1. [ALABAMA]. Balch, Thomas Willing. THE
ALABAMA ARBITRATION. Phila, Allen, 1900. [2], 150pp. Original gold
stamped small 4to cloth, x-library. First edition. Definitive work on
the "Alabama" claims after the War Between the States. 75.00
2. [ALASKA]. Wickersham, James. A
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALASKAN LITERATURE, 1724 - 1924... ALL HISTORIES,
TRAVELS, VOYAGES, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, PUBLIC DOCUMENTS...
PUBLISHED IN RUSSIAN AMERICA ON ALASKA... Cordova, Alaska, Cordova
Daily Times, 1927. [27],635pp. Original cloth, spine faded. First
edition. Vol. 1, miscellaneous publications of the Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines. Long presentation inscription from Ruth
Coffin dated August 24, 1947, Juneau Alaska, "on top of the
world." An exhaustive work including 10,380 entries covering a
two hundred year period. 150.00
3. Allen, Abigail A. LIFE AND SERMONS OF
JONATHAN ALLEN... PRESIDENT OF ALFRED UNIVERSITY.. [N.p.], 1894. [N.p.],
1894. 404pp. Illus. Original gold stamped small quarto cloth. First
edition. Chapters on pioneer life in Wisconsin, underground railroad,
trip in 1891 to Yellowstone National Park, Dakota and Minnesota, etc.
300.00
4. [AMERICAN REVOLUTION]. Gephart, Ronald M. REVOLUTIONARY
AMERICA, 1763-1789: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Wash.,, 1984. 2 vols.:
[40],780;[40],891,[1]pp. Original cloth. First edition. The first
major contribution to a bibliography of the American Revolution.
200.00
5. Anderson, Galusha [Mrs.]. THE STORY OF
AUNT LIZZIE AIKEN. Chicago, Jansen, McClurg & Co, 1880. 226,
(14ads)pp. Illus., port. as frontis. Original 16 mo cloth. First
edition. Dornbusch 3:928, later edition. Not in Nevins or Nicholson.
Served as a nurse with the Sixth Ill. Cavalry Volunteers in 1861, as
well as St. Mark's Hospital in Paducah, Ky., at Ovington General
Hospital in Memphis, and at the Washington General Hospital in Memphis
through June of 1865 during the Civil War. 300.00
6. [ANNAPOLIS ROYAL]. McVicar, W. M. SHORT
HISTORY OF ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, THE PORT ROYAL OF THE FRENCH, FROM ITS
SETTLEMENT IN 1604 TO THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE BRITISH TROOPS IN 1854. Toronto,
Copp, Clark Co, 1897. 127,[6]pp. Illus., large folding plan of Fort
Anne, with a key to each area). dbd. First edition. 100.00
7. [ARIZONA]. MINUTE OF CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE
TRUSTEES OF THE ARIZONA TRUST AND MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED, AND THE
DIRECTORS OF THE ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY LIMITED, HELD AT 123 GEORGE
STREET., ON WEDNESDAY, 3RD AUGUST 1896... [N.p.,, 1892]. 4pp.,
folio folder, p. 4 blank. Signed in type on page 3 Wm. John Menzies,
President. George Auldjo Jamieson, Chairman. First edition. 100.00
8. [ARIZONA TERRITORY]. Crook, George (General). TWO
PRINTED DOCUMENTS SIGNED ("JOHN G. BOURKE"), 1873. 2 pp,
8vo, Prescott, AT, April 7, 1873 and July 15, 1873, being Department
of Arizona General Orders No. 12 and No. 24 issued by General George
Crook [1828-1890], leaves toned, disbound from larger volume. A Medal
of Honor winner, John Gregory Bourke [1843-1896] served as aide to
General Crook during the Apache wars. The first of these General
Orders signed by Bourke on behalf of Crook announces "the
surrender of large numbers of Indians lately hostile, against whom
military operations have been prosecuted for the past four months; and
the assurance through the chiefs and head men of these tribes of their
desire and the desire of their people to conclude a permanent
peace." The second singles out certain officers for heroic
efforts: "Captain George M. Randall, Twenty-third Infantry,
surrounded and captured the remnant of Del-chay’s band with that
notorious chief himself, in the Sierra Ancha Mountains, on the 2d of
April…." It also mentions Indian chiefs Tomaspie, Na-ta-tp-tel,
and Naqui-naquis. Also included : Printed Document Signed ("A.H.
Nickerson"), 1 p, 8vo, Prescott, AT, February 20, 1873, being
Department of Arizona General Orders No. 6 issued by Major-General
Crook, leaf toned, disbound from large volume. Announcing the
replacement of the Commissary of Subsistence. 1750.00
9. [ARIZONA]. Woods, G. K. PERSONAL
IMPRESSIONS OF THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR FLAGSTAFF,
ARIZONA, AS SEEN THROUGH NEARLY TWO THOUSAND EYES, AND WRITTEN IN THE
PRIVATE VISITORS BOOK OF THE WORLD FAMOUS GUIDE CAPT. JOHN HANCE
STORY-TELLER, AND PATH-FINDER. San F, Whitaker and Ray, 1899.
163,[1]pp. Illus, 27 plates, mostly of the Grand Canyon. Original
printed pictorial gold stamped small 4to cloth, light soiling and
darkening at top of front cover, a few scratches on rear cover. First
edition. Covers a period of ten years and partially describes the trip
by stage from Flagstaff, and return, under Woods, who was general
manager of the Grand Canon Stage Line. Also contains chapters on
Flagstaff, J. Curtis Wasson's impressions, a poem by C. R. Pattee,
stalactite caves, caverns, G. W. James' enthusiastic description, how
to get there, etc. Very scarce an important work. 550.00
10. [ARKANSAS]. Clayton, Powell. THE
AFTERMATH OF THE CIVIL WAR, IN ARKANSAS. N.Y., Neale, 1915. 378pp.
Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Krick 81: "Clayton was a
federal officer in the first Kansas infantry and 5th Kansas cavalry
during the war... He was reconstruction governor of Arkansas..."
250.00
11. Baker, Edward D. [Colonel]. ORATION OF
COLONEL EDWARD D. BAKER OVER THE DEAD BODY OF DAVID C. BRODERICK, A
SENATOR OF THE UNITED STATES, 18TH SEPTEMBER 1859. N.Y., Devine,
1889. 14pp. Sewn as issued. First edition. A rare reprint of the 1858
original edition (Cowan p.829). Reprinted in a small edition
"preserving a worthy memorial of two eminent persons -
SenatorBroderick and Col. Edward D. Baker..." 75.00
12. [BANDELIER, ADOLPH F.]. Hammond, George P and
Edgar F. Goad. A SCIENTIST ON THE TRAIL: TRAVEL LETTERS OF A.
F. BANDELIER, 1880 - 1881. Berkeley, Quivira, 1949. [11],142pp.
Original small 4to gold stamped vellum backed boards. First edition.
One of 500 numbered copies. Quivira Soc. Pub Vol. 10. 100.00
13. [BARAGA, BISHOP FREDERIC]. BULLETIN: APOSTLE OF
THE CHIPPEWAS. QUARTERLY BULLETIN FOR THE CAUSE OF BISHOP FREDERIC
BARAGA [LEMONT, ILL.]. [Lemont, Il, July 1946 - April 1951].
Volume 1-5. (4 numbers per volume, each issue 4 pages). Illus., ports,
map, etc. Original cloth. Edited by Rev. Francis J. Magner, Bishop of
Marquette, Michigan to inspire people with the life and deeds of
Bishop Baraga. Not in Union List of Serials 100.00
14. Baraga, Frederic (Rev. Bishop). A
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL GRAMMAR OF THE OTCHIPWE LANGUAGE FOR THE USE
OF MISSIONARIES AND OTHER PERSONS LIVING AMONG THE INDIANS. Montreal,
Beauchemin and Valois, 1878. 421pp. Contemporary 12 mo half morocco.
Father Baraga was a frequent visitor among the Indians of upper
Michigan peninsular and lower Canada. Pilling Algonquin p.27 ( 1850
original edition). Pilling Proof Sheets 2416. Sabin 3248. 300.00
15. [BARAGA, FREDERIC, REV.]. Verwyst, P.
Chrysostomus. LIFE AND LABORS OF RT. REV. FREDERIC BARAGA,
FIRST BISHOP OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN, TO WHICH ARE ADDED SHORT SKETCHES
OF THE LIVES AND LABORS OF OTHER INDIAN MISSIONARIES OF THE NORTHWEST.
Milwaukee, Wiltzius, 1900. [14],476pp. Illus., 19 plates and a
facs. Original gold stamped small 8vo cloth. First edition. Streeter
Michigan 6758 150.00
16. Barbour, H. H. MY WIFE AND MY MOTHER. Hartford,
Williams, Wiley and Waterman, 1864. 312,84pp. Illus., 1 plate-
genealogical chart. Original small 8vo cloth. First edition. Lived in
Connecticut and Indiana, in the 1840's. Half a chapter on the Mexican
War, Hartford in the 1850's, letters 1862 - 1863, etc. 84pp. is a
genealogy of the family in Connecticut and Massachusetts "To Mr.
A. J. Nelson, a faithful teacher and officer in the Bethel S. S. with
the high eteem of the author, June 12, 1864," on front flyleaf.
125.00
17. [CUSTER, GEORGE A.]. Bates, Charles F.
[Colonel]. CUSTER'S INDIAN BATTLES. Fort Collins, Co., Old
Army Press, n.d. (ca 1922). 40,40pp. Illus. Original 4to gold stamped
cloth. Contains "Custer's Last Battle" by Charles R. Foe and
"Custer's Indian Battles" by Charles F. Bates. 85.00
18. Beltrami, J. C. LA DECOUVERTE DES
SOURCES DU MISSISSIPPI ET DE LA RIVIERE SANGLANTE. DESCRIPTION DU
COURS ENTIER DU MISSISSIPPI... COURS ENTIER DE L'OHIO... OBSERVATIONS
CRITICO-PHILOSOPHIQUES... COUP - D'OEIL, SUR LES COMPAGNIES NORD-OUEST,
ET DE LA BAIE D'HUDSON, AINSI QUE SUR LA COLONIE SELKIRK. PREUVES
EVIDENTES, QUE LE MISSISSIPPI EST LA PREMIERE RIVIERE DU MOND. New
Orleans, 1824. [8],327,[1]pp. plus errata slip. Later 19th-century
half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, raised bands. Extremities
a bit rubbed. Occasional light foxing. Overall very good. The rare
first edition, in French, of this Italian's adventures in America.
First edition. "[Beltrami] found his way to the upper reaches of
the Mississippi River, where he joined an expedition led by Maj.
Stephen Long. The latter wrote of him, 'an Italian whom we met at Fort
St. Anthony, attached himself to the expedition and accompanied us to
Pembina.' Beltrami subsequently traveled down the Mississippi to New
Orleans" - Wagner-Camp. "He undertook a hazardous and lonely
journey in his search for the sources of the Mississippi and other
rivers, in which he claimed success" - Clark. An expanded English
translation was printed in London in 1828, and included a folding map
illustrating the routes travelled in America, detailing Beltrami's
view of the geography of the headwaters of the Mississippi. The
inclusion of the map in the later edition came in response to the
criticism the author received for not providing a map in this, the
first edition of the work. WAGNER-CAMP 26a:1. JUMONVILLE 417. FIELD
110. HOWES B338, "aa." BUCK 181. LeCLERC 135. CLARK II:182.
MONAGHAN 178A. PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 340. SABIN 4604. ROSENBACH,
AMERICAN JEWISH 255 2500.00
19. Birsedal, Holger. PERU- BOLIVIA -
CHILE... KIRGEN: SUDAMERIKA PAA KUSTEN AF DET STILLE HAVE (1879 -
1881). Chicago, Skandinavens, 1884. 158pp. Illus., map, port,
woodcuts in text. Original gold stamped 16 mo cloth. First edition.
Birsedal's travels and experiences in South America in the latter half
of the 19th century. 150.00
20. [BLACK EDUCATION]. McKinney, Theophilius Elisha
[editor]. HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG NEGROES: ADDRESS DELIVERED IN
CELEBRATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESIDENCY OF DR.
HENRY LAWRENCE MCCROREY OF JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY. Charlotte,
N.C., Smith University, [1932]. 124pp., some pencil underlining.
Original printed wrappers, x-library markings inside. First edition.
Variations in curriculum and condition must be made for Negroes in
institutions primarily designed for other racial groups. 75.00
21. Blakeslee, S. V. ARCHOLOGY; OR, THE
SCIENCE OF GOVERNMENT. N.Y. and San F., Roman, 1876. 164pp.
Original decorated 12 mo cloth. First edition. The author was a
resident of Oakland, California. Contains chapters on classes of
government, sanctions of law, punishments, pardons, taxation, war
powers, conscience, etc. 100.00
22. Blankenburg, Heinrich. DIE INNERN KAMPFE
DER NORDAMERICANISCHEN UNION BIS ZUR BRAFIDENTENWAHL VON 1868. Leipzig,
Brockhaus, 1869. [12],346pp. Illus., large folding map, mostly orange
with than shading through the South and West, with colored outlines.
Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. First edition. Not in
Pocheman and Schultz, Nevins, Meynen, Baginsky, Howes, Griffin,
Tolzman, Decker or Eberstadt. A scarce and important look at American
and its domestic struggles (Civil War) to the year 1868. Nicholson Cat
. p. 89. There is also material on sectionalism and reconstruction.
600.00
23. Borcke, Heros Von. ZWEI JAHRE IM SATTEL
UND AM FEINDE ... Berlin, 1877. 2 vols. bound in 1. (8),256;
244pp. Illus., large folded map, portrait of Von Borcke. First German
edition. Contemporary half morocco with gilt decorated spine over
marbled boards. Howes B618. Coulter 47: "... Von Borcke was a
Prussian officer who ran the blockade near Charleston to reach the
Confederacy ... he was attached to J. E. B. Stuart as chief of staff
... the author shows throughout his work the same intense loyalty as
that exhibited by native-born Confederates, among whom he became a
favorite ... bordering on the heroic most of the time, it is made up
of narrow escapes and remarkable personal experiences ... it is a
valuable commentary on the military phase of the Confederacy ..."
Dornbusch 2617. Nevins V. 1: p.61. 1000.00
24. [BORDEN, LIZZIE]. Porter, Edwin H. THE
FALL RIVER TRAGEDY: A HISTORY OF THE BORDEN MURDERS. A PLAIN STATEMENT
OF THE MATERIAL FACTS PERTAINING TO THE MOST FAMOUS CRIME OF THE
CENTURY, INCLUDING THE STORY OF THE ARREST AND PRELIMINARY TRIAL OF
MISS LIZZIE BORDEN... Fall River, Mass., 1893. 312pp. Illus.
Original gold stamped small 4to cloth, spine faded, small spot on
lower front cover. First edition. Howes P486: "The prefect crime,
committed by a girl; all the world believed her guilty, but it
couldn't be proved." McDade 117: "This is the basic book on
the case and now hard to find." Laid in is Patterson Smith's
original invoice of 12/12/1979. 850.00
25. Bradford, Alden. A SERMON DELIVERED AT
THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. NATHAN TILTON, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE
CHURCH AND SOCIETY IN THE SECOND PARISH IN SCARBOROUGH, DECEMBER
10,1800. Portsmouth, N.H., united States Oracle Office, 1801. Half
title, 27pp. , small hole on p. 27 affection 3 letters of text. First
edition. Shaw 223, locates 3. The charge was written by Rev. Moses
Hemmenway 100.00
26. [BRITISH COLUMBIA]. Work, John. THE
JOURNAL OF JOHN WORK, JANUARY TO OCTOBER, 1835. WITH AN INTRODUCTION
AND NOTES BY HENRY DRUMMOND DEE. Victoria, B. C. , Banfield, 1945.
97pp., unopened. Illus., port and 3 plates. Original printed wrappers.
First edition. Contains material on Fort Simpson, Capt. W. H McNeill,
check list of Work's journals, etc. 150.00
27. [BRITISH NORTH AMERICA]. Cloutier, Edmont
(Editor). BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT AND AMENDMENTS [TOGETHER
WITH PRE-CONFEDERATIONS STATUTES AND DOCUMENTS, A SHORT HISTORICAL
REVIEW... TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED... THE LETTERS PATENT CONSTITUTION
THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL OF CANADA... 1867-1948. Ottawa,
King's printer, 1948. 439,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers, small 4to.
First edition. Historical review with pre-confederation statutes and
document, imperial orders in council, acts of Canada, etc. 100.00
28. Bruce, Wallace. THE LONG DRAMA, FROM '76
TO '83: A CENTENNIAL POEM... READ BY THE AUTHOR AT WASHINGTON'S
HEADQUARTERS, OCTOBER 18, 1883, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING THE CLOSING EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
ARMY. N.Y., Evening Post, 1883. 8pp. Original stiff printed 16mo
wrappers, tied at spine. First edition. 75.00
29. Bryant, Edwin. WHAT I SAW IN CALIFORNIA:
BEING THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR, BY THE EMIGRANT ROUTE AND SOUTH PASS OF
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, THE GREAT
DESERT BASIN, AND THROUGH CALIFORNIA. IN THE YEARS 1846, 1847... WITH
AN APPENDIX CONTAINING ACCOUNTS OF THE GOLD MINES... N.Y. &
Phila, Appleton, 1849. 480pp. Illus., 1 page map as frontis., Seventh
edition, Original cloth, light wear to front joint., light staining to
rear cover. Wagner-Camp-Becker 146:8. Howes B903. Graff 457. Zamorano
80:12. Wheat 26. Wheat Map of the Gold Region 67. Cowan p.81. Wheat,
Transmississippi West 593. Kurutz: California Gold Rush 95H. On front
endpaper "John Henry Buffum 5 Ma 1849." 250.00
30. Bryson, Nettie Korb. PRAIRIE DAYS. Los
Angeles, Times-Mirror, [1939]. [7],171,[3]pp. Illus. Original cloth,
x-library. First edition. Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, California, etc, in
the latter part of the 19th century. Very scarce 250.00
31. [BUCHANAN AND BRECKINRIDGE]. Choats, Rufus and
James B. Clay. THE OLD-LINE WHIG FOR BUCHANAN! LETTERS OF .. ON
THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION... [Boston, [1856]. 8pp. dbd. First
edition. A letter read before the grand mass meeting of the whigs of
Maine in the town of Waterville. Choate defines his position and vows
to vote for Buchanan. James B. Clay was the son of Henry Clay. 100.00
32. Buddington, Thomas Cushman. SIDERAL
EVOLUTION: OR, A NEW COSMOLOGY, BEING AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRINCIPLES
THAT PERTAIN TO UNIVERSAL LIFE FORCE AND ITS EXPRESSIONS INFORM... BY
THE AUTHOR OF "PLANETARY EVOLUTION." Boston, Scientific,
1889. [10],143pp. Illus., plates (A Planet in the Germ or Solar Stage;
Last Stage before Going into Invisibility; A Dying Planet, Half or
Jupiter; A Planet in the Age of Submergence the Cell Life Period;
Battle of the Giants, or a Planet in the Rain Age,: and "A Planet
in the Dark Age." Pp.141-143 contain the poem "The Song of
the Atom." Chapters on cosmic light, the nature of the atom,
force, planetary evolution, life and birth of a planet, universal
cosmos, life energy, evolution, etc. 300.00
33. [BUFFALO BILL]. Spring, Agnes Wright. BUFFALO
BILL AND HIS HORSES. [Ft. Collins, Co, B & M Printing, 1953].
24pp. Illus. Original printed pictorial wrappers. First edition.
"Best wishes to Lester Gehman, Agnes Wright Spring" in ink
on inside front wrapper. Printed in a small edition. 75.00
34. Burnaby, Andrew. TRAVELS THROUGH THE
MIDDLE SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1759 AND 1760; WITH
OBSERVATIONS UPON THE STATE OF THE COLONIES. London, 1798. . xix,[1],209pp.,
including two folding tables, plus two plates and folding map. Quarto.
Contemporary three quarter calf and marbled boards, sympathetically
rebacked in matching calf, preserving original gilt morocco label.
Contemporary ownership inscription on title page, evenly tanned,
scattered foxing, but about very good. Third and best edition, greatly
enlarged, and the first to include the map and plates. Generally
considered one of the best accounts of America from its period.
Burnaby arrived in Williamsburg in May of 1759 while on an excursion
to the back country, and spent almost a year there. During his return
trip he visited Mount Vernon, and includes a warm notice of
Washington. In the spring of 1760 he made another trip to the Blue
Ridge, then north through Maryland to Philadelphia, where he stopped
for a month, and to New York for the same period. He then sailed to
Newport and went overland to Boston. "Valuable as exhibiting a
view of the colonies immediately preceding the Revolutionary War"
- Sabin. The plates are views of Passaic Falls from the south and
east. The map shows the British colonies from Virginia to
Massachusetts. HOWES B995, "b." SABIN 9359. CLARK II:7.
2500.00
35. Burnap, Willard A. WHAT HAPPENED DURING
ONE MAN'S LIFETIME, 1840 - 1920: A REVIEW OF SOME GREAT, NEAR GREAT
AND LITTLE EVENTS. Fergus Falls, Mn, 1923. 461pp. Illus., and map
in text. Original gold stamped small 8vo cloth. First edition. Passing
of the Indian, settling of the West, freeing the Negro, Civil War,
etc. Dornbusch Iowa #14. Nevins 2 p.144. 150.00
36. [BURR-WILKINSON CONSPIRACY]. Clark, Daniel. PROOFS
OF THE CORRUPTION OF GEN. JAMES WILKINSON, AND OF HIS CONNEXION WITH
AARON BURR... Phila, 1809. 150,199pp. Later plain wrappers. First
edition. Clark, a former resident of New Orleans and business
associate of Wilkinson, produced considerable testimony against the
General in the course of the Burr trial. For this he was subjected to
much abuse by Wilkinson partisans, and so published this book to
establish his proofs and clear his own good name. He demonstrates that
Wilkinson was receiving payments from the Spanish government and was
actively involved in the Burr Conspiracy and plots for the Southwest
to separate from the Union. Howes C431. Streeter Sale 1694. Shaw
17221. Tompkins 28. 1500.00
37. [CALIFORNIA]. Abbott, Carlisle Stewart. RECOLLECTIONS
OF A CALIFORNIA PIONEER. N.Y., Neale, 1917. 235pp. Original gold
stamped small 8vo cloth, lightly soiled. First edition. Krick #1:
"Abbott was more than eighty-eight years old before he began to
write these recollections." The first one third of the rambling
reminiscences covers Abbott's trek from Nebraska to California in1850.
He then mined gold for about fifty pages before sitting into business
at Point Reyes then the Salinas Valley then Tombstone, Arizona. 300.00
38. [CALIFORNIA]. Burbank, [Caleb]. SPEECH
OF JUDGE BURBANK, IN THE SENATE OF CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 27, 1861, ON
THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS. Sacramento, Anthony, 1861.
16pp. dbd. as issued. First edition. Cowan p.84. Greenwood: "The
Crittenden Compromise was the most important proposal made in 1860-61
in the attempt to solve the conflict between North and South by
peaceful measures. The plan, presented to the U.S. Senate, Dec. 18,
1860 by Crittenden of Kentucky, included six articles proposed as
amendments to the Constitution, and four resolutions. The hear of the
compromise was in the first article, which provided that north of
36" 30", the line of the Missouri Compromise," in all
territory then held or thereafter acquired, slavery was to be
prohibited, south of the line slavery, was to be protected as
property. Crittenden's proposal referred only to territory then held,
but an amendment was added "or hereafter acquired" Other
articles prohibited Congress from abolishing slavery in places under
Federal jurisdiction in the slave states, or in the District of
Columbia without compensation and consent of Virginia and Maryland.
The last article provided that there should be no constitutional
amendment to alter the other five articles of the compromise, and that
Congress should have no power to interfere with slavery where it then
existed. 375.00
39. [CALIFORNIA]. CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS AND RULES
OR ORDER OF POLAR STAR LODGE, NO. 556 OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
ODD-FELLOWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FAIRPLAY, CAL. San F.,,
Winterburn, 1880. 45,[2]pp. Original printed 24 mo wrappers. First
edition. Very scarce Masonic piece. The Polar Star lodge was in Fair
Play, El Dorado County, CA. 150.00
40. [CALIFORNIA]. Gregory, Joseph W. GREGORY'S
GUIDE FOR CALIFORNIA TRAVELLERS VIA THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA...
CONTAINING ALL THE REQUISITE INFORMATION NEEDED BY PERSONS TAKING THIS
ROUTE. San F, Book Club of Ca, 1949. 16,[2]pp. Illlus., frontis.
map and 2 facs. ,small 4to decorated cloth. Limited to 375 copies
printed. This is the second edition of a very rare 1850 promotional
pamphlet for the Gregory Express Co of S.F. Cowan p,250/251. Howes
G407. Lewis p.47. 100.00
41. [CALIFORNIA]. Harrigan, B. A. IMPERIAL
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: AMERICA'S WINTER GARDEN. [El Centro,, Elite
Printing, 1925]. 28pp. Illus., folding map, plates in text. Original
printed pictorial colored wrappers. First edition. Promotional
pamphlet extolling the virtues of this Southern California County.
Rocq 2178. 50.00
42. [CALIFORNIA]. Kendall, Sidney C. LONG
BEACH: THE CITY BY THE SEA. [L.A., 1903]. 60pp. Illus. Original
pictorial printed colored wrappers. First edition. Rocq 3574.
Originally published in the June 1903 issue of "Out West"
magazine. The pamphlet is mostly illustrations with descriptive text.
Not in Cowan. 75.00
43. [CALIFORNIA]. THE MARIPOSA COMPANY.... New
York, 1863. 80pp. plus folding color map. Contemporary patterned
cloth, gilt-lettered cover. Head of spine chipped. Map with singular
three-inch tear along fold. Color bright and clean. Very good. A
promotional guide for this California mining company, including a
description of the resources and gold mining potential of Fremont's
famous Mariposa Grant, with elaborate reports by L.A. Garnett, H.P.
Wakelee, Dr. J. Adelbert, and T.C. Allyn. The large folding map shows
Mariposas County in its entirety and is colored to reflect changes in
elevation. This promotional pamphlet was also issued without the map
the same year. Neither Eberstadt nor Sabin cite the map. A lovely
California mining item, with the apparently rare map. COWAN, p.414.
SABIN 44599 EBERSTADT 136:148. ROCQ 5117. 1500.00
44. [CALIFORNIA]. Morris, Madge. DEBRIS:
SELECTIONS FROM POEMS. Sacramento, Crockett, 1881. 98pp. Original
gold stamped cloth. First edition. A series of poems starting off with
"the Mystery of Carmel." Not in Harris Collection or Cowan.
After the last leaf there are two pages of original manuscript poetry
by the author and on the inside rear endpaper and rear cover there is
yet another manuscript poem by the author. 150.00
45. [CALIFORNIA]. ORDER OF SERVICES IN THE
DEDICATION OF THE UNITARIAN CHURCH, GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 1864. [San F., 1864]. 4pp., 4to folder, with
some ink corrections in the text. Dbd. as issued. First edition.
Chant, an original hymn (Mrs. Neall) prayer of dedication, another
original hymn [C. A. Barton], another original hymn [Mrs. E. A. S
page]' evening service - hymns by F. H. Hedges and Andrews Norton,
etc. 150.00
46. [CALIFORNIA]. SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL REPORTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1876-77 ENDING JUNE 30, 1877. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. San F, Spaulding and Barto, 1877.
[16],1056pp. Illus., 2pp. of photographic images of local politicians;
plan of the officers of the Board of Supervisors). Original thick
cloth, x-library, joints show wear. First edition. Not in Cowan.
150.00
47. [CALIFORNIA]. Skarstedt, Ernst. CALIFORNIA
OCH DESS SVENSKA BEFOLKNING... Seattle, 1910. 463,[9]pp. Illus.,
plates, large folding colored map. Original cloth. First edition.
Cowan p.590. 75.00
48. [CAMACHO, SIMON]. COSAS DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS,
POR NAZARENO. J. DURAND EDITOR. Nueva York, Imprenta del Porvenir,
1864. 364,[1]pp. Illus, port of Camacho as frontispiece. Original
cloth. First edition. Contains the letters and sketches of a Cuban
newsman covering the years 1856 - 1864. Washington D. C. social life
and customs of U.S., presidential inauguration, concerts and music,
House of Representatives, N.Y. theaters, Gottschalk, etc. NUC locates
three copies. 750.00
49. [CANADA]. Buies, Arthur. L'OUTAOUAIS
SUPERIOR. Quebec, Carveau, 1889. 309,[2]pp, Illus., very large
folding map of Canada at rear, a few tears. Original 12 mo cloth.
First edition. An important work by an important Canadian historian.
This work was written to arouse public interest in areas suitable for
founding agricultural colonies 125.00
50. [CANADA]. Medley, John. A CHARGE
DELIVERED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST - CHURCH, FREDERICKTON, TO THE
CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE, ASSEMBLED AT THE SECOND TRIENNIAL VISITATION OF
JOHN, BISHOP OF FREDERICTON. St. John N. B. Avery, 1850. 63pp.
Original printed wrappers. TPL 8059. First edition. 125.00
51. Cardinell, Charles. ADVENTURES ON THE
PLAINS. San F, 1922. 15pp. Original buff printed paper wrappers.
The first separate edition originally published in the San Francisco
Chronicle in 1856. Limited to 150 copies. Wagner-Camp-Becker 272c:
"The French Express Train was organized in New York and traveled
to New Orleans by steamer. The members of the train kept together as
far as El Paso, despite bad organization, poor planning, and downright
malfeasance on the part of the expedition's management. From El Paso
to the Pacific, each of the members was on his own." This issue
not noted by Wagner-Camp. Graff 582 calls for a limitation of 100
copies. Eberstadt Modern Overlands 69. 150.00
52. Carpenter, Dr. Seymour D. GENEALOGICAL
NOTES OF THE CARPENTER FAMILY INCLUDING THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AND
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF DR. SEYMOUR D. CARPENTER, LIEUTENANT COLONEL
IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION. WITH GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX.
EDITED BY EDWIN SAWYER WALKER. Springfield, Il., 1907. 242pp.
Illus., 20 ports, maps, views. facs. Original decorated cloth, lightly
speckled on spine and covers. One of 500 copies printed. Unknown to
Howes, Dornbusch, Nicholson and Nevins. Chapters VII - IX deal with
his life in the Civil War as a doctor with a Iowa Regiment. He saw the
Battle of Prairie Grove in Arkansas, surrender of Vicksburgh, Shelby's
raid repulsed, and discusses Quantrill's Raid, and the burning and
massacre of Lawrence, Kansas. He also reports on Pilot Knob, released
prisoners from Andersonville, and his commissions from Lincoln. A rare
and virtually unknown Civil War personal narrative. First edition. One
of 500 copies printed. Unknown to Howes, Dornbusch, Nicholson and
Nevins. Chapters VII - IX deal with his life in the Civil War as a
doctor with a Iowa Regiment. He saw the Battle of Prairie Grove in
Arkansas, surrender of Vicksburg, Shelby's raid repulsed, and
discusses Quantrill's Raid, and the burning and massacre of Lawrence,
Kansas. He also reports on Pilot Knob, released prisoners from
Andersonville, and his commissions from Lincoln. A rare and virtually
unknown Civil War personal narrative. 450.00
53. Carpenter, William W. TRAVELS AND
ADVENTURES IN MEXICO: IN THE COURSE OF JOURNEYS OF UPWARD OF 2500
MILES, PERFORMED ON FOOT... N.Y., 1851. 300,[12]pp. Original
cloth, x-library chipped at top of spine. First edition. Tutorow 3633:
"Experiences of the author in the Mexican War and after his
capture near Monterey in 1847. The author joined a Kentucky volunteer
regiment and was captured after the Battle of Monterey. He saw many
areas of Mexico during his captivity and during his wanderings after
his escape." 200.00
54. Carroll, D. L. [Rev.]. SERMON AND
ADDRESSES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Phila, Lindsay and Balkoston, 1846.
372pp. Original small 8vo cloth, some light spotting, lacks flyleaf.
First edition. Contains 14 sermons and four addresses the last being
"A permanent remedy for the African Slave Trade [pp.347-372].
Also funeral addresses for Mrs. Sarah Keim [pp, 301-316] and Mrs.
Catherine B. Patto [p.330-346]; and "an address delivered at the
anniversary of the American Education Society. Boston, May,
1845." 125.00
55. Castleman, Alfred L. THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMOC. BEHIND THE SCENES. A DIARY OF UNWRITTEN HISTORY; FROM THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY, BY GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, TO THE CLOSE
OF THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA ABOUT THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1863. Milwaukee,
Stickland, 1863. 288,[6]pp. Original cloth, lacks front flyleaf. First
edition. Howes C230. Nicholson Cat. p. 151. Dornbusch Wi 54. Not in
Nevins. Wisconsin Imprints Inventory 553. Begins July 31, 1861 and
covers up to publication, including his experiences in Virginia and
the peninsular. 375.00
56. Chapin, Ethan S. THE CORRELATION AND
CONSERVATION OF GRAVITATION AND HEAT, AND SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF THESE
FORCES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Springfield, Ma, Powera and Brother,
1867. 120pp. A few woodcuts in text. Original gold tamped small 8vo
cloth. First edition. Chapters on the solar system, theory of tides,
the ecliptic, the moon, principles of planetary motion, etc. 125.00
57. Chase, C. M. THE EDITOR'S RUN IN NEW
MEXICO AND COLORADO. [Montpelier, Vt., 1882]. 234pp. Illus.,
frontis., etc. Original printed wrappers, smal piece missing from top
of front wrapper. First edition. Adams Herd 450: "Scarce."
Howes C315. Graff 652. Saunders 3957. Trip across the plains to New
Mexico and Colorado, wagon expedition to the mines, observations among
the pueblos, land grants, pioneers, sketches of Cimarron, Deming,
Socorro, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Raton and La Junta. Also
visited El Paso and crossed Kansas. Wynar Colorado 2082. 300.00
58. [CHIPPEWA INDIANS]. ANISHINABE ENAMIAD. Harbor
Springs, Mi, Indian School. Vol. 3 #1-12 (March1898- Feb. 1899) 25.00
Vol. 4 # 1-12 March 1899 - Feb. 1900) 75.00; Vol. 5 # 1-12 ( March
1900 - Feb. 1901)75.00
First edition. Important Chippewa language periodical, printed and
published at the Indian Industrial School at Harbor Springs. Each
issue is 8-10 pages, many have woodcut illustrations. Mostly bound in
small 4to marbled boards with cloth spines Each volume individually
priced, or lot: 125.00
59. [CHIPPEWA INDIANS]. TCHIBAIATIGO-MIKAN, GAIE
ANAMIEWINENSAN GAIE JESUS OD IJITWAWIN. Harbor Springs, Mi, Holy
Childhood Indian School, 1898. 32pp. 24mo marbled boards with cloth
spine. First edition. Not in Streeter Michigan 100.00
60. [CHIPPEWA INDIANS]. Zephryn, Fr. ANISHINABE
NEGAMOD: A COLLECTION OF HYMNS OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA LANGUAGES. Harbor
Springs, Mi, Holy Childhood School, 1901. [6],321pp. Original oblong
small 8vo half cloth over marbled boards. First edition. Not in
Streeter Michigan. Dedicated to the memory of Rev. Frederic Baraga
with many of his collected hymns included. 300.00
61. [CHIPPEWA/OJIBWA LANGUAGE]. ANICHINABE
AKINOAMADI-MISINAIGANS. [Montreal ?, 1860?]. 8pp. Original plain
24 mo wrappers. First edition. OCLC locates 4 copies. A primer with
numbers and alphabet in Chippewa/ Ojibwa. 125.00
62. Chouteau, Jean Pierre. [MANUSCRIPT
DOCUMENT IN FRENCH AND SPANISH, SIGNED, BY JEAN PIERRE CHOUTEAU AND
DON CARLOS DEHAULT DELASSUS, CONCERNING A LAND GRANT OF 30,000 ARPENTS
IN THE VICINITY OF SALINE COUNTY, MISSOURI]. Fort Carondelet,
Nations of the Great and Little Osage Indians. Nov. 19, 1799. 3pp.
written on folded sheet, plus 3pp. 19th-century manuscript translation
into English. Folio. Old crease marks. Some tears at folds, moderate
edge chipping. Overall good. First edition. Chouteau, an important fur
trader and Indian agent, was stationed with the Osage tribe at Fort
Carondelet between 1794 and 1802. His influence among the Osage was
considerable during that time, as his family's firm held the monopoly
of Osage trade. In 1802, Jefferson appointed him United States Agent
for the Osage. In the present manuscript document, Chouteau petitions
the governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory for a large tract of
land within present-day Saline County, Missouri, a locale rich with
salt. The English version of Chouteau's petition states in part:
"Pierre Chouteau Lieutenant of Militia and Commandant of the Fort
of Carondelet in the Nations of the Great and Little Osages has the
honor of representing to you, that being often stopped in his travels
for the want of water in the Osage river, he has formed, in
consequence, the project of a considerable establishment, at sixty
miles above said river, on the south side of the Missouri, for you to
have the goodness to grant to him 30,000 arpents of land, in which
quantity shall be comprised the river to the mine, and also the salt
springs which the petitioner has the intention of working and
improving at such time when, less troubled by the Indian nations, he
may give more attention to his industry...the daily troubles he had
taken to maintain good order among the Osage Nations as proprietor of
the exclusive trade with the Indians, these will be sufficient
consideration to determine you to grant him the favor which he claims
of the generosity of the government...Pierre Chouteau." Delassus'
reply, executed in the same secretarial hand as Chouteau's petition,
answers with the following: "Having seen the statement in the
foregoing memorial and being convinced of the truth of what is
alleged, is worthy of the favors and benevolence of the government by
the zeal with which [Chouteau] conducted himself in his employment and
activity among the Indian Nations, that the tract of land which he
solicits is situated at too great a distance from these settlements to
be prejudicial to any person and that his projects of improvement must
have a result beneficial to all this country. I have determined to
grant him the 30,000 arpents of land...Don Carlos Dehault Delassus."
A choice manuscript document, predating the Louisiana Purchase by
three years, signed by both a prominent pioneer fur trader/Indian
agent, and the governor of Upper Louisiana Territory. DAB IV, p.93
3500.00
63. Clark, Walter. UNDER THE STARS AND BARS;
OR, MEMORIES OF FOUR YEARS SERVICE WITH THE OGLETHORPES OF AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA. Augusta, Ga, Chronicle, 1900. 239pp., a few leaves
ruffled. Original pictorial (Confederate flag) light green cloth with
red border and title in blue, some soiling to spine. First edition.
Not in Nicholson catalog. Clark served as orderly sergeant for the
Savannah, Georgia, unit. Nevins I, p. 70: "Rather informal memoir
by a soldier who saw duty in both theaters; the account is based on
wartime letters and a diary." Dornbusch II, 232. Coulter Travels
82: "Garrulous and discursive, yet it gives a good-natured,
close-up picture of a Confederate soldier’s life as well as intimate
descriptions of the civilian population." Company rosters.
1250.00
64. Clarke, Edward H. MEMORIAL OF REV. PITT
CLARKE, PASTOR OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN NORTON, MASS.,
AND OF MANY JONES CLARKE [HIS WIFE]... Cambridge, Ma, Wilson and
Son, 1866. 94pp. Original full gold stamped small 4to leather.
Pp.39-94 contains" Poems by Mrs. Mary Jones Clarke, with an
introductory sketch. One of the poems is entitled "the gold and
silver tree of slavery." First edition. 100.00
65. Clubb, Stephen. A JOURNAL; CONTAINING AN
ACCOUNT OF THE WRONGS, SUFFERINGS, AND NEGLECT, EXPERIENCES BY
AMERICANS IN FRANCE. Boston, 1809. 60pp. dbd. First edition.
Stephen Clubb, born in England and not a naturalized citizen of the
United States, was second mate on the American ship, Hyades, when he
was arrested in January 1808, at the port of Calais. "This prison
diary, covering the period from December 1807, to June 1809, details
the author's capture by the French during the wars between England and
France. It includes interesting descriptions of his travel as a
prisoner, comments on the French people, and teaching English in
prison" - Smith. Smith: American Travelers Abroad C74. Sabin
13795. Shaw 17235. Matthews: American Diaries p.212. 500.00
66. Coe, Charles H. JUGGLING A ROPE: LARIAT
ROPING AND SPINNING KNOTS AND SPLICES. ALSO, THE TRUTH ABOUT TOM HORN,
"KING OF THE COWBOYS." Pendleton, Or, Hamley, 1927.
114pp. Illus. Original gold stamped 8vo. cloth, spine faded. First
edition. Adams Herd 497. Adams Guns 457. Howes C533. Graff 790.
Material o JOhn Clay, Charles Camp, Nelson A. Miles, Muggins the Cow
Horse, Tom Horn, Tom Mix, etc. 100.00
67. Collins, A. Maria. MRS. BEN DARBY; OR,
THE WEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE. Cincinnati, More, Anderson,
Wilstach and Keys, 1853. [2],207,[12]pp. Original decorated small 8vo
cloth. First edition. Wright II: 600: "A temperance novel,"
locates 2. 125.00
68. [COLORADO]. Greenleaf, Lawrence N. KING
SHAM, AND OTHER ATROCITIES IN VERSE; INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE PIKE'S
PEAK EXCITEMENT. N.Y. Hurd, 1868. 139,[1]pp. Original decorated
pictorial 12 mo gold stamped cloth. First edition. Decker Cat 34#236:
"Mr. Greenleaf was supposed to have written the first poem
marking the discovery of gold in Colorado, which appears on p.52 -
"Pike's Peakers of '69." Not in Wynar. 150.00
69. [COLORADO]. Hallowell, John K. GUNNISON,
COLORADO'S BONANZA COUNTY. Denver, Co, Colorado Museum of Applied
Geology and Mineralogy, 1883. viii,168pp. Original pink printed
wrappers. Rear wrapper detached, front wrapper nearly so, spine
chipped. Some toning to preliminary and final pages, else a very good,
bright copy. First edition. Description of a tour through the county,
examining the mineralogical resources and mining camps. This elaborate
report provides a great deal of information about the potential
mineral resources of far western Colorado, an area which had not been
extensively explored until this time. "Geological Monograph No.
2, Author's Edition." WYNAR 2597. EBERSTADT 131:194. 1500.00
70. [COLORADO]. LAWS PASSED AT THE FOURTH SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, CONVENED AT DENVER
ON THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY, A.D., 1883. Denver, Times-Republican,
1883. 358,[1]pp. Original half calf over blue/green boards. First
edition. 175.00
71. [COLORADO]. Stone, W. G. M. THE COLORADO
HAND-BOOK: DENVER AND ITS OUTINGS. A GUIDE FOR TOURISTS AND BOOK OF
GENERAL INFORMATION, WITH SOME BITS OF EARLY HISTORY. Denver,
Barknausen and Lester, 1892. [4],170pp. Illus., folding map, plates.
Original printed pictorial 16 mo wrappers, corners chipped, spine
shows some wear. First edition. Wynar 2374. Health resorts, scenery,
hunting, railroad, Ester Park, Boulder, early history, etc. 475.00
72. Conard, Howard L. "UNCLE DICK"
WOOTTON, THE PIONEER FRONTIERSMAN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION... Chicago,
Dibble, 1890. 472,473-[474],adv.pp. Illus. Original cloth, a small
white discoloration between the two "t's" on Wootton. First
edition. Graff 847: "In his ability to recreate in ample detail
the scenes of his past life consist the great charm, as well as the
chief historical value of the book." Dobie p. 72. Howes C 659.
Jones 1659. Wootton's overland expedition to California was made in
1852 and there after he was a trapper, guide and fighter against the
Utes, Apaches, and Navajos. Eberstadt Modern Overlands 100. 450.00
Us at