Beyond the West; Containing an Account of Two Years' Travel in That Other Half of Our Great Continent Far Beyond the Old West, on the Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and Picturesque Parks of Colorado. Also, Characteristic Features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Eastern and Western Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and the Sunset Land, California the End of the West. Its Present Condition, People, Resources, Soil, Climate, Mountain Ranges, Valleys, Deserts, Mormons, Great Salt Lake, and Other Inland Waters, the Great Continental Railroad, together with the Remarkable Mineral Deposits, and Most Wonderful Natural Scenery in the World, Both Entertaining and Instructive.
Language: English
Published by T.J. Griffiths / W.H. Hughes, 1870
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
AbeBooks seller since July 2, 2003
Condition: Used - Good
US$Â 181.99
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First edition (Sabin 62923; Howes P381). Spine and edges faded, boards soiled, tissue guards foxed (and one lacking). Binding firm and square, text clean and unmarked. 1870 Hard Cover. xii, [13]-444 pp. Purple cloth, gilt titles with gilt buffalo decoration on spine, engraved title page depicting Pacific railroad, five engraved plates. Pine was a surveyor and civil engineer who surveyed the Niagara route to the west coast in 1865-67 on behalf of railroad and shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. Here he provides a firsthand account of the natural wonders and frontier settlements encountered during his trip. Includes chapters on the American buffalo, Native American tribes, railroads, mining, hot springs, Yosemite Valley, etc. He also mentions the Mormon settlements in Utah, which were established twenty years or less before his visit.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Beyond the West; Containing an Account of Two Years' Travel in That Other Half of Our Great Continent Far Beyond the Old West, on the Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and Picturesque Parks of Colorado. Also, Characteristic Features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Eastern and Western Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and the Sunset Land, California the End of the West. Its Present Condition, People, Resources, Soil, Climate, Mountain Ranges, Valleys, Deserts, Mormons, Great Salt Lake, and Other Inland Waters, the Great Continental Railroad, together with the Remarkable Mineral Deposits, and Most Wonderful Natural Scenery in the World, Both Entertaining and Instructive.
- Author
- Pine, George W.
- Publisher
- T.J. Griffiths / W.H. Hughes
- Publication year
- 1870
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 19 ounces
Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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We buy, sell and trade used, rare, collectible, and unusual books and paper. We operate a storefront in our home town of Webster, NY which is open six days a week -- see our website for store hours.
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Yesterday's Muse, Inc.
32 W Main St Ste 1
Webster, NY U.S.A. 14580
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Yesterday's Muse, Inc.
32 W Main St Ste 1
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585-265-9295
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