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Washington: Blair & Rives, 1845. Gorgeous re-bound half leather with leather tips, retaining the original boards; binding in very good condition half-leather and marble boards printed for House of Representatives; black spine with leather title label, somewhat rubbed, but still showing glitter of gilt and very readable. Interior pages tight and clean, despite some romantic foxing throughout. 22 plates, 2 folding maps, 2 in-text maps. this copy matches the New York Public Library copy and lacks, as often the case, the large Preuss map. . Half Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Published. 9 x 6.

Washington: Blair and Rives, 1845. Rebacked with original spine laid-down. Red and black spine labels, original. New free endpapers. Professional repair of folding map pp. 132-33. 22 plates (collated complete) and four maps, two of which are folding. Plates are generally clean, some occasional peripheral foxing. Text with mild to moderate foxing. Title-page shows peripheral browning and moderate foxing as well. Map pocket is loosened but present at rear. Small facsimile of the large map is provided in the pocket. Large facsimile of the Preuss map is included in separate folder. A good-plus copy of this important report, printed by order of the House of Representatives. 583pp. See the following for additional information. Streeter 3131, Howes F370, Wagner-Camp 115.2, Field 565, Graff 1436. See photos.. First Edition. Full Brown Leather. General Cover Wear/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.

Gales and Seaton. Collectible - Good. Washington, D.C.: Gales and Seaton, 1845. 1st edition. Senate Issue. Later binding. Sm 4to Hardcover. (6)+693pp+(7). B/W plates, tables, includes 2 folding maps, p. 133 and p. 247. lacking 3 remaining maps, including Charles Preuss map. Good book. 1/2 leather brown boards with raised spine bands, gilt spine lettering and marbled endpapers. Heavy edgewear. Approx. 1 inch chip to the upper rear board. Pages age toned. Hinges starting. Decorative early penciled gifter's inscription to the first blank. Creasing to the upper corner of pages 247-256. Heavy vertical creasing to the second rear blank. Inclludes astronomical and meteorological reports omitted from the House issue. In polypropylene bag. (US history, exploration, american west) Inquire if you need further information.

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Senate issue. 693 pp, with 22 engraved plates, the large folding map (bound in), two single-page maps, and one of two small folding maps. The second small folding map (untitled map showing the crossing of the Sierra Nevada by the South Fork of the American River) is supplied in photo-facsimile. Some of the plates are trimmed quite close to the margins. In a later nineteenth century binding of three-quarter navy blue leather over patterened paper-covered boards. Fremont's most important work, chronicling his seminal expeditions that revealed the paths and trails that would become the highways over which the gold seekers would rush to California beginning in 1849. Wheat (Transmississippi Vol. II, pp 194-200, map 497) comments that the large map "radically and permanently changed the entire picture of the West and its cartography." Graff 1436; Howes F-370; Sabin 25845; Wagner-Camp 115:1; Zamorano 80 #39.

1845 1ed John C Fremont Expedition Rocky Mountains California Gold Rush MAPS
A rare first edition of John Charles Fremont's explorations and voyages. Printed shortly after the expedition itself, this account of exploration includes Fremont's expeditions took him to California, along the Oregon Trail, and through Nevada, where he encountered and battled Native American Indians.
According to Kurutz, this work is "one of the monumental works of western exploration!" Issued in both 'House [of Representatives]' and 'Senate' issues, this 1845 first edition is illustrated with 24 full-page engravings of mountain views, maps of the route, view of Pyramid Lake in Nevada, Columbia River Gorge views, waterfalls, the Sierra Nevada, the Great Salt Lake, and much more! This book changed the perspective of the American West, as it provided details of physical terrain and landmarks that had never been reported on through the mid-1800s.
Fremont and his wife became exceedingly wealthy during the California Gold Rush,… Read More

Washington, D. C.: Gales and Seaton. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1845. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Includes 22 plates (one is a map of the Great Salt Lake) , plus 2 folding maps bound in, plus the large 53"x32" folded map. The large map is fair to good. It is complete , but separated on one fold at the bottom, and numerous separations at various intersecting folds. I don't see any major loss, so it is a prime candidate for conservation. Bound in the original dark brown cloth. Rubbing and small tears at the spine ends. Just a bit of the original green ribbon is present. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 693+map pages .

Washington: Blair and Rives, 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Unusually nice copy of the House of Representatives version of the Fremont report. 1845 first printing. Blind stamped cloth with gilt lettered spine.Fold out map and large Preuss map in rear pocket both in very good condition. Very good condition with only a small tear to top of spine. Important report which had a far reaching impact on later emigration to the west. Co-authored by his wife Jesse, Fremont's account was one of the most popular and influential of its kind. By providing the first accurate information on the geographical routes through the Rocky Mountains to California and paved the way for the gold rush influx. Wagner-Camp 115, Howes F-370. Zamarano 80, etc.

Washington, DC: Senate Of The United States and printed by Gales and Seaton, 1845. First Edition. Very near fine in its original black, ribbed cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine and blind embossing on the front and rear boards. A small quarto of 9 by 5 3/4 inches with a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page and very light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with foxing to the first 20 pages of the text and the final 14 pages of the text. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 693 pages of text (with 17 unopened leaves). This volume includes the first report: An Exploration Of The Country Lying Between The Missouri River And The Rocky Mountains In The Line Of The Kansas And Great PLatte Rivers.(comprising pages 9 to 101). Illustrated with 2 one-page maps, 22 plates, and 3 fold-out maps including the large map at the rear of the book with the extraction ribbon still in place. This title is considered by Howes in his bibliography… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Galfs and Seaton, Printer, 1845. Very Good tooled cloth with reinforced spine, 1845 large foldout map of Rocky mountain rivers in front pocket, two more large foldout maps tipped into text and numerous illustrations and charts of flora and fauna and other data. Interior pages foxed maps are intact and in very good condition, Sewn binding is tight, binding reinforced. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.