Jun 05, 2008 - Sale 2148

Sale 2148 - Lot 128

Price Realized: $ 919
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
COX, ROSS. Adventures on the Columbia River, including the Narrative of a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, needs rebinding; bookplates of Henry Marquand on front free endpapers. London, 1831

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first edition. "Cox arrived in Oregon from Hawaii in 1812, and crossed the Rocky Mountains in 1817. His narrative gives an excellent account of the Indian tribes in Montana, Idaho, and eastern Washington, and of the fur trade of the Columbia basin, including the rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company"--Hill Pacific Voyages 390. Forbes 775, Graff 893, Howes C822, McGill/Lande 1124, Sabin 17267, Wagner-Camp 43:1.