THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE COMANCHE INDIANS IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR 1845: The Journal of a U.S. Army Expedition led by Lieutenant James W. Abert of the Topographical Engineers
Artist extraordinary whose paintings of Indians and Their Wild West illustrate this book. Edited by John Galvin. Pp. xviii+78(last blank), coloured frontispiece and 21 plates, 2 illustrations printed in red, 3 black & white maps (one full, others double page), the title page printed in red, blue & black, glossary, references, index; super roy. 4to; cream cloth, lettered in gilt, top edge of boards a trifle soiled; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and browned, edges torn and split, with several tape repairs or marks on reverse; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; John Howell-Books, San Francisco, 1970. *Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. James William Abert (1820-1897) was an American explorer, soldier, bird collector and artist who joined the Corps of Topographical Engineers in 1843. He took part in several expeditions into the west, including Fremont's third exploring expedition, which reached Bent's Fort on the 2nd of August, 1845. Item #174634
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