Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains by Ruxton, George F - 1847

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New York, NY: Harper & Brothers. VG. 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 312 pages. Rebound in green cloth with new endpapers. Light foxing throughout. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

London: John Murray, 1849-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Rebacked, with original spine retained. Some edge wear / rubbing. viii, 332 p., 31 pages of ads. 18 cm. Minor Scattered staining. A view of Mexico (and America) from a British traveler during the time of the Mexican-American War. Ruxton (1821-1848) was a British soldier, explorer, and travel writer. In 1846, he went to Mexico to observe the Mexican War, then he traveled north through Texas to Santa Fe, and Colorado. Quite an interesting account of a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Ruxton provides a wealth of information about current attitudes of Mexicans for Americans, the manners and customs of the people. Sabin 2107 (1848, NY printing). 1st English ed. Eberstadt 114:890. Wagner-Camp 139:3. Howes R-553.

New York:: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848. 5" wide by 7.5" tall. A tight copy of the first American printing of this classic -- one of the best travel narratives of the fur trade era. WITHDRAWN stamp, and other typical library markings. Bound in the original red cloth, with blindstamped rules and ornaments on the front and rear covers, and elaborate gilt decorations on the spine. Gilt is still bright and shiny. Spine ends chipped. Moderate edge wear. Light scattered foxing. Describes the adventures of the author, a British army officer. "Contains valuable accounts of pioneer life; the Indians; mines; beaver and buffalo hunting, etc. Describes the author's journey through Texas, New Mexico, along the Red River and the Arkansas; down the Missouri to St. Louis; by steamboat to Peoria, and thence by stagecoach to Chicago." Dobie remarks that this book is "vivid on Comanche raids." Rittenhouse SANTA FE TRAIL 499: "Ruxton had first gone to Mexico,… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An attractive copy of British explorer and travel writer George Ruxton's account of his travels in Mexico, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. First published in 1847, the year prior to Ruxton's death. He died in Missouri in 1848, prior to which he had been bedridden from a fall that occurred in the Rocky Mountains.After resigning his post in the British Army, Ruxton travelled through Mexico to the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Plains, providing a view of the westward expansion of the United States in the 1840s, during the period when the country's government was pursuing its policy of manifest destiny.Rebacked, retaining the original boards. Endpapers renewed.A very smart copy of this work from one of the first Englishmen to write in detail about the Rocky Mountains. Rebacked, retaining the original boards, with endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent, with a touch of fading to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound.… Read More