HENRY, Alexander, and David THOMPSON.

New Light on The Early History of the Greater Northwest.

Item #42588

HENRY, Alexander, and David THOMPSON. New Light on The Early History of the Greater Northwest. The Manuscript Journals of...1799-1814. New York, 1897. Three volumes. Portrait. 3 folding maps and folding facsimile in rear pocket of vol. III. Original cloth backed boards, paper spine labels. Spines a bit soiled. Some moderate edgewear. Bookplates removed(barely noticeable). Edges of rear map pocket torn. Overall a very good set. Howes H-419. Tweney 89, 9 Peel 32. Wagner-Camp 7. From an edition limited to 1100 copies, this set numbered 24 and therefore on of those printed on handmade paper(first hundred copies only). Published by F.P. Harper, and probably the most difficult to obtain of the excellent series issued by that firm. Describes the travels and adventures of both men, mainly in the Canadian Northwest. Edited by Elliot Coues.

Price: $1,250.00