Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 462

Price Realized: $ 420
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(TRAVEL.) Townsend, John Kirk. Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, Including a Journey to the Columbia River and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c. 2 frontispiece plates. 2 volumes. 12mo, publisher's cloth, moderate wear; uncut and internally clean. With [2] and [8] pages of undated publisher's ads. London, 1840
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Second edition, originally issued as "Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains" in 1839. Townsend went west with Wyeth in 1834 from Missouri to Fort Vancouver (in present-day Washington), and later made two visits to Hawaii. Forbes 1249; Graff 4174; Howes T319; Sabin 96383; Wagner-Camp 79:2.