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Overland Travel List
Last updated January 14, 2008
1. Allen, Martha Mitten. TRAVELING
WEST: 19TH-CENTURY WOMEN ON THE OVERLAND ROUTES. El
Paso, Texas, UTEP: 1987. Softbound covers. Some shelf. Softbound covers. $5.95
2. Becker, Robert H. THOMAS
CHRISTY'S ROAD ACROSS THE PLAINS: A GUIDE TO THE ROUTE FROM MORMON CROSSING. Denver,
Old West Publishing Co.: 1969. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust
jacket. Slight soiling to dust jacket. $25.00
3. Becker, Robert H. THOMAS
CHRISTY'S ROAD ACROSS THE PLAINS: A GUIDE TO THE ROUTE FROM MORMON CROSSING, NOW
OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Denver, Old West Publishing Co.:
1969. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. $18.00
4. Brown, George D. FROM
COAST TO COAST. The Only Man to Drive a Single Course across the Continent,
Starting at Catalina Island, California... Simsbury,
Connecticut, Privately printed: 1923. Wear and discoloration to covers. Library
ink mark on spine. Softbound covers. The front cover has some chips and a
diagonal piece cut away from the bottom corner, with no text affected. This is a
fascinating Americana publication. The author rode a horse-and- buggy from
California to New York state. He kept a detailed journal of his travels and
rights of the many small towns and larger cities that he traveled throughout
history. There is good information on the people and scenery of the states that
he traveled through, including California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and finally New York. A
rare and fascinating privately printed United States travel narrative. $125.00
5. Brown, William E. THE
SANTA FE TRAIL. St. Louis, Missouri, Patrice
Press`: 1988. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. $7.25
6. Delafosse, Peter, Korns, J. Roderic
Korns and Dale Morgan. WEST FROM FORT BRIDGER.
Together with TRAILING THE PIONEERS. Two volume boxed deluxe set. Limited to 300
sets signed. Logan, Utah, Utah State University
Press: 1994. Both volumes in VG condition in fine slipcase. Both volumes are
limited to 300 copies and signed. "Trailing the Pioneers" is signed by
all of the contributors; Peter H. DeLafosse, Steven K. Madsen, Roy D. Tea, Jack
B. Tykal, Rush Spedden, Will Bagley, and Harold Schindler. The book is also
signed again with a personalized inscription to the former owner from Peter H.
DeLafosse. The "West From Fort Bridger" title is signed twice by Will
Bagley and Harold Schindler, once each with a personalized inscription to the
former owner. A fabulous association set. $175.00
7. Franzwa, Gregory M. MAPS
OF THE OREGON TRAIL. Signed by the author. Gerald,
Missouri, The Patrice Press: 1982. Signed by the author, with a warm inscription
to a colleague. Spiral bound edition in hardcover binder. $65.00
8. Hafen, Leroy R. THE
FAR WEST AND ROCKIES: Volume XV (15). GENERAL ANALYTICAL INDEX TO THE FIFTEEN
VOLUME SERIES AND SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNALS OF FORTY-NINERS, SALT LAKE TO LOS
ANGELES. Glendale, Calif., Arthur H. Clark: 1962.
360 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and slight dulling to title. $70.00
9. Hafen, Leroy R. THE
OVERLAND MAIL. Lawrence, Massachusetts, Quarterman
Publications: 1976. 361 pages. Slight wear to book and dust jacket. $20.00
10. Harris, Everett W. THE
EMIGRANTS PASSED THIS WAY. Virginia City, Nevada,
Western Trails Research Association: 2002. 152 pages. Large glossy softcover
binding. Shelf wear to binding. The top front corner is bumped. $37.50
11. Homsher, Lola M. -editor. ANNALS
OF WYOMING. Volumes 36 and 37 bound together. Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Wyoming State Hist. Society: 1964-1965. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Blue
buckram binding. Faint signs of ex-library on spine but no internal marks.
Excellent Wyoming history. $50.00
12. Inman, Henry. THE
GREAT SALT LAKE TRAIL. New York, Macmillan: 1898.
529 pages. Scarce first edition. Slight shelf wear to the spine and corners.
Beautiful pictorial binding. Good reprint of this important overland trail
narrative. $75.00
13. Manly, William Lewis. DEATH
VALLEY IN '49: AN IMPORTANT CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA PIONEER HISTORY. New
York, Wallace Hebberd: 1929. Some shelf wear. Corners slightly bumped. Clean and
tightly bound. $20.00
14. Miller, Neal E.-editor. ANNALS
OF WYOMING. Volumes 38 and 39 bound together. Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Wyoming State Hist. Society: 1966-1967. Bound in light blue buckram. There
is a trace of ex-library to the spine, but no internal marks. $50.00
15. Mintz, Lannon W. THE
TRAIL: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TRAVELERS ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL TO CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, SALT LAKE CITY, AND MONTANA DURING THE YEARS 1841-1864. Albuquerque,
University Of New Mexico Press: 1987. 201 pages. VG in lightly worn dust jacket.
$20.00
16. Muench, Joyce Rockwood. THE
KILGORE JOURNAL OF AN OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA IN THE YEAR 1850. From the
Original Manuscript of Wiloliam H. Kilgore. New
York, Hastings House: 1949. 63 pages. Slight wear, else VG in edge-worn
slipcase. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. $15.00
17. Nathan, M.C. FRANKS
OF WESTERN EXPRESSES. Chicago, Collector's Club of
Chicago: 1973. 281 pages. Like new condition. $75.00
18. National Park Service. DRAFT
ELIGIBILITY-FEASIBILITY STUDY & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. California &
Pony Express Trails. MO-IA-NE-KS-CO-WY-UT-ID-NV-OR. Washington,
DC, U.S. Dept. of the Interior: 1987. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Softbound
covers. Some Underlining. Scarce. Covers have light soiling. Includes dozens of
fold-out maps. A great reference book on the California and Pony Express Trails.
$75.00
19. Pierce, Lois A. LOST
IMMIGRANTS OF 1845 AND THE BLUE BUCKET GOLD. Shelton,
Washington, Shelton-Mason County Journal: 1962. 59 pages. Some shelf wear to
binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Cover title slightly faded. $15.00
20. Schiel, Jacob H. JOURNEY
THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE HUMBOLDT MOUNTAINS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. Norman,
Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma: 1959. . Slight shelf wear. In slightly worn
dust jacket. $5.95
21. Shearer, Frederick E.-editor. THE
PACIFIC TOURIST. ADAMS AND BISHOP'S ILLUSTRATED TRANS-CONTINENTAL GUIDE OF
TRAVEL, FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. New
York, Adams & Bishop: 1884. 372 pages. Shelf wear and discoloration to the
spine and covers. There are a couple of small chips to the cloth at the spine
extremities. Corners are rubbed. A reprint of the 1884 first edition. $90.00
22. Shepherd, James S. JOURNAL
OF TRAVEL ACROSS THE PLAINS TO CALIFORNIA AND GUIDE TO THE FUTURE EMIGRANT. Fairfield,
Washington, Ye Galleon Press: 1978. 53 pages. Facsimile edition. $25.00
23. Stoddard, Charles Augustus. BEYOND THE ROCKIES: A SPRING JOURNEY IN CALIFORNIA. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1894. 214 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight soiling to the covers. $20.00
24. Todd, Edgeley Woodman. A
DOCTOR ON THE CALIFORNIA TRAIL. Denver, Colorado,
Old West Publishing Company: 1971. 136 pages. Light wear. A beautiful copy.
$20.00
25. Unruth, John D. THE
PLAINS ACROSS: THE OVERLAND EMIGRANTS AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST, 1840-60. Chicago,
University Of Illinois Press: 1979. 565 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine edges
and corners. Dust jacket has edge-wear and a few small chips. $25.00
26. Wagner, Henry R. & Charles L.
Camp. THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE, 1800-1865. Columbus,
Ohio, Long's College Book Company: 1953. . Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners, else G+. $30.00
27. Webber, Bert. THE
OREGON & OVERLAND TRAIL DIARY OF MARY LOUISA BLACK IN 1865. [n.p.],
Webb Research: 1989. Some shelf wear, else VG. Softbound covers. $6.00
28. Webber, Bert. THE
OREGON TRAIL DIARY OF REV. EDWARD EVANS PARRISH IN 1844. [n.p.],
Webb Research: 1988. Some shelf wear, else VG. Softbound covers. $2.75
29. Webber, Bert. THE
OREGON TRAIL DIARY OF TWIN SISTERS, CECILIA ADAMS AND PARTHENIA BLANK IN 1852. [n.p.],
Webb Research: 1992. Some shelf wear, else VG. Softbound covers. $1.35
30. Wistar, Isaac Jones. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF ISAAC JONES WISTAR, 1827-1905. Two volume set. Philadelphia,
Wistar Institute: 1914. Paper over boards with red cloth spines. Shelf wear and
bumped corners. Binding tight. A wonderful narrative of General Wistar's
experiences and adventures in the early west. Very scarce set. $150.00
31. Wood, Dean Earl. THE
OLD SANTA FE TRAIL FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER. Kansas
City, E. L. Mendenhall: 1951. 272 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and
corners, else near very good. Faint ex-library marks on spine and former library
bookplate inside front cover. Scarce. $50.00