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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a very slight lean to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends, and smudging to the first free end page and edges of the text block. Overall, a solid, Near Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps with shallow creasing to the spine ends, mild wear to the cover edges and corners, a hint of sunning to the spine, and rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Translated And Edited By Seymour Feiler. Near Fine Hardcover In A Very Good Dust Jacket. Now In A Protective Mylar Cover. "The American Exploration And Travel Series" 243 Pages Including Index And A List Of Series Of Which This # 35. This Being The Sought After English Translation Including Indian Tribes And Names Of Planta And Locations In English. Jean-Bernard Bossu's Travels In The Interior Of North America, 1751-1762 Is A Collection Of 21 Letters Written By A French Naval Captain To His Patron, The Marquis De L'estrade, Documenting His Experiences In The French Colony Of Louisiana. Bossu'S Accounts Are Highly Valued By Historians For Their Detailed Observations Of The Region'S Geography, Natural History, And, Most Notably, The Customs Of Native American Tribes During The Mid-18Th Century. Key Content And Explorations Territorial Reach: Bossu'S Journeys Spanned A Vast Area Of The Mississippi River Valley, Ranging From New Orleans And Mobile To As Far North As Fort Chartres In Present-Day Illinois. Native American Ethnography: He Provided Early And Detailed Descriptions Of Several Tribes, Including The Quapaw (Arkansas), Choctaw, And Natchez. He Famously Documented His Own Adoption Into The Quapaw Tribe, Which Included A Painful Leg-Tattooing Ritual. Natural History: The Letters Contain Extensive Notes On Local Flora And Fauna, Including Botanical Catalogs Of Plants Used For Medicine By Indigenous People, Such As Cypress Gum And Maple Syrup. Social Insights: He Captured Life In New Orleans Just 30 Years After Its Founding, Offering A Rare Glimpse Into The Early Social And Political Dynamics Of The Frontier. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.