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Report on the Exploration of the Yellowstone River
by Raynolds, Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1868. Original gilt lettered cloth, with large folding "Map of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and their Tributaries, explored by Capt. W.F. Raynolds Topl. Engres. and 1st Lieut. H.E. Maynadier 10th Inft. Assistant.", 178 pages. 40th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 77. Very Good, 1/4" loss of cloth at head of spine and 3/8" chip to cloth near head, stamped "Edwardsville High School" three times front end pages, numbers in ink top edge of title page, end papers foxed with interior pages clean and bright. Large folding map is complete but torn unevenly from book leaving a triangular section attached. Map has 2 small holes at center crease and tears at some creases. A brief original report of Raynold's 1859 exploration of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers was published in 1860, with this main report delayed by the Civil War. The map features post-Civil War developments, including Fort Casper and Camp Marshall, Jackson's Hole, and other new forts and roads. Howes R88. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009115
- Title
- Report on the Exploration of the Yellowstone River
- Author
- Raynolds, Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; U.S. History- The West;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Foxed
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