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CATLIN'S NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PORTFOLIO. HUNTING SCENES AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND PRAIRIES OF AMERICA....
Catlin, George:
[London: Chatto & Windus, nd, but 1875].
Thirty-one handcolored lithographs after Catlin and McGahey. Folio, 23 x 15 3/4 inches. Expertly bound to style in dark red/brown.. more
Price: $165,000.00
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Catlin, George:
[London: Chatto & Windus, nd, but 1875].
Thirty-one handcolored lithographs after Catlin and McGahey. Folio, 23 x 15 3/4 inches. Expertly bound to style in dark red/brown.. more
Price: $165,000.00
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA.
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle (Vol. I) and Daniel Rice and James G. Clark (Vols. II-III), 1837-1842-1844.
Three volumes. 120 handcolored lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher, and R.M. Sully,.. more
Price: $160,000.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle (Vol. I) and Daniel Rice and James G. Clark (Vols. II-III), 1837-1842-1844.
Three volumes. 120 handcolored lithographic plates after Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, James Otto Lewis, P. Rhindesbacher, and R.M. Sully,.. more
Price: $160,000.00
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SKETCHES IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE OREGON TERRITORY. BY CAPTAIN H. WARRE, (A.D.C. TO THE LATE COMMANDER OF THE FORCES).
Warre, General Sir Henry James:
[London]: Dickinson & Co., [1848].
Lithographic map, handcolored in outline with routes marked in red and blue, twenty handcolored lithographed views on sixteen sheets, by.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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Warre, General Sir Henry James:
[London]: Dickinson & Co., [1848].
Lithographic map, handcolored in outline with routes marked in red and blue, twenty handcolored lithographed views on sixteen sheets, by.. more
Price: $150,000.00
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[GROUP OF SIX AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, SIGNED, FROM CENTRAL GOLD RUSH FIGURE AND CALIFORNIA PIONEER, JOHANN (JOHN) AUGUSTUS SUTTER, TO FELLOW CALIFORNIA PIONEER, JEAN JACQUES VIOGET. ACCOMPANIED BY TWENTY-TWO OTHER MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED DOCUMENTS CHRONICLING V
Sutter, Johann Augustus:
New Helvetia, Ca. February 1842 - June 1843 (for the Sutter letters). Accompanying documents dated between 1828 and 1862.
Six manuscript letters, totaling sixteen pages, written on quarto-sized or larger sheets. Accompanied by twenty- two other manuscript documents or.. more
Price: $142,500.00
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Sutter, Johann Augustus:
New Helvetia, Ca. February 1842 - June 1843 (for the Sutter letters). Accompanying documents dated between 1828 and 1862.
Six manuscript letters, totaling sixteen pages, written on quarto-sized or larger sheets. Accompanied by twenty- two other manuscript documents or.. more
Price: $142,500.00
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EN EL PUERTO DE MONTERREY DE LA ALTA CALIFORNIA, A LOS SIETE DIAS DEL MES DE NOVIEMBRE DE MIL OCHOCIENTOS TREINTA Y SEIS...LA ALTA CALIFORNIA SE DECLARA INDEPENDIENTE DE MEJICO MIENTRAS TANTO NO RESTABLESCA EL SISTEMA FEDERAL QUE SE ADOPTO EL ANO DE 1824
[California]:
[Monterey: Santiago Aguilar, Nov. 7, 1836].
Broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Old fold lines. Small hole at one fold, touching two letters, very light.. more
Price: $125,000.00
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[California]:
[Monterey: Santiago Aguilar, Nov. 7, 1836].
Broadside, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Old fold lines. Small hole at one fold, touching two letters, very light.. more
Price: $125,000.00
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS....
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. for D. Rice & Co., 1872-1874.
Two royal octavo text volumes, 10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches: [4],450; 541pp. "Billy Bowlegs" portrait as frontispiece to second.. more
Price: $120,000.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. for D. Rice & Co., 1872-1874.
Two royal octavo text volumes, 10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches: [4],450; 541pp. "Billy Bowlegs" portrait as frontispiece to second.. more
Price: $120,000.00
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OGALLALLA SIOUX [portfolio cover title].
Gardner, Alexander:
[Washington, D.C.: Photographed for Trustees of Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England, 1872].
Total of twenty-seven albumen prints, 5 1/4 x 4 inches, mounted to lithographed, gilt mounts with letterpress titles, each mount.. more
Price: $120,000.00
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Gardner, Alexander:
[Washington, D.C.: Photographed for Trustees of Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England, 1872].
Total of twenty-seven albumen prints, 5 1/4 x 4 inches, mounted to lithographed, gilt mounts with letterpress titles, each mount.. more
Price: $120,000.00
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR MAKING DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE...PERFORMED BY COMMODORE BYRON, CAPTAIN WALLIS, CAPTAIN CARTERET AND CAPTAIN COOK....
[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $85,000.00
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[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $85,000.00
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[COLLECTION OF TREATIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INDIAN TRIBES].
[Indian Treaties]:
[Washington. 1830s-1870].
Various paginations, most often 4pp. to 10pp. each. Folio. Original self-wrappers, often string- or ribbon- tied. On the whole, very.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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[Indian Treaties]:
[Washington. 1830s-1870].
Various paginations, most often 4pp. to 10pp. each. Folio. Original self-wrappers, often string- or ribbon- tied. On the whole, very.. more
Price: $75,000.00
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EVACUATION OF TEXAS: TRANSLATION OF THE REPRESENTATION ADDRESSED TO THE SUPREME GOVERNMENT BY GEN. VICENTE FILISOLA, IN DEFENSE OF HIS HONOR, AND EXPLANATION OF HIS OPERATIONS AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY AGAINST TEXAS.
Filisola, Vicente, Gen.:
Columbia, Tx: G. & T.H. Borden, 1837.
[4],iv,[3]-68pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, morocco label, gilt extra. Very minor foxing. A fine copy. In a morocco.. more
Price: $72,500.00
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Filisola, Vicente, Gen.:
Columbia, Tx: G. & T.H. Borden, 1837.
[4],iv,[3]-68pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, morocco label, gilt extra. Very minor foxing. A fine copy. In a morocco.. more
Price: $72,500.00
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[ALBUM OF SIX WATERCOLOR VIEWS OF SCENES IN KAMCHATKA AND SIBERIA IN THE LATE 18th CENTURY].
[Kamchatka and Siberia Watercolors]:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1808].
Six watercolors on individual sheets measuring 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches on average. Five of the six watercolors titled.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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[Kamchatka and Siberia Watercolors]:
[Np. nd, but ca. 1808].
Six watercolors on individual sheets measuring 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches on average. Five of the six watercolors titled.. more
Price: $60,000.00
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[COLLECTION OF FORTY-NINE ORIGINAL FIELD SKETCHES MADE DURING THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY, BY JOHN E. WEYSS AND ARTHUR SCHOTT, OF THE SURVEY PARTY].
[Mexican Boundary Survey]:
[Various places along the U.S.-Mexico boundary]. 1849-51.
Forty-nine original ink sketches, individually matted, of various sizes, ranging from 3 1/4 x 2 inches to 8 x 10.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[Mexican Boundary Survey]:
[Various places along the U.S.-Mexico boundary]. 1849-51.
Forty-nine original ink sketches, individually matted, of various sizes, ranging from 3 1/4 x 2 inches to 8 x 10.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARKE TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6....
[Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark]:
Dublin: J. Christie, 1817.
Two volumes. [12],xxvii,[1],588; [2],xii,[3]-643pp. plus engraved folding map, five engraved maps and plans, and one engraved view. Later 19th-century three.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark]:
Dublin: J. Christie, 1817.
Two volumes. [12],xxvii,[1],588; [2],xii,[3]-643pp. plus engraved folding map, five engraved maps and plans, and one engraved view. Later 19th-century three.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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JOURNAL OF THE HARTFORD UNION MINING AND TRADING COMPANY. CONTAINING THE NAME, RESIDENCE AND OCCUPATION OF EACH MEMBER, WITH INCIDENTS OF THE VOYAGE, &c. &c.
[Hall, Linville J., and George G. Webster]:
Printed by J.L. Hall on board the Henry Lee, 1849.
88pp., with pp.9-20 provided in facsimile. The gathering containing pp.41-44 is included twice herein. Small octavo. Gathered signatures. Several text.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[Hall, Linville J., and George G. Webster]:
Printed by J.L. Hall on board the Henry Lee, 1849.
88pp., with pp.9-20 provided in facsimile. The gathering containing pp.41-44 is included twice herein. Small octavo. Gathered signatures. Several text.. more
Price: $50,000.00
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[BUFFALO BILL AND THE "FRENCHMAN'S BOTTLE GAG," A COMIC TABLEAU FROM THE WILD WEST SHOW].
Agoust, Alfred (French, b. ca. 1870):
1893.
Oil on canvas, laid down on wood, 22 x 30 inches. Signed and dated lower left: "Alfred Agoust / 1893.".. more
Price: $47,500.00
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Agoust, Alfred (French, b. ca. 1870):
1893.
Oil on canvas, laid down on wood, 22 x 30 inches. Signed and dated lower left: "Alfred Agoust / 1893.".. more
Price: $47,500.00
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HISTORIA DE LOS TRIUMPHOS DE NUESTRA SANTA FEE ENTRE GENTES LAS MAS BARBARAS, Y FIERAS DEL NUEVO ORBE: CONSEGUIDOS POR LOS SOLDADOS DE LA MILICIA DE LA COMPANIA DE IESUS EN LAS MISSIONES DE LA PROVINCIA DE NUEVA-ESPANA.
Perez de Ribas, Andres:
Madrid. 1645.
[40],763,[1]pp. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. Neat repair in lower blank margin of titlepage, not affecting text... more
Price: $45,000.00
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Perez de Ribas, Andres:
Madrid. 1645.
[40],763,[1]pp. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. Neat repair in lower blank margin of titlepage, not affecting text... more
Price: $45,000.00
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS WITH LETTERS AND NOTES WRITTEN DURING EIGHT YEARS OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE AMONG THE WILDEST AND MOST REMARKABLE TRIBES NOW EXISTING....
Catlin, George:
London: J.E. Adlard for Henry Bohn, 1857.
Two volumes. 264; 265,[1]pp. and 313 handcolored etchings on 180 plates, including three maps (one folding). Publisher's red half morocco.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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Catlin, George:
London: J.E. Adlard for Henry Bohn, 1857.
Two volumes. 264; 265,[1]pp. and 313 handcolored etchings on 180 plates, including three maps (one folding). Publisher's red half morocco.. more
Price: $45,000.00
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THE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ILLUSTRATED, EMBRACING PICTORIAL DRAWINGS OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL CONFLICTS, BY CARL NEBEL...WITH A DESCRIPTION OF EACH BATTLE BY...KENDALL.
Kendall, George Wilkins, and Carl Nebel:
New York & Philadelphia: Plon Brothers of Paris for D. Appleton & Co. and George S. Appleton, 1851.
iv,52pp. Twelve fine handcolored lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, by Bayot (11) or Bayot & Bichebois (1) after Nebel,.. more
Price: $42,500.00
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Kendall, George Wilkins, and Carl Nebel:
New York & Philadelphia: Plon Brothers of Paris for D. Appleton & Co. and George S. Appleton, 1851.
iv,52pp. Twelve fine handcolored lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic, by Bayot (11) or Bayot & Bichebois (1) after Nebel,.. more
Price: $42,500.00
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PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO: WHEREAS, PROOF HAS BEEN LAID BEFORE ME, THAT A BODY OF MEN, STYLING THEMSELVES "THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO" HAS USURPED POWERS...[caption title and introductory te
[San Francisco]: Riley, Bennett:
[Monterey or San Francisco. 1849].
Broadside, 13 x 8 3/4 inches, printed in two columns. Staining and wear at folds, split neatly in half across.. more
Price: $38,500.00
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[San Francisco]: Riley, Bennett:
[Monterey or San Francisco. 1849].
Broadside, 13 x 8 3/4 inches, printed in two columns. Staining and wear at folds, split neatly in half across.. more
Price: $38,500.00
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THE SURPRISE.
[Maurer, Louis]:
[New York. 1858].
Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches. In excellent condition, recently professionally conserved. Not signed. In a Hogarth.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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[Maurer, Louis]:
[New York. 1858].
Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches. In excellent condition, recently professionally conserved. Not signed. In a Hogarth.. more
Price: $37,500.00
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EXTRACTO DE LA INSTRUCCION DEL EXMO. SEÑOR VIRREY, CONDE DE REVILLAGIGEDO [caption title] a.k.a. INSTRUCCION RESERVADA QUE EL CONDE DE REVILLA GIGEDO DIO A SU SUCESOR EN EL MANDO, MARQUES DE BRANCIFORTE SOBRE EL GOBIERNO DE ESTE CONTINENTE EN EL TIEMPO QU
Revillagigedo, Count of: Juan Vicente Guemes y Horcasitas:
Mexico. 1794.
[695]pp. of manuscript text in Spanish in a neat secretarial hand. Dated on final leaf: "Mexico 30 de Junio de.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Revillagigedo, Count of: Juan Vicente Guemes y Horcasitas:
Mexico. 1794.
[695]pp. of manuscript text in Spanish in a neat secretarial hand. Dated on final leaf: "Mexico 30 de Junio de.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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[MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN MANUAL, TO THE VICEROY OF NEW SPAIN, CONCERNING ADMIRAL PORTER CASANATE'S EXPEDITIONS TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA].
Philip IV of Spain:
Madrid. Aug. 6, 1650.
2pp. Folio. In a green levant morocco case. [with:] Philip IV of Spain: [MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Philip IV of Spain:
Madrid. Aug. 6, 1650.
2pp. Folio. In a green levant morocco case. [with:] Philip IV of Spain: [MANUSCRIPT LETTER, SIGNED WITH THE ROYAL SIGN.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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TABULA EXHIBENS NOVAM FRANCIAM ET LOUISIANAM.
[Hennepin, Louis]:
[Nuremberg. 1689].
Engraved map, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Near fine. Matted and laid into a folding cloth box. The extremely.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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[Hennepin, Louis]:
[Nuremberg. 1689].
Engraved map, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Near fine. Matted and laid into a folding cloth box. The extremely.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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SAN FRANCISCO, 1862. FROM RUSSIAN HILL.
Gifford, Charles B.:
San Francisco: Printed by L. Nagel, published by A. Rosenfield, 1862.
Tinted lithograph, in five sections, 15 x 108 inches, printed on heavier paper. Expertly conserved and mounted on tissue. Staining.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Gifford, Charles B.:
San Francisco: Printed by L. Nagel, published by A. Rosenfield, 1862.
Tinted lithograph, in five sections, 15 x 108 inches, printed on heavier paper. Expertly conserved and mounted on tissue. Staining.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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REISE UM DIE ERDE DURCH NORD-ASIEN UND DIE BEIDEN OCEANE IN DEN JAHREN 1828, 1829, UND 1830...IN EINER HISTORISCHEN UND EINER PHYSIKALISCHEN ABTHEILUNG DARGESTELLT UND MIT EINEM ATLAS BEGLEITET.
Erman, Adolph:
Berlin. 1833-1848.
Five text volumes (including three folding handcolored maps, a color key to the maps, and four lithographed folding plates). Quarto.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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Erman, Adolph:
Berlin. 1833-1848.
Five text volumes (including three folding handcolored maps, a color key to the maps, and four lithographed folding plates). Quarto.. more
Price: $35,000.00
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORDER OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY...PERFORMED BY COMMODORE BYRON, CAPTAIN WALLIS, CAPTAIN CARTERET AND CAPTAIN COOK....
[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $35,000.00
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[Cook, James]: Hawkesworth, John:
London. 1773.
[with:] Cook, James: A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD...IN THE YEARS 1772, 1773, 1774, AND 1775...... more
Price: $35,000.00
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AN ACCOUNT OF EXPEDITIONS TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND THROUGH THE WESTERN PARTS OF LOUISIANA, TO THE SOURCES OF THE ARKANSAW, KANS, LA PLATTE, AND PIERRE JAUN, RIVERS...DURING THE YEARS 1805, 1806, AND 1807. AND A TOUR THROUGH THE INTERIOR PART
Pike, Zebulon M.:
Philadelphia: Published by C. & A. Conrad, & Co...., 1810.
[8],105,[11],[107]-277,[5],65,[1],53,[1],87pp. plus six maps (five folding) and three folding charts. Frontispiece portrait. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Pike, Zebulon M.:
Philadelphia: Published by C. & A. Conrad, & Co...., 1810.
[8],105,[11],[107]-277,[5],65,[1],53,[1],87pp. plus six maps (five folding) and three folding charts. Frontispiece portrait. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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AN ACCOUNT OF EXPEDITIONS TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AND THROUGH THE WESTERN PARTS OF LOUISIANA, TO THE SOURCES OF THE ARKANSAW, KANS, LA PLATTE, AND PIERRE JAUN, RIVERS...DURING THE YEARS 1805, 1806, AND 1807. AND A TOUR THROUGH THE INTERIOR PART
Pike, Zebulon M.:
Philadelphia: Published by C. & A. Conrad, & Co...., 1810.
[8],105,[11],[107]-277,[3],65,[1],53,[1],87pp., plus six maps (five folding) and three folding charts. Frontispiece portrait. 19th-century three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Pike, Zebulon M.:
Philadelphia: Published by C. & A. Conrad, & Co...., 1810.
[8],105,[11],[107]-277,[3],65,[1],53,[1],87pp., plus six maps (five folding) and three folding charts. Frontispiece portrait. 19th-century three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards,.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY...TOGETHER WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF UTAH...ALSO, AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS' EMIGRATION FROM EUROPE....
Linforth, James, ed:
Liverpool. 1855.
[6],120pp. plus thirty plates. Folding frontispiece map. Large quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and cloth, neatly rebacked with original backstrip laid.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Linforth, James, ed:
Liverpool. 1855.
[6],120pp. plus thirty plates. Folding frontispiece map. Large quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and cloth, neatly rebacked with original backstrip laid.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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A VIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S CONDUCT, CONCERNING THE CONSPIRACY OF 1806.
Daveiss, Joseph H.:
Frankfort, Ky.: From the press of Joseph M. Street, 1807.
64pp. Gathered signatures, stitched, as issued. Scattered light foxing. Leaf E2 defective due to original paper flaw, resulting in the.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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Daveiss, Joseph H.:
Frankfort, Ky.: From the press of Joseph M. Street, 1807.
64pp. Gathered signatures, stitched, as issued. Scattered light foxing. Leaf E2 defective due to original paper flaw, resulting in the.. more
Price: $30,000.00
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VISCHER'S PICTORIAL OF CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE, TREES AND FOREST SCENES. GRAND FEATURES OF CALIFORNIA SCENERY, LIFE, TRAFFIC AND CUSTOMS.
Vischer, Edward:
San Francisco: Printed by Joseph Winterburn & Company, April, 1870.
[4],4,[129]-131,[i.e. six leaves],[10]pp. of text plus 163 albumen photographs on captioned mounts (a few with two photographs per mount). Large.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Vischer, Edward:
San Francisco: Printed by Joseph Winterburn & Company, April, 1870.
[4],4,[129]-131,[i.e. six leaves],[10]pp. of text plus 163 albumen photographs on captioned mounts (a few with two photographs per mount). Large.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFS. EMBELLISHED WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PORTRAITS.
McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins for D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1855.
Three volumes. 120 colored lithographic plates (three tinted frontispieces finished by hand, 117 handcolored plates), by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall:
Philadelphia: T.K. & P.G. Collins for D. Rice & A. N. Hart, 1855.
Three volumes. 120 colored lithographic plates (three tinted frontispieces finished by hand, 117 handcolored plates), by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia,.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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JOURNAL DU SR. GABARET LIEUTENANT GNÁL DES ARMÉES NAVALLES DU ROY DE SON VOYAGE AUX ISLES DE L'AMÉRIQUE EN 1679. [with:] AUTRE VOYAGE DU S. GABARET EN 1680 EN L'AMERIQUE....
Gabaret, Jean, Sieur d'Angoulins:
[Np]. 1679-1681.
A total of [52]pp. of neat manuscript written in French on folded sheets. Folio. Original ribbon ties. Overall in excellent.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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Gabaret, Jean, Sieur d'Angoulins:
[Np]. 1679-1681.
A total of [52]pp. of neat manuscript written in French on folded sheets. Folio. Original ribbon ties. Overall in excellent.. more
Price: $27,500.00
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[MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT, SIGNED BY LAFAYETTE, GIVING POWER OF ATTORNEY TO JAMES MADISON WITH REGARD TO LAFAYETTE'S NEWLY-GRANTED LANDS IN LOUISIANA TERRITORY].
Lafayette, Gilbert, Marquis de:
Paris. Oct. 9, 1804.
[1]p., in English. Folio sheet. Top inch of upper margin expertly reinforced with tissue, a few expert small repairs along.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Lafayette, Gilbert, Marquis de:
Paris. Oct. 9, 1804.
[1]p., in English. Folio sheet. Top inch of upper margin expertly reinforced with tissue, a few expert small repairs along.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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A JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN COOK'S LAST VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND IN QUEST OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE, BETWEEN ASIA & AMERICA; PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1776, 1777, 1778, AND 1779....
Ledyard, John:
Hartford. 1783.
208pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Boards worn (leather on lower board loose but holding), corners abraded, outer joints worn. Later ink.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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Ledyard, John:
Hartford. 1783.
208pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Boards worn (leather on lower board loose but holding), corners abraded, outer joints worn. Later ink.. more
Price: $25,000.00
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ST. LOUIS IN 1832. FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY GEO. CATLIN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Catlin, George:
[St. Louis. 1865-1869].
Handcolored lithograph, after George Catlin. Sheet size: 18 x 23 7/8 inches. Good condition apart from some small expert repairs... more
Price: $25,000.00
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Catlin, George:
[St. Louis. 1865-1869].
Handcolored lithograph, after George Catlin. Sheet size: 18 x 23 7/8 inches. Good condition apart from some small expert repairs... more
Price: $25,000.00
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EL CIUDADANO ESTEVAN F. AUSTIN, EMPRESARIO, PARA INTRODUCIR EMIGRADOS ESTRANGEROS, EN LAS COLONIAS QUE LE TIENE, DESIGNADAS EL SUPREMO GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE COAHUILA Y TEXAS, POR LOS CONTRATOS CELEBRADOS ENTRE EL DICHO GOBIERNO Y EL MISMO AUSTIN....
[Austin, Stephen F.]:
[San Felipe de Austin: Printed by G.B. Cotten, 1829].
Printed document, completed in manuscript. 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Signed by Samuel M. Williams. Small tear along old.. more
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[Austin, Stephen F.]:
[San Felipe de Austin: Printed by G.B. Cotten, 1829].
Printed document, completed in manuscript. 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Signed by Samuel M. Williams. Small tear along old.. more
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[COLLECTION OF FORTY-TWO DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE GERMAN COLONIZATION OF TEXAS AND THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF GERMAN EMIGRANTS TO TEXAS (VEREIN ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHER EINWANDERER IN TEXAS)].
[Texas]:
Various places. 1845-64.
Approximately [220]pp. Mostly folio. Overall very good to fine condition. An important collection of documents concerning the Adelsverein, or the.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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[Texas]:
Various places. 1845-64.
Approximately [220]pp. Mostly folio. Overall very good to fine condition. An important collection of documents concerning the Adelsverein, or the.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE HISTORY, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE UNITED STATES....
Schoolcraft, Henry R.:
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857.
Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in original publisher's cloth, front.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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Schoolcraft, Henry R.:
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857.
Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in original publisher's cloth, front.. more
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[MANUSCRIPT MEMOIR OF M. LA VALLIER DES ROCHES, FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER, SPANNING THIRTY YEARS OF FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN THE NEAR EAST, AFRICA, AND THE AMERICAS].
[Roches, M. La Vallier, Sieur des]:
[Np. ca. 1690].
127pp. numbered in contemporary manuscript, plus two pen- and-ink drawings, one of Carthagena and the other a map, "Plan de.. more
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[Roches, M. La Vallier, Sieur des]:
[Np. ca. 1690].
127pp. numbered in contemporary manuscript, plus two pen- and-ink drawings, one of Carthagena and the other a map, "Plan de.. more
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A JOURNAL OF THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF A CORPS OF DISCOVERY, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. LEWIS AND CAPT. CLARKE [sic] OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER MISSOURI THROUGH THE INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
Gass, Patrick:
Pittsburgh: Printed by Zadok Cramer, for David M'Keehan, Publisher and Proprietor, 1807.
262pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep-backed boards, gilt leather label. Chipped at head of spine near front joint, boards edgeworn and quite.. more
Price: $22,500.00
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Gass, Patrick:
Pittsburgh: Printed by Zadok Cramer, for David M'Keehan, Publisher and Proprietor, 1807.
262pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep-backed boards, gilt leather label. Chipped at head of spine near front joint, boards edgeworn and quite.. more
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THREE YEARS IN TEXAS. INCLUDING A VIEW OF THE TEXAN REVOLUTION, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL BATTLES....
Field, Joseph Emerson:
Boston: Abel Tompkins, 1836.
47pp. Modern three-quarter navy blue morocco and cloth, gilt title on spine. Very good. In a half morocco clamshell case... more
Price: $22,500.00
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Field, Joseph Emerson:
Boston: Abel Tompkins, 1836.
47pp. Modern three-quarter navy blue morocco and cloth, gilt title on spine. Very good. In a half morocco clamshell case... more
Price: $22,500.00
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ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 1804 - 1806 PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS...TOGETHER WITH MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL OF LEWIS AND CLARK...NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLISHED IN FULL AND EXACTLY AS WRITTEN....
Thwaites, Reuben Gold [ed]:
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1904-5.
Seven volumes bound in fourteen parts, plus one atlas volume. Plates (many in color), facsimiles. Quarto. Original gilt green cloth... more
Price: $21,000.00
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Thwaites, Reuben Gold [ed]:
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1904-5.
Seven volumes bound in fourteen parts, plus one atlas volume. Plates (many in color), facsimiles. Quarto. Original gilt green cloth... more
Price: $21,000.00
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HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE HISTORY, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE UNITED STATES....
Schoolcraft, Henry R.:
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857.
Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in half green morocco, raised.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Schoolcraft, Henry R.:
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1851-1857.
Six thick folio volumes. Numerous plates and maps, many tinted or in color. Uniformly bound in half green morocco, raised.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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TEXAS. OBSERVATIONS, HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, WRITTEN DURING A VISIT TO AUSTIN'S COLONY, WITH A VIEW TO A PERMANENT SETTLEMENT IN THAT COUNTRY, IN THE AUTUMN OF 1831....
Holley, Mary Austin:
Baltimore: Armstrong & Plaskitt, 1833.
167pp. plus folding frontispiece map. Original purple cloth with Texas stamped in gilt on front cover. Light fading to spine.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Holley, Mary Austin:
Baltimore: Armstrong & Plaskitt, 1833.
167pp. plus folding frontispiece map. Original purple cloth with Texas stamped in gilt on front cover. Light fading to spine.. more
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[SKETCHBOOK OF ARTIST WILLIAM HAHN, CONTAINING PENCIL DRAWINGS OF CALIFORNIA AND UTAH DURING THE MID-1870s, AND INCLUDING SCENES OF THE AMERICAN EAST].
Hahn, William (Carl Wilhelm):
[ca. 1876].
Forty-nine pages of pencil sketches, plus sketches on front and rear pastedowns. Quarter leather and cloth oblong sketchbook, the pages.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Hahn, William (Carl Wilhelm):
[ca. 1876].
Forty-nine pages of pencil sketches, plus sketches on front and rear pastedowns. Quarter leather and cloth oblong sketchbook, the pages.. more
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HISTORIA DE LAS COSAS MAS NOTABLES, RITOS Y COSTUMBRES, DEL GRAN REYNO DELA CHINA...CON UN ITINERARIO DEL NUEUO MUNDO....
Gonzalez de Mendoza, Juan:
Madrid: En casa de Pedro Madrigal, 1586 [but dated 1587 on the colophon page].
Two parts bound in one volume. [12],116; 244,[12] leaves, including one full-page plate. Small octavo. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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Gonzalez de Mendoza, Juan:
Madrid: En casa de Pedro Madrigal, 1586 [but dated 1587 on the colophon page].
Two parts bound in one volume. [12],116; 244,[12] leaves, including one full-page plate. Small octavo. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original.. more
Price: $20,000.00
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THE BUFFALO HUNT.
[Dunmore, Lord Alfred]:
[Probably in Manitoba, Canada. ca. 1862].
Watercolor on paper, 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches, laid onto a larger ruled sheet. Unsigned. Title and attribution on.. more
Price: $19,500.00
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[Dunmore, Lord Alfred]:
[Probably in Manitoba, Canada. ca. 1862].
Watercolor on paper, 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches, laid onto a larger ruled sheet. Unsigned. Title and attribution on.. more
Price: $19,500.00
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TRAVELS TO THE SOURCE OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND ACROSS THE AMERICAN CONTINENT TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. PERFORMED BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN THE YEARS 1804, 1805, AND 1806....
Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark:
London. 1815.
Three volumes. xxvi,411pp. plus three maps (one folding); xii,434pp. plus three maps; xii,394pp. Half title in second volume (as called.. more
Price: $18,500.00
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Lewis, Meriwether, and William Clark:
London. 1815.
Three volumes. xxvi,411pp. plus three maps (one folding); xii,434pp. plus three maps; xii,394pp. Half title in second volume (as called.. more
Price: $18,500.00
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STATE, TERRITORIAL AND OCEAN GUIDE BOOK OF THE PACIFIC: CONTAINING THE TIME AND DISTANCE TABLES, RATES, FARES AND FREIGHT TARIFF, OF ALL STEAMSHIP, STEAMBOAT, RAILWAY, STAGE AND EXPRESS LINES, ON OR CONNECTING WITH THE PACIFIC COAST AND THE INTERIOR...TO
Holdredge, Sterling M.:
San Francisco: Sterling M. Holdredge, 1865.
xvi,182pp., plus 48pp. of advertisements printed on colored paper, and nine double-page maps. Chromolithographic and printed letterpress titlepages. Original half.. more
Price: $18,500.00
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Holdredge, Sterling M.:
San Francisco: Sterling M. Holdredge, 1865.
xvi,182pp., plus 48pp. of advertisements printed on colored paper, and nine double-page maps. Chromolithographic and printed letterpress titlepages. Original half.. more
Price: $18,500.00
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