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Tales of Travels West of the Mississippi: With A Map, and Numerous Engravings
by [Snelling, William J.] Bell, Solomon Pseud. (Late Keeper of the Traveller's Library, Province-House Court, Boston)
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo. xvi, 162 pages. Illustrated. Two page map is present. Light paper covered boards with brown cloth spine. Binding is in poor condition. Most of the cloth spine is gone. Front cover very loose and attached by a couple of binding cords. Light damp stains on the covers. Some edge wear to the boards. Contents slightly shaken with binding cords visible between pages 22 and 23. Interior contents are lightly toned and clean. Previous owner's illustrated bookplate on the front paste down (Siegel). Much information on the Lewis and Clark expedition inside.
Howes S 739 - "First American juvenile book on the trans Mississippi region, giving account of its early explorers, wild tribes, etc."; Sabin 85429; Graff 3875 - - "This was Snelling's first book, the earliest juvenile on the Far West. The author's father was Josiah Snelling after whom Fort Snelling was named. He was, at one time, a fur trader in the far west.
Howes S 739 - "First American juvenile book on the trans Mississippi region, giving account of its early explorers, wild tribes, etc."; Sabin 85429; Graff 3875 - - "This was Snelling's first book, the earliest juvenile on the Far West. The author's father was Josiah Snelling after whom Fort Snelling was named. He was, at one time, a fur trader in the far west.
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- Americana Books ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28392
- Title
- Tales of Travels West of the Mississippi
- Author
- [Snelling, William J.] Bell, Solomon Pseud. (Late Keeper of the Traveller's Library, Province-House Court, Boston)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gray and Bowen
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1830
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