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Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans
by James, General Thomas; edited by Walter B. Douglas
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Monterey, California, United States
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About This Item
Saint Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1916. Limited Edition #164 of 365 copies. First Edition Thus; reprint of the very rare 1846 original edition printed in Waterloo, Illinois. 8vo. 316pp, [i]p of publisher's advertisements. Black & white tissue-guarded illustrative plates; map. Frontispiece and facsimile of 1846 title page included. Quarter dark blue cloth under blue paper covered boards; gilt titles to the spine; top edge gilt; fore and bottom edge deckled. Bookseller label for Arthur H. Clarke in Glendale, CA affixed inside lower front board. Minor wear to corners and spine ends; else a near fine copy. "One of the earliest narratives of the fur-trade covering experiences on the upper Missouri in 1809, and an expedition to Santa Fe, in 1821. Written from James' dictation by Nathan Niles, who, representing local newspaper criticism, destroyed nearly all copies." (Howes J49; Graff 2193; Wagner Camp 121).
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- Bookseller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16822
- Title
- Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans
- Author
- James, General Thomas; edited by Walter B. Douglas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition #164 of 365 copies
- Publisher
- Missouri Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Saint Louis
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- plains indians; navajo; , Western Americana, , ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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About the Seller
Carpe Diem Fine Books
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Monterey, California
About Carpe Diem Fine Books
Carpe Diem Fine Books offers a discriminating selection of out-of-print, signed and unusual books in all fields – with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West. Proprietors James Bryant and Mary Hill have served an international clientele of private collectors and libraries since 1995. Their book gallery, located in a charming 1930's Carmel stone building just steps from the Robert Louis Stevenson House in historic Old Monterey, features a constantly changing inventory - from the classics to the unexpected.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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