Lewis and Clark Partners in Discovery by John Bakeless - 1947

William Morrow & Co, 1947-06-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 8.3000 5.7000.

William Morrow & Co, 1947-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Pages toning with age. Folding map tipped in. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs, creases, toning, light soiling & small tears. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

William Morrow, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Plate Illustrations. The first and authoritative biography of the two great explorers. With profuse bibliographical notes and index. A clean, unclipped and unmarked copy in a Brodart jacket cover.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947., 1947.. First edition. First Edition. Cloth, 498pp., Illustrated. Large Folding Map. Considered the first full-length biography of both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were tasked by President Thomas Jefferson with exploring the lands beyond the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1803. Research of a wealth of original documents, including diaries kept by expedition members recorded not only the bold outlines of the trip with its Indian fights and other perils, but also such fascinating details as the number of buffaloes eaten, grizzly bears fought, the variety of plants and seeds collected, and the customs and lore of the Indian tribes. Clear and well written. Previous owners name & address stamped on upper portion of front free-endpaper, else a fine copy in a lightly rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket with .5" closed tear to top edge of back panel and light wear to spine ends.