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Boldly They Rode
(Item: 625 WE)
"Boldly They Rode," by Ovando J. Hollister. Published by The Golden Press, Lakewood, Colorado, 1949. Limited edition-1500 copies printed, 1300 available to public. Originally published in limited edition in 1863 as "History of the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers." Introduction by William Macleod Raine. Original maroon cloth covered HB in very good condition. Gold-gilt gun on front cover, gold-gilt lettering on spine. Small bend on bottom corner of front cover, Some light soiling on covers. slight bump on top of spine. Decorative dust jacket in good + condition with some chipping, shelf-wear and fading, especially to the spine. Title on DJ spine has been re-written in black ink. Decorative blue end papers with white stars in very good condition. No inscriptions or bookplates present. Text-block pages in very good condition with some aging. Binding tight. Actual size: 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. 190 pages. This is "the True Account of the Apache Canon Fight and the Battle of La Glorieta Pass wherein the Mountain Men of Colorado and Their Gallant Enemies, The Texans of Sibley’s Brigade, Met in Bloody Conflict to Determine the Destiny of the Civil War in the West." Contents include: a detailed 19 page addendum of the original Roster, Appointments and promotions of the First Cavalry of Colorado. Limited Edition. Scarce. Civil War. Western Americana. Colorado.
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