Howard Stansbury / Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt 1853

Description: Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnaissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains Author: Stansbury, Howard Title: Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnaissance of a New Route Through the Rocky Mountains Publication: Washington DC: Robert Armstrong, 1853 Edition: Third Printing Description: Hardcover. 8vo. 496 pp. Original blind stamped cloth, spine gilt. Same age rubbing. Spine sunned, corners worn. Spine ends bumped. Inscribed by previous owner (Oct. 17, 1884). Frontis. Light age discoloration and light foxing to edges of pages, not effecting text. Some browning to few pages. Illustrated with 57 (of 59) plates, including two folding plates and one folding map, but lacking the two large folding maps that should accompany this title, usually in a separate volume or portfolio. "One of the great overland classics for scientific observations, association with key frontier figures, and light shed on [the] California gold rush" - Mattes 634 (5 star). Overall, in good+ condition. g. Seller ID: 10557 Subject: Travel, Geography We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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Location: Santa Monica, California

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