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Hoig, Stan. WESTERN ODYSSEY OF JOHN SIMPSON SMITH: FRONTIERSMAN, TRAPPER, TRADER, AND INTERPRETER.
Glendale 1974 254pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Western Frontiersman Vol. 15.
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Holt, Joseph. AN ADDRESS ... TO THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY ... ALSO HIS LETTER TO J. F. SPEED.
N.Y. 1861 31pp. Printed wrappers. Deals with "the Fallacy of Neutrality" and is strongly pro-Lincoln and pro-Union.
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Kearny, Stephen Watts. JOURNAL OF ...
St. Louis 1908-11 In: Mo. Hist. Soc. Colls. Vol. 3. Pp.8-29;99-131. Original printed wrappers, frayed and wearing. First edition. Matthews p.240: "Military exploration journal, July™August, 1820; Council Bluffs-St. Peter's expedition, between Upper Missouri, near Omaha, and Camp Cold Water, near Minneapolis; describes forts, towns, Indian villages, geography..."
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Kelly, George H. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY.
ARIZONA, 1864-1912. [Phoenix] 1926 [14],399pp. Illus., folded maps, port. Original cloth. First edition. From the creation of the territory to statehood, with extracts from the governors' messages and laws enacted of special importance. The maps show the appearance of the counties by legislative enactment.
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Fernald, Charles. A COUNTY JUDGE IN ARCADY: SELECTED PRIVATE PAPERS OF CHARLES FERNALD, PIONEER CALIFORNIA JURIST...
Glendale Clark 1954 268pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. With introduction and notes by Cameron Rogers.
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Stansbery, Lon R. THE PASSING OF THE 3-D RANCH.
N.Y. Buffalo Head Press 1966 92pp. Original cloth. Facsimile reprint of the rare 1930 original edition. Adams Herd 2146, name misspelled: "Rare." One of 500 copies.
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McAllister, Rev. John. DIARY OF... A PIONEER OF 1852.
Portland 1925 In: Oregon Pioneer Association Transactions #50, pp.471-508. Original printed wrappers. First edition. An unusually good trans-plains diary by virtue of its frequent reference to the length of the day's journey, the camping places, and description of the physical conditions along the "old Oregon trail." Matthews p.334.
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Morice, A. G. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST.
Winnipeg 1936 83,[2]pp. Illus. Original pictorial printed wrappers. First edition. Peel 3522. The writer was a veteran missionary, an accomplished linguist, and was one of the most highly respected authorities on the history of Canada.
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Oliphant, Laurence. NOTES ON CANADA AND THE NORTHWEST STATE OF AMERICA.
Edinburgh 1855 In: Blackwood's Magazine, v. 77-78, April - Sept, pp.438-50; 569-82, 701-714; pp.39-54, 165-180, 322-338. Contemporary half morocco. First edition. Buck 524: "The writer crossed northern Illinois to Chicago. It was published in book form as "Minnesota and the Far West." Howes O64.
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Pease, Theodore C. THE COUNTY ARCHIVES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Springfield 1915 [141],730pp. Original cloth. First edition. Ill. Hist. Lib. Colls. Vol. 12.
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Pope, Nathaniel. DIGEST 1815.
Springfield [1938-40] 2 vols. Original cloth. Facsimile of the rare 1815 original edition. Edited with introduction by Francis S. Philbrick. Ill. St. Hist. Lib. Colls. Vol. 28 and 30.
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Potter, Elisah R. MEMOIR CONCERNING THE FRENCH SETTLEMENTS AND FRENCH SETTLERS IN THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND.
Providence 1879 81pp. Original wrappers. First edition.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF THE PROPOSED STATE OF OKLAHOMA HELD AT GUTHRIE ... NOVEMBER 20, 1906 TO NOVEMBER 16, 1907.
Muskogee [1907] 486,73pp. Original half sheep. First edition. Eberstadt 166#115: "Possibly the longest convention ever held, which adopted what is probably the longest constitution ever written. it is, for example, infinitely more extended than the code of Hammurabi - but the Sooners, of course, did not have to inscribe it on tablets."
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A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF MAJOR ISAAC ROACH. COMPILED AT THE SOLICITATION OF A NUMBER OF CITIZENS OF SOUTHWARK.
Phila. 1838 23pp. Plain wrappers. First edition. Sabin 71708: "Mr. Roach as engaged in the War of 1812, and was captured and imprisoned at Queenstown. This is a campaign document in his favor as candidate for office of sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia..."
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Salzbacher, Joseph. MEINE REISE NACH NORD-AMERIKA...
Vienna 1845 First edition In two parts. [8],68;[12],69-480,[2]pp. Illus., large folding map, with colored outlines, shows the south, midwest, and Canada. Original printed wrappers. Howes S58. Graff 3661: "Dr. Salzbacher toured the south first and went as far west as St. Louis. Later, he traveled east via Chicago. His primary concern was Roman Catholic institutions." Buck 373: "...he tells... of a trip to St. Louis by way of the Ohio and Mississippi River and back across Illinois by stage to Vincennes..." Clark, Travels in the Old South, Vol 3:233. Extremely scarce in wrappers.
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Spooner, Henry J. MARYLAND CAMPAIGN WITH THE FOURTH RHODE ISLAND.
Providence 1903 27pp. Original front wrapper, chipped, . First edition. Limited to 250 copies. Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society of R. I., Sixth Series, No.5. Dornbusch R.I. 105.
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Townsend, E. D. THE CALIFORNIA DIARY OF GENERAL ...
[L.A.] Ward Ritchie [1970] [10],184pp. Illus. Original cloth, boxed. First edition. Covers the period 1851-5. Edited by Malcolm Edwards.
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Van Der Zee, Jacob. THE BRITISH IN IOWA.
Iowa City 1922 340pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition.
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White, Father Andrew (S. J.). RELATIO ITINERIS IN MARYLANDIAM.
DECLARATIO COLONIAE DOMINI BARONIS DE BALTIMORO EXCERPTA EX DIVERSIS LITTERIS MISSIONARIORUM ... Balt. 1874 [4],128pp. dbd. First edition. Md. Fund Pub. 7. Howes W348.
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White, Philo. PHILO WHITE'S NARRATIVE OF A CRUIZE IN THE PACIFIC TO SOUTH AMERICA AND CALIFORNIA ON THE U. S. SLOOP OF WAR "DALE", 1841-1843.
Denver [1965] 84pp. Illus., some colored. Original small folio cloth. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies designed by Lawton Kennedy and edited by Charles L. Camp.An interesting and important first hand account of life aboard ship in the Pacific.
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Wood, Richard G. STEPHEN HARRIMAN LONG, 1784-1864: ARMY ENGINEER, EXPLORER, INVENTOR.
Glendale 1966 292pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition.
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JESSE JAMES: THE LIFE AND DARING ADVENTURES OF THIS BOLD HIGHWAYMAN AND BANK ROBBER AND HIS NO LESS CELEBRATED BROTHER, FRANK JAMES. TOGETHER WITH THE THRILLING EXPLOITS OF THE YOUNGER BOYS. WRITTEN BY (ONE WHO DARE NOT NOW DISCLOSE HIS IDENTITY) ...
Phila., Barclay ca 1882 First edition 19-96pp. Illus. Original printed pictorial wrappers, plastic protective covering taped to wrappers.. A very rare item. Howes J47. Adams Guns 1148. Adams 150 #82: "... the usual Jesse James material,, though this one is better done than the majority. It is another collector's item."
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Spring, Agnes Wright. SEVENTY YEARS: A PANORAMIC HISTORY OF THE WYOMING STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION INTERWOVEN WITH DATA RELATIVE TO THE CATTLE INDUSTRY IN WYOMING.
Cheyenne 1942 273pp. Illus. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition. Adams Herd 2141. Reese Six Score 101: "Excellent history of the cattle industry in Wyoming..." Howes S850.
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[Jeffreys, George W.]. A SERIES OF ESSAYS ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS; IN FORTY SEVEN NUMBERS. BY "AGRICOLA," A NORTH CAROLINA FARMER.
Raleigh Gales 1819 223,[2]pp. Full contemporary 16mo calf, gold stamped leather label spine, top ofspine and front joint expertly mended. Shaw 48370. Thornton 6872. Not in Howes or Kress. One of the great North Carolina rarities. Much early work on agriculture, manures, deep ploughing, grasses, tillage, wheat, orchards, Indian corn, oxen, livestock, hogs, draining, etc.
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Slattery, Charles Lewis. FELIX REVILLE BRUNOT 1820-1898: A CIVILIAN IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION: PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS.
N.Y. 1901 304pp. Illus. Original cloth, x-library. First edition. Contains much material on the Utes and Sioux in the early seventies. Inscribed presentation copy from Slattery to Alfred Reed Hill.
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THE HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA ... 1857-AUGUST-1907.
[Minneapolis 1907] 359pp. Illus. Original cloth, spine faded. First edition. Privately printed, in a small edition, in blue ink, for the congregation.
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REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON RECONSTRUCTION, AT THE FIRST SESSION THIRTY NINTH CONGRESS.
Wash. HR30 1866 [22],128;294;187;182pp. Original cloth. First edition. A state by state look at theConfederacy indicating the subcommittees of Congress responsible for drafting policy.
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Dickinson, Rev. C. E. 1796-1896: A CENTURY OF CHURCH LIFE. A HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF MARIETTA, OHIO ...
N.p. Alderman 1896 226pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Privately printed for the author. With an introduction by Rev. John W. Simpson.
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Fleming, Walter T. GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN AS COLLEGE PRESIDENT: A COLLECTION OF LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER MATERIAL, CHIEFLY FROM PRIVATE SOURCES, RELATING TO THE LIFE AND ACTIVITIES ... 1859-1861.
Cleveland Clark 1912 First edition 399pp. Illus. Original cloth, bookplate. Not in Dornbusch or Nevins. Nicholson p.286.
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Hitchcock, George A. A HISTORY OF THE CALVINISTIC CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY, FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS ...
Fitchburg 1902 [4],145pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition.
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Vander Velde, Lewis G. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES AND THE FEDERAL UNION, 1861-1869.
Cambridge 1932 First edition [15],575pp. Original cloth.. Harvard Hist. Studies Vol. 33.
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Wheelock, Thompson B. JOURNAL OF COLONEL DODGE'S EXPEDITION FROM FORT GIBSON TO THE PAWNEE PICT VILLAGE.
Wash. SD1 1834 Pp.72-93. Variant of Wagner™Camp-Becker 51, HD2, pp.70-91. Graff 4623. Matthews p.273. The journal is dated Fort Gibson, August 27 1834 It contains an account of the Dragoons' expedition to the Toyash village, their council with the Indians, and the rescue of Matthew Martin ..."
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Overdyke, W. Darrell. THE KNOW-NOTHING PARTY IN THE SOUTH.
[Baton Rouge] LSU Press 1950 [10],322pp. Original cloth, small piece missing from spine of dust jacket. First edition.
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Hafen, LeRoy, ed. REPORTS FROM COLORADO: THE WILDMAN LETTERS 1859-1865.
Glendale Clark 1961 332pp. Illus., folding map. Original cloth. First edition. Far West and RockiesSeries V. 13.
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Hall, A. Oakley. HORACE GREELEY DECENTLY DISSECTED, IN A LETTER ON HORACE GREELEY, ADDRESSED BY... TO JOSEPH HOXIE...
N.Y. 1862 38pp. Original printed wrappers. Originally published in the "Leader" of Dec. 14, 1860, this is its first publication in book form.
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Harmon, Daniel Williams. A JOURNAL OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF NORTH AMERICA...
Andover, Ma 1820 First edition 432pp.,lax errata slip. Illus., port, map in facsimile. Full contemporary calf. Howes H205. Wagner-Camp 17. Peel 63. Harmon entered the service of the North West Company in April of 1800. He travelled to Lake Winnipeg, then to the Assiniboine, where he stayed for seven years. He then went to Fort Williams, Athabasca, and New Caledonia. Shaw 1518.
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Holbrook, John C. RECOLLECTIONS OF A NONAGENARIAN OF LIFE IN NEW ENGLAND, THE MIDDLE WEST, AND NEW YORK, INCLUDING A MISSION TO GREAT BRITAIN IN BEHALF OF THE SOUTHERN FREEDMAN; TOGETHER WITH SCENES IN CALIFORNIA.
Boston 1897 351pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition.
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Lincoln, Robert T. LETTER FROM... TRANSMITTING... THE ACCOMPANYING COPY OF A REPORT FROM LIEUT. T. W. SYMONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, EMBRACING ALL THE INFORMATION IN THIS DEPARTMENT RESPECTING THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES, AND OF THE COUNTRY ADJACENT THERETO.
Wash. SD186 1882 135pp. Illus., 32 plates including 25 dealing with "Map of the upper Columbia River" from the international boundary line to the Snake River. On a scale of one inch to two miles. 25 sheets and an index sheet from the surveys and examinations made in 1881... drawn by Alfred Downing." Not in Smith.
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Clay, John. MY LIFE ON THE RANGE.
N.Y. Antiquarian Press 1961 368pp. Illus. Original cloth. Introduction by E. E. Dale. One of 750 copies. Adams Herd 475. Adams Guns 434. Dobie p.98-9. Graff 748. Howes C478. Jennewein 153. Vandale 34. Reese Six Score 19. One of the great books on the American cattle industry.
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Evarts, William M. LETTER OF ... COMMUNICATING ... CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES VS. VINCENT P. GOMEZ, INVOLVING THE CLAIMS TO THE LAND CALLED "PANOCHE GRANDE."
Wash. SD48 1869 32, 2,196pp. dbd. First edition. While Cowan lists a number of items on this subject, this one is not present. One of the most important land claims to be settled in California.
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MR. STORRS, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS, TO WHICH HAD BEEN REFERRED THE BILL FROM THE SENATE (NO. 50) ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES" ... AMENDMENTS.
Wash. S50 1827 4pp. dbd. Folio. First edition.
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Johnson, Walter R. A REPORT TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON AMERICAN COALS APPLICABLE TO STEAM NAVIGATION AND TO OTHER PURPOSES.
Wash. SD386 1844 607pp. Folded plates. dbd. First edition. Not in Kress or Larson. One of the most important works of its kind.
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Kilgore, William H. THE KILGORE JOURNAL OF AN OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA IN THE YEAR 1850.
N.Y. Hastings 1949 63pp. Illus. Original cloth, boxed. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Edited by Joyce R. Muench from the original manuscript.
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Salmon, D. E., comp. SPECIAL REPORT ON DISEASES OF CATTLE AND ON CATTLE FEEDING.
Wash. HMD106 1893 496pp. Illus., many in color. Calf. First edition. A U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry report with contributions by Drs. Murray, Atkinson, Harbaugh, Lowe, Law, Dickson, Trumbower, Smith and Prof. Henry.
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Smith, Caleb B. FORT RIDGELY AND SOUTH PASS WAGON ROAD. REPORT FROM...MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ARMY...
Wash. HED35 1862 36pp. dbd. First edition. Not in Wagner-Camp, Howes or Graff. Most of the data wassupplied by the late superintendent W. H. Nobles.
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Tilghman, Zoe A. OUTLAW DAYS: A TRUE HISTORY OF EARLY-DAY OKLAHOMA CHARACTERS...
Oklahoma City 1926 138pp. Illus. Original pictorial printed wrappers, a little chipped. First edition. Adams Six Guns 2212.
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Turner, Frederick J. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FRENCH MINISTERS TO THE UNITED STATES, 1791-1797.
Wash. 1904 1110pp. Original cloth. First edition. In: American Hist. Assoc. Annual Report, 1903 vol.2. [Reprinted at $75.00!].
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. MR. McRAE, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS, SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING REPORT...
Wash., HR1956 1892 First edition [15],295,[8]pp. dbd. Deals with the circumstances under which certain leases for parcels of ground in the park. Also there is material on the lease granted to S. S. Huntley.
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Curti, Merle Eugene. THE AMERICAN PEACE CRUSADE, 1815-1860.
Durham Duke 1929 First edition [9],250pp. Illus. Original cloth, d.j.
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Tanselle, G. Thomas. ROYALL TYLER.
Cambridge 1967 281pp. Original cloth, d.j. First edition and first full length study of one of the most significant figures in American literature in the period just after the Revolution.
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Schutz, John A. THOMAS POWNALL: BRITISH DEFENDER OF AMERICAN LIBERTY - A STUDY OF ANGLO - AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
Glendale Clark 1951 340pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Old Northwest Historical Series V.5
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Wilcocke, Samuel Hull. A NARRATIVE OF OCCURRENCES IN THE INDIAN COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA, SINCE THE CONNEXION OF THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SELKIRK WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A COLONY ON THE RED RIVER; WITH A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HIS LORDSHIP'S MILITARY EXPEDITION TO, AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS AT FORT WILLIAM, IN UPPER CANADA.
London, 1817. [14],152,[4],87pp. Modern boards with calf backstrip, gold stamped leather label on spine. First edition. TPL 1108: "A reply to John Halkett's 'Statement Respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kildonan, q.v.' The reply was prepared by Wilcocke, a hack-writer in the employ of the Northwest Company. This work has been attributed to Edward Ellice, the Elder, and to Simon McGillivary, both members of the Northwest Company." Peel 44. Sabin 20699. Field 1117.
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CASE OF GENERAL J. WATSON WEBB, LATE ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY TO BRAZIL ON ALLEGATIONS MADE BY HAMILTON FISH, SECRETARY OF STATE, AND HON. E. R. HOAR.
N.p. ca. 1875 64pp. Original printed front wrapper only. First edition. "Mr. L. I. Washington with compliments of Gen. J. W. Webb." He served eight years in Brazil and fought tirelessly against the aid extended to Confederate privateers. He protected the interests of Americans during the Paraguayan war and secured the settlement of long standing maritime claims. This pamphlet deals with charges arising out of the Carolina claims.
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Moses, Bernard. SPAIN'S DECLINING POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA, 1730-1806.
Berkeley 1919 [20],440,[1]pp. Original cloth. First edition. Contains chapters on the Jesuits, Indian revolts, New Granada, Rio de la Plata, Miranda's expedition, British capture of Buenos Aires, etc.
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CHEROKEE OUTLET ... REPORT ... TO OPEN UP TO HOMESTEAD AND SETTLEMENT CERTAIN LANDS IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY CLAIMED BY THE CHEROKEE TRIBE ...
Wash. HR3768 1891 27pp. dbd. First edition.
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DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO DIFFICULTIES EXISTING IN THE CHEROKEE NATION OF INDIANS.
Wash. SD301 1846 9pp. dbd. First edition.
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Vignaud, Henry. A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE VARIOUS DATES ASSIGNED TO THE BIRTH OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE REAL DATE, 1451 WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE QUESTION.
London Stevens 1903 First edition [12],121pp. Original decorated gold stamped pictorial small 8vo cloth, old library markings. One of 200 copies published.
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U. S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS OF THE U. S.
Wash, D.C 1879 (dbd.), 1891 (dbd), 1940, 1944/45, 1948-54, 1956, 1959-77. Original cloth, except 1879, 1891, 1976, 1977. Per volume:
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WRITINGS ON AMERICAN HISTORY.
Wash. 1902- 1941-47 not published.>1909, 1910, 1919, 1921- 1936, 1937/8, 1939/40, 1948, 1949, 1951,1954, 1959. per vol 20.00
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GULF STATES HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Montgomery, Al. Vol. 1 # 3 Sept. 1901 . Original printed wrappers.
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INDIANA HISTORY BULLETIN.
Indianapolis 1923-72 Vols. 1-49. Bound .Contains a wealth of material on Indiana and the mid-west, from the time of the Northwest Territory through the beginnings of the 20th century.
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Ambler, Charles Henry. HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE OHIO VALLEY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS WATERWAYS, TRADE, AND COMMERCE FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME.
Glendale, Clark, 1932. 465pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Rieger 799: "A very thorough and desirable history, with much reference to Wheeling: Ohio Author's and their Books.
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Brussel, I. R. ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS.
N.Y., 1981. 2 vols., cloth, boxed. Limited to 500 numbered copies. A long out-of-print and scarce reference tool that consists of an analysis and annotated bibliographies of the first editions of works of both English authors whose books first appeared in America and American authors whose books were originally issued in England.
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Crawley, Peter. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF DESERET: A KEEPSAKE ISSUED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE HAROLD B. LEE LIBRARY IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LIBRARY'S TWO-MILLIONTH VOLUME. AN ESSAY....
Provo Utah 1982 27pp. Original wrappers. Brigham Young University Library Newsletter Volume 19. Printed for the "Friends of BYU" in an edition about 1200 copies.
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Dearing, J. S. A DRUMMER'S EXPERIENCE.
Colorado Springs, Co. 1913 567pp. Illus. Original limp cloth. First edition. Contains 103 half-toneillustrations representing beauty spots and noted scenes of the North American continent. Not in Graff, Eberstadt or Decker. Adams Herd 666.
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS.
[Boston 1792-1995] Series I: Vol. 1-10; Series II: Vol. 1-10; Series III: Vol. 1-8; Series IV: Vol.1-10; Series V: Vol. 1-10; Series VI: Vol. 1-10; Series VII: Vol. 1-4, 6-10, V.71-88 (1806-1995). Mostly in original boards, original cloth, contemporary half morocco. A complete file of all published, with only volume (SVII, Vol. 5) lacking. Complete sets are virtually unobtainable. One of the most important publications for the study of 17th, 18th and 19th century Americana. A mine of information on colonial America, the Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, politics, law, etc. Indispensable for the study of New England. Many volumes are available separately. In all, a total of 87 volumes. Larned 284-322.
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. PROCEEDINGS.
Boston 1791-1998 First edition SI v 1-20; SII V. 1-20, V. 41-107; 27892 -2998. Indices 1/20; 21/40, 41/60; 61/80. Mostly in original cloth, some in half morocco. Larned 323-350, listing some early volumes and their valuable contents. A mine of valuable and informative material for the study of 17th, 18h and 19th century America. A total of 111 volumes. This is the first complete set of this item we have handled in the last 20 years.
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MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Helena 1876-1940 Vol. 1-10. Original cloth. Reprint edition. Complete set of all published. Significant studies dealing with Montana
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Taylor, Zachary. RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH CANADA. MESSAGE FROM... MAY 7, 1850 RELATIVE TO THE RECIPROCAL ADMISSION OF THE NATURAL PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FREE OF DUTY.
Wash. SD13 1911 39pp. dbd.
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CANADIAN CUSTOMS TARIFF, 1907... WITH AMENDMENTS TO DATE.
Wash. SD15 1911 164pp. dbd. An American reprint of the official customs tariff.
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Haywood, J. K. THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS. REPORT OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE WATERS OF THE HOT SPRINGS ON THE HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION, HOT SPRINGS, GARLAND COUNTY, ARK., WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE... MEDICINAL VALUE... IN MINERAL WATERS... AND GEOLOGICAL SKETCH OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS...
Wash. SD282 1902 94pp. Illus., birds eye view fold. frontis, 10 plates and folding map. dbd. First edition.
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Gravier, Gabriel. LES VOYAGES DE GIOVANNI VERRAZANO SUR LES COTES D'AMERIQUE AVEC DES MARINS NORMADS, POUR LE COMPTE DU ROI DE FRANCE EN 1524-1528.
Rouen 1898 32pp., uncut. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
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Fulford, Francis. THE LETTER TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY, AND LAITY OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND IN THE PROVINCE OF CANADA ...
Montreal 1864 13pp. dbd. First edition. TPL 4318: "The letter concerns the legality of Bishop Fulford's patent as metropolitan bishop of the Church of England in Canada and includes correspondence and legal opinions."
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Newman, Henry S. MEMORIES OF STANLEY PUMPHREY.
N.Y. 1883 [4],292pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Contains chapters on North Carolina, Tennessee, Kansas, Indian Territory, Canada, etc. Not in Clark, Howes, etc. Thornton 9388.
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Whitaker, George. TWO LETTERS TO THE LORD BISHOP OF TORONTO, IN REPLY TO CHARGES BROUGHT BY THE LORD BISHOP OF HURON AGAINST THE THEOLOGICAL TEACHING OF TRINITY COLLEGE, TORONTO ... TO WHICH IS PREFIXED THE LETTER OF THE BISHOP OF HURON TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SYNOD OF HIS DIOCESE.
Toronto 1860 96,[1]pp. dbd. First edition. TPL 4027.
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Busch, Moritz. WANDERUNGEN ZWISCHEN HUDSON UND MISSISSIPPI 1851 UND 1852.
Stuttgart 1854 First edition 2 vols.:[2],390;[2],381pp. Contemporary half morocco, over marbled boards with gold stamping and decorations on spine. Howes B1038: "Trenchant observations on the Middle West, etc." Decker Cat. 33:88: "Original edition. The author's travels include many adventures in the western states and Mississippi Valley especially in Cincinnati and the Ohio River towns. He gives some account of the backwoods of east Kentucky and of the American Negro..." Also, contains an interesting chapter on life among the Shakers. Sabin 9540. Clark III:283. Buck482. Flake 1041.
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Adams, N. A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD.
Boston, [1871]. 152pp. Illus. Original 12 mo gold stamped cloth, spreckled. First edition. Voyage around Cape Horn to California, the Sandwich Islands and the Far East. Not in Cowan, Eberstadt, Graff, etc.
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Ballou, Adin. AN EXPOSITION OF VIEWS RESPECTING THE PRINCIPAL FACTS, CAUSES, AND PECULIARITIES INVOLVED IN SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS, TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING PHENOMENAL STATEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Boston, Marsh (Community Press Hopedale, Mass.) 1852 256pp. Original cloth, joints worn. First edition. The preface is dated Hopedale, Mass., June 1, 1852 and signed in type A. B. Ballou founded Hopedale utopian community, the first of the great utopian enterprises, 1840-50. A rare and seldom found work by this great American socialist.
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Larson, Esther Elisabeth. SWEDISH COMMENTATORS ON AMERICA 1638-1865: AN ANNOTATED LIST OF SELECTED MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIALS.
N.Y. 1963 139pp. Illus. Original printed wrappers. First edition.
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Tinsley, Henry C. OBSERVATIONS OF A RETIRED VETERAN.
Staunton, Va. 1904 96pp. Original boards, paper labels, rear joint worn. First edition. Served during the Civil War with the Richmond Howitzers. Dornbusch 2:1126. Rare personal narrative.
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[YOUNG, S. GLENN]. LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF S. GLENN YOUNG, WORLD FAMOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. COMPILED ... FROM DATA FURNISHED BY THE HERO ...
Herrin, Ill. Mrs. S. Glenn Young [1924] 253pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. Adams Guns 2468: "Scarce. Experiences of a law enforcement officer among the outlaws, especially in Texas and Oklahoma." Young was also a government secret service agent in the Blue Ridge Mountains." Also with a great deal of material on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Morton, Arthur S. A HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN WEST TO 1870-1871. BEING A HISTORY OF RUPERT'S LAND [THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY'S TERRITORY] AND OF THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORY ...
London [1939] [14],987pp. Folded maps. Original cloth, d.j.. First edition. Peel 3696: "An encyclopedic history of the west to 1870."
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CUBA Y PUERTO RICO-ROMA ESPANA.
FRANCIA. ESTADOS INDEPENDIENTES DE LA AMERICA DEL SUR. LIMITES ENTRE E. U. Y MEXICO. DICTAMEN PRESENTADO A LA SOBERANA JUNTA GUBERNATIVA DEL IMPERIO MEXICANO ... Mexico 1944 64,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers. One of 100 numbered copies. Dictamenes Numeros 9™14.
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Arthur, Chester A. IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN MEAT CATTLE INTO GREAT BRITAIN. MESSAGE FROM ... TRANSMITTING ... A REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TOUCHING THE EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN NEAT CATTLE INTO GREAT BRITAIN.
Wash. HD186 1882 35pp. dbd. First edition.
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Porter, J. M. REPORT OF ... COMMUNICATING ... COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE IN RELATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND A RAILROAD IN FLORIDA.
Wash. SD62 1844 20pp.,illus( Large folded map). dbd. First edition. Text and map relative to fortifying the keys and islands around Cape Florida, and of connecting the waters of the river Matanzas at the Mosquito lagoon with Indian river, at the haulover, in East Florida.
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Davis, Jefferson. MILITARY ROADS IN OREGON TERRITORY ... REPORT ... FOR THE COMPLETION OF MILITARY ROADS IN THE TERRITORY OF OREGON ...
Wash. HR188 1856 3pp. dbd. First edition.
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PACIFIC HISTORICAL REVIEW.
Berkeley, Ca. 1932-1988 V. 1 - 46 #3 1932 - 1978. Uniform cloth volumes 1-45, the balance in original printed wrappers. First edition. Important journal containing many important articles on the Pacific Coast, and the whole Pacific area. Much on history, travel, economics, treaties, lore, etc.
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WEST VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE QUARTERLY.
Charleston, W.V. V.4#1-4, V.5#1. Jan. 1901 - Jan. 1905. Original printed wrappers, some loose. the lot... 75.00
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Finotti, Joseph M. BIBLIOGRAPHIA CATHOLICA AMERICANA : A LIST OF WORKS WRITTEN BY CATHOLIC AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES.
N.Y. [1971] 318,5pp. Original cloth.
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