Author: Whipple, A.W., Bigelow, J. and Englemann, G. et al.
Title: Reports of Explorations and Surveys ... for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, Volume IV: Part V: Botany of the Expedition + Part VI: Zoology of the Expedition
Description: Washington: Beverly Tucker, 1856. First edition. Pp. (Part V): vii, 1-165 + folding hand-colored botanical profile of forest trees, 59 monochrome plates (= Cactaceae 24 plates + Botany 25 plates + Mosses and Liverworts 10 plates); (Part VI): pp. 288, numerous tables. Later black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 4to (11.5 x 9 inches). Part V - Botany of the Expedition - contains: 'General Description of the Botanical Character of the Country' by J. M. Bigelow; 'Description of Forest Trees' by J. M. Bigelow; 'Description of the Cactaceae' by J. Engelmann and J. M. Bigelow; 'Descriptions of the General Botanical Collections' by J. Torrey; and 'Description of the Mosses and Liverworts' by W. Sullivant. Part VI - Zoology of the Expedition - contains a brief summary of the zoological collections and a large number of appendices presenting data of the expedition. This is the Senate issue of the 33rd Congress, 2nd Session. The title page and the blank rear-side of many plates and the folding map bear the ink stamp of 'Boston University' and a 'Withdrawn' stamp. The volume shows few signs of use; it is offered at a reduced price to the library marks. Eight of the cactus plates show some browning and occasional foxing, twelve of the botanical plates show some light uniform tanning or foxing, the text is clean and free from foxing or browning, the binding is bright and clean; overall a tight copy in very good condition..

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