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THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS AND SERGEANT JOHN ORDWAY, KEPT ON THE EXPEDITION OF WESTERN EXPLORATION, 1803-1806
by Lewis, Meriwether, and John Ordway. Edited with intoduction and notes by Milo M. Quaife
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- Hardcover
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1994. Hardcover. These journals were originally issued in 1916 as Volume XXII of the Collections, a series begun in 1855. 414 pages with index. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering and telescope on the spine in gilt. A fine and bright, as new copy. Unwrapped from the shrinkwrap to check the copyright page.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45612
- Title
- THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS AND SERGEANT JOHN ORDWAY, KEPT ON THE EXPEDITION OF WESTERN EXPLORATION, 1803-1806
- Author
- Lewis, Meriwether, and John Ordway. Edited with intoduction and notes by Milo M. Quaife
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Wisconsin
- Place of Publication
- Madison, WI
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- explorations, northwest,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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