denny arthur a (2 Ergebnisse)

PAPERBACK. Limited edition. 74pp, octavo. one of 60 copies. mild cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

Numerous plates. 1 vols. 12mo. One of 850 copies. Second edition. One of 850 copies. Second edition. Numerous plates. 1 vols. 12mo. Expanded and illustrated second edition, limited to 850 numbered copies (this copy out of series).Denny relates his account of his overland trip from Illinois begun in April 1851, arriving in late August. Included herein is much material pertinent to the history of the area, trouble with the Indians, and the beginnings of commerce in the Far Northwest. Denny later served as congressman for Washington Territory. Howes states that many copies of the original 1888 edition were burned. Howes D253a; Smith 2409. Howes D253a; Smith 2409 Publisher's green pictorial cloth, some wear and abrasions. Presentation copy inscribed by Mary Denny, the author's daughter, to Mrs. Littell. Provenance: O. B. Littell (inked stamp).