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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.  FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. The volume is complete and in a later half calf and cloth with raised spine bands, gilt titles, maps expertly re-backed. In very good condition.  FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $1,500.00
	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. The volume is complete and in the original blue cloth with gold titles, light rubbing to boards and corners, light foxing to frontispiece of both volumes, map with archival repair to short tear. In very good condition.  FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $650.00
	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. The text is complete and in the original embossed cloth, gold tooled spine titles, light rubbing to boards, spine lightly sun faded, minor damp margin at rear of text and margin of b/w plates but not on map or colored plates, contemporary European rubber stamp on lower part of title page and armorial bookplate on paste down, a very good copy. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $4,000.00
	Cope, Edward D.; The Vertebrata of the Tertiary Formations of the West. Cope, Edward D.; The Vertebrata of the Tertiary Formations of the West. Report of the U. S. Geological Survey of the West, F. V. Hayden in charge, Vol. 3. Washington, 1883. Large quarto, pp. xxxiv, 1009, 38 wood cuts and 134 plates numbered I through LXXVa. The text is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Binding has been re-cased with modern end sheets and spine re-enforced to support the weight of the book. Scuffing to boards and spine, the text and plates are bright and very clean. A very good volume and now easy to use without fear of damage due to weight. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $1,000.00
	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. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $450.00
	Grand Canyon Atlas: Dutton, Clarence E.; Atlas to Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District. USGS Monograph 2, Atlas, Washington, 1882. Dutton, Clarence E.; Atlas to Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District. USGS Monograph 2, Atlas, Washington, 1882. Atlas, folio, title page plus 22 double page sheets of panoramic views and maps. The atlas is complete and in the original cloth binding with gilt stamped titles. Binding is tight and clean with minor repair to the spine edge and a couple of scuff blemishes retouched and inner spine hinge repaired with Japanese tissue, titles are bright, the plates are very clean and bright. The panoramic views in the Kaibab division (plates 15-17) and Vulcans Throne panorama (plate 6) are exquisite. The Moran panorama of the amphitheater is very clean and free of blemishes and at some point was removed and rebacked with a thin sheet of archival Japanese tissue and reinserted. This helped to insure preservation. This atlas is exceptionally clean with absolutely no blemishes to the plates. Overall in exceptionally nice condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BOOKS. PRICE: $10,000.00
	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. and  JOHNSON, Edwin F.; Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean from the Latest Explorations and Surveys. To Accompany the Report of the New York Chamber of Commerce. April 1868. at top right above map proper, table of elevations commencing L. Superior to Seattle... along top above map proper, profile of route with title to right Profile of the Route of the Northern Pacific Railroad, from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean... The distance from New City to Puget Sound... at far left margin at center, tables of distances, commencing] Sitka to San Francisco..., below map and into neat line Prepared at Coltons Geographical Establishment. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 172 William Street New York. New York, 1868. Folded lithograph map, original full color and shading, original hand coloring (route outlined in bright red. Measures 45 inches wide by 23 inches high. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS The map is bright and very clean, folded as issued, and in an archival sleeve. Very minor archival repairs at splits along two short folds. Over all in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $1,500.00
	Mining Document, Rare British Parlimentary Paper on the Iron Industry in the American Colonies, 1750. British Parliament; Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae. An Act to Encourage the Importation of Pig and Bar Iron from His Majesty's Colonies in America; and to Prevent the Erection of any Mill or other Engine for Slitting or Rolling of iron.....or any Furnace for Making Steel in any of the said Colonies. London, printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty...1750. Small folio, pp. title page, verso blank, 8. The work is from the parliamentary records for 1750. It is complete and in an archival sleeve in a slip case. The document is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $1,000.00

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