Report of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1843, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44
Published by Gales and Seaton, Printers, Washington, DC, 1845
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.Crossroad Books
AbeBooks seller since August 22, 1998
Condition: Used
£ 253.18
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Hardcover. NAP. This is a binding copy, in need of repair. Contains 22 plates, and 4-1/2 maps. 2 single page maps and 2 folding maps. The folding map at page 132 is present and complete, but has fully separated along 2 folds. The folding map at page 246 is complete and intact. 1/2 of the scarce large folding map at the rear is present, but the other half is missing; the present half has separated along most of the folds (see attached images). The sleeve for the map is present, but has detached from the rear board. Both boards are detached, but present. The front fly through page 16 are detached from the text block, but are present; they remain delicately attached to the front board. The boards are quite edgeworn, and with some surface wear. The backstrip is missing. The endpapers are foxed, and the text block is age-darkened. This was an Ex-Library copy; the only markings being a library bookplate on the front pastedown, stamps on the title page, title page verso, and reader-notice page, and a library label on the inside of the rear board. No library markings noted on the maps or prints. The book appears complete. Collation as follows: front fly; title page; 3-6 (Notice to the Reader) ; 7-80 (A Report on An Exploration of the Country Lying Between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains) ; 81-102 (Catalogue of Plants Collected. Expedition to the Rocky Mountains) ; 103-327 (A Report of the Exploring Expedition to Oregon and North California.) ; 328-558 (Astronomical Observations Made During the Expedition of 1843-44) ; 559-584 (Meteorological Observations made During the Expedition of 1843-44) ; 585-670 (Astronomical Observations Made During the Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842) ; 671-694 (Meteorological Observations) ; blank; rear fly (with map sleeve attached). ; 28B; 9" x 5-1/2"; 693 pages.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Report of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1843, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44
- Author
- Fremont, Brevet Captain J. C.
- Publisher
- Gales and Seaton, Printers, Washington, DC
- Publication year
- 1845
- Binding
- Hardcover
Crossroad Books
Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 22, 1998
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