Life On the Plains and Among the Diggings

Auburn & Buffalo: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A well-preserved, very presentable copy of the 1854 1st edition, 1st issue (with pg. 219 misnumbered "119" and with "Stereotyped by Derby and Miller, Auburn" on the copyright page). Original blindstamped publisher's cloth, with bright gilt-titling and device along the spine. Very light fading to… Read more about this item

Auburn, NY: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. Third Printing. 384pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Decorative blind stamping to boards. Good. Boards faded and rubbed at the corners. Sporadic foxing throughout. Ink stamp to verso of blank rear free endsheet. Blank rear flyleaf has been removed. Alonzo Delano, a native of… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1981. A beautiful copy. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No corner bumps. No owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. The binding on this copy is GENUINE LEATHER, superior to the cheaper leatherette (imitation leather) found on later printings.… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1981. A gorgeous, pristine copy. No previous owner's name. Not a remainder. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. Handsomely bound in full, brown leatherette that is gilt stamped, and embossed with a western motif/longhorn design. A silk ribbon page-marker is… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1981.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; embossed ownership seal on the blank page that has publisher's statement on the verso; otherwise in Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers.… Read more about this item

[New York]: Time-Life Books, 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. Full brown blind-embossed calf with gilt lettering. xi, 384pp. All edges gilt. Frontispiece, marbled endpapers, sewn-in yellow silk page marker. Near fine. Tight, handsome facsimile of the scarce 1854 Miller, Orton & Mulligan first edition, considered one of the best 49er narratives ever. Part of this publisher's "Classics of the Old West"… Read more about this item

1981. 1981 Delano, A LIFE ON THE PLAINS AND AMONG THE DIGGINGS; BEING SCENES AND ADVENTURES OF AN OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA Classics of the Old West Time-Life Books, c1981 384pp, frontis illustration Facsimile edition of the 1854 edition 8vo Embossed leather stamped in gold, marbled paper end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker Publisher's loose sheet laid-in, unused… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Time- Life Books. Full-leather embossed boards, gilt page ends, ribbon marker. Very light edge wear, clean copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1981.

NY: Time-Life Books, 1982. Gift quality, appears unread; Blind-embossed, full brown bonded leather, gilt titling; All edges gilt with silk ribbon page marker sewn into the headband; End papers printed with a Dutch-Shell marbled design; Photographically reproduced facsimile of the 1854 First Edition; Publisher's promotional leaflet and blank book plate laid-in; 384p.. Facsimile Reprint. Full Bonded Leather. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854 Green/Gilt Embossed Boards, Tight, Clean. Light Foxing.Engraved Frontispiece: The Overland Route. And 3 Plates By N. Orr Sc.Xi. 384 Pgs. Top 3/4 Inch Clipped Off Title Page. Howes "Aa" Scarce. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1981. A beautiful copy. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No corner bumps. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. The binding on this copy is GENUINE LEATHER, superior to the cheaper leatherette (imitation leather) found on later printings.… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1981.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; Very Good+ condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Marbled endpapers. Description: Frontis illustration in black and white. This is a volume from the Time-Life Classics of… Read more about this item

Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Early edition--"Second Thousand", 1854. Blindstamped cloth hardcover with gilt title and decoration on spine, 384 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, lacking the tissue-guard between the frontispiece and titlepage, light wear to the edges of some pages, soiling or discoloration to some pages and to the… Read more about this item

Leather bound hardback, gold print on spine almost all faded, light wear otherwise

Great Americana Series, Readex Microprint Corp. , New York: 1966., 1966 Facsimile of the rare Auburn & Buffalo, New York: 1854 first edition. 384 p. + Frontis. Small 8vo. Original leather grained cloth binding. Near fine condition. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to st udy, own, and enjoy such rare Americana. NW29. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Alexandria Virginia: Time-life Books, 1981. leather bound hard cover is in fine condition with no dust jacket. is a reprint edition. has marble illustrated endpapers with gold gilt to all edges. has yellow cloth ribbon book marker attached. has time-life flyer laid in. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 384 pages.. Reprint. Leather Bound Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1981. A beautiful copy. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No corner bumps. Previous owner's blindstamp. No remainder mark. Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. The binding on this copy is GENUINE LEATHER, superior to the cheaper leatherette (imitation leather) found on later printings. Although… Read more about this item

Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1981. Appears never read. Fine condition. Bright and shiny. No previous owner's name. Not a remainder. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Handsomely bound in full, brown leatherette that is gilt stamped, and embossed with a western motif/longhorn design. A silk ribbon page-marker is sewn into the headband. All edges gilt.… Read more about this item

Time-Life Books, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1981, 384pp. A 1981 reprint of the 1854 First Edition. Full leather, marbled end-papers, all page edges gilt, yellow place-marker ribbon. Near Fine with no marks or tears. A printer's notice from Time-Life books re this Classics of the Old West series and an… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Miller, Orton & Co., 1857. Book. Good+ condition. Hardcover. Early printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 384 pages. Original cloth binding is heavily worn, with rubbing and fraying to the extremities, and cracking to the exterior hinges; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with 4 plates. The first 24 pages have minor staining to the top… Read more about this item