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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, COMMUNICATING...A REPORT AND MAP OF THE EXAMINATION OF NEW MEXICO, MADE BY LIEUTENANT J.W. ABERT...[caption title].

[Abert, James W.]:

Washington. 1848. 132pp. plus twenty-four lithographed plates. Lacks the folding map. Later pebbled cloth, printed paper label. Scattered foxing. Three plates with small chips at edges, not affecting image. Good. One of the great southwestern government-sponsored explorations, here in its earliest form, according to Wagner-Camp. The lithographed plates, attributed to... More

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CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO HOSTILITIES OF THE ARICKAREE INDIANS [caption title]. [from:] DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES...DECEMBER 2, 1823.

[Arikara Campaign]:

[Washington. 1823]. [55-]108pp. Modern blue pebbled cloth, gilt spine label. Light tanning and foxing. Very good. The document accompanies President Monroe's Message of 1823, which consists of letters and reports concerning attacks of the Arikara Indians on General Ashley's trading party, and of the Blackfoot Indians on the Missouri Fur... More

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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835.

Back, George:

London. 1836. x,[2],663pp. plus sixteen plates on India paper and folding map. Thick quarto. Modern three-quarter blue morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Minor rubbing, spine slightly sunned. Minor marginal foxing to plates. Very good. A large paper copy of this major source both in the early exploration of the Far... More

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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835.

Back, George:

Philadelphia. 1836. [4, ads],456pp. plus folding map. Original half blue cloth and calf boards, original calf labelon spine. Noticeable edge wear, front hinge almost detached. Minor foxing. Good. Untrimmed. Back went in search of Sir John Ross, travelling through north central Canada to the Great Slave Lake, and up the... More

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HUDSON'S BAY; OR EVERY-DAY LIFE IN THE WILDS OF NORTH AMERICA, DURING SIX YEARS' RESIDENCE IN THE TERRITORIES OF THE HONOURABLE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.

Ballantyne, Robert M.:

Edinburgh. 1848. [2],xii,[2],328pp. plus four engraved plates. Half title. Original publisher's green cloth, gilt. Moderate wear and some dampstaining. Internally clean. Good. The scarce second edition (published in the same year as the first) of this popular account of life in Hudson Bay and the Red River settlement, replete with... More

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LA DÉCOUVERTE DES SOURCES DU MISSISSIPPI ET DE LA RIVIERE SANGLANTE DESCRIPTION DU COURS ENTIER DU MISSISSIPPI...OBSERVATIONS CRITICO- PHILOSOPHIQUES, SUR LES MOEURS, LA RELIGION, LES SUPERSTITIONS, LES COSTUMES, LES ARMES, LES CHASSES, LA GUERRE, LA PAIX...DE PLUSIEURS NATIONS INDIENNES....

Beltrami, J.C.:

New Orleans. 1824. [8],327,[1]pp. plus errata slip. Later paper boards. Light toning and foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. The rare first edition, in French, of this Italian's adventures in America. "[Beltrami] found his way to the upper reaches of the Mississippi River, where he joined an expedition led by Maj. Stephen... More

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MARYLAND INSTITUTE - WESTERN GEOGRAPHY. DISCOURSE OF MR. BENTON, OF MISSOURI, BEFORE THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE, ON THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN MISSOURI AND CALIFORNIA, WITH A VIEW TO SHOW ITS ADAPTATION TO SETTLEMENT, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD... [caption title].

Benton, Thomas H.:

[Baltimore. 1854]. 16pp. Dbd. Two old horizontal folds. Some light foxing. Very good, partially unopened. A significant talk by Sen. Benton lending his support to the concept of a Pacific railroad and discussing the value of Fremont's expedition toward that end. He quotes Beale and Heap, as well as Charles... More

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HIGHWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SPEECH OF MR. BENTON, OF MISSOURI, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, FEBRUARY 7, 1849 [caption title].

[Benton, Thomas H.]:

[Np. 1849]. 8pp. printed in double-column format. In Gaylord binder. Tanned, else very good, unopened. This speech contains a portion of Benton's LETTER...TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI (1853), examining Fremont's findings during his explorations to discover a western railroad route. More

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ECHOES OF THE PAST. AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST EMIGRANT TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA, FREMONT IN THE CONQUEST OF CALIFORNIA, THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD AND EARLY REMINISCENCES [wrapper title].

Bidwell, John:

Chico. [ 1914]. 91pp. with illustrations. Illus. 12mo. Printed wrappers. Contents browned as usual. A near fine copy of a fragile book. These sketches of the author's early life in the West and California, including his account of his 1839 overland journey as a prospective settler, were originally published in... More

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THE SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL SERIES.

Bieber, Ralph P., editor:

Glendale, Ca. The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1931-1943. Twelve volumes including index volume. Uniform red cloth, t.e.g. Cloth on some volumes slightly rubbed. Near fine. A complete set of this famous collection of southwestern travel accounts, including those of Webb, Bandel, Gibson, Johnston, Garrard, Cooke, and McCoy, as well as..... More

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ENTRY TO THE BAY OF NEW-YORK TAKEN FROM STATEN ISLAND.

Bodmer, Karl:

Coblenz, Paris, and London. [ca. 1839-1842]. Handcolored engraving, 10 x 13 1/2 inches; matted and framed to 14 x 19 inches. Clean and fresh, handsome modern color. Very good. A handsome view from Staten Island, captured by Swiss artist Karl Bodmer upon his arrival in New York harbor in the... More

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THE INTERIOR OF THE HUT OF A MANDAN CHIEF. [Tab. 19].

Bodmer, Karl:

Paris, Coblenz, London. [1839-1842]. Handcolored aquatint engraving by Desmadryl after Bodmer. Sheet size: 17 7/16 x 23 1/4 inches. Very good. An outstanding example of his careful rendering of every detail of the everyday life of the Mandan Tribe. As well as being a beautifully composed view of the interior... More

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PEHRISKA-RUHPA. MOENNITARRI WARRIOR IN THE COSTUME OF THE DOG DANSE [sic]. [Tab. 23].

Bodmer, Karl:

Paris, Coblenz, London. [ 1839-1842]. Handcolored aquatint engraving by René Rollet after Bodmer, blind-stamp in lower margin. Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 15 13/16 inches. Very good. Perhaps the greatest image to emerge from the picturing of the American West, and certainly Bodmer's most famous, this highly-charged portrait of Péhriska-Rúhpa... More

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ACROSS THE CONTINENT: A SUMMER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, THE MORMONS, AND THE PACIFIC STATES, WITH SPEAKER COLFAX.

Bowles, Samuel:

Springfield, Ma. 1866. xx,452pp. plus advertisements and partially colored folding map. Original cloth. Wear at head and toe of spine, tear at gutter of map with no loss, some light foxing. Good. The second edition, after two issues of the first edition published the previous year. This edition is not... More

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ACROSS THE CONTINENT: A SUMMER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, THE MORMONS, AND THE PACIFIC STATES, WITH SPEAKER COLFAX.

Bowles, Samuel:

Springfield. 1865. 452pp. Lacks the map. Edgeworn, hinges broken, else good. The second issue with the added pages on California and the mines by William Ashburner. Bowles' party left Kansas in May 1865, reached San Francisco in July, and travelled thence to Oregon and Washington by steamer. In August they... More

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VIEWS OF LOUISIANA; TOGETHER WITH A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE UP THE MISSOURI RIVER, IN 1811.

Brackenridge, Henry M.:

Pittsburgh. 1814. 304pp. Modern calf, spine gilt, leather label. Contemporary ownership inscription and later blindstamp on titlepage. Very minor toning and foxing. Very good plus. Brackenridge left St. Charles, Missouri in the spring of 1811 in company with fur trader Manuel Lisa. His journal describes his trip up the Missouri... More

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THE INDIAN CAPTIVE. A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES AND SUFFERINGS OF MATTHEW BRAYTON, IN HIS THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH-WESTERN AMERICA.

Brayton, Matthew:

Cleveland. 1860. 68pp. 12mo. Original half muslin and printed paper boards. Hinges tender. Boards a bit soiled, worn at spine ends. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper. A few fox marks, but generally clean and fresh internally. A very good copy. In a cloth clamshell case, leather label. A... More

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THE INDIAN CAPTIVE. A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES AND SUFFERINGS OF MATTHEW BRAYTON IN HIS THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH-WESTERN AMERICA.

[Brayton, Matthew]:

Fostoria, Oh. The Gray Printing Company, 1896. 70pp. 12mo. Original printed boards, cloth spine. Head and toe of spine bit worn. Leaves a bit tanned. Very good. According to Ernest J. Wessen, this reprint is rarer than the first edition of 1860 published in Cleveland. Brayton was stolen near his... More

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OVERLAND WITH KIT CARSON. A NARRATIVE OF THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL IN '48.

Brewerton, George D.:

New York. 1930. x,301pp. plus folding map. Illus. Cloth. Worn at head and toe of spine, some discoloration. A good copy. Brewerton was in California during the Mexican War. In 1848 he travelled east from Los Angeles to Taos over the Old Spanish Trail with Carson, later going farther east... More

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KIT CARSON. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF CHRISTOPHER CARSON, THE CELEBRATED ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUNTER, TRAPPER, AND GUIDE. TOGETHER WITH HIS HUNTING EXPLOITS, THRILLING ADVENTURES, AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES AMONG THE INDIANS. ALSO, HIS SERVICES RENDERED THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AS GUIDE TO THE VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS, UNDER COL. J.C. FREMONT AND OTHERS.

Burdett, Charles:

Philadelphia: G.G. Evans, 1860. 374pp. plus 22pp. advertisements and six plates (including frontispiece). Original cloth, spine gilt. Cloth uniformly sunned, spine ends frayed, corners worn. 19th-century library bookplate on front pastedown, private library stamp on front free endpaper. Overall a good plus copy. Biography of this western legend who accompanied... More

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THE CITY OF THE SAINTS AND ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO CALIFORNIA.

Burton, Richard F.:

London. 1861. x,[2],707pp. plus frontispiece and eight plates (one folding) and folding map. Contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, spine richly gilt, gilt morocco label, gilt crest of the Earl of Derby on the front board. Front board neatly rehinged. Very clean and fresh internally. Very good. The famed British traveller... More

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EXPOSICION SUCINTA Y SENCILLA DE LA PROVINCIA DEL NUEVO MEXICO: HECHA POR SU DIPUTADO EN CÓRTES DON PEDRO BAPTISTA PINTO, CON ARREGLO A SUS INSTRUCCIONES.

Cancelada, Juan López, or [Pino, Pedro Baptista]:

Cádiz: Imprenta del Estado-Mayor-General, 1812. 48,[3]pp. Small quarto. Dbd. Some soiling to titlepage, still very good. In a half morocco box. The rare first edition of a work Howes describes as "the chief source on New Mexico's last years as a Spanish province and of her beginnings as a Mexican..... More

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KIT CARSON'S OWN STORY OF HIS LIFE. AS DICTATED TO COL. AND MRS. D.C. PETERS ABOUT 1856-57....

Carson, Kit:

Taos. 1926. 138pp. including frontispiece and plates. Original printed wrappers. Minor edge wear, inner hinges a bit tender. Internally clean. Very good. In a modern half leather and cloth box. The first publication of this dictated autobiography, which Peters used as the basis of his own biography of Carson, but... More

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, & CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. WITH LETTERS AND NOTES....

Catlin, George:

London: Chatto & Windus, 1876. Two volumes. viii,264; viii,266pp. plus 180 colored plates containing 360 images, and folding map. Tall octavo. Original gilt pictorial red cloth, original backstrips laid down. Slight loss of original cloth at top of first volume. Covers are bright and very nice. Internally clean, with the... More

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JOC-O-SOT, THE WALKING BEAR, A SAUK CHIEF FROM THE UPPER MISSOURI.

Catlin, George:

London. 1844. Large folio lithograph, colored in aquatint. Slight discoloration, otherwise a very nice copy. This portrait is one of the extra, unnumbered, plates from CATLIN'S NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PORTFOLIO.... A nice, striking portrait of a standing chief holding a spear. More

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