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London: Booksellers of Great-Britain Ireland and New-England. Good+. 1762. 2nd Edition, corrected. Hardcover. Bound in modern black pebble cloth with gilt lettering. Text is tight & clean with light age toning and a few stains. VOLUME 1: [2], vi, [24], xii, [2], 487, [1] pages. 1 map of 2. Lacking map "Passage by Land to California". The"Malabar and Cormandel Coasts" map is present & complete but has a vertical tear along the lower half of the center crease. This second edition, corrected has added a 24-page supplement on the Spanish settlements in America. VOLUME 2: [2], 4, [4], 507, [18] pages. Folding plate of the Ginseng Plant & 3 of 3 maps present: 1-"Map of Terra del Fuego"; 2-"Map of Nangasak called by the Chinese Tchangk"; 3-"Peru, Mission of the Moxos". Lacking last 3 leaves (rear General Index stops after the letter "T"). Religion, ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 994 pages; Second edition of a 1743 collection… Leer más

Richmond: Franklin Press. Very Good. 1819. First American Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes rebound in clean brown buckram with gilt titles on spine. Title of volume II: "THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE SUMMER ILES, WITH THE NAMES OF THE ADVENTURERS, PLANTERS, AND GOVERNOURS FROM THEIR FIRST BEGINNING, AN. 1584. TO THIS PRESENT 1626. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THOSE SEVERALL COLONIES AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT BEFELL THEM IN ALL THEIR IOURNYES AND DISCOVERIES. ALSO THE MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THOSE COUNTRIES THEIR COMMODITIES, PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT, CUSTOMES, AND RELIGION YET KNOWNE. DIVIDED INTO SIXE BOOKES". First Edition issued and printed in America, from the London Edition of 1629. With the five engraved plates (+1) including three large folding engraved scenes and maps from the original first London printing. Included are the engraved frontispiece of Captain John Smith; the engraved coat of arms frontispiece to Vol. II; a large folding plate depicting many… Leer más

San Francisco: Book Club of California. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1951. Limited Edition. .. Blue marbled paper covered boards with a tan cloth spine . In a blank cream colored dust jacket. Limited edition, 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. (x) , 87pp. Illustrated with a large triple fold-out engraving. Deckle page edges, chapter head vignettes . DJ protected in a mylar cover. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. California, Western Americana ; Fold-Out Illustration; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Written by Fran Striker and based on the famous Lone Ranger adventures crearted by George W. Trendle. Clean mustard color boards. Top edge dyed red. Red title on front cover & spine. Pictorial endpaper and frontispiece. (viii, 207pp) . VG+ Dust Jacket protected in a mylar cover. Rear dust jacket flap & book lists to this title (#11). Prior owners ink stamp private library "#11". Children, Western. ; b/w drawings; 8vo; 207 pages .

Chicago: John Calhoun Club. Very Good+. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, #72 of 160 copies in publisher's brown cloth-backed patterned boards with matching slipcase. Printed on Italian handmade paper. Brown cloth spine with bright gilt title. Deckle page edges, top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Contains14 illustrations of early printings, including a folding Deseret News (unopened). Text & slipcase bordering near fine. Typography, Western Americana; Samples of printing; 8vo; 91 pages .

Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+. 1915. Limited Edition. Hardcover. In original slate-green laid paper boards with printed label on spine; pages of laid paper watermarked with a chained gate. Deckle page edges. First edition limited to 300 copies. (6) , 194pp. From Kimes Bibliography, "These letters reveal a warm and lasting friendship. They clearly show the influence of a wise and cultured woman on the development of a Wisconsin immigrant farm boy who became an accomplished writer and naturalist sought by men of prominence. Mrs. Carr, an ardent lover of nature and intensely interested in botany, was a sympathetic listener, ever ready with encouragement, assistance, and guidance. She had a strong faith in Muir's extraordinary capabilities and his ultimate achievements. Her profound influence on his life makes this book of letters one of the most important in the study of John Muir. Although this book was published posthumously, the contents had been carefully… Leer más

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Good+. 1873. 2nd & Revised Edition. Hardcover. From the Introduction: " This volume is the reproduction of its predecessor , which appeared in 1860. This short interval, although checkered by war, is illuminated by stupendous achievements....." The original title was "The Central Gold Region. The Grain, Pastoral and Gold Regions of North America: Some New Views of Its Physical Geography, and Observations on the Pacific Railroad." This updated 1873 edition is bound in clean green cloth with gilt title on spine. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with 6 color fold out maps. First map (frontis) is complete but has separated in the center & has tears at the folds, the other five maps are in very good condition. Inkstamp of Norristown Library Co. Gilpin (1813-1894) was an Explorer, Politician, Speculator, Officer in the US Army who wrote of the American West. First Territorial Governor of Colorado. ;… Leer más

Pittsburgh Pa.: Cramer, Spear, Eichbaum Et Al. Good+. 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. Title Continued: "AND A TRIP THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY AND PART OF WEST FLORIDA. COMMENCED AT PHILADELPHIA IN THE WINTER OF 1807 AND CONCLUDED IN 1809", with notes and appendix. In a handsome later nineteenth century binding of brown 3/4 leather with raised bands and gilt title over clean marbled boards. Some pages have a few flecks of foxing. Condition of the book would be rated VG+ but has been down graded to "G+" because the last six pages (599-604) are a laid-in facsimile. West, Americana, Travel & Exploration ; 8vo; 504 pages .

New York: Appleton & Company. Very Good-. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth. Spine & front cover decorated with gilt. Tissue protected frontispiece, full page and half page wwod-cut illustrations. 632pp some of which are age toned. Dr. Baxley, special Commissioner of the United States, led the 1860-62 18 months medical mission via Panama, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and along the West Coast to San Francisco spending much time in California & Hawaii. First 29 pages have a small damp stain on fore-edge. Western Americana, West Coast, South America; Engraved illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages .

Concord, N. H.: New Hampshire Historical Society. Very Good+. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black original cloth with gilt title on spine. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with drawings and b/w plates. New Hampshire Historical Society Collections Volume 12. Western Americana & New Hampshire ; B/W Plates & drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages .

Washington, D. C,: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1886-96. First Edition. Soft Covers. Eleven Booklets with covers in various colors. Reports from the Governor of the Territory of Utah from 1866 to 1896 when statehood was in progress. A great resource for Utah History. Schools. Prisons, Agriculture, Industry, Mining, Election, Indians, Railroads, and a section on Polygamy in each annual publication. "I am most firmly convinced that there is an Irreconcilable political difference, fundamental In character between the Mormon system and the Government established by the United States." Ten of the booklets are in VG-VG+ condition. The 1886 issue has the front top corner missing. Western Americana, Utah ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Salt Lake City, Utah: James H. Crockwell. Very Good+. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Ca: 1900. "A true and correct statement of the birth, life and death of President Brigham Young, second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And brief biographies of his twenty six wives and names and number of children born to them". Clean red wraps bound with pink ribbon. Silver title on front cover. B/W photograph illustrations. Interior of text Is tight, clean & intact. 40pp + photographs + 4p ads, Western America, Salt Lake City, Utah ; B/W Photograph Illustrations; 8vo; 44 pages .

Washington, D. C,: U. S. Government Printing Office. Good+. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Green embossed cloth with somewhat faded gilt title on spine. A small damp stain on spine head. First few pages lightly foxed. Illustrated with numerous tables & charts. Prior owners inscription " Compliments of the Honorable John Ketcham" who was U. S. Representative from New York for 33 years. Geology Mines and Minerals ; B/W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 321 pages .

London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.. Very Good+. 1865. Hardcover. Rebound in clean maroon buckram cloth that has a spine label with gilt title. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with numerous engraved illustrations. 267pp and a 34pp. Catalog of Books. California's natural attractions. Western Americana ; Engraved Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .

London: Richard Phillips. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1807. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Contemporary 3/4 leather over scuffed marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Text tight. Early owner's ink stamp on title page. Condition of individual books as noted after each title. Each book was issued separately throughout the year. Binding Instruction including insertion of plates is at the end of the volume although they were sometimes bound individually. These books were of considerable interest because, at the time, they were one of the only sources of information as to current conditions in foreign countries. Most travel & exploration books were of a more historical nature. There were 10 or more volumes published in this series. Full Titles: (1) "TRAVELS THROUGH THE TWO LOUISIANAS AND AMONG THE SAVAGE NATIONS OF THE MISSOURI; ALSO, IN THE UNITED STATES, ALONG THE OHIO, AND THE ADJACENT PROVINCES IN 1801, 1802 & 1803" by M. Perrin Du Lac,… Leer más

Albuquerque: R. W. Wiley. Near Fine. 1907. First Edition. Soft Cover. Ca: 1907. Clean brown soft cover with black title. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. B/w photographic views and architect's sketches. 1880 - 1940 New Mexico became the mecca for people infected with infected T. B. , who were seeking a cure. New Mexico; B/W photographs & Architect's sketches; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 26 pages .

Mount Lowe, California: Mount Lowe. Very Good. 1914. Paperback. Ca: 1914. "Graphic Description of the Famous Mountain, its Marvelous Railway, and the journey of Twenty-Five Miles Through Wonderland" Photograph illustrations. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Center crease. A few small edge tears. ; B/W Photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 8 pages .

Monrovia, CA: Press of the Monrovia News. Near Fine. 1915. First Edition. Soft Cover. Clean tan soft pictorial cover with a closing flap for mailing. Ca: 1915. Illustrated with sepia photographs. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Of all the lovely suburbs of Los Angeles, none offers such alluring attractions as Monrovia. West, Southern California, Monrovia, Los Angeles; Sepia Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages .

San Francisco, California: Janssen Press. Near Fine. 1914. First Edition. Soft Cover. Ca: 1914. 73/4" x 9" fully opened. Vertical center crease made by publisher. Seven pages including covers. Illustrated with B/W photographs and two maps. Transportation lines include: Steam Railroads; Electric Railroads; Automobile routes; Trolley and Excursion Boats. Also includes three sheets of unused stationary paper from the Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill, San Francisco, Ca. West, California; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 7 pages .

Chicago: Canadian Pacific Railway. Very Good+. 1915. Soft Cover. Clean soft pictorial covers. Size 18" x 32" fully opened. Accordion folded travel brochure. Side 1 is a large color map, the other side holds the text , drawings and B/W photographs. Canada, British Columbia ; B/W Photography; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .