ACROSS THE PLAINS IN FORTY-NINE.
Farmland, IN: W.C. West, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 200p. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges rubbed and corners worn through, but gilt text on spine and front cover is still vivid. Bookplate on front pastedown. Light foxing on frontispiece and tissue protector. Text unmarked and binding secure. Item #174265
A presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper and dated Feb. 9th, 1898. R.C. Shaw was one of 50 men of the Mount Washington Mining Company, which suffered many hardships and Native American attacks on their way from Independence, Missouri, to the Platte during the California Gold Rush. This book is one of 200 specially printed copies for subscribers of the ENTERPRISE, a country newspaper in Farmland, Indiana.
Morgan Pritchard p. 15; Eberstadt Modern Overlands 431; Howes S-349; Graff #3744. Measures approx. 6.75" x 4.75"
Price: $500.00