Author: LONG, MAJOR STEPHEN H.; SAY, MR. T. ET AL.; JAMES, EDWIN (COMPILER)
Title: Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains Under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long (Limited Edition of 1,950 Copies)
Description: Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0876360274. An abridged modern reprint of the account of Major Stephen H. Long's famous 1819-1820 exploratory expedition in which he crossed the Great Plains to the Colorado Rockies. Long's Peak, a prominent mountain inside Rocky Mountain National Park, is named for Major Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say and others; as compiled by expedition botanist & geologist Edwin James. With 12 previously unpublished watercolors by Samuel Seymour and an introduction by Howard R. Lamar. Per publisher's notation, the abridgements include geological description and hearsay. Attractive (different) endpaper maps show the eastern, and western, areas explored. Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 1,950 copies. --- Volume in full green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling on dark red block with gilt ornamentation. In map-decorated slipcase. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to verso of half title page, otherwise a tightly-bound, bright, and unmarked copy. Slipcase with tears to paper covering along one joint, else structurally sound and intact. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.) ; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxxvi, 547, [2] pages. Near Fine .

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