VOYAGE IN A SIX-OARED SKIFF TO THE FALLS OF SAINT ANTHONY IN 1817. WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY EDWARD D. NEILL
by Long, Stephen H
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, 1860. 87,[1]pp. plus single-page map. 20th-century three quarter morocco and boards, spine gilt. Joints rubbed, with front board nearly detached. Very clean internally. Very good. The Thomas W. Streeter copy, with his bookplate, and pencil notes on a front fly leaf. This is the first publication of the day-by-day journal kept by Major Long during a journey up and down the Mississippi River in 1817. Long's purpose was to explore the upper reaches of the Mississippi, describe the general topography, and also identify potential military sites. Long did all this, and also describes the Indian settlements he encountered. STREETER SALE (this copy). SABIN 41888. HOWES L445. GRAFF 2528. FIELD 950. BUCK 100.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM47323
- Title
- VOYAGE IN A SIX-OARED SKIFF TO THE FALLS OF SAINT ANTHONY IN 1817. WITH INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY EDWARD D. NEILL
- Author
- Long, Stephen H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry B. Ashmead
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1860
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....