Title: The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with Maps, Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific Author: Marcy, Randolph B. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1859 Description: 340 pp. Illustrated with wood engravings, some full-page on plates included in the pagination; 1 (of 2) maps. Lacking the folding map. (8vo) original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. "After half a lifetime spent on the western plains and in the Rocky Mountains, Captain Marcy was well qualified to advise the prospective emigrant, and he ably summarized his experiences in this book. By 1859, the routes of overland travel had been well established, and Marcy set out twenty-eight of them, including one to the Pike's Peak gold region which had recently been discovered..." - Wagner-Camp. Cowan p.414; Graff 2676; Howes M279; Sabin 44514; Smith 6509; Wagner-Camp 335:1. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, spine chipped; lacking folding map; foxing; good. Item number: 261310
Title: The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with Maps, Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific Author: Marcy, Randolph B. Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1859 Description: 340 pp. Illustrated with wood engravings, some full-page on plates included in the pagination; 1 (of 2) maps. Lacking the folding map. (8vo) original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. "After half a lifetime spent on the western plains and in the Rocky Mountains, Captain Marcy was well qualified to advise the prospective emigrant, and he ably summarized his experiences in this book. By 1859, the routes of overland travel had been well established, and Marcy set out twenty-eight of them, including one to the Pike's Peak gold region which had recently been discovered..." - Wagner-Camp. Cowan p.414; Graff 2676; Howes M279; Sabin 44514; Smith 6509; Wagner-Camp 335:1. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding worn, spine chipped; lacking folding map; foxing; good. Item number: 261310
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