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Last updated December 14, 2011
1. (Arizona). HISTORY
OF ARIZONA TERRITORY SHOWING ITS RESOURCES AND ADVANTAGES; WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
DESCRIPTIVE OF ITS SCENERY, RESIDENCES, FARMS, MINES, MILLS, HOTELS, BUSINESS
HOUSES, SCHOOLS, CHURCES, &C. FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.. Flagstaff,
Arizona: Northland Press, 1964. 324 pages. This is the 1964 facsimile reprint,
limited to 350 copies, of which this is #130. VG in near very good dust jacket.
A beautiful book. $395.00
2. Anderson, Winslow. MINERAL
SPRINGS AND HEALTH RESORTS OF CALIFORNIA: WITH A COMPLETE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF
EVERY IMPORTANT MINERAL WATER IN THE WORLD.. San
Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1892. 384 pages. Shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Some rubbing to the
illustration on the front cover. Overall near very good condition. A beautiful
copy. $325.00
3. Bain, H. Foster-editor. TYPES
OF ORE DEPOSITS.. San Francisco: Mining and
Scientific Press, 1911. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Some scuffing to
binding. Title page has a couple of small perforations from an eraser. Scarce
title. $50.00
4. Baker, W.W. FORTY
YEARS A PIONEER: BUSINESS LIFE OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER, 1848-1888.. Seattle:
Lowman and Hanford, 1934. 255 pages. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to
binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight dulling to cover title. Scarce
limited edition. $175.00
5. California's Magazine Company. CALIFORNIA'S
MAGAZINE. Edition De Luxe. Volumes 1 and 2. Two volume set complete.. California's
Magazine Company, 1916. Two volume set complete. Bound in light brown leather.
There is shelf wear to the edges of the spine and corners. The corners are
rubbed through and bumped. A few small tears and chips to the leather at the
spine edges. Volume 1 has a couple of small leather tears near the bottom of the
spine. Volume 1 has some scratch marks in the leather made from a pencil, or
similar item, on the front cover. The bindings are tight and the contents are
clean and tightly bound. This is a very scarce publication. There are many
photographs and numerous fine art plates featuring California and American
artists and sculptors in both volumes. A total of 332 plates in total are
present in these two volumes. This work was done both as a promotional
publication for California, (with many different towns and their agricultural
and economic benefits highlighted). And as a documentary of the just-concluded
1915 World's Fair, held in San Francisco. There are detailed sections featuring
many of the California County exhibits at the fair. There are also sections on
countries such as Japan and Italy in their exhibits. Truly a wonderful
California and World's Fair publication. $375.00
6. Carroll, John M.-editor. THE
TEEPEE BOOK. A Monthly Periodical.. New York: Sol
Lewis, 1976. 440 pages. Ex-library, with spine marks and label and pocket
removal marks inside the front cover. Light shelf wear. Pages clean and binding
tight. $65.00
7. Deming, William Chapin. ROOSEVELT
IN THE BUNK HOUSE, AND OTHER SKETCHES: VISITS OF THE GREAT ROUGH RIDER TO
WYOMING IN 1900, 1903, AND 1910.. Laramie,
Wyoming: Laramie Printing Company, 1927. 80 pages. Second edition. Ex-library,
with library ink marks on spine and a front cover and a labels inside the front
cover. Quite a bit or shelf wear to the spine and corners. Corners slightly
bumped. Binding is tight. A very scarce title. With great black-and-white
photographs of Roosevelt's visits in Wyoming. $100.00
8. Driggs, B.W. HISTORY
OF TETON VALLEY IDAHO.. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton
Printers, Ltd. , 1926. 227 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Fading to gilt title on front cover. Very scarce. $145.00
9. Eells, Rev. M. TEN
YEARS OF MISSIONARY WORK AMONG THE INDIANS AT SKOKOMISH, WASHINGTON TERRITORY,
1874-1884.. Boston: Congregational Sunday-School
and Publishing Society, 1886. 271 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and
corners. Ex-library ink mark on spine and card pocket inside back cover, but no
other signs of ex-library and overall light ex-library wear. A very scarce and
important Northwest and Native American history. $75.00
10. Forster, Dale E. OREGON
EXPRESS COMPANIES.. Lake Oswego, Oregon: Raven
Press, 1985. 231 pages. Slight shelf wear, else VG. Limited to 500 copies. An
important historical book. $155.00
11. Greenwood, Robert-editor. CALIFORNIA
IMPRINTS, 1833-1862. A BIBLIOGRAPHY.. Los Gatos,
California: The Talisman Press, 1961. $29.00
12. Hamilton, Patrick. THE
RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ITS MINERAL, FARMING, GRAZINE AND TIMBER LANDS.. San
Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1884. 414 pages. Spine is faded a bit.
Corners are bumped a bit at the edges. The 414 pages of text are followed by 14
pages of advertisements. A scarce Arizona title. $150.00
13. HOLT, O.H. DAKOTA:
"BEHOLD, I SHOW YOU A DELIGHTSOME LAND".. Chicago:
Rand, McNally & Co., 1885. 90 pages. Ex-library, bound in blue library
buckram with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and
labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is
tight. The folding map is present. There are a few tears at the folds of the
map, but no paper missing. This is a rare Dakota Territory promotional book.
$550.00
14. Hulbert, Archer Butler & Dorothy
Printup Hulbert-editors. MARCUS WHITMAN, CRUSADER.
Complete set of 3 volumes. Volume 1-Part One1802 to 1839; Volume 2-Part Two-1839
to1843; Volume 3-Part Three-1843 to 1847.. [n.p.]:
Denver Public Library, 1941. 1st Edition. Ex-library, with library ink marks on
the spine and labels inside the front covers. Some shelf wear to the spine and
corners. The hinges on two of the volumes have residue from an older tape
repair. The hinges have been repaired by me with archival glue and the bindings
are tight. Pages are clean. Bindings are tight. A very scarce history. $250.00
15. Mokler, Alfred James. TRANSITION
OF THE WEST. Portrayal of the Indian Problem in the West and the Trials of the
Pioneers Who Reclaimed This Country from Savagery to Civilization.. Chicago:
Lakeside Press, 1927. 1st Edition. 228 pages. Ex-library, with labels on the
spine and front cover and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine
and corners, with some fraying of the cloth at the spine edges. Corners are
bumped. The binding is tight. A very scarce Lakeside Press and Native Americana
publication. $150.00
16. 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. $60.00
17. Peery, Wilson Kimsey. AND
THERE WAS SALMON.. Portland, Oregon: Binfords
& Mort, Publishers, 1949. Signed by the author. Slight shelf wear to spine
edges and corners. One spot on front cover has a small stained spot. Dust jacket
has slight chipping to edges and light soiling. A rare title. Beautifully
illustrated in color and black-and-white by Grace Livinia Pollock. $125.00
18. Penrose, Matt R. POTS
O' GOLD.. Reno, Nevada: A. Carlisle & Co. ,
1935. Some shelf wear. Front hinge starting to crack, but holding. Binding
tight. The author was warden of the Nevada state prison. $58.00
19. Pike, Richard. RAILWAY
ADVENTURES AND ANECDOTES: EXTENDING OVER MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS.. London:
Adams Hamilton, 1884. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else Good+.
Missing front blank endpage. Opens right up to the title page. Binding sound.
$45.00
20. Reagan, Albert B. THE
SUN GOD MOCCASIN TALES, Volumes 1 and 2.. Provo,
Utah: M. H. Graham Printing, Printed wrappers. Light wear. Scarce. This is
volume 1 and 2 of this scarce publication. $35.00
21. San Francisco. SOUVENIR-PORTOLA:
PUBLIC WORK OF SAN FRANCISCO SINCE 1906.. San
Francisco: San Francisco Municipal Reports, 1909. 58 pages. Brown softcovers.
Some wear to edges of covers, with light soiling. Slight dog-earring to some
page edges. Overall clean. A rare publication. Nearly every page has a
photograph showing a San Franicisco city building and describing its purpose and
cost. This is especially interesting in that these are all post-1906 earthquake
construction projects, so it is an early view of the rebuilding of San Francisco
after the devastating earthquake. $125.00
22. Schatz, August H. LONGHORNS
BRING CULTURE.. Boston: Christopher Publishing Hse.,
1961. 240 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and labels inside the front
cover of the book and dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to the spine and corners.
Binding is tight. $50.00
23. Smiley, Jerome C. SEMI-CENTENNIAL
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. Volumes I and II. Complete set of two
volumes.. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1913.
Complete set of two volumes. Original 1/2 brown leather binding. There is shelf
wear to the spine edges and the corners. Some rubbed and scuffed spots to the
leather. Corners are rubbed through in places. Scarce and important Colorado
history. $595.00
24. Smithsonian Institution. ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION... TO JULY, 1885,
PART II - THE GEORGE CATLIN INDIAN GALLERY IN THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM.. Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1885. 939 pages. Ex-library small label on
spine and library ink stamps inside. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners.
The corners are slightly bumped and rubbed through. The binding is tight. This
is a very thick and heavy book. This issue has articles on George Catlin and his
Native American illustration gallery in the museum. The large folding mats are
present. One of the maps has a ca. 4" tear to the attached portion, but no
paper is missing. $125.00
25. Thwaites, Reuben Gold-editor. ORIGINAL
JOURNALS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. Complete set of 8 volumes.. New
York: Arno Press, 1969. Complete set of eight volumes. Small ex-library labels
are on the spine front cover of each volume. There is a former library pocket
inside the front cover of each volume as well. There is light wear only to the
bindings. This is a clean and tight set and would be rated as very good
condition if not for the small library labels and pockets. The map volume
contains all of the maps that went with the set. $235.00
26. Wagner, Glendolin Damon. BLANKETS
AND MOCCASINS.. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers,
1933. Ex-library, rebound in library buckram. First edition. Library marks
inside the covers. Overall a clean and tight copy. $14.00
27. Wheeler, Owen D. THE
TRAIL OF LEWIS AND CLARK, 1804-1904. Complete set in two volumes.. New
York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. Complete set of two volumes. Volume I has been
recased, with original cloth spine laid over. Volume II is entirely rebound in
maroon library buckram. Both fold-out maps are present, as are all
illustrations. Moderate shelf wear to the books. There are labels on the covers
and inside the covers and library marks on the spine. Bindings are tight.
$250.00