U.S. Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports Of Explorations And Surveys. Volume Ix, Part Ii. Birds Baird, Spencer Fullerton Antiquarian & Collectible

Original brown decorative embossed cloth. Front hinge cracked but intact. Previous owner's pastedown inside front cover, dated 1890. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.1858. Vol. IX, Part II. Birds: by Spencer F. Baird with co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. The work consists of a critical, descriptive account of all the birds of North America, north of Mexico, and is not restricted to the species collected by the Pacific Railroad Surveys. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No.91.