London. 1812-1815. Five volumes. [2],xl,[16],574; [4],597; [4],512; [4],636; [4],462,[2],105pp. Modern black cloth, spines gilt. Front hinges of several volumes cracking, shelf numbers in white ink on spine, institutional stamps and markings on titlepages, top edges, and rear pastedowns. Light tanning and scattered foxing. Good plus. First English translation, after the... More about THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. CONTAINING AN ENTIRE...

New York. 1877. 221pp. Folding map. Original pictorial cloth. A fine copy. A presentation copy, inscribed: "...with the compliments of the author." Describes with gusto the mineral wealth of the Southwest. More about THE SILVER COUNTRY OR THE GREAT SOUTHWEST....

San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft and Company, 1878. 304,[6]pp. Modern library buckram. Very clean internally. Very good. From an edition of 500 copies. Includes sketches of the libraries of Hubert Howe Bancroft, the Society of California Pioneers, the University of California, Leland Stanford, J. Ross Browne, Charles and M.H. DeYoung, Bishop... More about THE LIBRARIES OF CALIFORNIA. CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC...

[Washington. 1838]. 438pp. Modern cloth, gilt leather label. Fine. A scarce government report regarding one of the events that became a cause celebre during the undeclared, bloodless "Aroostook War" along the Maine boundary with Canada. Specifically, this collection was prompted by the arrest by British authorities in New Brunswick of... More about MAINE BOUNDARY - MR. GREELY, &c. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING...

Mannheim: Churfurstl. Hof-und Academie-Buchdruckerey, 1772. [16],358,[1]pp. plus two engraved plates (on one sheet) and folding map. Small octavo. Modern half vellum and marbled boards, spine gilt. A bit of light age toning and an occasional light fox mark. Three small purple ink spots in lower portion of map. Near fine... More about NACHRICHTEN VON DER AMERIKANISCHEN HALBINSEL CALIFORNIEN: MIT EINEM ZWEYFACHEN ANHANG FALSCHER...

Mannheim: Churfurstl. Hof-und Academie-Buchdruckerey, 1773. [16],358pp. plus two engraved plates and folding map. Contemporary black half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Extremities lightly worn, small paper label at foot of spine. Small ink stamp on titlepage and verso of map. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. Second issue with some... More about NACHRICHTEN VON DER AMERIKANISCHEN HALBINSEL CALIFORNIEN: MIT EINEM ZWEYFACHEN ANHANG FALSCHER...

Boston. 1895. 38pp. Engraved portrait plus full-sheet woodcuts and in- text illustrations. Original gilt cloth. Some light foxing. Overall, just about very good. A presentation copy, with an ink stamp completed and inscribed by the author: "Hon. Robert Coit / With Compliments of / Nicholas Ball...May 20th 1895." This book... More about VOYAGES OF NICHOLAS BALL FROM 1838 TO 1853. A TABULATED FORM, WITH NOTES. TOGETHER WITH A SUMMARY...

San Francisco: H.H. Bancroft, 1864. Folding pocket map, printed on two sheets joined, full original hand-coloring. Within an ornamental border. Sheet size: 32 1/4 x 38 inches. Publisher's blindstamped cloth boards, upper cover lettered in gilt, publisher's advertisement on front pastedown. Minor separations at folds expertly repaired, very minor losses... More about BANCROFT'S MAP OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH AND ARIZONA.

New York: Burr Printing House, 1887. viii,167pp. Original green publisher's cloth, stamped in gilt on front cover. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Front inner hinge starting. Internally clean. Very good. Printed for private distribution. With descriptions of various locales in Mexico, as well as scenes from California, including San Francisco's... More about NOTES OF A TOUR IN MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.

Montréal: Granger Frères, 1890. 323,[1]pp. plus several illustrations and folding map. Later blue cloth, gilt-stamped cover. Bookplate on front pastedown, front free endpaper and titlepage detached. Moderate uniform browning, paper slightly brittle. Overall, still very good. The narrative of a six-month tour of the Rockies. Most notable for its extensive..... More about SIX MOIS DANS LES MONTAGNES-ROCHEUSES. COLORADO - UTAH - NOUVEAU-MEXIQUE.

San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1969. 143pp. Sixty-five colored maps. Large oblong folio. Suede backed cloth. Some very slight sunning to spine and boards, one corner heavily worn. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Very good. "The book depicts contemporary maps of ranchos from the Mexican period. A beautiful book, designed by the... More about DESIGNS ON THE LAND. DISENOS OF CALIFORNIA RANCHOS AND THEIR MAKERS.

Los Angeles. 1881. 457pp. Original gilt pictorial cloth, expertly rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Cloth heavily rubbed and worn. Internally clean. Overall, a solid, just about a good copy. "The most readable historical narrative of early Southern California" - Howes. Bell includes accounts of his service with Walker in... More about REMINISCENCES OF A RANGER OR, EARLY TIMES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Sacramento. 1853. 261pp. Plates. Original cloth. Extremities frayed, boards detached. The plates are some of the earliest works of Charles Nahl and illustrate California life in the early Gold Rush. Benton founded the Congregational Church in California in 1849, and this moralistic/religious allegory includes many details of California life at... More about THE CALIFORNIA PILGRIM A SERIES OF LECTURES.