History Of The American Bison, Bison Americanus

JOEL ASAPH ALLEN

Publication: Government Printing Office, June, 1877, Washington

First edition. [Extracted from the ninth annual report of the Survey, for the year 1875] Disbound. pp. 443-587 plus 2pp. Errata. Includes detailed description of the buffalo; variations of the buffalo; discussion on fossil remains; habits of the buffalo; geographical distribution of the buffalo ... range south of the Rio Grande del Norte, range west of the Rock Mountains, range east of the Mississippi; the influence of the railroads upon the decrease of the buffalo; the extermination of the buffalo; statistical remarks respecting the destruction and reckless waste of the buffalo; products of the buffalo; domestication of the buffalo; etc. Small chips to edges of first couple pages else enar fine.

Inventory Number: 51224