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Tours: A. Mame et Cie, 1853. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. 188pp; 8 full-color, chromolithographed plates. Text in the original French. This is the tale of a Frenchman and two boys who journey from Le Havre to California in search of gold. We are told of their hard work at the gold mines, the joys and travails of mining life, and their sundry adventures. Bound in elaborate, pictorial black cloth, stamped in gilt and colors on both covers and on spine; inner rear hinge repaired, otherwise near fine condition. 7.75" x 4.75" This is Dan Volkmann's copy with his Golden Bear bookplate. Volkmann spent 39 years collecting a complete first-edition set of Californiana books called the Zamorano 80--a feat accomplished by only three other collectors. [Gumuchian 1159. Sabin 12350. Decker 35:683.].
Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806 by Thwaites, Reuben Gold - 1969
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Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806
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New York: Arno Press, 1969. Arno Press Edition of 1969. An eight volume set all of which are in fine condition with minor dust staining to the top edges of the text blocks. Seven volumes are in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with an illustrated paper label on the front boards. The eighth volume is a green cloth and green paper covered clam shell box which contains facsimiles of the maps from the expedition. The box is finished with details comparable to the other volumes. Each are small 4tos measuring 9" by 6". Volume I contains 374 pages of text; Volume II contains 386 pages; volume III contains 363 pages; volume IV contains 372 pages; volume V contains 395 pages; volume VI contains 280 pages; volume VII contains 534 pages and volume VIII contains the 16 page introduction to the atlas and index to the maps and all 71 individual maps (labeled 1 through 54) all of which are in fine condition Dust jackets were not issued with this set. This set represents a facsimile reprint of the original 1905 edition of The American Philosophical Society which based its publication on the original documents in their library. A beautiful set with no wear, rubbing or soiling. (The Literature of The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 5d.1)
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LES PETITS VOYAGEURS EN CALIFORNIE
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THE COLUMBIA America's Great Highway Through the Cascade Mountains to the Sea ( SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to Billy and Ma Sunday )
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Portland, OR: The Author, 1916. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "To 'Ma' and 'Billy' Sunday", a full page inscription dated Wednesday, Aug. 2nd, 1916 - " To 'Ma' and 'Billy' Sunday from The Portland Ad Club - This book is man's effort to portray something of the grandeur and the glory of the Gorge of the Columbia where the hand of God wrought mightily~ We hope that you will come often to see us and enjoy it, since the highway which the people of the Oregon Country have built connects us with your dooryard - Our latch string is always out to both of you. S.C.L The Highw Engineer". Billy Sunday was a popular outfielder in baseball's Major Leagues in the 1880s whose conversion to Christianity led him to become the most popular and influential evangelist of the first 2 decades of the Twentieth Century. He socialized with Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and counted both Herbert Hoover and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. as friends. It is…
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The M K and T. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.: Description of the state of Texas traversed by the MK and T. Where in a perfect climate, may be found cheap homes for a million people.
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[Railroad] Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. The M K and T. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co. [Circa 1891-92]. Color outline map. 59 x 61 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm. Vignette of the Texas Capitol Building on panels. Panel title: Description of the state of Texas traversed by the MK and T. Where in a perfect climate, may be found cheap homes for a million people. Stains and splits at fold. Good. OCLC shows three holdings of this map (SMU; UT-Arlington & Univ. Missouri-St Louis.) References 1890 population and agricultural statistics and the forthcoming World's Columbian Exposition which was head in 1893. "List of the cities, towns, and stations located on the line of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway in Texas" and historical information on select Texas counties. Also covers Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, and parts of Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico, but not the southernmost tip of Texas.
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The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California.: The Direct Route to Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and California. Open From Omaha to the Mountains.
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Union Pacific Railroad. The Great National Highway Between the Missouri River and California. The Direct Route to Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada and California. Open From Omaha to the Mountains. Chicago: Horton & Leonard Book & Job Printers. 1868. Printed yellow wraps. Map on rear cover. 23 cm. Cover title: Omaha to the Mountains. 13 [2 ads] [1blank] pp. Covers worn, split at spine. Repaired with archival tape. In a four-point case with slip case with leather label. Good.OCLC shows no holdings for this issue. There is a listing for a microform copy but no holdings are indicated. Not to be confused with the more common 12 page issue with the cover title Omaha to California. General promotion for the UPRR in 1868, the line apparently having reached Denver and Laramie. Emphasizes the efficiency of the company and the booming prospects for the Nebraska land its lines traverse. Ends with a two page list of stops for the UP and Wells Fargo & Company's overland mail and stage line. In a custom… Read More
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1870 Arrest Warrant for John Randell, Charged with the Crime of Forgery, SIGNED Twice by James M. Harvey, Governor of Kansas
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Topeka, KS: J. F. Cummings, Printer to the State of Kansas , 1870. Dated the fourteenth day of September, 1870. " To the Sheriff of Any County, Kansas: Whereas requisition in due form has been made by the Governor of the State of Illinois of one John Randell a fugitive from justice, who stands charged with the crime of Forgery. Now Therefore, James M. Harvey (signature) Governor of the State of Kansas ....command you to apprehend, arrest and deliver said fugitive to the custody of John W. ? of the State of Illinois....". SIGNED at the bottom right, James M. Harvey and COUNTERSIGNED by the Secretary of State Thomas Moonlight. The warrant is Very Good, printed on this paper that has been backed with thicker construction paper at some point, written parts faded but mostly legible, with State Seal lower left, numered 33 top left, and with three engravings. James M. Harvey was the fifth Governor of Kansas, and served in the U.S. Senate: January 11, 1869, to January 13, 1873, serving the…
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MISSION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PEOPLE, GEOGRAPHICAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL, ILLUSTRATED WITH SIX CHARTS
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Good+. 1873. 2nd & Revised Edition. Hardcover. From the Introduction: " This volume is the reproduction of its predecessor , which appeared in 1860. This short interval, although checkered by war, is illuminated by stupendous achievements....." The original title was "The Central Gold Region. The Grain, Pastoral and Gold Regions of North America: Some New Views of Its Physical Geography, and Observations on the Pacific Railroad." This updated 1873 edition is bound in clean green cloth with gilt title on spine. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with 6 color fold out maps. First map (frontis) is complete but has separated in the center & has tears at the folds, the other five maps are in very good condition. Inkstamp of Norristown Library Co. Gilpin (1813-1894) was an Explorer, Politician, Speculator, Officer in the US Army who wrote of the American West. First Territorial Governor of Colorado. ;…
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Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians Within the Military Division of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882
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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1882. A Near Fine Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Half pebbled leather with matching in color cloth; spine titles in gilt with black lined divisions. Marbled endpages with matching textblock. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. Text is clean with appropriate age-toning. 8vo; 9 inches tall; 111 pages of text followed by blank pages presumed to give the spine room for the titles. A very handsome rebinding. Graff records an edition prior to this in Chicago in 1882.. Compiled from official reports describing over 400 engagements in chronological order, including a lengthy description of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. After the US Civil War Sheridan reported to the Gulf of Mexico, where his presence along the Texas border hastened the fall of Maximilian, the French puppet emperor in Mexico, in 1867. He was later named military commander of Louisiana and Texas (1867), but his harsh administration of…
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TOM HORN: BLOOD ON THE MOON
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High Plains Press, 2001. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition - #30/50 collector's edition bound in special hardcover and Smyth sewn. Book is in FINE condition - bright boards and sound binding. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact and whole. Book is signed by author on title page. Book includes a certificate of authenticity with a statement of limitation signed by the author.
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Cowboy Life.
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[Billy the Kid] Cowboy Life. Portland, Maine: Chisholm Bros. [1880s] Maroon embossed boards with gilt title and vignette of cowboy on horseback. 5 x 6 in. Printed on one side of a single strip folded accordion style and attached by its leading edge to upper cover. 22 photogravure images on 12 pages. Edge wear, else unusually bright gilt and near fine interior.Dykes,
Billy the Kid 28: "Rare." Not in Adams, Herd. Images include "The Mess Wagon," "Branding on the Prairie," "Roping a Pony from the Herd," "Throwing a Steer," "Skinning a Beef," "Branding a Maverick," and more. Possibly including an image of Billy the Kid. According to Dykes the cowboy image, which also appeared in Chittenden's Ranch Verses, strongly resembles the only known image of Billy the Kid.
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The Resources of the Rocky Mountains: Being a Brief Description of the Mineral, Grazing, Agricultural and Timber Resources of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Dakota..
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Farmer, E[lihu] J[erome]. The Resources of the Rocky Mountains, Being a Brief Description of the Mineral, Grazing, Agricultural and Timber Resources of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Dakota... "Westward the Star of Empire Takes Its Way." Cleveland: Leader Printing Company. 1883. First edition. Dark green embossed stiff wraps. 20 cm. Illustrated. 196 pp. One page bound in slightly askew (p. 111), cover bump, else very good. OCLC shows 60 holdings, 6 in Texas (SMU; TAMU; Texas Tech; UT-Austin & UT-SA). Adams, Herd 787: "Scarce.". Flake 3505a: "Brief Description of the settling of Utah by the Mormons." Not in Howes or other standard sources. A work meant to promote emigration to the State of Colorado and territories of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Included is a section on Yellowstone National Park (with illustrations). The book is especially strong on the virtues of industries such as mining and stock raising. The natural beauty…
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Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806: Printed from the Original Manuscripts in the Library of the American Philosophical Society and by Direction of Its Committee on Historical Documents, Together with Manuscript Material of Lewi
by Reuben Gold Thwaites
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Following the Flag; Diary of a Soldier's Wife
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Kansas City, KS: E. B. Barnett, Publisher Book. VG. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Book is blue cloth covered boards with paste-on American flag on front. The book has minor shelf edge wear with no other defects to note. No date - circa 1919. 91 pages with black and white frontis - a picture of the author in fancy dress in Washington in 1909. Married to an officer of the 2nd Cavalry in 1866, Sargent relates to experiences at Fort Bidwell, Fort Walla Walla, to Arizona. Four years at Fort Huachuca, Fort Bowie, to Fort Logan, Colorado and at Fort Wingate. .
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
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New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
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Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.
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Defending Eden. New Mexican Pioneers in the San Bernardino Valley.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.
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Philo White's Narrative Of A Cruize In The Pacific To South America And California On The U.S. Sloop-Of-War Dale 1841-1843; Edited by Charles L. Camp
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Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.
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Legislative History: Arizona, 1864-1912
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Phoenix: Manufacturing Stationers Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition; possibly rebound, as the date is stamped on the spine but not recently; 8vo, brown cloth, no dj; vg (spine ends bumped and rubbed; top corner of front board bumped; edges and pages toning); ten fine folding maps, 399pp incl. index.
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Los Fundadores
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"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."
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