Capt John Mullan (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1863 FIRST EDITION. Original sturdy textured brown cloth with gilt lettering spine, debossed decoration lower spine, debossed borders front and rear covers. The original spine has been relaid over new spine, original EPs preserved but japanese tissue at front inside hinge, spine gilt faded to brown, several light spots to front cover, solid binding, old owner name signed to front pastedown and different old owner name signed to original FFEP (and same name signed to title page) with matching old name label affixed to corner of front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, some browning to pages opposite illustration plates, illustration plates bright and clean, some light browning on some pages due to oxidation from text ink (not bad), folding maps have small tears at stubs otherwise are in good condition, complete with all pages, plates and maps. The book measures 231mm tall x 158mm and has 363 pages + errata page, 10 illustration plates (9 in color, 1 tinted in dark gray), many tables, 4 folding maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. First Edition. 6 x 9.75in. 363pp. Errata. 10 plates (9 in color). 4 large folding maps (3 supplied in facsimile). Rebound in recent full cloth. VERY GOOD. Shows the boards somewhat shelf rubbed, the title page with partial discoloration, 3 of the 4 folding maps have been removed (but supplied in facsimile) otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st edition. 363pp, octavo, textured green cloth, 4 maps, 10 color plates, tight binding, soiled and worn boards, sunned & toned spine with titles dulled yet distinct, spine edges and corners especially worn, 25" light stain on side page edges, light foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. An important government document on the route across the Bitterroot Mountains from eastern Montana to Washington. Mullan (1830-1909) later used the knowledge he acquired making this survey to produce a guide to the gold fields of the Northwest. Octavo: [ii], 363, [1, blank], [1, errata], [1, blank] pp. with 10 plates (9 in color) and 4 folding maps. In a period three-quarter black morocco over marbled paper binding, with gilt-stamped titles and decorations, four raised bands, and peach endpapers. Some general shelfwear; otherwise very good. Wagner-Camp 393.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 363 pages; Original green textured cloth with very light rubbing and edgewear. One of the folding maps in rear has 2 closed tears where it's attached to the book. Complete with all maps and plates.

Buckram. Condition: Good+. Sohon, Gustavus (illustrator). First Edition. 363 pps. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illus: tinted plates; tables; four folded-in maps. Ex lib w/ usual markings: Smithsonian Inst. Library. Cors bumped. Bk.seller's notes, ffep. Maps, rep. Damp-staining along fore & crown edges to some front and rear portions of leaves. Some map folds chipped along exposed edges. One map loose. Interior leaves lgt-ly age-toned, else clean and tight. Report of Capt. John Mullan's road building and exploration expediton of 1859 in eastern Washington territory. Amazingly detailed account with illustrations, maps, descriptive reports and observational tables. The maps are extraordinary.

The narrative includes a day-by-day itinerary during a journey of forty-seven days from Walla Walla to Fort Benton, with a general description of the route. The "Addenda" of Mullan's work describes recent developments in the mining of gold and silver in Idaho. STREETER SALE 2106. WAGNER-CAMP 420a. TWENEY 89, 55. GRAFF 2933. SABIN 51274. HOWES M885. WHEAT TRANSMISSISSIPPI 1126. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 166. 153pp. Original black blindstamped cloth, spine gilt. Spine ends chipped, corners of boards worn. Faint tideline, else rather clean internally. Lacks the map.

Large 8vo, pp. 363, [3]; 10 lithograph plates (most with hand coloring), plus 4 large folding maps; recent utilitarian library cloth, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-paneled spine; text block bound tight; clean inside. Early ownership signature of Mr. Thomson Mason, Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1863. See Howes M-884 showing this to be another issue of the Senate Exec. Doc. 43. Wagner-Camp 393.

Large 8vo, pp. 363, [3]; 10 lithograph plates (all but 1 tinted), plus 4 large folding maps (all bound in upside down); original diaper-patterned green cloth, gilt lettering on spine quite faded, else a very good copy. Ex-Northern Pacific Railway Co. with 2 small rubberstamps on the flyleaf and a small accession label at the lower corner of the upper cover, but no other markings. Laid in is an 1880 G.P.O.-published bifolium headed "Northern Pacific Railroad" being the printed text of a letter from Mullan to Senator L. F. Grover, "relative to shipment of cattle from Oregon or Washington Territory." See Howes M-884 showing this to be another issue of the Senate Exec. Doc. 43. Wagner-Camp 393.