TRAVELS THROUGH THE STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797.
London: John Stockdale, 1800. Third Edition. Leather. 2 vols. 427p; 376p. REBOUND. A set of two hardcover books rebound in full brown leather with silk endpapers and a custom slipcase. Pages lightly tanned with age, more heavily on those which are opposite plates. Unobtrusive foxing here and there; otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure in both volumes. Very good condition, externally like new! Item #173803
Complete with 16 plates including a large foldout map of the United States. Weld was an English explorer and topographer; he first published this popular work in 1799, only a year before this third edition, in the interest of research for Irish immigration prospects.
Price: $500.00