HISTORY OF IDAHO by M. Beal & M. Wells, 1st / 1st, 1959; 3 Volumes; Very Rare

  Rare HISTORY OF IDAHO by Merrill Beal and Merle Wells — First Edition, 1959, 3-Volume Set

 Publisher: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Chicago (1959)

Rare 3-volume set of "History of Idaho," first edition from 1959 by Merrill Beal and Merle Wells, in overall excellent condition. Tan / grey cloth over boards with gilt lettering. The boards and binding are solid and tight with minor shelf-wear. The pages are crisp and clean save ink marking of the volume number on bottom fore-edge. Former owner's name on first blank page as well. A good solid, clean set of the complete history of the great state of Idaho for your collection. All volumes are illustrated.

Volume I: 611 pages
Volume II: The Gem State, 493 pages
Volume III: Family and Personal History, 588 pages 

Among the topics included:

Indians, trappers, pioneer life, Mormons & Brigham Young, frontiersmen, mining, missions, settlers, stage-coaching & freighting, cowboys, outlaws, farming, Edson Hart Deal, Mark Ephraim Peterson, Clarke Quimby Brown, Walter Dinnison, and Chief Joseph.