De Smet, Pierre-Jean. LETTERS AND SKETCHES WITH A NARRATIVE OF A YEAR'S RESIDENCE AMONG THE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (Philadelphia: M. Fithian,1843), octavo (7.5 x 5 in.), 252 pp. with twelve engraved plates and an illustrated tissue fold-out showing an allegorical timeline from the Garden of Eden down to the baptism of specific North American tribes, brown cloth with an embossed chief on both covers.

This highly regarded memoir, penned as correspondence, documents an influential Jesuit missionary's travels through the American West. De Smet's story opens in St. Louis, 1841 and concentrates on his experiences in the Northwest.

Wear and a small stain to the covers; light internal foxing. Intact in overall good condition.

$400 - 600