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London: Richard Phillips. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1807. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Contemporary 3/4 leather over scuffed marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Text tight. Early owner's ink stamp on title page. Condition of individual books as noted after each title. Each book was issued separately throughout the year. Binding Instruction including insertion of plates is at the end of the volume although they were sometimes bound individually. These books were of considerable interest because, at the time, they were one of the only sources of information as to current conditions in foreign countries. Most travel & exploration books were of a more historical nature. There were 10 or more volumes published in this series. Full Titles: (1) "TRAVELS THROUGH THE TWO LOUISIANAS AND AMONG THE SAVAGE NATIONS OF THE MISSOURI; ALSO, IN THE UNITED STATES, ALONG THE OHIO, AND THE ADJACENT PROVINCES IN 1801, 1802 & 1803" by M. Perrin Du Lac,… Read More

Chicago: Franklin Co.. Near Fine. 1915. Soft Cover. Clean soft pictorial cover travel pamphlet. White Pass & Yukon Route. 9"x12" with two folds. Photograph illustrations. Voyage to Skaguay; Summit of White Pass; Lake Bennett; Lake Atlin; Caribou to White Horse; Lake Labarge & Five Finger Rapids; Midnight Sun; Down the Mighty Yukon to Dawson; Crossing the Arctic Circle to Fairbanks; St. Michael and Nome. Alaska; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 30 pages .

Albuquerque: R. W. Wiley. Near Fine. 1907. First Edition. Soft Cover. Ca: 1907. Clean brown soft cover with black title. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. B/w photographic views and architect's sketches. 1880 - 1940 New Mexico became the mecca for people infected with infected T. B. , who were seeking a cure. New Mexico; B/W photographs & Architect's sketches; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 26 pages .

Denver, Colo.: H. H. Tammen. Very Good. 1905. Paperback. Clean pictorial soft covers. Tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with B/W photos. Very light edge wear. A priceless souvenir of a trip through the Rockies. West, Colorado; B&W Photos ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Chicago: John Calhoun Club. Very Good+. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, #72 of 160 copies in publisher's brown cloth-backed patterned boards with matching slipcase. Printed on Italian handmade paper. Brown cloth spine with bright gilt title. Deckle page edges, top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Contains14 illustrations of early printings, including a folding Deseret News (unopened). Text & slipcase bordering near fine. Typography, Western Americana; Samples of printing; 8vo; 91 pages .

New York: Julian Messner, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean red cloth has black titles on spine & front cover. Pictorial endpaper and frontispiece. B/W drawing illustrations. Text tight, clean & intact. Francis B. Harte, the story teller of the Forty-Niners. The Gold RUSH and the years that followed in California. This book is a true picture of a unique talent. Dust jacket has some small closed edge tears, chipped spine heel and is price clipped. West; Drawing Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages .

Chicago: Canadian Pacific Railway. Very Good+. 1915. Soft Cover. Clean soft pictorial covers. Size 18" x 32" fully opened. Accordion folded travel brochure. Side 1 is a large color map, the other side holds the text , drawings and B/W photographs. Canada, British Columbia ; B/W Photography; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .

Denver, Colo.: Albert Love Enterprises. Very Good+. 1931. Paperback. Clean soft pictorial covers. Tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with color & B/W photos. ; Color & B/W Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 44 pages .

NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Publishers. Near Fine. 1983. Special Edition. Hardcover. 0941434257 . Fine Binding: Beautiful ornate edition in full brown leather with raised spine bands & elaborate gilt decoration & lettering. Rich brown silk moire endpapers & brown ribbon marker. Pictorial frontispiece profusely illustrated with over 400 color photos, paintings & B/W illustrations. A great tribute to the cowboy of the old West, USiana; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 431 pages .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1892. Softcover. ; Original tan clean paper wraps. Text tight, clean and intact. 8 single page, double page & fold-out plates in color and B/W including a double page color map. Pages 569-664: Extract from the Twelfth Annual Report of the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, 1890-91. The stamp of "R. B. Sosman", a noted geologist, on the front cover. United States Geological Survey. Geology, Western Americana. ; Color and B/W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages .

The Interstate Co.. Very Good+. N.D.. Paperback. Clean soft pictorial covers with front cover paper paste-on. String bound, album style. Tight , clean & intact. Illustrated with 20 full page color photos & B/W map. Feather River Canon Route. West; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages .

New York: David M. Gazlay & Co.. Good+. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. July 1865. Vol. II, #1. Lightly soiled soft covers. Light cover edge wear including spine ends. Some pages with a narrow damp stain on front margin, not affecting text. Color illustrated advertisement at rear of text. Contents: Mexico and the Monroe Doctrine; Tup ac Amaru the Indian Martyr of Peru; Mineral & Agricultural Resources of Utah; Medical Virtues of Tobacco; Taxing Batchelors, a New Way to Pay the Public Debt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages .

New York: David David M. Gazlay & Co.. Very Good. 1865. Softcover. Lightly soiled pictorial paper covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with engraved illustrations. Pages numbers 81-176. Contents: The Crystal Cave of El Dorado; Influence of Women on Society; Gold Versus Paper; Agriculture; Fat People; Electric Light for Signals; Fashions. Rubbed spine ends & fore-edge. Bound Magazines ; B&W Drawing Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages .

New York: D. M. Gazlay & Co.. Very Good. 1865. First Edition. Softcover. May 1865. Vol. 1, #5. Lightly soiled soft covers. Minor cover edge wear including spine ends. Text tight & intact. Bound with twine. Engraved illustrations. Pages 371 - 464. Pictorial frontispiece. Contents: Progress of Civilization in Siam; Wealth of Sierra Madre, Balopilas, Chihuahua; The Camel, as suitable to the Overland Route to California; The Pearl Fishery, Discovery of a New Lake. Bound Magazines; B&W Drawing Ills.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages .

New York: David M Gazlay & Co.. Very Good. 1865. Softcover. Lightly soiled pictorial paper covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with engravings. Pages 273-368. Contents: Major General Irving McDowell; Gold and Silver Throughout the World; All About Hair and Beards; My First Visit to Congress; Cattle Hunting on Hawaii; Fashions for April. Spine ends & cover edges lightly rubbed. Bound Magazines ; B&W Drawing Ills.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages .

New York: David M. Gazlay & Co.. Very Good. 1865. Softcover. Lightly soiled pictorial paper covers. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings. Page numbers 180-272. Contents: San Francisco, Past & Presaent; Zanzibar; Gold and Silver Mines of California & Nevada; Visit to Brigham Young at Salt Lake City; A Trip to Nevada; Indian Relics; Mining Department; Fashions for March. Rubbed spine ends & cover fore-edge. Bound magazines ; B&W Drawing Ills.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages .

NY: E. Weyhe. Very Good. ca1915. Hardcover. Five volumes or portfolios of 80 plates each; each plate accompanied by historical and explanatory text. Issued originally in 40 parts of 10 plates each, one-half in colors (total 400 plates). Green cloth with two spine labels. Cloth lightly faded at edges. Texts tight, clean & intact: printed on heavy stock paper. Ex-library. No date: there were four printings in New York from 1905-1920 (worldcat). German Text . Fashion; Egypt; Rome; Middle Ages; 16th, 17th, 18th, & 19th Century to 1820; Europe, Asia, Africa & America. Rare; Ex-Lib; Color & B/W Illus.; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Da Capo Press. Very Good+. 1969. Facsimile. Hardcover. 0306171600 . Facsimile of the 1921 edition. A study of social control on the California frontier in the days of the gold rush. Clean blue cloth, has gilt title on front cover and spine. Pictorial frontispiece. Facsimile of the Proclamation by the Governor. ; Facsimile; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 543 pages .

Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+. 1915. Limited Edition. Hardcover. In original slate-green laid paper boards with printed label on spine; pages of laid paper watermarked with a chained gate. Deckle page edges. First edition limited to 300 copies. (6) , 194pp. From Kimes Bibliography, "These letters reveal a warm and lasting friendship. They clearly show the influence of a wise and cultured woman on the development of a Wisconsin immigrant farm boy who became an accomplished writer and naturalist sought by men of prominence. Mrs. Carr, an ardent lover of nature and intensely interested in botany, was a sympathetic listener, ever ready with encouragement, assistance, and guidance. She had a strong faith in Muir's extraordinary capabilities and his ultimate achievements. Her profound influence on his life makes this book of letters one of the most important in the study of John Muir. Although this book was published posthumously, the contents had been carefully… Read More

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. The most important writing of the Rocky Mountain region from the period of 1803 to 1903. Clean red cloth has gilt titles on front cover & spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Dust jacket has small spine head chips with a small hole by head. Many of the items are excerpts from volumes that are unavailable to the public because of their rarity. West ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 449 pages .