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Whipple, W. A. Reports Of Explorations And Surveys, To Ascertain The Most Practicable And Economical Route For A Railroad From The Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean 1853-4. Volume IV (Part V- Botany; VI - Zoology, and Appendices)
Washington Government Printing Office 1856 First Edition Hardcover Good+
Leather spine and corners with marbled boards, boards much worn, especially on the edges, leather worn on edges but not cracked, binding tight and text clean; missing the folded map from the rear; Includes 59 lithographs. Important contribution to the natural history of this region of the American West, particularly the Botany, and to a lesser degree to the zoology, astronomy, magnetic observations and climatology. Part V: The Report of the Botany of the Expedition, includes General Description of the Botanical Character of the Country by J. M. Bigelow; Description of Forest Trees by J. M. Bigelow; Description of the Cactaceae by George Englemann (with 24 plates, see Nissen 604, TL-2 # 1691) ; Descriptions of the General Botanical Collections by John Torrey (and Asa Gray) - which includes the many new genera and species (with 25 plates, TL2 # 14766) ; and, Description of the Mosses and Liverworts by W. S. Sullivant (with 10 plates) . Several plates are a bit browned due to the quality of the paper. ; 4to; 288 pages
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225.00 USD
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