8], 105, [11], (107)-277, [5], 65, [1], 53, [1], 87 pp. 3 folding tables. Lacking two of the six maps. (8vo) 21.5x13 cm (8½x5¼"), period calf, spine gilt. First Edition. The report of the first United States government expedition to the Southwest, and one of the most important of all American travel narratives. Includes accounts of Pike's travels to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers, his earlier journey to explore the sources of the Mississippi River, and his visit to the Spanish settlements in New Mexico. Pike's narrative stands with those of Lewis and Clark as the most important of early books on western exploration and as a cornerstone of Western Americana. This copy unfortunately lacking two of the maps. Howes P373; Wagner-Camp 9:1; Streeter Sale 3125; Graff 3290; Field 1217; Streeter Texas 1047C; Sabin 62936.
8], 105, [11], (107)-277, [5], 65, [1], 53, [1], 87 pp. 3 folding tables. Lacking two of the six maps. (8vo) 21.5x13 cm (8½x5¼"), period calf, spine gilt. First Edition. The report of the first United States government expedition to the Southwest, and one of the most important of all American travel narratives. Includes accounts of Pike's travels to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red rivers, his earlier journey to explore the sources of the Mississippi River, and his visit to the Spanish settlements in New Mexico. Pike's narrative stands with those of Lewis and Clark as the most important of early books on western exploration and as a cornerstone of Western Americana. This copy unfortunately lacking two of the maps. Howes P373; Wagner-Camp 9:1; Streeter Sale 3125; Graff 3290; Field 1217; Streeter Texas 1047C; Sabin 62936.
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