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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-02-16. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-02-16. Paperback. Good.

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Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead. 1860. Softcover. Lacks wrapper, signatures loose; internally very good. ; Howes L-445, 1st edition. 88 pages + map. Published as a publication of the "Collections of the Historical Society of Minnesota." .

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Long, Stephen H., Major. VOYAGE IN A SIX-OARED SKIFF TO THE FALLS OF SAINT ANTHONY IN 1817. With introductory note by Edward D. Neill. Collections of the Historical Society of Minnesota. Philadelphia, Henry B. Ashmead, Book and Job Printer, 1860. 1st edition. Black cloth over stiff paper, stamped with blind rules and lettered in gilt on the front. The first edition of a short journal kept by Long during his seventy-six day journey up the Mississippi from Prairie du Chien to the falls of St. Anthony. The text is supplemented by a map of Long's route reconstructed through Long's notes by A.J. Hill, and an appendix containing Hill's annotations regarding his map and a correspondence from A.J. Hill to Edward Neill regarding the map. The interior is clean and bright, and the binding is tight. The cloth is chipped in places along the spine, but overall an excellent copy. Very difficult to find in such good condition. Howes L445.

Philadelphia: Henry B. Ashmead, 1860. 87,[1]pp. plus single-page map. 20th-century three quarter morocco and boards, spine gilt. Joints rubbed, with front board nearly detached. Very clean internally. Very good. The Thomas W. Streeter copy, with his bookplate, and pencil notes on a front fly leaf. This is the first publication of the day-by-day journal kept by Major Long during a journey up and down the Mississippi River in 1817. Long's purpose was to explore the upper reaches of the Mississippi, describe the general topography, and also identify potential military sites. Long did all this, and also describes the Indian settlements he encountered. STREETER SALE (this copy). SABIN 41888. HOWES L445. GRAFF 2528. FIELD 950. BUCK 100.