Edited by Moulton, Gary E
Vol. 2, 612; Vol. 3, 544; Vol. 4, 434; Vol. 5, 415; Vol. 8, 456; Vol. 8, 419; Vol. 9, 419; Vol. 10, 300; Vol. 12, 359; Vol. 13, 174. Complete set of 13 volumes. This set contains ten octavo volumes, the herbarium in quarto and the atlas in large folio. Bound in original blue cloth. Gilt lettering on the spines. Included in this collection are: Volume 1, Atlas of the Lewis & Clark Expedition; Volume 2, August 30, 1803 August 24, 1804; Volume 3, August 25, 1804 April 6, 1805; Volume 4, April 7 July 27, 1805; Volume 5, July 28 November 1, 1805; Volume 6, November 2, 1805 March 22, 1806; Volume 7, March 23 June 9, 1806; Volume 8, June 10 September 26, 1806; Volume 9: The Journals of John Ordway, May 14, 1804 September 23, 1806, and Charles Floyd, May 14 August 18, 1804; Volume 10, The Journal of Patrick Gass, May 14, 1804 September 23, 1806; Volume 11, The Journals of Joseph Whitehouse, May 14, 1804 - April 2, 1806. Volume 12, Herbarium of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Volume 13, Comprehensive Index. Volumes 6 and 7 are still in their original plastic. Other volumes have been lightly read, with some soiling to the edges of Volume 2. Volume 2 has some staining inside the front cover. Jackets of Vol. 2, 3 and 12 have tears. Jacket of Volume 4 has some staining. Included in this set are the journals of sergeants John Ordway and Patrick Gass, Joseph Whitehorse, and Charles Floyd, the quartermaster of the Lewis & Clark expedition. The Herbarium includes illustrations of 176 plants and the Atlas includes 126 maps. Volume 13 is a comprehensive index. The editor of this collection was Gary E. Moulton, Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska. Moulton received the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association for editing these journals. Please note that this set is large and heavy; additional shipping charges will apply.
xxviii (8), 387; 774 (76). Octavo. Two volumes. Includes "A Treatise of Marine Fortification." Rebound in a very attractive half-calf, marbled paper. Edges trimmed and only very lightly dust soiled. Fourteen illustrative fold out plates. Charts and illustrations through the whole of the volumes. Some light foxing and staining to the pages. On the whole, these volumes are in excellent condition. Dedicated by the author to the Duke of York, this book was the standard guide for navigation in the eighteenth century. Among other things, it included information on plane and globular sailing, astronomy, arithmetick, and geometry. In 1989 this particular volume was rebound by the Bayntun-Riviere bindery in half old-style calf, half marble boards. A bookplate on the front free end paper identifies Andrew David, the Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Navy in the hydrographic office, as a previous owner.
Octavo. Four volumes. Original black cloth binding. Gilt lettering on the spine. The boards are worn, with tape and scuff marks. Trimmed edges, somewhat dust soiled. Staining on the edges of some papers. Volumes are rather loose. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 have frayed green ribbon bookmarks attached. Written Entirely in French. "My dear fathers and brothers". Contains obituaries of priests who have died, chapters on their missions, copies of their letters, and information about their lives and work in western Canada. One example is, "Le P. Doucet arriva de Saint-Albert, le 13 juin, pour reparer le desaster du 1st mars 1867. Il se mit immediatement a preparer le bois pour la nouvelle construction." Translated, "Father Doucet arrived from Saint-Albert on June 13 to repair the disaster of March 1, 1867. He immediately began to prepare the wood for the new construction." Doucet was known as a timid and shy man. It must have been quite a surprise when Bishop Grandin dropped in unexpectedly in autumn of that year. A rare French text describing the activities and evangelism of the Catholic missionaries in western Canada in the 1880s.
965 pp. Large octavo. Original dark green boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. A clean, bright, tight copy. Book as new. Dust jacket has a few closed chips on the head of the spine. There are few smudges on the jacket, but it is in very good condition. A very scarce title, especially with a dust jacket. Supplementary items laid in include: - Supplementary Letters of Sir Joseph Banks Vol. 3, No. 2, 1962, (70 pp). Original mint green soft cover paper wrapper. Extensive foxing to the cover and to the extremities. Previous owner's signature on the cover in black ink. - Supplementary Letters of Sir Joseph Banks, Second Series, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1965, (93 pp). Very faint foxing on the front and back cover, otherwise in great condition. This book comes from the library of Andrew David, Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Navy. His bookplate is on the front free end paper. There is a special link for this rare title to Andrew David, who wrote on Joseph Banks. Please note that this volume is large and very heavy. Additional shipping charges will apply accordingly.
(ix) 1400 pp. Tall octavo. Rebound in green cloth boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Original gilt emblem from the cloth binding laid on the cover. Dust soiled edges. New endpapers. Light foxing to the extremities of the book. This book is nicely recased. It has not been cut down, and is in a tight clean modern binding. This book is a great compromise for the collector who also wants to use this book as the reference work that it is. An unbelievable reference work for all naval personnel up to 1849. The author states at the beginning of the preface, "At length, after six years of unremitting toil, mental and physical, I have succeeded, to the entire exclusion of every other pursuit, in accomplishing an undertaking deemed by all most arduous, by many impracticable; disheartening truly in the perspective, but in the retrospect, a source to me of sincere gratification and, I hope I may add, of honourable pride". I think that says it all! It is hard to believe how the author achieved the end result without computers. This a reference for anyone researching all naval expeditions and the officers.