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EXPERIENCES OF A FORTY-NINER; A Member of the Wagon Train First to Enter California in the Memorable Year 1849
by Johnston, Wm. G.
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- First Edition
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- 1892
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Pittsburgh, PA, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo, 9 in. x 6.5 in., pp. 390. Illustrated wtih frontis and thirteen plates. Rebound in green cloth over beveled boards with diamond pattern and "1849" in gilt to front, mimicking the original publication's boards. Black title on white paper label to spine. Title page worn and partially detached… Read more about this item Item Price
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DEATH VALLEY IN '49: IMPORTANT CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA PIONEER HISTORY; The Autobiography of a Pioneer, Detailing His Life from a Humble Home in the Green Mountains to the Gold Mines of California; and Particularly Reciting the Sufferings of the Band of Men, Women and Children who Gave "Death Valley" its Name
by Manly, William Lewis
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- 1894
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San Jose, CA: The Pacific Tree and Vine Co, 1894. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 498. Illlustrated with frontis of the author and two additional plates. Mustard-colored cloth boards with title and stripe design stamped in black to front and in blind to rear. Gilt title to rebacked spine, with original cloth reattached to… Read more about this item Item Price
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SCENES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
by Sage, Rufus
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- Used - Very Good / Very Good (case)
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- First Edition
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- 1846
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- Hardcover
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$4,400.00
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Philadelphia, PA: Carey & Hart, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good (case). Small octavo, 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. 303. Custom quarter-leather case with green cloth. Brown cloth over black leather spine; gilt title to spine. Some foxing to pages, but text is unobscured. Beautiful folded map, 21 in. x 24 in. Bookseller's sticker… Read more about this item Item Price
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A JOURNEY TO GREAT-SALT-LAKE CITY; WITH A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY, RELIGION, AND CUSTOMS OF THE MORMONS, AND AN INTRODUCTION ON THE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. (TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
by Remy, Jules and Julius Brenchley
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- Used - Good Plus
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- First English Language Edition
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- 1861
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- Hardcover
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$550.00
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London, England: W. Jeffs, 1861. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Quartos, 10.3 in. x 6.5 in. Volume I: pp. cxxxi, 508. Volume II: pp. 605. Illustrated with ten steel engravings and fold-out map (10 in. x 19.5 in.) Maroon cloth-covered boards, with elaborate blind-stamped design to fronts and backs. Gilt title to rebacked spines. Original cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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STATISTICAL REPORT ON THE SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES COMPILED FROM THE RECORDS OF THE SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE; EMBRACING A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, FROM JANUARY, 1855 TO JANUARY 1860; Prepared Under the Direction of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General United States Army
by Coolidge, Richard H. (M.D.)
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- First Edition
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- 1860
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- Hardcover
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$215.00
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Washington DC: George W. Bowman, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto, 11.8 in. x 9 in., Stamped dark brown cloth. Shelfwear, faded lettering to spine, worn corners. VERY solidly bound. pp. 515. CONTENTS at rear. Illustrated with fold-out color map (16.25 in x 22 in.) Full color folding map at rear: MAP OF THE UNITED STATES EXHIBITING THE… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF AN EXAMINATION OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE TERRITORY IN ITS VICINITY IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1881, TO DETERMINE ITS NAVIGABILITY, AND ADAPTABILITY TO STEAMBOAT TRANSPORTATION (with Foldout Map); Made by Direction of The Commanding General of the Department of The Columbia
by Symons, Thomas W.
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- 1882
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- Hardcover
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$110.00
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Original brown cloth, ruled in blind. General shelfwear, with corners and spine caps bumped and worn. 47th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. #186. Previous owner's name (M. Schuyler Elliot) stamped to title page and several additional places throughout. MAP OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER, FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY… Read more about this item Item Price
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, VOLUME II
by Buchanan, James and John B. Floyd
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- 1858
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- Hardcover
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Washington DC: James B. Steedman, Printer, 1858. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9.1 in. x 6 in., pp. 670. Brown cloth boards wiht elborate frame stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to spine which reads: "Message and Documents, 1858-59, Part 2." "House Document" and emblem stamped in blind to spine. Rubbing to extremities, particularly along front gutter;… Read more about this item Item Price
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TELL IT ALL": THE STORY OF A LIFE'S EXPERIENCE IN MORMONISM. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Stenhouse, Mrs. T.B.H.
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- 1875
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$149.00
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Hartford, CT: A.D. Worthington & Co, 1875. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 6 in., pp. 623, [1] (advertising). Illustrated with tissue-guarded steelplate engravings of the author and Brigham Young, and twenty-seven other engravings by Chas. Spiegle. Full calf boards. Gilt title on black panels, and four raised bands, to spine. Rubbing and scuffing to boards and… Read more about this item Item Price
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PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MONTANA AND PORTIONS OF ADJACENT TERRITORIES; BEING A FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRESS
by Hayden, F.V.
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- Used - Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1872
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- Hardcover
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$358.00
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 204. Illustrated with 64 drawings and five fold-out maps. Dark brown cloth boards with elaborate fame stamped in blind to front and back. Rebacked with dark brown leather spine. LIght rubbing to boards. Slight spine lean. Front lower corner just… Read more about this item Item Price
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WESTERN MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES: A SERIES OF LETTERS
by De Smet, P.J. (Father, of The Society of Jesus)
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- Used - Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1863
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- Leather-bound
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$193.00
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New York: James B. Kirker, Late Edward Dunigan and Brother, 1863. First Edition. Leather-bound. Good Plus. 7 5/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. Red leather double bordered by gilt beading and gilt line, with gilt fleurons to all corners of both (beveled) boards. Special presentation copy (and boldly stamped in gilt to front board): "Anthony Carrigan, Esq./Compliments/of The/College… Read more about this item Item Price
$193.00
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JINGLEBOB; With pictures by N.C. Wyeth
by Rollins, Philip Ashton
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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$55.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. N.C. Wyeth. Octavo, 9 in. x 6.8 in., pp. xi, [5], 263. Illustrated with front cover, endpapers, and four additional plates from pictures by N.C. Wyeth. Black cloth boards with frame stamped in blind and with cowboy pictorial pasted to front. Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to board… Read more about this item Item Price
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CLAIMS TO THE OREGON TERRITORY CONSIDERED [BY THOM] and MEMORIAL OF A NUMBER OF CITIZENS OF THE OREGON TERRITORY PRAYING CONGRESS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF, AND EXTEND THEIR JURISDICTION OVER, THE SAID TERRITORY [BY WHITCOMB AND OTHERS]
by Thom, Adam and J.S. Whitcomb and Others
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- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
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- 1844
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- Sewn pamphlet / Disbound leaves
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1844. Sewn pamphlet / Disbound leaves. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Two publications:
CLAIMS TO THE OREGON TERRITORY CONSIDERED (London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1844): Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.4 in., pp. 44. Original stitched wraps. LIght age-toning at edges. Very clean copy. Howes T-161, Sabin 95370.
MEMORIAL OF A NUMBER OF CITIZENS... (Washington DC,… Read more about this item Item Price
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EXPLORATION AND SURVEY OF THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE CITY OF UTAH, INCLUDING A RECONNOISSANCE OF A NEW ROUTE THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS; (SENATE Special Session March 1851; Executive, No. 3) Printed by Order of House of Representatives of The United States)
by Stansbury, Howard (Captain Corps Topographical Engineers, U.S. Army)
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1853
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- Hardcover
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$715.00
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Washington DC: Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 495. Maroon stamped cloth boards, ruled in blind. Gilt lettering to spine, as well as graphic in gilt of a buffalo. Bumped corners, Stained endpapers with some penciled writing. Frontis lithograph. All plates as called for, though several out of… Read more about this item Item Price
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WHAT I SAW IN CALIFORNIA: BEING THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR, BY THE EMIGRANT ROUTE AND SOUTH PASS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, THE GREAT DESERT BASIN, AND THROUGH CALIFORNIA, IN THE YEARS 1846, 1847; WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING ACCOUNTS OF THE GOLD MINES, VARIOUS ROUTES, OUTFIT, ETC., ETC.
by Bryant, Edwin
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- Used - Good
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- Fifth Edition
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- 1849
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- Hardcover
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$220.00
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1849. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Brown cloth, elaborately blind-stamped, with gold-stamped spine. This (Fifth Edition saw the inclusion of an (untitled) map of the California Gold Region (5 7/8 in x 3 3/8 in. // 14.5 x 8.5 cm.). Shelfwear and light rubbing to extremities, with several nudged corners and light… Read more about this item Item Price
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TEN YEARS IN OREGON. TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR E. WHITE AND LADY WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WITH INCIDENTS OF TWO SEA VOYAGES VIA. SANDWICH ISLANDS AROUND CAPE HORN; CONTAINING ALSO A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MISSIONS AND SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTRY - ORIGIN OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT-NUMBER AND CUSTOMS OF THE INDIANS-INCIDENTS WITNESSED WHILE TRAVERSING AND RESIDING IN THE TERRITORY-DESCRIPTION OF THE SOIL, PRODUCTION AND CLIMATE OF THE COUNTRY
by Allen, A.J. (Miss) and Dr. E. White
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- Used
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- First Edition (First Issue)
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- 1848
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- Hardcover
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$275.00
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Ithaca, New York: Mack, Andrus & Co, 1848. First Edition (First Issue). Hardcover. Octavo. Stamped maroon-gone-brown cloth. (19.5 x 12.5 cm.). Rebacked in black cloth with remaining portion (lettered in gilt) of original spine laid down. With frontis portrait of Dr. and Mrs. White, often missing. Previous owner's address label affixed to top right corner of front free endpaper.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TOUR OF DUTY IN CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOLD REGION: AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE AROUND CAPE HORN; WITH NOTICES OF LOWER CALIFORNIA, THE GULF AND PACIFIC COASTS, AND THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS ATTENDING THE CONQUEST OF THE CALIFORNIAS; With a Map and Plates from Original Designs
by Revere, Joseph Warren (Edited by Joseph N. Balestier)
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- Used - Good plus
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- 1849
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- Hardcover
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$715.00
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New York: C.S. Francis & Co, 1849. Hardcover. Good plus. {iii}-vi, 1 leaf, pp. 305 {xiv} adverts. Collated Complete. Octavo. Maroon (darkened) cloth, embossed panels, ruled in blind, gilt title to backstrip. Rubbing to extremities. Leather rebacking with original spine laid down. Minor spotting and toning.
Revere's "Lieut. Revere of the U.S. Navy made a well-deserved… Read more about this item Item Price
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COMMERCE ON THE PRAIRIES: OR THE JOURNAL OF A SANTA FE TRADER, DURING EIGHT EXPEDITIONS ACROSS THE GREAT WESTERN PRAIRIES, AND A RESIDENCE OF NEARLY NINE YEARS IN NORTHERN MEXICO (2 VOLUMES); (with "A [Facsimile] Map of The Indian Territory Northern Texas and New Mexico Showing the Great Western Prairies by Josiah Gregg"
by Gregg, Josiah
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- Used - Good
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- First Printing (Vol. I); Second issue (Vol II)
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- 1844
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- Hardcover
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$2,200.00
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New York: Henry J. Langley, 1844. First Printing (Vol. I); Second issue (Vol II). Hardcover. Good. NOTE: Mixed Set with One Reproduction map, "A Map of The Indian Territory Northern Texas and Mexico": which is a foldout map mounted at the rear of Volume I, appears to be a carefully reproduced facsimile. The second map, an original, is… Read more about this item Item Price
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PACIFIC WAGON ROADS: LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING A REPORT UPON THE SEVERAL WAGON ROADS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (6 FOLDOUT MAPS); 35th Congress, 2nd Session, Ex. Doc. No. 108
by Campbell, Albert H. (et al.)
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- Used - Good Plus and Maps: Very Good
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- 1859
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- Hardcover
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$660.00
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Washington, 1859. Hardcover. Good Plus and Maps: Very Good. Octavo, 9 in. x 5.7 in., pp. 125. Illustrated with six fold-out maps. Green colth boards with gilt title to front. No title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Light sunning to right side of front board. Unmarked interior. Light age-toning and occasional spotting to maps. Map 1: 22.75 in.… Read more about this item Item Price
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TRIGGERNOMETRY : A GALLERY OF GUNFIGHTERS WITH TECHNICAL NOTES ON LEATHER SLAPPING AS A FINE ART, GATHERED FROM MANY A LOOSE-HOLSTERED EXPERT OVER THE YEARS
by Cunningham, Eugene (foreward by Eugene Manlove Rhodes)
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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$138.00
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New York: The Press of the Pioneers, Inc, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.25 in., pp. xii, 441. Illustrated with twenty-one black and white plates. Navy blue cloth covers with black title and two hands holding a pistol to front. Black title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Title on spine barely visible. Corners lightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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OREGON MISSIONS AND TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN 1845 - 46
by De Smet, P.J. (Father, of The Society of Jesus)
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- Used - Good Only
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- 1847
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- Hardcover
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New York: Edward Dunigan, 1847. Hardcover. Good Only. 12mo, 7.1 in. x 4.5 in., pp. 408, [4] ("Our Father" in Indian langages (Flat-Head and Pend-O-Oreille; Flat-Bow and Koetenay;, Assiniboin; Cree; Black-Foot; Potawotomie; Nosinan; Indian vocabulary, and list of "Plants of the Rocky Mountains"). Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontis. Fabulous frontis portrait of "The Lodge Pole" The Great Chief of… Read more about this item Item Price
$275.00