Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 257

Price Realized: $ 270
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
(WEST.) The Western Journal and Civilian. 12 separate issues. 8vo, original printed wrappers, most chipped or partly detached, 2 issues with inked library stamps; minor foxing and dampstaining. St. Louis, October 1852 to September 1853

Additional Details

Includes the first 12 installments of "The Plains" by Francois des Montaignes (a pseudonym for Isaac Cooper), an account of the 1845 Fremont expedition from Missouri to Texas and Mexico. Also includes extensive railroad and Mississippi River news. Wagner-Camp 217.