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Published by Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1938
Seller: Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Southwest Historical Series Volume VII: Exploring Southwest Trails 1846-1854, Philip St. George Cooke, William Henry Chase Whiting, Francois Xavier Aubry, Ralph P. Bieber, The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1938, 9.5 x 6.5 inches, 383 pp. Mylar wrapped red boards with gilt stamped lettering to spine; gilt top edge; deckled fore- and bottom edge of text block. Bottom corners, spine lightly rubbed and bumped; bookplate to front pastedown, and previous owner name in ink to first free endpaper and rear pastedown. Collated; all plates present; map entitled "Trails Explored by Philip St. G. Cooke, William H. C. Whiting, Francois X. Aubry 1846-1854" tipped in to pg. 387. Good condition. Ralph P. Bieber (1894-1981) was editor of The Southwest Historical Series, a 12-volume series of historical documents depicting social and economic conditions in the Southwest during the nineteenth century. First edition Volume VII, containing journals and notes of three explorers who traveled the Southwest looking for new trails during the decade preceding the Civil War; Cooke and Whiting were commissioned officers of the United States Army, while Aubry was a civilian. Their journals describe "with a wealth of detail the country traversed, the Indians encountered, and the advantages and disadvantages of the routes followed.".
Published by Arthur H Clark: Glendale, Ca., 1938
Seller: Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: nf. Near Fine. Hardcover, red cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt, fold-out map in rear, 383 pages. Clean, unmarked copy; binding still fairly tight. Spine lightly sunned.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1938
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has very slight lean to spine, slight bumps to spine ends and corners, some very slight shelfwear to edges, and previous owner's name to first free endpage, otherwise a solid VG copy.