LAST LEAVES OF AMERICAN HISTORY: COMPRISING HISTORIES OF THE MEXICAN WAR AND CALIFORNIA
by Willard, Emma
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: George P. Putnam, 1849.. 230,[10]pp. plus folding map. Original cloth. Head and toe of spine frayed. Scattered foxing, minor tear at folds of map, bookplate. Bookplate and bookstore ticket to front pastedown, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, occasional pencil annotations throughout. A good copy. A reliable account of California and the Mexican-American War, describing causes leading to the war with Mexico, the conquest of New Mexico and California, Doniphan's expedition to Chihuahua, Scott's invasion of Mexico, etc. The second part treats the history of California, beginning with the missions, describing the Spanish and Mexican governments, Fremont's expedition, the Wilkes expedition, Stockton and Kearny's movements, and concludes with an account of the gold rush. This is the first edition, reprinted many times. The map, illustrating the United States and Mexico, was published for the book by J.H. Colton. TUTOROW 3248. COWAN, p.684.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM20340
- Title
- LAST LEAVES OF AMERICAN HISTORY: COMPRISING HISTORIES OF THE MEXICAN WAR AND CALIFORNIA
- Author
- Willard, Emma
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1849.
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....