Captain James Box's Adventures and Explorations
New York: James Miller, 1869. Hardcover. Captain Michael James Box of the Texan Rangers compiled this "account of the mineral resources of Mexico" over ten years, to inform Americans interested in moving west. The book contains a guide to the "mineral treasures" of Durango, Chihuahua, Sierra Nevada, Sinaloa, Sonora, and southern Arizona. 8" x 5". 344 pages. Publishers note on iii, dedication to Col. Benj. McCullough on v, contents [vii-ix]. 1869, no edition stated. Rebound in gray cloth boards, wear to corners and creases in cloth at spine. Ffep has 1.5" x 0.5" chip, rare spots to pages and notes in pencil, small diagram in pen on rear endpaper. A good reading copy. G. Good / No Jacket. Item #2019-J410
Price: $270.00