Travels to the source of the Missouri River and across the American continent to the Pacific Ocean. Performed by order of the government of the United States, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806. By Captains Lewis and Clarke (sic). Published from the official report, and illustrated by a map of the route, and other maps
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London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814. First English edition and first quarto edition of Lewis and Clark's famous account, 4to, pp. xxiv, 663, [1] ads; large folding frontispiece map (one or two short splits at folds), 5 engraved maps on 3 sheets, small, elongated hole (? paper flaw) in lower outer corner of the half title, slightly later full diced russia with an early rebacking, neatly preserving the remains of an earlier spine which is laid down, spine darkened, extremities worn and peeling, the whole somewhat scuffed and rubbed, otherwise a good, sound copy. The "definitive account of the most important exploration of the North American continent" (Wagner-Camp). Field 929; Howes L-317; Literature of Lewis & Clark 5A.2; Streeter 3128; Wagner-Camp 13:2.
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- Travels to the source of the Missouri River and across the American continent to the Pacific Ocean. Performed by order of the government of the United States, in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806. By Captains Lewis and Clarke (sic). Published from the official report, and illustrated by a map of the route, and other maps
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