1890 U.S. Documents Gettysburg Foldout Maps Heavy Ordnance Testing Georgia River - $52 - (Corning, NY)
THE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTSOF THE UNITED STATESHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFOR THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS1889-'901890GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEWASHINGTONBOUND IN HARDCOVER click picture to enlarge Volume 31 (out of 44) of the Executive Documents of the U.S. House of Representatives of the 51st Congress under the administration of President Benjamin Harrision, including Document Nos. 141 to 212 (except No. 174). The documents of most interest in this volume are the following: No. 148 - REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE RELATIVE TO A SITE FOR TESTING AND PROVING HEAVY ORDNANCE; 30 pp, 2 foldouts- map & illustration No. 158 - REPORT RELATIVE TO THE ORDNANCE PROVING GROUND, SANDY HOOK, N.J.; 7 pp, 4 photographs, 2 foldout illustrations No. 173 - LIGHT HOUSE TENDERS; 2 pp No. 176 - LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT; 2 pp No. 188 - MILITARY POST, YELLOWSTONE PARK; 3 pp No. 195 - MONUMENTS OR TABLETS AT GETTYSBURG; 14 pp, 6 foldout maps No. 211 - REPORT OF THE SURVEY OF OCONEE RIVER, GEORGIA; 27 pp, 11 foldout maps & charts Page-wise the documents listed above may not seem like much in a book that is 2 1/2" thick, however the folding maps, charts, etc. do take up a lot of space. So do some other the other reports, such as No. 144 - Claims Allowed by the Accounting Officers (152 pp); No 191 - Foreign Customs Duties (43 pp); No. 212 - Distribution of Public Documents (52 pp). There are many other smaller documents with much lower page counts that you can investigate on your own after you've purchased the book, but with this amount of maps and illustrations, this volume is a worthy buy. I have not seen a duplicate of this volume anywhere but I'm sure that if I had, it would be very pricey.The book is ex-library (Smith College, out of circulation) bound in modern blue hardcover with library markings. The cover has very little wear. Binding is solid, pages are a little toned but not brittle. Foldout maps, charts and illustrations are are in good condition although some have…
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