George W Featherstonhaugh (50 results)

Condition: New. pp. 172.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No dust jacket. Very Good or better condition.

Condition: New. pp. 172.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. White Cloth, Gilt Titles. VG. Slipcased Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Reprint. Very nice boxed set of two books, never been read, from my personal collection. No flaws, not musty, clean, tight, bright gilt lettering on spine. MB.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Cream colored cloth boards in slipcase. Illustrations, maps including large fold-out. 416 & 372 pages. Slipcase has normal shelf wear. FINE/FINE in VERY GOOD slipcase.

Condition: New.

Hard Covers. Condition: Near Fine. Two volume set in a Very Good+ slipcase with some rubbing to slipcase.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. White Cloth, Gilt Titles. VG. 2 volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1970, two volumes, lxx, 416; xi, 372pp, index, illustrated, maps. VG in G slipcase. Will require additional shipping charges. See Howes 67, Sabin 23959, Rader 1350, and Field 675 for the 1847 edition. The author narrates many particulars of Indian life and manners obtained by the aid of traditional and documentary evidence, as well as from personal observation. (Field). The book chronicles two separate expeditions - a geological investigation in 1835 of the area from Lake Michigan west to the Coteau des Prairies at the headwaters of the Minnesota River, and a tour in 1837 of the mineral lands of Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, and the western Carolinas.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Second printing. Tan wraps with dark brown ink stamping to front cover. Remarkably clean with light wear only. Well bound with the interior also clean and unmarked. 41 pages plus illustrated plates: Glen-Sanders House and Judson S. Landon with biographical obituary by James R. Truax. Includes a short chapter on "Quit-Rents by Charles P. Sanders; and "History of Duanesburg" by Geoerge W. Featherstonhaugh.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Two volumes, hardcovers without DJs.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2 volumes, clean crisp and tight but for penciled price erasure on endpaper, smudge, in taped slipcases that has chips and tears. INV#H-4.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1970 MNHS reprint edition, no later printings indicated. Two hardcovers in slipcase, all in VG condition. Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square; boards in VG condition, corners sharp, gilt/black titling remains bright and bold; text very good throughout set. Light wear, mild rubbing to edges of slipcase. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Reprint. Two volume hardcover set in slipcase. Reprint edition. Surface rubbing to the spines of the books and to the edges of V2. V2 also has a 1/4" tear in the spine head cloth. The page foredges are lightly abraded in one small area on V2. The slipcase is solid but has surface rubbing to the edges and to the dark brown areas. The corners are lightly bumped and rubbed. ; 23A.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Reprint. Slight soiling on cover edges. Slip case is good plus with moderte edge wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Reprint. pp. 416, 372. 8vo. Bound in pale beige cloth. Volume 2 contains a fold out map. Very light edgewear to both volumes, ink inscription to ffeps, with a brown shelfworn slipcase; very good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Thus. 2 volumes, Vol. 1, 416 pages, frontis, maps, Vol. 2, 372 pages, frontis, map, very slight exterior wear, slipcase, lightly rubbed. Reprint of the 1847 edition. Account of two expeditions taken by Featherstonhaugh, the 1st in 1835 from Washing D.C to Pittsburg, Cleveland, the Great Lakes and Green Bay across Wisconsin, and up the Mississippi River to the Minnesota River. In 1837 he extended from Prairie du Chien down the Mississippi by steamboat to Missouri, then east to kentucky, tennesse, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

Cloth, slipcase. Fine. Reprint of Howes 3493.

Hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Two volumes. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copies in fine slip case.

The first U.S. Government Geologist. Pp. xviii+358(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, 1988. History of American Science and Technology series.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 136. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1843 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 136.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Octavo, 168 pages, some foxing, contemporary drab wrappers, spine perished (repaired with old cellophane tape), small puncture to the title-page. Lacking the two folding maps, which were not issued with all the copies. Note: the stain facing the title-page looks much darker in the photograph than in reality Senate Doument 333. Featherstonhaugh was Yorkshireman who became a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Geological Society, and the first U. S. government Geologist. On assignment for the U. S. Topographical Bureau, Featherstonhaugh traversed the Fox River from Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory, to the Wisconsin River to Prairie du Chien, and up the Mississippi, by canoe, up the western edge of Wisconsin past the eastern edge of Minnesota. Each plate shows mulitple views, including geological sections from Georgetown, D.C. to Green Bay, and Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, then Prairie du Chien to the Coteau de Prairie; also Wills Creek.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. George William Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) was a British-American geologist and the first U.S. Governement Geologist. He surveyed portions of the Louisiana Purchase and spent much of his life in the wilderness of the new nation. This geological reconaissance of the Wisconsin Territory conducted in 1835 at the direction of the Senate provides an interesting early account of the region as far as the broad plateau known as the Coteau de Prairie that lies between the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. He begins this account with a general discussion of geology. The descriptive portion of his travels actually begins with his departure from Washington and continues through the Great Lakes to Wisconsin (Sandusky, Detrioit, Mackinac, Green Bay, etc.). His Wisconsin travels took him up the Fox River from Green Bay. He then went down the Wisconsin R. to Prairie du Chien on the Mississippi. He traveled up the Mississippi to Fort Snelling on the Minnestoa River; from there he went to the Prairie. All this wilderness travel was in a birch bark canoe which he estimated took him nearly 1,000 miles. He describes the geology, topography, habitations along his route, and also Indian villages as well as historic Indian sites. There are 4 plates in rear are diagrams of a geological nature as well as "sections" of the journey (one, for example, is a section from Georgetown, DC to Greenbay, Wiscosin). Sabin indicates a map was present, but I have yet to see a copy with a map--it appears that some copies may have been bound without a map and others with a map (or 2 maps). Featherstonhaugh is also known for his later work "A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor" which is a 2 volume expanded version of this book published in London for a British audience over a decade later (in 1847). This book is in its original embossed cloth binding with a few spots and some scattered light foxing to the contents, but it is mostly clean and bright; there is a small nick to the top of the spine. Issued also as: Senate Doc. No. 333, 24th Cong., 1st sess. Report addressed to Lieut. Col. J. J. Abert, U.S. Topographical engineers. There is a previous owner name on the title page: "E. R. Peaslee" (Edmund Randolph 1814 - 1878) who was a pioneer surgeon in women's health issues. There is also a bookplate on the front pastedown: James Torr Harmer, wgo was a railroad exeutive an noted book collector. Harmer also apperst to have placed a small bookpocket on the rear pastedown which holds three cards of bibliographic information in an old hand. This book is in the original publisher's binding and the pages are clean and bright, though there is some foxing to the preliminaries and a hint of foxing to a couple of plates. The front inner hinge is cracked exposing the hemp bands, and the front gutter is partially split. There is also a home made spine label (the book was issued without any external title information), possibly placed there by Harmer. Wear to spine ends and tips. This is an uncommon item, especially in this condition. Ref: Sabin 23963 ; 4 plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 168 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. 97pp. Octavo [22 cm] in quarter brown calf over mottled boards; marbled endpapers. Spine worn. Moderately scuffed at edges. The textblock is stiff and wavy, and mildly foxed. With large folding map, in nearly pristine condition with only a few hints of foxing. G. W. Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) was the first U.S. Government geologist. He was also the force behind the first railroad in America.

Includes 20 illustrations at rear. Bound in plain green limp wrappers. 168 pp. Wear to delicate wrappers with chips and small closed tears. Text block is clean and tight, and in very good condition. Lacks folding maps.

signed August 9, 1842; with the Treaty annexed. First edition. Folding engraved map. 8vo. Printed card wraps slightly stained. Very good. This copy signed on the verso op the upper wrap in pencil by Sir Harry Featherstonhaugh. 119, 16ads.pp. London, John W. Parker, Negotiated in 1842 by Daniel Webster, U.S. Secretary of State and Alexander Baring, first Baron Ashburton, this treaty between the United States and Great Britain established the present day boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. In addition, it granted the U.S. navigation rights on the St. John River, provided for extradition in non political criminal cases, and established a joint naval system for suppressing the slave trade off the coast of Africa.   Sabin, 23962.

168pp. printed in double-column format. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers stained and soiled, spine chipped. Internally, largely clean and very good. In a folding, cloth backed, paper chemise. The first American edition, abridged. Featherstonhaugh, a geologist of some repute, left Baltimore in August 1834, travelling through the Virginia mountains and across Tennessee, then to Louisville and overland to St. Louis across Indiana and Illinois. From St. Louis he went overland to Arkansas, a state of which he was very critical, and most of the first half of the second volume is devoted to his experiences there. He went a few miles into Texas before going to New Orleans and back via Mobile, Montgomery, Macon, Augusta, and north to Richmond. His account of his experiences is one of the first sustained narratives by an intelligent European traveller entirely in the slave South, and is frequently cited. CLARK III:40. HOWES F68.

97pp. plus partially colored folding profile. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Some light foxing. Very good. A report made to the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers on the geological character of the Ozarks. The very long folding profile stretches from the Atlantic Ocean and New Jersey westward to Texas. DECKER 41:172.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1835. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages: - 97, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 97.