Search Results: oregon and california in 1848 with by thornton j quinn

NY: Harper & Brothers. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in black cloth. All the usual xlib marks. The map is missing from volume 2. With all of that said, this is an excellent reading set, as the bindings are tight, and the paper has very, very little foxing. ; Ex-Library; 8"; 393+379+4 pages .

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1849. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set, complete with 12 plates and a large folding map. Original hardcover cloth bindings are heavily worn, with chipping, rubbing and shelfwear, and minor tape repairs to the bottom of the spine of the first volume, which also has a damp stain to the lower corner, not affecting the map but affecting the entirety of the text. The bindings are serviceable and intact but are very worn; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. The folding map contains outlines in original hand-color, with an archival repair to a tear and is slightly creased and misfolded. Vol. I: 393 pages. Vol. II: 379 pages followed by 16 pages of publisher's advertisement. Vol. I with previous owner's name: Mr. Wm Hamilton. Vol. II with a section of the front endpaper neatly removed, and the previous owner's name: George Winslow New York October 7th 1849. The text is affected lightly to moderately by… Read More