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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1864. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [8x5.5in]; viii, 264 pp.; Forest green pebble cloth covers with gilt lettering and design on spine, blind stamped borders and designs on front and back, all edges untrimmed, brick colored coated end papers; A bright book with only minor shelf wear to edges and corners, prior owner pencil writing on front end paper, French bookseller stamp on lower rear end paper; Acquisition bookplate of Maggs Bros. Ltd (London) on verso of front end paper from the Library of Comte De Chambord (Henri V of France, Duke of Bordeaux). [Wagner-Camp 404, Graff 2890]. From Wagner-Camp, "Morris's entertaining journal takes the reader from Saint Louis to the Colorado Rockies in the summer of 1863." He intended to go to the Montana gold fields, but changed to Denver and the Colorado gold fields due to a breakdown in the steamer at Saint Louis. Gold had been discovered in Montana in 1862 and was the "new gold rush" during the 1860's and 70's. The Colorado gold…
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Rambles in the Rocky Mountains; With a Visit to the Gold Fields of Colorado
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Ramona; A Story [Introduction by Susan Coolidge and Illustrations by Henry Sandham from A. C. Vroman photographs] [Pasadena Edition, two volumes bound in one]
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1905. Later edition. Good. [8x5.5in]; Vol. I - xxix [introduction], [4], Notes to and lists of illustrations, 310 pp., frontispiece of Helen Hunt Jackson with signature, 8 plates of illustrations, 14 chapter heading illustrations, Vol. II - [2] illustration lists, 308 pp., frontispiece plate illustration, 7 plates of illustrations, 12 chapter heading illustrations; Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt illustration on front of houses and landscape with line border; top edge gilt and all others untrimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with rubbing to joints and minor fraying of top and bottom of spine, slightly faded spine, several spots on covers, hinges cracked and loose, but holding, all plates present and several with old tape repair at hinges, tipped in magazine article of "Ramona Land". [Zamorano80 #46, Powell California Classics #23]. Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) was an American poet, writer and activist in the…
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Rand McNally & Co.'s Commercial Atlas of America; New Commercial Atlas Map of Alaska [Hawaiian Islands on verso]
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Rand McNally & Company, 1913. Later printing. Map. Near Fine. [Neat line 18.875x25.75in, Sheet 20.5x27.75in]; 335-338 pp., Map of Alaska and British Columbia (44 to 66 N, 120 to 172 W), insets of Mt. McKinley District, Steward Peninsula Mining District and Aleutian Islands, red ink legend of Alaskan Railroads (United Stated government, Copper River & Northwestern, North Pole Route, Solomon River R. R. Co., Tanana Valley and White Pass & Yukon; On verso listing of Districts, features and communities for New Brunswick and Alaska; Slight age toning along edges, horizontal fold.
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Rand McNally & Co.'s Commercial Atlas of America; New Commercial Atlas Map of Alaska [Hawaiian Islands on verso]
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Rand McNally & Company, 1916. Later printing. Map. Very Good. [Neat line 18.875x25.75in, Sheet 20.5x27.75in]; 335-338 pp., Map of Alaska and British Columbia (44 to 66 N, 120 to 172 W), insets of Mt. McKinley District, Steward Peninsula Mining District and Aleutian Islands, red ink legend of Alaskan Railroads (United Stated government, Copper River & Northwestern, North Pole Route, Solomon River R. R. Co., Tanana Valley and White Pass & Yukon; Map of Hawaii (19 to 22 N 154 to 160 W); listing of Districts, features and communities for both; Age toning along edges, repaired closed tear and other minor closed tears to edges, horizontal fold.
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The Reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee; [From Atlas Plate 14, The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784] [Engraved by Henry Heath]
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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.
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Recollections of a Young Desert Rat; Impressions of Nevada and Death Valley
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Verdi, NV: The Sagebrush Press, 1972. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. #734, limited to 777 copies [9.75x6.5in]; [10] 102 [4] pp., 11 black and white images; Olive green cloth covers with embossed brown lettering on spine, dust wrapper with reddish toned pictorial of desert mountains and black lettering; Minor shelf wear, faint dark spots on top front cover, dust jacket price clipped.
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A Reconnaissance in Northern Alaska; Across the Rocky Mountains, Along Koyukuk, John, Anaktuvuk, and Colville rivers, and the Arctic Coast to Cape Lisburne, in 1901 [with notes by W. J. Peters][58th Congress, 2nd Session, HR Document No. 566, Professional Paper No. 20
by Schrader, Frank Charles
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. First Edition. Very Good. Folio [11.375x9.25in]; 139 pp., I-III, list of publications by the USGS and suggested library catalogue descriptions, four large fold out maps partially colored, 20 plates of black and white images, four figures in text (elevation illustrations), list of plants collected and index; 3/4 Bound in red stained calf and red pebbled cloth, with blind stamped ruled lines and ribbed spine with gilt lettering, marbled end papers, all edges trimmed with marbled ink design; Some wear to covers with scuffing and scrapes to all surfaces, corners, edges and spine. corners bumped and worn through, front cover faded with evident deep scrape, reattached split piece at top of spine. [Wikersham 8249]. This report was produced by the Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey and includes geological reconnaissance map of northern Alaska along the 152nd meridian from the 66th parallel to the Arctic coast by way of Koyukuk, John,…
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Rejoice My Heart; The Making of H. R. Mill's "Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton" | The Private Correspondence of Dr. Hugh Robert Mill and Lady Shackleton, 1922-1933
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Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books, 2007. First Edition, 1st Printing. Fine/Fine. Limited to 500 unnumbered copies [10.25x7.5in]; xxi, 142 pp., index; Dark blue cloth covers with silver gilt lettering on spine, manuscript images on end papers; Dark blue dust jacket with white lettering on front and spine, images of Mill and Lady Shackleton on front, book reviews on back; Negligible shelf wear.
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Rejoice My Heart; The Making of H. R. Mill's "Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton" | The Private Correspondence of Dr. Hugh Robert Mill and Lady Shackleton, 1922-1933
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Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books, 2007. First Edition, 1st Printing. Fine/Fine. Limited to 500 unnumbered copies, Signed by author [10.25x7.5in]; xxi, 142 pp., index; Dark blue cloth covers with silver gilt lettering on spine, manuscript images on end papers; Dark blue dust jacket with white lettering on front and spine, images of Mill and Lady Shackleton on front, book reviews on back; Negligible shelf wear.
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Report of the Cruise of the U. S. Revenue Steamer Thomas Corwin in the Arctic Ocean, 1881; [48th Congress, 1st Session, Vol. 8, Senate Ex. Doc 204, June 24, 1884] [Treasury Dept Doc No. 601[John Muir report on Glaciers]
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1884. First Edition. Very Good. SIGNED tipped in compliments card by David Manning; [11.75x9.25in]; 147 pp., 16 plates, with 1 color and with 47 images and illustrations, many illustrations in text; Rebound with original dark blue cloth covers with new spine, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to covers, front map misfold creases, minimal age toning to text, plates and illustrations are fine and most with original tissue guards. With the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Revenue Cutter Service (now the US Coast Guard) began voyages and surveys of Alaska with the Steamer 'Lincoln'. The US Thomas Corwin began regular cruises to the Arctic Ocean and Alaskan waters in 1880 from the San Francisco home port. She participated in the search for the USS Jeannette, rescues of shipwrecked whalers, explorations and support of local Inuit natives.
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Rezanov Reconnoiters California, 1806; A new translation of Rezanov's letter, part of Lieutenant Khvostov's log of the ship Juno, and Dr. Georg von Langsdorff observations
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California [Grabhorn-Hoyem printers], 1972. First Edition. Limited to 450 copies [10.25x7in]; xix, 73 pp. [1] colophon, frontispiece portrait of Rezanov, 15 illustrations in text, two maps; Light brown paper covers on boards, black lettering on paper label on spine, panoramic illustration on front, spine and back cover of sketches of the California coast by Vancouver 1798, all edges trimmed; Original plain cream dust jacket; Minimal shelf wear to book, some rubbing to bottom edge and slight faded strip along top edge. [Hill 1354, BCC #140]. Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov (1764-1807) was a Russian nobleman and statesman, and explorer that promoted Russian settlement of Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Alta California. He organized the Russian-American Company to develop settlements. Rezanov was named as the Russian Ambassador to Japan and traveled their as part of a circumnavigation exploration (1803-06) led by Iurii Lisyansky. After concluding treaties with Japan, Rezanov…
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Rigby's Reliable Candy Teacher; With Complete and Modern | Soda, Ice Cream and Sherbet Sections
by Rigby, W. O. [Will]
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Topeka, KS: Rigby Publishing Company, 1927. Later Edition. Very Good. [The Eighteenth Edition] [6x9"]; White paper covers with dark blue lettering and illustration of a chef and the book cover on front cover, stapled text glued to covers; xv, [1], 268 pp., frontispiece image of W. O. Rigby, illustrations throughout text; Some soiling and tanning of covers and rust on staples, text block tight with no creases in covers [appears not to have been used in candy making], prior owner ink name on front endpaper, no other owner notes or marks. Rigby's book was first published in 1897 by the Hall Lithographing Company. The second edition was issued in 1900 and published by Rigby Publishing, and continued to the 21st edition in 1951.
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Rocky Mountain Views of the Rio Grande; the "Scenic Line of the World" [Consisting of twenty-four quadri-colored engraved views from recent photographs]
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Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1914. First Edition. Good. Oblong [9.5x11.75in]; 48 pp., unpaginated, 22 tipped in color images, map of routes; Dark burgundy paper covers with black outlined gold letters on front and gold lettering on back [Colorado], three hole red cord binding, sewn in price tag; Some chips to edges and corners, creases and cracks on covers, corners curled, age toned and soiled title page, [the reference to 24 views appears incorrect, since the book appears complete with 22 images and 1 image on the cover].
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Ross in the Antarctic; The Voyages of James Clark Ross in Her Majesty's Ships Erebus & Terror 1839-1843
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Yorkshire: Caedmon of Whitby, 1982. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. [8.75x5.5in]; [12], 276 pp., frontispiece of Sir James Clark Ross, seven plates with 25 illustrations, seven maps in text, two folding maps in back envelope, bibliography and index; royal blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, blue tinted illustration of ships the sound in front of Mt. Erebus, reviews on back; Negligible shelf wear to covers, edges or spine, includes prospectus of this book and others in back envelop; Minimal shelfwear to dust jacket with small spot on back. [Rosove 277.A1, Conrad p. 62]. James Clark Ross (1800-1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of both the Arctic and Antarctic. He participated in Arctic exploration for the Northwest Passage under Sir William Parry and Sir John Ross's second voyage. On that voyage, James led a land expedition to locate the North Magnetic Pole in 1831. He then was given command of…
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Rushing For Gold; Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association | Special Publication No. 1
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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [Special Publication No. 1, Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association] [6.75x10.25"]; [6], 111 pp. [1]; Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine; Light brown dust jacket with black lettering on front, back and spine; Minor shelf wear to corners and top and bottom edges and spine; Bookplate of prior owner on front pastedown endpaper with ink stamp below, same ink stamp on rear pastedown and front free endpaper verso; Dust jacket is age toned, soiling to spine and shelf wear with small chips on top and bottom of spine and top edge, closed tears along front and back hinges. This book was part of the centennial celebration of the California Gold Rush. Twelve writers and researchers were asked to contribute essays on the period and include Irene Paden, Walker Wyman, Robert Cleland, Glenn Dumke, John Kemble, Oscar Lewis, Carl Wheat, Raymond Rydell, Rockwell Hunt, John Baur and Edwin Carpenter. A…
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The Russian Discoveries, from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg
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London: Robert Sayer, 1775. Later State. Very Good. Folio [17.75x24in 45x81cm neatline, 21.5x29.5in 54.2x75cm sheet] Partially colored outline of northeast Siberia and North America with tracks of Bering and Tschirikow voyages. scales in sea leagues and British miles, legend of Russian names and tracks, longitude from Ferro; A strong impression with light age toning to map edges, vertical crease line with binding trim, great detail of Siberian and Kamschatka rivers, settlements and geographical features.[Wagner NW maps 650, David Rumsey 0346.005] CS. This map is based on Gerhard Friedrich Muller's map for the Imperial Academy published in 1773. He based his information on various reports on the Alaskan peninsula, coastlines ane the Aleutian island chain, all prior to Cook's more accurate surveys from his Third voyage. The map was included in Thomas Jefferys, The American Atlas in 1776. This map was from the library of the late Dr. G. Warren Smith of Pennsylvania. He had a long career as university…
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