ASTORIA, or, Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains. (3 vols)

Irving, Washington

Published by Richard Bentley, London, 1836

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTIONS: 3 vols, Vol. 1 xvi, 317 pgs; Vol. 2 ix, 320 pgs; Vol 3 vii, 294 pgs; first LONDON edition, published in the same year as the American First Edition. Each volume in contemporary matching 1/2 brown leather and green patterned cloth. Red leather labels on spine, raised bands. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Spine edges worn and rubbed, corners rubbed. Bindings are sold and intact. Each volume with a bookplate of former owner and his last name (Beaufort) in ink. Title pages each have another inked name of a former owner (Chas. Lamb). Interiors are all very clean. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: This is the lengthy history of the John Jacob Astor venture in the fur trade on the Pacific Coast. It is based on the journals of Robert Stuart, Wilson Price Hund, Ramsey Crooks and Captain Benjamin Bonneville. This British edition was issued without a map. Seller Inventory # 580048

Bibliographic Details

Title: ASTORIA, or, Enterprise Beyond The Rocky ...

Publisher: Richard Bentley, London

Publication Date: 1836

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket