‎"MONROE, JAMES (and MORRIS BIRKBECK).‎
‎A Narrative of A Tour of Observation, made during the Summer of 1817. By James Monroe, President of The United States, through The Nort-Eastern and North-Western Departments of the Union: with a View to The Examination of their several military Defenc...‎

‎Philadelphia, Caleb Richardson, 1817. Small 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt titlelabel in leather(this having some scratches). Monroe: 228,XXXVI pp. - Birkbeck: 189 pp.‎

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‎First edition of president Monroes inspection-journey. (Sabin 50023).Very scarce first edition of Birkbeck's travels as ""One of the most interesting and instructive books that have appeared for many years.""(Sabin No 5569). The later editions having a map, not the first, and the many later contemporary editions were printed outside The United States.‎