2 volumes. 6 engraved plates; map of the Interior of Northern Mexico. (8vo) original blind-stamped cloth with gilt-stamped illustration to covers, lettering to spine, rebacked with original spine cloth trimmed and laid down. Second Edition.
"This work stands as a cornerstone of all studies on the SFT in the early period, describing the origin and development of the trade, Gregg's own experiences, and useful statistics for 1822-43" - Rittenhouse. The work was immortalized as a "southwest classic" by Lawrence Clark Powell who remarks "Gregg's stone-ground prose evokes the life of the Santa Fe Trail as no other book does. His passion for the prairies was also a passion for knowing. He was a tireless observer and recorder." Gregg made his first trip over the trail in 1831, and his last in 1839. Howes G401; Wagner-Camp 108:4.