HAFEN, LeRoy R. and Ann W. Hafen (eds.)

The Old Spanish Trail. The Far West and Rockies Historical Series, 1820-1875 Volume 1

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954. First Edition. Small 4to. Pp. 377. Frontis. illustration. Introduction by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map bound-in at rear, printed black and red. Index. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. Slight superficial scuff to tail of spine, else a bright, fresh copy. Fine. Item #6412

First edition of the series' premier volume. Title continues: With Extracts from Contemporary Records and Including Diaries of Antonio Armijo and Orville Pratt. Handsomely printed on Corsican paper. According to CLARK & BRUNET, the Hafens had done prior work with the Arthur H. Clark Company, but their relationship was "fully established with the 15-volume Far West and Rockies Series."

A work of enduring quality and scholarship, this volume mined significant primary source material, particularly the diaries of Pratt and Armijo, to thoroughly document the Southwest trail blazed by early American emigrants. Production run of this volume was 1,274 copies. CLARK & BRUNET, 104: I.

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Price: $75.00