Two Vols.: Rufus B. Sage: His Letters and Papers, 1836-1847 The Far West and Rockies Historical Series, 1820-1875 Volumes IV & V
Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. Small 4to. Pp. 353, 361. Frontis. photo portrait. Introduction, biographical sketch and Notes by Hafen. Illustrated with reproductions of historical images. Folding map bound-in at rear of Vol. IV. Indices. Fore-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and rules stamped on spine. Brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed. Both volumes partially unopened. Just a suggestion of wear to extremities of cloth; second volume with slight lean, else bright, fresh copies. Near Fine. Item #6418 A work of enduring quality and scholarship, these two volumes reveal Sage went West for the express purpose of writing about his experiences; the result is one of the best descriptions we have of the central Rocky Mountain region in the early 1840s. Production run of these volumes was 1,250 and 1,257 copies, respectively. CLARK & BRUNET, 104: IV & V.
First edition of both volumes. Title continues: With an Annotated Reprint of His "Scenes in the Rocky Mountains, and in Oregon, California, New Mexico, Texas and the Grand Prairies. 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."
Price: $100.00