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JOURNAL of an EXPLORING TOUR BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ...... with a MAP OF OREGON TERRITORY (5th ed)
by Parker, Samuel f2a
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD - VG book. Full sheep with black leather spine label.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Auburn, NY: Derby.. GOOD - VG book. Full sheep with black leather spine label.. 1846 (1838cp). Fifth edition.. Hardcover. GOOD-VG book. FINE map. Worn. Label reads PARKER'S EXPLORING TOUR. 8vo xvi,(17),18-422,6pp. Front hinge held by cords alone. . Tight binding. Light foxing but no other soiling or staining. Howes P89 states the map is the first to show the Oregon interior accurately. Map has had its inner hinge repaired with archival repair tape. Repair solely in the margin area. The map has 12 fold line intersections but only one with a pin hole. NO other pin holes and obviously, no tears or chips. Six dime size foxing spots. Outermost fold line age browned. Otherwise almost as bright & clean as new. Map dated 1838, printed in Utica, NY. An important map and very seldom found in any edition. .
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- Seller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001261
- Title
- JOURNAL of an EXPLORING TOUR BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ...... with a MAP OF OREGON TERRITORY (5th ed)
- Author
- Parker, Samuel f2a
- Illustrator
- plate & FINE fold out map.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD - VG book. Full sheep with black leather spine label.
- Edition
- Fifth edition.
- Publisher
- Derby.
- Place of Publication
- Auburn, NY
- Date Published
- 1846 (1838cp)
- Keywords
- GOOD-VG book. FINE map. Worn. Label reads PARKER'S EXPLORING TOUR. 8vo, xvi,(17),18-422,6pp. Front hinge held by cords alone.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- VG
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- New
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