Lot 91
  • 91

Lewis, Meriwether and William Clark

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814
  • Paper, ink, leather
4to (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.; 275 x 212 mm). Half-title, large engraved folding map after Clark by S. Lewis, 5 other engraved maps and plans on 3 plates; closed marginal tear to pp. 481-2, some scattered browning. Period full calf, gilt borders, rebacked with original spine leather laid down, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers; corners bumped.

Provenance

Beeston Long (1757-1820), West India merchant and former Governor of the Bank of England (armorial bookplate to front pastedown)

Literature

Field 929; Graff 2480; Howes L317; Sabin 40829; Streeter sale 5:3128; Wagner-Camp 13:2

Condition

Some minor foxing to folding map, closed marginal tear to pp. 481-2, some scattered browning. Rebacked with original spine leather laid down, corners bumped, some small loss to gilt on covers.
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Catalogue Note

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, edited by Thomas Rees and published the same year as the official Philadelphia edition.