Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, In the Year 1842, And to Oregon and North California, In the Years 1843-44.
Under the Orders of Colonel J. J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau London: Wiley and Putnam, 1846.
First English edition. Hardcover. Octavo. iv, 5-324 pages. Illustrated with large folding map backed by linen, two frontispiece engravings, and two engraved plates in text. Green cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with blind stamped eagle and shield illustration on the front cover. Gilt title and blind stamped decorations on the spine. Cloth lightly chipped head of the spine and edge worn base of the spine. Corners bumped. A few light repairs made to this copy including a front hinge repair and a tissue repair to the title page. A very small puncture on the title page. A few pages with very brief pencil notes or underlining. Light foxing to the blank verso of the linen backed map. Armorial bookplate of "Sir G. E. Hammond Bt. K.C.B." on the front paste down. A good copy.
Howes 370 Notation for entry reads - "Eng. ed., with omissions and different pls 'a' Contains his first and second expeditions"; Reference Graff 1433 (Syracuse edition). Good. Item #25003
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