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Lewis and Clark: History of the Expedition

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:625.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Lewis and Clark: History of the Expedition
<B>Meriwether Lewis and William Clark:<I> History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark,</B></I> to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Coast Performed During the Years 1804-5-6, Volume II.</B></I> (Philadelphia: Bradford and Innskeep, 1814), first edition, 522 pages, plates facing pages 31, 52, and 70, full calf, marbled endpapers (over old printing - early recycling), gilt dentelle, gilt spine titles, 8vo (5.75" x 8.5"), boards well worn along with most of the gilt decoration, missing a small portion of the leather spine label and most of the gilt on the spine, pages uniformly foxed, exterior hinges worn and on the verge of cracking, good condition.<BR>Though the lot consists of only the second volume of the set, original copies are becoming harder to find in any condition. Of interest is the appendix that includes the "Observation and Reflections on the Present and Future State of Upper Louisiana". It is likely this present copy is from a Religious Society of Friends library as indicated by a notation on the free front end paper: "<I>Friends Library Book</B></I>". An early, and certainly, important work dealing with the exploration of the United States.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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