[CARTOGRAPHY]. WHEAT, Carl. Mapping the Transmississippi West. San Francisco, 1957-1963.

WHEAT, Carl Irving (1892-1966). Mapping the Transmississippi West. San Francisco: [Grabhorn Press for] The Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-1963.

5 parts in 6 volumes, large folio. Titles printed in red and black, color-printed frontispieces in 5 of 6 volumes, numerous facsimile maps, many folding. Original green cloth-backed linen boards, gilt-lettered spines. Provenance: Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale, CA (bookplate and institutional stamps).

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 1000 copies, each designed by the Grabhorn Press. A monumental work that details our expanding knowledge of the American West from the first Spanish forays to the US Government sponsored surveys of the 1860s.

Property from the Estate of Amelia and Aubrey Abramson, Sunnyvale, California

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Some shelfwear, light residue on spines, else fine. Remnants of library sticker on back cover of each volume.

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[CARTOGRAPHY]. WHEAT, Carl. Mapping the Transmississippi West. San Francisco, 1957-1963.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[CARTOGRAPHY]. WHEAT, Carl. Mapping the Transmississippi West. San Francisco, 1957-1963.

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