Adventures on the Columbia River, Including The Narrative of Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, Among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown: Together with A Journey Across the American Continent.
by Cox, Ross
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1832. Half-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv, 335pp. Original green boards with paper spine label. Front board detached but present, rear board tender but holding, spine missing one inch piece at top, paper label heavily worn and chipped, dampstaining to some margins, foxing mainly to first and last few pages, Maryland Historical Society bookplate on front pastedown. A fascinating narrative by Cox, of the fur trading industry in the American northwest, his relations with the indians of the region, and some OF the harrowing experiences he dealt with. Howes C-822.
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- Old Bookshelf (US)
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- 004112
- Title
- Adventures on the Columbia River, Including The Narrative of Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, Among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown: Together with A Journey Across the American Continent.
- Author
- Cox, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. & J. Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Indians Oregon Washington Exploring
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Geography;
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