Click for full-size.
Biographical Sketch of James Bridger, Mountaineer, Trapper and Guide
by Dodge, Major Gen'l Grenville M
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Monterey, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Unz & Company, 1905. 8vo. 27pp. Fold-out illustration of Fort Bridger at title page; 2 other photo-illustrations. Original brown staplebound wraps with black lettering. Minor wear to extremities; cover at lower spine split up to lower staple; short closed tear at upper spine otherwise near fine. The first biography of Bridger by one who personally knew him. James Felix Bridger (1804 - 1881) was an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. Bridger was part of the second generation of American mountain men and pathfinders that followed the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 and became well known for participating in numerous early expeditions into the western interior as well as mediating between Native American tribes and westward-migrating European-American settlers. By the end of his life, he had earned a reputation as one of the foremost frontiersmen in the American Old West. (Graff 1106; Holliday 304; Howes D392).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6018
- Title
- Biographical Sketch of James Bridger, Mountaineer, Trapper and Guide
- Author
- Dodge, Major Gen'l Grenville M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Unz & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- , , , ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
Terms of Sale
Carpe Diem Fine Books
Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
All items are offered subject to prior sale and shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made promptly. New customers are asked to prepay, or supply ABAA references. Postage and insurance charges are billed to domestic orders; international orders are shipped by air mail, with full charges billed. Payment may be made by check or bank draft; we also accept all credit cards and PayPal. Institutions can be invoiced according to their requirements.
9.25% sales tax will be charged California residents.
About the Seller
Carpe Diem Fine Books
Biblio member since 2009
Monterey, California
About Carpe Diem Fine Books
Carpe Diem Fine Books offers a discriminating selection of out-of-print, signed and unusual books in all fields – with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West. Proprietors James Bryant and Mary Hill have served an international clientele of private collectors and libraries since 1995. Their book gallery, located in a charming 1930's Carmel stone building just steps from the Robert Louis Stevenson House in historic Old Monterey, features a constantly changing inventory - from the classics to the unexpected.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
This Book’s Categories
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
What is a first edition?
Even if you’re only peripherally aware of book collecting, you’ve doubtless heard the term, first edition, bandied about but you may still be in the dark as to what makes them such a big deal. Learn about first editions and why collectors value them here.
