📕 Frederick Billings: A Life, 1st Edition [Robin W. Winks], Western Decor Book

Frederick Billings: A Life, by Robin W. Winks, Western decor book. Vintage first edition!  “In this definitive biography of Frederick Billings, . . . we find Billings the adventurer, crossing the Panama isthmus by boat, mule, and foot to get to California, but losing his beloved sister to a fever caught on the difficult journey; Billings the entrepreneur, financing the Northern Pacific Railroad, and then losing it in the first hostile take-over in American business history; and Billings the conservationist, setting up a model farm in Vermont, and securing valuable park land in California.” -from dust jacket  It measures 6 1/2” wide by 9 1/2” tall. 398 pages, published by Oxford University Press.  New to Poshmark? Use code: montanamade100 (my closet name) to get $10 off! 💐  Or, bundle your likes and automatically save 10% off when you buy 3 or more items!  You will receive the exact item shown. No dog ears or writing, but there is a ding to the plastic cover on the front bottom right, a sticky place and an abrasion on the front end sheet, writing and a stamp on the title page, a Dewey decimal sticker on the spine—it is clear that this is a former library book—see last 4 photos. Please look at photos as they are part of the description.  I have a non-smoking, pet-friendly home. The US quarter and blue book weight are for scale and display only; not included. As well, I use some recycled packaging materials.   Thanks for looking, and please ask any questions before purchase!