McDermott, John Francis, ed. — Travelers on the Western Frontier

Champaigne, Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Contributions to this fine collection of essays about the Trans-Mississippi West by John Francis McDermott, the editor, and also by Archibald Hanna, Jr. Dwight L. Smith, Dale L. Morgan, Herman R. Friis, John T. Flanagan, John Porter, Bloom Nicholas, Joost Nicholas Canaday, Jr., Richard E. Oglesby, Donald D. Miner, John C. Ewers and William B. Baker. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond that along edges, protected by a plastic coat. First Edition, with 351 pp., illustrations, maps and a full index. Story of the American West as it appeared to travelers who braved the trans-Mississippi frontier from French-Spanish days through the 19th Century as revealed in letters, diaries, reminiscences, and books.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,