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The Book Hunter

By Maida Tilchen on Dec. 20, 2019

Above: A few of Maida Tilchen's finds over the years. Photographs by Bob O'Connor. IN 1879, WHEN SUSAN WALLACE, wife of New Mexico Territorial Governor Lew Wallace (better known as the author of…

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