COX, Ross (1793-1853). The Columbia River; or, Scenes and Adventures During a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains... London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. Second London edition of Cox's narrative.
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COX, Ross (1793-1853). The Columbia River; or, Scenes and Adventures During a Residence of Six Years on the Western Side of the Rocky Mountains, among Various Tribes of Indians Hitherto Unknown: Together with a Journey Across the American Continent. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832.
2 volumes, 8vo (206 x 133 mm). (Some light spotting.) Contemporary marbled boards with modern calf rebacking (some rubbing).
Second London edition of Cox's narrative, which gives "an excellent firsthand account of the fur trade and of the Indian tribes in Montana, Idaho, and eastern Washington with whom the fur traders dealt and sometimes fought. While Cox was making this journey the tension between Hudson's Bay and Northwest Companies had become very acute and he gives a good account of their rivalry" (Streeter, first edition). The first edition was published London 1831, and was followed by an American edition of the same year. Howes C-822; Sabin 17267; Wagner-Camp 43:3.
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