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KELSEY, D. M. Our Pioneer Heroes and Their Daring Deeds. The Lives and Famous Exploits of De Soto, Champlain, La Salle… Finely Illustrated. [N.p.]: Buckland Publishing, 1893. 8vo. Profusely illustrated, color frontispiece and numerous black and white plates and intertextual illustrations. 720, [2, blank] pp. Contemporary full light brown sheep, spine ruled in gilt, black gilt morocco lettering label (binding worn, scuffed, label on spine split, hinges starting, endleaves toned with some light soiling, some occasional foxing in text, a few gutters overopened). Very good. EARLY EDITION. This popular book with brief biographies of American pioneers went through several printings.