Derby, George Horatio; Odie B. Faulk (editor)

Derby's Report on Opening the Colorado 1850-1851

Hardcover, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1969. First Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Facsimile reprint of the Derby's original 1852 report to the US Senate. This facsimile was printed in 1969 and is introduced by Odie Faulk. Book covers clean and bright. Head of spine gently bumped. Tail of spine gently rubbed. Very small rub mark to the bottom edge of the front cover. Foxing to top page edges. Minimal soiling to side and bottom page edges. Fold-out map of the Colorado River present in the rear - map is clean with no tears. No previous owner marks. Text, maps, diagrams and illustrations clean and bright. Dust Jacket price clipped. DJ spine and top edges age-darkened. Head of DJ spine rubbed. DJ corners rubbed with small tears to top corners. 3/4" tear to DJ back cover top edge. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 54 pages. [Item #80860]

Price: $20.00