Search Results: history of the expedition under the by lewis meriwether 1774 1809

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New York: Harper, 1855. Later ed. Hardcover. An altogether very good set with a few minor flaws: rear end paper of volume two partly torn (closed tear); minor edge-wear and chafing to board edges; a bit of foxing, mainly to endpaper and preliminary; else tight, clean and very good.. Two 12mo uniform volumes in dark brown polished cloth-backed boards; 371 & 395p; 1 b&w folded map to frontis of vol 1 ; 16 cm. Spine titles read: The Family library [;] Rocky Mountains [;] Lewis & Clarke [;] Vol. 1 [or] 2. || Exploration of North America. Discoveries in geography. Travel.West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848. Western (U.S.) -- Description and travel. Missouri River -- Description and travel. Columbia River -- Description and travel. West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration. Missouri River. United States -- Columbia River.

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

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: 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