abert john james (11 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1970. North America, Native Americans, exploration. John Howell - Books. 77p. Very good to good+ white cloth, deckled fore-edges 10" x 14" no dust jacket, color plates and very good fold out map 1/24.

Zustand: New. Lieutenant James William Abert of the US Army Topographical Engineers received orders in 1845 to explore the Canadian River region of the southern plains - an area covering Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. This is a first-person account of the US .

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Magnificent folio (coffee table) size book. Original dust jacket is present but has some chipping and has been taped on the inside. Beautiful archive quality creme colored paper. Color lithographs throughout this 77 pp. hardbound book. Through the Country of the Comanche Indians in the Fall of the Year 1845. The Journal of the U.S. Army Expedition led by Lieutenant James W. Abert of the Topographical Engineers. Artist extraordinary whose paintings of Indians and Their Wild West illustrate this book. Edited by John Galvin. Published by John Howell Book, 1970. Only 500 first edition copies printed. This is one of them. BR (Box 191).

Removed. First edition. 13 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w drawing. 8vo. 29th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Doc. no. 26. Rfats were a contlinual problem for navigation. OCLC locates onlt 4 hard copies: Tulane, Historic New Orleans, LSU, NSU Louisiana. Inked numeral on title else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 59. Illustrated with fold-out map. Rebound in dark brown full calf with blind-stamped frame to front and back; gilt title to front and spine. Newer endpapers. Page one lightly faded. Light tidelines in top margin of all pages, and to edge of folded map. Seven inch closed tear to map. Map condition: Good Plus. From Page 1: "In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 11th December last, I have the honor to transmit, herewith, the report of the survey, estimates, &c, of a route from St. Louis to the Big Bend of Red river, made under the direction of the Topographical Bureau, by Joshua Barney. Very respectfully, your obediant servant, C.M. Conrad, Secretary of War." Also from Page 1: "Sir: I have the honor to submit the report, estmates and map of the survey of a route for a road from St. Louis to the Big Bend of Red river called for by a resolution of the Senate of the 11th December, 1851. Respectfully, sir, your obediant servant, J.J. Abert, Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers." The report - often refered to as "The Abert Report" - is named for it's engineer, J.J. Abert. The person who penned the words of the report is Joshua Barney (1799/1800 - 1867), an American renowned for creating high-quality maps of American railroads.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.75 in., pp. 25. Illustrated with 4 fold-out maps at rear. Original printed wrappers rebound in black morocco (goatskin) with gilt lettering to front and spine. Single border in blind to both boards. Maps condition: Very Good. Presented by Chief of Corps of Topographical Engineers, J.J. Abert, to Geo. W. Crawford, Secretary of War, who then submitted it to Millard Filmore, Vice-President of The United States.

Leather-bound. Zustand: Very Good. First Editions. Octavo, 9.2 in. x 5.8 in., pp. 75. Illustrated with eleven lithographic plates, and two fold-out maps. Rebound in dark navy full calf with gilt title to front and spine. Newer endpapers. Light spotting and browning to plates and pages. For research and protection, the large fold-out map has been separated from the binding and is in archival plastic. A touch of browning to map adges. Map condition: Very Good. Howe A10. Sabin 59. From Page 1: "I transmit, herewith, a communication from the Secretary of War [W.L. Marcy] accompanied by a report of an expedition led by Lieutennt Abert, on the Upper Arkansas and through the country of the Comanche Indians, in the Fall of the Year 1845, as requested by a resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant. Washington, June 15, 1846 - James K. Polk" John John James Abert (1788-1863) was an American soldier. He headed the Corps of Topographical Engineers for 32 years, during which time he organized the mapping of the American West.