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United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans