The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life
by Parkman, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: The Folio Society, 1973). With an Introduction by Martin Ridge and Lino-cuts by Peter Pendrey. 8vo; original cloth-backed decorative papered boards, with pictorial gilt spine; tinted top edge; papered slipcase; endpaper map; pp. 309; linocut illustrations. Trace of tape marks to free endpapers; cloth very slightly marked. Very good condition. First published in 1849, Parkman's account remains immensely popular. "From the time that some of its chapters were serialized in a magazine, [The Oregon Trail] has captivated its readers because it communicates; and even though Francis Parkman's literary mannerisms belong to the nineteenth century, he succeeds in bringing a twentieth-century reader into the presence of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of the American West in the 1840s. Through his words Parkman's readers, for more than a century, have sensed with his eyes, ears and nostrils the existence of wolves and antelope, buffalo and settler, mountain man and Indian. His excitement became their adventure; his fears became their alarms." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5214
- Title
- The Oregon Trail. Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life
- Author
- Parkman, Francis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: The Folio Society, 1973)
- Keywords
- Oregon Trail. Wild West. America. Settlers. Red Indians. Prairie Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
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