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History of the Expedition of Captains Lews and Clark 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814. With Introduction and Index. Two Volumes
by Hosmer, James K. [Meriwether Lewis and William Clark]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1924. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and rules to spines, top edges gilt, frontis to each volume, folding map to volume 1, other maps as plates (collated complete) to each volume. Near fine externally with minimal wear to extremities, bookplate removal to each volume, front hinge of vol. 2 repaired with japanese paper. A handsome set of one of the most important documents of the growth of America.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002029
- Title
- History of the Expedition of Captains Lews and Clark 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814. With Introduction and Index. Two Volumes
- Author
- Hosmer, James K. [Meriwether Lewis and William Clark]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- A.C. McClurg & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- pnw oregon exploration voyages travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Oregon/Pacific Northwest;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Crooked House Books & Paper
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
Biblio member since 2005
Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
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