Report of Explorations and Surveys, to ascertain the most practical and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made in 1853-4, Volume III:

Report of Explorations for a Railroad Route, near the Thirty-Fifth Parallel of North Latitude from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, in five parts, complete

Pp. (4), 1-36; 1-77; 1-117; 1-87; 1-119; 1-175; 20 hand-colored plates, numerous monochrome plates.  Publisher’s original quarter brown leather over marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, lg 4to.  The contents are divided into five parts.  I: Itinerary; II: Report on the Topographical Features and Character of the Country; III: Report on the Indian Tribes; IV: Report on the Geology of the Route; V: Report on the Botany of the Expedition.   These parts are by J. M. Bigelow, George Engelmann, John Torrey, and W. S. Sullivant.  Senate Report from the 33rd Congress, Second session.  No ownership marks.