Coronado's Children, Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of the Southwest

DOBIE, J. Frank (1888-1964)

Published by New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1930

About this Item

Garden City Publishing edition. Illustrated by Ben Carlton Mead. Copyright 1930 Southwest Press. Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Publisher's black cloth; yellow lettering and graphics on front and spine. Yellow stain to head of text block. Cover slightly rubbed; corners lightly bumped and edges mildly shelf worn. Edge near spine of rear board rubbed through. Binding tight and straight. Map illustrations on front and rear end papers. Prior owner's name and date on ffep. Frontispiece and 26 illustrations. Newspaper clipping stains on pages 10-19. Age toned pages. pps. xiv; 367 pages including notes & glossary. 8.25 x 5.75" w. "The Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado quested for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the 16th century. Dobie thought that recent searchers for lost mines and lost treasure in the American West were the spiritual heirs of Coronado, hence the name of the book, "Coronado's Children.""/Wikipedia. Seller Inventory # 22101

Bibliographic Details

Title: Coronado's Children, Tales of Lost Mines and...

Publisher: New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good