75. [DAKOTA TERRITORY]. HISTORY OF SOUTHEASTERN
DAKOTA ITS SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH, GEOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL FEATURES-
COUNTIES, CITIES TOWNS AND VILLAGES- INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE-
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE PIONEERS AND BUSINESS MEN, WITH A BRIEF
OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE TERRITORY IN GENERAL. Sioux City, Iowa,
1881. 392,[8adv.]pp. Original cloth, old library marks on lower spine.
First edition. Pages [257]-[305] and the last eight pages are
advertisements for a large number of Dakota Territory lawyers,
merchants, and retailers; these form some of the most interesting
aspects of this scarce book, which certainly contains much information
unavailable elsewhere about Dakota's early settlers. It is "an
account of the first settlers who arrived after the Indian removal
settling upon the banks of the Big Sioux, and at Elk Point, Vermilion
and Yankton. There were earlier locations but it was at these
'squatter' homes that the first memorial was adopted petitioning
Congress for a Territorial Organization. It was granted in 1861. The
territory then included all of present Montana, part of Idaho, and
constituted the largest organized territory in the U.S. up to that
time." Decker. Biographical information of the settlers is
included. Howes D14. 31 Decker 87a. Not in Jenkins Full Howes, Graff,
Eberstadt, Soliday. 350.00
76. Davis, R. C. REMINISCENCES OF A VOYAGE
AROUND THE WORLD. Ann Arbor, Mi., 1869. 331,[4]pp. Original cloth.
First edition. South America, San Francisco, Honolulu, and the Orient.
Not in Cowan, Eberstadt, Howes, Decker, Graff, etc. Judd: Voyages to
Hawaii before 1860:49. Griffin p.45. Not in Hunnewell. In September of
1849, he started for California as Captain of the ship Hampton. The
trip continued for two years till the circuit of the globe had been
completed. See DAB for further biographical material. 350.00
77. Dawson, Thomas F. and F. J. V. Skiff. THE
UTE WAR: A HISTORY OF THE WHITE RIVER MASSACRE AND THE PRIVATIONS AND
HARDSHIPS OF THE CAPTIVE WHITE WOMEN AMONG THE HOSTILES ON GRAND
RIVER. Denver. 1879. 192pp. including ads. Illus. Contemporary
marbled boards, neatly rebacked and recornered in tasteful black calf,
spine gilt. Titlepage rather dust soiled. Otherwise very good. Laid in
a black cloth clamshell box, leather label. The primary contemporary
account of the events which led up to the removal of the Ute Indians
from their lands west of the 107th meridian. By the late 1870s, most
of the Indians of Colorado had been removed, with the exception of the
Utes, who retained certain portions of their lands through the
treaties of 1868 and 1873. White land hunger still remained avid, and
in 1879 conflict broke out at the White River Agency, where, under the
direction of Agent Nathan Meeker, tensions had been especially high.
After Meeker ordered the plowing of the Indians' race track, a number
of Utes left their reservation. Troops were ordered in from Wyoming
and were ambushed en route, the agency was attacked, Meeker and eleven
men were killed, and five women were abducted, including Meeker's wife
and child. After their rescue, the women related tales of horror about
their period of bondage, and pressure for Ute removal increased. In
1880 a new treaty ceded most of the Ute lands, and most of the members
of the tribes were sent to desolate regions of Utah. "After
Hollister...the rarest Colorado imprint" - Howes. Edward
Eberstadt writes, based on Dawson's statement, that probably less than
a dozen copies of this rarity survive. Apparently the book was used as
cartridge wadding by troops during an Indian uprising. In later life
Dawson became curator of the Colorado Historical Society. DENVER
PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOTHING IS LONG AGO 65. STREETER SALE 2194. HOWES
D161, "c." VAUGHAN 86. AYER SUPPLEMENT 42. FLAKE 2732. GRAFF
1028. JONES 1601. EBERSTADT 134:210. WILCOX, p.37. 4250.00
78. DeBow, James D. B. THE INTEREST IN
SLAVERY OF THE SOUTHERN NON -SLAVEHOLDER. THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL
SECESSION. SLAVERY IN THE BIBLE. Charleston, S. C., Evans and
Cogswell, 1860. 30pp. dbd. First edition. Howes D186 {aa}. 1860
Association Trace No.5. Advocates the right of peaceful secession for
the South. Parrish and Willingham 5330. Confederate Hundred # 28.
Crandall 2886. Very scarce and important. 500.00
79. Delano, Amasa. A NARRATIVE OF VOYAGES
AND TRAVELS, IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES: COMPRISING
THREE VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD; TOGETHER WITH A VOYAGE OF SURVEY AND
DISCOVERY IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ORIENTAL ISLANDS. Boston:
Printed by E.G. House, for the Author, 1817. 598,[1]pp. plus two
engraved plates and engraved folding map. Contemporary calf boards,
rebacked in matching style in modern calf, spine gilt. Boards scuffed
and worn, especially at extremities. Light foxing throughout, faint
dampstain in lower gutter throughout the text, most pronounced in the
first half. Overall, good. One of the major printed accounts of world
voyages for its time, and the source book for Melville's BENITO CERINO.
Delano recounts his travels between 1790 and 1810, encompassing visits
to the Palau, Hawaiian, and Galapagos islands; Manila, Canton, and
Macao; New Guinea, Australia, and the East Indies; and Chile and Peru.
Includes detailed accounts of whaling and seal hunting, observations
of the inhabitants indigenous to Delano's stopping points, etc. HOWES
D233. SABIN 19349. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 40635. HILL 463. RICH II:92-3.
FORBES HAWAII 463. NAYLOR 64 First edition. 1850.00
80. Dielman, Henry. PRESIDENT JACKSON'S
FAVOURITE MARCH AND QUICK STEP COMPOSED FOR THE PIANO FORTE... Phila.,
, Wilting, , n.d. [ca. 1829]. 2pp. 4to music, with bust woodcut of
Andrew Jackson flanked by two flags. (at bottom "President
Jackson's favourite march." Also, " President Jackson's
favourite waltz composed for the piano forte..." 2 pate 4to sheet
music. First edition. Dichter and Shapiro p.2. The pair: 450.00
81. Drake, Francis S. THE INDIAN TRIBES OF
THE UNITED STATES: THEIR HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, CUSTOMS, RELIGION,
ARTS, LANGUAGE, TRADITIONS, ORAL LEGENDS, AND MYTHS. Phila,
Lippincott, 1844. 2 vols: 458, 455pp. Illus., 100 steel engraved
plates. Original thick large 4to half calf, spine worn, joints
strengthened. First edition. Howes D 472 [aa]. Covers the history of
the tribes from the early colonial period through the Americana
Revolution and the post-revolutionary period, the progress and effects
of removal, etc. A number of the plates are in color, after drawings
by Seth Eastman. Not in Field. 3250.00
82. Drake, Sir Francis. LE VOYAGE CVRIEVX,
FAICT AVTOVR DU MONDE, PAR FRANCOIS DRACH, ADMIRAL D'ANGLETERRE.
AUGMENTE DE LA SECONDE PARTIE. Paris, Chez Antoine Robinot...,
1641. [4],230pp. 18mo. Old three quarter vellum and marbled boards,
bottom of title-leaf with part of date in facsimile, expert repair to
corner of several leaves occasionally affecting a page number but no
main text, else very good. Lacks the folding map. The third French
edition of the narrative of Drake's circumnavigation of the globe in
1577-80, originally published in the first edition of 1589 of
Hakluyt's VOYAGES... as a supplement to the text. "The
translation into French by F. de Louvencourt, Sieur de Vauchelles...the
work has been ascribed to one Francis Petty, but...it was in fact
compiled, probably by Hakluyt, from several breifer eyewitness
accounts, one being Francis Fletcher's original narrative" -
Kraus. Both the 1613 and 1627 French editions are of the greatest
rarity and are virtually unobtainable. Streeter had a copy of the
present edition, which was bought by Kraus at the Streeter sale and
now resides with Kraus' Drake collection at the Library of Congress.
This copy lacks the map, as do virtually all copies. Only seven or
eight copies of the map are known. At the DuPont sale at Christie's in
October 1991, a copy of the 1627 edition with the map sold for
$71,500. European Americana 641/151. Wagner Spanish Southwest 9d.
Kraus, Drake 44. Streeter Sale 38. JCB (3)II:292. 4500.00
83. Drayton, John. MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION, FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO THE YEAR 1776, INCLUSIVE; AS
RELATING TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: AND OCCASIONALLY REFERRING TO
THE STATES OF NORTH-CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. Charleston. 1821. Two
volumes. [28],430; [2],400pp. Portrait in each volume plus two folding
maps. Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, leather labels. Head of
spine of first volume slightly chipped. Scattered foxing, heavy at
times. Overall a very good set in handsome original bindings. In
individual chemises within a half morocco and cloth slipcase. A
presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the first page of the
dedication in the first volume: "Presented to James Jersey Esq.
by his Friend The Author." A basic source for the history of the
American Revolution in the southern colonies, based largely on
material the author inherited from his father, William Henry Drayton,
who was an active leader of the Revolution. The author served twice as
governor of South Carolina, and was deeply interested in its history
from an early age. This history of the early stages of the Revolution
in South Carolina was the product of his retirement, and was published
a year before his death. It remains one of the standard works. One of
the maps shows forts Sullivan and Moultrie, while the other shows the
positions in the 1776 campaign in the Carolina upcountry against the
Cherokees. The binding was probably executed in Charleston.
Presentation copies are virtually unknown. HOWES D491, "aa."
GEPHART 4764. SABIN 20914. 7500.00
84. Edwards, Jonathan. AN ACCOUNT OF THE
LIFE OF THE LATE REVEREND MR. DAVID BRAINERD, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL,
MISSIONARY TO THE INDIANS. Edinburgh, Gray, 1765. 504pp.
Contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked in calf. A biography of the
famed Indian missionary adapted from his own diary, by the renowned
New England divine, Jonathan Edwards. Expelled from Yale for
sympathizing with the Whitefield revival and for remarking that a
college tutor had "no more grace than this chair," Brainerd
was nevertheless successful as a missionary to various Indian tribes
in the Massachusetts-New York border region and in New Jersey. He died
at the age of twenty-nine in the home of Edwards, whose daughter he
was engaged to marry. Brainerd was subject to periods of depression,
and it has been suggested that many of his emotional religious
experiences among the Indians were pathological in origin. Scarce.
NAIP w010110 Evans 6311. DAB II, pp.591-92. Howes E56. 500.00
85. Engel, E.Bailli D'. ESSAI SUR CETTE
QUESTION: QUAND ET COMMENT 'LAMERIQUE A-TELLE ETE PUEPLEE D'HOMMES ET
D'ANIMAUX? Amsterdam, 1767. [18],610pp. Original plain 4to
wrappers, chipped and worn. First edition. Sabin 22568: "The
author declares the theories of Grotius, De Laet, Hornius, and other
writers on the origin of the American untenable - that America was
peopled (before the deluge) by a race superior to the present - that
the deluge did not extend to America, and that the principal theories
of the deluge are erroneous, particularly that of Whitston. He gives
his own theories on all these points, as well as upon many others of
equally high interest, not excluding the origin of the Negro."
Howes E147. 1350.00
86. Evelyn, Capt. W. Glanville. MEMOIR AND
LETTERS OF CAPTAIN W. GLANVILLE EVELYN, OF THE 4TH REGIMENT, [KING'S
OWN] FROM NORTH AMERICA, 1774- 1776. EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY G. D.
SCULL. Oxford, , Parker, printed for private circulation, 1879.
[11],140pp. Illus., 8 ports. Original cloth. One of 250 numbered
copies, signed by G. D. Scull. Contains an English account of the
Battles of Lexington and Concord, letters back home on the war, his
will, extracts from the official records of the 4th Regiment, capture
of Gen. Charles Lee, extracts from Gen. James Wilkinson, list of
officers serving in 1776, etc. 450.00
87. Filson, John. HISTOIRE DE KENTUCKE,
NOUVELLE COLONIE A L'OUEST DE LA VIRGINIE.... Paris. 1785.
[4],xvi,234pp. plus folding map. Half title. Contemporary mottled
calf, spine gilt, leather label. Slight wear to corners and spine
ends, but tight and handsome. Minor repairs on verso of map folds. A
fresh, very good copy. The first French edition of Filson's pioneering
history of the settlements in Kentucky, issued the year after the
extremely rare Wilmington, Delaware edition. "The most famous and
important frontier book of the period...particularly important for the
first map of Kentucky and the first published life of Daniel
Boone" (Vail), including an account of Boone's captivity. W.R.
Jillson, in the introduction to his reprint of Filson, says that
Filson "has left to posterity a priceless tale of early days in
Kentucky, which, for stirring action and regional description, has
rarely been equalled as a piece of frontier writing in any part of the
country, and never surpassed." The map was the first to provide
an accurate delineation of Kentucky, and this is the first obtainable
edition, as the American first is known in only a few copies. HOWES
F129. VAIL 726. SABIN 24338. CLARK II:23. CHURCH 1212. FIELD 536. AYER
99. VAUGHAN 105 3750.00
88. [FLORIDA]. Brinton, Daniel G. NOTES ON
THE FLORIDIAN PENINSULA; ITS LITERARY HISTORY, INDIAN TRIBES, AND
ANTIQUITIES. Phila., Sabin, 1859. 202pp. Original 12 mo cloth.
First edition. One of only 100 copies printed. Howes B779. This was
the first attempt at a Florida Bibliography. Chapters on the Apalaches,
tribes of the sixteenth century; Seminoles, Spanish missions,
antiquities, precious metals, mummies of the Mississippi Valley,etc
650.00
89. [FLORIDA]. TRIAL AND IMPRISONMENT OF JONATHAN
WALKER, AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, FOR AIDING SLAVES TO ESCAPE FROM
BONDAGE. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. Boston,
Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. 119pp. Original gold stamped 12 mo cloth.
First edition. Walker was engaged in coastal trade along the shores of
Alabama and Florida, helping slavery whenever possible. While making a
voyage from Florida to the Bahamas in 1844, he was captured, with
slaver on board. He was taken back to Florida and put into jail. He
was tried and convicted of slave stealing, placed in a pillory,
branded with s. S. on his right hand with a hot iron. Because of his
cruel treatment, Whittier composed his immoral poem "The Branded
Hand." After being set free, Walker spent most of his time
lecturing on the evils of slavery. In 1863, he purchased land near
Muskegan, Mi., where his cultivated small fruits until his death in
1878. 450.00
90. Forster, William. MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM
FORSTER. EDITED BY BENJAMIN SEEBOHM. London, Bennett, 1865. 2
vols., bound in one: [8],394; [5],400pp. Contemporary thick half
morocco, top of rear joint worn. First edition. Matthews: British
Diaries p. 149: "Quaker diary, November 1798 - January 1854
(extracts); extensive travels... three visits to America; antislavery
and social work." Hubach p.58." William Forster... came to
America in 1820 and traveled in the Midwest during 1821 - 22 and 1845.
Although he often used the word " backwoods," he wrote
realistically and appreciated the scenery of the Prairies. There are
well phrased comments on travel, religious affairs, and work."
Not in Howes, Buck, Library of Virginia Catalog, TPL, Clark,
Eberstadt, Decker, Soliday or Graff. He visits included Baltimore, New
York, Philadelphia, Ohio, Indiana, Lower Canada, Upper Canada,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, etc. Thornton 12347. 600.00
91. Fox, Wells B. WHAT I REMEMBER OF THE
GREAT REBELLION. Lansing, Mi, 1892. 278pp. Illus., 19 plates, some
from photographs. Original cloth. First edition. A scarce history of
the six regiments of the 1st Division, Ninth Army Corps, by a surgeon
of the 8th Michigan Infantry, and surgeon-in-chief, field hospital, of
the division. Includes action at Spotsylvania, the wilderness, Cold
Harbor, Petersburg, etc. Dornbuch I-Mi 83. 500.00
92. [FRANCO-AMERICANA]. AMERICA AND FRANCE. THE
ENTIRE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BOTH HOUSES OF
CONGRESS: COVERING THE FULL POWERS AND DISPATCHES FROM THE ENVOYS
EXTRAORDINARY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE FRENCH PUBLIC. PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF CONGRESS. Boston, Universal information, [1798]. 71pp.
Contemporary 1/4 calf marbled boards. First edition. Evans 34815.
Howes A199. Appoints Pinckney, Marshall and Gerry envoys extraordinary
to the French Republic, and contains their almost daily reports of
meetings, as well as some clandestine conversations with a Mr.
"X" and Mr. "Y". 600.00
93. Freer, R. L. MEMOIRS, EXTRACTS OF
SPEECHES, DIARY OF A JOURNEY TO AMERICA... Hereford, England,
1866. 294pp. Illus., three original photos. Full gold stamped leather,
top front joint shows wear. First edition. Howes F358. A very rare
travel narrative. Freer left for America, August 16, 1862, arriving at
Niagara Falls in September. He also visited Newfoundland. Probably
printed in a small edition for family and friends. 450.00
94. Fremont, John C. REISEN DURCH DIE
VEREINIGTEN STAATEN VON NORDAMERIKA NEBST EINEM AUSFLUGE NACH CANADA,
NACH F. V. RAUMER, F. GERSTACKER, E. V. GERSTNER, L. DE WETTE, M.
BEYER UND L. KOCH, PAUL WILHELM, HERZOG VON WURTEMBERG, HERZOG
BERNHARD VON WEIMAR, J. MACGREGOR, CH. LYELL, F. WYE U.U.M. SOWIE NACH
DEM FELSENGEBIRGE IM JAHRE 1842 UND NACH DEM OREGONGEBIET UND
NORD-CALIFORNIEN IN DEN JAHREN 1843 UND 1844 VON CAPITIAN J. C.
FREMONT, BURGER DER VEREINIGTEN STAATEN MIT EINEM STAHLSTICH UND EINER
KARTE. Leipzig, 1848. 447,[1]pp. Illus., frontis and folding map
"Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika... Contemporary half
morocco over marbled boards. Wagner-Camp-Becker 115:12. Howes F370. On
p.262 begins "Reisen Nach Dem Felsengebirge... The folding map
has the top left corner [Pacific Northwest] supplied in facsimile.
Rare German edition of Fremont's classic travel narrative. 850.00
95. Frothingham, Octavius B. A COLLECTION OF
44 SERMONS... N.Y., , Lyric Hall, 1868-1876. Bound in two 16 mo
volumes. First edition. There are 19 pamphlets in volume one and 25 in
volumes 2. Also at the end of volumes 2 is "Children's
Rights" by Mrs. C. B. Chandler N.Y. (1872, 22 pages). Most of the
pamphlets deals with faith, religion, puritan spirit, Protestant
alliance, superstition, personal independence, prayer, school of
adversity, piety, etc. 850.00
96. Fuller, Emeline L. LEFT BY THE INDIANS.
STORY OF MY LIFE [wrapper title]. ]. [Mt. Vernon, Ia.: Hawk-Eye
Steam Print, 1892]. [2],40pp. plus three portraits (on two sheets).
12mo. Original printed front wrapper, lacks rear wrapper. Small
portion torn away from bottom of front wrapper. Internally clean and
tightly bound. Very good. In a half morocco box. A rare Indian
captivity. "One of the most harrowing records of personal
experience, hardship and adventure on the overland ever to achieve
publication. Those familiar with the terrible extremities to which the
Donner Party were reduced in the Sierra's will understand - and
condone - the revolting means by which the remnant of this later party
kept itself alive. In cold type we read: 'We cooked and ate the bodies
of each of the poor children, first sister Libbie, then Mr. Chase's
boys, and next my darling little baby sister...We also dug up the body
of Mr. Chase....'" - Eberstadt. A gruesome narrative of survival.
HOWES F407, "aa." RADER 1054. GRAFF 1460. STREETER SALE
3197. EBERSTADT 107:141. 1750.00
97. [FUR TRADE]. Vollmer, Carl G. W. ASTORIA;
ODER, REISEN UND ABENTEUR DER ASTOR-EXPEDITIONEN. VON DR. W. F.
ZIMMERMAN. Leipaiz und Dresden, [1858]. [4],575pp. Illus.,
woodcuts throughout text. Original gold stamped cloth backed boards.
First edition. Howes V139. A very scarce original work on John Jacob
Astor and the fur trade in and around Astoria. Not in Eberstadt,
Decker, Soliday, Graff or Streeter. There is also a good deal of
material on Central America and Mexico. First edition. 950.00
98. Genty, Louis. L'INFLUENCE DE LA
DECOUVERTE DE L'AMERIQUE SUR LE BONHEUR DE GENRE HUMAIN. Paris
(Orleans printed), Nyon, 1788. x,352,[4]pp. Large folding map,
engraved frontis. A fine uncut copy, as issued, in contemporary
marbled wrappers. Second and best edition, with the frontispiece and
map not found int he first edition of 1787 nor the third and final
edition of 1789. Printed in Orleans by Jacob L'Aine. This is one of
eight known works inspired by a prize offered by the Abbe Raynal for
the best essay on the question, "Has the discovery of American
been beneficial or harmful to the human race?" Four, including
this one, come to the conclusion that European expansion had only
added to the already bleak prospect for European civilization. The
author also dwells on the evils of slavery and the beneficial effects
of free commerce. The frontispiece here depicts the wasting of an
Indian settlement by European soldiers. The map was engraved by Lattre
and titled " Nouvelle carte des parties occidentales du monde
servant a indiquer les navigations, descouvertes et etablissements des
Hollandais en Amerique, "with a binder's direction reading
"Tom. I Pag 450." Howes G101: "A philosopher's warning
that unless some of the evils be diminished and some advantages
fostered, no benefits would accrue to either the old world or the
new." 1250.00
99. [GEORGIA]. JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION, TO REDUCE
AND EQUALIZE THE REPRESENTATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF GEORGIA, ASSEMBLED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY,
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE. Milledgeville, Robinson, 1839.
74pp. First edition. Babbitt p.89. A day-by-day account of the
proceedings, showing lists of delegates, their counties, and how they
voted on each issue. Shaw 55844, locates 5. 550.00
100. Gevers Deynoot, W.T. AANTEEKENINGEN OP
ENE REIS DOOR DE VEREENIGDE STATEN VAN NOORD AMERIKA EN CANADA, IN
1859. Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1860. [10],264pp. plus six
chromolithographic plates and lithographed titlepage. Half title.
Original pebbled cloth, spine gilt. Cloth a bit sunned, else near
fine. A scarce account of Deynoot's trip through the United States and
Canada in 1859, featuring handsome chromolithographs. Deynoot left
Rotterdam and went through Liverpool on his way to New York. He
travelled throughout New England, visiting the factory towns of Lowell
and Lynn, Massachusetts, before crossing the border to Montreal.
Deynoot then went to Quebec, returned to the United States via
Detroit, and went as far west as Chicago, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin,
and St. Paul. He steamed down the Mississippi to St. Louis, headed
back east to Washington, D.C., passing through Louisville, Frankfort,
Lexington, and Pittsburgh, and then through Baltimore and
Philadelphia, then back to New York. The very attractive plates show
the steamboat, Metropolis; hotels in New York and Boston; the Victoria
bridge in Montreal; a log cabin out west and Indian wigwams beside the
Mississippi; and the New York Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. One
plate shows an image of the steamboat, City of Memphis, on the
Mississippi, and a horse-drawn steam-powered fire engine in
Cincinnati. This engine, invented by Alexander Bonner Latta and built
and tested in Cincinnati, was the first practical fire engine, and
Cincinnati became the first American city to replace volunteers with
the horse-drawn steam fire engine and to form a paid fire department.
A valuable narrative. HOWES G150, "aa." SABIN 27251. 1250.00
101. Gjertsen, M. Falk & Bernt Julius Muus. REFERAT
AF FORHANDLINGERNE I EN FRI CONFERENTS I DECORAH, IOWA. MELLEM
NORDMOEND, SOM BEKJENDER SIG TIL DEN EVANGELISK LUTHERSKIE KIRKE, FRA
13 DE TILL 21 TE JUNI 1871. La Crosse, Wi, 1872. 84pp.
Contemporary sheep-backed blue cloth boards. Bound with: REFERAT FRA
FOELLESDISCUSSIONSMODERNE I MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 20DE DECRE. 1873 og
15de Januar. Minneapolis, 1874. [4],52pp. First edition. Two rare
pieces of Norwegian Americana, bound together. Account of the meeting
of the Lutheran Synod in Decorah in June of 1871 and in Minneapolis,
Dec. 1783 and January, 1874. 375.00
102. Govenius, Lars Johan. FREGATTEN
NORRKOPINGS EXPEDITION 1861 - 1862. Goteborg, Arwidsson, 1862. Two
volumes.Text volume: 476pp. Contemporary cloth backed 16 mo boards.
Atlas volume: entitled LITHOGRAFISKA SKIZZER FRAM FREGATTEN
NORRKOPINGS EXPEDITION TILL AMERIKA OCH WESTINDIEN 1861-1862.
[Stockholm, 1863]. 40pp. Illus., 12 lithos, 4 colored, balance tinted
brown. Original oblong 4to marbled boards with calf spine. First
edition. Sections on New York, Catholic missions in the West Indies,
Gustafvia Pa Barthelemy [with colored view], Betty [a black girt of
Jamaica with tinted plate], Boston Theatre, a Cuban plantation with
tinted litho], Naomi Porter [with tinted litho], Julia Morgan [with
tinted litho], Frukthandleskan in the West Indies [with tinted litho],
Fregatten Norkopings Hemkomst [with colored litho], also a colored
litho of their ship as a frontis. Larson: Swedish Commentator 263:
"Each lithograph has a short explanation. Those on the U.S.
include an American steamboat with descriptions of New York harbor; a
theater presentation in Boston an evening in the national theater,
singing, dancing, Negro minstrels, John Brown's hymns]; Naomi Peters
and her contest with another dancer, Julia Morgan." Not in Sabin.
950.00
103. Greene, Max. THE KANZAS REGION: FOREST,
PRAIRIE, DESERT, MOUNTAIN, VALE AND RIVER. DESCRIPTIONS OF SCENERY,
CLIMATE, WILD PRODUCTIONS, CAPABILITIES OF SOIL, AND COMMERCIAL
RESOURCES; INTERSPERSED WITH INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL... N.Y., 1856.
192,[12]pp. Illus., map. Original small 8vo cloth, light wear to top
and bottom of spine. First edition. Howes G383. Graff 1650.
Wagner-Camp 276: "This well written book contains a good account
of the prairie and mountain region with many incidents in the author's
own experiences from 1850 to 1855, as well as a history of the Santa
Fe trade and descriptions of the Santa Fe Trail." 1250.00
104. Greenhow, Robert. THE HISTORY OF OREGON
AND CALIFORNIA, AND THE OTHER TERRITORIES OF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA, ACCOMPANIED BY A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW AND MAP OF THOSE
COUNTRIES, AND A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS AS PROOFS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF
THE HISTORY. Boston, Little and Brown, 1844. 482pp. Illus.,
folding map entitled: "Map of the Western & Middle Portions
of North America...California, Oregon...North-West Coast..."
Contemp. half morocco . Howes G389: Tourville 1851. Wickersham 4087.
Cowan 249. Bradford 1992. Sabin 28362. Smith 3842. Wheat,
Transmississippi 481. Hill p.128. This valuable memoir relates
principally to the disputed lands of the Pacific Northwest. This work
forms a clear and succinct view of the pretensions of each of the
power and of the circumstances upon which they were based. The 1844
edition is revised and extended from the earlier editions and contains
a new map. 750.00
105. Halkett, John. STATEMENT RESPECTING THE
EARL OF SELKIRK'S SETTLEMENT; UPON THE RED RIVER, IN NORTH AMERICA;
ITS DESTRUCTION IN 1815 AND 1816; AND THE MASSACRE OF GOVERNOR SEMPLE
AND HIS PARTY... London, Murray, 1817. [8],194,[2],[100]pp.
Illus., folding map captioned "Sketch of part of the Hudson's Bay
Company's Territory. " .Contemporary 1/2 calf, expertly rebacked
preserving original spine. First published edition, revised and
enlarged from the privately circulated "Statement" of the
same year. TPL 1093. Sabin 20704. Peel 42 (note). Lande 1206. The map
is captioned "Sketch of part of the Hudson's Bay Company's
Territory." Added to this edition is "Observations upon a
recent publication..." 1000.00
106. [HAWAII]. Bechtinger, T. EIN JAHR AUF
DEN SANDWICH - INSELEN LAND LEUTE, SITTEN UND GEBRAUCHE, IMPORT, EPORT,
MIT BERUCKSICHTIGUNG DER KLIMATISCHEN VERHALTNISSE, VORKOMMENDEN
KRANKHEITEN ETC. Vienna, Im, 1869. [8],202,[2]pp plus seven plates
and folding color map. Contemporary quarter cloth and marbled boards,
paper library label, slightly rubbed, old library stamps on title
page. First edition. Departing from San Francisco in 1866, Bechtinger
traveled to Hawaii and remained there for one year. He was
particularly concerned with scientific research, relating much
information on agriculture, natural history, climate and indigenous
peoples. The plates include views of Honolulu, including a view of the
beach upon which Cook was murdered, various native icons, and native
peoples. Forbes Hawaii 2820. 1250.00
107. Hawkins, Benjamin. LETTER FROM THE
PRINCIPAL AGENT FOR INDIAN AFFAIRS, SOUTH OF THE OHIO. [Phila,
1801]. 11pp. Sewn as issued, laid in cloth slipcase and chemise. First
edition. Headed: No.1 of Documents accompanying the President's
Communications to Congress, the 8th day of December, 1801.
Gilcrease-Hargrett p. 155: "A very rare account of the Creek
Indians, who possesses the highest interest and importance." A
thoroughgoing report on the Creek Nation, the Agency; the National
Council, stock raising, agriculture, manufacturers, trade; crime and
justice, etc. Greeley p. 292; "Not in New York Public
Library." Shaw and Shoemaker 1476, locates 2 copies. Lamar p.
387: "Benjamin Hawkins attempted with some success to change and
develop the economy of the tribe. He bought in blacksmiths and
encouraged stock raising and the weaving of cloth from cotton raised
by the Indians." Early manuscript notes on cover title
"Indian Affairs." 1000.00
108. Hesse-Wartegg, Ernest Von. MISSISSIPPI-FAHRTEN:
REISEBILDER AUS DEM AMERIKANISCHEN SUDEN [1879-1880]. VON ERNST VON
HESSE-WARTEGG. MIT ZAHLREICHEN ABBILDUNGEN. Leipzig, Reissner,
1881. [6],354pp. Illus., in text, map. Modern marbled boards, clith
spine with printed paper label, new endpapers. First edition. "Zweste
Ausgabe Mit Zahlreichen Abbildungen." Clark, Travels in the New
South 103: "This foreign visitor went to St. Louis and then down
the river to New Orleans. He stopped at Memphis, Grenada, Yazoo City,
and Corinth, in Mississippi, and then journeyed to Mobile. He also
made trips to agricultural regions of Arkansas and Louisiana. He
devoted some attention to the Ku Klux Klan, the Negro exodus, rice
plantations, religious life, and the social status of women. A most
valuable travel account.." Not in Howes. 600.00
109. Hobart, John Henry. THE CORRESPONDENCE
OF...1757-1797. ARCHIVES OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION EDITED BY ORDER OF
THE COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES. N.Y., privately printed at the
Merrymount Press, 1911-2. 6 vols. Original half cloth. First edition.
One of 250 sets. Edited by Arthur Lowndes and printed by D. B. Updike.
In the first quarter of the 19th century, when religion in the United
States was in a more or less inchoate state, friend and foe alike bore
testimony to Hobart's sincerity and welcomed his activity in the cause
of religious stability. His energy and enthusiasm made a positive
contribution to the upbuilding of his church and the leading of men
into spiritual certainties. This work is the prime source on Hobart
and his work. 450.00
110. Holstein, Anna. THREE YEARS IN FIELD
HOSPITALS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Phila., Lippincott, 1867.
131pp. Original 12 mo. cloth, gold stamping on spine. First edition.
This scarce book summarizes Mrs. Holstein"s experiences in Civil
War hospitals. "The author, identified on the title page only as
"Mrs. H.," was a volunteer nurse with the 2nd Corps, Army of
the Potomac. She was present at the Battle of Antietam. She arrived in
Gettysburg about a week after the battle and took charge of the 2nd
Corps diet kitchen, a part of Camp Letterman. She thought medical care
was superior at the Battle of Gettysburg; "there was no
long-continued suffering as in the earlier battles of the war.
Nicholson Cat p. 336. Not in Dornbusch. 400.00
111. Howard, Lady Winefred of Glossop. JOURNAL
OF A TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO. London, 1897.
xii,355pp. Illus., photographic plates. Original green cloth,
speckled, crease on front cover. First edition. She made her way
"across the pond" in the autumn of 1894 with her brother,
having nothing much on that season, she said. They did the usual sites
in the United States and Canada, while in Mexico "they
concentrated on the Aztec antiquities of Jalapa and Vera Cruz, and
exhausted the museums of Mexico City before traveling up to Florida
and through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia... she does not
gush" - Robinson,Wayward Women, p. 115. There are chapters on San
Jose, Yosemite Valley, big trees, Fresno, San Diego, San Francisco,
Salt Lake City, Denver PIke's Peak, Leadville, etc. Not in Cowan,
Howes, or Graff. Flake 4102, locates 4. There are several good
illustrations of western scenes. 400.00
112. Hudson, David. HISTORY OF JEMIMA
WILKINSON, A PREACHERESS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; CONTAINING AN
AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF HER LIFE AND CHARACTER, AND OF THE RISE,
PROGRESS, AND CONCLUSION OF HER MINISTRY. Geneva, Ontario Country,
N.Y., , Hull, 1821. 208, [20]pp., title page discolored. Original
printed small 8vo boards, small piece missing at top and bottom of
spine, rear joint loosening, remnants of an old bookplate. First
edition. Howes H761: "This remarkable preacheress, born in R. I.,
1760, was the first religious charlatan of her sex in America..."
Sabin 33485. Jemima was also known as the "Universalist Friend as
she preached in New England, New York .Philadelphia, and Rhode Island.
Shaw 5650. She also established a colony for her group in Yates
County, near Seneca lake in Western N.Y. . The colony was called
"Jerusalem." See DAB V. 20, pp.226/227 . 1500.00
113. [ILLINOIS]. Flower, RIchard. LETTERS
FROM THE ILLINOIS, 1820 - 1821. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH
SETTLEMENT AT ALBION AND ITS VICINITY, AND A REFUTATION OF VARIOUS
MISREPRESENTATIONS, THOSE MORE PARTICULARLY OF MR. COBBETT WITH A
LETTER FROM M. BIRBECK; AND A PREFACE AND NOTES BY BENJAMIN FLOWER. London,
Ridgway by C. Teulon, 1822. ix,[2],10-76pp. Later half maroon morocco,
marbled boards, spine gilt lettered. Bookplate from the library of
James J. Hill, perforated stamp on blank lower margin of title, small
rubber stamp in last page of text. First edition. An early account of
life in the young state, the letters presented a generally favorable
view of Albion and Illinois. Sabin 24912. Howes F220[b]. Streeter Sale
1436: "...glowing account of English life in Southern Illinois.
" Buck 165. Graff 1367. 1500.00
114. [ILLINOIS]. HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY - ITS CITIES, TOWNS, ETC: A
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF ITS CITIZENS, WAR RECORDS... PORTRAITS OF
EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN... Chicago, Murray, 1879. 971pp.
Illus., two page colored map, 114 ports, 33 plates. Original small 4to
gold stamped half calf, small piece missing from top of spine. First
edition. History of Illinois, boundaries, missionaries, courts, mills,
the Mormons, Mexican War, California gold rush, Civil War, early
settlements, the Press, township directory, etc. Flake 4023: "The
Mormon War, pp.104-118." 350.00
115. [ILLINOIS]. MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FROM THE CITIZENS OF CHICAGO, ILL. SETTING FORTH THE
ADVANTAGES OF THAT CITY AS A SITE FOR A NATIONAL ARMORY AND FOUNDRY. Chicago,
Beach & Barnard, 1861. 22pp., Illus., folding map," Showing
the position of Chicago in connection with the North West & the
principal lines of Rail Roads, Canals, Navigable Streams and Lakes
together with the most important Towns,and their distances from
Chicago." The map includes a colored inset of the geological
regions of Illinois. Original printed wrappers, stapled, front wrapper
partially detached, soft vertical crease, separations at folds to map.
First edition. Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints 537. Sabin 47721. The
memorIalists cites seven main reasons for locating the armory in
Chicago: Lake Superior Iron, sort New York and Pennsylvania iron,
cheap motive power, healthfulness, abundance of cheap food, and
security from a foreign attack. 450.00
116. [ILLINOIS]. NEW CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS WITH AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS. Spriingfield,
Lalnphier, 1862. 56pp. dbd. Self-wrappers, small private library stamp
of Hannibal Hamlin at tail of title page. First edition. Adopted at
the constitutional convention held at Springfield on March 24, 1862.
Section seventeen, article two states clearly that slavery is illegal,
continuing an Illinois tradition upholding the illegality of slavery,
begun when voters rejected a bill to make slavery legal in 1824, and
continued when Illinois became the first state to ratify the
thirteenth amendment abolishing slavery. Sabin 34220 750.00
117. [ILLINOIS]. Wood, Wales W. A HISTORY OF
THE NINETY-FIFTH REGIMENT, ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS FROM ITS
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FALL OF 1862, UNTIL ITS FINAL DISCHARGE FROM THE
UNITED STATES, IN 1865. Chicago, Tribune, 1865. 240pp. Original
patterned cloth, gold stamping on spine. First edition. Dornbusch IL
310. Chicago Pre Fire Imprints 1000, locates 4. Nevins vol 1 p.181.
Material on camp life and campaigns around Holly Springs, Salem, Ms.,
Memphis, Vickburg, Natchez, Corinth, Dauphine Island, Mobile,
Tuskegee, etc. Material also on the Negro slavery question, members of
the regiment, tables, etc. 750.00
118. Imlay, Gilbert. A TOPOGRAPHICAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN TERRITORY OF NORTH AMERICA; CONTAINING A
SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF ITS CLIMATE, NATURAL HISTORY, POPULATION,
AGRICULTURE, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.... [with:] THE DISCOVERY,
SETTLEMENT, AND PRESENT STATE OF KENTUCKY: AND AN ESSAY TOWARDS THE
TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THAT IMPORTANT COUNTRY.... New
York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. Two volumes. 260; 204pp. plus three
folding maps and plans. 12mo. Modern three quarter morocco and cloth,
raised bands. Some minor dampstaining on front covers resulting in
some discoloration of the cloth, but only slightly affecting front
endpaper. Occasional foxing. Maps mounted on linen. Overall just about
very good. First American edition of Imlay's A TOPOGRAPHICAL
DESCRIPTION..., originally published in London in 1792, and
incorporating the second American edition of Filson's history of
Kentucky, originally published in Wilmington in 1784. Filson's
account, like that of Imlay, is not altogether accurate, but it is
important as the first history of Kentucky, the first account of
Daniel Boone, and the first work to contain a map of Kentucky. In
bringing together his own and Filson's narratives, and eventually
adding the work of Hutchins, Imlay provides the most complete
information on the trans-Allegheny region available at the end of the
18th century. Rare. HOWES I12, F129 (not noting this ed). EVANS 25648.
CLARK II:41, 23. SERVIES 692 4500.00
119. [INDIANA]. Baskin, O. L. and Co. AN
ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CARROLL COUNTY, INDIANA... Chicago,
Baskin, 1874. 35pp. Illus., 31 maps, several double page, most
colored, 22 views of houses, jail, court house, etc. Original folio
gold stamped half mo. First edition. 850.00
120. [INDIANA]. GOSPELS AND EPISTLES FOR EVERY
SUNDAY, AND THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS IN THE YEAR, TOGETHER WITH THE
MORNING AND EVENING EXERCISES, AND PRAYERS FOR MASS. Notre-Dame-De-Lac,
[Indiana], 1846. 107,[34]pp. Original 24 mo muslin boards with calf
spine, small hole on title page, no text affected. First edition. The
gospels and epistles occupy 107 pages, the morning and evening
devotions 34 pages. Byrd & Beckham 1280, locates 2 copies. 375.00
121. [INDIANA]. Manford, Erasmus and Benjamin
Franklin. AN ORAL DEBATE ON THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN,
ENDLESS PUNISHMENT, AND UNIVERSAL SALVATION. HELD IN MILTON, IND., OCT
26,27 AND 28, 1847, BETWEEN ERASMUS MANFORD, EDITOR OF THE WESTERN
UNIVERSALIST AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, EDITOR OF THE WESTERN REFORMER. Indianapolis,
, 1848. [2],368pp. Original 12 mo cloth, lightly spotted and soiled.
First edition. Byrd & Peckham 1484. Not in McMurtrie. Mr. Franklin
supported arguments one and three, and orated against the second.
450.00
122. Irving, Washington. ASTORIA ODER
GESCHICHTE EINER HANDELSEXPEDITION IENFEITS DER ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Stuttgart,
Gotta-schen, 1838. (18),390pp. Modern half morocco. First German
edition, and among the rarest of the foreign translations.
Wagner-Camp-Becker 611/0. Williams and Edge p. 39. Howes I87. Field
760. Graff 2158. Sabin 35129. 600.00
123. Irving, Washington. ASTORIA; OR,
ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. London, Bentley, 1836. 3
vols: [16],317;[10],320;[8],294pp. Contemporary half leather, gold
stamped on spine . First English edition. ALSO included: The original
review of Astoria as found in #469 & #470of the Athenaeum, London,
October 22, & 29, 1836. (10)pp. quarto. Wagner-Camp-Becker 61:2.
Field 761. Howes I81. Sabin 35130. Very scarce Account of John Jacob
Astor's venture into the fur trade on the Pacific coast based in part
on a revised transcript of the journal of Robert Stuart. 1000.00
124. [JACKSON, ANDREW]. Brown, Aaron Venable. SUPPLEMENT
TO THE NATIONAL BANNER. NASHVILLE, NOV. 9, 1827. RESOLUTION S AND
ACCOMPANYING ARGUMENT DEFERRED BY MR. BROWN OF THE SENATE, IN FAVOR OF
AMENDING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ARRAIGNING THE CONDUCT OF THE
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE, CONDEMNING THE MEASURES OF THE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION AND RECOMMENDING FOR THE PRESIDENCY GENERAL
ANDREW JACKSON... TOGETHER WITH THE RESOLUTION... IN FAVOR OF AN
IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT... [Nashville, 1827]. 21pp., double
columns, title page soiled with 5 letters of text missing from
"Supplement," and a few letters of text missing from the top
of pages 1/2. Sewn small 4to, as issued. First edition. Rare.
McMurtrie 259. Tennessee Imprint 329 & Shaw 28290 locates 3
copies, only one in Tennessee. Not in Wise and Cronin. Brown argued
that the constitution should be amended as to gives the election of
President and Vice President directly and exclusively to the people.
He also accused the then president and his administration with
activities injurious to the interests of the country and dangerous to
its liberties. Finally, he states "that the surest remedy for
these evils, now in the power of the people, is the election Andrew
Jackson..." Ronald Allen, the noted Tennessee historian, claims
to know of only one copy offered for sale at $1500 several years ago,
that copy also having defects in the text 850.00
125. [JACKSON, ANDREW]. THE LIGHT OF TRUTH; ACCOUNT
OF SOME OF THE DEEDS OF ANDREW JACKSON. EXTRACTS FROM GENERAL
JACKSON'S LETTER TO MR. MONROE... [Washington, Elliott, 1828?].
8pp. dbd., sewn, some old soiling, etc. First edition. Shaw 33864,
locates 2 copies. Wise and Cronin 348. Contains material on the case
of John Woods, a soldier under Gen. Jackson at Fort Strother; the
execution of the six militia men; Gov. Jackson's attempt to
assassinate Col. Thomas H. Benton, etc. Not a very complimentary view
of this future President. Very scarce. 750.00
126. [JAMES, JESSE AND FRANK]. JESSE JAMES: THE
LIFE AND DARING ADVENTURES OF THIS BOLD HIGHWAYMAN AND BANK ROBBER AND
HIS NO LESS CELEBRATED BROTHER, FRANK JAMES. TOGETHER WITH THE
THRILLING EXPLOITS OF THE YOUNGER BOYS. WRITTEN BY (ONE WHO DARE NOT
NOW DISCLOSE HIS IDENTITY) ... Phila.,, Barclay, ca 1882. 19-96pp.
Illus. Original printed pictorial wrappers, plastic protective
covering taped to wrappers.. A very rare item. First edition. Howes
J47. Adams Guns 1148. Adams 150 #82: "... the usual Jesse James
material,, though this one is better done than the majority. It is
another collector's item." 1250.00
127. Johnson, William. TO THE PUBLIC OF
CHARLESTON. Charleston: Printed by C.C. Sebring, 1822. 16pp. Old
plain boards, detached. Old faded stamp on titlepage. Some minor edge
chipping. Overall good. Johnson's defense in reponse to recent attacks
in the press, apparently over a judicial controversy. Johnson, a
prominent Princeton-trained Charleston judge, was appointed an
associate justice of the Supreme Court by Jefferson in 1804. He was
the author of SKETCHES OF THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF NATHANAEL
GREENE (1822). The present item is not listed in AMERICAN IMPRINTS or
Sabin, and by its nature seems to have been printed for immediate.
500.00
128. Jones, Charles C. [Jr.]. THE SIEGE OF
SAVANNAH IN DECEMBER, 1864, AND THE CONFEDERATE OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA
AND THE THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA DURING GENERAL
SHERMAN'S MARCH FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA. Albany, Munsell, 1874.
184pp. Original printed front wrapper bound in library grey cloth, old
bookplate. First edition. Howes J205. DeRenne V. 2 :747. Dornbusch
I:2739. This is a detailed, well-documented study. He attacks the idea
that Sherman's march was an example of military skill and daring.
Stubbed into this copy is a 2 page ALS from Jones, dated August,
Georgia, Jan. 20, 1879. Addressed to the Rev. Horace E. Hayden,
Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Reads in part: "...Happy to welcome
you as a good ex-confederate. it affords me pleasure...to send you a
copy of my oration... of the unveiling of the Confederate monument in
this city..." The balance deals with the sending of a large paper
copy of the history of the Chatham Artillery {"but few copies of
this were printed"]. The letter is on a stub between the title
page and dedication leaf. 600.00
129. Jones, Jonathan H. A CONDENSED HISTORY
OF THE APACHE AND COMANCHE INDIAN TRIBES FOR AMUSEMENTS AND GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE. PREPARED FROM THE GENERAL CONVERSATION OF HERMAN LEHMANN,
WILLIE LEHMANN, MRS. MINA KEYSER, MRS. A.J. BUCHMEYER AND OTHERS.... San
Antonio. 1899. 3 preliminary leaves, [9]-235pp. Numerous illustrations
in text. Original cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Gilt on spine
faded. Some slight spotting. Overall very good. A nice copy of one of
the rarest works on Texas Indians and Indian captivities, usually
known by its gilt-stamped cover title, "Indianology." Jones
interviewed a number of Texans who were captured by Indians as
children, most famous among them being Herman Lehmann, whose
experiences as a Comanche captive occupy most of the book. These were
later reprinted by A.C. Greene in the book, THE LAST CAPTIVE. All the
narratives concern whites held by the Comanches in West Texas in the
1870s and early '80s. Lehmann's account is one of the best of its
kind. "One of the most remarkable accounts of life among hostile
Texas Indians, this is also one of the few surviving accounts of life
in nineteenth-century Texas from the Indian point-of-view...He was the
last, or almost the last, white captive who was returned and lived to
tell of it" - Dobie. A great rarity, with wonderful content.
HOWES J232. GRAFF 2246. RADER 2122. DOBIE, p.34. 3000.00
130. Jones, Major Evan Rowland. FOUR YEARS
IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: A SOLDIER'S RECOLLECTIONS. London,
Tyne Pub. Co., [1881]. 246pp. Illus., photo frontis. presentation copy
from "the author" on title page, double plate map. One of
only a few copies in original gold stamped presentation leather with
raised bands and gilt on spine, some light rubbing to joints, spine
and rear cover. Dornbusch I: Wisc.57. Jones served for four years in
the Army of the Potomac. These are his first hand observations of the
fighting around Richmond, Antietam, the wilderness campaign, Sherman's
ride, Lee's surrender, etc. Not in Coulter or Howes. A very scarce
personal narrative. There are also a few chapters dealing with Lincoln
and his election to the Presidency. 600.00
131. Jones, Major Evan Rowland. FOUR YEARS
IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: A SOLDIER'S RECOLLECTIONS. London,
Tyne Pub. Co., [1881]. 246pp. Illus., photo frontis. Original gold
stamped small octavo cloth. First edition. Dornbusch I: Wisc.57. Jones
served for four years in the Army of the Potomac. These are his first
hand observations of the fighting around Richmond, Antietam, the
wilderness campaign, Sherman's ride, Lee's surrender, etc. Not in
Coulter or Howes. A very scarce personal narrative. There are also a
few chapters dealing with Lincoln and his election to the Presidency.
400.00
132. Jordan, John. SERIOUS ACTUAL DANGERS OF
FOREIGNERS AND FOREIGN COMMERCE IN THE MEXICAN STATES: USEFUL
INFORMATION TO ALL TRAVELLERS IN THAT COUNTRY, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE
MERCHANTS OF THE UNITED STATES; AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CABINETS
OF WASHINGTON AND LONDON, AND TO THE CONGRESS OF TACUBAYA. Phila,
Lafoucade, 1826. 52pp. Sewn as issued. First edition. Shaw 25006. Not
in Howes or Streeter. Written after the banishment of Mr. Santangelo
by the Mexican government. This rare and important work contains 1.My
Necrology. 2.The Report of the Committee of Infractions of the Council
of the Mexican Government. 3.My Questions to the Government. 4.Its
Regulations as to Passports. 5.A Literal Translation, from the
Spanish, of the Official Letter of Mr. Mayorga to the Government of
Central America. 750.00
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