Item #60205 History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, To the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States. Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of the Explorers, Together with A New Biographical and Bibliographical Introduction, New Maps and Other Illustrations, and a Complete Index- 4 volumes (Lewis and Clark's Expedition). Elliott Coues, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, To the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States. Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of the Explorers, Together with A New Biographical and Bibliographical Introduction, New Maps and Other Illustrations, and a Complete Index- 4 volumes (Lewis and Clark's Expedition)
History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, To the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States. Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of the Explorers, Together with A New Biographical and Bibliographical Introduction, New Maps and Other Illustrations, and a Complete Index- 4 volumes (Lewis and Clark's Expedition)
History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, To the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States. Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of the Explorers, Together with A New Biographical and Bibliographical Introduction, New Maps and Other Illustrations, and a Complete Index- 4 volumes (Lewis and Clark's Expedition)

History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, To the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States. Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of the Explorers, Together with A New Biographical and Bibliographical Introduction, New Maps and Other Illustrations, and a Complete Index- 4 volumes (Lewis and Clark's Expedition)

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. New Edition, limited. Hardcover. Octavo [24.5 cm] Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the backstrips. Volumes 1 and 2 have frontispiece illustrations. Cloth at spine ends a bit torn. Text block cracked here and there. Hinges of volume 1 going. Title page of this volume partially detached. With 3 maps in the rear pocket of volume 4. The maps have very sporadic short tears along the folds. One of the folding maps has a very tiny open tear (Map of Lewis and Clark's Route). Complete. Good +. Item #60205

A new edition, with copious editorial notes. One in an edition limited to one thousand copies. This is set No. 854 (printed on Fine Book Paper).

A history of the first governmental exploration of the "Great West."

From the Preface- "The duration of the journey was from May, 1804, to September, 1806; and from April, 1805, to August, 1806, all communication with the world was suspended. The story of this adventure stands easily first and alone. This is our national epic of exploration, conceived by Thomas Jefferson, wrought out by Lewis and Clark, and given to the world by Nicholas Biddle."

This edition gives the Biddle text with scrupulous fidelity, even indicating the original pagination.

Price: $1,500.00

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