History of the Expedition under the Command of Captain Lewis and Clark...to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-1805. By Order of the Government of the United States. Prepared for the Press by Paul Allen Esquire. Philadelphia. Bradford and Inskeep, 1814. In two 8vo volumes [I-II], in original, worn full calf. Vol. 1, xxxiii, 470pp, two plates, facing pps 63 and 261; complete save for the large folding map facing title page. Vol. 2, v-ix[1] (lacking title page and first pages of contents); three maps opposite pp. 31, 52 and 70. Properly described by most as the cornerstone of any library of Western Americana, the account of the explorations of Corps of Discovery stand as a monument to the resourcefullness and tenacity of the members of the expedition, as well as the genius of President Thomas Jefferson Provenance: The Dave Delling Collection of Western Americana Condition: Volume one lacking large folding map, title page with minor losses, as well as a handful of pps with marginal or other losses. Both volumes about Good condition.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captain Lewis and Clark...to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-1805. By Order of the Government of the United States. Prepared for the Press by Paul Allen Esquire. Philadelphia. Bradford and Inskeep, 1814. In two 8vo volumes [I-II], in original, worn full calf. Vol. 1, xxxiii, 470pp, two plates, facing pps 63 and 261; complete save for the large folding map facing title page. Vol. 2, v-ix[1] (lacking title page and first pages of contents); three maps opposite pp. 31, 52 and 70. Properly described by most as the cornerstone of any library of Western Americana, the account of the explorations of Corps of Discovery stand as a monument to the resourcefullness and tenacity of the members of the expedition, as well as the genius of President Thomas Jefferson Provenance: The Dave Delling Collection of Western Americana Condition: Volume one lacking large folding map, title page with minor losses, as well as a handful of pps with marginal or other losses. Both volumes about Good condition.
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