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Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
by Carver, J[onathan]
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Dilly, in the Poultry; H. Payne, in Pall-mall; and J. Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1781. Third Edition, Second Issue. Full Leather. Very Good. 22 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 543pp (22). Bound in full calf with red leather spine label. Housed in a custom made 1/4 leather clam-shell box, embossed with previous owner's name. Illustrated with 7 plates which include two folding color maps and 6 engraved plates including frontispiece, of which 4 are in color. The 3rd and best edition, according to Sabin, with a biography of the author and an index added by John Coakley Lettsom. The spine was split but has been professionally repaired and rebacked preserving much of the original spine. Armorial bookplate (name obscured) on front fixed endpaper and two more modern names on the verso. Scattered foxing including to the edges and back of the maps. Howes C215. ESTC T133716. Sabin 11184. Streeter III, 1772.
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- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71870
- Title
- Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
- Author
- Carver, J[onathan]
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition, Second Issue
- Publisher
- C. Dilly, in the Poultry; H. Payne, in Pall-mall; and J. Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- Western Americana Oregon Minnesota
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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- Verso
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- Octavo
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