EXPLORATION OF THE RED RIVER OF LOUISIANA, IN THE YEAR 1852...
Marcy, Randolph B.:
Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1854. vx,[1],286pp. plus sixty-four plates (one folding). Original blindstamped cloth, gilt stamped spine. Inscription on front pastedown. Very good. Lacks the maps. Second edition, later issue after the first edition of 1853 and the Tucker imprint of the same year. A pioneering report on the area of northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. "Written by one of the greatest 19th century explorers, this is one of the most interesting accounts of original exploration in unknown parts of Texas" - Jenkins. "One of the most valuable and interesting descriptions of our western frontier to be found in government annals" - Grant Foreman. An important overland classic. Marcy also made important contributions to natural history and botanical collections. HOWES M276. WAGNER-CAMP 226:3. GRAFF 2675. CLARK III:354. FIELD 1066. RADER 2346. RAINES, p.146. BASIC TEXAS BOOKS 135. TAXONOMIC LITERATURE 5402.
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