Description: Exploration and Survey of The Valley of The Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route Through The Rocky Mountains, Howard Stansbury, Robert Armstrong, Washington, 1853, 495 pp, 9.25 x 6”, illustrated, cloth, 8vo. In fair condition. Boards are sun faded along edges, rubbed corners. Loss along spine edges. Spine is quite faded with damaged extremes. Gilt work remains intact. Hinges loose, binding nearly broken. End papers slightly tanned. Interior toned with moderate foxing. Gutters are loose. Spine slightly slanted as a result. Folding plates in good, working order. Slight offsetting from plates. Free of marginalia. Please see photos. No companion atlas volume, not sure if this is complete. Stansbury was commissioned to make this exploration due to a great curiosity about the area and its Mormon settlers. There are observations regarding Native Americans, topography, flora and fauna. The plates of scenery are tinted and quite striking. Scarce. RAREA1853BGJF
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Year Printed: 1853
Topic: American History
Binding: Cloth
Author: Howard Stansbury
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Robert Armstrong
Place of Publication: Washington
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
