Description: Abert, J. W., John Galvin (Editor), Lawton Kennedy (Printer), and Alfred Kennedy (Printer). Western America in 1846-1847: The Original Travel Diary of Lieutenant J. W. Abert Who Mapped New Mexico for the United States Army; With Illustrations in Color from His Sketchbook (San Francisco: John Howell, 1966). English, one of 3000 copies, Fine, HC, fo, 14" x 10 1/4," 116 pp., including illustrations, Glossary, References, and Index, + two maps in back. ISBN: N/A One of 3000 copies printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Fine beige cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Covers have slight wear to extremities and a few faint smudges, else pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Former owner's bookplate ("James Strohm Copley") tipped in on front pastedown, else pages pristine and intact. Illustrations in black-and-white and color included. Tipped in back are two black-and-white facsimile folding maps of New Mexico and California during the 1840s. A beautiful book featuring the field notebook kept by Lieutenant James William Abert (1820-1897), an American soldier, explorer, and topographical artist, during his travels from Fort Leavenworth to Sante Fe in 1846 and 1847. Notably, Abert was part of John C. Fremont's third expedition into the American West. Lawton and Alfred Kennedy were noted Bay Area printers. Edited by John Galvin.
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Language: English
Book Title: Western America in 1846-1847
Author: J.W. Abert
