Report of Lieut. J. W. Abert, of His Examination of New Mexico, in the Years 1846-'47; Report of Lieu. Col. P. St. George Cooke of His March from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Diego, Upper California; Journal of Captain A. R. Johnson, First Dragoons by Abert, Lt. J. W.; Cooke, Lt. Col. P. St.; Johnson, Captain A. R - 1848

Cranford, N.J.: Allen Printing Co., 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. M.J. Amato. Limited First Edition, No. 128 of 130 copies; SIGNED by the author's wife on limitation plate; 8vo, blue cloth; vg- (boards bowed; edges of boards heavily worn; blue cloth; spine sunned; spine ends bumped, crimped, and worn; corners bumped and worn to boards; front pastedown wrinkled with small tear to top end of hinge; eps and pages toned) in good dj (toned; edges heavily chipped, torn, and worn; spine browned and chipped in two places; spine ends chipped off; long tears to panels along spine; rear panel almost detached from spine; non-acidic Filmoplast P used to close tears along edge where front flap and panel meet) with a vg- custom cloth slipcase with gilt-stamped leather title piece (panels rubbed and worn; shelfworn; one panel sunned); also included is a fair plastic dj used to cover paper dj (heavily chipped; large sections missing; torn) 160pp. Dustjacket points: front panel reads, 'A… Read More

Author (Biographical Note Author) John Forsyth, Provincial Archivist, signed this book on September 18, 1923 as a gift to Mr. Henderson (a local.) But for the signature, I would grade the book Fine or NEAR FINe with gentle paper toning. My copy is in hard cover with bevelled edges. The archives also published a soft-cover version in larger print run
Archives of B.C. published a number of Memoirs. This is #5. I have for sale #1 First Circumnavigation of Vancoucer Islad, #iv House of Assembly Correspondence. #vii Assay Office and Proposed Mint, #viii Colonial Postal System and Postage Stamps. and #ix Overlanders of '62. Some signed

[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.

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

Pawnee Bill's Wild West and Great Far East. Maj. Gordon W. Lilly Pawnee Bill. The White Chief of the Pawnees. The Hero of Oklahoma. [No publication information.] [Circa 1907.] 26.5 x 34.8 cm. [14] pp. Has been folded. Small split at center of spine, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings. This is the first copy of this elaborate promotional that I have ever seen. "Lillie made his way into Indian Territory while working as a trapper …. He served as a teacher at the Pawnee agency …. During this time he became known as "Pawnee Bill." In 1883 he was recruited to help coordinate the efforts of the Pawnee troupe in the first-ever Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show. … In 1888 he began touring the country with "Pawnee Bill's Wild West." … which traveled the United States and Europe, starring May Lillie as the Champion Horseback Shot of the West. In 1908 he joined forces with Buffalo Bill Cody, forming 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East,' a Wild West show that had no equal at… Read More

Omaha: Douglas Printing Company, 1902. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine stamped in black and gilt. Printed end papers. A bright and flawless copy! SixGuns 581.

[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.

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

Pawnee Bill's Wild West and Great Far East. Maj. Gordon W. Lilly Pawnee Bill. The White Chief of the Pawnees. The Hero of Oklahoma. [No publication information.] [Circa 1907.] 26.5 x 34.8 cm. [14] pp. Has been folded. Small split at center of spine, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings. This is the first copy of this elaborate promotional that I have ever seen. "Lillie made his way into Indian Territory while working as a trapper …. He served as a teacher at the Pawnee agency …. During this time he became known as "Pawnee Bill." In 1883 he was recruited to help coordinate the efforts of the Pawnee troupe in the first-ever Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show. … In 1888 he began touring the country with "Pawnee Bill's Wild West." … which traveled the United States and Europe, starring May Lillie as the Champion Horseback Shot of the West. In 1908 he joined forces with Buffalo Bill Cody, forming 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East,' a Wild West show that had no equal at… Read More

[Buffalo Bill] [Native Americans] General Nelson A. Miles and "Buffalo Bill" viewing Hostile Indian Camp, near Pine Ridge, S. D. January 16th, 1891. Baltimore, Md.: A Hoen & Co. [1892] Lithograph poster on tan paper. 27.5 cm x 42 cm. Light age toning and a few minor spots, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings. There is a copy at the Buffalo Bill Museum. Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog listings. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (at left) and Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles were photographed by J. C. H. Grabill while scouting an Indian camp near Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, on January 16, 1891, soon after the massacre at nearby Wounded Knee. This lithograph is loosely based on the photographic record. As one newspaper (The Scotsman) reported on January 13th regarding the Pine Ridge Indian camp: "Should the Indians continue to move in this direction, and show a purpose of surrendering, the troops will not attack them; but if any renegades attempt to get away and succeed in piercing… Read More