Travels in the Interior of America in the Years 1809, 1810, and 1811; Including a Description of Upper Louisiana, Together with the States of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennesse, with the Illinois and Western Territories.

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8vo., (8 x 5 inches). (Bound without 6-pages of preliminaries and errata leaf, some browning and staining). Contemporary half calf marbled paper boards (worn with minor loss at the extremities). Provenance: Later 19th-century ownership inscription of Fred Schramm on the front free endpaper; ink library stamps of "H.M.K." on title-page and last leaf. First edition. The noble Scottish naturalist Bradbury traveled up the Missouri River to the Arikara and Mandan villages, then returned down river to St. Louis. "Bradbury's interest in botany brought him to America where he spent some time in the Saint Louis area. Accompanied by another English botanist, Thomas Nuttall, Bradbury joined Wilson Hunt's party on the first leg of the journey up the Missouri. During the course of the journey Bradbury met Daniel Boon." (Wagner Camp). Also including an account of the captivity of John Colter. Clark Old South II:137(1); Graff 383; Howes B-695; Sabin 7207; Streeter sale III:1779; Wagner-Camp-Becker 14:1. N° de ref. del artículo 001440

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