[MISSISSIPPI & THE WEST]. A group of 5 works relating to travel and exploration in the West and the Mississippi Valley in 5 volumes, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, condition generally good.
FLINT, Timothy. Recollections of the Last Ten Years... in the Valley of the Mississippi. Boston: Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1826. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt. FIRST EDITION. -- GERSTÄCKER, Frederick. Western Lands and Western Waters. L: S.O. Beeton, 1864. Numerous engraved illustrations. Original blue cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. -- Short Stories and Reminiscences of the Last Fifty Years. By an Old Traveller. NY et al: Danl. Mallory et al, 1842. 2 volumes in one. 19th-century brown sheep. FIRST EDITION. -- ATWATER, Caleb. The Writings of Caleb Atwater. Columbus, OH: 1833. Numerous engraved plates and illustrations. Contemporary cloth. FIRST EDITION. -- FLINT, Timothy. The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: E.H. Flint and L.R. Lincoln, 1832. 2 volumes in one. Contemporary brown sheep, black calf lettering-piece gilt. Second edition. -- Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, condition generally good. Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (bookplates, sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 78).