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Commerce of the Prairies or the Journal of a Santa Fe Trader, During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico
by Gregg, Josiah
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Henry G. Langley, New York, 1844-01-01. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket as issued. Two volume set. Both first imprints with only the NY publisher on the title page of both volumes. Rebacked; volume one is variant as it lacks the embellished spine of volume two. Cover material on the spine of volume one is splitting parallel to the front gutter. The bindings are solid, corners rubbed through; edge wear and rubbing on the boards. Large foldout map of the Indian Territory of volume one is intact. Some damp stained pages in both volumes, foxing noted throughout each. Original owner name and date (1844) on the FFEP of volume one. Contemporary ownership info label on the top right corner of the FFEP in both volumes. xxvi, 320pp & xxi, 318pp. A classic work of Western Americana offering a unique firsthand account of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgreC2V
- Title
- Commerce of the Prairies or the Journal of a Santa Fe Trader, During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico
- Author
- Gregg, Josiah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- Henry G. Langley, New York
- Date Published
- 1844-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
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- New
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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