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323 (ALMANAC) AMES, NATHANIEL An Astronomical Diary; Or, Almanack For the Year of Our Lord Christ [1960, 1762, 1797, 1799]. Boston, [1759-1798]. Together with 13 nineteenth-century American almanacs.

17 vols. total. Various sizes and conditions, stitched or disbound. Including the years 1800-1803 and 1832-1840. $300-500

324 (ALMANAC) AMES, NATHANIEL An Astronomical Diary; Or, Almanack For the Year of Our Lord Christ [1756, 1764, 1788, 1792]. Boston, [1754-1791]. Together with 15 nineteenth-century American almanacs.

19 vols. total. Various sizes and conditions, stitched or disbound. Including the years 1804-1809, 1824-1831. $300-500

325 (ALMANAC) AMES, NATHANIEL An Astronomical Diary; Or, Almanack For the Year of Our Lord Christ [1763, 1769, 1770, 1795, 1793]. Boston, [1762-1792]. Together with 15 nineteenth-century American almanacs.

20 vols. total. Various sizes and conditions, stitched or disbound. Including the years 1810-1823. $300-500

326 AMERICAN LAKES SERIES A group of five titles. Edited by Milo M. Quaife. Indianapolis; New York: BobbsMerrill, (1944-1948). All in original dust jackets. Three first editions, two signed.

Lake Okeechobee. By Alfred Jackson Hanna and Kathryn Abbey Hanna, (1948). Signed by both authors. Lake Pontchartrain. By W. Adolphe Roberts, (1946). Lake Huron. By Fred Landon, (1944). Later edition. Lake Champlain and Lake George. By Frederic F. Van de Water, (1946). Signed. Lake Ontario. By Arthur Pound, (1945). $50-100 327 AMERICAN TRAIL SERIES A group of 13 books from the American Trail Series. Edited by A. B. Guthrie. New York: McGraw Hill, (1962-1977). First editions, first printings, unless otherwise noted. All in original dust jackets.

Westward Vision: The Oregon Trail. By David Lavender, (1963). Siskiyou Trail: The Hudson’s Bay Company Route to California. By Richard Dillon, (1975). Winner Take All: The Trans-Canada Canoe Trail. By David Lavender, (1977). The Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the South. By Parke Rouse, (1973). The Devil’s Backbone: The Story of the Natchez Trace. By Jonathan Daniels, (1962). The Old Post Road: The Story of the Boston Post Road. By Stewart H. Holbrook, (1962). Eigth Printing. The Golden Road: The Story of California’s Spanish Mission Trail. By Felix Riesenberg, (1962). The Bloody Bozeman: The Perilous Trail to Montana’s Gold. By Dorothy M. Johnson, (1971). The Great North Trail: America’s Route of the Ages. By Dan Cushman, (1966). The California Trail: An Epic with Many Heroes. By George R. Stewart, (1962). Fifth printing. The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail. By Wallace Stegner, (1964). Sixth printing. The Doomed Road of Empire: The Spanish Trail of Conquests. By Hodding Carter, (1963). The El Dorado Trail: The Story of the Gold Rush Routes across Mexico. By Ferol Egan, (1970). $200-400

328 (ARIZONA) HODGE, HIRAM C. Arizona As It Is; Or, The Coming Country. Compiled from Notes of Travel during the Years 1874, 1875, and 1876. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1877.

8vo, red cloth-backed boards, stamped in black with title in gilt to spine. First edition. Presentation copy to an unknown senator, signed and inscribed by the author. Wear to boards, and head and tail of spine; hinges starting; otherwise fine. Together with three other books pertaining to the Southwest. Doniphan’s Expedition; Containing an Account of the Conquest of New Mexico. By John T. Hughes. Cincinnati: J. A. & U. P. James, 1848. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards stamped in blind and gilt. Second edition, second issue. Facsimile fold-out map. Live Boys in the Black Hills; Or, the Young Texan Gold Hunters. (By Thomas Pilgrim). Boston: Lee and Shephard, (1880). 8vo, yellow cloth-backed boards decorated in black, title in gilt to spine. Twenty-five Years in the West. By Erasmus Manford. Chicago: E. Manford, 1867. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards. First edition. $300-500

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329 BOWLES, SAMUEL Across the Continent: A Summer’s Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles; New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1865.

8vo, red cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine. With color folding map. Foxing throughout; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p.; hinges starting. Together with three other volumes pertaining to exploration of the Western United States. History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark 1804-5-6. Reprinted from the Edition of 1814. With notes and an introduction by James K. Hosmer. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1905. 2 vols. 8vo, beige cloth over boards, titles in gilt to spines. Frank’s Ranch, or My Holiday in the Rockies. (By Frank Marston). London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. Fourth edition. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt. $200-400

330 BROWN, GLENN History of the United States Capitol. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900.

2 vols. Folio, original red cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt, decorative endpapers, t.e.g. With laid-in introduction by Charles Moore inscribed by Moore to M. I. Weller. Additionally inscribed by Moore to Mr. Weller on the f.f.e.p. of vol. 1. Illustrated throughout with numerous photogravure plates. Chipping to edges of some leaves on text vols. and intro.; hinges starting; wear to boards with chipping to head and foot of spines. $100-200 331 (CALIFORNIA) MCCARTHY, JOHN RUSSELL (editor) California. Edited by John Russell McCarthy. Los Angeles: Powell, 1928-1930.

9 vols. 8vo, full calf stamped in gilt with gilt-stamped bear to front covers and titles stamped in gilt to spines, marbled endpapers. One of 387 copies of the Deluxe Edition of nine volumes specially bound for private subscribers. Each volume with the autographs of California pioneers important to the area of study or historical account retold. Autographs include that of the last surviving member of the Donner Party, Isabella M. Breen McMahon, the “Covered Wagon Babies” (individuals who were born on the trail in ‘48, ‘49, and the ‘50’s), the Pony Express rider who carried to California President Lincoln’s first message to Congress and other original autographs of California pioneers, including George Chaffee. Minor wear to boards with some chipping to spine heads; otherwise fine. Property from a Prominent Collector, Evanston, Illinois $400-600

332 (CALIFORNIA) SHAW, R. C. Across the Plains in Forty-Nine. Farmland, Ind.: W. C. West, 1896.

8vo, original green cloth-backed boards stamped in blind, title in gilt to front cover and spine. First edition of Shaw’s account of his expedition to California in 1849. Rubbing to boards; minor darkening to title page and foxing to tissue guard; otherwise fine. Together with four other Western Americana titles pertaining to California. Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada. By Clarence King. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1872. First edition. 8vo, rebound in full soft calf, title in gilt to spine. Howes K148. Graff 2329. Death Valley in ‘49: Important Chapter of California Pioneer History. By William Lewis Manly. San Jose, Cal.: The Pacific Trees and Vine Company, 1894. 8vo, yellow cloth-backed boards, title stamped on front cover and in gilt to spine. First edition. Wear to boards; hinges starting; library stamp to f.f.e.p.; otherwise fine. Howes M253. Graff 2670. Recollections of a ‘49er. By Edward Washington McIlhany. Kansas City, Missouri: Hailman, 1908. 8vo, original gilt stamped yellow cloth-backed boards. First edition. Wear to boards; hinges starting; otherwise fine. Howes M111. The Experiences of a Forty-Niner during Thirty-Four Years’ Residence in California and Australia. By Charles D. Ferguson. Cleveland, Ohio: The Williams Publishing Company, 1888. 8vo, brown gilt-stamped cloth-backed boards. First edition. Wear to endpapers; intermittent foxing; text block shifted slightly; otherwise fine. $400-600

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333 (CALIFORNIA) MCGLASHAN, C. F. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra. San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft, 1880.

8vo, red blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine. Second edition. Howe M103. Newspaper clipping regarding the death of the surviving member of the Donner party, tipped in f.f.e.p.; wear to boards with some fraying to spine ends; otherwise fine. $100-200

334 (CALIFORNIA) POWELL, H. M. T. The Santa Fe Trail to California. 1849-1852: The Journals and Drawings of H. M. T. Powell. Edited with a forward by Douglas S. Watson. New York: Sol Lewis, 1981.

Folio, full tan leather, silk endpapers, publisher’s cloth slipcase. One of 350 copies. With 18 drawings and maps, six of which are fold-out. Originally published in 1931 for the Book Club of California by the Grabhorn Press, which was limited to 300 copies. Fine in fine slipcase. Howes P522. Graff 3334. $100-200

335 (CALIFORNIA) HOLINSKIE, ALEXANDRE La Californie et les Routes Interoceaniques. Bruxelles: Meline, 1853.

8vo, quarter green calf over marbled boards, matching slipcase, gilt titles to spine, four raised bands, silk page marker, marbled endpapers. Hinges reinforced; remnant of pastedown to f.f.e.p.; minor foxing; wear to edges and extremities; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p.; otherwise fine. Property from the Collection of the Eugene L. Slotkowski Family $200-400

336 CATLIN, GEORGE Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians. London: Published by the Author, 1841.

2 vols. 8vo, modern red blind-stamped morocco, titles in gilt to spines, marbled endpapers. Second edition. With three maps (one fold-out) and 312 plates on 176 sheets. Light intermittent foxing; fold-out map split at folds with one half detached and laid in; otherwise fine. Property from a Prominent Collector, Evanston, Illinois $600-800 337 (CHICAGO) BAK, BRONISLAW One-Hundred Views of Chicago. Chicago: The Studio Press, 1967.

Folio, loose as issued in original gray printed wrap and original cardboard sliding case with woodblock illustration of Chicago and title to front. One of 500 numbered copies. Signed by the artist to the title page. Minor fading to wraps; otherwise fine. $300-500

338 (CHICAGO FIRE) COLBERT, ELIAS AND EVERTT CHAMBERLIN Chicago and the Great Conflagration. Cincinnati and New York: C. F. Vent; Chicago: J. S. Goodman, 1871.

8vo, green blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine. First edition. Two-page prospectus laid in. With fold-out street map indicating the fire district. Foxing to interior; hinges starting; some tape repair to map; wear to boards; otherwise fine. Together with three other books pertaining to the Chicago Fire and Chicago. The Great Chicago Fire. Introduction and notes by Paul M. Angle. Chicago: The Chicago Historical Society, 1946. 8vo, gray and red clothbacked boards, original dust jacket. The Book of Chicago. By Robert Shackleton. Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Co., 1920. 8vo, green cloth-backed illustrated giltstamped boards, original dust jacket. Fabulous Chicago. By Emmett Dedmon. New York: Random House, (1953). First edition, stated first printing. 8vo, clothbacked illustrated boards, original dust jacket. $100-200

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339 (CHICAGO, PRE-FIRE) JEVNE & ALMINI Chicago Illustrated. Literary description by James W. Sheahan. Chicago: Jevne & Almini, 1866-67.

13 parts. Oblong small folios house in a custom cloth-backed box with leather pastedown label to the front cover. Complete set of 52 tinted lithographs by the Chicago Lithographing Company in 13 booklets of four lithographs each. Eight of the booklets are in the original printed lithographic wraps and five have been replaced.

Otto Jevne and Peter M. Almini, partnered with three lithographers, Louis Kurtz, Otto Knirsch and Edward Carqueville, produced this rare set, which has been called “the best source for the physical appearance of the city that the Great Fire destroyed.” Views depict the churches, bridges, harbor, river and lake, the Union Stock Yards, the Opera House, the Palmer House, Chicago University and many other important buildings and street scenes. In addition to their lithographing company, Jevne and Almini’s painted frescoes adorned the interiors of many houses and building in Chicago, including the Opera House. Their workshop on Clark Street, pictured on the front of the rare printed wrappers, was in the burnt district of the city.

These important pre-fire views of Chicago were originally intended to have been issued in 25 parts totalling 100 plates. However, only 52 plates in the 13 monthly parts were ever published. Some chipping to spines of wraps with minor separation; minor offsetting from plates; small tears to pages; additional photographs and a full condition report upon request. Howes J108. Property from a Private Collection $15,000-20,000

340 (CHICAGO, ARCHITECTURE) GRAHAM, ANDERSON, PROBST AND WHITE The Architectural Work of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White Chicago and Their Predecessors D. H. Burnham & Co. and Graham Burnham & Co. London: B. T. Batsford, 1933

2 vols. Folio, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full brown morocco stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. One of 300 presentation copies, this one presented to William McGovern, signed by Ernest P. Graham. With 187 plates of architectural engravings. Minor offsetting from some plates; wear to boards with minor fading to leather and some shelf wear to edges and extremities; otherwise fine. $2,000-4,000

341 (CHICAGO) WOOD, STANLEY The White City (as it was). Chicago: The White City Art Publishing Co., 1894.

A portfolio of photographic vies of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, issued in 20 parts. Uncollated; some with original printed wraps, with loss to edges and extremities and some tears; otherwise the plates are in good condition. $200-400

342 THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE The Commercial & Financial Chronicle, Banker’s Gazette, Commercial Times, Railway Monitor, and Insurance Journal. A Weekly Newspaper Representing the Industrial and Commercial Interests of the United States. New York: William B. Dana, 1923-1953.

80 vols., in various sizes, institutional binding. Wear to boards; some darkening to pages; otherwise fine. $1,000-2,000

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343 (CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG) LEATHER TRUNK An original leather trunk owned by George Armstrong Custer. With brass mounts, paired side lift straps, fashioned strap at front, blind-stamped with parallel lines, on top is stamped, “warranted soleleather and steel springs.” Accompanied by supporting paperwork, including a copy of a signed affidavit from Mrs. Caribel Vivian, niece of General Custer, stating that the trunk belonged and was used by Gen. Custer, signed by dated February 12, 1950; a clipped newspaper article, dated August 17, 1961, pertaining to the purchase of the trunk by Don C. Foote, former director of the Bradford Brinton Memorial at Big Horn. As stated in the article according to his information, Foote stated that the trunk was with Custer at West Point, was with him during the Civil War, and probably came with him on his Indian campaigns in the West. Provenance: Purchased at The Cody Old West Auction: The Don and Stella Foote Collection of Western Memorabilia, Thursday, June 24th, 2004, Lot 266; Acquired by Don Foote from Mrs. Claribel Vivian, Daughter of General Nevin Custer, Niece of George Armstrong Custer. $10,000-15,000

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344 DAVIS, CHARLES H. Report on the Interoceanic Canals and Railroads between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867.

8vo, brown blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine. With 14 fold-out maps. Presentation inscription in pencil to verso of f.f.e.p., “To Hon. S. Colfax, Speaker Ho. Rep.” Fading to boards; library stamp to f.f.e.p.; manuscript notation to verso title page bleeding through; some foxing to maps; otherwise fine. $100-200

345 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Typed letter signed in black ink, on White House stationary, July 29, 1957. Framed with a signed black and white photograph. Typed letter to “The Participants in the 1957 All-American Soap Box Derby,” wishing them good luck in their competition. Minor foxing to letter; otherwise fine. $100-200

346 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. The White House Years: Waging Peace 1956-1961. New York: Doubleday, 1965.

2 vols. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, gilt-stamped, in slipcase. One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by Eisenhower. Wear to case; otherwise fine. $100-200 347 FERRIS, JACOB The States and Territories of the Great West: Including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc. . . . New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1856.

8vo, brown cloth-backed boards stamped in blind, title in gilt to spine, gilt-stamped front cover centerpiece, housed in custom slipcase with pastedown leather spine label. Illustrated with 11 fullpage engraved plates and one hand-colored fold-out frontispiece map. Fading to boards; tape repair to portion of fold-out map; manuscript notation to title page; minor foxing; otherwise fine. Graff 1309. $150-250

348 FORD, HENRY A group of two typed letters signed and a black and white photograph of the twenty-millionth Ford motor vehicle produced, dated August 1931. $100-200

349 FREMONT, JOHN CHARLES Memoirs of My Life . . . Including in the Narrative Five Journeys of Western Exploration, during the years 1842, 1843-4, 1845-6-7, 1848-9, 1853-4. Together with a Sketch of the Life of Senator Benton . . . Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke, 1887.

Volume 1 only (all published). 4to, decorative brown cloth-backed boards in gilt, silver black and red, custom slipcase, decorative endpapers. First edition. With seven fold-out maps, one in facsimile. Some offsetting from plates; renewed endpapers; otherwise fine. $100-200 349A GAINES, GEN. EDMUND Autographed letter signed, to Woodburn Potter, his Aid de Camp, who authored a first-hand account of Gaine’s campaign against the Seminoles in Florida. 2 pp. Steam Boat Alton near Charlotte, Arkansas. March 8th, 1838. The majority concerns the care of his horses. In the last paragraph, Gaines states: “When you have done the sketch which you commenced, of my life up to the Battle of Fort Erie, send me a copy, and I will add to it an account of that Battle, and then send it to Mr. Longacre.” Potter’s most well-known book, War in Florida, was first published in 1836, two years prior to the present letter. The Battle of Erie, wherein Gaines was awarded the Thanks of Congress Gold Medal (outranking the Congressional Medal of Honor), took place in 1814 in Canada. $400-600

350 HOOVER, HERBERT Typed letter signed in black ink, April 21, 1933. On personal letterhead. To Hon. George H. Moses, Washington, D. C. Framed together with portrait signed in blue ink. Minor toning to letter; creased from folds; otherwise fine. $100-200

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351 (ILLINOIS) GERHARD, FRED Illinois As It Is. Chicago: Keen and Lee; Philadelphia: Charles DeSilver, 1857.

8vo, brown blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, publishers ads to front and rear endpapers. First edition. With engraved frontispiece and three hand-colored fold-out maps. Minor wear to boards; chipping to edges of some pages. Together with A Gazetteer of Illinois in Three Parts. By John Mason Peck. Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliott, 1837. 12mo, blind-stamped cloth-backed boards with pastedown label to front cover. Second edition. Rebacked with modern cloth spine; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p.; renewed endpapers; wear to pastedown label; otherwise fine. $200-400

352 (INDIAN WARS) MILES, NELSON A. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, or From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns . . . Chicago: The Werner Company, 1896.

8vo, original brown cloth-backed boards pictorially stamped in gilt, silver and black. First edition, with Miles’ rank given as “General” on the frontispiece portrait. Minor wear to spine ends; otherwise fine. $300-500

353 (INDIAN WARS) DUNN, J. P. Massacres of the Mountains. A History of the Indian Wars of the Far West. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886.

8vo, green pictorial cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to front cover and spine. Fold-out map and numerous illustrations throughout. Wear to boards; book plate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. Together with three others. Belden, the White Chief: Or, Twelve Years among the Wild Indians of the Plains. By George P. Belden. Edited by Gen. James S. Brisbin. Cincinnati and New York: C. F. Vent, 1870. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt. First edition. Renewed endpapers; wear to boards; foxing and soiling to some pages; otherwise fine. Howe B775. History of the Great Souix War and Massacres of 1862 and 1863. By Isaac V. D. Heard. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863. 8vo, rebound in library buckram. First edition. Intermittent foxing; tape repair to one plate; otherwise fine. Howe H366. History of the Catholic Missions among the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529-1852. By John Gilmary Shea. New York: Edward Dunnigan, 1855. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards stamped in blind. First edition. Howes S367. Fading and rubbing to boards; some soiling to pages; manuscript ex-libris to front pastedown and f.f.e.p.; otherwise fine. $400-600

354 (LEWIS AND CLARK) MOULTON, GARY E., editor Atlas of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, (1983).

Folio, blue cloth-backed boards illustrated with blue and stamped in gilt, slipcase. Plates of facsimile maps throughout. The scarce atlas volume of Moulton’s new edition of the Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Volume 1 of the Moulton edition. Fine in fine slipcase. $300-500

355 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM Document signed (“Abraham Lincoln”), as President, July 26, 1861. Counter-signed by William H. Seward as Secretary of State. One page, folio, red seal faded in lower left corner. Appointment of Asa O. Colby as Deputy Postmaster at Holyoke in the State of Massachusetts. Framed with a portrait photograph of Lincoln. Even toning to edges of page; creases from folds; original paper seal faded; very minor chip to top edge and left edge; otherwise fine with bold signature. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from John A. Lupton, Associate Director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, attesting to the authenticity of the signature and stating that a copy of said appointment has been located in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. $3,000-5,000

356 O’HANLON, JOHN Life and Scenery in Missouri. Dublin: James Duffy, 1820.

12mo, green cloth-backed boards, gilt-stamped centerpiece to front board. First edition. Chipping to first few pages; renewed endpapers; corners bumped; otherwise fine. Together with four other books pertaining to the early Midwest. The States and Territories of the Great West. By Jacob Ferris. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1856. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards stamped in blind. Fold-out map in facsimile. Thirty Years on the Frontier. By Robert McReynolds. Colorado Springs, Co.: El Paso Publishing Co., 1906. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, titles stamped in black to front cover and spine. First edition. Howes M185. Kansas; Or, Squatter Life and Border Warfare in the Far West. By Thomas Gladstone. London: G. Routledge, 1857. 8vo, red blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, renewed endpapers. First edition. Howes G199. Days on the Road. Crossing the Plains in 1865. By Sarah Redmond Herndon. New York: Burr Printing House, 1902. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards. Howes H428. $200-400

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357 MOKLER, ALFRED History of Natrona County Wyoming, 1888-1892: True Portrayal of the Yesterdays of a New County and a Typical Frontier Town of the Middle West. Fortunes and Misfortunes, Tragedies and Comedies, Struggles and Triumphs of the Pioneers. Chicago: R. R. Donnelly & Sons, Lakeside Press, 1923.

8vo, green cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine, t.e.g. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Wear to spine ends and extremities of boards; sunning to spine; minor dampstaining; otherwise fine. Together with three other Western Americana titles pertaining to the Northwest. Wyoming: Its History, Stirring Incidents, and Romantic Adventures. By George Peck. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards stamped in blind, title in gilt to spine. First edition. Minor wear to boards; intermittent foxing; otherwise fine. Reminiscences of an Old Timer. By Colonel George Hunter. San Francisco: H. S. Crocker, 1887. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards stamped in blind, title in gilt to spine. First edition. Sunning to spine; some soiling to pages; otherwise fine. Howes H798. The Canoe and the Saddle, Adventures among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests; and Isthmania. By Theodore Winthrop. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards, stamped in blind, title in gilt to spine. First edition. Minor wear to boards; some chipping to edges of pages; otherwise fine. Howes W583. $400-600 358 (MORMONS) A group of four books on early Mormonism and exploration in the Salt Lake region.

The Great Salt Lake Trail. By Colonel Henry Inman. New York; London: Macmillan, 1898. 8vo, illustrated cloth-backed boards. First edition. The Utah Expedition: 1857-1858. Letters of Capt. Jesse A. Grove, 10th Inf., U.S.A., of Concord, N.H., to Mrs. Grove, and Special Correspondence of the New York Herald. New Hampshire Historical Society Collections. Vol. 12. Edited by Otis G. Hammond. Concord, N.H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1928. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, title in gilt to spine. Early Days of Mormonism; Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo. By J. H. Kennedy. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1888. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards. Engraved frontispiece, 2 plates in facsimile. Renewed endpapers. From Kirtland to Salt Lake City. By James A. Little. Salt Lake City, Utah: James A. Little, Printed at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. Howes L383. Graff 2510. 8vo, red blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title stamped in gilt. Renewed endpapers. $200-400

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359 (MORMONS) HAFEN, MARY ANN Recollections of a Handcart Pioneer of 1860. With Some Account of Pioneer Life in Utah and Nevada. Denver, Colorado: Privately Printed for Her Descendants, 1938.

Thin 8vo, green gilt-lettered green cloth-backed boards. First edition. Limited to 50 copies. The niece of Utah pioneer, John Stucki, Mary Ann Hafen (nee Stucki) travelled with her family from Switzerland to Utah and later became one of the many wives of the Mormon artist, John Hafen. Boards slightly bowed; otherwise fine. $400-600

360 MURRAY, HUGH Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in North America; Including the United States, Canada, the Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages in Search of a North-West Passage; With Observations on Emigration. London: Longman, Rees, Orman, et al., 1829.

2 vols. 8vo, quarter calf over marbled boards. First edition. With fold-out frontis map to vol. 1. Book plates tipped in front pastedowns; wear to boards; hinges reinforced with tape repair to vol. 1; otherwise fine. $200-400 361 (OREGON) ARMSTRONG, A. N. Oregon: Comprising a Brief History of the Territories of Oregon and Washington, Embracing the Cities, Towns, Rivers . . . Chicago: Chas. Scott, 1857.

8vo, dark green blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title stamped in gilt to front board and spine. First edition. Brown spotting to endpapers and title page; chipping to fore edge of some pages; otherwise fine. Howes A318. Graff 87. $200-400

362 PIKE, ZEBULON The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, to Headwaters of the Mississippi River, through Louisiana Territory and in New Spain, during the Years 1805-6-7. New Edition. Edited by Elliott Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1895.

3 vols. One of 1150 copies. With fold-out map in rear pocket vol. 3. Minor fading to boards; chipping to some pages; otherwise fine. $200-400

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365 363 (POSTERS, WWI) LEYENDECKER, J. C. J. C. Leyendecker original WWI Third Liberty Loan Poster, “USA Bonds - Weapons for Liberty.” New York: American Lithographic Co., 1917. Poster depicts Liberty and a Boy Scout holding a sword inscribed with the motto, “Be Prepared.” $150-250

364 (POSTERS, WWII) OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION A group of five WWII propaganda posters issued by the Office of War Information, comprising Bits of Careless Talk Are Pieced Together by the Enemy, England Convoy Sails for Tonight, (unnumbered); A Careless Word . . . A Needless Sinking, (O.W.I. No.24); If You Tell Where He’s Going . . . He May Never Get There! (unnumbered); A Careless Word . . . Another Cross, (O.W.I. No.23); and Someone Talked! (O.W.I. No.18). Tears along the folds on O.W.I. No.23; some creases from folds; otherwise fine. Size of largest 28 x 40 inches. $200-400

365 (POSTERS, WWII) OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION A group of five WWII propaganda posters issued by the Office of War Information, comprising This is the Enemy, (O.W.I. No.76); 1778, 1943, Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty, (O.W.I. No.26); United the United Nations Fight for Freedom, (O.W.I. No.79); Strong is the Strength of the Lord . . . (O.W.I. No.8); and Millions of Troops are on the Move . . . Is Your Trip Necessary? (Office of Defense Transportation, unnumbered). Minor tearing at edges. Size of largest 28 x 40 inches. $200-400

366 (POSTERS, WWII) OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION A group of five WWII propaganda posters issued by the Office of War Information, comprising Avenge December 7, (O.W.I. No.15); U.S. War Bonds (Statue of Liberty), Greek, (U.S. Government Printing Office, unnumbered); United We Are Strong, United We Will Win, (O.W.I. No.64); Americans ALL Let’s Fight For Victory, Americanos Todos Luchanos Por La Victoria, (O.W.I. No.65); and United The United Nations Fight for Freedom, (O.W.I. No.79). Four inch tear along center fold of OWI No.79. Size of largest 28 x 40 inches. $200-400

367 REAGAN, RONALD A group of two typed letters signed. 1) TLS, December 9, 1966, as Governor, to Milford L. Smith, his cousin, signed “Dutch,” stating how proud he is of Smith’s son, Dennis, for a speech given at a Rotary Club event. Reagan states, “When I see some of our beatniks protesting because life isn’t being handed to them on a big enough platter, I’m going to remember this line.” Accompanied by the original Rotary Club newsletter and postmarked envelope. 2) TLS, September 4, 1969, to Dennis Smith, son of Reagan’s cousin. “Mr. Smith” has been crossed out with pen and Reagan has written, “Dennis,” in its place. Congratulating him on his achievements. $300-500

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368 REAGAN, RONALD A group of two letters, comprising one autographed letter signed and one typed letter signed, and one original photograph of Reagan as a child with relatives. Both letters are written to Milford Smith, Reagan’s cousin, and both discuss the photograph of Reagan and his cousins as a child, which depicts the six children seated or standing next to a cart pulled by a miniature pony at “White Pigeon, Illinois.” Reagan identifies himself as the child holding the dog. TLS dated February 6, 1975, on Reagan’s personal letterhead, Los Angeles, California, accompanied by postmarked envelope. ALS on Reagan’s personal letterhead, with postmarked envelope May 21, 1957. $1,000-2,000

369 (REMINGTON, FREDERIC) MCCRACKEN, HAROLD The Frederic Remington Book. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1966.

4to, special limited presentation binding in full rough suede, with Remington stamped on front board, in slipcase. One of 1,000 after limited edition of 500. Presentation label tipped in front pastedown. Fine. $80-120

370 (RUSSELL, CHARLES M.) ADAMS, RAMON AND HOMER BRITZMAN Charles M. Russell, the Cowboy Artist: A Biography. Pasadena: Trail’s End, 1948.

2 vols. 8vo, quarter black morocco over cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to spines, in custom slipcase, pictorial endpapers. Collector’s edition. Title page vol. 1 signed by Ramon Adams and Homer E. Britzman. Dedicated “To the Westerners, who are striving to preserve the fact, flavor and lore of the old west.” Illustrated throughout with color plates reproducing Russell’s works. Fine. $150-250 371 (TEXAS) LAWRENCE, A. B. (editor) A History of Texas, or the Emigrants Guide to the New Republic, by a Resident Emigrant, Late from the United States. New York: Nafis & Cornish, 1844.

8vo, full leather with title in gilt to spine, marbled edges. Third edition. With engraved birds eye view lithographed frontispiece of Austin in 1844. Hinges starting; darkening and some dampstaining to pages with minor intermittent foxing; endpapers starting to detach; library stamp to title page; otherwise fine. $400-600

372 (TEXAS) MCCONNELL, H. H. Five Years a Cavalryman: Or, Sketches of Regular Army Life on the Texas Frontier. Jacksboro, Texas: J. N. Rogers, 1889.

8vo, green blind-stamped cloth-backed boards, title stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. Printed on pink “Brooks Brothers” paper. First edition. Manuscript presentation to f.f.e.p.; wear to boards; foxing to foreedge; otherwise fine. Herd 1380. Graff 2579. Howes M59. Basic Texas Books 131. $100-200

373 TOME, ROBERT The Battles of America by Sea and Land, with Biographies of Naval and Military Commanders. New York: James S. Virtue, 1878.

3 vols. 4to, 3/4 morocco gilt-stamped boards, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Profusely illustrated with numerous steel engravings. F.f.e.p. vols. 1 and 2 detached; wear to boards; uncollated; dampstaining to boards. $200-400

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374 (UTAH) STANSBURY, HOWARD Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, 1852.

2 vols., including text and atlas. 8vo, in custom slipcase with leather spine label, text volume in full calf, “Maps” in cloth-backed boards with title stamped in gilt. First edition, second “Senate” issue. With 57 lithographed plates and three maps (two large folding bound separately). Wear to boards; foxing to some plates; minor chipping to the edges of some pages; otherwise fine. $400-600

375 (VON SCHMIDT, HAROLD) REED, WALT Harold Von Schmidt Draws and Paints the Old West. Flagstaff: Northland Press, (1972).

Folio, quarter leatherette over red cloth-backed boards, stamped in gilt, slipcased, with original plastic wrap opened. First edition. No. 88 of 104 copies signed by both artist and author, and issued jointly with a limited edition bronze sculpture. Accompanied by the bronze sculpture “The Startled Grizzly,” also number 88 of 104. “The Startled Grizzly” was Von Schmidt’s first work. Fine. $600-800 376 WILLIAMS, WELLINGTON A group of two travel guides published by D. Appleton and Company with numerous fold-out maps.

Appleton’s Northern and Eastern Traveller’s Guide: With New and Authentic Maps Illustrating those Divisions of the Country. New York: D. Applton, 1850. 12mo, red cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt. Howes W487. Appleton’s New and Complete United States Guide Book for Travellers: Embracing the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western States . . . New York: D. Appleton, 1852. 2 vols. in 1, comprising the Northern and Eastern and Southern and Western. Howes W427. Wear to boards; slight tears to maps with tape repair; renewed endpapers; dampstaining to some pages; otherwise a fine set. $200-400

377 WILSON, WOODROW Autographed note signed, undated, framed with engraved portrait with facsimile signature. Pertaining to Poland’s independence. “I take it for granted, for instance, if I may venture upon a single example, that statesmen everywhere are agreed that there should be a united, independent, and autonomous Poland. Woodrow Wilson.” Size of frame 16 x 12 inches. Property from the Collection of the Eugene L. Slotkowski Family $600-800

378 (AMERICANA) A group of manuscript documents. $100-200

379 (AMERICANA) The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, and That the United States; The Declaration of Independence, with President Washington’s Farewell Address. Pittsfield: Printed by Phineas Allen, 1806.

8vo, quarter calf over wood boards. Second Pittsfield edition. Minor age darkening to pages; wear to boards; some dampstaining; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p; otherwise fine. $100-200

380 (AMERICANA) A group of four books.

Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life. By Captain Charles King. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. 8vo, navy cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt. Wear to boards; hinges starting; rear inner hinges reinforced. The Life of General Winfield Scott. By Edward D. Mansfield. New York: A. S. Barnes, 1846. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards stamped in blind. Foxing throughout; wear to boards. Twenty-five Years in the West. By Erasmus Manford. Chicago: E. Manford, 1868. 8vo, brown clothbacked boards stamped in blind. Wear and fading to boards; foxing throughout; renewed endpapers. Recollections of My Life: Fifty Years of Itinerancy in the Northwest. By Chauncey Hobart. Red Wing: Red Wing Printing Co., 1885. 8vo, red cloth-backed boards stamped in blind. Hinges starting; edges bumped. $100-200

380A (AMERICANA) A group of autographed letters signed, 1822. Autographed letter signed. To “Peter.” Dated September 6, 1822. 2 pp. With addressed [illeg.] to verso of one page. Autographed letter signed. Recipient unknown. Dated November 4th, 1822. 1p. $100-200