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Lot 457

[VOYAGES AND TRAVELS]. FREMONT, Brevet Captain J. C. (1813-1890). Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains... Washington: Gales and S

Estimate: $300 - $5,200
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[VOYAGES AND TRAVELS]. FREMONT, Brevet Captain J. C. (1813-1890). Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1845. 8vo. Illustrated with 22 lithographed plates and 3 (of 5 maps - lacking the Preuss and Bear Valley maps). 693 pp. Publisher's full brown cloth, boards and spine stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. 

Condition

Binding heavily worn, soiled, spine chipped, rear board detached (yet present), text toned, soiled, foxed, several gutters overopened, some tears to maps, old description affixed to fp. Bookplate of J. Eastman Hatch on ffep. Fair only, sold as-is, not subject to return. FIRST EDITION, SENATE ISSUE. 

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