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[Salt Lake City]: Groundhog Records, 1977. 1/1000. 45 rpm 7" record. Mint. Black vinyl with brown printed label. In original plain paper sleeve that shows minor age toning. Country & Western single from the Will Bagley outfit, 'Thunder & Roses' - this is from the honky-tonk years that preceded his celebrated career as a historian. Will Bagley (1950-2021) wrote and edited more than twenty books on overland emigration, frontier violence, railroads, mining, and the Mormons. He lectured widely and had appeared in more than a dozen films, including the American Experience episode of the ‘The Mormons' on PBS. He was one of the finest historians of the postwar period and a legend. R.I.P.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. First Edition. 458pp. Quarto [26 cm] Tan cloth with the title stamped in black on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author on the half-title. The story of America's westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this massive emigration began. While many previous authors have told parts of this story, Bagley has recast it in its entirety for modern readers. Drawing on research he conducted for the National Park Service's Long Distance Trails Office, he has woven a wealth of primary sources—personal letters and journals, government documents, newspaper reports, and folk… Read More

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. First Edition. 493pp. Quarto [26 cm] 1/2 tan cloth over tan boards with the title stamped in red on the front board and backstrip. Award-winning, riveting account of the attack on the Baker-Fancher wagon train by Mormons in the local militia and a few Paiute Indians. Based on extensive investigation of the events surrounding the murder of over 120 men, women, and children, and drawing from a wealth of primary sources, Bagley explains how the murders occurred, reveals the involvement of territorial governor Brigham Young, and explores the subsequent suppression and distortion of events related to the massacre by the Mormon Church and others.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. First Edition. 464pp. Quarto [26 cm] Tan cloth with the title stamped in black on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. During the mid-nineteenth century, a quarter of a million travelers—men, women, and children—followed the "road across the plains" to gold rush California. This magnificent chronicle—the second installment of Will Bagley's sweeping Overland West series—captures the danger, excitement, and heartbreak of America's first great rush for riches and its enduring consequences. With narrative scope and detail unmatched by earlier histories, With Golden Visions Bright Before Them retells this classic American saga through the voices of the people whose eyewitness testimonies vividly evoke the most dramatic era of westward migration. Traditional histories of the overland roads paint the gold rush migration as a heroic epic of progress that opened new lands and a continental treasure house for the advancement of civilization. Yet, according to Bagley,… Read More

Logan: Utah State University Press, 2008. First Edition. 316pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth with silver stamped titles on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author on the half-title. In the depths of the Great Depression, McCarthy brought the Denver & Rio Grande Western - 'The Scenic Line of the World' - back from the brink. Founded by visionary General William Palmer in 1870 as the nation's first narrow-gauge railroad, Colorado's 'Baby Road' became a vital link in the national transportation system. The D&RGW went through the Rockies - not around them - developing resources, fighting corporate wars, and helping build communities. After corruption and incompetence brought it to its knees, McCarthy turned it into a paragon of mid-century railroading, represented by the streamlined, Vista-Domed California Zephyr. The halcyon days of railroads have passed, but the legend of the Denver & Rio Grande Lives on. Crossing the Continental Divide, the storied line hauled away vast mineral wealth but had… Read More

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1925. First Edition. 230pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Green cloth with title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Well written memoir by the early Oregon pioneer and Michigan promoter, who's travels also took him to Hawaii, Rio de Janeiro and around the Cape. "The autobiography was written by Mr. Ball in his eightieth year, 1874, being taken from scanty diaries kept on his trips; old letters, and from memory. It was written in a journal and the manuscript is more legible than the writing of many a younger man. It is not only of local historical value but of national interest, dealing with the early history of New England, where he was born, early Michigan and pioneer western history, Mr. Ball having been a member of the third expedition to cross the Rocky Mountains." - 'Grand Rapids Chronicle' May 29, 1925.

[Salt Lake City]: [Bamberger Railroad], 1930. Broadside [28 cm x 21.5 cm] printed in red and green ink on an off-white sheet. Near fine. Promotional advertisement for the Intermountain West's longtime summer destination. "Lagoon - the fun spot of Utah - offers Amusement - clean, safe and wholesome, Gayety, but nothing to offend or demoralize Outdoor swimming in 'Water Fit To Drink' Obliging employees, who serve our guests, No one to leave without desiring to return.

[Salt Lake City, UT]: [Bamberger Railroad], 1930. Letterhead [28 cm x 21 cm] on white stock and printed in black ink at the head. Fine. Letterhead from the longtime amusement park in northern Utah.

[Salt Lake City], 1884. 30pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue printed wrappers. Near fine. Ink smudge on cover with numbers in ink at foot and head. Covers and contents are bright. Originally published in Nineteenth Century, a magazine published in London, England, vol. 15 under title: A new view of Mormonism. Uncommon, for the ear, a pro-Mormon work from an English gentile and member of British Parliament. After Barclay's positive trip to the Territory, he felt compelled to write this glowing work. Begins with a brief description of the early history of Mormonism and some of its tenants. "Mr. James W Barclay an English member Parliament has been publishing his impressions of the Mormons in the Nineteenth Century and they are highly favorable. He maintains moreover that the hostility to the Mormons among Americans Is in the inverse ratio of knowledge of them. The further east he went the greater he found it He was deeply moved by the wonders wrought in Utah valley by Mormon industry and the beauty and comfort… Read More

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1959. First Edition. 370pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Jacket is price-clipped has a few short closed tears at the extremities. Northwest Historical Series V (5). "A documentary study with supplementary biographies" - Clark & Brunet 17.

[Salt Lake City], 1909. Large format. Albumen photograph [19 cm x 25 cm] / [7.5" x 10"] on a black mount [21 cm x 27 cm] / [8.25" x 10.5] Mount nicked at lower right corner. Nice view of some of the players and coaches of the Salt Lake amateur champions in 1909, The Oregon Short Line Base Ball Team 'The Railroaders.' "The Oregon Short Line baseball team defeated The Tribune nine in one of the fastest amateur games ever seen on Walker field, Saturday afternoon, by the score of 4 to 3. The game went eleven innings. Papworth who covered the rubber for the railroaders, fanned nineteen betters. Langley wore the mask for O.S.L." - Salt Lake Tribune (08/29/1909).

Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1961. First Edition. 104pp. Folio [36.5 cm] Tan cloth with the title stamped on the backstrip. Map endsheets and pastedowns. Near fine/Near fine. Profusely illustrated work on the history of cartography in Kansas. Though the book is listed under the authorship of Baughman it is certain that Morgan was responsible for most or all of this work or substantial editing. A typewritten draft of the manuscript in his style and with his editing resides in the Morgan Papers at the Bancroft Library. It is unquestionably of his creation. He does at least appear at the head of the list of acknowledgments. Saunders 35.

Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1961. First Edition. 104pp. Folio [36.5 cm] 1/2 grained cream cloth over red patterned cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Housed in white illustrated slipcase. Both book and slipcase are near fine. Map endsheets and pastedowns. This is the De Luxe edition of this work, which was limited to 200 number copies - this is copy 125. Profusely illustrated work on the history of cartography in Kansas. Though the book is listed under the authorship of Baughman it is certain that Morgan was responsible for most or all of this work or substantial editing. A typewritten draft of the manuscript in his style and with his editing resides in the Morgan Papers at the Bancroft Library. It is unquestionably of his creation. He does at least appear at the head of the list of acknowledgments. Variant of Saunders 35.

Los Angeles: Universal Pictures, 1978. Style B.. Single sheet [116.5 cm x 107 cm] [46" x 42"] white stock printed in color. Gentle overall wear from improper storage. Pinholes at corners with two vertical folds and a horizontal fold. Promotional poster from Universal Pictures for the beloved musical, The Wiz. Staring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor and directed by Sidney Lumet.

Denver, CO: George Beam, 1916. Silver print. [19 cm x 24 cm] / [7.5" x 9.5"] on a modern museum mount [35.5 cm x 43 cm] / [14" x 17] Strong contrasts. Nice view of the original San Geronimo Church and graveyard with the Taos Pueblo in the background by legendary Colorado photographer, George L. Beam. George Lytle Beam (1868-1935) is most noted for his photographs for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (later Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad). This view is in the holdings of the Denver Public Library's Geoge Beam Collection. The Taos pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States, and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Washington DC: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, 1871. Albumen stereoview [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow mount [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a printed paper label on the reverse. Strong contrasts. Vertical bend at center. View of Trinalcove taken from river left. This photograph was taken on the second Powell expedition. Labyrinth Canon Series: This canon is 62 1/2 miles long with walls from 1000 to 1300 feet in depth. E.O. Beaman (1837-1876) was a New York landscape photographer who became the official photographer of the U.S. Geological Survey's Powell Expedition, summer, 1871, upon the recommendation of his supplier, E. & H.T. Anthony & Company. Beaman left the survey January 1872, and spent some time photographing the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona before returning East.

Washington DC: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, 1872. Albumen stereoview [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson mount [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a printed paper label on the reverse. Nice condition with strong contrast. Cataract Canon Series: This canon is 40 ¾ miles in length and from 1500 to 3000 feet in depth. Image shows a rocky landscape with the Colorado River running through it. This photograph was taken on the second Powell expedition. E.O. Beaman (1837-1876) was a New York landscape photographer who became the official photographer of the U.S. Geological Survey's Powell Expedition, summer, 1871, upon the recommendation of his supplier, E. & H.T. Anthony & Company. Beaman left the survey January 1872, and spent some time photographing the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona before returning East.

[Salt Lake City, UT]: [C.R. Savage], 1903. Large format. Silver gelatin photograph [17.5 cm x 12 cm] / [7" x 4.5"] on a gray decorative mount [27 cm 22 cm] / [10.5" x 8.5"] Fine. Image shows a man (Albert Bullock, Beard's brother-in-law) on top of a large rock. The image is identified In Beard's hand with pencil at the foot of the image in the margin. Warmly inscribed by Beard in pencil in the lower right corner of the mount: To G.A. Bullock with love from George and Lovenia (Albert's sister and George's wife). George Beard (1855-1945) was the "Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera" who took photographs of his beloved adopted home of Utah and the surrounding areas, Beard used some of these images as the basis for his landscape paintings, that he would work on during the cold months of winter in his studio in Coalville, Utah. Beard was not a commercial photographer, so his images are uncommon and are rarely offered for sale, the majority of his known images reside at the Lee Library at BYU. This image… Read More

1935. [24]-35pp. Octavo [26 cm] Yellow printed wrappers. Very good, Association copy. Inscribed by the author to Dale Morgan. "To Dale Morgan with the compliments of the writer. William H. Behle." Reprinted from the January-February, 1935 issue of 'The Condor'.

New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1985. Single sheet [42 cm x 30 cm] white stock printed in color. Minor bumping to the lower left corner. Horizontal fold at the center (as issued?). Promotional poster from Farrar, Strauss and Giroux for Monika Beisner's 'Secret Spells & Curious Charms'.