(LEWIS AND CLARK) Travels to the Source of the Missouri Rive

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(LEWIS AND CLARK.) Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent. 4 maps. 4to, modern 1/2 morocco over marbled boards by Harcourt Bindery; lacks half-title, 3 short closed tears on map, intermittent minor foxing, passages inked out on pages 532 and 539. London, 1814

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first london edition of the official account, and second edition overall. Includes a new preface by Thomas Rees, and omits the preface, "Life of Lewis," and appendix from the Philadelphia edition of the same year. Its typography and paper quality are much improved from its predecessor. Graff 2480; Howes L317 ("b"); Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5a.2 ("this elegant British edition"); Sabin 40829; Streeter sale V:3128; Wagner-Camp 13:2.