Whipple Amiel Weeks (48 results)

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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages; Description: v, 100 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Bibliography : p. 91-94. Subjects: Indians of North America --Southwest, New. United States --Discovery and exploration. Southwest, New --Description and travel. Series: Great West and Indian series ; no. 20 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages; Description: v, 100 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Bibliography : p. 91-94. Subjects: Indians of North America --Southwest, New. United States --Discovery and exploration. Southwest, New --Description and travel. Series: Great West and Indian series ; no. 20 1 Kg. …

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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: 112. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1961 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: 112.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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: 172. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1854 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: 172.…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo., (9 4/8 x 6 inches). Fine folding lithographed chart Lake George, the middle channel of Lake George, two folding chromolithographed charts of oscillations of the surface of Lake George, and extreme high and low levels (spotted and browned throughout). Original printed self-wrappers, stabbed and sewn as issued, uncut and unopened. Provenance: with one small annotation by Whipple on page 4, his sale from the library of Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818 - 1863), his sale Doyle New York, 5th November 2012, lot 98. FROM THE LIBRARY OF AMIEL WEEKS WHIPPLE. First edition. Whipple, who is best known for his work with the Mexican Boundary Survey team in preparation for the first transcontinental railroad route to the Pacific Ocean, near the 35th parallel. On completion of his monumental report he was ordered to Detroit, Michigan, where he was in charge of the 10th Light-House district of the upper and lower lakes and the improvement of the waterways and the ship channel over St. Clair Flats and through Lake George and St. Mary's River, Michigan, within the territory that extended from Lake Superior to Ogdensburg on the Saint-Lawrence River. During his tenure in this post the Southern Confederacy undertook to secede from the Union. Captain Whipple was immediately ordered to report to Washington where he was sent to Virginia to survey as much of the unknown territory as possible, often under enemy fire. (Francis R. Stoddard, for the Oklahoma Historical Society).…

Soft cover. 8vo., (10 x 6 inches). 154 pages of text, 6 pages of index, 2 pages of Errata. Self-wrappers, stabbed and sewn as issued (one or two pale stains). Provenance: with one small annotation by Whipple on page 4, his sale from the library of Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818 - 1863), his sale Doyle New York, 5th November 2012, lot 98 THE AUTHOR'S OWN COPY of possible PROOF SHEETS for the SCARCE EARLY OCTAVO EDITION OF WHIPPLE'S REPORT OF HIS EXPLORATION OF THE 35TH PARALLEL, later published as volume III of the monumental 12 volume "Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economic Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 1853-1854." Washington: [Printed by Beverley Tucker], 1855 -1860. In 1849, after completing work with the Northeastern Boundary Survey, Lt. Whipple was assigned to the Mexican Boundary Survey team. "The peace treaty with Mexico was recently signed, and the group was exploring great lengths of land unknown to Americans and Europeans. Whipple's leather-bound [diaries] provide observations of temperature and barometric pressure, descriptions of peaceful encounters with various tribes of American Indians, and detailed drawings of botanical specimens and topographic sites. With the northern and southern borders established and the discovery of gold in California, the United States Congress saw the need for exploration of the interior lands. There was much discussion of a super highway for travelers to safely navigate from the Mississippi River to the pacific coastline. By an act of Congress, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis was charged to conduct surveys for the first transcontinental railroad route to the Pacific Ocean, near the 35th parallel. Five teams were sent, the Northern, Central, and coastal Pacific surveys were commissioned along with two Southern Pacific survey teams, one of which was led by Lt. Whipple. The journals of this expedition are very thorough and contain details regarding supplies, the hiring of cooks and assistants, as well as environmental, topographical, and cultural observations. Whipple kept records with meticulous detail, often writing while on horseback or aboard a train, evident through his varied penmanship. "The survey party reached Oklahoma Territory on Friday July 15, 1853. After a lengthy crossing of the Poteau River, the wooden cart which carried men, supplies and surveying equipment, ran into a tree stump and was broken. A summer storm crept up on the team and Lt. Whipple soon found himself walking through knee deep puddles on the prairie. Sunday provided a day of rest for the men and the animals, and by Tuesday July 19, the team had arrived at the Choctaw Agency. Surveying the land and observing the inhabitants gave Lt. Whipple many things to write about, and his journal entries for the month of August are extensive and illustrate his view of the prairie (Jennifer Silvers Oklahoma Historical Society).…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo., (9 4/8 x 6 inches). Fine folding lithographed chart Lake George, the middle channel of Lake George, two folding chromolithographed charts of oscillations of the surface of Lake George, and extreme high and low levels (small separation at fold of this latter chart, text spotted throughout). Original printed self-wrappers, stabbed and sewn as issued, uncut and unopened. Provenance: with one small annotation by Whipple on page 4, his sale from the library of Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818 - 1863), his sale Doyle New York, 23rd April 2012, lot 121. FROM THE LIBRARY OF AMIEL WEEKS WHIPPLE. First edition. Whipple, who is best known for his work with the Mexican Boundary Survey team in preparation for the first transcontinental railroad route to the Pacific Ocean, near the 35th parallel. On completion of his monumental report he was ordered to Detroit, Michigan, where he was in charge of the 10th Light-House district of the upper and lower lakes and the improvement of the waterways and the ship channel over St. Clair Flats and through Lake George and St. Mary's River, Michigan, within the territory that extended from Lake Superior to Ogdensburg on the Saint-Lawrence River. During his tenure in this post the Southern Confederacy undertook to secede from the Union. Captain Whipple was immediately ordered to report to Washington where he was sent to Virginia to survey as much of the unknown territory as possible, often under enemy fire. (Francis R. Stoddard, for the Oklahoma Historical Society).…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2 parts in one volume. 12mo., (4 6/8 x 3 inches). Diagrams and tables in the text. Original half red roan, marbled paper boards, gilt (extremities a little rubbed). Provenance: with the ownership inscription of the explorer "A.W. Whipple Pacific R'Way" on the front free endpaper. First edition of part one, and a later edition of part II. FROM THE LIBRARY OF AMIEL WEEKS WHIPPLE, and used by him in preparation for his monumental survey of a railway route along the 35th parallel. In 1849, after completing work with the Northeastern Boundary Survey, Whipple was assigned to the Mexican Boundary Survey team. "The peace treaty with Mexico was recently signed, and the group was exploring great lengths of land unknown to Americans and Europeans. With the northern and southern borders established and the discovery of gold in California, the United States Congress saw the need for exploration of the interior lands. There was much discussion of a super highway for travelers to safely navigate from the Mississippi River to the pacific coastline. By an act of Congress, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis was charged to conduct surveys for the first transcontinental railroad route to the Pacific Ocean, near the 35th parallel. Five teams were sent, the Northern, Central, and coastal Pacific surveys were commissioned along with two Southern Pacific survey teams, one of which was led by Lt. Whipple. The journals of this expedition are very thorough and contain details regarding supplies, the hiring of cooks and assistants, as well as environmental, topographical, and cultural observations. Whipple kept records with meticulous detail, often writing while on horseback or aboard a train, evident through his varied penmanship. "The survey party reached Oklahoma Territory on Friday July 15, 1853. After a lengthy crossing of the Poteau River, the wooden cart which carried men, supplies and surveying equipment, ran into a tree stump and was broken. A summer storm crept up on the team and Lt. Whipple soon found himself walking through knee deep puddles on the prairie. Sunday provided a day of rest for the men and the animals, and by Tuesday July 19, the team had arrived at the Choctaw Agency. Surveying the land and observing the inhabitants gave Lt. Whipple many things to write about, and his journal entries for the month of August are extensive and illustrate his view of the prairie (Jennifer Silvers Oklahoma Historical Society). Stephen Long, the author of this invaluable guide, had led a famous expedition into the trans-Mississippi West, originally called the "Yellowstone Expedition". The Long Expedition was the third major American exploration into the trans-Mississippi West, following Lewis and Clark, and Pike, and much had been expected of him. Unfortunately funding for the expedition was withdrawn in 1821 before all objectives could be met, although it did succeed in founding the myth of the "Great American Desert" which appears to the West of the Rocky Mountains on the map of the "Country drained by the Mississippi Western Section" and which is "frequented by roving bands of Indians who have no fixed places of residence but roam from place to place in quest of game". Long was subsequently assigned to aid the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, America's first commercial railroad, in surveying and overcoming problems facing the company in the progress of the new route. "Long, who was eminently qualified because of his western explorations, became a director in the company and supervised the early surveys. This manual, the result of his experience, is a detailed system of rules for the surveying of a railroad with a discussion of the geometric principles and geodetic problems peculiar to railroads, and with the necessary Mathematical Tables. Included are descriptions of instruments, camp-equipage, and personnel necessary for field operations" (Robinson 77-226).…

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1855 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 and contains approximately 38 pages. 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.…

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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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: 574. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1854 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. Volume c.1 Language: English Pages: 574 Volume c.1.…