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The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with Maps, Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 231

The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions, with Maps, Illustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific

Schätzpreis
300 $ - 500 $
Zuschlagspreis:
180 $
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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; 2 maps, 1 of them folding. 16.5x10 cm (6¾x4"), 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. Wheat notes that the folding map, "though rather crude... affords an excellent general view of the routes of travel just prior to the railroad building era..." Cowan p.414; Graff 2676; Howes M279; Rader 2347; Sabin 44514; Smith 6509; Wagner-Camp 335:1; Wheat Transmississippi 984 and 985. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth to spine flaking, soiling and wear to covers; front hinge cracked, folding map with rips; interior very good. Item number: 256886

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 231
Auktion:
Datum:
04.12.2014
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

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; 2 maps, 1 of them folding. 16.5x10 cm (6¾x4"), 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. Wheat notes that the folding map, "though rather crude... affords an excellent general view of the routes of travel just prior to the railroad building era..." Cowan p.414; Graff 2676; Howes M279; Rader 2347; Sabin 44514; Smith 6509; Wagner-Camp 335:1; Wheat Transmississippi 984 and 985. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth to spine flaking, soiling and wear to covers; front hinge cracked, folding map with rips; interior very good. Item number: 256886

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 231
Auktion:
Datum:
04.12.2014
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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