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IRVING, Washington (1783-1859). Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836.
2 volumes, 8o (216 x 139 mm). Folding map (repaired tear). Original plum cloth (rebacked preserving original backstrips).
FIRST EDITION, with copyright notice on verso of first title, and signature 1* on p. 5, without the footnote on p. 239 of vol. 2. Irving's lengthy history of John Jacob Astor's venture into the fur trade on the Pacific Coast is based in part on a revised transcript of the journal of Robert Stuart and the journals of Wilson Price Hunt and Ramsay Crooks, which were at the time in Astor's possession. BAL 10148; Bradford 2623; Graff 2158; Howes I-81; Sabin 35130; Smith 5023; Wagner-Camp-Becker 61; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West 419. (2)
2 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITION, with copyright notice on verso of first title, and signature 1* on p. 5, without the footnote on p. 239 of vol. 2. Irving's lengthy history of John Jacob Astor's venture into the fur trade on the Pacific Coast is based in part on a revised transcript of the journal of Robert Stuart and the journals of Wilson Price Hunt and Ramsay Crooks, which were at the time in Astor's possession. BAL 10148; Bradford 2623; Graff 2158; Howes I-81; Sabin 35130; Smith 5023; Wagner-Camp-Becker 61; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West 419. (2)