History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clarke : to the sources of the Missouri ... performed during the years 1804, 1805, 1806, by order of the government of the United States; prepared for the press by Paul Allen ; revised, and abridged by the omission of unimportant details ; with an introduction and notes, by Archibald M'Vickar
by Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809) ; Allen, Paul (1775-1826) ; Clark, William (1770-1838) ; M'vickar [MacVickar], Archibald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- An altogether very good set with a few minor flaws: rear end paper of volume two partly torn (closed tear); minor edge-wear and
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86999
- Title
- History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clarke : to the sources of the Missouri ... performed during the years 1804, 1805, 1806, by order of the government of the United States; prepared for the press by Paul Allen ; revised, and abridged by the omission of unimportant details ; with an introduction and notes, by Archibald M'Vickar
- Author
- Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809) ; Allen, Paul (1775-1826) ; Clark, William (1770-1838) ; M'vickar [MacVickar], Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - An altogether very good set with a few minor flaws: rear end paper of volume two partly torn (closed tear); minor edge-wear and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later ed
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.