Fine Books and Manuscripts

Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley light spotting to boards; hinges tender; corneres rubbed and bumped; edgewear to top and bottom of spine; hinge cracked; light brownspotting; endpaper at back has been torn out History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi light spotting to boards; edgewear; corners bumped and rubbed; brownspotting throughout; paper of all three maps toned; stain at lower right edge of map in vol. I; losses to lower corners of pp 419, 441-444 in vol. I

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