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THE MORMONS, OR, LATTER-DAY SAINTS, IN THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE: A HISTORY OF THEIR RISE...

THE MORMONS, OR, LATTER-DAY SAINTS, IN THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE: A HISTORY OF THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS, PECULIAR DOCTRINES, PRESENT CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, DERIVED FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATION, DURING A RESIDENCE AMONG THEM.

Gunnison, J.W., Lieut.:

Philadelphia. 1852. ix,[1],[13]-168pp. plus advertisements. Frontis. Original cloth. Bit chipped at head and toe of spine, some foxing and light tanning. A sound copy. Gunnison was assistant to Capt. Howard Stansbury during the exploration of the Great Salt Lake Basin undertaken by the army's topographical engineers. "Both of the officers.....

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JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN THE "INDIAN TERRITORY," PERFORMED BY THE ORDER OF THE DOMESTIC COMMITTEE OF...

JOURNAL OF A TOUR IN THE "INDIAN TERRITORY," PERFORMED BY THE ORDER OF THE DOMESTIC COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, IN THE SPRING OF 1844....

[Harris, N. Sayre]:

New York. 1844. [4],74pp. plus three maps (two of them folding). Original printed wrappers. Fore-edge of front wrapper and spine ends chipped. Light foxing, maps somewhat tanned. About very good. "Observation tour in behalf of the Episcopal Church from Arkansas to Ft. Leavenworth. The report had previously appeared in June.....

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BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND VANCOUVER ISLAND; COMPRISING A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE BRITISH SETTLEMENTS...

BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND VANCOUVER ISLAND; COMPRISING A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE BRITISH SETTLEMENTS IN THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA....

Hazlitt, William Carew:

London. 1858. viii,247pp. Folding frontispiece map. Half title. 16mo. Original color pictorial boards, backstrip neatly replaced. Tiny closed tear in map near mounting stub. Otherwise a very good, clean copy. Includes descriptions of the Gold Rush, which had begun the same year as the publication of this work and radically.....

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THE GREAT GOLD FIELDS OF CARIBOO; WITH AN AUTHENTIC DESCRIPTION, BROUGHT DOWN TO THE LATEST...

THE GREAT GOLD FIELDS OF CARIBOO; WITH AN AUTHENTIC DESCRIPTION, BROUGHT DOWN TO THE LATEST PERIOD, OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND.

Hazlitt, William Carew:

London. 1862. viii,184pp. plus folding map. Lacks the advertisements (4pp. total) at front and rear, found in some copies. 12mo. Modern half cloth and paper boards. Previous owner's ink stamp on verso of map, on titlepage, and on eight text leaves. Lightly age-toned. Very good overall, with the map in.....

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CENTRAL ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC, FROM THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO CALIFORNIA: JOURNAL OF THE...

CENTRAL ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC, FROM THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO CALIFORNIA: JOURNAL OF THE EXPEDITION OF E.F. BEALE...IN 1853.

Heap, Gwin Harris:

Philadelphia; London: Lippincott, Grambo and Co.; Trübner and Co., 1854. 136pp. plus thirteen lithographed plates (some tinted), folding map, and 46pp. of advertisements. Original green publisher's cloth, spine gilt, boards stamped in blind, publisher's patterned endpapers with advertisements. Corners a bit worn, boards slightly rubbed. Map with a few minor.....

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NEW LIGHT ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE GREATER NORTHWEST. THE MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS OF...1799 -...

NEW LIGHT ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE GREATER NORTHWEST. THE MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS OF...1799 - 1814.

Henry, Alexander, and David Thompson:

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1897. Three volumes. Three folding maps and folding facsimile in rear pocket of third volume. Portrait. Original cloth and boards, paper labels. Boards edgeworn, hinges weak; spines darkened and chipped at heads and toes. Internally very clean and fresh. Very good. Unopened. From the special.....

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TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN CANADA AND THE INDIAN TERRITORIES, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1760 AND 1776. IN...

TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN CANADA AND THE INDIAN TERRITORIES, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1760 AND 1776. IN TWO PARTS.

Henry, Alexander:

New York. 1809. [6],330pp. plus errata leaf. Contemporary half speckled calf and boards, leather label. Some foxing or light tanning, bookplates, but very good. Frontispiece portrait in facsimile. Part I consists of Henry's reminiscences of fur trading among the Indians of the upper Great Lakes region, and his escape from.....

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ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OVER THE DIVIDE. A MULE TRAIN JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST IN 1862, AND...

ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OVER THE DIVIDE. A MULE TRAIN JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST IN 1862, AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH.

Hewitt, Randall H.:

New York. [ 1906]. iii,521pp. plus plates, folding map, and advertisements. Original pictorial cloth. Corners bumped, extremities rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Internally clean and bright. Very good. The third and much expanded edition of the narrative which first appeared in 1862 under the title, NOTES BY THE WAY, and.....

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HORN'S OVERLAND GUIDE, FROM THE U.S. INDIAN SUB-AGENCY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, ON THE MISSOURI RIVER, TO...

HORN'S OVERLAND GUIDE, FROM THE U.S. INDIAN SUB-AGENCY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, ON THE MISSOURI RIVER, TO THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, IN CALIFORNIA.

Horn, Hosea B.:

New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 1852. 83,[1]pp. plus 18pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Leaf with pp.77-78 bound in reversed (as is sometimes the case). Large folding map, with route marked by hand in red. 16mo. Original rust cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Slight wear to corners and spine.....

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ESSAI POLITIQUE SUR LE ROYAUME DE LA NOUVELLE- ESPAGNE. Alexander von Humboldt

ESSAI POLITIQUE SUR LE ROYAUME DE LA NOUVELLE- ESPAGNE....

Humboldt, Alexander von:

Paris: Chez F. Schoell, 1811. Five volumes. Large folding map in first volume; folding table in second volume. Contemporary diced calf, skillfully rebacked with original spines (gilt extra) laid down. Gift inscription, "R.M. Raiter [?] to Capt. S. Charters Jany 1828," and ownership inscription, "W. Stein Zacatecas 1842," on front.....

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INDIAN SKETCHES, TAKEN DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE PAWNEE AND OTHER TRIBES OF AMERICAN INDIANS....

INDIAN SKETCHES, TAKEN DURING AN EXPEDITION TO THE PAWNEE AND OTHER TRIBES OF AMERICAN INDIANS.

Irving, John T.:

London. 1835. Two volumes. xi,[1],273pp. plus advertisements; viii,301pp. plus advertisements. Half titles. Original cloth and boards, printed paper spine labels (volume I label chipped, missing text supplied in facsimile). Spines sunned, some wear at extremities, else very good, internally clean. First British edition (and best edition, according to Howes), published.....

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ASTORIA, OR ANECDOTES OF AN ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Washington Irving

ASTORIA, OR ANECDOTES OF AN ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

Irving, Washington:

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. Two volumes. 285; 279pp., plus folding map and [8]pp. of advertisements. Original patterned cloth, spine gilt. Light wear and soiling to boards, spine sunned. Map detached (but present) with two closed tears along folds (no loss of text) and light foxing. Mild foxing throughout.....

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THE CRAYON MISCELLANY. BY THE AUTHOR OF THE SKETCH BOOK. No. 1 CONTAINING A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES....

THE CRAYON MISCELLANY. BY THE AUTHOR OF THE SKETCH BOOK. No. 1 CONTAINING A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES. [with:] ...No. 2. ABBOTSFORD AND NEWSTEAD ABBEY. [with:] ...No. 3. LEGENDS OF THE CONQUEST OF SPAIN.

Irving, Washington:

Philadelphia. 1835. Three volumes. 274pp. plus [36]pp. of advertisements; 230pp. plus advertisements; 276pp. plus advertisements. Original green cloth, first volume (A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES) rebacked with most of original backstrip laid down and original (chipped) printed label. Other volumes in original bindings, very good. Scattered tanning and foxing. Overall.....

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ACCOUNT OF AN EXPEDITION FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1819,...

ACCOUNT OF AN EXPEDITION FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1819, 1820. BY ORDER OF THE HON. J.C. CALHOUN, SECRETARY OF WAR, UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJ. S.H. LONG....

James, Edwin:

London. 1823. Three volumes. vii,[1],344; vii,[1],356; vii,[1],347pp., plus eight plates (two colored), folding profile, and map. Half title in second and third volumes. Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, leather labels. Ownership attribution to the Kelso Library in manuscript at head of each titlepage. Minor expert reinforcement to verso of folding.....

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ACCOUNT OF AN EXPEDITION FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1819,...

ACCOUNT OF AN EXPEDITION FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1819, 1820...UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJ. S.H. LONG, OF THE U.S. TOP. ENGINEERS. COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MR. T. SAY, AND OTHER GENTLEMEN OF THE PARTY, BY EDWIN JAMES, BOTANIST AND GEOLOGIST TO THE EXPEDITION.

James, Edwin:

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. Three volumes. vii,[1],344; vii,[1],356; vii,[1],347,[1]pp. Folding engraved map, folding engraved plate with geological profiles, and eight other plates (three aquatint) by I. Clark after S. Seymour. Half title in second and third volumes. Original publisher's half cloth and plain paper boards, printed.....

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AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF...

AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND OF THE TREASURY: PRESENTED TO THE HOUSES OF CONGRESS, IN A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, ON THE 16th OF NOVEMBER, 1803.

[Jefferson, Thomas]:

Albany: Printed by John Barber, Faust's Statue... 1803. 48pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Tanning and foxing, bottom corner of last leaf of text chipped with no loss of text, closed tear at top of titlepage not affecting text, else good. A rare issue of one of the most.....

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AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF...

AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, AND OF THE TREASURY.

[Jefferson, Thomas]:

Philadelphia. 1803. 50pp. Dbd. Significant foxing on titlepage, light scattered foxing elsewhere, else very good. Second edition, following the very rare Washington edition of the same year. One of the most important documents of the post- Louisiana Purchase period. Based on material assembled by Thomas Jefferson, this publication provided basic.....

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AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF...

AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA, BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS, IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, AND OF THE TREASURY.

[Jefferson, Thomas]:

[Np, but Philadelphia. nd, but 1803]. 50pp. Modern plain wrappers, stapled. Heavily foxed, else very good. One of the most important documents of the post-Louisiana Purchase period. Based on material assembled by Thomas Jefferson, this publication provided basic knowledge of Louisiana to a country hungry to hear about it. The.....

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI, RED RIVER...

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI, RED RIVER AND WASHITA, BY CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK, DOCTOR SIBLEY, AND MR. DUNBAR. WITH A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRIES ADJACENT.

[Jefferson, Thomas]:

Washington: A. & G. Way, 1806. 171,[7]pp. plus folding table. Titlepage, pp.30-31, 177-178, and folding table in facsimile. Without the very rare map. Antique-style calf, leather label. Very good. The first official publication to provide any detailed account of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the first work to give.....

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AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA. BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED IN, OR TRANSMITTED TO, MR....

AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA. BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS DELIVERED IN, OR TRANSMITTED TO, MR. JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND BY HIM LAID BEFORE CONGRESS, AND PUBLISHED BY THEIR ORDER.

[Jefferson, Thomas]: [Sibley, John]:

London: Reprinted for John Hatchard, 1804. [2],43pp., including folding table on p.41. Later 19th century three-quarter gilt-tooled morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Spine and corners rather scuffed and worn, bookplate on front pastedown. Light scattered foxing, most pronounced on the titlepage. Overall a very good copy. The rare first.....

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ROUTE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA; THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL...

ROUTE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA; THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, THEIR RESOURCES, SOIL, CLIMATE, PRODUCTIONS....

Johnson, Overton, and William H. Winter:

Lafayette, In. John B. Semans, Printer, 1846. 152pp. Original green drab boards, cloth spine. Cloth worn, hinges cracked but solid. Corners worn. Bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary ink inscription on front fly leaf. Some light foxing. Very good. In a red half morocco and cloth slipcase and chemise, spine gilt.....

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SIGHTS IN THE GOLD REGION AND SCENES BY THE WAY. Theodore T. Johnson

SIGHTS IN THE GOLD REGION AND SCENES BY THE WAY.

Johnson, Theodore T.:

New York. 1849. xii,278pp. Original cloth. Careful repairs to head and toe of spine. Scattered foxing. Old inscription on fly leaf. Very good. One of the earliest published accounts of the gold fields, reprinted numerous times in subsequent years. "Johnson arrived at San Francisco by steamer on April 1, 1849.....

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NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS,...

NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823...COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN [sic].

Keating, William H.:

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. Two volumes. xii,[1],[9]-439pp. plus four plates, frontispiece, and folding map; vi,[5]- 459pp. plus frontispiece and nine plates. Half calf and marbled boards. Scattered foxing in both volumes. Map with a few delicate repairs on verso along folds. A good copy. First edition of the primary.....

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NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS,...

NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &C. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823...UNDER THE COMMAND OF STEPHEN H. LONG...COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN [sic].

Keating, William H.:

London. 1825. Two volumes. xiii,[3],458; vi,248,156pp. plus folding map, and fifteen plates after Samuel Seymour. Original boards, front cover of first volume detached but present, rebacked in cloth at an early date, original printed paper labels (worn) and endpapers preserved. Some light scattered foxing and tanning, occasional minor marginal dampstain.....

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ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA: WITH A VISIT TO THE CELEBRATED MORMON...

ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA: WITH A VISIT TO THE CELEBRATED MORMON COLONY, AT THE GREAT SALT LAKE.

Kelly, William:

London. 1852. 240pp. Half title. Original printed boards, somewhat rubbed and soiled. Part of spine backstrip cracked, with small chip taken out at head. Internally clean. Overall a good plus copy in original binding. Bookplate. Second edition, after the first of the previous year, in the original "yellowback" covers. Kelly.....

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