Carleton lieutenant j henry (2 Ergebnisse)

First edition. xviii, 295 pp. Map. 8vo. Limited edition of 350 copies. "Lieutenant James Henry Carleton's first Logbook was published anonymously and appeared first in the Spirit of the Times, New York, from November 9, 1844 to April 12, 1845 . The Logbook describing the second expedition (commanded by Colonel S. W. Kearny) was first printed in the Spirit of the Times from December 27, 1845 to May 30, 1846." Howes 146. Tiny bump to corner else a fine crisp copy in good solid slipcase worn through at the corners. Gilt decorated quarter blue cloth over red cloth boards. Top edge gilt.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Limited Edition. Only 350 copies were printed of this 1943 edition published by The Caxton Club (Chicago) and printed at The Lakeside Press (R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company - Chicago). Scarce edition in the original book slipcase. The slipcase has kept the book in a pristine condition. No browning of pages. Nice deckled page edges. Burnt orange buckram cloth hardback with a dark teal spine. Titling and emblems on spine are in gilt. GIFT WORTHY. (BR) Box 39.…