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Da Capo Press. 1969. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1969. An unabridged republication of the first edition from 1861. Two maps in front pocket. Map 1 has wrinkles to front edge. Front edge of cover nicked, else Book is in Very Good condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

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New York. : Da Capo Press. , 1969. . Reprint of the 1861 edition. . Hardcover, blue cloth, gilt titles. . Very good , no dust jacket. . 4to.. Heavy book, requires extra postage. Numerous plates, some tinted.

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Government Printing Office , 1861. Hardcover. Good. all fold-outs are present color lithographs thru out full leather

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Government Printing Office. 1861. Hard Cover. Good. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. . USO SPECIALS-This very large hard cover is GOOD overall. The spine is quite tattered but solid. F/o maps and plates present. NO foreign or Priority shipments on this title. Contact us for shipping details. brown w/gray lettering. .

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 131pp., 154pp.+ appendices, maps, etc. illus. original black blind-stamped cloth 4to w/gilt riverboat decoration: Very Good [original covers have been professionally rebacked & repaired with a completely new spine strip of black cloth w/gilt titles; original gilt cover decoration is still extant and is reasonably bright] A nice original copy of this classic of Americana.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1861. House of Representatives edition. Hardbound. ALL plates and maps and most pages have dominant dampstaining line or marking. However, no warping or sticking. Sold as a complete reference copy only. Brown library buckram. In five parts: General Report (131pp.), Hydrographic Report (14pp.), Geological Report by Newberry (154pp. plus plates), Botany by Gray, Torrey, and Englemann (30pp.) and Zoology by Baird (6pp.), plus appendixes on meteorology. Eight panoramics by Egloffstein. 7 color plates of Indians and 1 color plate of interior Indian home. A terrific reference copy at a fraction of the price. There are no geology maps, but three paleontology maps.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861., 1861. First edition. First Edition. Three-quarter Leather with Decorative Boards. [366]pp. in six sections. 2 Large folding Maps, 1 Profile, 8 folding Panoramas, 14 Views, 8 Color Plates, and 3 Paleontology Plates. House of Representatives. 36th Congress,1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 90. "In the 1850s, the Colorado River had great potential to become an important shipping route and several companies were exploring the area. Furthermore, the Federal government needed a route for the transportation of troops and supplies to Utah, where the Mormon War was intensifying. The 1857 Army Appropriation Act provided governmental funds for the Colorado Exploring Expedition, also known as the Ives Expedition, in order to determine the navigability of the river. This topographical corps survey lasted from 1857 to 1858 and was led by Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives. The expedition's primary objectives were to chart the river's course and conduct a… Leer más

The cover boards have loss of cover material on the edges, the spine of the cover is missing the cover material and the back cover board is barely attached. The covers are therefor in poor condition. All pages and illustrations are secured by the original binding and none are missing. Maps no.1 and no. 2 are laid in at the end of the book. They may have been attached but are not at this time.Overall this is a complete reference copy that needs rebinding. Wonderful and authentic account of exploration of the American West.

Washington, (DC): Government Printing Office, 1861. First edition, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 4to. 131, 14, 154, 30, 6, 31, (1) pp. Illustrated, 25 plates (as called for in "List of Illustrations," plus 6 scientific plates, 8 are chromolithographs), 2 large folding maps, 8 panoramic views, profile. Howes I-92. Sabin: "The river, flowing between perpendicular walls a mile and quarter in altitude, is not the only development of this exploration that excites our interest. Lieutenant Ives was the first to give us the results of an intelligent observer of the celebrated, yet almost mythical, fortified villages of the Moquis Indians." Wagner-Camp 375. Eberstadt 120, 120. Spine rubbed, some foxing, some offset from plates, tear in one leaf repaired; a good solid copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated black cloth (rebacked, with the original spine laid down). (#5152).

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. First edition, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 4to. 131, 14, 154, 30, 6, 31, (1) pp. Illustrated, 25 plates (as called for in "List of Illustrations," with 8 chromolithographs and 6 scientific plates), 2 large folding maps, 8 panoramic views, profile. SABIN 35308: "The river, flowing between perpendicular walls a mile and quarter in altitude, is not the only development of this exploration that excites our interest. Lieutenant Ives was the first to give us the results of an intelligent observer of the celebrated, yet almost mythical, fortified villages of the Moquis Indians." Howes I-92. Streeter Sale 177. Wagner-Camp 375. Wheat Transmississippi 947. Farquhar 21. Flake 4287. Original brown blind stamped cloth (slight stain to upper outer corner of front cover), gilt image of a boat on front board, gilt spine title (mostly rubbed away). Internally fine with the exception of a small tear to first three leaves of the Geological Report, at gutter.

1861. IVES, Joseph C. Report upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 1st ed. Five Parts in one as issued. 131;14;154;30;6;31,[1, Appendix]pp. Illus., plates (some folding, some color), maps (including large folding maps). Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth. Rebacked, original spine laid down. Light scattered foxing, else very good. HOWES I-92. Wagner-Camp 375. The preferred Senate issue, which has an additional plates. In 1857 Ives was named to lead an expedition up the Colorado River in order to develop potential routes of supply in the event of a war between the national government and the Mormon settlements in Deseret (Utah).

Washington: Government Printing Office. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1861. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 131, 14, 154, 30, 6 pages; Senate Executive Doc. , 36th Congress, 1st Session. Complete with all plates. Missing the geologic map in part 3. The 2 large folding maps with light foxing, otherwise fine with no tears or chips. Original full leather covers with new leather spine. .