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Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44 ... Printed by Order of the House
by Fremont, John C
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- first
- Condition
- Stitched as issued, untrimmed and partially unopened. Custom calf backed clamshell box
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1845. First edition, House issue. With 22 engraved plates and 5 maps, including large folding map. 583 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stitched as issued, untrimmed and partially unopened. Custom calf backed clamshell box. First edition, House issue. With 22 engraved plates and 5 maps, including large folding map. 583 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A classic of American exploration. Christopher "Kit" Carson was one of the guides for Fremont along with many other famous scouts of the day, and Fremont's book was instrumental in paving the way for expansion West, providing the first truly accurate information regarding the routes thereto.
Scarce in original condition. "The great folding map is an altogether memorable document in the cartographic history of the West." [Trans-Mississipi West II,497]. Howes F 370; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Wheat Transmississippi 497; Cowan pp. 223-24; Sabin 25845; Graff 1437; Hasse, p. 31; Hill p. 112; Zamorano Eighty, #39; Grolier Club, One Hundred American Books, #49
Scarce in original condition. "The great folding map is an altogether memorable document in the cartographic history of the West." [Trans-Mississipi West II,497]. Howes F 370; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Wheat Transmississippi 497; Cowan pp. 223-24; Sabin 25845; Graff 1437; Hasse, p. 31; Hill p. 112; Zamorano Eighty, #39; Grolier Club, One Hundred American Books, #49
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 262414
- Title
- Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44 ... Printed by Order of the House
- Author
- Fremont, John C
- Format/Binding
- With 22 engraved plates and 5 maps, including large folding map. 583 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Stitched as issued, untrimmed and partially unopened. Custom calf backed clamshell box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, House issue
- Publisher
- Blair and Rives
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Western
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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