ormsby waterman edited lyle wright (4 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Paperback; good in scratched and creased card covers. ; A classic first-hand account of a historic overland journey. Waterman L. Ormsby was a reporter who, in 1858, crossed the western states as a sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. +xvpp. ; 179 pages.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Third Printing. Reissue. xv, 179pp, folding schedule and instructions, endpaper maps. Cloth boards, black spine titles. Written by the only through passenger on the first wesbound stage, Waterman L Ormsby, correspondent of the New York Herald. Ormsby's series of eight articles supply a graphic picture of the country through which he passed from St Louis to San Francisco in 1858. Size: 8vo.

Fifth Printing; Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Hardcover is wheat colored with dark brown lettering on spine. Red and white monochrome maps on endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; almost crisp, as if never used. Has some b/w or red/white monochrome drawings. The frontispiece is a fold out of 'Special Instructions.' by John Butterfield, President on one side; reverse side has the mail schedule between St. Louis, MO/Memphis, TN and San Francisco, CA; this is a folded section, still pristine. Originally published in 1942, this is the 5th printing from 1962; a photographic facsimile of the private press of C. F. Braun & Co. , Alhambra, CA. Sections are Ormsby's Articles: Tipton, MO; Near Red River, Indian Territory; Near Fort Belknap, TX; Near El Paso, TX; Tucson, AZ; two from San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; an appendix: Fort Smith to Memphis; index. Absolutely fascinating insights into pre-Civil War travel by pioneers and adventurers in the mid 19th century; their adventures, sights, insights, peoples encountered, etc. ; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 179 pages; Hardcover has light bumping and shelf wear. DJ is quite beat up; scuffing, rubbing, bumping, small tears and chips; smudging on front, tears; front flap totally separated from DJ, but all present; in a mylar cover. 5th printing from 1962.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: as new. First edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket, as new. Jacket is price clipped.179 pp. illus. appendix, index, map on end papers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.