Ashland, Oregon: Lewis Osborne, 1970. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the history express forwarding business, and especially the early days of Wells Fargo, originally published as a long essay in Harper's Magazine with attribution, and published here in book format for the first time. Introduction by Richard H. Dillon. Illustrated with engravings from the original Harper's article. Also includes a portfolio of drawings of 14 styles of wagon and coaches (originally published in 1871.) One of 650 numbered copies, bound in red buckram with small gilt illustration on front cover, titling on spine. Map endpapers: front depicts an 1825 map of Roads, Canals and Steamboat Routes in the United States, that being just west of the…
Ashland, Oregon: Lewis Osborne, 1970. Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the history express forwarding business, and especially the early days of Wells Fargo, originally published as a long essay in Harper's Magazine with attribution, and published here in book format for the first time. Introduction by Richard H. Dillon. Illustrated with engravings from the original Harper's article. Also includes a portfolio of drawings of 14 styles of wagon and coaches (originally published in 1871.) One of 650 numbered copies, bound in red buckram with small gilt illustration on front cover, titling on spine. Map endpapers: front depicts an 1825 map of Roads, Canals and Steamboat Routes in the United States, that being just west of the Mississippi River and east. and the rear is an 1867 map of Wells Fargo Stage and Express Routes. 54 pp plus 16 pp drawings and colophon.
