A DISCOVERY OF A VAST COUNTRY IN AMERICA, EXTENDING ABOVE FOUR THOUSAND MILES, BETWEEN NEW FRANCE & NEW MEXICO; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT LAKES, CATARACTS, RIVERS, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. 2 VOLUME SET. by Hennepin, L. (Father Louis Hennepin.)

Two volume set, rebound in dark green buckram with paper labels on front boards and spines, 9 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. A facsimile reprint of the 1699 edition printed in London for Henry Bonwicke. Ex-college library with the following markings: stamps on bottom edges of text blocks, faint residue on spines from removal of labels, rear free endpapers show evidence of removal of pockets, front free endpapers have small amount of white-out and blank book plates (covering library markings?). Both volumes are printed on cream-coloured stock with text in reddish-brown and each one commences with a Dedication to King William III, followed by a Preface and list of Contents. Volume One: text pages run 1-240. Title continues: Also, the Manners, Customs, and Languages of the several Native Indians; and the Advantage of Commerce with those different Nations. With a Continuation Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the English; With the Advantages of a shorter Cut to China and Japan. Contains tipped-in illustrations: Frontispiece and the following fold-outs - Map of a Large Country in America; The "Falls of Niagara"; The Taking of Quebec by the English; [Bison & other fauna]; The Cruelty of the Savage Iroquois. Volume Two: text pages run 1-216. Title reads: A Continuation of the New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France and New Mexico; Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the English; With the Advantages of a Shorter Cut to China and Japan. Illustrations consist of the following fold-outs: Map; The Unfortunate Adventures of Monsr de la Salle; The Murther of Monsr de la Salle. Volume One - the first fold-out map has a small corner crease, a small area of surface paper loss and some light browning at the top of the front board paper label, a few tiny foxing marks on top of the text block. Volume Two - a small area of surface paper loss and some light browning at the top of the front board paper label, one very small foxing mark on the fore-edge of the text block, the first fold-out map has one light foxing mark and one small area of glue marking. . Not Signed. Facsimile Reprint. Hard Covers. Good/No Dust Jackets.