Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket; Slipcase rubbed.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Barre, MA: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket; Slipcase rubbed.. 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. One of 1950 numbered copies of this abridged reprint of this 1832 title. Green cloth in illustrated cardboard slipcase. Illustrated endpapers. xxxvi, 547pp, index. 12 color plates by Samuel Seymour. "From the Notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and Other Gentlemen of the Exploring Party, Compiled by Edwin James, Botanist and Geologist of the Expedition." Introduction by Howard R. Lamar. A narrative of the 1819-20 travels of the scientific wing of the larger Yellowstone Expedition exploring the Platte River and Great Plains. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39626
- Title
- Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket; Slipcase rubbed.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Imprint Society
- Place of Publication
- Barre, MA
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Exploration, American Frontier
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure; The American West;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
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- Fine
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