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The Book of the Indians of North America: Comprising Details in the Lives of About Five Hundred Chiefs and Others, the Most Distinguished Among Them
Boston: Published by Josiah Drake, 1833. 22+110+124+47+135pp. Octavo [23 cm] Full brown sheep with the title and devices gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good. Early anthropological work on the pre-colonial Native Americans of New England by the noted historian and antiquarian. Descriptions of the customs, cultural practices, religious ceremonies..... More
Pony Express Route: April 3, 1860 - October 24, 1861
[Omaha]: [Union Pacific Railroad], [1961]. Pictorial panorama map [22 cm x 72 cm] on a single sheet [26 cm x 76 cm] 'A' condition. Nice and bright. Pictorial map of the route and stations of the short-lived Pony Express, likely produced to commemorate the centennial of the iconic delivery service..... More
Chief Lawyer of the Nez Perce Indians, 1796-1876
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1979. First Edition. 304pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with titles and rules gilt stamped on backstrips. Better than very good. Northwest Historical Series XIV (14). Siigned by the author on the title page. In this biography, Drury attempts to give a voice to a...... More
Flying W Ranch
Colorado Springs, CO: (c.1960). Single sheet [23 cm x 40 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] folds as issued. About very good. One side prints a map and description of the Flying W's chuck wagon suppers and original show. The reverse..... More
IXL Ranch: A Real Vacation On a Real Cattle Ranch
Dayton, WY: 1949. Single sheet [23 cm x 50 cm] printed on both sides. Folds as issued. Better than very good. Promotional piece from this northern Wyoming dude ranch, that features short biographical sketches of the ranch owners, Ray and Marna Bryan. This is accompanied by a description of the..... More
This year come to one of Colorado's Dude Ranches
Denver: Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association, 1958. Single sheet [43 cm x 56 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [21.5 cm x 9.5 cm] folds as issued. About very good with a few small splits at the folds. One side prints a map [21 cm..... More
Unidentified Native Americans
Denver: Duhem Brothers, New Art Gallery, (c.1875). CDV. Carte de visite. Albumen [10 cm x 6 cm] photograph on the original light tan mount [10.5 x 6.5 cm] Duhem Bros backstamp. Image is faded. Staged portrait of a Native American woman standing with a baby in a carier on her..... More
Unidentified Native Americans
Denver: Duhem Brothers, New Art Gallery, (c.1875). CDV. Carte de visite. Albumen [10 cm x 6 cm] photograph on the original light yellow mount [10.5 x 6.5 cm] Duhem Bros backstamp. Image is faded. Staged portrait of two Native Americans (one seated - one standing) in hats and jackets. Possible..... More
To Seekers of the Kingdom
Edinburgh: June, 1850. 4pp. Bifolium [22 cm x 28 cm] Better than very good. A rare missionary tract intended to convince the unconverted of the validity of the Mormon message, it consists largely of biblical quotations leading to the conclusion on the fourth page that Jesus is the king of..... More
How to Solve the Mormon Problem. Three Letters
New York: American News Company, [1877]. First Edition. 30pp. Octavo [22 cm] Gray printed wrappers. Near fine. Ink smudge on cover with numbers in ink at foot and head. Covers and contents are bright. Anti-Mormon work by the Episcopal Reverend and Confederate soldier that reprints a series of letters to..... More
The Torch Passes
[Laguna Hills, CA]: James Cahill Publishing, 1995. First Edition. [8]pp. Duodecimo [20.5 cm] Gray wrappers. Near fine. Signed by the author on the title page. Short story from the noted and bestselling mystery author (and bookseller), John Dunning. "We all thought the book trade was above it - the quick..... More
The Colonial History of The City of San Francisco: Being a Narrative Argument in the Circuit Court of the United States for the State of California, for Four Square Leagues of Land Claimed by that City and Confirmed to it By That Court.
San Francisco: Printed by Towne & Bacon, Book and Job Printers, 1866. Third Edition. 391pp. Octavo [22 cm] 3/4 black morocco over marbled boards with gilt title and raised bands to backstrip. Front board detached. Internally very good. Complete with all three plates and both maps. San Francisco had filed..... More
The Leopard's Pa': A Handbook & Student Directory, 1966-1967
Salt Lake City: Student Association of East High School, 1966. 143pp. Sextodecimo [15.5 cm] White side-stapled wrappers. A handful of manuscript notes and scribbles, otherwise very good. Handbook and directory printed for students that contains a brief history of the school (traditions, mascot, emblems, colors, etc.) which is followed by..... More
The Leopard's Pa': A Handbook & Student Directory, 1968-1969
Salt Lake City: Student Association of East High School, 1968. 112pp. Sextodecimo [15.5 cm] Spiral bound printed covers. A handful of manuscript notes and scribbles, lacks pages 105/106 and 107/108 otherwise very good. Handbook and directory printed for students that contains a brief history of the school (traditions, mascot, emblems..... More
Panoramic Perspective Map of the Area Adjacent to Boulder Dam. As It Will Appear When Lake is Filled. Served Exclusively by the Union Pacific Railroad 'The Boulder Dam Route.'
[Omaha, NE]: Union Pacific Railroad, 1938. Color birds-eye map [46 cm x 78 cm]. Better than very good. Folds as issued. Map drawn by Gerald A. Eddy. Charming birds-eye map produced by the railroad to try to entice tourists to the Mojave, southern Nevada (this was before Las Vegas was..... More
Panoramic Perspective of the Area Adjacent to Hoover Dam As It Will Appear When Dam is Completed. Served exclusively by the Union Pacific System 'The Hoover Dam Route'
Chicago: Union Pacific Railroad, 1931. Color birds-eye map [46 cm x 81 cm] Very good. A few small splits at the folds, three short tape repairs at vertical fold on the reverse. Folds as issued. Map drawn by Gerald A. Eddy. Charming birds-eye map produced by the Union Pacific to..... More
The Valley of the Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1959. First Edition. [203]-327pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Contains the Morgan piece, 'The Changing Face of Salt Lake City.' This was essentially an offprint from the Utah Historical Quarterly but released as a monograph. Saunders 33. More
The Valley of the Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1967. Third Edition. 135pp. Octavo [26 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Contains the Morgan piece, 'The Changing Face of Salt Lake City.' This edition was reillustrated and again reset to follow the format and layout of the then current Utah Historical Quarterly. It..... More
The New Mormon History: Revisionist Essays on the Past
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1992. First Edition. 309pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. - 'The Search for Truth and Meaning in Mormon History' by Leonard J. Arrington - 'The Quest for Religious Authority and the Rise of Mormonism' by Mario S. De Pillis - 'The Significance of..... More
Santa Fe and the Far West
Los Angeles: Printed for Glen Dawson. 1949. 26pp. Sextodecimo [16 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt on the backstrip. Near fine. This small item is a reprint of a letter in the Niles National Register 61: 209 which was copied from the Evansville Journal. In the note on the..... More
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA: Published for the Bancroft Library by the University of California Press, 1963. First Edition. 2 volume set. 379, 294pp. Quarto [27 cm] Blue cloth with titles gilt on the backstrips. Minor sunning to volume one's jacket at the head and spine. Otherwise both volumes are better than very..... More
Captain Charles M. Weber: Pioneer of the San Joaquin and Founder of Stockton, California
Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1966. First Edition. 118pp. Folio [36 cm] Full green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. The discovery of gold on the American River, east of Sacramento, on January 24, 1848, caused Stockton to transform from a small settlement..... More
The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845–1846: A Documentary History /with/ Joseph Smith’s Quorum of the Anointed, 1842–1845: A Documentary History
Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005. First Editions. Two volume set. 648 + 265pp. Octavo [24 cm] Burgundy boards with the titles gilt stamped on the backstrip and flying angel devices blind stamped on the front boards. Both volumes. Near fine/Near fine. Bookplate on the front pastedown of both volumes..... More
Oral and Maxillofacial Traumatology
Chicago, IL: Quintessence Publishing Co, 1986. First Edition. 605pp. Quarto [24 cm] Red cloth with gilt stamped titles on the front board and backstrip. Near fine with no marks or writing. Rare. More