Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xvi, 17-274 pages. No advertisements. Brownish marbled paper covered boards with leather spine and corners. Front board is detached. Spine rubbed with missing title label. Right front end sheet has a straight vertical cut with a section missing. Howes I...... More
Virginia City, California: 1869. Paper. Approx. 8" x 3" check with printed green borders, information, and 2 stamps. Check is drawn on the account and signed by Isaac L. Requa. The information printed on the check is "Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company, W. C. Ralston, Treasurer. Agency of the..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. x, [1], 239 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Black cloth hardcover with title on the spine. No dust jacket. Map ilustrated end papers. More
The "See America First" Series. The Story of Desert Wastes of its Huge and Fantastic Rock Formations, and of its Fertile Gardens in the Sheltered Valleys; a Survey of its Rapidly Developing Industries; an Account of the Origin, Development, and Beliefs of the Mormon Church; and Chapters on the Flora..... More
A Realistic and True Recital of Wild Life on the Boundless Plains of Texas, being the Actual Experience of Twenty-Seven Years in the Exciting Life of a Genuine Cow-Boy Among the Roughs and Toughs of Texas. Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], 9-213 pages, 214..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 312 pages. Color frontispiece. Illustrated by the author. Peach colored cloth hardcover with title in black on the front cover and spine. Color illustrated dust jacket present with price of 2.50 on the front inner flap. Letter "A" on..... More
Twentynine Palms, California: Linotyped and Printed by The Desert Trail for The People of Twentynine Palms, 1940. First Edition. Periodical. Periodical. 9.25" x 4". 19 pages. Brown paper stapled soft cover. Title and illustration on the front cover. Light toning to this scarce, obscure western publication. More
Austin: The Jenkins Company, 1970-1986. First Edition. Soft covers. Tall quarto soft cover. Unpaginated. 784 items offered for sale. 8 page index. Blue paper covers with title in white on front cover and spine. Illustrated with pictures of items for sale. Front cover creased lower corner. Bottom corner page creases..... More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co. Publishers, 1871. Periodical. Wraps. Single issue. viii (tipped in ads), pages 105-200, tipped in ads pages ix-xii. Peach colored wraps with title on the front cover. Paper is untrimmed. A few edge chips and creases to the covers. Articles include "Salt Making in..... More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co. Publishers, 1873. Periodical. Wraps. Single issue. viii (tipped in ads), pages 201-296, tipped in ads pages ix-xvi. Peach colored wraps with title on the front cover. "American Naturalist" written in old ink top of the front cover. Paper is untrimmed. A couple of..... More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co. Publishers, 1873. Periodical. Wraps. Single issue. viii (tipped in ads), [2] pages "A. H. Bancroft & Company" advertisement on purple paper, pages 489 - 588, [4] pages including a tipped in title page for 1873 Volume IX and 2 pages of contents, ads..... More
The American Trails Series. Edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx, 366 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. More
New York: Metro Books, 1995. Hardcover. Square quarto. Approx. 10" x 10". Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated. Old price sticker on the front cover. Light wear to the hardcover and jacket. More
Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Approx. square quarto. [2], vii, 101 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xvi, 134 pages. Illustrated. Map illustrated end papers. Light edge wear and a few creases to the dust jacket. More
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Octavo. 55 pages. Illustrated with a panoramic frontispiece folding photograph and photograph plates in text. Ex-library copy with numbers on the spine and an old blind embossed stamp from the Public Library, Washington D.C. on the title page. Library numbers and a...... More
31st Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 59. Washington DC: House of Representatives, 1850. Wraps. Disbound wraps. 32 pages. Light damp-stains to the bottom edge. Howes states that "This report...gave Washington its first official information on the gold strike." T. Butler King was from Georgia and served under the Zachary..... More
The Tribes of the Coeur D'Alenes, Spokans, and Pelouzes, in the Summer of 1858. New York: Redfield, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 144 pages. Blind stamped brown cloth hardcover with title on spine. Cloth covers and spine are worn and faded. Top and bottom of spine patched. Hinges repaired. Light..... More
An Abstract of the Thesis by David S. Klanderman. Corvallis, Oregon: Self published, 1978. Hardcover. Tall quarto. 115 pages. Illustrated with figures, tipped in photographs and an index map. The 3 maps in the back pocket are missing. Green hardcover with gilt title on the front cover. Inexpensive binding. The..... More
Boulder: Pruett Publishing Company, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto. xvi, 134 pages. Illustrated with a two page map and black and white photography. Color pictorial covers. Light shelf wear to the binding. More
Saint Paul? Self published, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxi, 122 pages, [3]. Frontispiece portrait of Washburn dated 1869. Illustrated with photographs, sketches and maps. Dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title and light brown illustration on the front cover. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Gilt top edge..... More
Laramie, Wyoming: Laramie Boomerang, 1903. First Edition. Newspaper. Newspapers. Two issues. 4 pages each. November 6 and 7, 1903. Paper is fragile and brittle with edge chips, small tears and splits. Good condition for the type of paper printed on. Contents include several article and advertisements. Notable articles include murder..... More
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1930. Limited edition. Wraps. Octavo. xvii, [1], 152 pages, [3]. Brown wraps with paper title label on the spine. Frontispiece photograph of the author and a few illustrations. Originally published in San Francisco, 1875. This edition is limited to 1500 copies. Howes L 175. More
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Wraps. xvii, [1], 152 pages, [3]. Frontispiece photograph of the author and 4 illustrations. Blue paper covered boards with light color cloth spine. Paper title label on the spine. Originally published in San Francisco, 1875. This edition is limited to 1500..... More
Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah: Deseret Book Company and Brigham Young University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated. 828 pages. More
