A RIDE WITH KIT CARSON; Across the Great American Desert and Through the Rocky Mountains
Palo Alto: Lewis Osborne, 1969. First Thus. Cloth. 110 pages. Introduction by GeorgeStewart. Illustrated primarily from vintage drawings. Map front endpapers; Loose folded map ("Western Territories In The Forties") laid in at rear. Edition limited to 1400 copies, of which this is #903. 7 1/4" x 11". Tan cloth with gilt spine titling. Brewerton's narrative originally appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine of August 1853. It presents an accurate portrait of Kit Carson and describes their journey from Los Angeles to Taos over what came to be known as the Old Spanish Trail. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media mail to any United States address. Fine / Custom Clear Mylar. Item #2118
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