Diary of a journey from the Mississippi to the coasts of the Pacific with a United States government expedition . with an introduction by Alexander von Humboldt . Translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett

Mollhausen, Baldwin

Published by Longman, [et. al.], London, 1858

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First edition in English, 2 volumes, 8vo; pp. [iii]-xxx [2], 352; x, [2], 397, [1], [2] ads; folding map (short split at one fold), 11 lithograph plates (7 chromolithographs, 4 tinted), plus 8 uncolored plates, and several illustrations in the text; 20th-century brown morocco-backed boards, smooth gilt-lettered spine; old faint pressure stamp on title pages; preliminaries in volume I bound out of order with title and table of contents (A2 and A3) coming at the end of the preface; overall appearance is near fine. "Experiences and observations of the author while with the Whipple expedition, of which his is the best account" (Howes). "Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party . in the Pacific Railroad Survey Exploration of the thirty-fifth parallel in 1853" (Wagner-Camp). Abbey, Travel, 661; Graff 2849; Field 1080; Howes M-713; Sabin 49915; Streeter 3134; Wagner-Camp 305:2; Wheat, Gold Regions, 268.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diary of a journey from the Mississippi to the coasts of the Pacific with a United States government expedition . with an introduction by Alexander von Humboldt . Translated by Mrs. Percy Sinnett
• Publisher: Longman, [et. al.], London
• Publication Date: 1858
• Edition: 1st Edition
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