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Verlag: James M. Alden, Auburn, 1850
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Large octavo. xxii,517,[10]pp. (Pages 6-22 numbered in Roman numerals). Blind-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering and gold decorated spine. Illustrated half-title page. The United States Exploring Expedition was a surveying and exploring expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838-1842. The voyage was authorized by Congress in 1836. It is also known under "the Wilkes Expedition" in honor of its second appointed commander, U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes (1798-1877). This expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in The United States. Illustrated with full-page engravings and some drawings. In two parts: 1) Expeditions in the Pacific and the South Seas. 2) Expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. 10 page publisher's advertisement section in rear of book. Heavy age wear, water staining and chipping on binding. Parts of joints split but holding, hinges starting. Heavy foxing throughout, some images slightly affected, text easily readable. Head and tail of spine chipped. Stamp of "Mechanics Institute, St. John N.B." on title-page. Lacking map. Binding in poor, interior in fair condition. Good reading copy. First edition (?) No earlier years listed on OCLC.
Verlag: Auburn & Buffalo: John E. Beardsley
Anbieter: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, USA
Zustand: Used - Acceptable. 1850. Cloth with blind stamped decoration. 8vo. xxii & 517 pp. Significant shelf wear, scuffing, chipping, and bumping to boards. Heavy damage to head of spine with both upper joints splitting noticeably. Hinges are sound. Significant foxing and toning to pages. Altogether a sound working copy.
Verlag: Books on Demand|British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011
ISBN 10: 1240919611ISBN 13: 9781240919611
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New. Title: United States exploring expeditions. Voyage of the U.S. exploring squadron, commanded by Captain C. Wilkes . in 1838-42, together with explorations and discoveries made by Admiral D Urville, Captain Ross, and other Navigators and Travellers and an.
Verlag: UNIV OF MICHIGAN PR, 2006
ISBN 10: 1425559735ISBN 13: 9781425559731
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Alden, Beardsley & Co, Auburn, 1852
Anbieter: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: fair to g+. Later edition. Large octavo. xxii,517,[10]pp. (Pages 6-22 numbered in Roman numerals). Blind-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering and gold decorated spine. Illustrated half-title page. The United States Exploring Expedition was a surveying and exploring expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838-1842. The voyage was authorized by Congress in 1836. It is also known under "the Wilkes Expedition" in honor of its second appointed commander, U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes (1798-1877). This expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in The United States. Illustrated with full-page engravings and some drawings. In two parts: 1) Expeditions in the Pacific and the South Seas. 2) Expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. 10 page publisher's advertisement section in rear of book. Age wear, with some water staining and chipping on binding. Parts of joints split but holding. Head of spine chipped. Moderate foxing throughout, some images slightly affected, text clean. Binding in fair, interior in good to good+ condition. Good reading copy.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1356219691ISBN 13: 9781356219698
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2015
ISBN 10: 1354061616ISBN 13: 9781354061619
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: Auburn : James M. Alden New York R G St. John, 1850
Anbieter: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, Vereinigtes Königreich
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1st Ed. 517pp. 8 plates, ills. map. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley, browning and some spotting, paper split to upper hinge in part, original blind embossed cloth, frayed to corners, rebacked with original spine laid down, minor wear and soiling. United States Exploring Epeditions [sic].Sabin 36014 'Mr Jenkins was an industrious literary hack, and these works possess as much merit as most books of their class.' US$105.
Verlag: J.M. Alden, Auburn (New York), 1850
Anbieter: Hordern House Rare Books, Surry Hills, NSW, Australien
Large octavo, engraved title and eight steel-engraved plates; original full calf. A condensation for the general reader of the Wilkes expedition and several earlier and important voyages. Part one, on expeditions in the Pacific and the South Seas, contains eighteen exhaustive chapters that include long references to Australian forests, agriculture, horticulture, dwelling houses, reptiles and fish. Gold discoveries in California are noted. Part two covers Lynch's expedition to the Dead Sea. This expedition, on the Supply, was approved by the Secretary of the Navy and left the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the Syrian coast in November 1847. . Some browning and spotting as is typical of American books of this period, spine repaired.