Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper MIssissippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of the River ... in 1832
New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Item #23970 .
8vo. vi, (7)-307, (1) pp. The last page is the errata notice. Contemporary bookcloth in a pebble grain design, publisher's printed paper label. Two folding maps, three plans as well as tables. Binding soiled. one corner of the label is abraded, and the texblock shows light foxing typical of the period. All in all a very good copy of a scarce books.
The text includes numerous observations of Indians of the area, as well as a Chippewa vocabulary.
Scarce in original cloth and and publisher's label.
Howes S-187; Wagner-Camp 50a:1; Sabin 77863; Graff 3698.
Price: $1,000.00
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