Click for full-size.
The Prairie Traveler, A Hand-Book For Overland Expeditions. With Illustrations, And Itineraries Of The Principal Routes Between The Mississippi And The Pacific, And A Map. -- 1862 First UK Edition
by Randolph B Marcy and Richard F. Burton (with his edited notes)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Trubner And Co., 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1863 First UK Edition with Notes by Richard F. Burton and with 31 pages of Trubner ads at the end (NOT the remainder issue). Original purplish cloth with debossed pattern decorations front and rear covers, gilt decoration of rider with a rifle on a horse front cover, Rebound with remnants of original spine cloth relaid to new spine, original boards, new EPs. The covers are relatively clean with general rubbing, a tiny 3mm diameter spot above the front cover gilt decoration, relaid spine cloth very faded, contents fresh and clean with no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, complete with all printed pages and folding map. The folding map is complete and sound with only a 1cm split in margin area of one fold. Very uncommon in the first UK issue with the gilt decorated front cover binding. The book measures 197mm tall x 140mm, and has 251 pages, b/w frontispiece engraving with tissue guard (image matches that on the front cover of the book), 12 in-text b/w illustrations, folding map at rear before the ads section. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003223
- Title
- The Prairie Traveler, A Hand-Book For Overland Expeditions. With Illustrations, And Itineraries Of The Principal Routes Between The Mississippi And The Pacific, And A Map. -- 1862 First UK Edition
- Author
- Randolph B Marcy and Richard F. Burton (with his edited notes)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Trubner And Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, CLARENCE KING, SIERRA NEVADA, SIERRAS, MT, MT., MOUNT, WHITNEY, TYNDALL, LANGLEY, CLARK, SHASTA, YOSEMITE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellaneous; cowboy & western classics;
Terms of Sale
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
All items are guaranteed as described. Any purchase may be returned for a full refund within 10 working days as long as it is returned in the same condition and is packed and shipped correctly. Prior notification is appreciated. All items subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Biblio member since 2018
Portland, Oregon
About JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
Specialty bookshop with decades of experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Is your family bible valuable?
While they may have sentimental value, bibles passed down through the family are not often worth a lot of money. Learn more...
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
