Western & Americana Collector Spring Auction w/ Sundog Items - June 3rd 2023
Sat, Jun 3, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 432
1893 "The Oregon Trail" By Francis Parkman
Estimate: $300 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $25 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
Featured in this lot is a first edition leather bound copy of The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, 1893. Francis Parkman (1823-1893) 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. In recognition of his talent and accomplishments, the Society for American Historians annually awards the Francis Parkman Prize for the best book on American history. His work has been praised by historians who have published essays in new editions of his work, such as Pulitzer Prize winners C. Vann Woodward, Allan Nevins, and Samuel Eliot Morison, as well as by other notable historians including Wilbur R. Jacobs, John Keegan, William Taylor, Mark Van Doren, and David Levin. Famous artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and Frederic Remington have illustrated Parkman's books. Numerous translations have been published worldwide. "The Oregon Trail Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life" was published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, this is the eight edition, revised, published the year of the author's death. The brown cloth bound stamped gold gilt hardcover is in good overall condition. The spine gold gilt is still bright, scuffing noted on cover edges. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and slight foxing. Measures 5.5"W x 7.75"L x x 1.25"D
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