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WHITNEY, J. PARKER. REMINISCENCES OF A SPORTSMAN.
N.Y.: Forest and Stream Pub. Co., 1906. First edition. 467 pp. Gravure frontis. from photograph. Large 8vo. T.e.g. Gilt cloth. Very good. Experiences of a wealthy New England entrepreneur in Gold Rush California in the 1850s and in Colorado in the 1860s. Whitney represented the state in the 1867 Paris Exposition and wrote 2 books on Colorado mining. Experiences in New Mexico in the 1870s with much on lawlessness and a visit to the Navajo Reservation. Plus meeting Brigham Young in Utah. Among all of these frontier adventures are Whitney's hunting and fishing experiences. Not in HOWES, GRAFF or FLAKE. PHILLIPS, p. 405. COWAN, p. 903.
Offered for US$ 135.00 by: Almagre Books - Book number: 11154