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Published by Published for the Bancroft Library by the University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1963
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. 2 volume set. 379, 294pp. Quarto [27 cm] Blue cloth with titles gilt on the backstrips. Minor sunning to volume one's jacket at the head and spine. Otherwise both volumes are better than very good. Excellent association copy. Warmly inscribed by Dale Morgan to Carl Wheat: "To Carl Wheat who as friend and friend gave devotedly of himself that this book might come to be. Dale L. Morgan - George P. Hammond. July 8, 1963." A descriptive catalog of manuscripts relating to the Pacific region and Western America (except California) organized by location. A second volume (not Morgan's work) was published by Hammond in 1972 which addressed the holdings dealing with Mexico and Central America. Saunders 41.
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1954
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Very good with gentle rubbing and light, small stain on rear panel. Horizontal crease in prospectus Pale red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Folio.
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1954
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Large folio (43 x 28 cm). [1-8] 1-86 [87-88 blank, 7 facsimile maps (6 folded) three in pocket at rear. Printed in red and black. Original red cloth. One of 530 copies printed by Lawton R. Kennedy. Includes the first publication of the "Frémont-Gibbs-Smith" map, the earliest record of Smith's explorations, found in 1953 by Wheat in the collections of the American Geographical Society. "The most respected and most widely traveled Western explorer of his era (1822-1831), Jedediah Strong Smith passed from the scene when only thirty-two years of age, and both the man and his extraordinary career were long largely forgotten. Today, however, Smith is accorded a place in American exploration overshadowed only by Lewis and Clark. As a single figure he stands second to none; as a cartographer his achievements were unequaled for almost a generation" (prospectus). A few scuffs to cloth, internally fine.
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 1954
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Red cloth with gilt lettering. Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and light soiling on covers. Former owner's name on front free end sheet. Includes maps in pocket and also an inserted Prospectus. Tall Folio.
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1954
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. 86pp. Folio [44 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Complete with all seven maps. The four page prospectus is laid in. This volume was the logical extension of Morgan's biography of Jedediah Smith. Morgan and Wheat examined the notes taken by Oregon pioneer George Gibbs from a now-lost map of the trapper's western travels drawn by Smith in 1831, before the latter's demise on the Santa Fe Trail. Also considered is a letter concerning western flora, rediscovered after publication of 'Opening of the West,' belatedly adding botany to the litany of Smith's contributions towards a factual understanding of the American West. Saunders 26.
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1954
Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folio, red cloth. Limited edition of 530 copies. 86 pgs, 4 text maps and 3 folding maps in rear pocket - complete as published. One map with a small tear near fold. PRESENTATION FROM CARL WHEAT TO WESTERN HISTORIAN JEFF DYKES. Title page has embossed stamp from the library of Gerald Harvey Jones - a well know Western and Texas artist who painted under the name G. HARVEY. Very nice association copy of a scarce publication - great addition to any collection of Western Americana. Also included are 3 additional clipped signatures of Carl Wheat and 4 clipped signatures of Carl Wheat and Dale Morgan. With a small TLS note from Mrs. LeMoyne Davis including the clipped signatures and explanation of how she got them from Mrs. Wheat and the collaboration between Morgan and Wheat on the vol. 5 of the Mapping of the Transmississippi West for which Carl Wheat is best known. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1954
Seller: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Publication No. 26. One of 530 copies. Printed by Lawton R Kennedy. Map Lithography by Charles R Wood and Associates. 86 pages. Light scratching and fading to the cloth boards. The lower spine has slight wear. The hinges are very good. Pages 61-68 are detached but present and are nice. The inside pages are bright and unmarked. Four maps bound in the text and three folding maps laid in at the rear pocket.