Crofutt's Overland Tours. Consisting of nearly Five Thousand Miles of Main Tours, and Three Thousand Miles of Side Tours. Two Thousand Miles by Stage and Water. Descriptive - Illustrated

Published by Arthur H. Day & Co. Publishers, Chicago, 1888

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Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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tall8vo., 23x 12cm, 254p., plus 6 double page plate views, 12 full page views, 4 portrait plates, c. 40 text illustrations, large folding frontis map showing the Crofutt tours., in the original dark green limp cloth, gilt cover title, flora endpapers, some slightly visible bookplate glue residue on the front endpapers, The contemporary paper is somewhat toned, a sound expertly restored a fine copy thus 250.00. First published in the late 1880s (with notable editions in 1888 and 1889), it served as a roadmap and cultural primer for middle-class travelers navigating the newly accessible American West following the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Title
Crofutt's Overland Tours. Consisting of nearly Five Thousand Miles of Main Tours, and Three Thousand Miles of Side Tours. Two Thousand Miles by Stage and Water. Descriptive - Illustrated
Author
CROFUTT, Geo. A.
Publisher
Arthur H. Day & Co. Publishers, Chicago
Publication year
1888

J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc.

11 Murray St.
Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 9M5