Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains, Under the Direction of the A.B.C.F.M. containing a description of the geography, geology, climate, and productions of the country; and the numbers, manners, and customs of the natives: With a map of Oregon Territory - WITH ALS

8vo. Pp. xvi, 422, [6] of publisher advertising. 1838 large folding map of Oregon Territory tipped in facing the title page. With Recommendations, Preface, Preface to the Fifth Edition, and Vocabulary of Indian Languages. Maroon publisher's cloth with blind stamped borders and decorations on the covers, gilt titles between blind stamped bands on the spine. Minimal spine lean, corners compressed, spine sunned and ends rubbed, head edges dust soiled, light foxing to the title page and trimmed edges, adhesive stains at map fold split reinforcements, bookplate on the front pastedown. Blank preliminary with Parker portrait photo reproduction mounted recto. Tipped in verso an ALS from Samuel Parker to "My Dear Wife" Mrs. Jerusha Parker in Ithaca, dated April 10, 1847 at Reading Pennsylvania. With annotations by son Samuel J. Parker to the Hon. Elwood Evans, dated Sept 2nd 1882 at Ithaca. Parker was the first Presbyterian missionary in what later became the state of Oregon and scouted locations for the establishment of missions in the region, 1835-36. The fifth edition preface states "Since the publication of the first edition, the whole work has been attentively revised, corrected, and enlarged."The letter concerns family matters and travel in Pennsylvania.Elwood Evans (1828-1898) was one of Washington's first lawyers, the first mayor of Olympia, a Territorial Legislator, librarian and the Territory's first historian. Among his publications was Puget Sound: Its Past, Present and Future (1869) and Washington Territory: Her Past, Her Present (1877).Former owner James Wickersham was a Territory of Alaska district judge 1900-1908 and intermittently delegate to Congress 1909-1933.A unique copy. HOWES P89. WAGNER-CAMP 70. TWENEY 89, 60.…