Western America in 1846-1847: The Original Travel Diary of Lt. J. W. Abert, who Mapped New Mexico for the United States Army.
by GALVIN, John [editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[San Francisco]: John Howell, 1966. First edition. One of 3000 copies printed by Lawton Kennedy. Folio. 116 pp. plus two large folding maps at rear. Illustrated from Abert's diary (many in color). Publisher's cream cloth with gilt spine lettering, color device on front, mylar jacket. A beautiful copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70524
- Title
- Western America in 1846-1847: The Original Travel Diary of Lt. J. W. Abert, who Mapped New Mexico for the United States Army.
- Author
- GALVIN, John [editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Howell
- Place of Publication
- [San Francisco]
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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