Rambler in North America, MDCCCXXXII-MDCCCXXXIII. [Volumes I and II].
by Latrobe, Charles Joseph
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About This Item
Two volume set. New-York, Harper & Brothers, 1835. First American Edition. 12mo. 243pp; 242pp. Hardcover. Fair. Full leather bindings. Both volumes have Norristown Library Company No. 585 written in contemporary manuscript on pastedowns; boards Volume I are cracked and fragile and previous owner has tipped in a newspaper clipping about the book, rear endpaper is missing a 1 x 1 piece; front board of Volume II is detached and rear board is cracked, label on spine is detached, front endpaper is missing a 2 x 4 piece; text blocks of both volumes have moderate foxing. From Wagner-Camp: Charles Latrobe accompanied Washington Irving on the Tour on the Prairies, in the party that included Commissioner Ellsworth, Colonel Chouteau, Count Albert de Pourtales, and John T. Irving. Howes L-127. Wagner-Camp 57: 2. .
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- Title
- Rambler in North America, MDCCCXXXII-MDCCCXXXIII. [Volumes I and II].
- Author
- Latrobe, Charles Joseph
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- 12mo
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- Tipped In
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- Cracked
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