Bartlett, John Russell. Personal
Narrative Of Explorations And Incidents In Texas, New Mexico,
California, Sonora, And Chihuahua, Connected With The United
States And Mexican Boundary Commission, During The Years 1850,
‘51, ‘52, And ‘53. By John Russell Bartlett, United States
Commissioner During That Perior. In Two Volumes, With Map And
Illustrations. D. Appleton & Co. New York. 1854. 8vo, 2 vols. Map
lacking, all but one of the plates present. Library buckram. Text browned and waterstained. Reading copy only. Volume 2 shorter than volume 1 as
is normal. Howes B201. 1st edition.
I.D.#08048.
Bates, Mrs. D.B. Incidents On
Land And Water, Or, Four Years On The Pacific Coast. Being A
Narrative Of The Burning Of The Ships Nonantum And Fanchon,
Together With Many Startling And Interesting Adventures On Sea And
Land. By Mrs. D.B. Bates. Eighth Edition. Published for the
author. Boston. 1860. Thick 12mo, 336 p. 4 illus. plates (clipper
ships). Black cloth, gilt, crudely mended. Cowan 38; not in Howes. I.D.#01471.
Beadle, J.H. Western Wilds,
And The Men Who Redeem Them. An Authentic Narrative, Embracing
An Account Of Seven Years Travel And Adventure In The Far West;
Wild Life In Arizona; Perils Of The Plains... Including Also, An
Elaborate History And Description Of The Mining Districts; An
Expert Discussion Of The Subject Of Modern Mining; A Full Resume
Of Mining Matters At The Opening Of 1882. By J.H. Beadle, Author
Of "Life In Utah";... Illustrated. Jones Brothers Publishing Co.
Cincinnati. 1879. Thick 8vo, 628 p. col. fold. front. map of
Indian nations, many illus., cuts. Publishers half morocco, gilt.
Top of spine pulled. Subscription book. Considerable Mormon
history in a rather lurid vein. I.D.#00443.
Beebe, Lucius and Charles Clegg.
The American West. The Pictorial Epic Of A Continent...
More Than 1,000 Illustrations. E.P. Dutton. New York. 1955. 4to,
511 p. Mostly illus. Cloth. An interesting book by western
railroad experts. I.D.#01823.
Blanchard, Rufus. The
Discovery And Conquests Of The Northwest Including The Early
History Of Chicago, Detroit, Vincennes, St. Louis, Ft. Wayne,
Prairie Duchien, Marietta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Etc., Etc. And
Incidents Of Pioneer Life In The Region Of The Great Lakes And The
Mississippi Valley. By Rufus Blanchard. Cushing, Thomas & Co.
Chicago. 1880. Large 8vo, 7 double-page col. maps and 11 views.
Brown dec. cloth, little shaken. Howes B508. Second edition with
Chicago imprint. I.D.#02273.
Bowles, Samuel. Across The
Continent: A Summer’s Journey To The Rocky Mountains, The
Mormons, And The Pacific States, With Speaker Colfax. By Samuel
Bowles, Editor Of The Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Samuel
Bowles & Co./Hurd & Houghton. Springfield, Mass./New York. 1865.
12mo, xx,452 p. fol. map. Orig. cloth. First edition. Not in Howes. I.D.#00028.
Brockett, L.P. Our Western
Empire: Or The New West Beyond The Mississippi: The Latest And
Most Comprehensive Work On The States And Territories West Of The
Mississippi. ... By L.P. Brockett, A.M., M.D. Bradley, Garretson &
Co. Philadelphia, etc. 1882. Thick 8vo, 1312 p. Front. plt after
Sartain, illus., maps (missing). Disbound. Lightly browned.
Numerous full-page views of farming, mining, hunting, birds and
animals, etc. Second edition. Not in Howes. I.D.#08796.
Darton, N. H. Guidebook Of
The Western United States. Part C. The Santa Fe Route With A Side
Trip To The Grand Canyon Of The Colorado. By N.H. Darton and
others. Reprinted with minor corrections. GPO. Washington, DC.
1916. 8vo, iv,200 p. 25 fold. maps, plans and sects. in text.
Green printed wraps. (Bulletin 613 U.S. Geological Survey.) I.D.#09269.
Davis, Richard Harding. The
West From A Car-Window. Illustrated. Harper & Brothers.
London. c1892. 12mo, many illus., cuts by Frederic Remington. Blue
cloth, gilt top. First edition. Cover spotted. I.D.#01433.
Engineer Department.
U.S. Army Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West Of
The One Hundredth Meridian In Charge Of Capt. Geo. M. Wheeler,
Corps Of Engineers, U.S.Army. Published By Authority Of The
Honorable Secretary Of War In Accordance With Acts Of Congress Of
June 23, 1874, And February 15, 1875. In Seven Volumes And One
Supplement, Accompanied By One Topographic And One Geologic Atlas.
Vol. I - Geographical Report. GPO. Washington, DC. 1889. Thick
4to, 780 p. 3 fold. maps, 38 plates. Brown cloth. Plate V loose. A
very important volume with color lithograph views of Arizona
Indians, Colorado, and the Colorado River exploration with
important views and topographical map of the Grand Canyon. Also
very large folding map of the Western U.S., a U.S.G.S. map of the
entire country and facsimiles of early maps of the southwest being
a cartographic history of the region. Fine condition throughout. I.D.#00696. SOLD.
Goetzmann, William H. and
William N. Goetzmann. The West Of The Imagination. W.W.
Norton. New York / London. c1986. 4to, xviii,458 p. illus. Orange
linen in dust jacket. The companion book to the PBS TV series. Art
views taken from the imagination rather than actual observation. I.D.#03474.
Hall, James. Sketches Of
History, And Manners, In The West. By James Hall. In Two
Volumes. Vol. I. (only). Harrison Hall. Philadelphia. 1835. 12mo,
282,[1] p. front. plan. black cloth, red cloth spine. Old library
rebinding, slightly trimmed. Ex-library perforated stamp on title.
Last three chapters of Kentucky interest. Howes AA.
I.D.#07859.
Hall, James. Notes Of The
Western States; Containing Descriptive Sketches Of Their Soil,
Climate, Resources And Scenery. By James Hall, Author Of Border
Tales, &c. &c. Harrison Hall. Philadelphia. 1838. 12mo,
xxiii,13-304 p. Olive floral cloth, hinges cracked. Third edition,
first under this title. Howes H-79. With ink signature on title "H.W.
Fish, Nov 30/74." Always a frustrated poet and writer who wrote
travel and guide books for a living, Hall is best known for
writing the first literary annual in the west, Cincinnati, 1828.
Of particular interest is the hundred or so pages on western
steamboats and what became of them. I.D.#07625
Hart, Herbert M. Old Forts Of
The Far West... Drawings by Paul J. Hartle. Bonanza Books .
New York. c1965 . 4to, 192 p. illus., maps in text. Cloth, d.j. I.D.#01535.
Harts, William Wright.
Harbour Improvement On The Pacific Coast Of The United States.
By William Wright Harts, Major, Corps Of Engineers, U.S. Army,
Assoc. Inst. C.E. / By Permission Of The Council. Excerpt Minutes
Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers. Vol.
Clxxxiii, Session 1910/1911. Part 1. Edited By J.H.T. Tudbery,
D.Sc., Secretary. Published By The Institution... London. 1911.
8vo, 23 p. fold. chart. Printed wraps. Journal offprint.
I.D.#02804.
Hayes, J. W. Tales Of The
Sierras. … With Illustrations By John L. Cassidy.
Panama=Pacific Edition. W.H.C. Co. New York. 1912. 8vo, 137 p.
front., plate, illus. Brown self wrappers, loose, spine chipped.
Humorous cartoons and frontier anecdotes. I.D.#09643.
Hermann, Binger. The
Louisiana Purchase And Our Title West Of The Rocky Mountains,
With A Review Of Annexation By The United States. By Binger
Hermann, Commissioner Of The General Land Office. GPO. Washington,
DC. 1898. Thin 4to, 84 p. Port., illus., col. fold. maps. Maroon
cloth, shaken. Lacks three of the five maps. Ex-library. First
edition. I.D.#09639. SOLD.
Hermann, Binger. The
Louisiana Purchase And Our Title West Of The Rocky Mountains,
With A Review Of Annexation By The United States. By Binger
Hermann, Commissioner Of The General Land Office. Republished By
Joint Resolution Of Congress. GPO. Washington, DC. 1900. Thin 4to,
84 p. Port., illus., col. fold. maps. Black cloth, light foxing. I.D.#00145.
SOLD.
Kimball, Stanley B.
Discovering Mormon Trails. New York To California 1831-1868.
Diane Clements, cartographer. Deseret Book Co. Salt Lake City, UT.
1979. 4to. v i,50 p. Maps, maps in text Yellow limp wraps. (Deseret
Book.) I.D.#09581.
King, Sidney J. King's
Official Route Guide. A Touring Guide To The Best And Most
Reliable Routes In The Central West... Chicago. c1910. Thick
8vo, 672 p. Many city plans. Full limp maroon calf. Broken and
flaking. Printed on pink stock. Covers Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan. Especially valuable for the city
plans. Same format as the ALA blue or Scarborough green motoring
guides. I.D.#09645.
McDermott, John Francis.
Travelers On The Western Frontier. Edited by John Francis
McDermott. University of Illinois Press. Urbana/Chicago/London.
c1970. 8vo,xii,351 p. Facsim. maps, illus. Cloth, d.j.
I.D.#01690.
NEVADA. State of Nevada.
Second Biennial Report Of The Nevada Historical Society 1909=1910.
State Printing Office. Carson City. 1911. 8vo, 181 p. ports., many
plates, maps. Black cloth. Contains an article on Fremont’s
expediution in the region and a tribute to Mark Twain, upon his
death, who was a member. I.D.#05015.
New Statehood Bill.
GPO. Washington, DC. 1902, Dec. 10. 8vo, 21 p. tables. In: Senate
Reports, Vol. 1, 57th Cong., 2d sess. 1902-1903. With
other pension bills. Tan buckram, neat. Recommends the
admission of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico into the union. I.D.#07951.
OREGON. De Smet, Pierre-Jean.
Oregon Missions And Travels Over The Rocky Mountains, in
1845-46. By Father P.J. De Smet of the Society of Jesus. Edward
Dunigan. New York. 1847. Small 12mo, fold. map of Oregon,
repaired, 408,(4) p. 12 plts. Orig. green cloth. Shaken with some
sign. loose, foxed, hinges cracked. Howes D286. First edition with
the nice series of lithograph plates. The Catholic "Sign of the
Cross" and "Our Father" is supplied in various Indian languages. I.D.#00224.
PACIFIC. U.S. Navy. Hydrographic
Office. Pacific Island Pilot. Volume I (Western Groups)
1916 Published By The Hydrographic Office Under The Authority Of
The Secretary Of The Navy. GPO. Washington, DC. 1916. 8vo, 634 p.
3 fold. charts Green buckram, ex-library. (H. O. No.165).
I.D.#06431.
Priest, Josiah. American
Antiquities And Discoveries In The West: Being An Exhibition
Of The Evidence That An Ancient Population Of Partially Civilized
Nations Differing Entirely From Those Of The Present Indians
Peopled America Many Centuries Before Its Discovery By Columbus,
And Inquiries Into Their Origin, With A Copious Description Of
Many Of Their Stupendous Works, Now In Ruins. With Conjectures
Concerning What May Have Become Of Them. Complied From Travels,
Authentic Sources, And The Researches Of Antiquarian Societies...
Hoffman and White. Albany. 1835. Third edition, revised. 8vo, 400
p. fold. frontis. plate of Indian artifacts, woodcut map, few
cuts. Original calf, broken. Map and plate misfolded. Howes P-592.
Priest, a man of fertile imagination and a prolific writer, is
best know for Indian captivities. (5th edition
available. #03567.) I.D.#05014.
Reinhartz, Dennis and Charles C.
Colley. The Mapping Of The American Southwest. Edited by
Dennis Reinhartz and Charles C. Colley. Texas A&M University Press
College Station. c1987. 8vo, xv,83 p. Col. maps, sepia facsims,
illus. Boards, d.j. I.D.#01689.
Rice, Howard C. Barthelemi
Tardiveau. A French Trader In The West. Biographical sketches,
including letters from B. Tardiveau to St. John De Crevecoeur
(1788-1789)... Johns Hopkins Press. Baltimore. 1938. 8vo, xi,90 p.
Facsims (some fold.) Boards. (Historical documents. Institut
Francais de Washington, Cahier XI) First edition, elegantly
printed on Town Crier Text laid paper. I.D.#01841.
Richardson, Albert D. Beyond
The Mississippi: From The Great River To The Great Ocean. Life
And Adventure On The Prairies, Mountains, And Pacific Coast. With
More Than Two Hundred Illustrations, From Photographs And Original
Sketches,... 1857-1867. By Albert D. Richardson,... Issued By
Subscription Only,... American Publishing Co... Hartford, Conn.
1867. 8vo, 572 p. Fold. map, illus., cuts. few small maps in text.
Brown publishers cloth. Good account of ante-bellum Kansas and of
California. I.D.#01227.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
PROCLAMATIONS WITH MAPS
Roosevelt, Theodore. pres. U.S.
untitled. Collection of over 50 printed proclamations
each individually dated, establishing national parks or forests.
Most are in western states, either their establishment or
enlargement. There are for California 6, Arizona 7, Montana 8,
Utah 6, Oregon 4, New Mexico 2, Idaho 2, Nevada 2, Colorado 1,
Oklahoma 1, Wyoming 1, South Dakota 1, and Arkansas 1. Of
particular significance are San Bernardino, San Gabriel National
Forests and Monterey National Forest in California, Devils Tower
National Monument in Wyoming, Arkansas National Forest in
Arkansas, Black Mesa National Forest, Verde National Forest, and
Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. GPO. Washington,
DC. 1906-08. Small folios, most single sheet. [13 x 8"] fold. maps
Unbound. The maps do not seem to be listed in standard guides
although derived from the Forest Service, the U.S.G.S. or public
land surveys. A few items bear typed or manuscript notations and a
few are cut at the fold and stapled. A few with light soiling or
lacking the final blank leaf. All maps in fine condition.
Documents the rapid progress of conservation and national parks
under Theodore Roosevelt and the forest service which he
established in 1905. I.D.#10003.
Schmitt, Martin F. and Dee
Brown. The Settlers’ West. Scribner’s. New York. c1955.
4to, xxviii,258 p. Mostly illus. Cloth, d.j. Period photos, to
1916. I.D.#01825.
Seattle Art Museum. Lewis And
Clark’s America. A Contemporary Photo Essay... [by] Paul and
Mary E. Macapia [and] A voyage of discovery [by] Willis F. Wood,
Janice Marsh, Elzabeth DeFato, Nel Meitzler, Patricia Patton.
Seattle Art Museum. Seattle. 1976. Small 4tos. many illus. (some
col.) Wrappers, boxed. I.D.#03493.
Turner, Frederick Jackson and
Frederick Merk. List Of References On The History Of The West.
Revised Edition. Harvard University Press. Cambridge. 1922. 156 p.
Tan printed wraps. Signature and bookplate of Robert E. Riegel. I.D.#01697.
Tyler, Ron. Prints Of The
American West. Papers Presented At The Ninth Annual North
American Print Conference. Edited by Ron Tyler. Amon Carter
Museum. Fort Worth. 1983. 8vo, x,142 p. ports., illus., facsims.
Orange cloth, d.j. I.D.#03473.
United States. Department of the
Interior. Albert H. Campbell. 35th Congress, 2d
Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 108. 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. GPO. Washington,
DC. 1859. 8vo, 125 p. 6 folding maps, illus. Disbound, all maps
expertly deacidified. Wagner-Camp 321; Howes C86; Graff 558. Maps
encapsulated. I.D.#01228.
United States. Senate. Letter
Of The Secretary Of War, Communicating... The Report Of Major D.
Fergusson On The Country, Its Resources, And The Route Between
Tucson And Lobos Bay. March 14, 1863... GPO. Washington, DC.
1863. 8vo, 22p. 3 folding maps, (one 22 1/2 x 30") disbound. Fine
detailed maps of southern Arizona done during the Civil War. (37th
Cong., Spec. sess. Senate. Ex.Doc. No. 1). Very scarce.
I.D.#02957.
Viola, Herman J. Exploring
The West. Smithsonian Books. Washington, DC. 1987. 4to, 256 p.
mostly col. illus., ports. Brown cloth, d.j. I.D.#01523.
FIRST PUBLICITY FOR
BUFFALO BILL
Webb, William Edward. Buffalo
Land: An Authentic Account Of The Discoveries, Adventures, And
Mishaps Of A Scientific And Sporting Party In The Wild West; With
Graphic Descriptions Of The Country; The Red Man, Savage And
Civilized; Hunting The Buffalo, Antelope, Elk, And Wild Turkey;
Etc. Etc. Replete With Information, Wit, And Humor. The Appendix
Comprising A Complete Guide For Sportsmen And Emigrants. By W. E.
Webb, Topeka, Kansas. Profusely Illustrated From Actual
Photographs, And Original Drawings By Henry Worrall. Hubbard
Brothers. Philadelphia. 1872. Thick 8vo, 503 p. ports., illus. Red
brown cloth, gilt. With subscription slip. First edition. One
biographer credits Webb with being the first to praise and picture
Wm. F. Cody in a book. I.D.#09193.
Webb, W. E. Buffalo Land:
An Authentic Narrative Of The Adventures And Misadventures Of A
Late Scientific And Sporting Party Upon The Great Plains Of The
West. With Full Descriptions Of The Country Traversed, The Indian
As He Is, The Habits Of The Buffalo, Wolf, And Wild Horse, Etc.,
Etc. Also An Appendix, Constituting The Work A Manual For
Sportsmen And Hand-Book For Emigrants Seeking Homes. By W.E. Webb,
Of Topeka, Kansas. Profusely Illustrated From Original Drawings By
Henry Worrall, And Actual Photographs. E. Hannaford & Co.
Cincinnati/Chicago. 1872. 8vo, 503 p. illus., cuts Orig. brown
sheep, rebacked in brown fabricoid. Not in Howes.
I.D.#07624.
Western History Association.
The American West. Magazine of the Western History
Association. Vol. 1, Nos. 104. 1964. wraps. Set of 4.
I.D.#01555.
Wheeler, George Montague.
Annual Report Upon The Geographical Surveys West Of The 100th
Meridian... Being Appendix NN Of The Annual Report... For 1877.
GPO Washington, DC. 1877. 8vo, iv,1211-1334,v pp. 3 fold. liths.
(2 maps and 1 geol. sect.) tables. Printed boards. Plates loose.
One large U.S. map and a profile of the Continental Divide. I.D.#00326.
Wheeler, George Montague.
Annual Report Upon The Geographical Surveys... In The States
And Territories Of California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,
Washington, And Wyoming... Being Appendix NN Of The Annual
Report Of The Chief Of Engineers For 1878. GPO. Washington. 1878.
8vo, x,234 p. 2 fold. maps, 6 plates, tables. Black cloth, foxed.
One plate shows ruins of the cloister at Gran-Guivira, N.M. Four
show the game fish of the west. One folding map is a facsimile of
one prepared in 1701 by Father Kino from the Jesuit Relations.
Very large folding partly colored map of the U.S. west of the 100th
meridian. With the tipped in printed slip presenting the book by
Lt. Wheeler. I.D.#00325.
Wheeler, George Montague.
Engineer Department. U.S. Army. Report Upon United States
Geographical Surveys West Of The One Hundredth Meridian,... Vol.
III. - Supplement-Geology. GPO. Washington, DC. 1881. Thick
4to, 420,xxxviii pp. 3 col. fold. maps in pocket, 3 geol. plates,
tables, charts. Black cloth, hinges weak, sides soiled. Maps in
fine condition. I.D.#00302.
Wheeler, George Montague.
Engineer Department, U.S. Army. Report Upon Geographical And
Geological Explorations And Surveys West Of The One Hundredth
Meridian, In Charge Of First Lieutenant Geo. M. Wheeler...
Published By Authority Of Hon. Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary Of War...
Volume III.-Supplement-Geology. GPO. Washington, DC. 1881. 4to,
420,xxxviii pp. 4 plates, 3 pocket maps. Black cloth. Hinges
mended with tape. Consists of Prof. John J. Stevenson's Report
upon geological examinations in southern Colorado and northern New
Mexico, during the years 1878 and 1879 and another. Pocket maps
show Trinidad-Cimmaron-Taos, Los Alamos and Ft. Union, Rio
Grande-N. Pecos-Taos Valley. I.D.#09204.
Wheeler, George Montague.
Facts Concerning The Origin, Organization, Administration,
Functions, History, And Progress Of The Principal Government Land
And Marine Surveys Of The World, Being Extracts From The
Report On Third International Geographical Congress And
Exhibition. By Capt. George M. Wheeler, Corps Of Engineers, U.S.
Army, Commissioner And Delegate. GPO. Washington, DC. 1885. 4to,
vii,12-569,XIII pp. col. plate maps, fold. plans. Dark plum cloth.
Very good. Definitive cartographic reference on foreign
governmental mapping. I.D.#05010.
Wheeler, Olin D. Wonderland
1905. Descriptive Of The Northwest. Illustrated. It
Treats More Particularly Of The Shores Of Kitchigami, The
Sepulchre Of Lame Deer, The Yellowstone Wonderland. The Lewis And
Clark Exposition, The Shasta-Northern Pacific Route. Northern
Pacific Railroad, A.M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent. St. Paul,
Minn. c1905. 8vo, 119,(8) p. double-page map, illus. (2 fold.)
Blue wraps, spine repaired. I.D.#00697. |
