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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Franklin Square, New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated, but ownership inscription dated March, 1895. Two volumes, hardcovers, full green cloth with blindstamped ruled borders and publishers device to front and rear covers, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, 6-1/4" tall, 371 + 395 pp., folding map as frontispiece to volume one. Bump to top front corner of vol.1, minor turning in to bottom corners, slight wear to spine ends, ownership inscription to each volume, very clean, solid, and present well. "M'Vickar's edition is a selection of passages reproduced verbatim, with linking commentary by the editor." Coues states that most editions of this text consisted of 250 copies (Beckham et al,"Literature of the L & C Exp." p. 181) The closest date to the 1895 inscription is 1891.

1858. [LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William]. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the Sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains, and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean; Performed during the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, by Order of the Government of the United States. Prepared for the Press by Paul Allen, Esq. Revised, and Abridged by the Omission of Unimportant Details, with an Introduction and Notes, by Archibald M'Vickar. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1858]. 2 Vols. 16mo. Vi,371;x, [9]-395pp. Folding map. Orig. brown cloth. Minor rubbing to cloth, else very good." First authorized and complete account of the most important western exploration and the first of many overland narratives to follow"-HOWES L-317. Though the contents calls for plates, this edition was issued without them per Beckham 5.a.8.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1842. Volume I: li, [1 blank], [53]-371, [1 blank] pp. Folding map frontis [folds reinforced on blank verso], entitled Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America . . . Volume II: x, [1], 10-394, [1 blank] pp. The two volumes bound in matching green publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine titles. Bit of rubbing at head and tail of spine. Very Good. "Complete account of the most important western exploration" [Howes]. The folding map is from Clark's 1814 rendition. Earlier publications, but not this one, included five additional plates. Howes L317. Sabin 40833. Graff 2483. Wagner-Camp 13:7.

New York. New Amsterdam Book Company. 1902. Bound in pictorial decorated cloth. t.e.g. 8vo. 4.5 " x 7.0". First Edition Thus. Illustrated with two Frontispieces and various full paged maps and one large folding map in rear pocket. The rare and superlative Commonwealth Library reprinting of Lewis and Clark's journals. Very mild tiny staining to very top 1/8 " of fore-edges, else, a Very Fine, bright set with some pages yet uncut.

New York: Francis Harper, 1893. First edition, limited issue, copy number 925 of 800 copies of fine book paper of a total edition of 1000 copies. Edited by Eliot Coues. WITHOUT ATLAS. 3 vols. 8vo. Origfina; pebbled green cloth. Bookplate of Louis Ledoux. First edition, limited issue, copy number 925 of 800 copies of fine book paper of a total edition of 1000 copies. Edited by Eliot Coues. WITHOUT ATLAS. 3 vols. 8vo. Howes L317; Graff 2484. Wagner-Camp 13:7 (note); Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5b.2

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1858. "The Lewis and Clark expedition stands as a major event in American history, solidly establishing our title to the vast Louisiana Territory and later to the Oregon country. The explorations revealed a strange and unknown world, full of exciting wonders, and pointed the way to its possibilities for future development" (Downs, Books that Changed America, 40).

Francis P. Harper, 1893. Hardcover. Fair. FAIR SET! MISSING VOLUME IV!!! #904 of Edition Limited to One Thousand Copies!! Great majority of substance is in the first three volumes. From private library with private library stamp on title page of each volume with library number on spine and name on front end paper. No other marks or writings, pages bright and clean with very little foxing, Volume I binding is mildly loose with binding fabric showing on both hinges, moderate wear to corners and spine ends. Volumes II and III hinges in better shape but starting to show binding fabric, Volume II with pronounced scratch on front cover, both with moderate wear to spine ends and corners. More images upon request. Carefully packaged and shipped in box! Z5

1902. [LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William]. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark to the Source of the Missouri, Across the Rocky Mountains, Down the Columbia River to the Pacific in 1804-06. New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1902. Three volumes. 416; 410; 382pp. Lacks the laid-in folding map. Contemporary green morocco, ornate gilt spine in six compartments, gilt tooling on covers, gilt inner dentelles, t.e.g. Spines gently sunned. Internally bright and clean. Fine. Partially unopened and untrimmed. Wagner-Camp 13:1. Bradford 3006. Robinson 72-333. Holliday 688. A lavish reprint of the famous Lewis and Clark narrative, limited to 210 copies, of which this is number sixty-eight. A lovely and accessible edition of this Western Americana cornerstone.

1893. LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William. History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark... A New Edition, Faithfully Reprinted ... With Copious Critical Commentary...by Elliot Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. 4 Vols. cxxxii,352;vi,352-820;vi,821-1298;v,1299-1364pp. Portrait frontises., facsimiles, plates, folding tables, maps (some folding). Orig. cloth. A near fine set. HOWES L-317, "aa." Graff 2484. Wagner-Camp 13:7 (note). Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5b.2. One of 800 numbered sets on "fine book paper," from an edition limited to 1000. The first "modern" edited scholarly edition of the Lewis and Clark account and manuscripts, reprinting the official text of 1814, but with extensive notes by Coues based on his examination of the surviving manuscripts and maps of the expedition. This was also the first of a series of landmark publications by Harper on western exploration, and the first editing project of the prolific Coues. "[Coues'] edition of 1893 ranks… Read More

1893. LEWIS, Meriwether, and CLARK, William. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark...A New Edition, Faithfully Reprinted,..With Copious Critical Commentary...BY Elliot Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. Three text volumes plus atlas, totaling 1364pp. Facsimiles, plates, and maps (some folding). Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Light shelfwear. A few inner hinges repaired. Two pages in third volume with offsetting from a laid-in newspaper clipping, otherwise quite clean internally. A very attractive set. One of 800 sets on "fine book paper", from an edition limited to 1000 sets. The first "modern" edited scholarly edition of the Lewis and Clark account and manuscripts, reprinting the official text of 1814, but with extensive notes by Coues based on his examination of the surviving manuscripts and maps of the expedition. This was also the first of a series of landmark publications by Harper on western exploration, and the first editing project of the… Read More

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893.. Three text volumes plus atlas, totaling 1,364pp. Facsimiles, plates, and maps (some folding). Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Inner hinges on each text volume cracked, cloth a bit worn at extremities. Internally clean and very good. One of 800 sets on "fine book paper" from an edition limited to 1,000 sets. The first "modern" edited scholarly edition of the Lewis and Clark account and manuscripts, reprinting the official text of 1814, but with extensive notes by Coues based on his examination of the surviving manuscripts and maps of the expedition. This was also the first of a series of landmark publications by Harper on western exploration, and the first editing project of the prolific Elliot Coues. "[Coues'] edition of 1893 ranks second in importance only to the original journals. His lengthy annotations, based on first-hand knowledge of the territory, are highly informative, and his bibliographical essay is a major contribution" - Wagner-Camp. A… Read More

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. Three text volumes plus atlas, totaling 1364pp. Facsimiles and plates. Folding map. Large octavo. Original half cloth and paper boards, paper labels. Boards edgeworn and a bit soiled, spines darkened, spine label on first volume chipped. Very fresh and clean internally. About very good. Largely unopened. One of 200 copies on handmade paper (this being number 197) from a total edition of 1000, and slightly larger in format than the 800 copies printed on "fine book paper." The first "modern" edited scholarly edition of the Lewis and Clark account and manuscripts, reprinting the official text of 1814, but with extensive notes by Coues based on his examination of the surviving manuscripts and maps of the expedition. This was also the first of a series of landmark publications by Harper on western exploration, and the first editing project of the prolific Coues. "[Coues'] edition of 1893 ranks second in importance only to the original journals. His lengthy annotations,… Read More

Philadelphia: J. Maxwell for Bradford & Inskeep and Abm. H. Inskeep of New York, 1814. 2 volumes, octavo. (8 1/4 x 5 inches). Five maps and charts. Large folding map in expert facsimile. Expertly bound to style in full tree calf, covers bordered with a gilt roll toll, flat spines in compartments divided by a gilt roll tool, black morocco lettering piece in the second compartments Provenance: Samuel Hegamin (signature dated 1814 on p. 1 of both volumes); Daniel L. Weckerly (signature dated 1838 on both titles) The first edition of the "definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent" (Wagner-Camp). A cornerstone of Western Americana. The book describes the Government-backed expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase undertaken from 1804 to 1806 by ascending the Missouri to its source, crossing the Rocky Mountains, and reaching the Pacific Ocean. In total, the expedition covered some eight thousand miles in slightly more than twenty-eight months.… Read More

Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1814. First edition. With 5 engraved plans and charts. Without folding map issued with some copies. xxviii, 470; [x], 522 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Modern half morocco, spines gilt, t.e.g. Lacking folding map, tiny losses at site of contemporary ownership signature at head of title volume 1, bleed through of same to the following few leaves, foxed as usual. First edition. With 5 engraved plans and charts. Without folding map issued with some copies. xxviii, 470; [x], 522 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. First edition of the definitive account of the Lewis and Clark expedition. First edition of the first authorized and complete account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, possibly the most important western expedition undertaken in U.S. history, demonstrating as it did the feasibility of traveling overland to the Pacific, and paving the way for numerous overland expeditions and eventual settlements to come. The journal of Patrick Gass, a sergeant in the party, had already been published, but… Read More

Philadelphia: J. Maxwell for Bradford & Inskeep and Abm. H. Inskeep of New York, 1814. 2 volumes, octavo. 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Five maps and charts. Large folding map in expert facsimile. Contemporary sheep, rebacked to style, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco lettering piece. The first edition of the "definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent" (Wagner-Camp). A cornerstone of Western Americana. The book describes the Government-backed expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase undertaken from 1804 to 1806 by ascending the Missouri to its source, crossing the Rocky Mountains, and reaching the Pacific Ocean. In total, the expedition covered some eight thousand miles in slightly more than twenty-eight months. Lewis and Clark brought back the first reliable information about much of the area they traversed, made contact with the Indian inhabitants as a prelude to the expansion of the fur trade, and advanced by a quantum leap the geographical… Read More

1814. LEWIS, Meriwether, and William CLARK. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.... Philadelphia: Published by Bradford and Inskeep..., 1814. Two volumes. Five maps and charts. Folding map supplied in facsimile. Uniformly bound to style in full calf, gilt leather labels. Contemporary ownership signature on front flyleaf and unobtrusive early library stamp on titlepage and one leaf of first volume. Slight foxing and toning. Very good. The most famous of all western travel narratives, and the cornerstone of any collection of Western Americana. Described by Wagner-Camp as "the definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent," the book describes the expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, undertaken from 1804 to 1806 by ascending the Missouri River to its… Read More

1814. LEWIS, Meriwether, and William CLARK. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.... Philadelphia: Published by Bradford and Inskeep, 1814. Two volumes. xxviii,470pp. plus two maps; ix,[1],522pp. plus three maps. Large folding map supplied in expert facsimile. Later 19th-century three quarter sheep and pebbled cloth boards, spines gilt, expertly rebacked, original spines preserved. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper of both volumes and titlepage of first volume. Ownership signature and stamp on front free endpaper of first volume and titlepage of both volumes. Light foxing and tanning, a very good copy. The large folding map supplied in expert facsimile. In a half morocco clamshell box. This copy bears the ownership stamp of Elwood Evans. Evans, the best contemporary historian of the Pacific Northwest,… Read More