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185056311Washington DC 1850. First edition. Leather bound. Good. 25pp with 4 folding maps at rear. Rebound in modern brown calf with brown leather spine label. New endpapers. With tide marks to the extremities of the pages text still extremely legible. Howes S-500. Wagner-Camp 192. Graff 3790. "The maps four in number have been plotted upon the large scale of ten miles to the inch; and as every stream hill and other accident of ground along the route and every item of information needful for the emigrant to know- such as where wood water and grass can be found; their respective quantities; the several camping places of the troops; their position distances apart; how unnecessarily long marches can be avoided; how wood and water can be had every night- are minutely laid down upon the map it is believed that a chart has been prepared which no person of ordinary intelligence can fail to comprehend and make available for all the purposes of a comfortable and successful journey across the plains. unknown
187625051<p><strong>1876 UTAH Exploration 1ed Simpson HUGE Railroad Maps PAIUTE INDIANS California</strong></p><p>James Hervey Simpson was a 19th-century American explorer and engineer who was an important catalyst in the topographical discoveries of the American west. His railroad surveys helped establish northern routes in the Dakotas Utah Montana Idaho and Washington all of which helped produce some of the most detailed maps of these territories. These maps and subsequent railroad distance charts contributed to more people traveling and exploring western states and territories like Utah.</p><p>According to Howes on Simpson's exploration route:</p><p>"This route explored in 1859 shortened the distance to California by 250 miles; it was adopted by the overland mail pony express and telegraph. The report was submitted in 1861 but publication had to be deferred because of the Civil War. Portions however appeared in the author's 'The Shortest Route to California'."</p><p>His "<em>Report of Explorations Across the Great Basin of the Territory of Utah</em>" included these maps and charts but also included a memoir of the Native Indian Tribes in the Utah Territory including descriptions of the Paiutes Shoshones and Goshutes.</p><p>Item number: #25051</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>SIMPSON James Hervey</p><p><strong><em>Report of explorations across the great basin of the territory of Utah . in 1859</em></strong></p><p>Washington: Government printing Office 1876. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->518</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->25 maps and lithographs</p><p> <!--endif-->Includes huge folding map "Routes Explored"</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Howes S 508; Wagner/Camp 345</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Bookplate – L. B. Case</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Green cloth</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~12in X 9.5in 30.5cm x 24cm</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $1700</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>25051</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> Government printing Office, hardcover
187669507Washington: Engineer Department U. S. Army; Government Printing Office 1876. Hardcover. 518pp. Quarto 30.5 cm Lacking the large folding map "Profile of wagon-routes in the Territory of Utah". Rebound in plain brown cloth with the title lettered in gilt on the backstrip. New endpapers and flyleaves. Errata slip bound in at front. Thin 4" mark on front board. Handful of small stains on the fore-edge of the text block. Pages moderately age-toned. Contains 4 diagrams 2 maps plates I-V plates I-IX and plates I-III. Subjects include: "Report on the Palæontological Collections of the Expedition" with descriptions of new species; "Ornithology: A List of Birds"; "Report on Ichthyology"; "Report on the Botany of the Expedition"; "Population and Resources of the Territory of Utah"; "Indians of Utah"; "Report on the Languages of the Different Tribes of Indians Inhabiting the Territory of Utah"; "Journal of Mr. Edward M. Kern"; "Journeyings of Father Escalante from Santa Fe to Utah Lake and the Moqui Villages in 1776."<br /> <br /> According to Howes "This route explored in 1859 shortened the distance to California by 250 miles; it was adopted by the overland mail pony express and telegraph. The report was submitted in 1861 but publication had to be deferred because of the Civil War. Portions however appeared in the author's The Shortest Route to California." Howes S508. Moffat 57 & 59. Wagner/Camp 345 note. Engineer Department, U. S. Army; Government Printing Office hardcover
187610861Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1876. First Edition. 518pp. Quarto 30.5 cm In the original 3/4 leather over matching dark brown boards with gilt stamped title on the backstrip. Marbled pastedowns and endsheets. Complete with all plates and the large map. Good only. Front hinge split. Bookplates on the front pastedown. Shelving number faded on the backstrip. In 1859 U.S. Army topographical engineer Captain James H. Simpson explored the Great Basin of Utah mapping a direct300-mile wagon route from Camp Floyd to Genoa Nevada. This faster route which avoided the older southern paths was crucial for the Pony Express the Overland Mail the telegraph line and later the Lincoln Highway. The report was submitted in 1861 but publication had to be deferred because of the Civil War. Portions however appeared in the author's 'The Shortest Route to California.' Flake/Draper 7724. Fales & Flake 170. Graff 3791. Howes S501. Moffat 57-59. Paher 1802. Sabin 8135. Wheat 999-1000. Government Printing Office unknown
1987OVS17884MIT Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Third Printing. Hardcover. 026219001X . Third printing. Hard cover published by MIT Press in 1987. No dust jacket. Blue-green covers with black lettering on spine. Spine has slight creasing. Side edge of the page block has a slight stain near upper corner. Inside front cover has a bookplate from a prior owner and the front endpaper has the same name stamped at top. Book is in very good condition. 11-13 inches 837 pages 4.7 lb. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 837 pages . MIT Press hardcover
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1965004414Cambridge MA: MIT Press. Very Good. 1965. Later Printing. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition with trace edge wear notedslightly cocked spine mild soiling to covers foxing to top edge & fore edge else still a bright and solid copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . MIT Press hardcover
1972SONG026219001XThe MIT Press 1972-06-15. 1944 Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. 8.00x2.00x11.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The MIT Press hardcover
1948AN-16New York: John Wiley & Sons/ M.I.T. 1948. Comprehensive definitive work in this field contains detailed sections on Phylum Protozoa Phylum Porifera Phylum Echinoderma Conodonts Worms Phylum Brachiopoda Phylum Molluska Phylum Arthropoda Fossil Plants etc. 837 pgs. Profusely Illustrated. Gilt spine. Some rubbing to corners and edges. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Heavy Item. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Wiley & Sons/ M.I.T. Hardcover
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