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The Narrative Press, 2002. Very Good. Fremont, John C.. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains: In the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-44. Santa Barbara, CA: The Narrative Press, 2002. 406pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with spine slightly bowed and small stain on front panel.

Torrington, WY: The Narrative Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine/none, illustrated stiff paper wraps, 404pp. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slight rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, corners square..

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988-04-17. Paperback. Good.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. No work has appeared from the American press within the past few years better calculated to interest the community at large than Colonel J.C. Fremont's Narrative of his Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon, and North California, undertaken by the orders of the United States government. Eminently qualified for the task assigned him, Colonel Fremont entered upon his duties with alacrity, and has embodied in the following pages the results of his observations. The country thus explored is daily making deeper and more abiding impressions upon the minds of the people, and information is eagerly sought in regard to its natural resources, its climate, inhabitants, productions, and adaptation for supplying the wants and providing the comforts for a dense population. The day is not far distant when that territory, hitherto so little known, will be intersected by… Read More

Syracuse, New York: L.W. Hall. Good. 1846. Hardcover. 1846 printing. Original tan leather binding. The front cover is detached, but present. There are a few small chips to the leather at the edges of the spine. The leather shows rubbing and some scuffing, with a bit of peeling to the surface of the leather in places. The text shows light foxing to the edges of some of the pages. The binding is tight and the contents complete. A solid copy of this early reprint of Fremont's explorations.; 305 pages .

New York, : D. Appleton & Company, 1846,. 230x145mm,. 186 pages, paperback. Lower cover missing. Spine used. Name of the owner on the superior cover.

Washington: Blair & Rives, Printers, 1845. 294 pages, plus 13 plates of scenery and four maps of which two are folding. Mid twentieth century blue binding beginning with title page [unpaginated page 5]; "A Report on An Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains..." (pp [7-8] 9-85); "Catalogue of Plants (pp 87-101; "A Report of the Exploring Expedition to Oregon and Norther California..." (pp 103-290); and "Table of Distances" (291-294). Title page is darkened, and moisture tide marks are seen on the first half of the leaves. Text and images remain clear. A typed note is laid in from bookseller Bob Marsh of Topeka, Kansas circa 1960s in which he states that this copy is a variant edition, being complete with the above stated portions. At the time of this writing, I have been unable to substantiate this (and would welcome any further information). Without being able to further address the variant issue, I am selling it… Read More

Henry Polkinhorn, Washington: ., 1845 278 p. 8vo. Disbound. Xlib. Contemporary edition published by a commercial publisher, without plates or maps. John Charles Frémont (18131890), first became known as 'the Pathfinder', for his expeditions west of the Missouri River. His second expedition pushed beyond the Rocky Mountains; then north to Fort Vancouver (Canada); and then south into Mexican-held California. Frémont's detailed accounts were accessible to the non-specialist and still make interesting reading. This edition omits scientific portions which were altogether astronomical, scientific, and/or philosophical, and, therefore, not adapted for general utility'. Both he and Kit Carson, his guide, became famous for these Western Explorations. He later (1856) ran as the first Republican candidate for the presidency. Wagner-Camp 115: 3; Howes F-370. W146.

Gales and Seaton. Good+. 1845. Hardcover. 1845 first edition. Original black cloth binding. Rebacked, with the original cloth spine laid over. There is scattered foxing, heavy in places, to the text. Two folding maps are present missing the large folding map and two other maps). A landmark Western Americana publication.; Senate Ex. Doc. 174 .

Washington: Henry Polkinhorn. Good. 1845. Hardcover. Variant that falls between Wagner-Camp 115: 3 and 115: 4. Variant is published by Henry Polkinhorn in Washington; printed on the wraps is "Second Edition" and "Reprinted from the Official Copy" after the title; title page reads: title [rule] second edition- reprinted from the official copy. Rebound in red buckram with original blue wraps bound in. Boards have light shelfwear; original wraps have heavy chipping and soiling and have been repaired with archival tape in multiple places; text block has moderate foxing. This is one of the contemporary editions published by a commercial publisher, without plates or maps. Fremont explored the Wind River Mountains and South Pass in Wyoming, employing Kit Carson as a guide. Returning the following year, passing the Great Salt Lake, he followed the Snake and Columbia Rivers to Fort Vancouver. Then travelling southeast to Walker Lake, he crossed back over the Sierra Nevada Range… Read More

First House edition of this famous report. 1845. Complete in original binding except for the gigantic map which is available in full size color thick glossy paper professional reproduction ($25 extra if desired). Pagination: 583 pages, 22 plates, 4 maps, all blanks present. Includes fascinating pencil diagram of oil rig on back of map. Oil rig drawing titled "Sheffield Oil Company. Warren(?), Co., Pa." That pencil drawing is the only interior writing or ownership marking anywhere in the book. Condition is a mixed bag. Original half leather marbled boards show heavy wear and looks like they were professionally rehinged in the distant past. Binding is sound. Pages show moderate to heavy toning and foxing. Some plates have weird 'dot' foxing I have never seen elsewhere (see scan). Marbled endpapers. A nice well maintained copy suitable for reading and research with a cool drawing. Howes F372; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Graff 1436. House Doc. No. 166. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will… Read More

Blair and Rives, Printers, 1845. Good. Fremont, John C. 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, D.C.: Blair and Rives, Printers, 1845. 583, 161pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full calf with blind stamped edges. Book condition: Good ex-law library copy with creased spine affecting text and short tears in spine ends. Edges lightly rubbed and bumped, and small loss from head of front cover. Hinges cracked but holding. Library stamps on front pastedown, first page of index, and on head and foot of text. Pages lightly spotted and faintly moisture stained along fore edge. Foldout map of Iowa is torn in a three-inch arc. A few light notes in pencil on first couple of pages. All 22 plates present. Four of five maps present. Wagner/Camp 115:2, Sabin 25845.

Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1845. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 693 pages, publisher's brown embossed cloth, leaf 503/4 minor loss of paper and half of the final line of text at bottome of page 504, upper right corner dampstained for first quarter of pages, foxed. [ Howes F370; Streeter 3131; Wagner-Camp IV: 115:1; Graff 1436; Field 565; Sabin 25845. Soliday I:861. Rosenbach 32:146. Wheat 497 ]. Important Report by the amazing John C. Fremont, also known as "The Pathfinder". This copy has the 22 plates, and two maps, but lacks the two folding text maps, and lacks the important Preuss map from the rear pocket.

Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printers, 1845. 693 pages, plus 22 plates, two single page maps and two folding maps. Lacking the large folding map in the rear pocket. Blind stamped cloth covers with about one half inch of the cloth missing at the crown of the spine. Corners are a little bumped. The cloth also shows some slight chips along the joint of the covers at the spine. Inked names on end leaves. Scattered light foxing and offsetting, though contents are generally clean. Volume remains fairly tight. . First Edition. Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket.

Washington, D. C.: Senate of the United States. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1845. Hardcover. Book has leather spine and boards are mottled colored. Cover is worn on all corners and edges. Pages have browned and have foxing. I have checked for missing pages ( 527-572 have been torn out ). Many of the pages have not been cut either on the top or the edge. I don't have a list of the maps or plates to check for them but there were no spots that I could tell whether something had been removed. If you have a list and are interested in the book. I will look for them ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 693 pages .

Syracuse, 1847.. 427pp. plus two plates, and advertisements. Rufus Sage folding map supplied in expert facsimile. Original gilt cloth. Head and toe of spine frayed, some scattered foxing, else quite good. Fremont's narrative is one of the most important of western explorations, chronicling his trips over the Oregon Trail and into the Great Basin. It was published in numerous editions - this 1847 Syracuse edition is called the "best ed." by Howes. HOWES F370, "b." ZAMORANO 80, 39 (ref). MINTZ 165. WAGNER-CAMP 115:9. TWENEY 89, 22 (ref). GRAFF 1433. STREETER SALE 3132. WHEAT TRANSMISSISSIPPI 527. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 86 (ref).

Washington: Gales and Seaton. Good. 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Three-quarter leather over marbled paper; decorative pastedowns and endpapers. Collated and complete except for No. 17, Plate IV depicting fossil shells. Includes the large folded map, housed in a pocket on rear pastedown. Boards have moderate wear and scratching to spine and light wear to edges; previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and name written in ink on title page and on verso of large folded map; folded map has light foxing and a few closed tears at folds; "iltyd nicholl" rubber stamp on title page; text block has light to moderate foxing and toning. This report contains Fremont's first and second expeditions. Howes F-370. Wagner-Camp 115:1. ; B&W Plates and Maps ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 693 pp .

Report of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44. By Brevet Captain J. C. Fremont, of the Topographical Engineers. Under the Orders of Col. J. J. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Bureau. Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States, Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printers. 1845, FIRST EDITIONOriginal report in custom slipcase with full original large map in custom case and smaller aged facsimile of same map in back pocket. Please review photos for complete set.Condition: Presenting the original 1845 Senate report entitled "Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844." The book is complete with its bound-in maps. It was professionally re-backed with original spine piece re-applied as shown. The very large map has been encased in its own custom case, then combined with the book in a custom slip case. Within the pocket of the… Read More

Washington, DC: Senate Of The United States and printed by Gales and Seaton, 1845. First Edition. Very near fine in its original black, ribbed cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine and blind embossing on the front and rear boards. A small quarto of 9 by 5 3/4 inches with a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page and very light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with foxing to the first 20 pages of the text and the final 14 pages of the text. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 693 pages of text (with 17 unopened leaves). This volume includes the first report: An Exploration Of The Country Lying Between The Missouri River And The Rocky Mountains In The Line Of The Kansas And Great PLatte Rivers.(comprising pages 9 to 101). Illustrated with 2 one-page maps, 22 plates, and 3 fold-out maps including the large map at the rear of the book with the extraction ribbon still in place. This title is considered by Howes in his bibliography… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Galfs and Seaton, Printer, 1845. Very Good tooled cloth with reinforced spine, 1845 large foldout map of Rocky mountain rivers in front pocket, two more large foldout maps tipped into text and numerous illustrations and charts of flora and fauna and other data. Interior pages foxed maps are intact and in very good condition, Sewn binding is tight, binding reinforced. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.