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Auction 164, Lot 781

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"Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont. With Illustrations",

Subject: Exploration & Surveys

Period: 1856 (published)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.7 x 7.4 inches
11.9 x 18.8 cm
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An informative biography covering Fremont's childhood, four expeditions, and his time as a senator. The second and third chapters are directly from Fremont and "gives, with the accompanying illustrations, a perfectly authentic account - as good as can be found - of the interior of the North American continent, its great features, and the races that occupy it." This book features a beautifully engraved frontispiece portrait and several additional engravings to illustrate the volume. Published by Ticknor and Fields in Boston. 356 pages, 12mo, hardbound in blind-stamped green cloth with gilt title on spine.

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Condition: B

Text is very good with occasional light scattered foxing and a few stains. Binding is somewhat shaken. The covers are stained with bumped edges, and the spine is sunned.

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $36

Closed on 9/13/2017

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