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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1331927676ISBN 13: 9781331927679
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by A. O. P. Nicholson, Washington DC, 1854
Seller: Sabino Books, Oro Valley, AZ, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. New papercovers. 129 pp. Contains only the text of his report. Chapters1-10 and appendix A and B. Appendices C-H, all illustrations and maps are missing. Much foxing and some stains.
Published by US Senate/USGPO, Washington, D.C., 1853
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. 1/4 leather, marbled boards, endpapers; good only; Boards attached by threads, spine aged & chipped, light foxing.
Published by [U.S. Gov't], Washington, 1854
Seller: White Raven Books, Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. .with reports on the natural history of the country, and numerous illustrations; 33d Congress, 1st Session. Ho. of Reps.; Purplish textured cloth, gilt spine title, blind decoration & borders, & 63 plates; A just very good copy with ownership paper on cover, pencil signature dated 1852 on fep, & small library stamp back of title page; 286 pages of text & no map;
Published by A. O. P. Nicholson, Washington, D. C., 1854
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Edgeworn, with chipping at spine extremities. Wear along spine edges. Some staining / lightened discoloration at fore-edge of the boards. Front hinge cracked. Spine gilt completely faded. Pages foxed. Geology plate 2 and biology plate 18 are not present, as issued; all other plates present. A bit of light foxing here and there to plates, but overall, they are fairly clean. "Report of the secretary of war - Jeffn. Davis". The accompanying map volume is not present. ; EXH16C.
Published by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, 1854., Washington, 1854
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Second edition (Without maps). 8vo. 33rd Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Executive Document. Brown embossed cloth, titles stamped on the upper spine, xv [blank], 286 pp. plus 65 plates, introduction, appendices, alphabetical index, illustrated from plates. An exploration of the Red River of Texas and Louisiana. Marcy includes descriptions of the Indians encountered, wildlife, plant life, scenery, attached waterways and lakes, and appendicies of the courses and distances charted, minerals, fossils, animals, plants, and Indian languages. Wagner-Camp 226: "Marcy knew the plains, and all his books are filled with most interesting and useful information. This journal is remarkable for its intimate observations, extending beyond the geographical limits of the report." Bookplate of American author and editor, Edward D. Mansfield on the front pastedown sheet, light wear to the spine ends and corners, cloth fraying at the spine, rear spine channel beginning to crack, internally clean and tight, else a good+ copy.
Published by ROBERT ARMSTRONG, PUBLIC PRINTER, Washington, D. C., 1853
Seller: T. W. Palmer Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, xv, 320 pp., octavo 22.5 x 13.5 cm., 65 plates on unnumbered leaves some folding. [Howes M 276; WCB 226:1; Graff 2675; Meisel III, p. 143; Rader 2346; Goetzmann p. 213; Pilling 2471; Sabin 44512] [The two large folding maps are MTW 791, 792]. Rebound in white cloth with quarter red morocco and gilt lettering, fine. They are, as always brittle on thin paper. There are numerous lithographed plates (some tinted) of views, botany, zoology, paleontology, geology, and geography executed by Ackerman. "Written by one of the greatest nineteenth-century American explorers, this is one of the most interesting accounts of an original exploration of unknown parts of Texas [Marcy] was the first Anglo-American to discover and explore Palo Duro Canyon and Tule Canyon. Marcy described in detail the little-known Wichita tribe and compiled the first Wichita dictionary" (Jenkins, 'Basic Texas Books' 135B). "[Marcy's] large map was an attempt not only to bring together information obtained from his own explorations, but to show the relation of that country to the areas lying to the north, south and west, as far as the Colorado River of the West. Marcy's map is one of the best of the period. No southern emigrant could afford to be without it" (TMW #791 & #792, Vol. III, pp. 15-16). Captain Marcy, "a veteran of the Mexican War who had made an 1849 reconnaissance from Fort Smith to Santa Fe, argued that the Red River, formerly an international frontier and now the boundary between Texas and Indian Territory, was too important for its source to remain unknown to the government. The War Department agreed and designated him to "collect and report everything that may be useful or interesting in relation to [the region's] resources, soil, climate, natural history, and geography." The Adjutant General also ordered him to remind any Indians that he encountered of the military power of the United States and the certainty of punishment if they continued to resist Anglo immigration and to determine whether the area could sustain a large Indian population and, if so, could they be induced to settle down and take up farming. He undertook the survey, noting that it was "remarkable that a portion of one of the largest and most important rivers in the United States remained up to that period wholly unexplored and unknown a 'terra incognita.' " "While Marcy was ultimately unsuccessful in finding the true headwaters of the Red, he did accomplish some of his other goals and, in the process, provided the first lithographic documentation of the unexplored and dramatic Palo Duro Canyon, in fact the first of the great southwestern canyons to be documented and published for a popular audience" (Dr. Ron Tyler reported by Dorothy Sloan).
Published by A.O.P. Nicholson, Washington DC, 1854
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 3rd Printing. 2 vols. 286p; large section of plates and a foldout geological cross-section of Arkansas to Texas; map volume. A set of two black cloth hardcover books, one with text and plates and one with folding maps. Acceptable condition overall. Edge of cloth splitting where the spine and back cover are joined. Other edges also wearing through. Cloth spotted with stains and Corners of text block conspicuously dampstained. Owner's pencil note inside front cover. Foxing throughout; binding secure for normal handling. The map volume is also dampstained, leaving the cloth wrinkled and discolored. A report to the House of Representatives (33d Congress, 1st session). Howes M-276. Includes sepearte map portfolio with three large folding maps: MAP OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN THE FRONTIERS OF ARKANSAS AND NEW MEXICO; MAP OF THE COUNTRY UPON THE UPPER RED RIVER; and a large untitled map depicting the entire region including Missouri, northern Texas, Arknsas, western New Mexico, etc. The first two maps were pasted onto the inside covers of the portfolio; the one on the country between Arkansas and New Mexico is complete but torn away from the sectioon which was pasted down.
Published by A.O.P. Nicholson, Public Printer, Washington, 1854
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, third issue: (Ho. of Reps.) Octavo. xv, 286pp., 64 plates (including one folded color plate). In the original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt spine title. Early signature in ink on the top margin of the title page. Light chipping at the joints and spine ends, corners are bumped, lacking the front free endpaper, else very good with light scattered foxing. With 64 fine lithographic plates by H. Lawrence as follows: Landscapes (plates 1-12); Geological Sections (folded plate 1, plates 4-11); Palaeontology (plates 1-6); Zoology (plates 1-18); Botany (plates 1-17,19-20). Botanical plate 18 and Geological plate 2 were not issued. It is likely that Geological plate 3 was not bound into this copy, as there is no indication of it having been removed. A nice copy, with the plates in very good condition. *Howes* M276.