They Opened the West Tapa dura - 1973

London: White Lion Publishers, 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st UK edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Originally published in New York, in 1967, by Doubleday, this is "an anthology of fact and fiction -- much of it especially written for this volume and appearing for the first time herein -- which outlines westward expansion in terms of the adventures associated with the roads and rivers, communications and pioneering enter prises, which quite literally opened the way for the vast mass migration which followed." Contributors include Cliff Farrell, Lucia Moore, Bill Gulick, Giff Cheshire, Brian Garfield, Kenneth Fowler, Frank C. Robertson, Glenn Shirley, Ray Hogan, C.S. Park, Agnes Wright Spring, Fred Grove, and Allan R. Bosworth. Minor bumps to corners/spine ends, tanned/dusty edges, moderate general wear, in edgeworn dust jacket w/short edge tears, 3/4" x 1" piece and 1/4" x 1/4" piece from top edge, rubbing, impressions, scratches..