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Sale 365: Fine Americana with Autographs & Manuscripts (#365) 10/11/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 10/11/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #46 Capt. James Box's Adventures and Explorations in New and Old Mexico, Being the Record of Ten Years of Travel and Research...

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Title:

Capt. James Box's Adventures and Explorations in New and Old Mexico, Being the Record of Ten Years of Travel and Research...

Author:

Box, Michael James, Capt.

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

James Miller

Date Published:

1869

Description:

344pp. (8vo) 7¼x4¾, original blindstamped green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, recased with endpapers replaced. Second Edition.

The second edition, employing the same sheets as the first edition of 1861 but with a new title page supplied for this edition. An interesting and well written account of the author's travels, mainly in northern Mexico in the 1850s, while serving with the Texas Rangers. One chapter deals with Arizona as well. A classic of Ranger narratives. Streeter raises some question as to whether Box was the author. Streeter 497; Howes B671; Graff 372.

Condition:

Spine ends and corners frayed; else very good.

Item#:

186146

Headline:

Capt. James Box's Adventures and Explorations
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