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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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997. "Travels to the West of the Alleghany Mountains, in the States of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessea (sic), and Back to Charleston, by the upper Carolines..." by François André Michaux

London: Crosby, 1806, the second and preferred enlarged English edition with map, 294pp. Half title. 3/4 calf and marbled boards with gilt and tooled title on spine. This account of a trip to the Midwest is considered "a valuable picture of the early middle West, particularly Ohio and Kentucky" - Coleman. Michaux is best known for his work on American trees, the data for which was gathered during this trip. HOWES M579. Paper repair on map. Foxing, toned interior. Covers rubbed, corners bumped. Bookcase, third shelf.



400/600   Sold $253.00
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