Report of the Secretary of War of the Terms on which Contracts Have Been Made for the Transport of the Troops Ordered on the Expedition to the Mandan Villages
by Calhoun, John C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10 pp, bound in modern back buckram with title stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. Light foxing and toning, else fine. An interesting report containing detailed information concerning the cost and difficulty of obtaining steamboat transport up the Missouri River. Includes reports from Quartermaster Thomas S. Jesup's report, as well as those of Asssistant Quartermasters J. H. Ballard and James McGunnigle.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23496
- Title
- Report of the Secretary of War of the Terms on which Contracts Have Been Made for the Transport of the Troops Ordered on the Expedition to the Mandan Villages
- Author
- Calhoun, John C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gales & Seaton
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1820
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...