Kalm's Travels in North-America, 3 vols. 8vo. hf. bd. [half bound]

Pehr Kalm (1716-1779), Travels into North America (Warrington: William Eyres, 1770-1771)

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Museum Auction Broadside, Lot 17 (Books and Papers Relating to America)

Author/Composer:

Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779

Notes:

Two sets Listed in Library Company's 1789 Catalogue: 1021.O & 1496.O; shelf list card for 1496.O notes signature of Du Simitiere on v.3 -- but this set sold as duplicate; Library Company now has later acquisitions: Log. 2805.O & 112710.O (McNeil)

Valued at 1s 6d in Du Simitière's estate inventory, Library Company of Philadelphia, p. 8

Du Simitière lent this work to Mr. Gurney on 17 Apr 1775; on 2 Apr 1778 he lent volume 2 to Dr. Johann David Schoepf of Ansbach and volume 3 to Dr. Eskoche; on 8 Apr he lent volume 3 to Schoepf; and on 10 May 1782 he lent volume 1 to Rev. William White. Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 2v, 24v, 73r

Title Information:

Travels into North America

Imprint Information:

Warrington, Eng.: William Eyres, 1770-1771