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	Book by Johnston, Brevet Lt. Col. Joseph E., et.al.; Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso Johnston, Brevet Lt. Col. Joseph E., et.al.; Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso . . . Also the Report of Capt. R. B. Marcy's Route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe; and the Report of Liet. J. H. Simpson on an Expedition into the Navajo Country; and the Report of Lt. W. H. C. Whitig's Reconnaissances of the Western Frontier of Texas. Washington, 31st Congress, 1st Sess., SED #64, 1850. Quarto, pp. 250, 72 plates (some colored, (#'s 2, 21 & 39 never issued)), 2 folded maps. PRICE: $1,300.00
	Book by Kendall. George W.; Narrative of an Expedition across the Great South-western Prairies from Texas to Santa Fe. London, David Bogue, 1845. Kendall. George W.; Narrative of an Expedition across the Great South-western Prairies from Texas to Santa Fe. London, David Bogue, 1845. Octavo, vol. 1, pp. 432, folded map, frontispiece; vol. 2, pp. 436, frontispiece. PRICE: $650.00
	Book by Leidy, Joseph; Contributions to the Extinct Vertebrate Fauna of the Western Territories. 1873 Leidy, Joseph; Contributions to the Extinct Vertebrate Fauna of the Western Territories. 1873, Vol. 1 of Report on the U. S, Geological Survey of the Territories, F.V. Hayden in charge. PRICE: $500.00
	Book by Macomb, J. N.; & Newberry, J. S.; Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the Great Colorado of the West, in 1859. Washington, 1876. Macomb, J. N.; & Newberry, J. S.; Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the Great Colorado of the West, in 1859. Washington, 1876. Quarto, pp. vii, 152, 22 plates, (some colored), text illustrations, large folded map. PRICE: $4,000.00
	Book by William H. Emory; Notes of a Military Reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Washington, HED #41, 30th Congress, 1848. Emory, William H.; Notes of a Military Reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth in Missouri to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. Washington, HED #41, 30th Congress, 1848. Octavo, pp. 614, 68 plates, 3 folded maps and plans. PRICE: $1,400.00
	Exploration Book by Ives, Joseph Christmas.; Report Upon the Colorado River of the West Ives, Joseph Christmas.; Report Upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858...under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys. 36th Congress/1st Session, Senate Exec. Doc., Washington, 1861. Quarto, pp. 373, 32 plates ( 7 colored, 8 folded), 2 folded maps, profile. In five parts, Part 1, General Report, pp. 131, 41 woodcuts (from sketches by Molhausen & Egloffstein), 7 colored plates, 11 b/w litho plates, and 8 folded panoramic views (by Egloffstein) and the frontispiece which depicts the expedition's steamboat "Explorer" passing Chimmey Rock, two folded maps covering route from the mouth of the Colorado to Fort Defiance and a plate showing the profile of the route. Part 2, Hydrographic Report, pp. 14. Part 3, Geological Report, pp. 154, 6 litho. plates ( 3 views, 3 fossils ). (The index calls for 2 geol. maps but these were never issued (USGS LIbrary & Wagner Camp)), 27 woodcuts. Part 4, Botany, pp. 30. Part 5, Zoology, pp. 6. Appendices, pp. 32. The work is complete and in the original cloth with a gilt over vignette of "Explorer" and gilt spine titles which have faded to green (this is common with copies in the original cloth). The binding is tight and clean with minor archival restoration to corners which is not noticed. The text and plates are very clean and free of any stamps or blemishes. A very short hinge tear to one map which was repaired on the verso with archival tape. This is an exceptionally clean copy in very good condition. PRICE: $2,700.00
	Geology Book by Owen, David Dale; Mineral lands of the United States, Report of a Geological Exploration of part of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Owen, David Dale; Mineral lands of the United States, Report of a Geological Exploration of part of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Washington, HED 239, 26th Congress, 1st session, 1840. Quarto, pp. 161., 27 folded plates and maps (many hand colored). The text is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and clean with only minor scuffing, A.M.N.H. bookplate on paste down with Mrs. M. Schuyler Elliot book plate. The text, plates and maps are very clean. In very good condition. PRICE: $450.00
	Map by Colton, G. W. & Colton, C. B.; Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean from the Latest Exploratory Surveys. From New York Chamber of Commerce, 1868. Colton, G. W. & Colton, C. B.; Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean from the Latest Exploratory Surveys. From New York Chamber of Commerce, 1868. PRICE: $2,000.00

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