Title: New Light on the Early History of the Greater Northwest. The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry and David Thompson 1799-1814 Author: Henry, Alexander and David Thompson Place: New York Publisher: Francis P. Harper Date: 1897 Description: Edited by Elliott Coues. 3 volumes. xxviii, [1]-446 pp; vi, 447-916 pp; [vi], [917]-1027 pp. Frontispiece in Vol. 1, 4 folding maps in pocket at rear of Vol. 3. 9¼x6, green cloth, spines lettered in gilt. One of 1100 copies, this copy not numbered. First Edition. Important source material on early trade and exploration in the far west. Henry was a Fur Trader of the Northwest Company and Thompson was the Official Geographer and Explorer for the same company. These journals document their explorations and adventures among the inhabitants on the Red, Saskatchewan, Missouri and Columbia rivers. Tweney describes it as "an entirely new and original work printed from the original manuscripts, and contains the authors' daily journal of travels, explorations, and adventures in the fur trade throughout the Northwest." Howes H419; Tweney 9. Provenance: John M. Steinbrugge. Lot Amendments Condition: Ex-library from the New Hampshire Historical Society with their bookplates. Minor wear to bindings; else very good. Item number: 191363
Title: New Light on the Early History of the Greater Northwest. The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry and David Thompson 1799-1814 Author: Henry, Alexander and David Thompson Place: New York Publisher: Francis P. Harper Date: 1897 Description: Edited by Elliott Coues. 3 volumes. xxviii, [1]-446 pp; vi, 447-916 pp; [vi], [917]-1027 pp. Frontispiece in Vol. 1, 4 folding maps in pocket at rear of Vol. 3. 9¼x6, green cloth, spines lettered in gilt. One of 1100 copies, this copy not numbered. First Edition. Important source material on early trade and exploration in the far west. Henry was a Fur Trader of the Northwest Company and Thompson was the Official Geographer and Explorer for the same company. These journals document their explorations and adventures among the inhabitants on the Red, Saskatchewan, Missouri and Columbia rivers. Tweney describes it as "an entirely new and original work printed from the original manuscripts, and contains the authors' daily journal of travels, explorations, and adventures in the fur trade throughout the Northwest." Howes H419; Tweney 9. Provenance: John M. Steinbrugge. Lot Amendments Condition: Ex-library from the New Hampshire Historical Society with their bookplates. Minor wear to bindings; else very good. Item number: 191363
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