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Bartlett, John Russell PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EXPLORATIONS AND INCIDENTS IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, SONORA AND CHIHUAHUA, CONNECTED WITH THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION DURING THE YEARS 1850, '51, '52 AND '53. 2 VOLUMES IN 1.
New York D. Appleton & Company 1854 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good
...[VOL.I - xxii, 506 pgs., VOL.II - xvii, 624 pgs.]...FIRST EDITION...2 VOLUMES IN 1...LARGE FOLD OUT MAP(repaired and loose) IN VOL. I, A FOLD OUT FRONTIS TINTED LITHOGRAPH IN EACH VOLUME PLUS 13 OTHER TINTED LITHOGRAPH FULL PAGE PLATES(does not include the Tuscon View which was not called for in this edition)...MANY MORE FULL PAGE AND SMALLER ENGRAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE TEXT...Bartlett was commissioned by Pres. Taylor in 1850 to establish the boundary between the United States and Mexico. This account which contains much valuable historic and scientific material remains one of the most accurate records of the American Southwest...Ex-Library with some markings...Rebound in library cloth binding...Large fold out map professionally repaired and mounted on linen backing. Some paper losses along the folds of the map ...Blind stamp on bottom of title page...Small chip on "Contents" page with no loss of text...A VALUABLE AND READABLE REFERENCE... HOWES B197... 005036
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625.00 USD
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