LA DECOUVERTE DU MISSOURI ET L'HISTOIRE DU FORT D'ORLEANS (1673 - 1728
by Villiers de Terrage, Mar
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Pari, 1925. 138pp. plus two maps, and advertisements. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Wrappers a bit tanned, else a fine, crisp copy. From an edition limited to 350 copies, printed on handmade paper. An important work for the early history of French exploration in the Missouri River valley. "First publication of the two journals of Bourgmond describing his 1714 and 1717 trips to the upper Missouri as far as the Cheyenne River. He later established a fort on the lower Missouri and led expeditions in to Kansas" - Howes. HOWES V105. GRAFF 4489. RADER 3540
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM27138
- Title
- LA DECOUVERTE DU MISSOURI ET L'HISTOIRE DU FORT D'ORLEANS (1673 - 1728
- Author
- Villiers de Terrage, Mar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Pari
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...