HAFEN, LeRoy R. and Ann W., editors The Far West and

HAFEN, LeRoy R. and Ann W., editors The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series: 1820–1875. Glendale, CA: The Arthur C. Clarke Company, 1954–1961. 15 volumes with index, royal 8vo. Numerous illustrations from original engravings, lithographs, maps, etc. Original publisher’s gilt–lettered green cloth, uncut. Provenance: Andy Kirschner (bookplate). A valuable collection of source material of discovery and exploration of the western frontier. Includes narratives and material relating to the 1849 gold rush, the Utah war of 1857, relations with the Plains Indians prior to the Civil War, Fremont’s fourth expedition, Colorado reports of the Civil War period, diaries of William Henry Jackson, an account of the Mormon migration, etc. Clark & Brunet 104; Paher 744; Kurutz 300.