Titian Ramsay Peale And His Journals of the Wilkes Expedition 1799-1885
first edition Hardcover
1961 · Philadelphia
by Poesch, Jessie
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1961. Cream cloth with Peale likeness on upper cloth. Black and red lettering. Some offsetting on front endpapers from Peale family print materials laid-in. Dust jacket has a repaired 3" tear and crease at top of upper panel, brown stains on lower panel and is crumpled and chipped on edges. A very scholarly study of Peale's life and his expedition journals.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Journal. (Inventory #: WM0997)