REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY by Emory, William H - 1857

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Texas State Historical Assn. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0876110855 . Three volume set, with volume two having two parts. Hard cover published by Texas State Historical Association in 1987. Original editions were published from 1857-1859. No dust jackets, come in a slipcase, which has slight scuffing and is in very good condition. All three volumes have orange covers with blue binding, and gilt lettering on spine. Corners of covers have slight rubbing.; Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series/Volume 1 and Volume 2 Part I and II .

1987. EMORY, William H. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey Made under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, [1987]. Facsimile of the 1857-9 ed. 2 Vols. bound in three. 4to. Frontises., illus., portraits., maps (many folding)Orig. cloth, publisher's cloth slipcase. Fine. The foundation work on the exploration and mappings of the United States-Mexican border, and one of the most important western surveys.

Hardcover. New/New. 1987 reprint of 1857-59 1st. Ed. 3 Vol. Set in Slipcover. Pub. Texas State Historical Assoc. Re: scientific description of Western and Southern Texas.

Austin; (1987): Texas State Historical Association. Quarto. 3 volume reprint of the 2 volume set. Illustrated in color and in black and white like the original. Emory was primarily responsible for the cartography and his map is essential in determining the Gadsen Purchase. Volume I begins with his Personal account, then describes Lower Rio Bravo. From mouth of Devil's river to El Paso del Norte. Sketch of territory acquired by treaty of Dec. 30, 1853. The original costs of the set caused Congress to limit the set by two-thirds. Fortunately, the Texas State Historical Association was able to print the complete set with the map leaving no omissions. A fine set bound in 1/4 dark blue cloth over orange cloth, spine lettering gilt.

Washington: Cornelius Wendell, 1857. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. Large 4to. Brown cloth with embossed decorations. Many steel engravings, woodcuts, and color lithographs throughout, as well as fold-out maps and charts bound in. Part I: [xvi], 258 pp. Part II: [xiii], 174 pp. Cloth covering spine is removed, but binding is not affected. Wear to edges and corners. Black marks on right and bottom block edges and at bottom of title page. Ownership stamp of James E. Gillikan on front free endpaper, and signature of Sam G. Bugh on title page. Minor discoloration throughout, typically on right margin. Occasional offsetting to pages which face illustrations. Tight and clean, interior in excellent condition. This is the first edition of the first volume of a seminal text of Western American history. William Hemsley Emory was the civil engineer and surveyor tasked with mapping the new border between the US and Mexico following the Mexican-American War, in which the US had acquired the New Mexico,… Read More