[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]. LEWIS, Henry (1819–1904), artist. Das illustrirte Mississippithal… Leipzig and Firenze: Schmidt & C. Gunther/Otto Lange, 1923. 4to. 2 mounted portraits, facsimile title page from the original edition, and 78 color plates (1 folding). Contemporary half olive morocco gilt, raised bands, gilt lettering in compartments, top edge gilt (spine sunned with few spots of rubbing). Provenance: Edward C. Hale (bookplate and contemporary signatures). Issued as No. 3 in the Reprints of Rare Americana series, being a facsimile of the rare Dusseldorf (1854–58) edition, with a new 8 pp. introduction by J. Christian Bay. Considered one of the great illustrated books relating to North America ever printed. Howes L–312, “aa”.