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  Rare First Printing of Francis Parkman's The California and the Oregon Trail

  PARKMAN, Francis.

  The California and Oregon Trail.

  New York: George P. Putnam, 1849.

  First edition, first printing of Parkman’s classic account of his journey along the Oregon Trail. Octavo, original cloth, tinted lithographic frontispiece and vignette half title by Felix Octavius Carr Darley. This is the scarce first issue in cloth, with ad leaf preceding the frontispiece. Publisher’s catalogue in the rear and binding with PARKMAN set in sans-serif type on the spine. A good example with the crown and foot of the spine showing wear and wear to the bottom boards, without the usual restoration. Contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco case.

  Price: $5,500.00     Item Number: 2720

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