Exploring Expedition to the Rocky mountains, Oregon and California by Fremont, John C - 1851

Torrington, WY: The Narrative Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine/none, illustrated stiff paper wraps, 404pp. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slight rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, corners square..

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988-04-17. Paperback. Good.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. No work has appeared from the American press within the past few years better calculated to interest the community at large than Colonel J.C. Fremont's Narrative of his Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, and North California, undertaken by the orders of the United States government. Eminently qualified for the task assigned him, Colonel Fremont entered upon his duties with alacrity, and has embodied in the following pages the results of his observations. The country thus explored is daily making deeper and more abiding impressions upon the minds of the people, and information is eagerly sought in regard to its natural resources, its climate, inhabitants, productions, and adaptation for supplying the wants and providing the comforts for a dense population. The day is not far distant when that territory, hitherto so little known, will be intersected by… Read More

Syracuse, New York: L.W. Hall. Good. 1846. Hardcover. 1846 printing. Original tan leather binding. The front cover is detached, but present. There are a few small chips to the leather at the edges of the spine. The leather shows rubbing and some scuffing, with a bit of peeling to the surface of the leather in places. The text shows light foxing to the edges of some of the pages. The binding is tight and the contents complete. A solid copy of this early reprint of Fremont's explorations.; 305 pages .

New York, : D. Appleton & Company, 1846,. 230x145mm,. 186 pages, paperback. Lower cover missing. Spine used. Name of the owner on the superior cover.

Washington: Blair & Rives, Printers, 1845. 294 pages, plus 13 plates of scenery and four maps of which two are folding. Mid twentieth century blue binding beginning with title page [unpaginated page 5]; "A Report on An Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains..." (pp [7-8] 9-85); "Catalogue of Plants (pp 87-101; "A Report of the Exploring Expedition to Oregon and Norther California..." (pp 103-290); and "Table of Distances" (291-294). Title page is darkened, and moisture tide marks are seen on the first half of the leaves. Text and images remain clear. A typed note is laid in from bookseller Bob Marsh of Topeka, Kansas circa 1960s in which he states that this copy is a variant edition, being complete with the above stated portions. At the time of this writing, I have been unable to substantiate this (and would welcome any further information). Without being able to further address the variant issue, I am selling it… Read More

Henry Polkinhorn, Washington: ., 1845 278 p. 8vo. Disbound. Xlib. Contemporary edition published by a commercial publisher, without plates or maps. John Charles Frémont (18131890), first became known as 'the Pathfinder', for his expeditions west of the Missouri River. His second expedition pushed beyond the Rocky Mountains; then north to Fort Vancouver (Canada); and then south into Mexican-held California. Frémont's detailed accounts were accessible to the non-specialist and still make interesting reading. This edition omits scientific portions which were altogether astronomical, scientific, and/or philosophical, and, therefore, not adapted for general utility'. Both he and Kit Carson, his guide, became famous for these Western Explorations. He later (1856) ran as the first Republican candidate for the presidency. Wagner-Camp 115: 3; Howes F-370. W146.

Gales and Seaton. Good+. 1845. Hardcover. 1845 first edition. Original black cloth binding. Rebacked, with the original cloth spine laid over. There is scattered foxing, heavy in places, to the text. Two folding maps are present missing the large folding map and two other maps). A landmark Western Americana publication.; Senate Ex. Doc. 174 .

Washington: Henry Polkinhorn. Good. 1845. Hardcover. Variant that falls between Wagner-Camp 115: 3 and 115: 4. Variant is published by Henry Polkinhorn in Washington; printed on the wraps is "Second Edition" and "Reprinted from the Official Copy" after the title; title page reads: title [rule] second edition- reprinted from the official copy. Rebound in red buckram with original blue wraps bound in. Boards have light shelfwear; original wraps have heavy chipping and soiling and have been repaired with archival tape in multiple places; text block has moderate foxing. This is one of the contemporary editions published by a commercial publisher, without plates or maps. Fremont explored the Wind River Mountains and South Pass in Wyoming, employing Kit Carson as a guide. Returning the following year, passing the Great Salt Lake, he followed the Snake and Columbia Rivers to Fort Vancouver. Then travelling southeast to Walker Lake, he crossed back over the Sierra Nevada Range… Read More

First House edition of this famous report. 1845. Complete in original binding except for the gigantic map which is available in full size color thick glossy paper professional reproduction ($25 extra if desired). Pagination: 583 pages, 22 plates, 4 maps, all blanks present. Includes fascinating pencil diagram of oil rig on back of map. Oil rig drawing titled "Sheffield Oil Company. Warren(?), Co., Pa." That pencil drawing is the only interior writing or ownership marking anywhere in the book. Condition is a mixed bag. Original half leather marbled boards show heavy wear and looks like they were professionally rehinged in the distant past. Binding is sound. Pages show moderate to heavy toning and foxing. Some plates have weird 'dot' foxing I have never seen elsewhere (see scan). Marbled endpapers. A nice well maintained copy suitable for reading and research with a cool drawing. Howes F372; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Graff 1436. House Doc. No. 166. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will… Read More