Rocky Mountain Adventures 1888 Edwin Bryant American Westward Expansion Book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Rocky Mountains, Westward Expansion, Travel).

Rocky Mountains Adventures, Bristling with Animated Details of Fearful Fights of American Hunters with Savage Indians, Mexican Rancheros and Beasts of Prey. Giving Truthful Accountsa of the Awful Fate of Hunfred of Overland Emigrants Amid the Snow-Drifts of the Truckee Peaks, from Whence Half-Frozen Men, Women and Children were Carried over Slippery Cliffs, Lashed to the Backs of their Gallant Rescuers, by Edwin Bryant.
Published 1888, New York by Worthington Co.
452 pages. Text in Englsh.

Publisher's decorative cloth binding, gilt title lettering, embossed spine & cover decorations.

Item is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Item is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding age worn, spine ends worn with small chipping, front cover slightly bent/ cracked across middle, hinges loose, yet still remains overall attractive as an object.

Text block paper is uniformly well age toned due to acidic nature of wood pulp paper stock, moderate old scattered spotting.

Still attractive on the shelf. Item displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this antique book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books. Flaws seen and described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 7 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W.

[B3727].