$4,250
Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1904-1907. 32 vols., including Atlas volume. 8vo, Atlas folio (vol. XXV), publisher's red cloth-backed boards, gilt-lettered spines, t.e.g., no jackets as issued. Limited edition, number 358 of 750 sets signed by the publisher. Atlas folio with 81 plates after paintings by Charles Bodmer to illustrate Prince Maximilian's travels. Important collection of significant early travels and expeditions through the uncharted west, reprinted from scarce original editions. The series contains the journals of Brackenridge, Bradbury, Bullock, De Smet, Farnham, Flagg, Franchere, Gregg, James, Long, Maximilian, Michaux, Nuttall, Pattie, Ross, Wyeth, and others. A fine set, internally clean, with very little rubbing or fading to boards.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-11-06