America (Philadelphia): Printed for the Subscribers (Robert Bell), 1770; i.e., 1770-1771. First American edition. Hardcover. First edition printed in America. Three volumes. 8vo. viii,(ii),360;(xvi),374;(xlii),351,(lvii)pp., but with several errors in pagination as noted by Evans. Contemporary full sheep; spines with simple gilt rules and volume numbers in gilt; red leather lettering..... More

Albany: Joseph McDonough, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 258pp. Folding map. Cloth backed boards, printed paper labels on upper board and on the spine. One of 500 copies. Howes J266. "The map, based on La Salle's Mississippi explorations, was the first accurate delineation of that river." --Jenkins Basic Texas Books..... More

Paris: Libraire Plon, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xvi, 292pp. Illustrated by R. J. de Boisvray. Contemporary quarter green calf, spine in five compartments, gilt, marbled paper boards and endpapers. Spine is rubbed in places, light wear to the corners and edges else this is a very good copy. Stories..... More

Boston: Tappan and Dennet, 1843. Hardcover. 8vo. xix,(1),562pp. Illustrated with plates and maps, the plate with tissue-guards. Finely bound in full navy morocco, spine in five compartments with raised bands, intricately gilt; the boards with gilt borders and gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. The unsigned binding is almost certainly..... More

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (1960). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xiii,(1),177pp. Dark gray cloth, spine printed in white. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A near fine copy with only a trace of war. The dustwrapper is not price clipped and shows the original $5.00 price. It is a little rough..... More