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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1937. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Limited to 750 copies in Two Volumes [12.5x9.25in] Vol 1- xi, [1] map of The Basin of the Northeast Pacific, 270 pp., 40 maps with some folding, 11 charts, 3 tables, index; Vol 2- 271-543 pp., listings of 34 pre-discovery maps and 862 post-discovery maps, index, current and obsolete place names, bibliography; Black cloth covers with gilt titles on spine, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to lower edges and corners, some fraying to top and bottom of spine, age-toning to end papers and edges, small dents to foredge of Vol 1, prior owner handwritten gift letter tipped in to map fold facing p. 97, without dust-jackets or slipcase. [Howes W7, Axe 86]. Henry R. Wagner (1862-1957) was a book collector, cartographer, historian, author and bibliographer. He was a Yale law school graduate and worked for mining interests in North and South America, New York and London. He was a major book collector in later shifted… Read More

Vancouver,BC / Seattle: Douglas and McIntyre and University of Washington Press, 1982. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6in]; 319 pp., eight maps, 7 illustrations (from Cook's voyages), extensive note, native language tables, bibliography and index; Black paper with mustard cloth back strip on boards, black lettering in line boarder on spine, brown end papers, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and spine, excerpt of journal on back; Negligible shelf wear to covers, several small spots on text block edges; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips at corners and several small stain spots, minor age toning, closed tear on front at joint.

Chicago: The Reilly and Lee Co, 1931. First Edition. Good. Chicago: The Reilly and Lee Co; 1931; First Edition [7.25x10"]; Cream cloth cover with embossed black ink lettering in ruled box on spine, embossed with black pattern on covers and oval bordered lettering and silhouette of woman on front; 468 pp., frontispiece of author and 86 illustrations on plates and in text; Heavy shelf wear with bumped and frayed corners, along all edges and top and bottom of spine, hinges loose, 1/2 " ink mark on front, prior owner pencil notes on endpapers and some annotations in text, bookseller stamp on front and back endpapers. Overall condition is Good.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [Reprinted from the 1849 edition][5.25x8"]; Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front, gilt illustration of Indians and horses on front; Dark blue and white dust jacket with red lettering on front; xxiv, 63 pp., [1], 2 plates with black/white illustrations, various illustrations and tables in text, 24" fold out profile map of routes to California with elevations, index; Minimal shelf wear to edges; Dust jacket minor soiling with chips to all edges and corners, closed tear at top of spine and front repaired with tape, prior owner ink name on front endpaper. [Kurutz 663b, Wagner-Camp 175]. Joseph E. Ware published The Emigrant's Guide to California in 1849. In the introduction to this reprint Princeton edition, John Caughey wrote that "Joseph E. Ware was the first to attempt a complete description of the best route for the forty-niners." Ware did not make the journey himself and wrote the guide… Read More

Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1785. First French Edition. Illustration. Very Good. John Webber. [Illus 8.5x14in on 10.5x15.5in Sheet] ; Plate No. 54, uncolored; Some soiling and age toning at edges, vertical fold crease, single worm hole entrance and exit. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. This illustration was from a brief encounter with the natives of Norton Sound, Alaska. Webber likely sketched the illustration, a woman with a child on her shoulder a man standing behind her and a log hut, from Cooks journal descriptions of the encounter (from The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, Volume III Rudiger Joppien and Bernard Smith, Yale University Press, 1988).

Paris: Hotel de Thou, 1785. First French Edition. Illustration. Good. John Webber. [Illus. 9.5x18.25in on 10.5x20.25in Sheet] ; Colored Plate No. 22; Some soiling and age toning, closed tears along edges, small damp spot stains on print, vertical fold creases .[Beddie 1556]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, "Cook was in the Friendly Isles in May of 1777. The ships then went to Tongatapu, Tonga from June 10-July 10, 1777. Tongatapu (also known as Amsterdam) was the largest of the Tongan islands. The most unusal and extraordinary ceremony observed was the Inasi, which took place at Mua from 8-9 July. Its meaning was not fully understood, and the descriptions… Read More

London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Illustration. Near Fine. [Illus. 10.125x7in on 22x16.5in Sheet]; Plate 39 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Minor age toning to sheet along edges with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print, prior owner repair to crease fold closed tear not affecting print, horizontal fold crease through print. [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, " Cook's traveled to Nootka Sound (King George's Sound), Vancouver Island, on the north-west coast of America between March 29-April 26th, 1778. It is noted that Webber, in… Read More

London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Illustration. Very Good. [Illus. 9.5x15.25in on 15.5x21.25in Sheet]; Plate 78 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Minor soiling and age toning to sheet along edges with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print. [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, "The Resolution and the Discovery visited Avacha Bay, Kamchatka between 29 April to 16 June 1779. Many of the drawings from this period show snowy scenes, especially of the town and harbour of St Peter and St Paul. This engraving shows the inside of a native house. At… Read More

London: Alexander Hogg, 1785. First Edition. Illustration. Very Good. John Webber. [Illus. 7.875x12.75in on 9.375x14.125in Sheet] [Published as the Act Directs by Alex'r Hogg, at the Kings Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row]; Possible proof printing for later editions, no printed plate number or other information on illustrator or sculptor; Possible inclusion in the Anderson, G.W. edition printed in 80 parts or the Hogg edition, 1785; Some soiling and age toning at edges. [Originally from Plate 41, The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784] [Engraved by S. Smith] [Beddie 21 and 17]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. Webber oversaw the engravings ordered by… Read More

London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Illustration. Very Good. [Illus. 9.5x15in on 14x19.25in Sheet]; Colored Plate 14 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and Heath sculp on bottom right; Some soiling to print with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print. [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. Cook visited Nomuka Is., which is part of Tonga or the Friendly Isles from May 1 to 14, 1777. This is an unusual birds-eye view of a large event with set and special postures of the many subjects. From the National Maritime Museum, "Cook is seated between two chieftains inside a hut.

London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Illustration. Near Fine. [Illus. 9.125x7in on 21.75x15in Sheet]; Plate 39 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Some age toning to sheet along edges with several soil spots and small closed tears on edges not affecting darker print. Pencil signature on verso of appears to be W. L. V. Bayly [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay. From the National Maritime Museum, " Cook's traveled to Nootka Sound (King George's Sound), Vancouver Island, on the north-west coast of America between March 29-April 26th, 1778. It is noted that Webber, in representing indigenous people,… Read More

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.; 1949; First Edition [6x8.75"]; Taupe cloth binding with maroon lettering and horizontal lines on spine, maroon end papers; Mustard yellow dust jacket with black and dark red lettering and images on front and spine, authors narratives on back; [6], 273 pp., [1]; Near fine binding; Dust jacket small closed tears along top, spine slightly faded, bookstore stamp on bottom of rear endpaper. Overall condition is near fine.

Victoria, BC: Rockland Books, 1998. First Edition. Fine. Limited # 331 of 500 [9.25x6.5in]; [5], 316 pp., xii, 1754 entries, Bibliography and Principal References, index; Dark burgundy cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt illustration of buffalo in circle, all edges trimmed;.

New York: Exposition Press, 1972. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by editor, [8.25x5.75in, 21x14mm]; 268 pp., 20 black and white illustrations, appendices, bibliography and index; Dark blue leather with yellow ink lettering on front and spine, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with blue and red lettering on front and spine, illustration of Clipper ship on front and blue toned image of Reading on rear; Negligible shelf wear to book, ink inscription of Editor on half title, minor age toning to edges; Minor shlef wear to dust jacket with age toning to edges and minor rubbing to surfaces, priced clipped.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [6x9.5in]; Dark brown cloth cover with gilt lettering and pick, shovel, pan on spine, blind stamped device and Indiana on lower front, brown ink map of Alaska and Yukon on front and rear endpapers, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with brown and blue lettering on spine and front, illustration of miner with pack on front, image and narrative of author on rear; xiii, 302 pp., frontispiece image of Chilkoot pass, 28 images, bibliography, notes and index; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, prior owner addres label on front endpapers; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket, closed tear top front.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1953. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Grabhorn Press. Keepsake to members of the Book Club of California of 12 folders [10x8in], issued in three parts, with commentary and facsimile reproductions of articles, illustrations and cartoons, with several from the collection of Edwin Grabhorn. Some tanning of exterior of folders and wear and tear to original mailing wrapper, tipped in letters from Book Club of California Secretary on the two of the three distributions of the 1953 Keepsake. [Grabhorn 532]. The twelve facsimiles include: "The Miner's Ten Commandments", "The Gold Rush Elephant", Penny Postcards of the Gold Rush, "The Feast of Gold", "The Jolly Old Miner" and others. The narrative contributors include: Carol Wenzel, Nat Schmulowitz, Jane Grabhorn, Paul Speegle, Edna Martin Parratt, Francis J. Carmody, David Magee, Oscar Lewis, Louis de Guiringaud, Tyrus G. Harmsen, Robert E. Burke and Edward Bosley.

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson [Paul Bailey Westernlore Press], 1956. First Edition. Very Good Plus. limited to 300 [5.25x7.5"]; xvi, 17-93 pp., [1] limitation page, frontispiece illustration of White by Clarence Ellsworth, 18 chapter heading illustrations, fold out facsimile of 1849 Los Angeles map, color illustration of settlement; Burgundy cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, end paper red bordered maps of Santa Anita Rancho on front and Rancho Muscupiabe on back, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to edges, cracks along front end paper due to excess binders glue, hinge tight, fold over and creases on bottom fore edge at pages 19 and 21. [Rudkin p.172]. Michael C. White (1802-1885) was a described as the "first" foreigner to settle in Southern California. This book is from 1877 testimony of White to Thomas Savage for Hubert Howe Bancroft's collection of memorabilia and first person accounts of the history of California. Glen Dawson (1912-2016) was an American rock climber, mountaineer,… Read More

London: John Murray, 1868. First Edition. Very Good. [8.75x6in]; xix, [1], 331 pp., frontispiece of Auroral light, title page vignette of loading a sledge, 34 illustrations on plates or in text, appendices, fold out map of the Yukon or Kwich-Pak river with insert of North Pacific Ocean [11.25x18.in, 22x15cm], lacking advertisements; Contemporary 3/4 calf with marble paper on covers, five embossed ruled lines on spine with gilt lettering on black leather label, light blue end papers, all edges trimmed with red ink speckling; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, surfaces rubbed, edges worn and corners bumped and worn through, top edge darken, general light age toning of text, light half circle stain on frontispiece, light stain spots in margins pp. 241-245, prior owner pencil corrections p. 165 and 311, small Solicitor's Supreme Court Library [Scotland] black ink stamps on verso of frontispiece, title page, xix, pp. 72 and 96. [Wickersham 6030, Ricks p. 255, Smith 10978,Tooley 4851, AB… Read More

Fairbanks: Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, 1927. First Edition. Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; xxvii, 635 pp., 10,380 entries, index; Blue buckram cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, spine darken, light uniform age toning of text. CS. James Wickersham (1857-1939) was appointed as a Federal Judge for Alaska by President William McKinley in 1900. He then served as the Alaska delegate to Congress from in two periods 1908-17 and 1931-33 and was a major force in Congress to establish Alaska as a Territory and provide for greater Federal assistance. He was also an author of Alaskan law reports and the 1927 "A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature 1724-1924", and founder of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now the University of Alaska). In his early years, he was also an explorer and made and failed in the first attempt to climb Denali - Mt. McKinley. This bibliography is the most comprehensive and essential reference work on… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Washington Law Book Co, 1938. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Inscribed, [9.25x6.25in]; xi, 514 pp., [4], frontispiece map of Alaska, 64 images, index; Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt border and rules, all edges trimmed; Shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, several water stains to covers, spine darken with small closed tears to top and bottom of spine, ink inscription and illustration on front free end paper with tipped in brochure from House of Wickersham "Greetings from House of Wickersham, Juneau, Alaska August 24, 1968 (Wickersham Day) taped bookplate of James Wickersham on front end paper. [Smith 10990, Adams Six Guns 2390]. James Wickersham (1857-1939) was appointed as a Federal Judge for Alaska by President William McKinley in 1900. He then served as the Alaska delegate to Congress from in two periods 1908-17 and 1931-33 and was a major force in Congress to establish Alaska as a Territory and provide for greater Federal assistance.… Read More