Includes index Published also in 1852, and in 1855 under title: An expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake "Appendix C. Zoology. Quadrupeds and birds / by Prof. Spencer F. Baird": p. <305>-379 "Appendix D. Botany. Catalogue of plants collected by the expedition / by Professor John Torrey": p. <381>-397 "Appendix E. Letter from Professor James Hall ... containing observations on the geology and paleontology of the country traversed by the expedition": p. <399>-414 Maps bound separately: Map of the Great Salt Lake, and adjacent country. Map of the reconnoissance of the country between the Valley of the Great Salt Lake and the Missouri River, at Fort Leavenworth Flake, C.J. Mormon bib Aut Americana/Rare copy 1: Plates in black and white, with some in sepia tone; plate opposite p. 169, 171 in color. Bound in blind stamped purple cloth; maps have been mounted and bound in a volume 38 x 42 cm. ; gilt stamped title on both volumes. Some headings for the plates have been trimmed Americana/Rare copy 2: Some plates differ from Amer/Rare c.1, have different printed headings, different tones. Copy lacks plates opposite 56, 60, 120, 126, 154. Bound in blind stamped purple cloth; maps in blind stamped blue cloth; gilt title on both volumes Americana/Rare copy 3: some plates differ from Amer/Rare c.1 or 2; have different printed headings, different tones, or from different plates. Copy lacks plates opposite p. 120, 134, 140, 152, 170. Bound in blind stamped purple cloth; spine missing; boxed 1 9