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Last updated January 6, 2012


1. Barnes, F.A. THE 1859 MACOMB EXPEDITION INTO UTAH TERRITORY.. Moab, Utah: Canyon Country Publications, 2003. 144 pages. Glossy softcover binding. Light wear only. A scarce publication. $45.00

2. Burton, Richard F. THE CITY OF THE SAINTS AND ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO CALIFORNIA.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. 654 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $30.00

3. Dellenbaugh, Frederick. A CANYON VOYAGE: THE NARRATIVE OF THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION DOWN THE GREEN COLORADO RIVER FROM WYOMING.. New Haven, Connecituct: Yale University Press, 1962. 277 pages. Ex-library, 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. $22.50

4. Dellenbaugh, Frederick S. A CANYON VOYAGE: THE NARRATIVE OF THE SECOND POWELL EXPEDITION DOWN THE GREEN COLORADO RIVER FROM WYOMING, AND THE EXPLORATIONS ON LAND, IN THE YEARS 1871 AND 1872.. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. 277 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels inside the front cover. There is replacement leather on the spines and corners. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $55.00

5. Dodge, Major Gen'l Grenville M. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES BRIDGER, MOUNTAINEER, TRAPPER AND GUIDE.. Hunz & Company, Ex-library, 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. This is a facsimile reprint edition. $15.00

6. Hafen, LeRoy and Ann W. Hafen. FREMONT'S FOURTH EXPEDITION, A DOCUMENTARY ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER OF 1848-1849 WITH DIARIES, LETTTERS AND REPORTS BY THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TRAGEDY. Volume XI (11) in the Far West and Rockies Series.. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1960. 319 pages. Ex-library, with labels on labels inside the covers. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $50.00

7. Hafen, Leroy R. And Hafen W. TO THE ROCKIES AND OREGON, 1839-1842. Volume III (3) in the Far West and Rockies Series.. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark, 1960. 315 pages. Ex-library, with labels on labels inside the covers. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $37.50

8. Heap, Gwinn Harris. CENTRAL ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC, WITH RELATED MATERIAL ON RAILROAD EXPLORATIONS AND INDIAN AFFAIRS. Volume VII (7) in Far West and Rockies Series.. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1957. 346 pages. Ex-library, with labels on labels inside the covers. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $75.00

9. Hebard, Grace Raymond. SACAJAWEA, A GUIDE AND INTERPRETER OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRAVELS OF TOUSSIANT CHARBONNEAU, AND OF JEAN BAPTISTE, THE EXPEDITION PAPOOSE.. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1933. 1st Edition. 340 pages. Scarce 1933 first edition. Red cloth covers. Ex-library copy, with ink marks on the bottom of the spine and labels inside the front cover. The corners are bumped and rubbed through. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The text block is cracked in the middle, but the binding is still tight. $65.00

10. Hosmer, James K. HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814 in Two Volumes with Portraits and Maps.. Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1903. 1st Edition. Two volumes complete. Missing the folding map. Ex-library, rebound in brown library buckram, with library imprinting on the 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. Bindings are tight. $50.00

11. 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

12. Leonard, Herman. HISTORY OF THE OREGON TERRITORY FROM ITS FIRST DISCOVERY UP TO THE PRESENT TIME.. Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1980. 88 pages. Light wear and slight dulling to the cover. $8.25

13. Lewis, Ernest A. FREMONT CANNON: HIGH UP AND FAR BACK: UNRAVELING THE PUZZLE OF THE BRASS CANNON ABANDONED IN 1844 AND NEVER RECOVERED FROM CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA.. Glendale, California: Arthur H Clark, 1981. 156 pages. Ex-library, with library label on spine, a small library label remnant on front cover, and labels inside the front cover. Light shelf wear. Binding is tight. $45.00

14. Lewis, Meriwether. THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION. The 1814 edition, unabridged in three volumes. Complete set.. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1961. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front covers and labels inside the front covers. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. Minimal library wear. $30.00

15. Millennial Star-Spencer, Orson-editor. THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS' MILLENNIAL STAR. Volumes 7, 8 & 9 bound together. 1846-1847.. Liverpool: Edited & Published by Orson Spencer, 1846. 1st Edition. 380 pages. This volume contains the Millennial Star volumes 7, 8, and 9 complete in 24 issues each. Bound in original deep purple half leather with paper over board covers. The leather spine has some wear to the edges. There is a small scratch line running down about 2/3 of the spine length. The corners are rubbed through at the bottom exposing the pasteboard underneath. The top corners are slightly bumped and somewhat rubbed. A tight, sound text block and binding. These are truly significant historical volumes. The time period that these were published saw the Mormon pioneers leaving Nauvoo and arriving in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. The letters, dispatches, and news reports from the various parts of the Mormon trek make these volumes excellent primary source material. There is also an excellent amount of historical information on missionary work and the growth of the church in England at the time. Capably edited by Orson Spencer, these early Millennial Star volumes are a wonderful documentation of early LDS Church history. $1250.00

16. Nasatir, A.P. BEFORE LEWIS AND CLARK: DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI 1785-1804. Set of two volumes.. St. Louis: St. Louis Historical Documents Foundation, 1952. Two volume set. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front covers and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners, with some roads and scuffed spots. Binding is tight. With quite a few fold-out maps. A great reference set on the Lewis and Clark expedition. $50.00

17. Piercy, Frederick Hawkins. ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY. Facsimile reprint of 1855 first edition.. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1957. 120 pages. Slight shelf wear. This is a facsimile edition of the 1855 rare first edition. With reprints of the beautiful original illustrations. $125.00

18. Rabbitt, Mary C. et al.. The Colorado River Region and John Wesley Powell.. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969. 145 pages. Light shelf wear. $10.00

19. Sherwood, Morgan B. EXPLORATION OF ALASKA 1865-1900.. New Haven, Connecituct: Yale University Press New Haven 1968, 1968. 207 pages. Ex-library, 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. $6.00

20. 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

21. Wagner, Henry R. THE SPANISH SOUTHWEST, 1542-1794: Two volume set. . New York: Arno Press, 1967. 269 pages. Two volume set. Arno Press 1967 reprint of the Quivera Society original edition. Near new condition. $60.00

22. Wagner, Henry R. (Revised by 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. 601 pages. Ex-library, 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. There is strapping tape over the spine. $15.00

23. Watson, Elmo Scott-editor. THE PROFESSOR GOES WEST: MAJOR JOHN WESLEY POWELL'S EXPLORATIONS 1867-1874.. Bloomington, Illinois: Illinois Wesleyan University Press, 1954. 138 pages. Ex-library, 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. $12.50

24. 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

25. Willingham, William F. ENLIGHTENMENT SCIENCE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION: ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM GIVEN ON FEBRUARY 18, 1984.. Portland, Oregon: Lewis & Clark College, 1984. Slight wear. Softbound covers. $7.25

26. Young, Otis E. THE FIRST MILITARY ESCORT ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL: 1829 From the Journal and Report.. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark, 1952. 222 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of book and dust jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The binding is tight. $35.00

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