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History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Lewis And Clark..... COUES, ELLIOTT [EDITOR]

History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Lewis And Clark.....

COUES, ELLIOTT [EDITOR]

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Publication: Francis P Harper, 1893, New York

First edition. 4 Volumes. Cloth, x-cxxxii, 1-352pp. + 353-820pp. + 821-1298pp. + 1299-1364pp. + maps, charts, facsimiles, and large folding map. "A new edition, faithfully reprinted from the only authorized edition of 1814, with copious critical commentary, prepared upon examination of unpublished official archives and many other sources of information, including a diligent study of the official manuscript journals and field notebooks of the explorers, together with a new biographical and bibliographical introduction, new maps, and other illustrations, and a complete index by Elliott Coues." According to Wright Howes, this is "the most scholarly" edition. "Coues was a remarkable man: physician, naturalist, military officer, lexicographer, author, and editor, he brought to his work a superb background of knowledge and experience as well as an ability to organize information and to write fluently. He was responsible for first calling attention to the remarkable scientific accomplishments of the expedition. He was also responsible for rediscovering the original journals of Lewis and Clark which had been, from a practical standpoint "lost" in the archives of the American Philosophical Society for many decades."---Dr. Roger K. Larson. Of the Coues edited edition, Wagner-Camp states "...his edition of 1893 ranks second in importance only to the original journals. His lengthy annotations, based on first-hand knowledge of the territory, are highly informative, and his bibliographical essay is a major contribution." Nicely rebound in brown cloth. Ex-library, with small blindstamp of The Huntington Memorial Library on the title page of each Volume. Two large folding maps professionally reinforced. Four leaves professionally tipped-in at front of Volume I. Else near fine set.

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