LAMBERT, John (1775 - ?). Travels through Canada, and the United States of North America. London: Printed for C. Cradock & W. Joy; Doig & Stirling, Edinburgh; and M. Keene, Dublin, 1814. Second edition.
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LAMBERT, John (1775 - ?). Travels through Canada, and the United States of North America. London: Printed for C. Cradock & W. Joy; Doig & Stirling, Edinburgh; and M. Keene, Dublin, 1814.
2 volumes, 8vo (210 x 127 mm). 2 engraved maps (1 folding and with hand-coloring), 16 engraved sepia-toned or hand-colored plates. (Toning, spotting). Contemporary diced calf gilt (front hinge starting Vol. II, some light rubbing). Provenance: John Nolty (1851-1930), book collector and former president of the Printer's League (bookplate).
Second edition. Equal parts a travelogue and social history, Lambert describes life in the early United States, accompanied by character sketches of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and others. Howes L40; Sabin 38734; Lande 506.
Property from the Estate of William D. Weiss, Jackson, Wyoming
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