Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. Performed in the Year 1823, by Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War under the Command of Stephen H. Long, Major U.S.T.E. (Major Long's Second Expedition)

William Keating

Verlag: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1824

Beschreibung

This is an antique set of Major Long's Second Expedition ~ "Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. Performed in the Year 1823, by Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War under the Command of Stephen H. Long, Major U.S.T.E." compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, and Calhoun by William H. Keating. 1824 1st edition; H.C. Carey & I. Lea; Philadelphia. Complete set in two volumes. The set contains 15 full-page illustrations. (Note - the frontispiece and title page within volume I are facsimiles). The fold-out map is not present. From a review by Field: ".almost a cyclopedia of material relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statements regarding the customs, character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes, are among the most valuable we have of those people." Condition: Both volumes have been re-bound in cloth hardcovers. The original frontispiece and title page in volume I are not present - facsimiles have been inserted in their place. Consistent staining and foxing to the pages of both volumes throughout. Volume I - pages 250 & 251 each have tears at the center and at the bottom of the pages; a 1 1/2" x 3/4" strip of repair tape has been applied over part of the tear at the bottom-right corner of page 251 (the text is unaffected). The top-right corner of page 249 has torn away. Volume II - "Books are to be used. Not abused" is written in red ink at the top of page 5. Page 371 has a small tear at the top-right corner. Pages 137 & 138 each have a darkened piece of tape affixed to the upper-outer corners. A couple dozen or so pages have pencil markings (such as a check-mark in the outer margin and lines of text underlined). Each volume has a name/date (1963) written in pen on the front pastedown. Overall the set is in Fair condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1709241127668

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of ...

Verlag: H.C. Carey & I. Lea

Erscheinungsdatum: 1824

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Auflage: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition