Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains; Performed in the Years 1819, 1820

Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1906. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. But for two round and faint scuffs to front cover of first volume, particularly nice-looking exemplars of the four- volume run, reprinted from Volumes XIV, XV, XVI and XVII of Thwaites's Early Western Travels: 1748-1846. These four volumes comprise a portion of Reuben Gold Thwaites's massive 31-volume series on travel in the American West in the 18th and 19th centuries. The title pages continue: "Compiled from the notes of Major Stephen H. Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the party by Edwin James, botanist and geologist to the expedition." Edited with notes, introductions and index by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Stephen H. Long was in 1819-1820 sent to find the source of the Platte River in the Rocky Mountains. Large fold-out map in the first volume depicts the drainage of the Mississippi River, other plates depict in black-and-white, images of people and sights seen during the expedition. Bound handsomely in rust cloth-covered boards, with gilt-stamped titles on spines. Top edges gilt, all three edges of all volumes in deckle-cut. Illustrations galore in black-and-white and duotone. Bound in Imperial octavo hardcover format. Comprised of [9], 10-321; [11], 12-356 pp.; [11], 12-291; [11], 12-308 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.