A CYCLE OF THE WEST
NY: MacMillan, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2606033
1st printing. Cloth. Various paginations as this book compiles the five narrative fur trade and Indian wars epic narrative poems earlier published as separates: The Song of Three Friends, The Song of Hugh Glass, The Song of Jed Smith, The Song of the Indian Wars, and The Song of the Messiah. Consummate story telling in poetic form. Front endpaper map of the western United States (fur trade period) with keys showing Hugh Glass' Crawl, Hist 1st Trail, His 2nd Trail, and Jed Smith's Trails. A near fine copy in very good gj (the front flap is clipped but the price has not been clipped. 1st printing now quite scarce, especially in dj.
Price: $150.00