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    By G. W. Featherstonhaugh
    London   Richard Bentley
    9" by 6" xiv, 416; vii, 351pp.
    The first edition of this geological account of a canoe journey up the Wisconsin River from the first geologist to the US government, George William Featherstonhaugh, with an accompanying folding map.
    By G. W. Featherstonhaugh

    1847 A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor; With an Account of the Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country; and Sketches of Popular Manners; &c

    London   Richard Bentley
    9" by 6" xiv, 416; vii, 351pp.
    The first edition of this geological account of a canoe journey up the Wisconsin River from the first geologist to the US government, George William Featherstonhaugh, with an accompanying folding map.
    £395.00
    : 2kgs / : 965Z6
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    Description

    First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition. 

    Illustrated with lithographic frontispieces, monochrome vignettes, and a large folding map to the front pocket of 'Vol I'. Collated, lacking the folding map to 'Vol II'. 

    George William Featherstonhaugh's account of his journey travelling in a canoe along the Wisconsin River to the Mississippi River, providing a geological account of the lead, copper and gold in the mountain regions of Georgia and North Carolina. The work also provided an account of his time with the Cherokee tribe. Featherstonhaugh was a noted geologist, and the first geologist to the US Government. 

    A two volume complete set. 

    In the publisher's original cloth.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, wear to the extremities, small closed tears to the head and tails of the spines, a library label to the head of the spine to 'Vol I', slight leans, slight marks to the boards, and joints starting to 'Vol I'. Rear hinge starting to the front, and to the rear after pp. 414. to 'Vol I'. The odd spot and mark to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound with on map lacking, the odd page starting, with lightly age toned pages and the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Marks to the verso of the folding map.

    Good

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