Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1999. 186pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Dark blue buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Early Oregon Trail travel narrative. According to Eberstadt: "The personal narrative of an Argonaut of 1851, with details of hardships and adventures on the..... More
Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1990. First Edition. 274pp. Octavo [24 cm] Burgundy cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good/Near fine. A previously unpublished journal, Hammer's account is one of the few day-to-day narratives known for the 1844 emigration. He traveled with the first "northsider" train..... More
[Reno, NV]: Desert Research Institute, 1993. First Edition. 278pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] White illustrated boards. About very good. Name in ink on the front free endsheet. 'Discard' in ink on the top edge. Frederick West Lander was in many ways the epitome of a nineteenth century American hero. A handsome..... More
Georgetown, CA: Talisman Press, 1993. 2 volume set. 457, 458-825pp. Octavos [23.5 cm] Burgundy 1/4 burgundy buckram over salmon boards with the titles gilt on the backstrips and printed on the front boards. Both volumes near fine in like jackets. An edited compilation of primary sources from the first year..... More
Georgetown, CA: Talisman Press, 1993. 2 volume set. 457, 458-825pp. Octavos [23.5 cm] 1/4 black leather over marbled boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Housed in a salmon colored slipcase. Near fine. The printing of this book was limited to 100 copies, this is copy 40. Signed..... More
San Francisco: Published by John Howell Books, 1963. 1/475. 59pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 orange cloth over black boards that are illustrated with a map. Paper label on backstrip. Fine. Prospectus laid in. The text of the rare 'Traveler's Guide' was reset and printed in a modern typeface with the..... More
Denver: Fred A. Rosenstock, Old West Publishing, 1959. First Edition. 219pp. Quarto [27 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Excellent association copy. Inscribed by Morgan to his longtime sweetheart, Madeline McQuown: 'For Madeline, Dale.' This work is perhaps the finest example of Morgan's..... More
Reno, NV: Jamison Station Press, 1988. First Edition. 309pp. Quarto [28 cm] white boards with the title in red on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Bibliography listing some five thousand manuscript and printed items are listed and arranged alphabetically, which is followed by a chronological list of these..... More