Francis Parkman’s Works - 17 Vol. 1899 FINE LEATHER 120+ ILLUS! OREGON TRAIL

Description: ***GORGEOUS 3/4 BURGUNDY MOROCCO LEATHER FINE BINDING & TRULY COMPLETE 17 VOL. (Versus 16 most have). Volume 17 is the *scarce* biographical volume on Francis Parkman. Francis Parkman’s Works, Luxurious Frontenac Edition, complete in 17 volumes. Francis Parkman is best known for his classic “The Oregon Trail.” OVERALL CONDITION: VERY GOOD ***Bookplate of Frederick M. Mayer on front pastedown of each volume*** Published by Little, Brown and Company in Boston between 1899-1901. In original 3/4 burgundy morocco leather fine binding: covers gilt ruled; five raised spine bands with richly gilded compartments; top edge gilt; brown endpapers, richly illustrated with approximately 6-12 illustrations/maps/photos per volume, including captioned tissue-guarded plates and frontispiece photogravures. Collated and truly complete in 17 volumes (most sets are missing volume 17). Octavo. A spectacular refined set! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Francis Parkman Jr. (September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a professor of horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic. Parkman wrote essays opposed to legal voting for women that continued to circulate long after his death. Parkman was a trustee of the Boston Athenæum from 1858 until his death in 1893. Parkman’s most celebrated work, The Oregon Trail, is a first-person account of a 2-month summer tour in 1846 of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas. Parkman was 23 at the time. The heart of the book covers the three weeks Parkman spent hunting buffalo with a band of Oglala Sioux. Some later printings such as the 18th edition (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969) included illustrations by James Daugherty. CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Bindings are square with firm hinges and joints. Rubbing to boards, spines and extremities. The leather is chipping along the edges, particularly the crown of the spines and corners. The interiors are clean with no foxing or writing with the exception of erased pencil writing on a front blank page of Volume I. The occasional sign of handling or wear - such as a few chips or small tears to a few page margins but in excellent condition overall. Margins of pages age-toned. Overall, a beautiful set in original binding with the very scarce 17th volume of the luxurious Frontenac edition in fine leather binding! Please see pictures as they are an important part of the condition description. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!

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