. B&W photos, bibliography, index, 294 pages. Good.

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Book number: 004680

Catalogue: Biography, History

Keywords: MOTHER LODE, SILVER MINNING

King Peter

Scott's Last Jorney

HarperCollins, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 006019670X. Scott's Last Journey by King Peter Harper Collins, 1999, first, ISBN: 006019670x Hardback in good+ condition with good+ dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is very clean. This is the story of the Artic explorer Robert Scott, who was in a battle with Shacketon to be the first to reach and return from the South Pole. To some in the years since his reputation has been weighted in the balance and found wanting. But was it really? King explores the epic trip. B&W photos many never seen prior to this book, listing of reading material, index. 192 pages. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002703

Catalogue: History, Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: ARCTIC EXPLORERS, ROBERT SCOTT 006019670X