$1,169
Hennepin, Louis (active 17th century) A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France and New Mexico. London: for M. Bentley, J. Tonson, H. Bonwick, T. Goodwin, and S. Manship, 1698. Octavo, two parts in one volume, each with its own title page; the edition with the first line of the imprint ending with Tonson; engraved frontispiece opposite first title, lacking both folding maps, provided in facsimile; illustrated with six folding plates: Niagara Falls ; The Taking of Quebeck by the English ; Wild Bulls (i.e. buffalo); The Unfortunate Adventures of Monsieur de la Salle ; The Murther of Monsieur de la Salle ; and The Cruelty of the Savage Iroquois ; bound in full crushed blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, front board becoming detached.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15
