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WASHINGTON: THOMAS H. FORD, PRINTER, 1860 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brown blind stamped boards with black spine. Rubbed edges with spine possibly reinforced (no title on cover). Original owner name in fancy cursive at front endpaper. Secure binding with nice clean pages and generally light scattered foxing (to moderate in places), and tiny micro paint flicks at rear board. Scarce government exploration book with some pictures in color. Large tome, about 11-3/4 x 9 with 399 pp. plus LXXV plates (54 plates counted). .
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REPORTS OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS, TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST PRACTICABLE AND ECONOMICAL ROUTE FOR A RAILROAD FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. MADE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, IN 1853-5, ACCORDING TO ACTS OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 3, 1853, MAY 31, 1854, AND AUGUST 5, 1854. VOLUME XII. BOOK II.
by UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAR DEPARTMENT
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Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4....volume IV [4]
by United States. Pacific Railroad Survey
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Washington, D. C. , A. O. P. : Nicholson, Printer [1854-1856], 1856. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans and additional detail on request. ; 1 pages; Physical desc. : 1 vol. (various pagings) : ill ; 30 cm. Subjects; Natural history - West (U. S. ) . Indians of North America - West (U. S. ) . Geology - California.
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REPORTS OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4. Volumes I, II and III.
by United States War Department
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Washington: Beverly Tucker, printer, 1855. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). Volumes I, II and III. Vol. I: viii, 651 pages of text. Original brown cloth binding is heavily worn, with spine neatly detached at the front hinge and bumping to corners. Vol. II: [iv], 128 pages; 132 pages; 185 pages; [ii], 50 pages; 28 pages; 22 pages. Leather spine is moderately darkened and shelfworn, remaining intact and attractive. Vol. II contains 13 tinted plates, 24 black & white plates, a folding geographical map, and a folding geographical section (chart). Vol. III: [iv], 36 pages; viii, 136 pages; 77 pages; [ii], 127 pages; xii, 175 pages of text. Vol. III contains 23 tinted plates, 10 black & white plates, a folding geographical map, and two folding geographical sections (charts). Each volume has a small label at the bottom of the spine, and a seminary bookplate on the inside front cover with no additional markings. Several of the plates in volume II are foxed and/or…
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