Author: Shea, John Gilmary
Title: Early Voyages Up and Down the Mississippi, by Cavelier, St. Cosme, le Sueur, Gravier, and Guignas with an Introduction, Notes and an Index
Description: Albany, Joel Munsell, 1902. Limited edition of five hundred copies reprinted for Joseph McDonough Albany, N. Y. 1902. Out of Series copy marked "Review Copy" on the limitation page. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; xiv, 15-191; Light blue paper covered boards with a cream paper title label paste down on front board. Cream cloth spine with small paper title label. Deckled paper edges. Light shelf wear and edge wear to boards. Howes S 358. This copy bears the bookplate of Henry Gibbes Morgan Jr, a scion of a very prominent New Orleans family. "French exploration of the Mississippi Valley in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Howes S-358. Sabin 80003. Larned 1188: "[French narratives] collected, translated, and annotated by Dr. Shea. Very good .

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