Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong, Public Printer. Fair with no dust jacket. 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Sitgreaves, Captain L. Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, 1853. First Edition. Octavo. 198 pages. Brown cloth stamped and titled in blind and gilt. Folding map and 78 plates of scenes, birds, snakes, fishes, plants. Ex-library with usual markings. Heavily bumped, chipped, and rubbed. Cracked hinges. Sitgreaves and his party traversed the country from northern New Mexico to San Diego in the summer and fall of 1851, crossing northern Arizona and descending the Colorado to Yuma before crossing the desert.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

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Seller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 000254
Title: Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
Author: Sitgreaves, Captain L
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Robert Armstrong, Public Printer
Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date Published: 1853

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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.

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