RARE 1856 LIFE COL J C FREMONT, NARRATIVES/ADVENTURES/EXPLORATIONS, ILLUST/CLOTH

Description

RARE
MID-19TH CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
ANTIQUE
(1856)
1ST. EDITION,
ILLUSTRATED
CLOTH VOLUME,
'THE LIFE
of
COLONEL JOHN CHARLES FREMONT
&
HIS NARRATIVE
of
EXPLORATIONS
&
ADVENTURES
in
KANSAS, NEBRASKA, OREGON
&
CALIFORNIA,'
with
CHOCOLATE BROWN CLOTH COVER, GOLD GILT EMBOSSED SPINE TYPOGRAPHY
&
STAMPED FRONT
&
BACK COVERS, FEATURING SEVERAL STEEL ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS
of
ARTIST'S RENDERINGS
[*Inset steel engraving of the author by
J. C. Buttre,
from a photograph by
(Matthew) Brady?]
NY & Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan
NY: 25 Park Row, Auburn: 107 Genesee St.
The
MEMOIR
by
SAMUEL M. SMUCKER, A. M.,
Author of "The Life and Reign of Catherine 11.," Nicholas I, of Russia," etc.
(Dated 1856)
Mid-19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique cloth volumes of
Ame
ri
can
exploration and travel journals in the western territories of
North American
and early
European
interactions with
Native Americans
DIMENSIONS:
7
3⁄4" Height x
5
1⁄2" Width x
1
1⁄2" Height
Weight:
1 lb. 4 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
A very hard-to-find and splendid
mid-19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique cloth volume of early exploration and travel in the
Ame
ri
can
western territories and the narrated early interactions with the
Native American
people inhabiting the land there, while also giving detailed, topographic descriptions of the geography, mountain ranges, rivers, landscape and of the vast, largely unchartered territories, that later became known as the states of
California, Oregon, Kansas & Nebraska.
The volume titled,
'The Life of Col. John Charles Fremont and His Narrative of Explorations and Adventures in Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon and California'
was published in
1856
by
Miller, Orton and Mulligan
and was written by the
Ame
ri
can
explorer and writer
Colonel John Charles Fremont.
Although there were several individual and group expeditions out west after the more famous and well documented
Lewis and Clark Expeditions,
at the onset of the
early 19th century,
nonetheless, every individual travel account and personal narrative is exciting and important, due to the pool of collected knowledge it contributes, to the accounts already known and shared in history. This
mid-19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique volume features several steel engravings from artist renderings. It's fairly well-preserved, with only some minor wear on the top edges of the clothbound spine and some minor rubbing, scuffs and slight abrasions on its front and back cover. There's also some expected instances of episodes of minor foxing and tanning, that occur on the interior pages. The volume was signed in sepia brown ink by its former first owner
John G. Fischer
and dated
March 22, 1858.
Outstanding and an exciting read and addition to any personal antiquarian library, concerning itself with
Ame
ri
can
history and in particular, the
early 19th century
exploration and travels in the largely unknown vast
North American
frontier and western territories and early European interactions with the
Native
peoples there. The publication of this volume precedes the
US Civil War.
Exhilarating.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall antique condition.