OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL - 1857 by Napton, William B - 1964

Stagecoach, 1964. Hardcover. Like New/fine. Limited Edition of book and dust jacket appear unused 650

Santa Fe, NM: Stagecoach Press, 1964. Hardcover. As New. Hardcover wirh dustjacket as new. 99 pp. Introduction by Donald Cutter

Santa Fe: Stagecoach Press, 1964. This first regular edition is limited to 650 copies, designed and printed by Jack D. Rittenhouse at his Stagecoach Press in Santa Fe. Body text was set in Linotype Caledonia, with chapter headings handset in old French Ionic. Printed on a hand operated press, using Hamilton Kilmory paper. Small octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters (hardcover), 73 pp. Fine (As New), in a Near-Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: One of the last paragraphs of an important chapter in American history, says the introduction by Dr. Donald C. Cutter, of the Department of History at the University of New Mexico. This reprint of a scarce book tells a first hand account of one man’s personal experiences while traveling over the Santa Fe Trail in 1857. William B. Napton was a young Missourian who joined a wagon train when he was eighteen. Forty years later he wrote of his experiences and the book was published at Kansas City in 1905... Napton preserved sharp, indelible… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: Stagecoach Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with light rubbing to edges. Light soiling top edge. Pages clean and binding tight. Jacket is lightly sunned on spine. Not price clipped. Signed by printer Jack D. Rittenhouse on limitation page. One of 650 copies, unnumbered. Originally published in 1905. A firsthand account of the author's experience travelling over the Santa Fe Trail in 1857,; Book; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall; 73 pp; Signed by Publisher .

Kansas City: Franklin Hudson Publishing Co., 1905., 1905. First edition. First edition. 6 3/4: x 5" original pictorial wrappers, 99 pp., illustrated. An account of a young man's experiences traveling the Santa Fe Trail in 1857. William B. Napton was a young Missourian who joined a wagon train when he was eighteen. He provides a vivid glimpse into the challenges, adventures, and cultural encounters faced by travelers along this iconic trail as they journeyed through vast prairies, rugged mountains, and arid deserts. Forty years later he wrote of his experiences and the book was published at Kansas City in 1905 ... Napton preserved sharp, indelible images of the nation's enchanted Trail: the crack of bullwhips, the threats of Indians, long days of endless plodding broken by a wild dash for buffalo or elk, the practical jokes of the rough teamsters, and the iron rule of the wagon master. Covers moderately used, faint vertical crease to the front cover, else a good+ copy. A rare book and… Read More