STANSBURY

STANSBURY, HOWARD - AN EXPEDITION TO THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE OF UTAH Including a description of its Geography, Natural History, and Minerals, and an analysis of its Waters: with an Account of the Mormon Settlement.....also, a Reconnoissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains, and two Large and Accurate Maps of that Region. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1855. First edition, 8vo, lithographed and tinted plates (several folding), all plates present and correct, lacking the (lesser) La Hontan map of "The Long River" - but - this copy has the two large rare additional folding maps (in a separate volume as published) of the route through the Rocky Mountains showing Indian territories, forts, etc. Publisher's cloth, gilt faded. A fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, the large folding maps now missing from most copies (2)