[Rarebooks] FS: The Earliest Full First-Hand Narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1807

[Charles Agvent]

GASS, Patrick [LEWIS & CLARK]. A JOURNAL OF THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF A 
CORPS OF DISCOVERY, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. LEWIS AND CAPT. CLARKE 
[sic] OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER 
MISSOURI THROUGH THE INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE PACIFIC 
OCEAN, DURING THE YEARS 1804, 1805 & 1806. Pittsburgh: Printed by Zadok 
Cramer, for David M'Keehan, Publisher and Proprietor, 1807. First 
Edition. Duodecimo (4-1/4" x 7-1/2") bound in recent brown 
morocco-backed marbled boards with a gilt-lettered black morocco spine 
label; viii, [9]-262 pages. THE EARLIEST FULL FIRST-HAND NARRATIVE OF 
THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. The official account of the expedition 
was not published until 1814. The origins of Gass's journal is explained 
in a 7 April 1805 letter from Meriwether Lewis to President Thomas 
Jefferson: "We have encouraged our men to keep journals, and seven of 
them do so, to whom in this respect we give every assistance in our 
power." Because of the delay in the publication of the official account, 
Gass's journal became the first to appear in print, and as such was 
eagerly taken up by readers starved for information about the 
discoveries. GRAFF 1516; HILL (2004) 685; HOWES G77 "b"; NEW HOWES G-77 
"d"; SABIN 26741; SHAW & SHOEMAKER 12646; STREETER SALE 3120: "one of 
the essential books for an Americana collection"; WAGNER-CAMP 6:1. Two 
bookplates loosely laid in, one on a detached front endpaper; 1810 owner 
signature on front blank; light, even foxing throughout; binding Fine. 
Overall Near Fine. (#020841)        $9,000

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