Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842

by Charles Wilkes

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Philadephia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845.Third Edition, first generally obtainable edition. Preceded by the extremely rare official quarto edition of 100 copies of which sixty-three were given to foreign nations and twenty-five destroyed by fire , and the unofficial edition of the same size limited to 150 copies. The present edition is limited to 1,000 copies, which also includes

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