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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1846. 29th Congress. 1st Session. Doc. No.168. House of Representatives. "Transmitting The report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c, in the northwest..." .(Research done indicates that the Map mentioned was not issued.) 18 pp. Report of an expedition into the Indian country (Sioux).Submitted by W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War.(President James K. Polk). Mild foxing along side margin otherwise document is Very Good. . Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". U. S.Government Document.

Denver: Denver Posse of The Westerners, 1971. First-Hand Account of Hayden's 1854-55 Missouri River Expedition. The F. V. Hayden Letters to S. F. Baird. Exclusive: First Time in Print. 72 pp. Glossy magazine cover. Light wear to edges, corners bent. Interior tight, clean. Magazine in VG+ condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Expedition.

Washington: P. Force, 1837. ...and the Accidents Befell Him Among the French Men of Warre: With the Proofe of the Present Benefit This Countrey Affoords: Whither This Present Yeare, 1616, Eight Voluntary Ships are Gone to Make Further Tryall. Originally printed bt Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke, 1616 - this is a reprint by Peter Force. 36 pp. String-tied. Many pages uncut. Page edges are chipped and some small tears, corners creased. Foxing and browning throughout, text is easily legible. Document in Good/Good+ condition.. Reprint. Paper Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 6 " x 10". Expedition.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1844. Colonial Settlements--Western Coast of Africa. 28th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives Navy Dept., Doc. No. 244. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. May 4, 1844. Discussion of Commodore Perry's experience in Africa and discussions of trade possibilities with the native tribes. 42 pp. Disbound government document. Back page edge is significantly chipped. Light foxing/browning throughout, but text is easily legible. Overall document is in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. 4 separate reports by Famous Americans: 1. Report of the Eclipse Expedition to Caroline Island, May 1883 by Prof. C. A. Young, pp.10-146, 22 Figures ( illustrations, charts/graphs, maps). 2. Wave-lengths in the Invisible Prismatic Spectrum, by Prof.S.P. Langley, pp. 147-162, 5 Tables, 4 Figures, 4 Plates (fold-out graphs) 3. Subsidence of Particles in Liquids, by Prof. W. H. Brewer, pp.163-175 and 4. Formation of Deaf Variety of Human Race, by Alexander Graham Bell pp.177-224, 30 Tables, 12 Figures (some foldout graphs), Also Appendix pp.225-262 with Tables A-Y. 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards, marbled edges, and marbled endpapers. Darker brown leather on spine than corners. Spine has raised bands with gilt lettering. previous owner's name in gilt at spine base: Geo. L. Shoup. Rubbing to spine gutters, with rubbed out piece 1/2" on back gutter. Rubbing on top and base of leathered section and some to corners. All minor.Still in Very Good… Read More

Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1959. Performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. Compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Calhoun. Facsimilie reprint of the report in One Volume. Volume I: 458 pages. Volume II: 248 pages. Appendix with Vocabulary of Indian Languages. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners, edges, and spine ends. Some small stains to page edges. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Expedition.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1943. Edited from his Notebooks by Mason Wade. "The entire contents of this edition are copyright, 1943, by The Limited Editions Club, Inc. from whom special permission has been obtained by The Heritage Press for the publication of this edition." Related ephemera included is a copy of The Heritage Club Sandglass, Number 2G, discussing the book. 297 pp. Buckram covers with fading/staining to spine, joints, and some staining along cover edges. Red slipcase in Good+ condition and has water damage (?) to end and edges, corners are rubbed and torn, some fading. Red page edges. Interior is lightly browning, otherwise tight. Book in VG- condition.. Buckram. Very Good-/Slipcase. Illus. by Illustrated by Maynard Dixon. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Expedition.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899. 55th Congress, 3d Session. Senate. Document No. 66. Message from the President (William McKinley) of the United States Relative to The Relief Expedition to the Arctic Ocean. "...in the month of October, 1897, reports were received here of the probable lossof the whaling fleet in the arctic regions, and of the likelihood that nearly three hundred men, composing the officers and crews of the fleet, would perish from hunger unless succor could reach them early in the spring." Tells of the preparation of the revenue-cutter BEAR, the overland expedition and the rescue of the whalemen. 3 pp. Disbound. Pages loose otherwise in Very Good condition. Document is clean. . Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Arctic.

Washington: Beverley Tucker Printer, 1859. According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854 and August 5, 1854. Senate. 33d Congress, 2nd Session, Ex. Doc. No. 78. Contents of Volume X: Parts III, IV--General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific Railroad routes. Zoological Portion of the reports, by Lieutenant E.G. Beckwith; Nos. 2-5 of Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple; Zoological portion of the report, by Lieutenant J.G. Parke; Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant R.S. Williamson; No. 4 of Part IV of the report, by Lieutenant Henry L. Abbot. Brown cloth binding worn.corners and some wear to cover faces. Spine with gilt lettering dulled but legible. Spine reads "U.S. War Department. Explorations and Surveys For a Railroad Route From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 10." Spine's ends bent and rubbed. Small rubbed circles exposing cloth covers on spine near back joint. Exterior is Good. Ex. library embossed stamp on front title page,… Read More

New York: The Science Company, 1887. Some Articles: Topographical Survey of the United States by Henry Gannett with tables and 3 illustrations; Junker's Travels in Central Africa with map and The Dermo-Tensor Patagii Muscle by R. W. Shufeldt with 3 illustrations. ex.mus. mailing label and numbers on front cover. Slight soiling around edges, otherwise VG exterior. Interior is clean, tight and VG+.. Paperbound. Good to Good+. Illus. by Engravings. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Science.

Cambridge: The Science Company, 1885. Some articles: "The Solar Eclipse of March 16" with illustration; "The Hudson-Bay Expedition of 1884" by Wm. P. Anderson with 2 illustrations and foldout "Chart showing the track of the 'S.S. Neptune' Hudson's Bay Expedition 1884"- Chart is 13"x10"; "The Annisquam Seaside Laboratory"; and "The Prehistoric Congress at Lisbon". Some soiling to paper covers. Side edge with tears. Some chipping to bottom edge. Small watermark at top edge, barely goes through. Covers intact. Overall exterior is Good to Good-. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Foldout chart is Very Good-. 3/4" tear at edge, along border of chart. 2 small missing pieces along bottom edge, not near border of chart. . Wraps. Good to Good-. Illus. by Foldout Map, Drawings. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Science.

New York: The Science Company, 1885. With Science Supplement. Articles by Famous Americans: F.W. PUTNAM "Man and the mastodon" (found in Worchester County, Mass.). In Letters to the Editor: ALPHEUS HYATT "Cruise of the Arethusa"; and EDWARD S. HOLDEN "The care of pamphlets". In Science Supplement:" The Nordenfelt submarine boat" with illustration. Other articles: "The International Geological Congress at Berlin"; " Localization of Functions in the Brain"; plus "Geographical Notes" (Lieut. H.T. Allen's expedition to Copper or Atna River and Lieutenant Cantwell's exploration of the Kowak River); "Astronomical Notes" (Small versus large telescopes, Comet 1885. III.(Brooks), New variable in Cygnus, Common decimal unit of circular measure,and Gould's Zone Catalogue). ex.mus. stamp on front cover. Slightly soiled. Vertical crease, goes through, but very minor. some mild chipping to edges, exterior is Good to Good+.… Read More