TRAVELS THROUGH THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AMERICA; IN A SERIES OF LETTERS. BY AN OFFICER by [ANBUREY, Thomas] - 1791

London: William Lane, 1791. Second Edition. Hardcover. Short closed tear to the margin of the map not affecting the image. Slight splitting to the hinges but covers very tight with light edgewear. Attractively bound and Near Fine. Two octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/4") volumes in later full polished calf with gilt rules, a blind-stamped and gilt-decorated spine with contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels; xii, 414; [ii] 492 pages. Lacking the half-title pages but otherwise complete. Illustrated with a large folding map "for the Interior Travels through America, delineating the March of the Army" and 6 plates, 5 of which are folding. Anburey began his travels in Newfoundland in the midst of the Revolutionary War, spending time in Quebec City and Montreal before crossing Lake Champlain to enter the United States as an officer serving in Burgoyne's ill-fated expedition which ended in defeat at Saratoga in 1777. He was later shipped to Charlottesville, Virginia, and his account, written in the form of 79 letters, gives details of his experiences and the manners and customs of the people he meets.

Clark I, 192; Howes A-226 (calling for 7 plates, in error); Sabin 1366.