Salt Lake City published Exploration
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Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Square and unmarked in full cloth binding. xiv, 305pp. Photos. Dust jacket shows some moderate wear; offered now in a new mylar cover. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Seller Inventory # 074911
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 305pp.incl.index; HB burgundy w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.&white photo w/white; slight rub w/spiine&edges sunned. ".the [1889] expeditions' motivation adds an air of fantasy to what actually was a very practical enterprise-proving the feasibility of building a low-grade railroad alongside the Colorado all the way to the ocean." b/w photos. Seller Inventory # 055924
Seller: T. W. Palmer Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 25.5 x 17.5 cm., xiv 305 pp.,drawing on front free end paper table of contents, list of illustrations, bibliography, index, drawing on front end paper, photo of Robert Brewster Stanton frontispiece, maroon cloth binding with gilt print on front cover and spine, dust jacket with photo front and back, jacket in mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 001593
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003916240
Seller: Book Grove, RMABA, Glenwood Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. DJ lightly rubbed, book is very clean and bright, inscribed by author on second blank page. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 053296
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Slight edgewear to the top edge of the bookjacket - see image. ; Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition. An historical account of the ill-fated 1889-1890 expedition that sought to build a railroad through the canyons of the Colorado River. A highly valuable primary source that bridges a gap in American western expansion and exploration history. Smith and Crampton's compilation of Stanton's original journals, survey notes, and extensive photographs provide an unparalleled look at both the geography of the era and the sheer audacity of late-19th-century railroad engineering; ; 305 pages. Seller Inventory # 10752
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs and maps, bibliography, index, 305 pages. Clean unmarked, solid binding, sharp corners, like new, no chips or tears to the dust jacket, dj close to like new and is now protected in a new mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 011955
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Maroon hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 260mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xiv,305pp. B/w illustrations and maps. Seller Inventory # r9489
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Seller: Desierto Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A few small closed dustjacket edge tears. In mylar cover. VG/VG. Seller Inventory # ABE-1786220456911
Seller: Five Quail Books, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. HARD COVER, LIKE NEW, DUST JACKET, LIKE NEW, A SMALL/MEDIUM SIZE HANDSOME BOOK PLATE OF THE RENOWNED TUCSON BOOK SELLER W. DAVID LAIRD. THE BOOK PLATE IS BARELY GLUED ON AT THE TOP EDGE. OTHERWISE NO NAMES OR WRITING IN THE BOOK. A VERY CLEAN AND HANDSOME BOOK. WE SHIP PROMPTLY IN A BOX FOR SAFE DELIVERY. Prescott, Az. Seller Inventory # 26002