Bound in black cloth boards, with gilt spine lettering (spine is labeled "Parker's Exploring Your Beyond the Rocky Mountains with a Map"). Some cover wear; spine ends bumped. Bookplate and inscriptions on front endpapers. This book recalls a westward expedition taken roughly along the route of Lewis and Clark, with a "leading object" of the outing to determine the attitude of Native Americans with regard to Christianity. Includes short glossaries of some Native American words from the Nez Perce, Chinook, Klickitat, Calapooia and other Indian tribes. 416 pages; approx. 5"x8".
- Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains, Under the Direction of the A.B.C.F.M.
- Rev. Samuel Parker
- Andrus, Woodruff & Gauntlett, 1844 - 4th edition
Brown leather binding with black leather spine label, text in gilt. Edgewear, not heavy. Wear most significant at top and bottom of spine and at corners. Private library bookplate along with handwritten spine label. Some scuffs and wear to covers. Binding holding tight. First Syracuse (NY) edition. First published Washington, 1845, as an official report for the United States Senate, this edition omits the maps and plates found in the first edition and omits "the portions which are astronomical, scientific and philosophical, and therefore not adapted for general utility" - publisher's preface. There was also a NY: Appleton, 1846, edition (in wrappers). Sabin 25841. Wagner-Camp 115-7; Howes F370.
- Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, in the year 1842; and to Oregon and North California, in the Years 1843-44
- J.C. Fremont
- L.W. Hall, Syracuse, NY, 1846.
These two volumes have some mild foxing and cover wear, but interior pages are mostly very clean. Each volume contains black-and-white photos and capsule biographies of the notable New Yorkers of the day, including statesmen, businessmen, clergy, medical professionals and others. Each volume is approx. 250 pages, 9"x11".
- NEW YORK STATE MEN: 2 VOLS.
- Frederick S. Hills
- The Argus Co., 1910
