Salt Desert Trails ; A History of the Hastings Cut-Off and Other Early Trails That Crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert Seeking a Shorter Route to California

Salt Lake City: Western Printing Company, 1930. First edition. Quarto in dark green blind-stamped 'pebbled' and illus boards; 5 preliminary leaves, [15]-178, [3] pages illustrations, portraits, facsimile 24 cm. Maps on lining-papers; bibliographical references. Fine ; nearly as new but with two small circular areas of mild discoloration to bottom edge of textblock not affecting marginsPlease see photos. No jacket. Hardcover.

An impressively crisp copy. / Pioneers -- Utah. Trails -- West (U.S.) Pionniers -- Utah. Discoveries in geography. Pioneers. Trails. Named Person: Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870. Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870. Great Salt Lake (Utah) United States -- Discovery and exploration. Salé, Grand lac (Utah) United States. West United States. Utah. Utah -- Great Salt Lake.