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Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1924. First Edition. Very Good. [9.5x6.5in]; 456 pp., frontispiece map of Alaska over United States, two images and fold out color map of Alaska Judicial Divisions; Dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering and rules on spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Some shelf wear to edges, and covers, corners bumped and worn, small splits to top and bottom of spine, prior owner pencil name on front end paper.

Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, water stain marks on bottom, slight printing offset of colors, small chips and closed tears to lower edge;.

Chicago: J. Martin Miller, 1899. Unknown. Map. Very Good. [Map copyright 1899, not shown, printing date of Atlas later] [19.875x15.125in]; Colored map of Alaska with steamer routes from Portland and Seattle, insets of the Klondike Region on the Upper Yukon and Western portion of Aleutian Islands; On verso index of places and names with two large black and white images; Age toning to all edges, several blue ink marks, printing offset of colors;.

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1915. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. [June 1915] [9x6in]; x, 91 pp., Frontispiece and 31 tipped in photos, map of exposition grounds; Tan paper boards with gilt lettering on spine and upper, fore edge uncut; Minimal shelf wear, no foxing, slightly darken spine. Eugen Neuhaus 1879-1963) was painter, teacher, critic, art historian, author, University lecturer and organizer for over 50 years in California. The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition was set in San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake. The Exposition was a showcase of architecture and art, which Neuhaus was the chair of committee to jury the fine arts of the Exposition and was invited to exhibit some of his work. This is the first of four other books about the Exposition developed from lectures. The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was a significant event for San Francisco, California and the United States. The planning for the exposition began in 1904,… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1853. First Edition. Very Good. Inscribed by Author, [8x5.5in]; [4], xiii, errata, 14-279, [10], advertisements, frontispiece of fold out chart of Produce of Gold and Silver since the Discovery of America; Blind-stamped maroon cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine, edges untrimmed, includes publisher's advertisements on 1-8 pp. after text; Shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, edges and corners rubbed with small dents and bumped, front hinge cracked and loose, light soiling to faded covers, top edge dusty, spine darken, chipped and splits of cloth on spine top and bottom, wear and partial split to front joint surface. [Kurutz 606a, Cowan64 p. 616]. From Kurutz, "The Stirling work consists primarily of an economic discourse on gold, history of coinage, comparison with silver, and the economic effects of the Australian and California gold discoveries. Not surprisingly, the Englishman emphasized the Australian mining operations." Inscribed to "John Bigland Esq. with the… Read More

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. First Edition. Very Good. Trade Edition [6x9"]; Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, green toned image of farm buildings and countryside on front and back endpapers, fore and bottom edges uncut; [6], 247 pp. frontispiece image of President Coolidge, seven images on plates; Minor shelf wear and rubbing to covers, edges and bumped corners. Calvin Coolidge [1872-1933] was the 30th President from 1923 to 1928. He was Vice President when Harding died in 1923 and was elected directly in 1924. He was a conservative republican that supported limited government, yet he was a strong supporter of civil rights of African and native Americans.

New York: B. T. Babbit, 1880. Very Good. [4x5.25in card stock] Color chromolithograph illustration of advertisement depicting a traveling salesman dressed as 'Uncle Sam" selling soap powder to two miners, with shovel and pic axe on the ground. A box of soap powder is hanging on one side of the balance scale and the miners are piling bags of gold on the other side. In the background is a landscape scene of a valley and foothills. Below the soap box is "A thing of worth is a joy forever" and to the side, Bufford. On the verso is a "Beautiful Tribute to Women", which is extolling the virtues and strength of women from a 1880's perspective. The last line reads "In short, woman is a miracle, a mystery, the center from which radiates the charm of existence." Some light soiling and age toning to edges, faint spot on illustration and on verso, some spots and marks on text. Benjamin Talbot Babbitt (1809-1889) was an American businessman, advertiser, manufacturer and inventor. He held over 100 patents for… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [6x9"]; Dark blue cloth covers with blind stamped coat of arms on lower front cover, silver lettering on red field on front and spine, red ink on top edge, uncut fore edge; pale yellow dust jacket with red, white on blue field and blue lettering with red borders on front and spine, blue illustration of Churchill on back; x, 462 pp.; minimal shelf wear, bookseller stamp on back bottom endpaper; minimal soiling to dust jacket with age darken spine and edges, minor shelf wear to front top and bottom edge and spine, two closed 1" tears top front edge.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. First Edition, 1st Printing. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED [10.25x7.25in]; xxiv, 493 pp., 36 illustrations and images, 5 maps, appendix, bibliography and index; Brown speckled beige paper on boards with linen cloth back strip, embossed red ink lettering on front and spine, brick red end papers, all edges trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with 1877 Sibley Redmond color lithograph illustration by Henry Steinegger, black, red and white lettering in front and spine with reviews on back; Minimal shelf wear with slight rubbing to top and bottom spine, minor wear to dust jacket with small closed tear at lower back corner, signed on half title by author, Will Bagley 28 July 2002", tipped in University of Oaklahoma prospectus, bookmark and card, and book signing advertisement. From the dust jacket, the massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11, 1857 was the single most violent act to occur on the overland trails. This book is a riveting account of the attack on the… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1887. First Edition. Very Good. Illustrations W.C. Jackson, H.W. McVickar. [8x9.25"]; [1], viii, 409 pp. [1], frontispiece engraving of battle of Lake Champlain, 71 engravings on plates and illustrations in text; Dark blue and cream buckram over covers with embossed gilt lettering on front and spine, embossed gilt illustration of sailor climbing the ropes up the mast on front; Some shelf wear, rubbing and light soiling to covers, edges and corners, corners bumped, spine faded and rubbed, pp. 103 to 108 loose. A detailed account of the forgotten War of 1812, also known as the second revolutionary war. This was a confusing short war that President Madison was forced into. It was about impressment of US merchant ships, British use of natives to harass and limit western expansion and defiance of the British slave trade ban. This book is a detailed account of naval actions during the two and a half year war.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1887. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. W.C.Jackson, Illus.. [8x9.25"]; [1], viii, 318 pp. [1], frontispiece engraving of sinking of the Alabama, 55 engravings on plates and illustrations in text; Dark blue and cream buckram over covers with embossed gilt lettering on front and spine, embossed gilt illustration of a sail and arm on front; Some shelf wear, rubbing and light soiling to covers, edges and corners, corners bumped, spine faded and rubbed, front hinge cracked, but tight. This is an account of the Union naval battles and blockade and rivers control of the South during the American Civil War [1861 to 1865].

London: Trubner and Co, 1858. First Edition. Very Good. Thomas A. Ayres, Edward Lewis and Bohm. 8vo [8.5x5.5in]; [4], 168 pp., [1] advertisement, 22 illustrations on 18 plates, including frontispiece tinted illustration of The Yo-Hamite Falls, fold out plate of panoramic view of San Francisco, eight tinted illustrations, two folding maps [14.625x12in and 12.25x18.25in]; Contemporary three-quarter dark brown leather on marbled board, rebacked with original spine laid down with new gilt lettered label, original gilt stamped Board of Trade at bottom of spine, light green end papers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to edges and corners with minor rubbing to surfaces and spine, corners worn, slight fading to marbled boards, several scratches on spine, edges of text age darken, small bookseller ink stamp on lower front end paper, old ink stamp, partially erased, at top of title page, small stain on frontispiece margin and chip to tissue guard, small closed tears at hinges and folds to folding maps.… Read More

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. Limited to 550 copies, [11.25x7.75in]; x, 64 pp., [1] colophon, Frontispiece portrait of Commodore Stockton, nine facsimiles and lithographs, with four in color; Light blue paper boards with gilt lettering and border on darker blue background design on front, black cloth back strip with black lettering on light blue paper label, edges untrimmed; Some shelf wear to surfaces, edges and corners, bottom corners bumped and worn through, rubbing on spine edges, some fading and soiling of covers [Grabhorn 209, This book is about six letters that describe life in California before the Gold Rush. In addition, there are biographical sketches of the people mentioned in the letters. This is one of the Fifty Books of the Year and part of the Second Series of Rare Americana No. 5.

San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1916. First Edition. Irwin, Inez Haynes The Californiacs What is a Californiac? San Francisco, CA: A. M. Robertson, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- to Near Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The rear endpaper has several spots of ground-in dirt and spotting. The dust jacket has several small edge chips , especially to the spine ends. "Inez Haynes Irwin (March 2, 1873 - September 30, 1970) was an American feminist author, journalist, member of the National Women's Party, and president of the Authors Guild. [1] Many of her works were published under her former name Inez Haynes Gillmore. She wrote over 40 books and was active in the suffragist movement in the early 1900s. Irwin was a "rebellious and daring woman", but referred… Read More

Washington: [Washington], 1850. First Edition. Good. Ex-Library, [9x6in]; 976 pp., six of seven maps (five folding); Original half bound marbled paper covers with gilt lettering on leather spine, all edges trimmed, Shelf wear to covers, edges, and corners, chips to marbled paper, rubbing to covers and spine, corners bumped, leather missing and frayed, some old tape on edges, spine faded with chips and splits at ends, typical public library markings with pasted card on rear end paper, some water stains and heavy foxing to text, maps in good condition with several red number markings, some misfolds, chips and closed tears along edges, several old and new archival tape repairs to closed tears, Fremont-Preuss map (No. 5) not present (see listing of maps below). [Kurutz Calif 106b, Howes P447, Wheat Books 31, Wheat Maps 79, Zamorano80 14, Rittenhouse 588]. The House and, later, Senate [Report 18, Serial 577] publications were important in the reports of the California gold rush and conditions along with… Read More

San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1888. First Edition. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in]; 242 pp., frontispiece illustration of Harlan in later years; Gray-brown cloth covers on beveled boards with gilt stamped lettering on front and spine, rules on front with embossed illustration in black ink, dark green floral end papers, all edges trimmed, typical period rounded spine and concaveed fore edge; Light shelf wear to edges and corners and joint edges at top and bottom of spine. [Cowan64 p. 264, Graff 1783]. Jacob Wright Harlan (1828-1902) joined the Boggs-Moran wagon train to California in 1846. Once he arrive, he joined Fremont's California Battalion in the Mexican- American war. This book, California '46 to '88 contains Harlan's memories of his overland journey to California in 1846, acquaintance with rescuers and survivors of the Reed and Donner Parties, joining Fremont's battalion in 1846-1847, San Francisco milk and livery businesses, storekeeping in gold camps near Coloma and Sonora, farming and… Read More

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1930. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED by author, [7.5x5.25in] [5], 281 pp., frontispiece of Torchiana as a Ranch Superintendent, 20 plates of 22 black and white images; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, image of Torchiana on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners in rubbing, slight age toning of text, singed by Torchiana on front end paper; Some Shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips top and bottom of spine, edges, and corners, darken spine with some soiling and rub markings on surfaces, not price clipped. [Six-Guns 2226, The Rampaging Herd 2313, Cowan64 p 641. H. A. Van Coenen Torchiana (1867-1940) was a native of the Netherlands, immgrated to America to see the West and become a lawyer. In 1913 he was appointed to as Consul General in San Francisco. Before the appointment, he was a working cowboy and became a manager on large cattle ranches in California. This… Read More

New York: Century Co, 1902. Later printing. Map. Near Fine. [Neat line 10.5x15in, Sheet 11.75x16.25in]; Color map of Canada provences from west of the Hudson Bay and parts of Alaska and Northern United States (~46 to ~62 N ~92 to 140 W), single fold map from a popular atlas in the late 1800's and early 1900's; Minor age toning.

Cheltenham, UK: Reardon Press, 2000. First Edition. Slipcased. Fine. E. A. Wilson. Special edition boxed, #118 of 500 limited copies, Signed by Authors, [8.5x6in]; 144 pp., 12 color plates and over 100 black and white illustrations; Black leather covers with gilt lettering on spine and inset color portrait of Wilson on front, illustrated end papers, all edges trimmed; Black cloth slipcase with publishers box; Negligible wear. From the introduction, Edward Adrian Wilson (1872- 1912) "... was one of the major influences and personalities of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and has also been recognised as one of the top ranking ornithologists and naturalists in the United Kingdom during this period. He was also one of the last great scientific expedition artists." He was a member of both of Robert Falcon Scott's expeditions to Antarctica on Discovery in 1901-1904 and Terra Nova in 1910- 1913 as a zoologist and doctor. This book adds to the few that have been written by or about him, notably by… Read More

San Francisco: Robert A. Reid, 1915. First Edition. Very Good. [6x8.75in]; unpaginated, [32 pp.], 31 color images from black and white photographs; Tan paper wrapppers with red and black lettering on front, two stapled binding; Some shelf wear to covers and edges with small chips at corners and spine top and bottom, light age toning to images. The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was a significant event for San Francisco, California and the United States. The planning for the exposition began in 1904, two years before the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed most of the City and caused significant damage to most of the bay area. As part of the rebuilding and recovery efforts for San Francisco, the PPIE world fair opened in February 1915 to enthusiastic crowds. The over 600 acres were beautifully designed and promoted as a community of eleven exhibition "palaces", 21 foreign pavilions, 48 State buildings and a 65 acre amusement zone. The design of the buildings and… Read More