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Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1947. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good ++/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2vol.set:412&446pp.incl.index; HBs red w/gilt; slight rub w/corner-bumps; clean,tight pgs. Vols.I&2 only of 3vol.set - Vols.1&2 contain text, vol.3 contains illus.&maps. "Its organization and operation over the Southern route to 1861; subsequently over the Central Route to 1866; and under Wells, Fargo and Company in 1869" American Trail Series IV

First edition, three volume set. Includes the plates and maps all in pristine condition. Hardcover w/o jackets as issued. Very light rubbing and edge wear on boards; red cloth boards very nice with just a little wear at the spine tips and minor bumps to the lower corners of the first two volumes. Titles in gilt on the spine are bright. Top of pages on Vols I and II are gilt. Interiors clean and bright, no foxing, no notes. Mylar jacket on vol III. The hinges and spines are as published, tight and clearly seldom opened. Stamp of former owner, W. F. Kitchens, Major, A. C. inside front board and f.p. of Vol III. A fine set of one of the most desirable publications of the Arthur H. Clark imprint. Volume III of the American Trails series. An extraordinary value for the complete and scarce three volume set.