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Short Title List of Books published between 1850 and 1899
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There are two types of entries linked from this page. A “Catalog Entry” is based on an entry created for the title in the original card catalog, and following the cataloging rules of the time. A “Bibliographic Description” is a full description of the book and its composition. Such descriptions are based on the rules of description laid out in Fredson Bowers’ Principles of Bibliographical Principles (first published in 1949), and Philip Gaskells’ A New Introduction to Bibliography (1972). These entries also include other useful information, such as references, subject keywords, physical location, and other locations within California.

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  1. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Methods and results: secular change of magnetic declination in the United States and at some foreign stations... 3d ed. Washington: GPO, 1879.
    LOCATION: fQC828.U58 1879

  2. — Methods and results: the currents and temperatures of Bering Sea. Appendix no. 16, report for 1880. Washington: GPO, 1882.
    LOCATION: fQC994.U52 1882

  3. — Pacific coast pilot: coasts and islands of Alaska. Second series... Washington: GPO, 1879.
    LOCATION: fVK943.U6 1879

  4. — Report of the superintendent... Washington: GPO, 1887.
    LOCATION: fQB296.U6E81 1887

  5. Ule, Willi [i.e. Wilhelm] (1861- ) Geschichte der kaiserlichen leopoldinisch-carolinischen deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher während der Jahre 1852-1887... Halle: druck von E. Blochmann und Sohn in Dresden, 1889.
    LOCATION: fQL5.L5

  6. Ulianin, Vasili Nikolaevich (1840-1889) Die Arten der Gattung Doliolum im Golfe von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte... Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 1884.
    LOCATION: fQH93.5.N22F26 v.10

  7. Underwood, Lucien Marcus (1853-1907) Moulds, mildews, and mushrooms... New York: H. Holt & co., 1899.
    LOCATION: QK603.U6 1899

  8. Unger, Franz (1800-1870) Genera et species plantarum fossilum... Vindobonae: apud Wilhelmum Braumüller, 1850.
    LOCATION: QE903.U56 1850

  9. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah... Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1852.
    LOCATION: F826.U557 1852

  10. — Geological reports of the exploration of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers... Washington: GPO, 1869.
    LOCATION: QE73.H43 1869

  11. — Preliminary report concerning explorations and surveys, principally in Nevada and Arizona... Washington: GPO, 1872.
    LOCATION: fF841.U5 1872

  12. — Report of a reconnaissance and survey in California... [Washington, 1855?]
    LOCATION: f593.U5

  13. — Report of a reconnaissance from Carroll, Montana territory, on the upper Missouri, to the Yellowstone national park... Washington: GPO, 1876.
    LOCATION: fF722.U52 1876

  14. — Report of exploration of a route for the Pacific railroad, near the thirty-second parallel of latitude, from the Red River to the Rio Grande... [Washington, 1854?]
    LOCATION: F391.U65

  15. — Report of explorations across the great basin of the territory of Utah for a direct wagon-route from Camp Floyd to Genoa, in Carson valley... Washington: GPO, 1876.
    LOCATION: f508.792.U58rs

  16. — Report of explorations for a railway route, near the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude... [Washington. 1854?]
    LOCATION: f593.U5

  17. — Report of the exploring expedition from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the junction of the Grand and Green rivers of the great Colorado of the West... Washington: GPO, 1876.
    LOCATION: fQE73.N53 1876

  18. — Report on the exploration of the Yellowstone river... Washington: GPO, 1868.
    LOCATION: F722.U53 1868

  19. United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah... Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1852.
    LOCATION: F826.U557 1852

  20. — Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great salt lake of Utah... Washington: Armstrong, 1853.
    LOCATION: F826.U557 1853

  21. — Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers... Washington: B. Tucker, Senate print., 1854.
    LOCATION: F788.U57 1854

  22. — Report of the secretary of war, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the report of Lieutenant Colonel Graham on the subject of the boundary line between the United States and Mexico. [Washington, 1853]
    LOCATION: F786.U582 1853

  23. — Report upon the Colorado River of the West... Washington: GPO, 1861.
    LOCATION: f508.79.U58ri

  24. United States. Army. Signal Corps. The practical use of meteorlogical reports and weather maps. Washington: GPO, 1871.
    LOCATION: QC995.U63 1871

  25. United States. Bureau of Entomology. Bibliography of the more important contributions to American economic entomology. Washington: GPO, 1889-1905.
    LOCATION: Z5859.A5U4

  26. — Catalogue of the exhibit of economic entomology at the World's industrial and cotton centennial exposition. New Orleans, 1884-1885. Washington: Judd & Detweiler, 1884.
    LOCATION: T777.D61U5 1884

  27. United States. Congress. House. Committee on merchant marine and fisheries. The fur-seal and other fisheries of Alaska... Washington: GPO, 1889.
    LOCATION: SH361.U58 1889

  28. United States. Congress. House. Committee on public lands. Geographical and geological surveys west of the Mississippi. Report. [Washington, 1874]
    LOCATION: 917.3.U58 v.2

  29. United States. Congress. Joint Commission to Consider the Present Organizations of the Signal Services, Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Hydrographic Office of the Navy Dept. Testimony before a Joint Commission, consisting of Messrs. Allison (Chairman), Hale, and Pendleton, of the U.S. Senate, and Lowry, Herbert, and Lyman, of the U.S. House of Representatives. [Washington, D.C.?: G.P.O.?, 1884?]
    KEYWORDS: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey / Appropriations and expenditures / Geological Survey (U.S.) / United States. Hydrographic Office / United States. Army. Signal Corps / Allison, William Boyd (1829-1908) / Herbert, Hilary Abner (1834-1919) / Hale, Eugene (1836-1918) / Pendleton, George Hunt (1825-1880)
    LOCATION: JK691.U46 1884
    CATALOG ENTRY

  30. United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Report upon cotton insects... Washington: GPO, 1879.
    LOCATION: SB608.C8U6 1879

  31. United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Entomology.
    Report of observations and experiments in the practical work of the Division, made under the direction of the Entomologist. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Entomology, 1887.
    SERIES: Bulletin, United States. Dvision of Entomology, no. 13
    KEYWORDS: 1. Insect pests. 2. Entomology. I. Riley, Charles Valentine (1843-1895)
    LOCATION: SB823.B85 no.13 1887

  32. United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources. Washington: GPO, 1868.
    LOCATION: TJ23.U59 1867

  33. United States. Department of the interior. Report on the United Sates and Mexican boundary survey... Washington: Nicholson, printer, 1857-59.
    LOCATION: f508.73.U58re

  34. United States. Entomological Commission. First annual report for the year 1877 relating to the Rocky mountain locust and the best methods of preventing its injuries and of guarding against its invasions. Washington: GPO, 1878.
    LOCATION: 632.72.U58r v.1 1877

  35. — Second report for the years 1878 and 1879, relating to the Rocky mountain locust... Washington: GPO, 1880.
    LOCATION: 632.72.U58r v.2 1878-79

  36. — Third report relating to the Rocky mountain locust... Washington: GPO, 1883.
    LOCATION: 632.72.U58r v.3 1883

  37. — Fourth report, being a revised edition of Bulletin no.3 and the final report on the cotton worm... Washington: GPO, 1885.
    LOCATION: 632.72.U58r v.4 1885

  38. — Fifth report of the United States Entomological commission, being a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin no.7, on insects injurious to forest ahd shade trees... Washington: GPO, 1890.
    LOCATION: 632.72.U58r v.5 1890

  39. United States. Geographic Board. First report of the United States Board on Geographic names. 1890-91. Washington: GPO, 1892.
    LOCATION: 910.3.U58r 1891 [NOS 2-2-95]

  40. United States. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. Report on the Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky mountain region... Washington: GPO, 1877.
    LOCATION: 508.78.U58rp

  41. United States. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. List of reports and maps of the United States Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian... 2d ed. Washington: GPO, 1881.
    LOCATION: Z1236.U57

  42. United States. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Catalogue of the publications... Washington: GPO, 1874.
    LOCATION: 016.5573.U58c 1874

  43. — United States. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories... Washington: Polkinhorn, 1879.
    LOCATION: 557.8.U58e

  44. — Geological and geographical atlas of Colorado and portions of adjacent territory... [New York]: J. Bien, 1877.
    LOCATION: f912.9738.U58g

  45. — Photographs of the principal points of interest in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho & Montana... Washington, 1876.
    LOCATION: [rare uncat.]

  46. United States. Navy Department. Narrative of the north polar expedition... Washington: GPO, 1876.
    LOCATION: G670 1871 .P7 1876

  47. — Report of the U.S. Nicaragua surveying party... Washington: GPO, 1886.
    LOCATION: fTC784.U58 1886

  48. — Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the practicability of a ship-canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by the way of the isthmus of Tehuantepec... Washington: GPO, 1872.
    LOCATION: fTC785.U58 1872

  49. United States. Patent Office. Report of the commissioner of patents for the year 1857: Agriculture. Washington: James B. Steedman, printer, 1858.
    KEYWORDS: Patents / United States / Agriculture
    LOCATION: T223.H3A3 1857

  50. — Results of meteorological observations made under the direction of the United States Patent office and the Smithsonian institution from the year 1854 to 1859. vol.I-II; part 1. Washington: GPO, 1861-64.
    LOCATION: f5QC925.1.U7 1861

  51. United States. Revenue-Cutter Service. Report of the cruise of the revenue marine steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the year 1884... Washington: GPO, 1889.
    LOCATION: fF908.V67 1889

  52. — Report of the cruise of the revenue marine steamer Corwin in the Arctic Ocean in the year 1885... Washington: GPO, 1887.
    LOCATION: fF908.U68 1887

  53. United States. Surgeon-General's Office. Army meteorological register for twelve years from 1843 to 1854... Washington: Nicholson, 1855.
    LOCATION: fQC983.A114 1855

  54. — Report to the surgeon-general of the U.S. Army, on the magnesium and electric lights, as applied to photo-micrography... Washington, 1870.
    LOCATION: fQH251.U52 1870

  55. — Report to the surgeon-general of the U.S. Army, on the oxy-calcium light as applied to photo-micrography... Washington, 1870.
    LOCATION: fQH251.U54 1870

  56. United States. Treasury Dept. Reports upon the mineral resources of the United States. Washington, 1867.
    LOCATION: 549.973.U58r

  57. United States. Treasury Dept. Special agents division. Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska. Washington, 1898.
    HOLDINGS: Complete in 4 v.
    LOCATION: SH361.S438 1898

  58. United States. War Dept. Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852... Washington: R. Armstrong, public printer, 1853.
    LOCATION: F377.R3U5 1853

  59. — Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana... Washington: B. Tucker, Senate printer, 1854.
    LOCATION: F377.R3U5 1854

  60. — Letter from the secretary of War accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaisance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. Washington, 1872.
    LOCATION: 917.3.U58 v.2

  61. — Letter from the secretary of War communicating a copy of the report of Major D. Fergusson on the country, its resources, and the route between Tucson and Lobos Bay. Washington, 1863.
    LOCATION: QE73.O33 1841 v.4

  62. — Letter from the secretary of War, communicating the report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane upon the so-called Yellowstone expedition of 1870. [Washington: GPO], 1871.
    LOCATION: QE73.O33 1844 v.2

  63. — Report of exploration of a route for the Pacific railroad, near the 38th and 39th parallels of latitude, from the mouth of the Kansas to Sevier River, in the Great Basin... Washington, 1855.
    LOCATION: F593.U57 1855

  64. — Report of the Secretary of War, in further compliance with the resolution of the Senate calling for copies of reports on the geology and topography of California. Washington, 1850.
    LOCATION: 917.3.U58 v.4

  65. — Report of the Secretary of War on the several Pacific railroad explorations. Washington: Nicholson, 1855.
    LOCATION: QE73.O33 1844 v. 3

  66. — Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean... Washington, 1855-60.
    LOCATION: f508.78.U58r

  67. — Survey of upper Mississippi River... Washington, 1866.
    LOCATION: 917.3.U58 v.2

  68. United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881) Report of the geological exploration of the fortieth parallel... [Washington: GPO, 1870-80]
    LOCATION: fQE74.G35 1870

  69. United States National Museum Catalogue of the collection to illustrate the animal resources and the fisheries of the United States... Washington: GPO, 1879.
    LOCATION: Q11.U6 no. 4
    BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

  70. United States Naval Astronomical Expedition, 1849-1852. The U.S. Naval astronomical expedition to the southern hemisphere, during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52... Vol.1-4. Washington: GPO, 1855-56.
    LOCATION: Q115.U5 1855

  71. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Anatomisch instituut en Museum Vrolik. Musée Vrolik... Amsterdam: W. J. de Roever Kröber, 1865.
    LOCATION: QL814.V9 1865

  72. University of Michigan. Museum of Natural History. Catalogue of the Trowbridge collection of natural history. Ann Arbor, 1861.
    LOCATION: QL71.M45A2 1861

  73. Upham, Warren (1850-1934) The geology of central and western Minnesota... St. Paul: The Pioneer press, 1880.
    LOCATION: QE127.G4 1880

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