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Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1958 First edition. Scarce thus! Quarto. 192pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Yellow cloth, black boards. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. A collection of rare photos and true stories about tracks, trains, and trainmen of the Pacific Northwest, including Northern California..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1939 First edition. Scarce thus, especially in this condition. Translated from the French by Rose Abel Wright. Pp. xi, [3], 272. plus frontis and 1 plate; folding genealogical chart. Extensive notes, appendices, index. Green cloth, gilt. A very fine and bright copy with decorated, price-clipped dust jacket (very slightest of chipping to spine ends). Tabeau journeyed to the Upper Missouri and lived among the Arikara in the years 1803-04. Provides human and detailed descriptions of living among the Indians who were almost without contact with whites. Also a complete summation of the difficulties of the fur trade, hazards of navigating the Missouri, etc. He met Lewis and Clark during their winter among the Mandan. Much on the customs and mores of the Indians, trade, religion, warfare, ceremonies, etc..

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1938 Reprint. Illustrated throughout with numerous black & white photos. Light rubbing to spine and minor wear to lower corners, else a fine copy. Wallpaper and it's relation to interior design..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1945 2nd printing. 220pp. Numerous photographic illustrations throughout. Appendices; bibliography. Light blue cloth with silver lettering. Slightly bowed covers, minor soiling and slight wear. A good copy, internally fine. A thorough study of the art of the Indian silversmiths of the Southwest. Includes the history of the craft as well as names and localities of pioneer artisans..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1944 First edition. Somewhat scarce as a first edition. xvii, 220pp. 24 plates from photographs, text maps and tables. Light blue cloth. Bottom corners slightly bumped, else a fine copy in chipped and spine-darkened dust jacket (jacket price-clipped, and lightly chipped at spine ends, upper corners and upper edge of rear cover). A thorough study of the art of the Indian silversmiths of the Southwest. Includes the history of the craft as well as names and localities of pioneer artisans..

Yosemite National Park: Ansel Adams, 1934 Original silver-print photograph. 7 7/8 x 6 inches. Original beige mount, 13¼ x10 1/8 inches. Very slight silvering to sky area. A fine example. One of the most important images of the photographer's career. This classic image, photographed in 1927, was normally titled, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. Our image is a vintage print, produced c.1934. This copy of the image is titled, inscribed, and SIGNED on the mount by the photographer. Because of space limitations at the bottom border of the photograph, Adams has titled this copy, Half Dome - Yosemite. The image is presented to James Bryant Conant, President of Harvard University. The presentation inscription reads, 'Dr. and Mrs. Conant, with good wishes'. Dr. Conant "was a friend of Adams and they hiked Yosemite together several times in the 1920's." The image is SIGNED, 'Ansel Adams' (Adams eliminated his middle initial "E" in his signature, c.1934).… Read More

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1960 First edition. Sierra Club Format Series. Foreword by David Brower. Quarto. xviii, 89pp. 84 black and white photographs. A bit worn at the foot of the spine, else a fine copy in worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket. Photographs by Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, Edward Weston, et al..

San Francisco: Adams & Co., 1854 [ADAMS & CO. EXPRESS]. Adams & Co. Express and Banking Office Certificate of Deposit. Fifty Dollars by Peter Petersen. 4x8 inches plus borders. Vignette of banking office at top center, gold miner at left. Signed by the local agent. Fine example. San Francisco: Adams & Co., February 9, 1854..

Brooklyn, NY: Edgar H. Adams, 1913 First edition bound in the original four parts, as issued. xxviii, 110pp. plus numerous photographic plates of coins, portraits, etc. Original maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine. A few inner hinges just starting (as usual), previous owner's bookplate and address label on inner front cover, minor offsetting to inner cover, light general wear to covers. Overall, a very good copy of this classic title, clean throughout. This is the extremely scarce first issue of all four parts, originally issued in The American Journal of Numismatics in 1911 and 1912. This work is considered the rare definitive reference on the subject of California's pioneer gold coins, and remains the "central information source for numismatists and scholars." The four parts cover Private Gold Coinage: I, The State Assay Office of California, 1850; II, The Moffat & Co. Issues, San Francisco, 1849-53; III, Various California Private Mints, 1849-55; IV, Pattern and Experimental… Read More

Harrisburg: Stackpole Numismatic Books Facsimile reprint, n.d., c.1974. xxviii, 110pp. plus numerous photographic plates of coins, portraits, etc. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front cover. A very fine copy. Facsimile reprint of the rare definitive reference on the subject of California's pioneer gold coins, first published in 1912. This book remains the "central information source for numismatists and scholars." This facsimile reprint includes a preface by Bruce Lorich of Stackpole and a new introduction by Q. David Bowers. Chapters include The State Assay Office of California; The Moffat & Co. Issues, San Francisco, 1849-53; Various Californian Private Mints, 1849-55; and Pattern and Experimental Pieces of California. [See Cowan, p.2; Rocq: 8027]..

Philadelphia: Adams Express Company, 1869 [ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY]. Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western, and Southern Express Forwarders. Domestic Bill of Lading. 5¼x8½ inches. Signed by the local agent. A very fine example. Philadelphia: Adams Express Company, Oct. 20, 1869. W. Loughlin paid $9.00 to ship to Dr. J. Enew Loughlin in Columbia, California, via Omaha. .

Norwich: Adams Express Company, 1868 [ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY]. Adams Express Company, Great Eastern, Western, and Southern Express Forwarders. Domestic Bill of Lading. 4¼x8¾ inches. Signed by the local agent. A very fine example. Norwich: Adams Express Company, March 12, 1868. Mrs. G. F. Hall sends a package from Norwich, Connecticut worth $391.50 to Mrs. M. A. Lewis in Columbia, California. Countersigned on verso by "Málinda Lewis" (Mrs. M. A. Lewis) authorizing her husband M. A. Lewis (signed by him) to pick up the package, dated April 29, 1868. .

New York: The Heritage Press, 1942 Introduction by Henry Seidel Canby. Illustrated with gravures by Samuel Chamberlain. Marbled boards, brown cloth spine lettered in gilt. Minor soiling to spine, else a fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by Chamberlain, Samuel.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1957 Introduction by Francis Henry Taylor. Black & white photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Spine slightly darkened, else a fine copy in slipcase. Sandglass pamphlet laid in.. Illus. by Chamberlain, Samuel.

Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1961 First edition. Very scarce thus, most especially in this condition. This is the original Superior publication, later reprinted by Bonanza. Quarto. 10½x8 inches. 144pp. plus [16] page appendix and index. Profusely illustrated with vintage black & white photographs. Gray cloth stamped in dark green. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. A good pictorial overview of western logging railroads. The appendix contains a complete roster of all the logging railroads in the West..

Norman: Univeristy of Oaklahoma Press, 1959 First edition. Pp. xix, [1], 463. 9 reproductions of title pages. Original green cloth. gilt. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. The major comprehensive bibliography of the cattle industry, listing approximately 2,600 titles. Well-annotated. Considered the standard reference on the cattle industry. Quite scarce as a first edition, especially in this condition..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954 First edition of the authoritative reference source on writings about western outlaws and gunmen. xiii, 426pp. 17 illustrations of title pages. Green cloth. Spine slightly toned, but a fine copy with rubbed and slightly worn printed dust jacket. Provides annotated descriptions of over eleven hundred titles. A useful reference..

Cleveland: John T. Zubal, Inc., 1982 Reprint of the University of Oklahoma first edition of 1959. Pp. xix, 463. Nine reproductions of title pages. Original green cloth. A very fine copy in pictorial dust jacket. A comprehensive bibliography listing approximately 2,600 titles. Well-annotated. Considered the standard reference on the cattle industry..

Cleveland: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1969 First printing of the revised and enlarged edition (best edition). Thick octavo. 808pp. Brown cloth, gilt. Some light mildew stains to covers, (no odor). A very good copy with spine-faded and lightly rubbed pictorial dust jacket. The authoritative reference source on writings about western outlaws. Contains 2491 entries, more than twice the number in the first edition. Each title is well-annotated by Adams. A must-have reference for books on the subject..

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954 First edition of the authoritative reference source on writings about western outlaws and gunmen. SIGNED by the author on endpaper. xiii, 426pp. 17 illustrations of title pages. Green cloth. Spine slightly toned, but a fine copy with rubbed and slightly worn printed dust jacket. Provides annotated descriptions of over eleven hundred titles. A useful reference..