TRAVELS IN THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
by Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Collins and Hannay, 1825. 459 pages + fold-out map of the "western country" and 3 engraved plates (missing is the sketch of the lead mine district). First printing. Octavo. 3/ leather over marbled paper-covered boards. According to Wikipedia, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. He is also noted for his major six-volume study of Native Americans published in the 1850s. The book offered here is his report on an 1821 expedition from Missouri through Illinois and Indiana into Michigan. There is heavy emphasis on lead mining in Missouri and on treatymaking with the Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes. Howes S196. Quite scarce. The book is in about very good condition: sympathetically rebacked in gilt-ruled tan leather with new brown leather title patch; clean and tight; foxing throughout; previous owners' names and date on front endpaper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1883
- Title
- TRAVELS IN THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
- Author
- Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins and Hannay
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1825
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Exploration and Travel;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Octavo
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