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[AMERICANA]. FRÉMONT, John Charles (1813–1890). Report of t...

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[AMERICANA]. FR?MONT, John Charles (1813?1890). Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North Carolina in the Years 1843??44. Washington: Blair and Rives, 1845. 8vo. 22 lithographs, 4 maps (2 folding). (Spotting throughout, title?page a bit soiled). Contemporary half sheep, marbled sides, black leather lettering?piece gilt (corners and spine rubbed, some losses to marbling). Provenance: Henry M. Hodgkins (booklabel); numerous Hodgkins family ownership signatures and a genealogy chart. FIRST EDITION, House of Representatives Issue. ?One of the single most important pieces of Western Americana?? (Reese). Reese, Best of the West 86; Graff 1436; Howes F?370; Sabin 25845; Streeter Sale 3131; Wagner?Camp 115:1; Wheat, Gold Regions 3266; Wheat, Transmississippi West 495; Zamorano Eighty, 39.