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GASS, Patrick (1771-1870). A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the Command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke... 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, 1807.
12o (162 x 106 mm). Half-title (A5). (Some browning and finger soiling.) Contemporary roan-backed marbled boards (some wear at extremities). Provenance: David W. Withers (early signature on front free endpaper); Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate, duplicate not included in his sale).
FIRST EDITION of the first full account by a Lewis and Clark expedition participant. Born in Pennsylvania, Patrick Gass "became one of the best-known members of the expedition for several reasons: his key role as sergeant brought his name up frequently in the journals of Lewis and Clark; his account was the first to be published; he was the first to have a biography written about him; and finally, he outlived the other members of the Corps of Discovery by decades" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 6:1). Graff 1516; Howes G-77; Sabin 26741; Shaw 12646; Smith 3465; Streeter sale V:3120.
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FIRST EDITION of the first full account by a Lewis and Clark expedition participant. Born in Pennsylvania, Patrick Gass "became one of the best-known members of the expedition for several reasons: his key role as sergeant brought his name up frequently in the journals of Lewis and Clark; his account was the first to be published; he was the first to have a biography written about him; and finally, he outlived the other members of the Corps of Discovery by decades" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 6:1). Graff 1516; Howes G-77; Sabin 26741; Shaw 12646; Smith 3465; Streeter sale V:3120.