12mo. (Some spotting and toning.) Original black cloth decorated in gilt and blind (slight wear to extremities, some minor soiling). Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 116). FIRST EDITION, "One of the best descriptions of the Old Northwest, early for Iowa and Wisconsin settlements" (Streeter 1341). "Valuable description of the country from Pennsylvania to Iowa and Wisconsin" (Howes S-226). Graff 3711; Sabin 78280.

[With:] CURTISS, Daniel S. Western Portraiture, and Emigrant's Guide: A Description of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa; With Remarks on Minnesota and Other Territories. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852. 8vo (181 x 118 mm). Large folding map frontispiece. (Slight spotting and toning.) Contemporary brown blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt-lettered (front hinge starting, some fading, soiling and light wear). Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 69). FIRST EDITION. "Based in part on personal observation, this is one of the best descriptive books of the period" (Buck 473). Graff 957; Howes C-967; Sabin 18069.