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The Journal Of A Tour Into The Territory Northwest of the Alleghany Mountains; Made in the Spring of the Year 1803. With A Geographical And Historical Account Of The State of Ohio. Illustrated with Original Maps and Views
by Harris, Thaddeus Mason
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- first
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
Boston: Manning & Loring, 1805. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very good. First edition of The Journal of a Tour into the Territory Northwest of the Alleghany Mountains by Thaddeus Mason Harris, complete with all maps and plates.. Octavo, viii, [2], [11]-271pp, [maps]. Quarter tan leather with marbled boards, title in gilt on black morocco label on spine, decorative gilt bands. Occasional toning throughout, not affecting text in a significant way. Untrimmed pages, which vary in size and some with ragged edges. Interior hinges reinforced with archival tissue, overall binding is solid. Leather cracked and worn at corners. Closed tears to two leaves in the introduction. Pencil notations written on front free endpaper. Complete with three folded maps, one plan, and a folded view of the mounds at Marietta, all with light foxing and toning, tissue reinforcement to verso of "Map of the State of Ohio," otherwise sound. (Thomson 510) (Howes H233) (Sabin 30515) A scarce example in this condition. An early account of travel through the Ohio territory, with the first large folding map of the state by Rufus Putnam, dated 1804.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- 14374
- Title
- The Journal Of A Tour Into The Territory Northwest of the Alleghany Mountains; Made in the Spring of the Year 1803. With A Geographical And Historical Account Of The State of Ohio. Illustrated with Original Maps and Views
- Author
- Harris, Thaddeus Mason
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Journal of a Tour into the Territory Northwest of the Alleghany Mountains by Thaddeus Mason Harris, complet
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Manning & Loring
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1805
- Keywords
- The Journal Of A Tour Into The Territory Northwest Of The Allegheny Mountains, first edition Thaddeus Harris, Natural History of the Bible Thaddeus Harris, Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe Harris
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