THE SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL SERIES - (Complete 12 Volume Set)

Bieber Ralph P. and LeRoy Hafen (editors)

Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, 1931

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, various paginations, illustrated, map. Published from 1931 - 1943; Twelve volumes including index volume. Uniform red cloth (with minor differences in shading - result of time span of publication), top edge gilt, others untrimmed. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: ALL IN FINE CONDITION - Very scarce thus. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: A complete set of this collection of printings of classic southwestern travel accounts, including those of Webb, Bandel, Gibson, Johnston, Garrard, Cooke, and McCoy, as well as gathered collections of rare documents relating to the Colorado Gold Rush, Pike's Peak Gold Rush, southern trails to California in 1849, and the Southwest in general. "This is the first major series published after the company's move to Glendale, California. Ralph P. Bieber of Washington University in St. Louis, was the editor of the first eight volumes. Due to slow delivery of manuscripts, his contract was canceled and LeRoy R. Hafen, State Historian of Colorado, assumed responsibility for completing the series" - Clark & Brunet. CLARK & BRUNET 21. Additional postage will be required for this 12 volume set.

Seller Inventory # 5801243

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL SERIES - (Complete 12 Volume Set)
• Publisher: The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California
• Publication Date: 1931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Americana