First edition. 8vo, xiv, 391 pp. Frontispiece map; publisher's 30-page catalogue at rear (dated January, 1871). The route of the Pacific Railway across the western United States, with several chapters on the subject of Mormonism and the Mormons of Utah. Sabin 67430. Soliday IV, 476: "The Pacific Railroad, Great Salt Lake, California, the 'Tigers' in San Francisco, etc." Decker 35, 472. Flake 6810: "[Rae] stayed in Sat Lake City for a few weeks in 1869 and used this as the basis of a series of letters on Mormonism." Very good. Nicely rebound (in 1929) in red cloth, gilt title and ornamental rules on spine. (#5770).

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Title

Westward by Rail: The New Route to the East

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co, London

Publication Date

1870

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

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Americana

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We specialize in rare and antiquarian books and ephemera with emphasis on American History. In addition to our specialties, we have a good general antiquarian stock.

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Bartleby's Books, ABAA
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