[Pacific Survey] Report of explorations for a railroad route near the 32d parallel of North latitude...
by Parke, John G., A.L. Heerman, et al
- Used
- Acceptable
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
Washington: [GPO], 1859. Acceptable. 30 cm; 120 text pags, and 28 full-page hand-colored lithograph plates of birds.Disbound, offered as a collection of plates. Plates clean and unblemished with very few exceptions.
Disbound, offered as a collection of plates. Includes all 28 bird plates from the 12-volume Pacific Railroad Survey. (The plates were originally distributed over the three Zoology volumes of the survey, but were collected here at an early date.) Also present is the complete text of "Report upon birds collected on the survey" by A.L. Heermann. The fine plates are not signed, but artists on the expedition included Thomas Sinclair, Amiel W. Whipple, A.O.P. Nicholson, John Cassin, and others.
Disbound, offered as a collection of plates. Includes all 28 bird plates from the 12-volume Pacific Railroad Survey. (The plates were originally distributed over the three Zoology volumes of the survey, but were collected here at an early date.) Also present is the complete text of "Report upon birds collected on the survey" by A.L. Heermann. The fine plates are not signed, but artists on the expedition included Thomas Sinclair, Amiel W. Whipple, A.O.P. Nicholson, John Cassin, and others.
Details
- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6563
- Title
- [Pacific Survey] Report of explorations for a railroad route near the 32d parallel of North latitude...
- Author
- Parke, John G., A.L. Heerman, et al
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [GPO]
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1859
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hand-colored lithographs Bird art American birds A.O.P. Nicholson
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
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