Product Description
390 pages, frontis, 13 illustrations, inner hinges repaired, cosmetic repairs to upper and lower spine, blueprint map, housed in a clamshell case.
The Streeter copy with his bookplate and his pencil notations on the title page, dedication page, and there's notes on two flyleafs.
This map has eleven lines of text explaining the map, and stated by the inset is "United States west of Mississippi River Showing political divisions in 1849.
" and is believed to be the first issue.
There was another map printed with twelve lines of text with additional information, but does not have the statement next to the inset.
That map is believed to be the second issue.
Both maps have Stewart Johnston, 1893 imprinted.
Mintz states that only 50 copies were printed, but it is believed that around 200 were actually printed.
Graff 2229, Howes J173, Streeter V: 3198, Mintz 261, "One of the best overland accounts of those journeying to the gold diggings.
Johnston was a member of the first wagon train to enter California in 1849.
The blueprint map was issued after the book was published and is lacking in many copies.
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