Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1892.. xvi,411pp. Large octavo. Camel tan cloth, elaborately decorated in gilt, brown, black and blue, t.e.g. Frontis, plates and illustrations. Minute tear at fore-edge of leaf vii/viii, otherwise fine and bright, though wanting the dust jacket and slipcase. The first printing of the first edition illustrated by Frederic Remington, without the "List of Illustrations" added to the second printing. While also available in "deluxe" leather and parchment bindings, this cloth binding (when in fine condition) serves the decorations far better than those alternatives. BAL 15484. HOWES P97. DYKES (REMINGTON) 888.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT86478
Title: THE OREGON TRAIL SKETCHES OF PRAIRIE AND ROCKY-MOUNTAIN LIFE
Author: Parkman, Francis
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1892.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Parchment: Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
BAL: Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...