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The Bibliophile Sale
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CALIFORNIA - CARVALHO, S. N. Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West with Col. Fremont's Last Expedition across the Rocky Mountains: Including Three Months' Residence in Utah, and a Perilous Trip Across the Great American Desert, to the Pacific. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1857. 8vo. Frontispiece. Publisher's brown cloth. Condition: closed tear to front endpaper and flyleaf, some light browning to preliminaries; lightly rubbed, spine tips lightly frayed. Provenance: Otis Smith (1860 signature and booklabel); O.S. Gilroy (1899 signature); Cluett & Son (bookseller's label). first american edition, first issue with frontispiece. Carvalho was an artist member of Colonel Freemont's team that explored the Rockies in search of a railroad route. Howes C213.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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