Preliminary Report Concerning Explorations and Surveys Principally in Nevada and Arizona.

Wheeler, George M.

Published by "Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers". Washington: U.S. Corps of Engineers, under "Special Orders of the War Department", 1872

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"Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers". Washington: U.S. Corps of Engineers, under "Special Orders of the War Department", 1872. Original green cloth, gilt lettered on the front, 93 pages, lacking the folding map inserted in the back. First edition, Howes, W321: "First official exploration of this area, including the Mojave and Death Valley" With the printed presentation plate of George M. Wheeler, signed, dated August 18, 1876, on the front pastedown. The binding very worn but holding, the paper browned, light foxing on the endpapers. A former owner tried to remove the presentation plate, quit after removing about 12% of it. A poor copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preliminary Report Concerning Explorations and Surveys Principally in Nevada and Arizona.
• Publisher: "Conducted Under the Immediate Direction of 1st Lieut. George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers". Washington: U.S. Corps of Engineers, under "Special Orders of the War Department", 1872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition