$3,198
Fremont, John Charles (1813-1890) Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1843-44. Syracuse: Hall & Dickson; New York: Barnes & Co., 1847. Octavo, with the large folding Map of Oregon, California, New Mexico, N.W. Texas, & the proposed Territory of Ne-Bras-Ka , by Rufus B. Sage (1817-1893), printed on onion-skin paper, hand-colored; and two full-paged wood engravings in the text; four pages of ads after the text; bound in full contemporary brown cloth, title and illustration of a buck on a rocky outcropping stamped on the spine in gilt, drink circle on front board, end caps frayed with loss; map with folds and very minor tears, some edges slightly worn from protruding beyond the text block, an ex library copy with very restrained stamps that appear only on ffep and rear pastedown, no other library marks, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. This abridged edition of Fremont's account of his far west expeditions is the only one to include Sage's valuable map. In 1847, much of the territory delineated in this map was still firmly under the control of Plains Indians, especially the Comanche people.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
