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WASHINGTON: Wendell and Van Benthuysen. Very Good. 1848. Hardcover. 8VO, CLOTH. SOILED AND WORN COVERS, RUBBED. CONTENTS CLEAN. LACKING THE POCKET MAP. SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT 7, 1848. SENATE VERSION OF HOWES E-145. (OMITS JOHNSTON'S REPORT AND ABRIDGES COOKE'S. SECOND ISSUE, WITH AUTHORS RANK GIVEN AS BREVET MAJOR. .

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Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket. 416 pages, plus 42 plates of which three are maps. No larger folding map(s). Rebound in modern deep burgundy pebbled cloth with gold stamped lettering on spine. Moisture tide marks are seen on the first few leaves, and there is scattered foxing throughout sometimes being heavy.

Washington: Wendell. Very Good. 1848. Hardcover. -Emory, W. H. NOTES OF A MILITARY RECONNOISSANCE FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH IN MISSOURI TO SAN DIEGO IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING PARTS OF THE ARKANSAS DEL NORTE AND GILA RIVERS. Washington: 1848. Senate Edition, Issue 2. Howes E-145. Without the large folding map, often lacking. Ex-library copy in crudely repaired binding. .

Washington DC: Wendell & Van Bentuysen, , 1848. Second issue,. hardcover. Very Good. Washington DC: Wendell & Van Bentuysen, , 1848. Second issue,. hardcover. Very Good. Senate" version without Johnson's journal, and abridging Cooke's report; preceeded by House edition. 416 pp.; original cloth boards, rebacked with new cloth spine and leather spine label; 40 lithograph plates, 3 diagrams. 30th Congress, 1st Session. Senate Document 7. With author's rank given as Brevet Major. Lacks the folding map from the rear pocket. Classic exploration work on the American southwest. "It is source material for the Southwest and the Mexican Border. A library of Western Americana is incomplete without it." [Zamorano]. Howes E145, Wagner, Camp, Becker 148:2 Zamorano Eighty:33 . Ink writing on endpapers. 092108A

Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. 2nd Edition, Revised with Additions. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rebound brown cloth new endpapers. Large map only appeared in some issues. This issue No Map. Senate 30th Congress 1st session. Executive No. 7. Brevet Major, Corps Topographical Engineers. Made in 1846-7 with the advanced guard of the "Army of the West". Illustrated; Flora, Fauna, landscapes maps, and portraits. Appendex 1-7. 416p Foxing.

Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Washington, 1848. Rebound in gray cloth covered boards with black title block on spine and gold spine titles; mylar jacket; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Penciled notation on free front endpaper stating contents; lacking plates but does include 1 large folding map; interior is unmarked; 614 pages.

Wendell & Van Benthuysen, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Wendell & Van Benthuysen, 1848. Hard cover, first edition. Ex-library copy in library binding. Pages are moisture-stained at the edges and a bit warped. Includes a large folding map after page 548 and another folding map at the beginning of the index. 614 pages.

Washington, D.C.: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. Book. Good. Original Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. House Exec. Doc. No. 41, 30th Congress, 1st Session. Howes E 145 (1st issue). Original brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Lacks both flyleaves and title page, opens directly onto Secretary of War W. L. Marcy's letter dated 9 Feb. 1848 (p. 3), thus 3-614 pp., collated and complete except as noted with (64) lithographic plates including (26) in Emory's report, (14) botanical illustrations accompanying Engelmann's report, and (24) in Abert's report, plus (3) battle plan maps also in Emory between pp. 108-120. House edition (i.e. first issue), far more scarce than the (second issue) Senate edition (which was only 416 pp.), with possibly the first known rendering of Santa Fe on the plate opposite p. 419. Lacking the (2) folding maps and the large folding map which may not yet have been available upon issue (see Howes E 145 note). Considerable wear,… Read More

Washington, Wendell and Van Benthuysen, printers, 1848. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes * Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including parts of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila rivers. By W.H. Emory, brevet major, Corps Topographical Engineers. Made in 1846-7, with the advanced guard of the "Army of the West." 416 p. plates. 23 cm.. Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 30th Congress, 1st session, no. 7. Zamorano 33; Cowan II , 195; Howell: 50:76; Howes, E 145; Wagner/Camp/Becker, IV 148:1. 43 plates lacks only the fold-out map in the rear pocket. In original binding. Page 88 and one plate loose, but present. Spine label chipped. Book complete except the fold out map in the rear pocket which is often missing. Several plates old dampstain to margins. A good copy only. Contains the: "Single-sheet sketch maps of the battles of San Pasqual… Read More

Washington, D. C.: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. 416 pp. Three quarter brown calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Gilt ruling on boards; gilt lettering and design, and raised bands on spine. Senate issue with Emory's rank as Brevet Major, Corps Topographical Engineers. "Made in 1846-47, with the advanced guard of the 'Army of the West.'" 43 full-page plates (3 more than called for in Howes E-145): 26 plates of buildings, landscapes, people and animals, 3 of military map sketches, 12 of illustrations of a single plant, and two with multiple plant illustrations (one of which is upside down). Pocket for foldout map present, but not the map. Rubbing to extremities with boards exposed where not covered by leather. Binding is tight, text block is square and tight. Gilt is bright. Staining on margins and foxing throughout, not affecting legibility of text or quality of plates. Owner's name, place and date on blank page facing title page.… Read More

Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Wendell and Van Benthuysen Printers; Washington, 1848. Hardcover. House Edition. A Good, re-cased in brown cloth binding with original paper label on spine, new pastedowns and endpapers, top text block edge a bit dusty, some age toning to pages, mild crimping to spine edges, starting front hinge, book bindery sticker bottom rear pastedown, original text block intact with some age toning, mild rubbing to board and spine edges, red ink Historical Society of Pennsylvania stamps on title page and throughout, some age spotting to few pages, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 614pp., b&w illustrations, fold-out maps. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Washington, D.C.: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers. Fair. 1848. Hardcover. This report became an important text for westward bound explorers. Fully collated, Senate edition. All maps present. Missing plate "Fire Place Rock," includes extra plate "View of Mt. Graham." Maps include: Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pasqual in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec. 6th & 7th. 1846; Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel Upper California by the Americans, Discomfiting the Opposing Mexican Forces January 8th. 1847; Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles Upper California Fought between the Americans and Mexicans Jany. 9th. 1847; and Military Reconnaissance of the Arkansas, Rio del Norte and Rio Gila, by W. H. Emory, Lieut. Top. Engrs. Assisted from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe, by Lieuts. J. W. Abert and W. G. Peck. And from Santa Fe to San Diego on the Pacific, by Lieut W. H. Warner and Mr. Norman Bestor, Made in 1846-7, with the Advance Guard… Read More

Washington: Wendell and Van Bethuysen, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Senate issue, with Emory's rank given as Brevet Major and plates in the preferred state (with attribution to Edward Weber, per the Volkmann Zamorano 80 catalogue). 416 pp in original brown cloth with paper spine label, complete as described in Wagner Camp, with 43 plates (including 3 sketch maps) and large folding map (Military Reconnaissance of the Arkansas Rio Del Norte River and Rio Gila) in rear pocket. Foxing, cloth chipped at spine ends and split along rear joint. Map in very good condition, with light toning along folds, a few small splits at intersections. Wagner-Camp 148: The country west of Santa Fe had been crossed by occasional herdsmen and trappers. Parts of it were sketchily known to the Navajo and to wandering bands of Apache, but none of it had received a systematic examination by a trained observer.... [Emory's] report was a major contribution to the geographical knowledge of North America. His map...is… Read More

Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. SED7. 416pp, in original boards with chipped paper spine label. Three maps [of four, lacking the large folding map]. All 40 plates present [a couple of the botanical plates crudely hand-colored]. Scattered foxing, Good+. With inscription of Senator Raymond Baldwin. This document includes the reports of Lieutenant Abert and Philip St. George Cooke. The maps include the Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pasqual; Sketch of the Rio San Gabriel; and Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles. FIRST EDITION. Wagner-Camp 148:1. Howes E145.

Washington DC: 30th Congress, Wendell & Van Benthuysen, 1848. Hardcover. Good+. 5th issue. House Ex. Doc. No. 41. 30th Congress, 1st Session. AND James William Abert, REPORT OF LIEUT. J. W. ABERT, OF HIS EXAMINATION OF NEW MEXICO IN THE YEARS 1846-'47. Bound in recent cloth (ca 1950?), moderately soiled, with early or original label. 614pp. All 64 plates present + the 3 single page sketches & 3 folding maps (browning at folds, splitting at many folds, some chips) in the rear. This copy includes the huge folding map called for by Wagner-Camp-Becker only in the Senate edition, (but noted by Howes in some copies) "Military Reconnaissance of the Arkansas Rio del Norte and Rio Gila." Th e second map, "Sketch of part of the march & wagon road of Lt. Colonel Cooke." appears to be complete, but has smaller dimensions than WCB describes. The large Emory map (76 x 165 cm) is in predictably fragile condition at the folds, with many of them split. However, to quote Carl Wheat (Trans-Mississippi, Vol. III, p.6),… Read More

Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1848. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 614 pages; Executive Document No. 41, 30th Congress, 1st Session. Original brown cloth with rebacked spine. Most of original spine laid down. Very well done, you have to look to see it. Paper spine label chipped. Contains the 2 folding lithographed maps: "Map of the Territory of New Mexico" and "Sketch of part of the march & wagon road of Lt. Colonel COOKE, from Sante Fe to the Pacific Ocean, 1846-7", 3 full-page lithographed plans (somewhat toned). 62 lithographed plates, scattered in-text illustrations (some offsetting). Light to moderate foxing throughout. .