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The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway Kept on the Expedition of Western Exploration 1803-1806
by Lewis, Meriwether and John Ordway; edited by Milo M. Quaife
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/no jacket
- Seller
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Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1916. Hardcover in good condition, first edition. Blue cloth with gilt title on spine, 444 pages, illustrations, frontispiece, fold-out map of the route of Lewis and Clark, 24cm tall, octavo. Published as volume xxii in the Wisconsin Historical Publications Collections. Copyright page stamped "Cumberland Free Library", no other markings. Corners show light wear, rear cover has several small light spots, possibly from insect activity (photo). Clean and good binding.
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- Bookseller
- Sandhill Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00003482
- Title
- The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway Kept on the Expedition of Western Exploration 1803-1806
- Author
- Lewis, Meriwether and John Ordway; edited by Milo M. Quaife
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- no jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin
- Place of Publication
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lewis and Clark
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography;
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Copyright page
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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