Notes of a military reconnaissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. 13th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 41
Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. First edition, House issue; 8vo, pp. 614; 2 folding maps (1 miscreased), 67 lithograph plates and plans, a few illustrations in the text; original brown cloth, printed paper label on spine scraped, affecting 3 letters; small breaks at the spine ends; piece from p. 395-6 torn, but with no loss of text; a good, sound copy. "That the House issue has priority is indicated by the fact that many copies (including this one) were seeming issued before the large map was available. The plates of the scenery in the Senate edition were lithographed by Weber & Co.; in the House edition these are all usually done by C. B. Graham, though in some copies the 24 plates in Abert's report were executed, in a superior manner, anonymously" (Howes). Such is the case in this copy which has the superior plates. Howes E-145; Graff 1249; Cowan, p. 195; Sabin 22536; Wheat, Transmississippi West, 544; Wagner-Camp 148:5; Zamorano Eighty, 33. Item #33684
Price: $950.00
