Sale 22JK02 | Lot 84

DARBY, WILLIAM A Tour from the City of New-York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818.

Catalogue: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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DARBY, WILLIAM A Tour from the City of New-York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818.

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Lot 84
DARBY, WILLIAM A Tour from the City of New-York, to Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, made between the 2d of May and the 22d of September, 1818.
New York: Published for the author by Kirk & Mercein, 1819. First edition. Modern cloth with a leather spine label, endpapers renewed. 9 x 5 1/4 inches (23 x 13 cm); viii, [9]-228, lxiii, pp., with three folding engraved maps (two partially hand-colored), with index at end and errata slip tipped to page viii. A fine copy overall with some uneven toning and spotting throughout, paper flaw to final text leaf in upper margin.

First edition recording Darby's travels through Ontario, Ohio and Michigan, with maps showing the straits of Niagara, the environs of Detroit, and the Northeast as far west as Detroit. Greenly, Michigan 55; Howes D66; Streeter sale 841; Sabin 18533.


C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $315 (includes buyer's premium)

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The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10am EDT