Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 120

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
BARTLETT, JOHN RUSSELL. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Folding map, 16 lithographic plates, numerous engraved plates and text illustrations. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 morocco, minor wear; one front hinge split, very short repair to map near stub, intermittent foxing; original owner's signature faintly visible on title page. New York, 1854

Additional Details

first edition of the Southwestern cornerstone, with the "extra" unlisted view of Tucson in Volume II. "An essential book for the Southwest and an interesting one, too"--Graff 198. Cowan 1933, page 36; Howes B201; Jenkins, Best Texas Books 12; Sabin 3746; Wagner-Camp 234:1.