History from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

New York: A. S. Barnes [H. W. Derby and Co., Cincinnati], 1849. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo [6x4in]; 86 pp., [5] advertisements, frontispiece illustration on geological strata, vignette of miners panning on title page, four illustrations in text, glossary; Dark brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges corners… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. First State. Very Good. [Neat line 9x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of Northwest coast of North America and Northeast coast of Siberia from about 40 degrees north to the arctic circle, inset of 'Plan de l'Entree de Nootka' (Nootka sound on Vancouver Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780),… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. First State. Very Good. [Neat line 9.25x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of coast of Alaska at the Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, inset of 'Plan du Havre de Samganoodha, dans i'isle de Oonalaska (English Bay on Unalaska Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780), details tracks along the… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1900. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine. [8.25x6in] xiii [1], 471 pp., frontispiece image of Adney and dog, 143 images in text and on 25 plates (four multi panel panoramas), two maps (one double page, with insets), appendix; Red cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine, black ink borders on front,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. First Edition. Very Good Plus. [7.5x5.25in]; [8], 312 pp., frontispiece illustration of Custer, map of Montana and Dakota, appendix; Light brown cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt and black ink illustrations on front and spine of mountains with gilt sun set, illustration of music sheet and trumpet on… Read more about this item

New York: Pach Brothers, 1904. Unknown. Very Good. Broadsheet 20x15.75 inches; Photomechcanical print from a portrait photograph by Pach Brothers Photography, New York; Light even age toning with wide margins, several small pin holes in top margins, no chips or closed tears to edges, 3 inch white mark on bottom right margin no loss. CS. Charles W. Fairbanks… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1925. First Edition. Very Good Plus. In 1925, Thomas C. Russell, decided to research and republish Robinson's 1846 book as part of his California history series from his private press. For this book, and the others in the series, Russell would edit and added notes to the original editions.… Read more about this item

Paris: Didier Robert de Vaugoundy, 1773. Very Good. [11.75x15in, neatline, 13.75x15.5in sheet] Colored map comparing four maps of Hudson Bay - Sanson 1650 (mislabeled 1750), Del'isle 1700, Del'isle 1073 and Henry Ellis Carte de la Baye d'Hudson 1747; Light age toning and soiling, narrow margins, six fold creases, spot in lower margin, small closed tear in right margin,… Read more about this item

Paris: [Hotel de Thou], 1788. Very Good. [Neat line 9.25x13.5in, good margins] Colored map of Northwest coast of North America and Northeast coast of Siberia from about 40 degrees north to the arctic circle, inset of 'Plan de l'Entree de Nootka' (Nootka sound on Vancouver Island), tracks of James Cook's third voyage (Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780), details tracks… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company [The Riverside Press], 1913. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. [8.25x5.75in]; [viii]; [296 pp.], photogravure frontispiece of John Muir, nine plates of illustrations by Muir, index; Dark olive green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, black ink lettering and illustration of sequoia tree in black border design on front and spine, all edges trimmed;… Read more about this item

Hartford, Conn: Hartford Publishing Company, 1898. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in] xxxii, 33-558 pp., lacking map, 25 black and white images on coated paper; Dark brown blind stamped cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on spine, blind stamp rules and illustration of miner tools, top edge trimmed; Minimal shelf wear, light rubbing to joints and… Read more about this item

Unknown: Boy Scouts of America, 1948. First State. Very Good. [Sheet 22x17in, illustrated neat line 20.5x15.75in] Broadside uncolored printing of illustrated map with detail of roads, trails, base and trail camps, topographical features of peaks, creeks, ponds, mesas, Large compass rose in upper right and decorative cartouche, single vertical and horizontal fold creases (laid flat), small chips and… Read more about this item

Unknown: Unknown, 1940. First State. Very Good Plus. [10.125x8.875in print, 14x11in board] Two original silver print images of Alaskan Athabascan native women in non-native dress in a spring time landscape setting. Pencil and ink writing on back. The print of a single young women is identified, in pencil as Mary Elijah, and there is no identification on the… Read more about this item

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. First Edition. Near Fine. 12mo [8x5.25in] xii [2] 226 pp., [5], 232-341 pp. (two works in one volume with continuous pagination), 9 lithographic plates of views and portraits with one tinted (by G. W. Endicott from Robinson sketches); Modern three-quarter bound in maroon goat and dark red cloth with gilt lettering on… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1888. First Edition. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in]; 242 pp., frontispiece illustration of Harlan in later years; Gray-brown cloth covers on beveled boards with gilt stamped lettering on front and spine, rules on front with embossed illustration in black ink, dark green floral end papers, all edges trimmed, typical period rounded spine and concaveed fore… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1887. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very Good. W.C.Jackson, Illus.. [8x9.25"]; [1], viii, 318 pp. [1], frontispiece engraving of sinking of the Alabama, 55 engravings on plates and illustrations in text; Dark blue and cream buckram over covers with embossed gilt lettering on front and spine, embossed gilt illustration of a sail and… Read more about this item

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company, Inc, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine. [8.5x6in]; 87 pp., [10] blank pages for reader notes, frontispiece and 38 tinted black and white images with pale yellow border from various sources, including Ansel Adams, George E. Stone, A. C. Pillsbury, F. J. Taylor, and others; Publisher original dark mustard paper covered boards with… Read more about this item

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. First Edition, 1st Printing. Fine/Fine. SIGNED [10.25x7.25]; xxii, 458 pp., 21 illustrations and images, 4 maps, bibliography and index; Dark mustard linen cloth covers with black ink lettering on spine, brick red end papers all edges trimmed; Pictorial dust jacket with 1898 color illustration, A Doubtful Visitor, by Charles M. Russell,… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1928. First Edition. Near Fine. [6.75x4.75in]; xxii, 377 pp., frontispiece illustration of Mormon Bar with tissue guard, fold out reporduction of 1851 Jackson map of Mining District, introduction, index; Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, gilt device and borders on front, top edge gilt and other… Read more about this item

New York: Wm. H. Colyer, 1839. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo, [7.75x4.5in]; 263 pp.; Light brown paper covered boards with tan linen cloth backstrip, black lettering with rules on paper label on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, corners and edges, covers rubbed and soiled, corners bummed, edges worn, spine darken, hinges loose, label rubbed… Read more about this item