78. [DAKOTAS]. Baldwin, George P. THE BLACK HILLS ILLUSTRATED: A TERSE DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONS PAST AND PRESENT OF AMERICA'S GREATEST MINERAL BELT. ITS AGRICULTURAL AND CATTLE RESOURCES, PRINCIPLE CITIES, FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIONS INSTITUTIONS, RAILWAYS, SCENERY AND HEALTHY AND PLEASURE RESORTS. [Chicago], Black Hills Mining Men's Association, 1904. 206,[1]pp. double columns. Profusely illustrated from photographs. Large 4to original decorative wrappers in gold and black, some mending to spine. First edition. Detailed descriptions of the mines and towns of the Black Hills region, agricultural production, ranching, etc., with a notable array of photographs. Not in Adams, Decker, Eberstadt, Graff, Howes, etc, Scarce $850.00

79. [DAKOTAS]. Scott, Samuel. MAP OF THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING WITH FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES... Custer City, S. C. (pamphlet) and Phila (map), 1897. [2],40pp., and folding map 29 x 31 inches. Original printed wrappers. Pamphlet and map in original red pocket printed cover, some red bleeding on title page. Cover title: ROCKS, MINERALS, AND OTHER RESOURCES OF THE GOLDEN BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING. Uncolored edition of Samuel Scott's large map of the Black Hills region, showing topographic features and various towns, including Deadwood, Sturgis, and Custer City. "For legibility, and for tracing streams to their sources, this is still a useful map of the Hills" - Jennewein. The accompanying pamphlet, sometimes referred to by the cover title, is "the first book on descriptive mineralogy of the Black Hills today . J. Leonard Jennewein, BLACK HILLS BOOKTRAILS 229 $750.00

80. Deedes, Henry. SKETCHES OF THE SOUTH AND WEST; OR, TEN MONTH'S RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. Edinburgh and London, Blackwood, 1869. 170,[4],[20]pp. Original 12 mo cloth, lacks front flyleaf. First edition. Howes D206: "Traveled through the South, to Chicago, etc., shows decided southern sympathy. Clark: Travels in the New South V. 1:56: "... He spent much of his time in the horse breeding region of Kentucky.... other places visited... were Louisville, Mammoth Cave.. Jackson, Memphis, Vickburg and Natches as he went down the river to New Orleans... The author was most sympathetic with the south and an apologist for... slavery. This is an excellent account of social and economic conditions in the South... This is a valuable work.. $400.00

81. Disturnell, J. TOURIST'S GUIDE TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER; GIVING ALL THE RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT ROUTES DIVERGING FROM CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND DUBUQUE, TOWARD ST. PAUL, AND THE FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY. N.Y., American News, 1866. 84,] [16 ads]pp. Illus., in text and ads. Original gold stamped 16 mo green stiff wrappers. First edition. Howes D354. Contains much info on the Lake Superior and Upper Valley of the Mississippi areas. The map called for by Howes is not present in this copy and apparently not issued in all copies. $250.00

82. Dixon, H. Pearl. SIXTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS: A SHORT LIFE SKETCH OF THOMAS H. AND MARY W. STANLEY, QUAKER MISSIONARIES TO THE INDIANS. [N.p.,, 1921]. 87pp. Illus, ports. Orig. prtd. 12 mo wrappers, top and bottom of spine chipped. First ed. A little known and seldom seen little work. Not in Howes, Graff, Eberstadt or Decker. They started in 1842 at the Quaker mission southwest of Kansas City among the Shawnees; in 1847 to Iowa; 1851 to the Kan Indians in Kansas; after the Civil War, he toured Indian territory,... $250.00

83. Dodge, Theodore A. CAMPAIGN OF CHANCERLLORSVILLLE. Boston, Osgood, 1881. [7],261pp. Illus., 4 large folding maps at rear. Original decorated cloth. First edition. Nevins 1: p.27: "A usually reliable, knowledgeable, genera account of Houker's disastrous campaign against lee." Nicholson p.243. Dornbusch 3: 1672. $250.00

84. Douglas, Walter B. MANUEL LISA. St. Louis, Missouri Historical Soc.,, 1912. Pp.233-268, 367-406. Illus., 8 ports., and plates. Contemporary cloth , old library bookplates. # 14 of 17 copies issued.".. on front flyleaf. Mr. Worthington C. Ford with best wishes of Walter B. Douglas. St. Louis 12 April 1920. First edition. Originally issued in two parts in the Missouri Historical Society Collections. A rare and little known edition of this furt trade classic. Wagner-Camp-Becker 12:1, note. Soliday Catalog V.2 # 350: "This is by far the best work on Manuel Lisa, the greatest of the fur traders of St. Louis and the upper Missouri." $300.00

85. Douthit, Mary O. THE SOUVENIR OF WESTERN WOMEN. Portland, Oregon, 1905. 216pp. Illus., many by Charles M. Russell. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Russell Rarities 15. Not in Howes, Graff or Eberstadt. Smith 1017. Contains important material on Whitman, Duniway, Dyke, Himes Spalding, etc., as well as accounts of overland travel and the Pacific Northwest settlement. $250.00

86. Dudley, Dean. PICTURES OF LIFE IN ENGLAND AN AMERICA; PROSE AND POETRY. Boston, French, 1851. 252pp. Illus., 3 plates, of which one is of an Indian Scene "Wigwam in the Forest." Original decorated small 8vo cloth. First edition. Sabin 21081, no mention of plates. Pp. 149 on deal with America, starting with a poem "Verse and Prose Sketches of Life in America by a New Comer." Material on hunting, Indians, travel in Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts, etc. Not in Field, Howes or Harris collection. Material on the Shakers p. 190-193, On p232 starts a description of Millerism in the neighboring communities. $250.00

87. Dunton, John. LETTERS FROM NEW ENGLAND, A.D. 1686... NOW FIRST PUBLISHED... Boston, Prince Soc, 1867. [24],340pp. Contemporary half morocco, x-library. First edition. One of 150 copies printed on small paper. Howes D581: "Interesting picture of New England life in the seventeenth century, but chiefly plagiarized from Josselyn, Mather and others." Larned 929: "An important and interesting account of New England, and particularly of Boston society, as it was near the close of the seventeenth century..." $250.00

88. Eardley-Wilmot, S. [Lt.]. OUR JOURNAL IN THE PACIFIC. BY THE OFFICERS OF HMS ZEALOUS... London, Longmans, 1873. [14],333,[20],[24]pp. Illus. large folding map at rear showing route of travel 1869-1873; and 15 plates including 3 woodcut plates. Original gold stamped pict. small 4to cloth. front joint worn, light soiling. First edition. Not in Howes or Cowan. Lowther 428. Contains the voyage across the Isthmus of Panama and description, arrival at San Francisco, description of S.F., Vancouver Island, San Juan, Nanaimo, Fraser River, sport in Vancouver, back to San Francisco, arrival in Panama, Payta, alligator hunt, Tome, Valparaiso, Callao, Sandwich Islands, Honolulu, Queen Emma, trip to Yosemite, Mariposa Grove, deer hunting in Vancouver Island, Mazatlan, etc. Among the plates are the following: Honolulu, Mariposa Grave, Yosemite Valley and Crossing the Isthmus of Panama. The appendices contain general remarks on the passage from Panama to San Francisco, and to Vancouver Island; and remarks on the passage from Tome to Connor Cove, Smyth's, Channel Puerto Bueno, Isthmus Bay, Sandy Points, Ascension, St. Vincent, Vigo, and Plymouth Sound. A mine of interesting and valuable information. Very scarce. Rodiek Collection of Hawaiiana bookplates. $500.00

89. Ekelof, Adolf. ETT AR I STILLA HAFVET, RESEMINNEN FRAN PATAGONIEN, CHILI, PERU, CALIFORNIEN, BRITISKA COLUMBIA OCH OCEANIEN. Stockholm, 1872. 164pp. 12 lithographed plates,some tinted and some in color. Original 4to gold stamped pictorial cloth., front joint mended. First edition. Not in Lowther, Cowan or Howes. This Swedish account of a voyage up the Pacific coast of America and especially to the Hawaiian islands is not in Hill, as it is a little late, taking place in 1867 - 68. There is a long account of visit to Hawaii, and many of the handsome plates illustrated the island and the royal family. $950.00

90. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED IN THE COURT-HOUSE OF CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ON 1ST AUGUST, 1844 ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMANCIPATION OF THE NEGROES IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES. Boston, 1844. 34pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. BAL 2099: "Emerson is eloquent in his condemnation of slavery and his commemoration of the West Indian emancipation. 'From the earliest time, the Negro has been an article of luxury to the commercial nations... language must be raked, the secrets of slaughterhouses and infamous holes that cannot front the day, must be ransacked, to tell what Negro-slavery has been.' Emerson provides a history of the 'moral revolution' in England, the inspiring progress in the West Indies since Emancipation, and the horrors of slavery in the United States. Sabin 22453. Dumond 50. Shaw 44-2209 $350.00

91. 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

92. English, Mary Katherine Jackson. PRAIRIE SKETCHES; OR, FUGITIVE RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ARMY GIRL OF 1899. [N.p., Wyoming, ca. 1900]. 76pp. Illus. Original printed wrappers, iin cloth box. First edition. Childhood reminiscences, Fort Washakie, Lost soldier Ranch, the Great Divide, Lander, Rollins, her friend Oahtah, Otei, Chief Washakie, Flathead Squaws, Arapaho Camp, Shoshone Burial Cave, visit of the Sioux, Omaha dance, Shoshone Sun Dance, camping at Bull Lake, Owen Wister, etc. Eberstadt Cat 111:203. Huntington 292; "privately printed. An interesting narrative of life and adventures in the far west..." $850.00

93. 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

94. Falding, F. J. [Dr.]. NOTES OF A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD: MADE IN 1875, BY THOMAS COOTE ESQ., JUN AND DR. FALDING. Sheffield, Leader, 1876. [1],208pp. Original blind stamped 12 mo cloth. First edition. Howes F18: "Considerable attention given to California and the West." pp.125-161. contain his first hand observations of July 4th in San Francisco, Truckee, Oakland, Yosemite and the big trees, Virginia City, miners and mining etc. Not in Streeter Sale. Graff, Cowan, Eberstadt, Decker, Soliday, Paher, and Curry/Krushka. pp.167-182 deal with the White Mountains, Lake Champlain, Boston , Plymouth Rock, Philadelphia., Washington and New York. Pp192-204 are on Salt Lake and the Mormons, and pp.204-208 deal with Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees of California. Flake and Draper 3278. $850.00

95. Ferris, Warren A. LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: A DIARY OF WANDERINGS ON THE SOURCES OF THE RIVERS MISSOURI, COLUMBIA, AND COLORADO, FROM FEBRUARY 1830 TO NOVEMBER, 1833... EDITED, AND WITH A LIFE OF FERRIS, AND A HISTORY OF EXPLORATIONS AND FUR TRADE BY PAUL C. PHILLIPS. Denver, Rosenstock, 1940. [98],365pp. Illus., large folding map by Ferris, 5 plates. Original cloth, spine faded. First edition. Howes F100: " First full length description of the Yellowstone region." Not in Graff. $300.00

96. [FETTERMAN MASSACRE]. REPORTS OF THE SECRETARIES OF WAR AND INTERIOR... IN RELATION TO THE MASSACRE AT FORT PHIL KEARNEY, ON DECEMBER 21, 1866; WITH THE VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER LEWIS V. BOGY, IN RELATION TO THE FUTURE POLICY TO BE PURSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE INDIAN QUESTION; ALSO, REPORTS OF GEN. JOHN POPE AND COL. ELI S. PARKER, ON SAME SUBJECT. Wash., GPO, 1867. Original printed wrappers bound in cloth backed modern boards, private book plate on inside front cover. First edition. Includes the personal narrative of C. M. Hines, eye-witness to the butchery of the Fetterman's detachment of Carrington's command. Not in Graff or Howes. The Fetterman massacre was the chief victory of the Sioux in their operations against Fort Phil Kearny and the result of a clever ruse. Capt. Fetterman, was sent with 80 men to Col. H. B. Carrington, commandant at the fort, to relieve a wood transport train which had been attacked by the Indians. Although instructed by Carrington not to cross a line of hills called Lodge Trail Ridge, Fetterman was lured by a small party of mounted Sioux and Cheyenne warrior who acted as decoys, until his command was trapped on the other side of the hills. Every man in Fetterman's command was killed in the fight which followed. High Backbone, a veteran chief, was the Sioux leader. The tragedy resulted in the removal of Col. Carrington from command at the post. $1250.00

97. Fleharty, S. F. OUR REGIMENT. A HISTORY OF THE 102 D ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS WITH SKETCHES OF THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN, THE GEORGIA RAID, AND THE CAMPAIGN OF THE CAROLINAS. Chicago, Brewster & Hanscom, 1865. 192,xxiv pp. Original cloth, gold stamped on front cover, light wear to top of spine. First edition. A scarce Union regimental history, with important accounts of the Georgia and Carolina campaigns. "Based on a diary, and written immediately after the events it describes, this work is excellent for Sherman's 1864-1865 campaign" - Nevins. Includes a unit roster for the regiment. Any Chicago pre-fire imprints are scarce to rare. Nevins I, p.88. Dornbusch (Illinois) 325. Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints 931. Sabin 24691. $750.00

98. [FLORIDA]. Leonard, Irving, [trans.]. SPANISH APPROACH TO PENSACOLA, 1689-1693. Albuquerque, Quivira Soc., 1939. 323pp. Illus., large folded map, frontis., plates. Original vellum backed boards. Limited to 550 numbered copies. An extremely fine group of documents for the first time translated. The importance of this mass of original sources for the history of the old Southwest and indeed, for the later history of the farther west, is matched only by their importance as a part of the history of Spanish exploration and settlement in the region north of the Gulf of Mexico. $300.00

99. [FLORIDA]. Rattenbury, J. Freeman. REMARKS ON THE CESSION OF THE FLORIDAS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND ON THE NECESSITY OF ACQUIRING THE ISLAND OF CUBA BY GREAT BRITAIN. London, 1819. [20]pp. Modern full gold stamped morocco. Second and best edition "with considerable additions..." First edition. An extract from the Pamphleteer Vol. 15. An engaging discourse on political implications for Great Britain should the United States annex Florida. Serves 996. Sabin 67960. There is a good deal of material on Cuba. $1350.00

100. Foster, John. RAILWAY FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO RED RIVER SETTLEMENT, CONSIDERED IN A LETTER TO THE HON. WM. MCDOUGLALL, C.G. MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS. Montreal, Lovell, 1869. 16pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Folding map, showing the route of the railroad from Ft.Garry on the Red River to Ft. William on Thunder Bay. First edition. Foster extols "the richness and value of the great territories in question," asserting that the prairies are second to none on the continent of North America, and immeasurable superior to anything that exists in either Upper or Lower Canada." Foster argues that his plan for a Wooden Railway to access this territory is feasible and, indeed, superior to water transportation. "Bring the Red River settlement within 40 hours of Lake Superior,:" and emigrants, "particularly the better class," will flock to the region. "From Montreal it will be no great journey either for the colonist or man of business." Peel 280. $600.00

101. Foster, John. A SERMON PREACHED 6 NOVEMBER, 1817 IN CHAUNCY-PLACE CHURCH, BOSTON, BEFORE THE SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL AMONG THE INDIANS AND OTHERS IN NORTH AMERICA. Cambridge, Ma.,, Hilliarde and Metcalf, 1817. 44pp. Sewn with plain back wrapper only. First edition. Shaw 40842, locates only AAS copy. Pp.25-33 deal with Maine, pp.33 - end deal with the Stockbridge Seneca and Munsee Indians. $375.00

102. Foster, Lillian. WAY-SIDE GLIMPSES, NORTH AND SOUTH. N.Y., Rudd & Carleton, 1860. [5],250pp. Modern red cloth with gold stamping on spine. First edition. Sabin 25254. Howes F290. Contains chapters on Illinois, South Carolina, Georgia, St. Louis, Kentucky, New Orleans, Mississippi, Tennessee, Montreal, New York, etc. Buck 534: "A collection so letters written originally for a newspaper. Several of them tell of travels in Illinois and visits to Chicago, and besides interesting descriptive matter they contain sidelights on Illinois politics..." Clark: Travels in the Old South 465: "... on various trips during a six year period the author managed to cover the south, and in addition to descriptions of such towns as Louisville, Vicksburg, Memphis, New Orleans and Charleston, she included other towns frequently overlooked by travelers, such as Frankfort, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbus, and Augusta, Georgia; and Columbia, South Carolina... she was at her best when describing the social activities on the Mississippi river boats ..." Coleman 3365: "...She made some interesting observations and notes on Governor James T. Moorehead, the state of society, manners and customs, and references to Daniel Boone." $300.00

103. 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

104. [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, ex-library perforation stamp on title page, affecting three lines of text. 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

105. 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

106. 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, etc. $850.00

107. [FUR TRADE]. Clamorgan, Jaque. PETITION OF CLAMORGAN'S REPRESENTATIVES... TO THE HONOURABLE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.... Wash.,, HD 108, 1818. 8pp. dbd. First edition. The clam of R. H. Price and C. F. Delauriere of St. Louis for confirmation of the 448,000 arpens of land allegedly granted by Carondelet to Jacques Clamorgan in 1797 for his service in "exploring the Indian nations as far as the Pacific Ocean " as director of the Missouri Fur Company. Shaw 46455, locates 3 copies. $250.00

108. [FUR TRADE]. MISCELLANEOUS SCRAP BOOK DEVOTED TO POLITE LITERATURE, SUCH AS MORAL AND SENTIMENTAL TALES, HUMOROUS, INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING MISCELLANY, POETRY, ANECDOTES, ETC. (HARTFORD, CT.). [Hartford, Ct, 1834. Vol. 1#1 -26. October 8, 1834 - March 28, 1835. Contemporary half calf, joints worn, spine has some crude repairs. 388pp. Illus., woodcuts throughout. Kribbs 531 and 776. Lomazow 307. Union List of Serials shows seven holding mixed with the prose and poetry are articles on a drowned harpooner, haunted ships, life in Missouri, Lafitte the private, Wier's Cave, etc. Most interesting is "adventures in the Northwest Territory pp.300-307, double columns. The author was a fur trader with the Northwest Company. $250.00

109. [FUR TRADE]. Morrison, Adele Sarpy. MEMOIRS OF ADELE SARPY MORRISON. St. Louis, Mo, privately printed, 1911. [10],206,[2]pp. Illus., 5 plates. Original vellum backed boards. First edition. One of 100 copies published. Howes M835: "By the daughter of Jean Baptiste Sarpy, partner in the American Fur Company and Nebraska pioneer. Adele was also the niece of Sire and Chouteau, the other fur company partners. The book was privately printed for distribution among friends of the author. Eberstadt Cat 130 # 234. Inscribed pres. copy from author to William R. Donaldson on fron endpaper. $750.00

110. Gavitt, Elnanthan Carrington. CRUMBS FROM MY SADDLE BAGS; OR, REMINISCENCES OF PIONEER LIFE AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Toledo, Oh, Blade, 1884. [15],298pp. Illus., frontis. Original small 8vo cloth. First edition. Methodist minister's travels in Ohio, early pioneers, Indians, Moravians, Granville, trip to Detroit, Michigan as a territory, Akron, Wyandotte missions, Toledo, up the Mississippi, murders in Illinois, etc. Not in Howes, Buck, Hubach, Streeter Michigan or Thomson. $250.00

111. 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. Contemporary half calf. 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

112. [GEORGIA]. INTERESSANTES GESPRACH UBER SCLAVEREN IN AMERIKA ZWISCHER NABOB UND GOTTLIEB IM STAATE GEORGIEN. [N.p., n.d., 1840?]. 16pp. Sewn as issued. First edition. Not in Sabin or DeRenne. Library of Congress gives no author, place of publication of date. " An interesting discussion about slavery in American between Nabob and Gottlieb in the State of Georgia." (translation of title). OCLC does not locates any copies of this little rarity. $300.00

113. [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

114. [GEORGIA]. Law, William. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED BEFORE THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SAVANNAH, ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1840. Savannah, 1840. 43pp. Original printed wrappers, spine missing. First edition. Howes L153. DeRenne Cat 0.472. An historical perspective on the founding of Georgia, with much on Oglethorpe. "Hon. Thos. L. Winthrop, LLD, with the respects of W. B. Stevens, recording Sec. Geo. Hist. Society" on front wrapper. Shaw 40-3891, locates 5. $300.00

115. [GEORGIA]. Rockwell, William S. AHIMAN REZON; PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA... Savannah, Ga., Grandlodge; N.Y., Macoy, 1859. 404pp. Illus., 33 plates. Original gold stamped small 4to cloth. First edition. Sabin 72447. On front flyleaf: "Constantine Chapter No. 4 Macon, Geo Jany 1860." Contains the rituals, degrees, ceremonies, laws, constitutions, history, and formulary of freemasonry. Not in DeRenne catalog. $400.00

116. [GEORGIA]. Stevens, William Bacon. A HISTORY OF GEORGIA, FROM ITS FIRST DISCOVERY BY EUROPEANS, TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION IN MDCCXCVIII. New York, Appleton, 1847 & Phila., Butler, 1859. 2 vols: [16],494, 497,503; [2],11-524pp. Illus.,map, port, plate of Fort Carolina, folding view of St. Augustine, plate of Whitfield's orphan house. Original thick cloth, small library numbers on lower spine, small library bookplate, a few library stamps. First edition. Howes S974. Most copies do not have all 4 plates and the map. Larned 3329: "These volumes constitute the standard history of Georgia from its discovery. The work is based almost entirely upon original sources, and is a model of excellence. The first volume sketches the early history of the French and Spanish explorations and gives valuable data concerning the southern Indians. It also contains an interesting account of the London debtors and the persecuted Protestants of Salzburg who found a home in Georgia after Oglethorpe had obtained his patent. The second volume continues the narrative through the Revolutionary period. There are several good illustrations and a valuable index. $750.00

117. Gilbreth, Frank B. MOTION STUDY: A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WORKMAN... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT THRUSTON KENT. N.Y., Van Nostrand, 1911. 116,(42),(1)pp. Illus. in text. Orig. gold stamped small 8vo cloth, spine faded, some light edge wear. With Von Nostrand slip on front flyleaf. First edition. The pioneer in time and motion study as it applied to making the worker more efficient. Larson 2642. $250.00

118. 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

119. 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

120. Gowanlock, Theresa and Theresa Delaney. TWO MONTHS IN THE CAMP OF BIG BEAR. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THERESA GOWANLOCK AND THERESA DELANEY. Parkdale, Times Office (Canada), 1885. 136pp. Illus. Original gold stamped small octavo cloth, light soiling and staining on front cover, new endpapers. First edition. Ayer Supp. 60. Peel 602. The two women were captured at the time of the Frog Lake massacre in North Saskatchewan in 1885; they were the sole survivors. They were rescued after two harrowing months.Graff 1605. $300.00

121. Graham, James D. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, COMMUNICATING...THE REPORT OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL GRAHAM ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. Wash.,, SD121, 1852. 250pp. Illus., 2 folded maps and 1 folded profile. Original gold stamped cloth, small paper label on spine, rubber stamp on title page, library bookplate. First edition. Howes G286. Raines p.96. Graff 1609. Wagner-Camp-Becker 212. Wheat Transmississippi West 3: Map 717, p.227. Meisel III, p.100. Contains a wealth of valuable source material including Whipple's reports on his surveys of the Gila River. Texas and New Mexico are prominently defined and detailed herein. $550.00

122. Greene, William B. [THE INCARNATION,]: A LETTER TO REV. JOHN FISKE, D.D. West Brookfield, Ma.,, Merriam and Chapin, January, 1848.. 52pp. Sewn as issued, small rubber library stamp on title page. First edition. "O.A. Brownson , Esq. with the respect of the author," on front cover. Published by the author at the West Brookfield, Mass., social experiment. Written following a military career which included participation in the Seminole campaign ( 1839 - 1841) in Florida. While serving he decided to convert to Unitarianism. $550.00

123. Gregory, Samuel. GREGORY'S HISTORY OF MEXICO... FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES... WAR OF INDEPENDENCE... SANTA ANNA AND OTHER MILITARY LEADERS... TEXIAN REVOLUTION... CITY OF MEXICO... MINES OF GOLD AND SILVER... GAMING, COCKFIGHTS, FULL FIGHTS, ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS OF MEXICAN LIFE... Boston, Gleason, 1847. 100pp., double columns. Original pictorial printed small 4to wrappers, spine lacking. First edition. Garrett p.26/27. Howes G408. Not in Haferkorn or Raines. Front wrapper shows a view of the great temple dedicated to the sun (destroyed by Cortez in 1521). $450.00

124. Hafen, LeRoy R. THE OVERLAND MAIL, 1849-1869: PROMOTER OF SETTLEMENT, PRECURSOR OF RAILROADS. Cleveland, Clark, 1926. 361pp. Illus. Original cloth. Howes H11. First edition. $250.00

125. 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

126. Hall, William M. SPEECH OF WILLIAM M. HALL, OF NEW YORK IN FAVOR OF A NATIONAL RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC, AT THE GREAT CHICAGO CONVENTION, JULY 7, 1746. ALSO, A REVIEW OF THE TEHUANTEPEC ROUTE, EMBRACING THE FAMOUS GARRAY GRANT, SLOO CONTRACT, AND OTHER ROUTES AND PLANS... N.Y., Day, 1853. 68pp. dbd. Enlarged, and best edition, original published Chicago, 1847 in 22 pp. Howes H91: "Advocates the route proposed by George Wilkes. This speech is one of the earliest on the subject..." $500.00

127. Harford, Rev. R. L. AN ITINERANT'S PORTFOLIO: SERMONS, LECTURES, AND MISCELLANY. San F.,, Parsons, 1885. [10],280pp. Illus., port. Original gold stamped small 8vo cloth, small discoloration on spine. First edition. Harford was transferred to the Colorado Conference in 1873 and was stationed at Georgetown, Central City and Denver. In 1876, he was sent to California where he served in San Rafael, Green Valley, San Jose, San Francisco and Petaluma. He served in Kansas from 1857 to 1865. $375.00

128. Harris, Helena. SOUTHERN SKETCHES. CECIL GRAY; OR, THE SOLDIERS REVENGE. ROSA SHERWOOD; OR, THE AVENGER. New Orleans, Crescent Job Print, 1866. Original blue printed wrappers, x-library. Southern fiction by a female writer from Alabama. Wright 1105. $500.00

129. Hart, Francis Russell. ADMIRALS OF THE CARIBBEAN. Boston, Houghton, 1922. [1]0,203pp. Illus. Original decorated boards, vellum spine. First edition. Limited to 200 numbered copies. Contains chapters on the early navigators, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Henry Morgan, Admiral Vernon, Lord Rodney, etc. $250.00

130. Hastings, Sally. POEMS ON DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A DESCIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF A FAMILY TOUR TO THE WEST; IN THE YEARS, 1800. IN A LETTER TO A LADY. Lancaster, 1808. 220pp. Full calf. First edition. Wegelin 982. Thomson 524. The "Tour of the West" written under dated entire contain the diary kept by the author during a tour by wagon from Lancaster across the Alleghanies to the head of the Ohio. There are also sixty two poems. Howes H289. Shaw 15202. $500.00

131. [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, Selbstverlage, 1869. [8],202,[2]pp plus seven plates and folding color map. Boards with cloth spine, gold stamped. 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. Rodiek Hawaiiana . $950.00

132. Hawkins, John Parker. MEMORANDA CONCERNING SOME BRANCHES OF THE HAWKINS FAMILY AND CONNECTIONS. [Indianapolis], 1913. 137pp. Illus. Original cl. First ed.. Howes H320: "Includes account of General Hawkins Army experiences in Minnesota and Nebraska, with much on General Canby and the Modoc War." $300.00

133. 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, cloth 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

134. 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 efforts. $450.00

135. Honeywood, St. John. POEMS... WITH SOME PIECES IN PROSE. N.Y., 1801. viii,159pp., plus errata. Modern 16mo cloth, gold stamping in spine. First edition. Pages 140-46 contain a chapter entitled "The Shaking Quakers," a critical account of two visits by the author to the Niskayuna Shakers, probably undertaken while Honeywood studied law in Albany in 1784-86. He suggests that they be ignored rather than persecuted, as a sure way to their extinction. The only edition listed in Sabin. Shaw 669, locates 4 copies. Sabin 32786. Richmond 2274. $450.00

136. Hopp, Ernest Otto. TRANSATLANTISCHES SKIZZENBUCH. FEDERZIECHNUUNGEN AUS DEM AMERIKANISCHEN LEBEN. Berlin, Jante, 1876. [2],[2],360pp. Contemporary 12 mo pebbled cloth. First edition. Social life and customs in New York, trains, boarding houses, spiritualism, "rowdies," "loafers," Philadelphia, Essex County, farms, Adirondacks, etc. $300.00

137. 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 New York. The colony was called "Jerusalem." See DAB V. 20, pp.226/227 $1150.00

138. [ICARIE]. Prudhommeaux, Jules. ICARIE ET SON FONDATEUR ETIENNE CABET CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE SOCIALISME EXPERIMENTS. Paris, Cornley, 1907. [40],688pp. Illus., 2 maps, 12 plates, facs. Half cloth over marbled boards, library markings on title page. First edition. Howes P644. One of the best works on this socialist and his dreams for Utopia. $300.00

139. [ILLINOIS]. Chase, Samuel [ Rev.]. MALIGNITY EXPOSED; OR, A VINDICATION OF BISHOP CHASE AGAINST THE MALICIOUS ACCUSATIONS OF AN ANONYMOUS PAMPHLET PRINTED IN ANN-STREET, NEW YORK... [N.p.,, 1847]. 40pp dbd. First edition. A response to: "A plain statement for the consideration of the Friends of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Illinois, the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D. C., Bishop... New York, Turner and Lawrence, Ann Street, 1846." Shaw 46-5838, locates 5. $300.00

140. [ILLINOIS]. Clarke, Thomas. THE TWO ANGELS; OR, LOVE-LED; A STORY OF EITHER PARADISE; IN SIX CANTOS. Chicago, Clarke and Bowron, 1867. 194pp. Original 12 mo cloth. First edition. Chicago Pre-fire Imprints 1172, locates 5. The preface concludes: '''.whatever may be the cause, it is certain that the west is the great theater where original genius can best make itself known..." $250.00

141. [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

142. [ILLINOIS]. HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ITS TAX-PAYERS AND VOTERS, CONTAINING, ALSO, A BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY, A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE STATE... A BUSINESS DIRECTORY... WAR RECORDS... Chicago, Kett, 1877. 589,[1]pp. Illus., frontis. port of "Shabbona," double page colored map, 42 portraits. New 4to cloth with printed paper label on spine and new endpapers. First edition. Contains a township directory with histories of each town, and abstract of Illinois state laws, Henry County volunteers in the Civil War, biographical sketches, etc. $300.00

143. [ILLINOIS]. Livermore, D. P. PROOF-TEXTS OF ENDLESS PUNISHMENT, EXAMINED AND EXPLAINED. Chicago, Livermore, 1862. 288pp. Original decorated small 8vo cloth. First edition. No recorded in Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints. $250.00

144. [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

145. [ILLINOIS]. Reynolds, John. THE PIONEER HISTORY OF ILLINOIS, CONTAINING THE DISCOVERY, IN 1673, AND THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY TO THE YEARS EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN, WHEN THE STAT GOVERNMENT WAS ORGANIZED. Belleville, Il, 1852. 348pp. Original cl. First ed.. Streeter 1502: "For his history of the early French communities and the settlement of the American Bottom, Reynolds relied on early pioneers still living." An important early history by a governor of the state who was in office at the time of the Mormon troubles and the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Byrd 1882. Sabin 70421. Howes R237. Graff 3480. $850.00

146. [ILLINOIS]. TUNNELS AND WATER SYSTEM OF CHICAGO. UNDER THE LAKE AND UNDER THE RIVER. ILLUSTRATED BY WALLIS. Chicago, Wing, 1874. 112,[2]pp. Illus., large fold out late, as frontis., showing a sectional view of the water system of Chicago, showing the crib in Lake Michigan, the original lake tunnel, the second lake tunnel, etc. building, equipment, etc. by Wallis. Original gold stamped pictorial small 4to cloth , x-library markings on sine, library bookplate, rubber stamp on title page. First edition. A rare and important work on the water supply of Chicago with very interesting plates of the construction work. $300.00

147. [ILLINOIS]. Underhill, Samuel. UNDERHILL ON MESMERISM, WITH CRITICISMS ON ITS OPPOSERS AND A REVIEW OF HUMBUGS AND HUMBUGGERS, WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXPERIMENTS IN SCIENCE... THE PHILOSOPHY OF ITS CURATIVE POWERS... THE PHILOSOPHY OF SEEING WITHOUT EYES... Chicago, the author, Religio-Philosophical, 1868. 271,[1]pp. Original cloth. First edition. Rare. Unrecorded by Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints. A series of 20 lectures on the value and importance of the science of Mesmerism. $300.00

148. [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, expertly rebacked in gold stamped red leather. 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. $600.00

149. [IMAGINARY VOYAGE]. Patlock, Robert. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER WILKINS, A CORNISH MAN. RELATING PARTICULARLY, HIS SHIPWRECK NEAR THE SOUTH POLE; HIS WONDERFUL PASSAGE THROUGH A SUBTERRANEOUS CAVERN INTO A KIND OF NEW WORLD; HIS THERE MEETING WITH A GAWRY OR FLYNG WOMEN... THE COUNTRY OF GLUMS... MEN AND WOMEN THAT FLY... IN HIS PASSAGE... IN AMERICA, IN THE SHIP HECTOR... BY R.S., A PASSENGER IN THE HECTOR. London, Harrison & Co, 1783. 2 vols., continuously paginated. 189pp. Illustrated with 6 engraved plates. Modern half green calf over period marbled boards, 8vo. Toned spots, new endpapers. An important early work of romantic science fiction under the guise of a voyage narrative. Bleiler p.162. The first edition of this work appeared in London in 1751 and quickly won an appreciative audience. Rhanders-Pehrson 13: "... the story of Peter Wilkins is one of the best known among the early aviation novels..." $1250.00

150. [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

151. [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. Indianpolis, , 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

152. [INDIANA]. Perry, Henry Fales. HISTORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Pao Alto, Ca, Stuart, 1906. 385pp. Illus.,8 plates. Original green cloth, light speckling, a little light staining. First edition. The regiment fought in all of the major western battles: Chickamanga, Tullahoma, Murfreesborough, Atlanta, Jonesborough, Carolinas, etc. Dornbusch I: Indiana # 120. Also contains material on Hood, the march to the sea, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, roster of enlisted men, roll of honor, etc. $275.00

153. [INDIANA]. Turpie, David. SKETCHES OF MY OWN TIMES. Indianapolis, Bobs¨Merrill, Bobs(tm)Merrill, [1903]. [10],387pp. Original decorated cloth. First edition. "David Turpie, Aug. 12 1905 " on front endpaper. Howes T 430: "Account of life in Southern Indiana backwoods in the thirties, etc., by a United States Senator." $300.00

154. [IOWA]. ADDRESS AND DISCOURSE AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE REV. GEORGE F. MAGOUN, A.M. , AS PRESIDENT OF IOWA COLLEGE, JULY 19, 1865... Chicago, Horton and Leonard, 1865. 60,[1]pp. dbd. First edition. The inaugurating address by the Rev. Alden B. Roberts, President Pro-Tem of the trustees (p.5-12); address of Hon. Josiah B. Grinnell, former President of Grinnell University ) pp.13-16); Latin address in behalf of the faculty by the Rev. Leonard F. Parker, A.M.. (pp.17-21), the inaugural discourse by Rev. George Frederic Magoun, President of Iowa College {pp.23-52], historical sketch of President Magoun (pp.53-60}, errata leaf. Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints 959, locates 5: "This institution is known as Grinnell College today." $300.00

155. [IOWA]. DENKSCHRIFT, VERFASST ZUR GEDACHTNISFEIER DER VON ZEHN JAHREN GESCHEHENEN GRUNDUNG DER DEUTSCHE EV. LUTH. SYNODE VON IOWA. St. Sebald, August 24, 1864. 35pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. A ten year history of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Iowa. Oclc locates 9 copies. $300.00

156. [IOWA]. GUIDE FOR THE TERRITORY OF IOWA WITH A CORRECT MAP SHOWING THE TOWNSHIPS SURVEYS, ETC., ETC. N.Y., , Colton, 1840. 7pp. Original gold stamped 32 mo cloth. First edition. The map is lacking from this rarity. Eberstadt Cat 133: 562: "A very rare guide, with a description of the new territory, its government, judiciary, counties, population, list of townships, etc. $300.00

157. [IOWA]. Holmes and Sweetland. A DESCRIPTIVE SKETCH OF THE SPIRIT LAKE REGION [NORTHWESTERN IOWA] WRITTEN BY MESSRS HOLMES AND SWEETLAND, SPECIAL TRAVELING PRESS CORRESPONDENTS. Chicago, Jones, 1883. 37, (9)pp. IIllus., frontis. , map of "Iowa Route" woodcuts in the ad pages and illustrations throughout. Original pictorial printed small 8vo wrappers. First edition. Material on the Mound Builders, Spirit Lake Region, West Okobaji Lake, Worthington (Mines), the Hotel Orleans, and game laws, etc. $300.00

158. [IOWA]. Manning, E (Commissioner). REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DES MOINES RIVER IMPROVEMENT, TO HIS EXCELLENCY, R. P. LOWE, GOVERNOR OF IOWA. Des Moines, Teesdale, 1860. 16pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Contains a list of expenses, paid bills, etc., from 1856 - 1858; also, a list of exhibits at the end. $250.00

159. [IOWA]. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF FAYETTE COUNTY, IOWA, CONTAINING... PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY... Chicago, Lake City, 1891. 698,[4]pp. Illus., 80 full page steel engravings, ports, 14 views. Full gold stamped 4to leather, top of front joint starting; small piece missing at lower spine. First edition. Important biographical work with nice portraits and views. $300.00

160. Irving, Washington. ASTORIA; OR, ANECDOTES OF AN ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS... Phila, Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1836. 2 vols: 285, 279(8)pp. Large folding map in vol.2. Original cloth, some wear to lower joints, a mismatched set (volume one light blue cloth, volume two dark olive green cloth). First edition. Howes I81: "Classic account of the first American attempt at settlement on the Pacific Coast, 1811 - initial action towards substantiating our claim to Oregon..." Wagner-Camp-Becker 61:3. Williams and Edge p.36. Bradford 2623. Wheat, Transmississippi West 419. Sabin 35l29. Smith 5023. Graff 2158. BAL10148 , state 1 of volume one and two. Field 761. $500.00

161. Irving, Washington. HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. London, Murray, 1828. 4 vols [ Illus., 2 large folding maps. Brown half morocco. First edition, preceding the U.S. printing. Bal 10123. Since this frsit edition was divided between two printers, each using two settings of type, there is difficulty in determining any priority. $375.00