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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1842. Later edition; nos. 154 & 155 in the Family Library. Two volumes; publisher’s cloth; some foxing and minor page staining; top of the second volume chipped, but still a better than usual set.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1842. Volume I: li, [1 blank], [53]-371, [1 blank] pp. Folding map frontis [folds reinforced on blank verso], entitled Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America . . . Volume II: x, [1], 10-394, [1 blank] pp. The two volumes bound in matching green publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine titles. Bit of rubbing at head and tail of spine. Very Good. "Complete account of the most important western exploration" [Howes]. The folding map is from Clark's 1814 rendition. Earlier publications, but not this one, included five additional plates. Howes L317. Sabin 40833. Graff 2483. Wagner-Camp 13:7.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1858. "The Lewis and Clark expedition stands as a major event in American history, solidly establishing our title to the vast Louisiana Territory and later to the Oregon country. The explorations revealed a strange and unknown world, full of exciting wonders, and pointed the way to its possibilities for future development" (Downs, Books that Changed America, 40).