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Painter, b. 1817 - d. 1887

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    • HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to
      Sep. 21, 2016

      HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853. Philadelphia: Limmincott, Grambo, and Co./London: Trubner and Co., 1854. 8vo (224 x 138 mm). 136, [46] ad pp. With 13 lithographed plates (most chromolithographed or tinted) and large folding engraved map. Original green cloth stamped in blind, spine titles gilt, publisher's ads on endpapers. A clean copy internally with some light wear to extremities of boards, map supplied from another copy and with stamp of N.S. Wales Library to verso and tipped to rear pastedown endpaper. Provenance: New Jersey Historical Society (bookplate; institutional stamp and cancellation stamp to title). FIRST EDITION; WITH THE SCARCE FOLDING MAP. Howes notes that the route map is "not inserted in all copies," and indeed copies with the map are much less common on the market than those without it. Cowan II p 273; Howes H378; Wagner-Camp 235.

      Bonhams
    • HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of
      Feb. 09, 2015

      HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      HEAP, GWINN HARRIS. 1817-1887. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853. Philadelphia: Limmincott, Grambo, and Co./London: Trubner and Co., 1854.

      Bonhams
    • Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853
      Jun. 19, 2014

      Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853

      Est: $250 - $350

      <p> 136 + 46 ad pp. Illustrated with 13 lithograph plates, a few color. (8vo), original cloth. First Edition.</p>

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    • Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853
      Oct. 24, 2013

      Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853

      Est: $400 - $600

      136 + 46 ad pp. Illustrated with 13 lithograph plates, a few color. (8vo), original cloth. First Edition. Well-illustrated first-hand relation of Western travel. "Heap's letters were printed in the National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.) November 26, 29, December 1, 3, 6, 8 and 13, 1853, and comprise the entire text of this book... They were probably submitted by Senator Benton..." Graff notes that "Some of the areas explored are here described for the first time." This copy without the map, which Howes says was "not inserted in all copies." Cowan p.273; Graff 1837; Howes H378; Sabin 31175; Wagner-Camp 235. Bookplate of Roger K. Larson. Well-illustrated first-hand relation of Western travel. "Heap's letters were printed in the National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.) November 26, 29, December 1, 3, 6, 8 and 13, 1853, and comprise the entire text of this book... They were probably submitted by Senator Benton..." Graff notes that "Some of the areas explored are here described for the first time." This copy without the map, which Howes says was "not inserted in all copies." Cowan p.273; Graff 1837; Howes H378; Sabin 31175; Wagner-Camp 235. Bookplate of Roger K. Larson.

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    • HEAP, Gwinn Harris (1817-1887). Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the
      Jun. 14, 2006

      HEAP, Gwinn Harris (1817-1887). Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      HEAP, Gwinn Harris (1817-1887). Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co.; London: Trübner and Co., 1854. 8 o. Half-title, 16-page publisher's advertisement at end. Folding map of the central route from the Mississippi to California tipped in at lower pastedown and 13 tinted lithographed plates. Original green-blindstamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (library marks and wear to spine). Provenance: Springfield, Mass. City Library Association (bookplate, and circulation pocket, perforated stamp on title). FIRST EDITION. Heap records his western journey with the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, E. F. Beale. "The most significant desert reference...relates to an account given by the Rev. James W. Brier--one of the original pioneer emigrants who crossed Death Valley in 1849...the earliest published account of Death Valley...of all the journals and diaries telling of the Mojave desert crossing, none appears comparable to the Heap in sheer readability and in picturesque descriptive quality" (Edward, Enduring Desert, pp. 110-11). The map, depicting the route from Missouri to California, is not inserted in most copies. Cowan p. 273; Flake 3934; Graff 1837 ("Some of the areas explored are here described for the first time"); Howes H-378; Mintz 562; Rittenhouse 290; Sabin 31175; Streeter V:3177; Wagner-Camp-Becker 235; Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West 808. Sold not subject to return.

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    • Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the
      Feb. 12, 2004

      Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the

      Est: $400 - $600

      Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E.F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853 136 + 46 ad pp. Illustrated with 13 lithograph plates, a few color. 9x5 1/2, original cloth. First Edition. Well-illustrated first-hand relation of Western travel. "Heap's letters were printed in the National Intelligencer (Washington, D.C.) November 26, 29, December 1, 3, 6, 8 and 13, 1853, and comprise the entire text of this book... They were probably submitted by Senator Benton..." - W.C. Graff notes that "Some of the areas explored are here described for the first time." This copy without the map, which Howes says was "not inserted in all copies." Cowan p.273; Graff 1837; Howes H378; Sabin 31175; Wagner-Camp 235.

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