Featured in this lot is this 1867 first edition copy of "Beyond the Mississippi” by Albert Richardson. This book follows his account of a trip from Sacramento to Salt Lake that Richardson made that year, at the invitation of CPRR President Leland Stanford, to inspect the ongoing construction of the rail line. A new edition of his popular work appeared two years later in 1869, to which Richardson had added several new chapters, including one on the planning, construction, and importance to the nation of the then newly-completed Pacific Railroad over which he had just traveled. The condition of this book is fair to good, with wear to the edge of the cover and the outside and inside spine; the pages also show browning consistent with the age of the book. The measurements of this book are 9" x 6 1/4".