Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains (2 vols.)
Two Volumes, History of John Astor's trading settlement in the Oregon Territory. Tacoma Edition in rare dust jackets, 389 and 391 pages with 28 photogravure illustrations with captioned tissue guards, near Fine, ultra clean cream cloth stamped with gold and brown feathers and gilt arrowheads and titles, spines are clean with same arrow and feather motif, top edge gilt, previous owner tasteful bookplates on front pastedowns, some ghosting on preliminary pages from the dust jackets, some chipping to the edge of one first free page, text in fantastic Pacific Northwest Border. Books near Fine. Jackets are Very Good, plain buckram cloth, frayed on ends but did a fine job protecting these Books. Beautiful Two Volume set. Books protected by clear custom mylar sleeves.
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London Historic and Social 2 vols
2 vols, 1901 on copyright, however 1902 on title page, assumed Second Edition, Vol 1: 416 pages with frontispiece of Queen Victoria, Vol 2: 456 pages including index, beautiful folding railroad map in rear, frontis of King Edward VII. Heavily illustrated with reproduced photogravures with captioned tissue guards. Books are Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Beautiful ivory white cloth binding with bright coat of arms and floral decoration, tiny bit of foxing on first free pages. Books come with scarce cloth jackets that are Very Good Plus. Ultra clean 2 vol set at a Bargain Price. The Rhine From Its Source to the Sea 2 vols
2 vols, 1898 on copyright, New Revised Edition, Corrected. Vol 1: 303 pages with map laid in, Vol 2: 318 pages. Heavily illustrated with reproduced gravures with captioned tissue guards. Books are near Fine, hairline crack or two on interior gutters else Fine. No previous owner bookplate or writing. Beautiful red cloth binding with bright gilt floral decoration, tiny bit or corner wear. Books come with scarce cloth jackets that are Very Good Plus. Ultra clean 2 vol set at a Bargain Price. Ramona a Story 2 vols
2 volumes with 24 full page illustrations by Henry Sandham, also 24 vignette chapter headings, introduction by Susan Coolidge, Monterey Edition, cover design by Amy M. Sacker with her monogram, 310 and 308 pages, publisher's ribbed blue cloth with lovely illustration in green, yellow and bright gilt on both the front board and spine. Book Very Good Plus or better, some light wear to heel of spine and a tad to the corners, black end apers with No previous owner bookplate or writing, plain cloth jackets are Very good bit show some random wear. Important California history. Zamorano 80 # 46. Bargain Priced. Ramona a Story 2 vols
2 volumes with 24 full page illustrations by Henry Sandham, also 24 vignette chapter headings, introduction by Susan Coolidge, Monterey Edition, cover design by Amy M. Sacker with her monogram, 310 and 308 pages, publisher's ribbed blue cloth with lovely illustration in green, yellow and bright gilt on both the front board and spine. Book Very Good Plus or better, some light wear to head and heel of spine and a tad to the corners, maroon end apers with previous owner bookplate on both front pastedowns. No cloth jackets. Protected in custom mylar sleeves. Important California history. Zamorano 80 # 46. Bargain Priced. Kit Carson’s Days, “Adventures in the Path of Empire”
1935, this is the revised edition with additional information and 20 full page illustrations by Howard Simon. 2 volume scholarly detailed study of Kit Carson, both positive and negative, panorama of the American West unfolds from Carson's days as a mountain man, close involvement with John C. Fremont to settling the "Indian Problem" in the Southwest. 2 volumes, 966 pages including appendices, One of 1,000 copies, in Very Good Plus or Better publisher's clean green cloth with bright gilt title, some light wear to boards, tight and square with NO previous owner bookplate or writing. A superior Set. Protected in mylar sleeves. Zamorano 80 #67, Cowan p. 548, Howes S1. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville and Wolfert’s Roost 2 vols
Beautiful Books, 2 vols, Limited Edition number 484 of 1,000. Vol 1: 339 pages with 9 black and white illustrations including captioned tissue guarded frontis. Vol 2: 389 pages with 9 black and white illustrations including frontis. near FINE, previous owner tasteful bookplate on first free page of both vols. ultra clean publisher's red ribbed cloth with gilt title to spine as well as holly border on boards and spine, top edge bright gilt. tight and square with sharp corners, tad bit of wear on heel of spines, text is Fine, protected in new mylar sleeves. SCARCE in this condition. Tales of a Traveler 2 vols
Beautiful Books, 2 vols, Limited Edition number 694 of 1,000. Vol 1: 316 pages with black and white illustrations including captioned tissue guarded frontis. Vol 2: 312 pages with black and white illustrations including frontis. FINE, ultra clean publisher's red ribbed cloth with gilt title to spine as well as holly border on boards and spine, tope edge bright gilt. tight and square with sharp corners, text is Fine, protected in new mylar sleeves. SCARCE in this condition. Five Years a Dragoon, (’49 to ’54) and Other Adventures on the Great Plains
Classic account of Army life on the western plains in 1850's. Percival spends nearly 20 years traveling the Great Plains as a member of the U.S. Army. He met with 60,000 Native Americans near Ft. Laramie in August 1851. 1906, 417 pages, some black and white illustrations, nicely rebound, quarter bound with red leather spine and corners over re marbled red paper, end apers match, spine a bit sunned, 5 raised bands and gilt title and ornamentation. previous owner name address and date along with 2 red Asian stamps on free page, Some type of spill affected the title page and a top of the first few leaves. 2 stain marks on fore edge. top edge is bright gilt, book tight and square with sharp points. Bargain Priced. Report of an Examination of the Upper Columbia River and the Territory in its Vicinity in September and October, 1881
Very Important Early Survey of the Columbia River. Symons, a veteran of the Wheeler Expedition was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1878. He was appointed Engineer Office of the Department of the Columbia in 1879. He was in charge of surveying the "Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest" This important survey and report focused on the upper Columbia River and its tributaries. To determine its navigability and adaptability to steamboat transportation. It also provides details of the regions geology and history. This 1882 report, Senate document 186. Nicely rebound quarto 11.5 by 8 inches, 133 pages, 25 page sheet-map of the Columbia on a scale of one inch to two miles in rear, plus a folding map "Military Department of the Columbia" showing the location of the river survey sheets. Complete with 2 plates of views and 3 additional one page maps. Nicely rebound in brown cloth, spine has a black title block in gilt and rule. flawless floral endpapers. An exceptional example. The Mountain that was God
Beautiful Book, Second Edition which id greatly enlarged from the First, 142 pages plus index, 190 illustrations including frontispiece, map present rear board, Book Very Good Plus or Better, light wear to edges, corners, head and heel else Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, tight and square with sharp corners. Striking photograph of Mt. Rainer on front board bordered by green trees and bold title, spine illustration and print is bold, large Octavo protected in a mylar sleeve. Superior Edition. Mt. Rainer, Washington Mountains. The Columbia River
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Important white person history of the Cayuse, Rogue River and Yakima Wars. First Edition, Quarto: 9.25 X 6.5 inches, quarter bound, leather spine and corners, spine professionally re-laid saving the original black and red spine labels. 719 pages including index. printed form affixed to the front pastedown, Oregon Legislature-Twentieth Session-"Senate Joint Resolution No. 5, introduced by Mr. Hazeltine by request and adopted. This Resolution decreed that up to 1,000 copies of this book be "used and given away by said grand commander to pioneers and veterans of the Indian wars, who have had the largest experience in the early history of Oregon."Previous owner signature, N.O. Caldwell in ink on the top of front pastedown. Solid First Edition, near Fine. Navaho Weaving
Charles Avery Amsden First Edition 1949 on copyright page, Pinnacle Book on Navaho Weaving and Culture, Foreword by Frederick Webb Hodge, Large Octave 9.5 inches in height by 6.25 inches in width, pictorial woven Navaho design on boards, bright and clean, Very Good Plus or Better, descriptive map endpapers, previous owner, a librarian, obituary taped on a rear black end pages, Some light corners to edges, corners and both sides of spine, less than usual. Text and illustrations are Fine. Complete with all illustrations AND the folding "Plate 1" Chief White Antelope blanket illustration. Very Nice First Edition. The Early Indian Wars of Oregon Compiles from the Oregon Archives and Other Original Sources with Muster Roles
Frances Fuller Victor Important white person history of the Cayuse, Rogue River and Yakima Wars. First Edition, Quarto: 9.25 X 6.5 inches, professionally re-bound in black smooth cloth, red title block and rule on spine, new endpapers, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing. 719 pages including Muster Rolls index. The State of Oregon printed 1,000 copies of this book be "used and given away by said grand commander to pioneers and veterans of the Indian wars, who have had the largest experience in the early history of Oregon. Solid First Edition, Fine in rebound binding. BARGAIN PRICED.- $200
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Memoirs of a Captivity among The Indians of North America
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The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay, 1775
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Life in Oregon Country Before the Emigration
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A Day if the Siskiyous An Oregon Extravaganza
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A Day if the Siskiyous An Oregon Extravaganza
J. Frank Hanly Beautiful Book in Very Good Plus or better condition, 1916 First Edition, large quarto, Lovely look at the Oregon Siskiyou mountains, Ashland Oregon and surrounds, 154 pages with 38 beautiful color plates with captioned tissue guards, the folding panorama photograph of Ashland is present and laid in, presentation copy from the family of Asa Beaver to Ana Louise Whitehead dated May 18, 1922. Presentation boldly in ink on front pastedown. Asa Beaver was an early prominent realtor and Ashland civic leader, his obituary is pasted on the front first free page. top front corner bumped and typical random light foxing throughout. A lovely book protected in a custom mylar sleeve.- $95
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California A History of Upper and Lower California
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Memories: My Seventy-Two Years in the Romantic County of Yuba California
W.T. Ellis John Henry Nash 1939 printing of Inscribed Presentation Copy in Fine Condition, Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies. Frontispiece portrait of W.T. Ellis (1866-1955) , 308 pages with some additional photographs and illustrations. Boldly inscribed and dated 1942 by Ellis. Book is 11 inches in height by 7.75 inches in width, FINE, quarter bound, mustard paper boards with paper spine label on tan cloth spine. Scarce Jacket is near Fine a tad bit of wear to corners. Looks sharp in a new mylar sleeve. A Fantastic Limited Edition. Ellis was the son of a Marylander who became a well to do merchant in Marysville, California. Ellis carried on the family business and served on the Marysville's Levee Commission for 40 years. This work is his account of his boyhood in Marysville as well as the towns early history. He proudly displays his knowledge of flood control that helped protect Marysville from the Feather and Yuba Rivers. Also information on the impact of hydraulic mining.- $250
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African Game Trails (2 volumes)
Theodore Roosevelt 1920 on Tile Page, 1909 and 1910 on copyright page, later printing in 2 volumes, Octavo: 7.75 inches in height by 5.24 inches in width. Vol1. 327 pages with 6 illustrations, Vol 2: 329 to 676 pages with 6 appendices and index, Books are near Fine, very clean publisher's ribbed green cloth with borders and TR brand in blind on front boards, bright gilt titles to spine, NO previous owner bookplate r writing, tad foxing on preliminary ages, tight and square with sharp points, protected in custom mylar sleeves. Bargain Priced TWO Volume Set.- $150
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