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Washington, D.C: Walter B. Lang, 1940. 1st . Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 163pp.; SC lt.brwn.w/blk.; some rub lt.stains, sticker-ghost; spine sunned; lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. The operation of the mail stages over the Butterfield Trail. some illus.
The First Overland Mail. Butterfield Trail. St. Louis to San Francisco 1858-1861 and San Francisco to Memphis 1858 - 1861. by Lang, Walter B. Compiler and Editor - 1945
by Lang, Walter B. Compiler and Editor
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The First Overland Mail. Butterfield Trail. St. Louis to San Francisco 1858-1861 and San Francisco to Memphis 1858 - 1861.
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n.p.: Author, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Lang compiled 2 accounts St Louis to Memphis printed in 1940 (163 pp)and San Francisco to Memphis in 1945. (94 pp.) illus and maps.. This first is the account by Waterman L. Ormsby, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. Ormsby's reports, which promptly appeared in the "New York Herald," are lively and exciting. He describes the journey in close detail, giving full accounts of the conveyances, the accommodations, etc. The frontis is a fold-out reproduction of the earliest known through timetable of the Overland Mail Company.The 2nd from Lang's Preface: "In this.is presented for the first time the complete report of a journey made by the correspondent of the San Francisco Bulletin over the alternative route from San Francisco to Memphis, Tennessee.There are also included a number of shorter narrations of historic interest concerning the operation of the Butterfield Mail Stages.". Bound in cloth and in a fine red box.
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The First Overland Mail: Butterfield Trail, St. Louis to San Francisco 1858-1861
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The First Overland Mail : Butterfield Trail : St. Louis to San Francisco 1858-1861
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Aurora NY: Roycrofters Press. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Has a 1" repaired tear to top edge of back cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 163 pages .
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THE FIRST OVERLAND MAIL Butterfield Trail. St. Louis to San Francisco 1858-1861.
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No Place: No Publisher Listed.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 8vo; 163 pages; Covers with some darkening and minor wear. 4 narratives printed together for the first time. Few spots to interior pages. .
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1945. Softcover. Very good. 94 pp, illustrated, in original printed wrappers. Small (1 cm) tear to front wrapper at base of spine, previous owner's name and address in ink on front endpaper, else clean and sound. Second (and less common) of two volumes by Lang compiling contemporary accounts of trips taken over this historic stage route. According to the Preface, "in this part is presented for the first time the complete report of a journey made by the correspondence to the San Francisco Bulletin over the alternative route from San Francisco to Memphis, Tennessee.
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The First Overland Mail Butterfield Trail; St. Louis - San Francisco 1858 - 1861
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Not stated: Published by the Author, 1940. 1st edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good. History of the overland mail stages. It include narratives written by several passengers. Some discoloration on inside fromt cover and fly leaf pages. Excellent history. 10893.
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