(LEWIS AND CLARK) History of the Expedition under the Comman

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(LEWIS AND CLARK.) History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark. 5 (of 6) maps. xxviii, 470; ix, 522 pages. 2 volumes. 8vo, modern cloth; foxing, minor dampstaining, a few minor tears and repairs including slight loss of text to final leaf in Volume I; inked initials on top edge. Philadelphia, 1814

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first edition of the official account of the expedition, edited by Nicholas Biddle and Paul Allen from the journals of Meredith Lewis and other sources. It is prefaced by a long biographical sketch of Captain Lewis by Thomas Jefferson. This set is lacking the important folding map, but remains a great Americana cornerstone. Graff 2477; Grolier Hundred 30; Howes L317 ("c"); Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5a.1; Sabin 40828; Streeter sale III:1777; Wagner-Camp 13:1.