Texas Land Certificate by John O. Meusebach - 1855

Denver: Louthan Book Company, 1904. 1st. Paperback. Fine. With illustrations. Preface by John Coble. Bound in original pictorial wraps. Adams Six-Guns 1033. Adams Herd 1066.

The original plat map of the Sabino Otero Ranch known as Rancho de Otero and House lot located near Tubac, Pima Co. Arizona containing in all 185.70 acres ,confirmation recommended in favor of Sabino Otero, et. al. The map has been preserved in near fine condition, it measure 15" x 19 1/2" and is accompanied by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Report, 47th Congress, Senate Executive Document, no. 81, January 30, 1882. Designated as "Rancho de Otero and House Lot." Sabino Otero (1846-1914) became known as the "Cattle King of Arizona" and the land upon which he first lived was originally obtained in a land grant to Torrevio de Otero, his great-grandfather in 1789 and confirmed by the Secretary of the Interior in this Plat map on January 30, 1882 (after the Plat map was completed on July 7, 1881). His cattle became increasingly valuable as the U.S. Army needed food during the wars against Geronimo and the Apaches. Besides his extensive work which grew to seven large ranches, he became a mover and… Read More

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 .

Ithaca N.Y.: Published by the Author, 1840. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published by the Author, Ithaca N.Y., 1840. 8vo., 400pp., includes large 1838 folding map of Oregon Territory, one full page plate engraving of the Columbia River and a 14 page Vocabulary of Indian Languages - Nez Perce, Klicatat, Calapoosa and Chinook. Parker accompanied the American Fur Company's exploring party of 1835 from Council Bluffs to Walla Walla. The map is the earliest reliable representation of the Oregon interior. Blind embossed dark brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Two small blemishes along the spine cloth, minor age darkening to pastedowns, else very good, pages bright, no foxing, binding strong and tight, map near fine. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Map Details and Condition:
color lithograph
dimensions: 26 3/4" x 19"
Brown Paper pocket covers with red bookstore label of Neal Stratford & Kerr, San Francisco
condition: professionally flattened and otherwise in as found, very good conditionDescription:
This 1914 map of now popular wine country Napa County, California shows the county in 1914, with early roads, largely undeveloped, vast open land areas, and natural features. The numbered grid system on this map reflects the Public Land Survey System. Large open tracts of land are identified as ranches, such as Rancho Catacoula, or Rancho Las Putas, Rancho LaJota all of which are large swaths of undivided land. Urban grids are shown in the southernmost part of Napa County, and sections of the southernmost sections of Sonoma County and Solano County. The cities of Petaluma, Sonoma, Vallejo and Napa and Benicia show populated urban areas. A corner of Marin County is shown.
C.F. Weber & Co. and the Punnett Brothers published… Read More

El Paso: Carl Hertzog, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. Tom Lea. Limited First Edition, No. 64 of 365 copies SIGNED by Lea and Erwin Will, president of El Paso Electric Company, on limitation page and by Hertzog in rear; folio, tan cloth, no dj; good+ (cocked; covers sunned, soiled, and bowed; bump to top joint end from cover to cover, affects pages; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; cloth on spine ends chipped; one chip to spine tail reveals boards; top corners worn to boards; owner's name stamp and penciled note on first blank flyleaf; ghosts of illustrations and some text on opposite pages; eps and pages toned). Please be aware that shipping this large item internationally may require shipping fees.

San Jose: Western Cover Society / American Philatelic Society 1950 1951 1952 Etc., 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Photographs, Reproductions, Etc. Throughout. 256 Issues Of This Multi-Award Winning Philatelic And Western History Journal, From Pre-Publication Flyer, 1950, Through Volume 64 #3 (2014), With All Indices And The Special New Mexico Territorial Post Offices Supplement Of 1958, Lacking Only Three Issues: Vol 22 #1, Volume 39 #2, Volume 56 # 1. All Fine. Early Issues Looseleaf Or Staplebound, All In Binders, Later Issues In Spine-Stapled Heavier Or Glossy Wrappers, Each Issue Loose, All Unmarked And Unworn. A Fine Archive Of Western History With Information On Places And Individuals And Illustrations Of Letters, Documents, Etc. Not Found In Other Sources. Note That A Few Issues Are Mis-Marked With Earlier Volume/Number Or Whole Number Enumerations, Errors, Only The Printed Date/Year Is Determinative For This Journal. [Also Included Are Many Binders Of Clippings Relating To Technical… Read More

Pleasant Hill, MO: Little & Sprague No Date, circa 1869, what is now called the Hannibal Bridge saw construction begin in 1867 and finish in 1869. Titled "Kansas City Railroad and Carriage Bridge" under photo, "Little & Sprague, Pleasant Hill, MO" right margin, in fine print under left side of photo "Total Length 1,395 Feet" and :"PACAN & WINANS (illegible)" under right side of photo. Verso appears to have a map in faint pencil of the area of the bridge. Very Good, dark spot to margin left edge. . Cartes-de-Visite . Very Good. 2 1/2" x 4".

Sacramento, California , 1855. Two manuscript letters in ink, both on ruled paper with folding creases, the 1855 letter 8" x 12 1/2", with single spaced writing both sides, approx. 500 words. The 1856 letter 15" x 10", folded in half to make 4 pp., approx. 300 words, with small blindstamp top left corner depicting an eagle. The earlier letter is headed "September 18th 1855 Naperville Dupage County Illinois" and ends "Michael direct your letters Nevada County, Nevada post office, California". George writes to his brother Michael in Naperville that he has "seen a good dele sins i rote you they last letter", including a hundred "inshins" and some "Buffellow". He adds that "we had good luck all they way of may we left Council Bluff", and that he is not home sick yet. He then talks of the gold mines, river mining, what they are paying, and the cost of things such as board ("from five to ten dollars a week"),… Read More

Map Details:Scale 1"=1,200' (manuscript pencil above printed scale)color lithograph
dimensions: 37 1/2" x 49" sheet size
maroon pocket covers: 8 7/8" x 5 1/8" x 3/4"
condition: professional conservation to reattach lifted paper at original folds. Some paper loss at folds, bright colors with some fading. Paper shows wear from actual use, including pencil notations on map's color key of claimants.
provenance: manuscript inside pocket cover identifying two prior owners, W.B. Brinker (Butte) and C.A. Lemmon, Anaconda, MontanaDescription:
Harper, Macdonald & Co. published maps of Butte, Montana mining claims as early as 1901. This 1907 map edition of Mining Clams Butte and Vicinity Montana is referred to in certain literature as the first edition of its series. The 1907 copyright date of this map and its 1907 publication date therefore identify this map is the first edition of its series. The series was published until at least 1913. The Harper, Macdonald firm… Read More