Travels through the Northern Parts of the United States, in the Years 1807 and 1808.
de KENDALL, Edward Augustus
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New York: L. Riley, 1809. First edition. Three octavo volumes; xi, [1], 330; vi, 309, [1]; vi, 312 pp. Contemporary quarter roan over marbled boards, smooth spines with gilt rules, devices and lettering. Vol. 1; front hinge cracked, lacking rear endpaper, inserted in the rear is a printed leaf of 'Catalogue No. 1, Franklin Circulating Library, 'Circulating Library' stamp to title page. Vol II; same stamp on title page, corner of last text leaf torn out (only affecting about three words, remnant of bookplate (of a circulating library. Vol III; lacks front and rear endpaper, same stamp on title and remains of bookplate. General browning to text (as usual). A good copy only During 1807 and 1808, Kendall travelled through the northern parts of the United States of America, as a result of which he published his historically important three-volume topographical dictionary. Kendall went on to become an influential writer of children's books.
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- Travels through the Northern Parts of the United States, in the Years 1807 and 1808.
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- KENDALL, Edward Augustus
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- L. Riley
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- New York
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- 1809
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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