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Astoria, or, Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

Title
  1. Astoria, or, Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains / by Washington Irving. Author of "The Sketch Book," "The Alhambra," &c.
Published by
  1. London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1836.
Format
  1. Book/text
Author
  1. Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Vol/datev. 3AccessPermit neededCall numberPforz (Irving, W. Astoria. 1836. 1st British ed. London)Item locationSchwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319
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Vol/datev. 3AccessUse in libraryCall numberIW (Irving, W. Astoria. London, 1836)Item locationSchwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121
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Vol/datev. 2AccessUse in libraryCall numberIW (Irving, W. Astoria. London, 1836)Item locationSchwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121
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Details

Additional authors
  1. Whiting, James (Printer)
  2. Richard Bentley and Son, publisher
Description
  1. 3 volumes (volume I: [2], xvi, 317, [3] pages; volume II: ix, [1], 320 pages; volume III: vii, [1], 294 pages); 20 cm
Alternative title
  1. Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains.
Subject
  1. Pacific Fur Company.
  2. Fur trade -- Oregon.
  3. Overland journeys to the Pacific.
  4. Astoria (Or.)
  5. Oregon.
  6. Northwestern States -- Description and travel.
Call number
  1. IW (Irving, W. Astoria. London, 1836)
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. "In three volumes."
  2. [2] pages of publisher's advertisements headed: "New novels and romances by distinguished authors" at the end of volume I.
  3. "Published in October, 1836, simultaneously with American publication; the text is apparently identical with that of the American edition." -- cf. Langfeld.
  4. Printer's imprint: "Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand."
Indexed in (note)
  1. Langfeld, W. Washington Irving: A bibliography
Local note
  1. Pforzheimer copy: Bound in original drab paper boards, printed paper spine labels, edges untrimmed. -- Bookseller's ticket of the Torch Press Book Shop, Cedar Rapids, Iowa to rear pastedown of volumes I and III (remnant of ticket to volume II). -- Acquired by Carl H. Pforzheimer prior to 1957.
Author
  1. Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
Edition
  1. [First British edition.]
Indexed in:
  1. Langfeld, W. Washington Irving: A bibliography, pages 35-36.
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  1. Request Access to the Pforzheimer Collection
  2. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 3
  3. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 2
  4. Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 1
Added author
  1. Richard Bentley and Son, publisher.
  2. Whiting, James (Printer), printer.
  3. Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, former owner.
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