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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE,...

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, COMMUNICATING A REPORT OF AN EXPEDITION LED BY LIEUTENANT ABERT, ON THE UPPER ARKANSAS AND THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMANCHE INDIANS, IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR 1845. JUNE 16, 1846. -- READ, AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS. JULY 11, 1846. -- ORDERED TO BE PRINTED, WITH MAPS AND SKETCHES OF SCENERY: AND THAT 2,000 COPIES IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL NUMBER BE PRINTED, 100 OF WHICH SHALL BE FOR THE USE OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU [caption title].

[Washington, D. C.], 1846. 22.5x14 cm (octavo), pp. [1] 2-75 [76: blank], 11 lithographed plates, 2 lithographed maps, one folded, modern quarter leather and marbled boards, spine panel lettered and tooled in black. First edition. (#166994)
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NEW TRACKS IN NORTH AMERICA. A JOURNAL OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE WHILST ENGAGED IN THE SURVEY FOR A...

NEW TRACKS IN NORTH AMERICA. A JOURNAL OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE WHILST ENGAGED IN THE SURVEY FOR A SOUTHERN RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN DURING 1867-8. By William A. Bell, M.A., M.B. Cantab., Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Ethnological Societies.

London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, 1869. 22x14.45 cm (octavo), two volumes: pp. [i-vii] viii-x [xi] xii [xiii-xv] xvi-xxi [xxii] xxiii-xxxvii [xxxviii] xxxix-lvi [lvii] lviii-lxv [lxvi-lxvii] [1] 2-236; [i-v] vi-vii [viii-x] [1] 2-322 + 20-page publisher's catalogue dated "June, 1869" inserted at rear, half titles present, 23 inserted plates with lithographic illustrations, several tinted, one inserted plate with woodcut illustration, nine woodcut illustrations in the text (including one on each title page), folded colored map, 3 "diagrams" (i.e. 3 small maps on an inserted plate), nineteenth century three-quarter polished calf and marbled boards, spine panels richly tooled in gold with green and red leather spine labels, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers. First edition. (#166968)
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THE FLYING COWS OF BILOXI. Benson Bidwell

THE FLYING COWS OF BILOXI.

Chicago: The Henneberry Press, 1907. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-44 [45-48: ads], illustrated with photographic frontispiece of author, one inserted plate with color illustration and 11 full-page black and white illustrations, original purple paper-covered boards, front panel lettered in gold with pictorial pastedown in orange, green and brown. First edition. (#167023)
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JOHN BIDWELL AND CALIFORNIA[:] THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF A PIONEER 1841-1900 by Michael J. Gills...

JOHN BIDWELL AND CALIFORNIA[:] THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF A PIONEER 1841-1900 by Michael J. Gills and Michael F. Magliari.

Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2003. 23.3x15 cm, pp. [1-11] 12 [13] 14-15 [16-17] 18-29 [30-31] 32-367 [368: blank], 17 illustrations, 4 maps, 3 tables, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. (#166972)
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ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE, OR SCENES BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF THE FAR WEST. BY...

ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE, OR SCENES BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF THE FAR WEST. BY WASHINGTON IRVING. AUTHOR OF "THE SKETCH-BOOK," "THE ALHAMBRA," "ASTORIA," &. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I [VOL. II] and [VOL. III].

London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1837. 18.8x11.5 cm (octavo), three volumes: pp. [1-2] [1] 2-4 [5] 6-303 [304: blank]; [1-2] [1] 2-4 [5] 6-292; [1-2] [1] 2-4 [5] 6-302, half title leaves not present, nineteenth-century three-quarter polished calf and marbled boards, spine panels richly tooled in gold, green and brown leather author and title pieces, all edges stained brown, marbled endpapers. First edition. (#166991)
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REPORTS UPON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS J. ROSS BROWNE...

REPORTS UPON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, BY SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS J. ROSS BROWNE AND JAMES W. TAYLOR.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. 22.5x14.3 cm (octavo), pp. [1-3] 4-5 [6-7] 8-360, original brown pebbled cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. (#166978)
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GOLD RUSH[:] THE JOURNALS, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER PAPERS OF J. GOLDSBOROUGH BRUFF[,] CAPTAIN,...

GOLD RUSH[:] THE JOURNALS, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER PAPERS OF J. GOLDSBOROUGH BRUFF[,] CAPTAIN, WASHINGTON CITY AND CALIFORNIA MINING ASSOCIATION APRIL 2, 1849 - JULY 20, 1851[.] EDITED BY GEORGIA WILLIS READ AND RUTH GAINES[.] WITH A FOREWORD BY F. W. HODGE.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1944. 25.5X18.5 cm (large octavo), two volumes: [i-v] vi [vii] viii-xii [xiii] xiv-xv [xvi-xvii] xviii-xxiii [xxiv-xxvii] xxviii-lxxxviii [1-3] 4-630; [i-v] vi [vii] viii [631-633] 634-1404, illustrations from sketches by Bruff, original cloth-backed boards, spine panels stamped in gold, top edges speckled in red, other edges plain. First edition. (#167035)
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CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SATES, TRANSMITTING...

CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SATES, TRANSMITTING INFORMATION IN ANSWER TO A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF THE 31ST OF DECEMBER, 1849, ON THE SUBJECT OF CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO ... [caption title].

[Washington, D. C., 1850.]. 22.3x14 cm, pp. [1] 2-976, seven inserted maps, six of which are folded, nineteenth-century three-quarter calf and marbled boards. First edition. (#166988)
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FINAL REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA WORLD'S FAIR COMMISSION, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF ALL EXHIBITS...

FINAL REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA WORLD'S FAIR COMMISSION, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF ALL EXHIBITS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COLLECTED AND MAINTAINED UNDER LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS, AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION[,] CHICAGO, 1893.

Sacramento: State Office, A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing, 1894. 22.5x14 cm, pp. [i-iii] iv-v [vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-240, illustrations, folded map, original blue pebbled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition. (#166983)
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; AT THEIR FIRST SESSION BEGUN AND HELD AT PUEBLA...

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; AT THEIR FIRST SESSION BEGUN AND HELD AT PUEBLA DE SAN JOSÉ, ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1849 [with] JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; AT ITS FIRST SESSION BEGUN AND HELD AT PUEBLA DE SAN JOSÉ, ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1849.

San José: J. Winchester, State Printer, 1850. 22.4x13.5 cm, two volumes in one: pp. [1-3] 4-570 [571-575] 576-1347 [1348: blank], nineteenth-century three-quarter calf and marbled boards, red and black title pieces affixed to spine panel. First edition. (#166987)
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THE WESTERN TREND OF CIVILIZATION THE UPBUILDING OF THE PACIFIC SHORE BY WM. AYRES EUREKA,...

THE WESTERN TREND OF CIVILIZATION THE UPBUILDING OF THE PACIFIC SHORE BY WM. AYRES EUREKA, CALIFORNIA A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE PACIFIC SHORE OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE THE HOMESEEKERS DRIFTING WESTWARD WILL ESTABLISH THEIR CITIES AND HARBORS THE CRUDE VALUES WITH ESTABLISH THEIR CITIES AND HARBORS THE CRUDE VALUES WITH WHICH NATURE HAS ENDOWED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WHICH THEIR DEVELOPMENT OFFERS [cover title].

[San Francisco: California Promotion Committee], n.d. [1907?]. 23.6x15.7 cm, pp. [1-2] [3, misnumbered 2] [4-5] 6-20 [21-24], 9 illustrations, self wrappers, stapled. First edition. (#167047)
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KERN COUNTY WELCOMES HOME SEEKERS ... RICH LANDS LOW PRICED[.] FOR INFORMATION CALL UPON OR WRITE...

KERN COUNTY WELCOMES HOME SEEKERS ... RICH LANDS LOW PRICED[.] FOR INFORMATION CALL UPON OR WRITE KERN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE[,] BACKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA [cover title].

Bakersfield, California: Kern County Chamber of Commerce, n.d. [1922]. Single sheet, 24.3x63 cm (9 1/2 x 25 inches), folded to make 12 panels, 24.3x10.5 (9 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches), 11 illustrations, 1 map. First edition. (#167157)
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LAKEPORT THE ONLY TOWN ON CLEAR LAKE LAKE COUNTY CALIFORNIA [cover title]. California, Lake County

LAKEPORT THE ONLY TOWN ON CLEAR LAKE LAKE COUNTY CALIFORNIA [cover title].

Lakeport, California: Lake County Land Co., n.d. [Circa 1911-1915?]. 11.4x8.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches), 6 illustrations from photographs, including one on front cover, 1 birdseye view (with 7 panels of text on verso), on two folded leaves glued into printed wrapper. (#167048)
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BEAUTIFUL LAKE TAHOE A SELECTION OF HAND COLORED PRINTS FROM THE STUDIO OF HAROLD A. PARKER TAHOE...

BEAUTIFUL LAKE TAHOE A SELECTION OF HAND COLORED PRINTS FROM THE STUDIO OF HAROLD A. PARKER TAHOE TAVERN LAKE TAHOE AND PASADENA CALIFORNIA [title from inside front cover].

Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe and Pasadena: Harold A. Parker, [1911]. 28x36 cm (11x14 inches), 10 leaves with mounted photographs, original tan wrappers printed in brown, cord tied. (#167149)
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SOMETHING ABOUT CALIFORNIA: BEING A DESCRIPTION OF ITS CLIMATE, HEALTH, WEALTH AND RESOURCES,...

SOMETHING ABOUT CALIFORNIA: BEING A DESCRIPTION OF ITS CLIMATE, HEALTH, WEALTH AND RESOURCES, COMPRESSED INTO SMALL COMPASS. MARIN COUNTY: ITS INDUSTRIES, ROADS, APPEARANCE, HEALTH AND POPULATION. ALSO A SERIES OF CAREFULLY WRITTEN AND WELL CONSIDERED ARTICLES AND PARAGRAPHS DESCRIBING THE SANATARIUM OF SAN RAFAEL, IN WHICH THE MILDNESS AND EQUABILITY OF ITS CLIMATE ARE EXPLAINED. By George W. Gift.

San Rafael: Published by the San Rafael Herald, 1875. 22x14 cm, pp. [1] 2-32, plus a leaf of ads inserted at rear, original cream wrappers printed in black. First edition. (#167049)
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DESERT BONANZA[:] THE STORY OF EARLY RANDSBURG[,] MOJAVE DESERT MINING CAMP by Marcia Rittenhouse...

DESERT BONANZA[:] THE STORY OF EARLY RANDSBURG[,] MOJAVE DESERT MINING CAMP by Marcia Rittenhouse Wynn[.] With thirty-three illustrations and maps.

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1963. 23.5x15.5 cm, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] xi-xvi [1-3] 4-275 [276: blank], 33 illustrations including maps, one folded, original brown cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained brown. Second edition, revised. (#166976)
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SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PIOUS FUND OF CALIFORNIA AND THE LITIGATION TO RECOVER IT. By John T. Doyle....

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PIOUS FUND OF CALIFORNIA AND THE LITIGATION TO RECOVER IT. By John T. Doyle.

San Francisco: Edward Bosqui & Co., Printers, 1880. 28x13.5 cm (octavo), three-quarter polished calf and marbled boards, spine panel tooled in black and gold, red and green author and title pieces lettered in gold, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers (San Francisco binder's ticket of A. J. Leary affixed to the front paste-down at the upper fore-edge corner). First edition. (#166986)
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San Mateo Bridge the fast motor route between San Francisco, San Mateo and San Joaquin[,]...

San Mateo Bridge the fast motor route between San Francisco, San Mateo and San Joaquin[,] Sacramento, Sierra[,] Yosemite and Los Angeles[.] Cross the Bay the fast way[.] San Francisco Bay Toll-bridge Co. San Mateo, California [cover title].

San Mateo, California: San Francisco Bay Toll-bridge Co., n.d. [1930s.]. Single sheet, 23x61 cm, folded to make 12 panels, 23x10.5 cm. 7 maps (1 duplicated on outer panels). (#167075)
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THE SOUVENIR OF SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHED BY WAND & STARIN. California, San Francisco, J. N....

THE SOUVENIR OF SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHED BY WAND & STARIN.

San Francisco: Wand & Starin, n.d. [1890s]. 14.7x24.5 cm (oblong octavo), pp. [1-110] (not paginated), 47 illustrations from photographs, other illustrations in the text and in the ads, original decorated reddish-brown cloth, front and rear panels decorated in blind, front panel lettered and ruled in gold. First edition. (#166995)
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THE "MONARCH" SOUVENIR OF SUNSET CITY AND SUNSET SCENES BEING VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER FAIR...

THE "MONARCH" SOUVENIR OF SUNSET CITY AND SUNSET SCENES BEING VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER FAIR AND FAMOUS SCENES IN THE GOLDEN STATE. A SERIES OF PICTURES TAKEN BY I. W. TABER, OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MIDWINTER FAIR, AND PUBLISHED BY H. S. CROCKER COMPANY, 215-219 BUSH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. COPYRIGHTED 1894 BY H. S. CROCKER CO[.] PACIFIC COAST EDUCATIONAL SERIES. PORTFOLIO NO. 1 [through] 15. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. PRICE $24.00 PER YEAR. AVAILABLE ONLY TO "EXAMINER" SUBSCRIBERS.

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Co., 1894. 26.5x35.3 cm (10 1/4 x14 inches) (oblong folio), 15 parts, each 16 pages, profusely illustrated, original mustard wrappers printed in black, stapled. First edition. (#167050)
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CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT COLLECTION IN NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD'S GARDENS SAN FRANCISCO,...

CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT COLLECTION IN NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD'S GARDENS SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. COMMENCING THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1893 AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M., ON THE PREMISES, MISSION ST., NEAR FOURTEENTH, AND CONTINUING DURING SUCCESSIVE DAYS, AT SAME HOUR, UNTIL EVERY ARTICLE IS SOLD. COMPRISING: FOUR MUSEUMS ... ART GALLERY ... THREE CONSERVATORIES ... LIVING ANIMALS AND BIRDS ... MARBLE STATUES AND VASES ... THE ABOVE COMPRISING OVER 75,000 OF VARIED ARTICLES OF VIRTU. --- ALSO --- A LARGE ASSORTMENT NOT ENUMERATED, CONSISTING OF MULES, WAGONS, CARTS, HOSE, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY, BENCHES, CHAIRS, STOOLS, IRON PIPING AND SUNDRIES. FOR FURTHER, INQUIRE OF EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO. REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

San Francisco: Easton, Eldridge & Co., 1893. 26x18 cm, pp. [1-3] 4-20, woodcut illustrations in the text, original pictorial tan wrappers printed in black, sewn. First edition. (#167131)
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ILLUSTRATED GUIDE AND CATALOGUE OF WOODWARD'S GARDENS LOCATED ON MISSION STREET BET. 13TH & 15TH...

ILLUSTRATED GUIDE AND CATALOGUE OF WOODWARD'S GARDENS LOCATED ON MISSION STREET BET. 13TH & 15TH STS. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. COMPILED BY F. GRUBER.

San Francisco: Francis, Valentine & Co., Book and Job Printers, 517 Clay Street, 1879. 23x14.2 cm, pp. [1-5] 6-87 [88: blank] [i]-iv: index, inserted frontispiece (woodcut portrait of Robert B. Woodward), many other illustrations in the text, original pictorial tan wrappers printed in black, sewn. Expanded edition. (#167130)
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WOODWARD'S GARDENS, NEW GRAND ENTRANCE ON MISSION STREET, BETWEEN THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH, SAN...

WOODWARD'S GARDENS, NEW GRAND ENTRANCE ON MISSION STREET, BETWEEN THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH, SAN FRANCISCO. THE CENTRAL PARK OF THE PACIFIC. THIS POPULAR RESORT IS VISITED DAILY BY HUNDREDS OF THE PLEASURE AND INSTRUCTION SEEKING PUBLIC, AND ALL AGREE IN PRONOUNCING IT THE BEST AND ONLY FIRST-CLASS SUBURBAN RESORT ON THE PACIFIC COAST ... [caption title].

[San Francisco]: J. H. Carmany & Co., Printers, 409 Washington St., n.d. [Circa 1880s.]. Single sheet, 26x17.4 cm, printed on both sides. (#167136)
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WOODWARD'S GARDENS, THE CENTRAL PARK OF THE PACIFIC. EMBRACING A MARINE AQUARIUM, MUSEUM, ART...

WOODWARD'S GARDENS, THE CENTRAL PARK OF THE PACIFIC. EMBRACING A MARINE AQUARIUM, MUSEUM, ART GALLERIES, CONSERVATORIES, TROPICAL HOUSES, MENAGERIE, WHALE POND, AMPHITHEATRE AND SKATING RINK. THE EDEN OF THE WEST! ... [caption title].

N.p., n.d. [Circa 1880s.]. Single sheet, 25.7x17.2 cm, printed on both sides. (#167134)
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HISTORY OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DESCRIPTIVE OF ITS SCENERY,...

HISTORY OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DESCRIPTIVE OF ITS SCENERY, RESIDENCES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FINE BLOCKS AND MANUFACTORIES. FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY ARTISTS OF THE HIGHEST ABILITY.

Oakland, Cal. Thompson & West, 1879. 28x36.5 cm (oblong folio), pp. [1-3] 4-7 [8] 9-142, lithographed frontispiece and 171 lithographed plates, some double page, some with multiple views, 4 double page maps, one with illustration), original bevel-edged decorated black cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind, with new quarter brown leather spine panel, spine lettered and ruled in gold, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. First edition. (#166998)
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TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF LUMBERJACKS AND LUMBERING, PROBABLY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: LUMBERJACKS POSING...

TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF LUMBERJACKS AND LUMBERING, PROBABLY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: LUMBERJACKS POSING WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT IN FRONT OF A TREE THEY ARE FELLING and A LARGE GROUP OF MEN POSING IN FRONT OF A LARGE LOG AND A STEAM DONKEY [titles supplied]. Albumen prints.

N.p., n.d. [Circa 1890-1900.]. (#167126)
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THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD: A TRIP ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT FROM OGDEN TO SAN...

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD: A TRIP ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT FROM OGDEN TO SAN FRANCISCO.

New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 42 Bleecker Street, n.d. [1870?]. 10 x 16 cm, pp. [1-5] 6-32, 12 chromolithograph plates, 1 map, original dark blue cloth with decorative stamping in black, gold, and blind with title printed on pictorial paper inlay on front cover, yellow coated endpapers. First edition. (#167039)
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TRAVELS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA ... 1883-1894 [binder's title]. DIARY AND ITINERARY OF CHAS. H....

TRAVELS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA ... 1883-1894 [binder's title]. DIARY AND ITINERARY OF CHAS. H. CUMMINGS AND PARTY ... [section titles].

N.p. [Privately printed by the author], n.d. [1894]. 25.5x20.3 cm (small quarto), six parts: 49; 33; 14; 32; [23]; [1] 26 leaves, printed on rectos only, each part has a section title printed on blue paper, contemporary moire cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, marbled endpapers. First edition. (#167146)
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HISTORY OF POLITICAL CONVENTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1982. By Winfield J. Davis, Historian of the...

HISTORY OF POLITICAL CONVENTIONS IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1982. By Winfield J. Davis, Historian of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers.

Sacramento: California State Library, 1893. 22.2x14.2 cm, pp. [1-6] [1] 2-711 [712: blank], errata slip tipped in, original brown cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind. First edition. (#166969)
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CALIFORNIA, IN-DOORS AND OUT; OR, HOW WE FARM, MINE, AND LIVE GENERALLY IN THE GOLDEN STATE. BY...

CALIFORNIA, IN-DOORS AND OUT; OR, HOW WE FARM, MINE, AND LIVE GENERALLY IN THE GOLDEN STATE. BY ELIZA W. FARNHAM.

New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 321 Broadway, 1856. 17.8x11.5 cm (12mo), pp. [i-iii] iv-vii [viii-ix] x-xiv [xv-xvi] [1] 2-508 + 8-page catalogue dated 1 September 1856 inserted at rear, original brown cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, yellow endpapers. First edition. (#167042)
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URANIE. Camille Flammarion

URANIE.

Paris: C. Marpon et E. Flammarion Éditeurs, 1889. Large octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-288, illustrated by de Bieler, Gambard and Myrbach, nineteenth-century brown pebbled morocco and marbled boards with original pictorial front wrapper preserved. First edition. (#167016)
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ON THE TRAIL OF A SPANISH PIONEER[:] THE DIARY AND ITINERARY OF FRANCISCO GARCÉS (MISSIONARY...

ON THE TRAIL OF A SPANISH PIONEER[:] THE DIARY AND ITINERARY OF FRANCISCO GARCÉS (MISSIONARY PRIEST) IN HIS TRAVELS THROUGH SONORA, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA 1775-1776[.] TRANSLATED FROM AN OFFICIAL CONTEMPORANEOUS COPY OF THE ORIGINAL SPANISH MANUSCRIPT, AND EDITED, WITH COPIOUS CRITICAL NOTES BY ELLIOTT COUES.

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1900. 22.5x15.5 cm (octavo), two volumes: pp. [i-vi] vii-xi [xii] xiii-xxx [1] 2-312; [i-v] vi-vii [viii] 313-608, 18 inserted plates with maps, facsimiles, and illustrations from photographs, one folded and inserted map, one facsimile in the text, original blue cloth, spine panels stamped in gold, top edges plain, other edges untrimmed. First edition. (#167034)
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THE ROAD TO CALIFORNIA[:] THE SEARCH FOR A SOUTHERN OVERLAND ROUTE 1540-1848 by Harlan Hague....

THE ROAD TO CALIFORNIA[:] THE SEARCH FOR A SOUTHERN OVERLAND ROUTE 1540-1848 by Harlan Hague.

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1978. 24x15.5 cm, pp. [1-11] 12-15 [16-17] 18-325 [326: blank], 7 full-page illustrations on 5 inserted plates, 3 full-page inserted maps, original red cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. (#166975)
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NOJOQUE; A QUESTION FOR A CONTINENT. By Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina, author of "The...

NOJOQUE; A QUESTION FOR A CONTINENT. By Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina, author of "The Impending Crisis of the South."

New York: George W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. London: S. Low, Son & Co., MDCCCLXVII [1867]. 18.5x12.2 cm (12mo), pp. [i-v] vi-viii [ix] x [11] 12-479 [480: blank], original decorated blue cloth, front and rear panels stamped in gold, spine panel stamped in gold, blue endpapers. First edition. (#166984)
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ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OVER THE DIVIDE[:] A MULE TRAIN JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST IN 1862, AND...

ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OVER THE DIVIDE[:] A MULE TRAIN JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST IN 1862, AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH[.] WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS[.] By Randall H. Hewitt.

New York: Broadway Publishing Co. ... At 835 Broadway, n.d. [1906]. 18.8x12.8 cm, pp. [1-6] i-iii [iv] [1] 2-519 [520: blank] [521-532: ads], 58 inserted plates, other illustrations in the text, 1 inserted map (folded), original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, pictorial paper onlay affixed to front panel, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Second edition, enlarged. (#166981)
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THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA; COMPRISING THE RISE, PROGRESS,...

THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA; COMPRISING THE RISE, PROGRESS, PRODUCTS, PRESENT CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS OF THE USEFUL ARTS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF OUR CONTINENT, AND SOME ACCOUNT OF ITS RESOURCES, WITH ELABORATE TREATMENT OF MANUFACTURES; BRIEFER CONSIDERATION OF COMMERCE, TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURE, AND MINING; AND MENTION OF LEADING ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROMINENT MEN IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF BUSINESS. By John S. Hittell.

San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Co., Publishers, 1882. 28.4x20.5 cm (quarto), pp. [1-3] 4 [5-7] 8-16 [17] 18-819 [820: blank], 28 inserted plates, other illustrations in the text, 2 double page maps printed in color, rebound in three-quarter imitation black leather and marbled boards, spine panel stamped in gold, new endpapers. First edition. (#166999)
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REPORT UPON THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST, EXPLORED IN 1857 AND 1858 BY LIEUTENANT JOSEPH C....

REPORT UPON THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST, EXPLORED IN 1857 AND 1858 BY LIEUTENANT JOSEPH C. IVES, CORPS OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICE OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS, A. A. HUMPREYS, CAPTAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, IN CHARGE. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 29x21.5 cm (quarto), five parts in one volume: pp. [1-5] 6 [7-17] 18 [19] 20-23 [24-25] 26-131 [132]; [1-7] 8-14 [15-16: blank]; [1-5] 6-7 [8-9] 10-154 [155-160]; [1-5] 6-30 [31-32: blank]; [1-5] 6] [7-8: blank] [1-3] 4-5 [6] 7-31 [32], 25 inserted plates with engraved or lithographed illustrations, 8 hand colored, 1 inserted profile, 2 inserted maps (folded), 8 panoramic views (folded), 41 woodcut engravings in the text, plus 27 woodcut illustrations and diagrams in the geology section, original pictorial pebbled black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition, Senate issue. (#167036)
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REPORT UPON THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST, EXPLORED IN 1857 AND 1858 BY LIEUTENANT JOSEPH C....

REPORT UPON THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST, EXPLORED IN 1857 AND 1858 BY LIEUTENANT JOSEPH C. IVES, CORPS OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICE OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS, A. A. HUMPREYS, CAPTAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, IN CHARGE. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 29x21.5 cm (quarto), five parts in one volume: pp. [1-5] 6 [7-17] 18 [19] 20-23 [24-25] 26-131 [132]; [1-7] 8-14 [15-16: blank]; [1-5] 6-7 [8-9] 10-154 [155-160]; [1-5] 6-30 [31-32: blank]; [1-5] 6] [7-8: blank] [1-3] 4-5 [6] 7-31 [32], 25 inserted plates with engraved or lithographed illustrations, 8 in color, 1 inserted profile, 2 inserted maps (folded), 8 panoramic views (folded), 41 woodcut engravings in the text, plus 27 woodcut illustrations and diagrams in the geology section, original pictorial pebbled black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind. First edition, Senate issue. (#167037)
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SIGHTS IN THE GOLD REGION, AND SCENES BY THE WAY. BY THEODORE T. JOHNSON. WITH NUMEROUS...

SIGHTS IN THE GOLD REGION, AND SCENES BY THE WAY. BY THEODORE T. JOHNSON. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS ... SECOND EDITION -- REVISED AND ENLARGED.

New York: Baker and Scribner, 145 Nassau Street and 36 Park Row, 1850. 18.2x11.5 cm (12mo), pp. [i-v] vi [vii] viii-xii [1] 2-324, 7 inserted plates with wood-engraved illustrations, including colored frontispiece with tissue guard, 1 folded map, rebound in modern three-quarter leather and cloth, spine panel lettered and tooled in gold and blind, t.e.g., brown endpapers. Second edition, revised and enlarged. (#167043)
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WANDERUNGEN EINES KÜNSTLERS UNTER DEN INDIANERN NORDAMERIKA'S VON CANADA NACH DER...

WANDERUNGEN EINES KÜNSTLERS UNTER DEN INDIANERN NORDAMERIKA'S VON CANADA NACH DER VANCOUVER'S-INSEL UND NACH OREGON DURCH DAS GEBIET DER HUDSONS-BAY-GESELLSCHAFT UND ZURÜCK. VON PAUL KANE. AUTORISIRTE DEUTSCHE AUSGABE ÜBERSETZT VON LUISE HAUTHAL, GEB. VELTHUSEN. MIT 62 IN DEN TEXT GEDRUCKTEN HOLZSCHNITTEN UND 4 TONBILDERN IN BUNTDRUCK.

Leipzig: Verlag von Heinrich Matthes, 1862. 21.8x14.6 cm (octavo), pp. [i-v] vi [vii] viii-xii [1] 2-225 [226: printer's imprint] [227-228: ads], four inserted plates with color illustrations after drawings by Kane, 62 woodcut illustrations in the text, rebound in modern quarter cloth and marbled boards, spine panel lettered in gold; new patterned endpapers. First edition in German. (#167044)
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CLOSING ARGUMENT OF ADOLPH SUTRO, ON THE BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO AID THE SUTRO TUNNEL, DELIVERED...

CLOSING ARGUMENT OF ADOLPH SUTRO, ON THE BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO AID THE SUTRO TUNNEL, DELIVERED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1872.

Washington, D. C. M'Gill & Witherow, Printers and Stereotypers, 1872. 22x14 cm, pp. [1-3] 4-96, original pictorial orange flexible pebbled cloth, front cover stamped in gold and ruled in blind, all edges plain. First edition. (#167031)
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CLOSING ARGUMENT OF ADOLPH SUTRO, ON THE BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO AID THE SUTRO TUNNEL, DELIVERED...

CLOSING ARGUMENT OF ADOLPH SUTRO, ON THE BILL BEFORE CONGRESS TO AID THE SUTRO TUNNEL, DELIVERED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1872.

Washington, D. C. M'Gill & Witherow, Printers and Stereotypers, 1872. 26.5x16.5 cm (small quarto), pp. [1-3] 4-92, original pictorial green pebbled cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, all edges gilt, brown coated endpapers. First edition. (#167032)
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING OF THE HOUSE...

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN REGARD TO THE SUTRO TUNNEL, TOGETHER WITH THE ARGUMENTS AND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, RECOMMENDING A LOAN BY THE GOVERNMENT IN AIR OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID WORK.

Washington, D. C. M'Gill & Witherow Printers and Stereotypers, 1872. 22.6x14 cm (octavo), pp. [1-8] [1] 2-988, original pictorial blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. First edition. (#167030)
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ONEOTA-NEVADA GOLD MINING COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA PROPERTIES...

ONEOTA-NEVADA GOLD MINING COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA PROPERTIES NEAR QUEEN STATION, ESMERALDA COUNTY ON NEVADA & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD, ONEOTA MINING DISTRICT [caption title].

Carson City, Nevada and Seattle, Washington: Oneota-Nevada Gold Mining Company, 1910. 32x21.5 cm, 7 leaves printed on one side only, mechanical reproduction from typewritten copy, folded into plain blue paper wrappers, brad bound at top edge. (#166980)
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THE NEW NORTHWEST AND ITS GREAT RAILROAD. 7-30 GOLD LOAN OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC R. R. CO. SAFE...

THE NEW NORTHWEST AND ITS GREAT RAILROAD. 7-30 GOLD LOAN OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC R. R. CO. SAFE AND PROFITABLE INVESTMENT! THE FIRST MORTGAGE LAND GRANT GOLD BONDS OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, NOW SELLING AT PAR AND ACCRUED INTEREST (CURRENCY) ARE UNHESITATINGLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL CLASSES AS AN INVESTMENT THAT COMBINES A PROFITABLE RATE OF INTEREST WITH ABSOLUTE SECURITY. JAY COOKE & CO. FINANCIAL AGENTS [cover title].

N.p. [New York];: Jay Cooke & Co., n.d. [April 1871]. Single sheet, 15x42.5 cm, printed on both sides on cream paper stock, folded to make 10 panels, one map. (#167137)
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NOTICES OF SULLIVAN'S CAMPAIGN, OR THE REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE IN WESTERN NEW-YORK: EMBODIED IN THE...

NOTICES OF SULLIVAN'S CAMPAIGN, OR THE REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE IN WESTERN NEW-YORK: EMBODIED IN THE ADDRESSES AND DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE FUNERAL HONORS RENDERED TO THOSE WHO FELL WITH THE GALLANT BOYD IN THE GENESEE VALLEY, INCLUDING THE REMARKS OF GOV. SEWARD AT MOUNT HOPE.

Rochester: Published by William Alling, 1842. 15x9.2 cm (12mo.), pp. [1-8] 9-191 [192], nineteenth-century calf, spine panel ruled in gold, black leather title piece. First edition. (#166977)
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PEOPLE'S PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. CHARTER, ORGANIZATION, ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT, JOSIAH...

PEOPLE'S PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. CHARTER, ORGANIZATION, ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT, JOSIAH PERHAM, WITH THE BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

Boston: Printed by Alfred Mudge & Son, 34 School Street, opposite City Hall, 1860. 23.2x14.2 cm (octavo), pp. [1-3] 4-24, original brown wrappers printed in black, sewn. First edition. (#167041)
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HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF NEW CALIFORNIA BY FRAY FRANCISCO PALÓU, O. F. M. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH...

HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF NEW CALIFORNIA BY FRAY FRANCISCO PALÓU, O. F. M. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FROM THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE ARCHIVES OF MEXICO[.] EDITED BY HERBERT EUGENE BOLTON.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1926. 21.7x15 cm (octavo), four volumes: pp. [i-vi] vii-xix [xx-xxii] xxiii-xci [xcii-xciv] xcv-xcvi [1-3] 4-331 [332: blank]; [i-vi] vii-xii [1-3] 4-390; [i-vi] vii-xi [xii] [1] 2-399 [400: blank]; [i-vi] vii-xiii [xiv] xv [misnumbered "xiv] [xvi] [1] 2-446 [447-450: blank], 29 inserted plates with maps, facsimiles and illustrations from photographs, 3 inserted folded maps, original blue cloth, spine panels stamped in gold, top edges plain, other edges untrimmed. First complete edition in English. (#167033)
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THE CALIFORNIA GOLD DISCOVERY[:] SOURCES, DOCUMENTS, ACCOUNTS AND MEMOIRS RELATING TO THE...

THE CALIFORNIA GOLD DISCOVERY[:] SOURCES, DOCUMENTS, ACCOUNTS AND MEMOIRS RELATING TO THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT SUTTER'S MILL. By Rodman W. Paul.

Georgetown, California: The Talisman Press, 1966. 27.5x19.5 cm (large octavo), pp. [1-13] 14-237 [238: blank] [239: colophon] [240: blank], illustrations, facsimiles, maps, original boards with cloth shelf back, pictorial endpapers. First edition, first printing. (#166996)
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EXPLORATION OF THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. EXPLORED IN 1869, 1870, 1871,...

EXPLORATION OF THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. EXPLORED IN 1869, 1870, 1871, AND 1872, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. 29.3x22.5 cm (quarto), pp. [1-4] [i-vii] viii [ix] x-xi [xii] [1-3] 4-291 [292: blank], 68 inserted plates with 80 wood-engraved illustrations, many after photographs, folded map and folded profile in pocket at rear, original full legal sheep, red and black leather title pieces affixed to the spine panel. First edition. (#167038)
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CALIFORNIA GOLD REGIONS, WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THEIR MINERAL RESOURCES; HOW TO GET THERE, AND...

CALIFORNIA GOLD REGIONS, WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THEIR MINERAL RESOURCES; HOW TO GET THERE, AND WHAT TO TAKE; THE EXPENSES, THE TIME, AND THE VARIOUS ROUTES. WITH SKETCHES OF CALIFORNIA; AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS OF THE INHABITANTS, ITS HISTORY, CLIMATE, SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, &C. A CHEAP EDITION FOR THE PEOPLE. PRICE TWELVE-AND-A-HALF CENTS. TEN COPIES FOR ONE DOLLAR.

New York: F. M. Pratt, Publisher. W. H. Graham, Agent for Supplying the Trade, n.d. [1849]. 23x14 cm, pp. [1-3] 4-48, self wrappers, untrimmed, sewn. First edition. (#167000)
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RAKKÓX, DER BILLIONAER. EIN PROTZENROMAN -- DIE WILDE JAGD EIN ENTWICKLUNGSROMAN IN ACHT ANDEREN...

RAKKÓX, DER BILLIONAER. EIN PROTZENROMAN -- DIE WILDE JAGD EIN ENTWICKLUNGSROMAN IN ACHT ANDEREN GESCHICHTEN.

Berlin und Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, MDCCCC [1900]. 20.8x14 cm (octavo), pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-118 119: colophon [120: tailpiece], frontispiece by Felix Vallotton, decorations by Jossot, decorated boards with blue cloth shelf back, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, decorated endpapers. First edition. (#167020)
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JEDEDIAH SMITH AND HIS MAPS OF THE AMERICAN WEST BY DALE L. MORGAN AND CARL I. WHEAT WITH AN...

JEDEDIAH SMITH AND HIS MAPS OF THE AMERICAN WEST BY DALE L. MORGAN AND CARL I. WHEAT WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARL I. WHEAT.

San Francisco: California Historical Society, MCMLIV [1954]. 43.2x28 cm (folio), pp. [1-8] 1-86 [87-88: blank], 7 facsimile maps (6 folded), three in pocket at rear, printed in red and black throughout, original red cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, fore-edge untrimmed. (#166997)
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA IN 1848: BY J. QUINN THORNTON, LATE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF OREGON,...

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA IN 1848: BY J. QUINN THORNTON, LATE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF OREGON, AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. WITH AN APPENDIX, INCLUDING RECENT AND AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT OF THE GOLD MINES OF CALIFORNIA, AND OTHER VALUABLE MATTER OF INTEREST TO THE EMIGRANT, ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP. IN TWO VOLUMES.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, 1849. 19.8x12.5 cm (12mo), two volumes: pp. [i-iii] iv [v] 6 [vii] viii-ix [x] [13] 14-393 [394: blank]; [i-iii] viii-ix [x-xii] [13] 14-379 [380: blank] [preliminary leaves erratically paged] + 12 pages of publisher's ads, 12 inserted plates, folded map, original decorated black cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panels stamped in gold and blind, yellow coated endpapers. First edition. (#166989)
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NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER, AND A VISIT TO THE...

NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER, AND A VISIT TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, CHILI, &c. WITH A SCIENTIFIC APPENDIX. By John K. Townsend, Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia: Henry Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street. Boston: Perkins & Marvin, 1839. 23.2x13.8 cm, pp. [i-v] vi-viii [9] 10-352, original decorated black cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold and blind. First edition. (#166967)
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