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FISHER, William, comp. An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clark, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Citing a Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source-of the Various Tribes of Indians through which They Passed-Manners and Customs-Soil-climate-Commerce-Gold and silver Mines-Animal and Vegetable Productions Interspersed with Very Entertaining Anecdotes, and a Variety of Other Useful and Pleasing Information Remarkably Calculated to Delight and Instruct the Readers.-To Which Is Added a Complete Dictionary of the Indian Tongue. Baltimore: Printed by Anthony Miltenberger, 1812. 325pp. plus two portraits. Orig. full calf, gilt-ruled spine, red leather spine label, housed in custom green morocco-backed slipcase, inner cloth chemise. Endpapers removed, bookplate removed from front pastedown, page 45/46 tape-repaired, old waterstains to exterior leaves, moderate foxing and toning, early ownership signatures, else very good. HOWES F-153a. Wagner-Camp 8:6. Sabin 24509. Rader 1397. Pilling Proof-Sheets 1297. The second American printing of the so-called "Apocrypha edition" of Lewis and Clark, bearing the name of compiler William Fisher on the titlepage. In response to the growing curiosity of the public regarding the findings of Lewis and Clark, and the delay in publication of the "authorized account" of their expedition, this compilation of bits and pieces from already published works appeared (culled from Gass, Clark, Mackenzie, Carver, and Jefferson's MESSAGE. of 1806), misleading the reader into believing that it was the account sanctioned by the government and containing all the information gathered during the journey. Howes calls this the "spurious" edition, while Sabin states it contains material not published in any other edition. The work originally appeared in Philadelphia and London in 1809, followed by German printings in 1811 and 1812. A Philadelphia edition also appeared in 1812.

FISHER, William, comp. New Travels Among the Indians of North America; Being a Compilation, Taken Partly from the Communications Already Published, of Captains Lewis and Clark to the President of the United States; and partly from Other Authors who Travelled Among the Various Tribes of Indians. with a Dictionary of the Indian Tongue. Philadelphia: James Sharan, 1812. [2],300pp. plus two portraits. Two titlepages. Antique-style calf, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt leather label. Small tear in lower outer corner of first titlepage (not affecting text), piece torn at bottom of p.145 with loss of a few letters. Moderately toned and foxed. Very good overall. Howes F-153a. Wagner-Camp 8:6. Sabin 24509. Rader 1397. Pilling Proof-Sheets 1297. The second American printing of the so-called "Apocrypha edition" of Lewis and Clark, bearing the name of compiler William Fisher on the titlepage. In response to the growing curiosity of the public regarding the findings of Lewis and Clark, and the delay in publication of the "authorized account" of their expedition, this compilation of bits and pieces from already published works appeared (culled from Gass, Clark, Mackenzie, Carver, and Jefferson's MESSAGE. of 1806), misleading the reader into believing that it was the account sanctioned by the government and containing all the information gathered during the journey. Howes calls this the "spurious" edition, while Sabin states it contains material not published in any other edition. The work originally appeared in Philadelphia and London in 1809, followed by German printings in 1811 and 1812. A Baltimore edition also appeared in 1812, but Howes gives precedence to the Philadelphia printing. Howes mentions that some copies of this title carry a second titlepage, as in the present copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1813 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 272 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 272 Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809,Clark, William, 1770-1838. [from old catalog],Carver, Jonathan, 1732?-1780. [from old catalog],Mackenzie, Alexander, Sir, 1763-1820. [from old catalog],United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson),Fisher, William, [from old catalog] comp.