A RIDE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Good condition. Item #017662
[ii] pages of advertisement, x, 388 pages of text followed by [ii] pages. Original hardcover marbled cloth binding unusually decorated to resemble marbled paper (light green and maroon); the binding is heavily rubbed and worn, with some bumping and fraying, remaining intact; protected in custom fitted archival mylar. Top front corner bumped causing a small tear in the cover and the first 20 leaves, which have been reinforced with clear tape, and the rear cover is creased causing some creasing to most pages. Illustrated with a frontisportrait. Light to moderate scattered foxing. Howes C548; Sabin 14240; Field 340; Matthews p.314; Wagner Camp 211; Field: "Foolhardy travels...interesting and well told." Howes: "On this perilous 1850 trip undertaken for sheer adventure by two young English sportsmen, two of their seven companions perished; the survival of any was a miracle." Warren Howell, CAT.50.II, 384 notes "Original blind-stamped maroon cloth" for his copy but according to Bentley Company it was apparently first issued, as this copy was, in marbled cloth. First edition.
Price: $150.00