Plant Life of Washington Territory: Northern Pacific Railroad Survey, Botanical Report, 1853-1861 (Douglasia Occasional Papers, Vol. V)
Washington Native Plant Society, 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Item #642187
ISBN: B07WRW1T9L
A Very Good copy of the First Edition with light shelfwear, light creasing and bumping to corners. Grey printed wraps, 114pp. B/w photographs and illustrations, map laid in loose. Contains excerpts from 'The Natural History of Washington Territory' (1859) and 'Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean' (1860) by physician, naturalist, and explorer James Graham Cooper, along with revisions by the Washington Native Plant Society. Select contents include: 'Explorations in 1853-4 Connected with the P.R.R. Expedition,' 'The Cascade Mountains,' 'Forests of the Western Regions,' 'Coniferous Trees,' 'Broad-Leaved Trees,' 'Climate of the Western Region,' 'Fresh Waters of the Territory,' and 'Salt Waters of the Territory.'.
Price: $15.00