Early Nevada: The Period of Exploration 1776-1848. Inscribed.
by FLETCHER, F. N
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- first
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Reno: [The author], 1929. First edition. Inscribed by Fletcher on the front blank. Small octavo. [3], iii, 183, [1. blank] pp. plus a pristine fold=out map of the state tipped on to rear pastedown and a topographical map of the state near the beginning. An excellent copy.Fletcher starts with the Spanish exploration of the state and goes through Jedediah Smith, the Hudson's Bay Company, the Bonneville-Walker expedition, the Bartleson-Bidwell party and John C. Fremont.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74845
- Title
- Early Nevada: The Period of Exploration 1776-1848. Inscribed.
- Author
- FLETCHER, F. N
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [The author]
- Place of Publication
- Reno
- Date Published
- 1929
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Inscribed
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