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NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823 ... COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN
by KEATING, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. First Edition. Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-3/4") volumes in contemporary calf with early rebacking; 16 (ads), xii, [2], [9]-439; vi, [5]-459 pages. Complete with half-title pages. Illustrated with a large folding map and 15 plates. The primary work on Stephen Long's second expedition, compiled by its geologist and historiographer. The excellent plates, engraved by Hill after the drawings of Samuel Seymour, illustrate scenes and Indians on the upper Mississippi. Includes vocabularies of several tribes. FIELD 949: "almost a cyclopedia of material, relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statements regarding the customs, character, and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes, are among the most valuable we have of those people"; GRAFF 2280; HOWES K-20; SABIN 37137: "statements respecting the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have"; WAGNER-CAMP 26b:1.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020559
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823 ... COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN
- Author
- KEATING, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carey & Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- Native Americans, Exploration, Western Americana, Americana, Illustrated Books, Travel, Ohio, Michigan, Botany, Natural History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Western Americana; Exploration; Native Americans;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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