XANTUS, Janos. Utazas Kalifornia deli Reszeiben. Budapest: Kiadjak Lauffer es Stolp, 1860. 1st ed. [x],192pp. Chromolithograph frontis., illus., seven chromolithograph plates, folding map. Orig. pictorial boards. Spine mostly abraded. Boards rubbed, wear to edges and corners, else a very good copy in a custom cloth clamshell box. HOWES X-2. Graff.....
[CROCKETT, Davy]. "Go Ahead!!" The Crockett Almanac 1839. Containing Adventures, Exploits, Sprees & Scrapes in the West, & Life and Manners in the Backwoods. Nashville: Ben Harding, [1838]. 36pp. including twenty woodcut illustrations (twelve full-page). Contemporary plain brown wrappers, stitched. Wrappers a bit soiled and stained. Manuscript notes on final.....
[CROCKETT, Davy]. "Go Ahead!!]. The Crockett Almanac 1839. Containing Adventures, Exploits, Sprees & Scrapes in the West, & Life and Manners in the Backwoods. Nashville: Ben Harding, [1838]. 36pp. including twenty woodcut illustrations (twelve full-page). Self-wrappers, stitched. Minor foxing and dust-soiling. About very good. A rare Crockett almanac. "It was.....
[CROCKETT, Davy]. "Go Ahead!!" The Crockett Almanac 1840 [wrapper title]. Nashville: Published by Ben Harding, [1839]. 36pp., woodcut illustration. Dbd. Old stitch holes, stain on fore-edge, generally clean internally. About very good. Volume 2, No. 2 of the Crockett almanacs, with the usual stories of mayhem and heroism in the.....
FOSTER, George C. The Gold Regions of California: Being A Succinct Description of the Geography, History, Topography, and General Features of California: Including A Carefully Prepared Account of the Gold Regions of that Fortunate Country. Prepared from Offical Documents and Other Authentic Sources. New York: Dewitt & Davenport, Tribune Buildings.....
[IDE, Simeon]. A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide: With A Minute and Interesting Account of One of the Largest Emigrating Companies. (3000 Miles over land), From the East to the Pacific Coast. And What is Claimed as the Most Authentic and Reliable Account of "The Virtual.....
NUTTALL, Thomas. A Journal of Travels into the Arkansa [sic] Territory, During the Year 1819. With Occasional Observations on the Manners of the Aborigines. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Thos. H. Palmer, 1821. xii,[9]-296pp. plus five lithographic plates and folding map. Modern grey paper spine and paper-covered boards, printed label.....
(TEXAS). WALKER, Platt B. Sketch of the Events of a Hunt in Southwestern Texas. Illustrated with 12 plates from photographs. Unpaginated, [46] pp. 8vo. [N.p: n.d., 1907]. Stitched (title page verso with repair along spine). Morocco backed slipcase and chemise. OCLC: 48707632 (Yale). Not in Heller. Privately printed account of.....
FISHER, William, comp. An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clark, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Citing a Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source-of the Various Tribes of Indians through which They Passed-Manners and Customs-Soil-climate-Commerce-Gold and silver Mines-Animal and Vegetable.....
LYMAN, Albert. Journal of A Voyage to California, and Life in the Gold Diggins. And Also of A Voyage from California to the Sandwich Islands. Hartford. 1852. 192pp., including in-text illustrations. Original illustrated wrappers. Spine and corners renewed. Internally clean. Very good. In a cloth box, leather spine label lettered.....
MOLLHAUSEN, Heinrich Baldwin. Diary of a Journey from the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific of the Pacific with a United States Government Expedition....London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858. 1st English ed. 2 Vols. xxx, [2], 352;x, [2], 397, [2]pp. plus eighteen plates (seven chromolithographs) including frontises......
(WATERHOUSE, RICHARD E.). SLAUGHTER, R.F. Autograph Document, Signed Regarding Testimony in the Murder Case of Richard E. Waterhouse of San Augustine, Texas]. [San Augustine, Tx. ca. 1863]. [4]pp. Folio sheets. Three horizontal folds, some soiling and staining. Very good. A detailed, closely-written report concerning the testimony of three suspects in.....
FREMONT, John C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-44. Washington, 1845. 693pp. plus twenty-two plates and five maps (three folding, one in rear pocket). Original blindstamped cloth. A clean very good copy with.....
(CALIFORNIA). (SACRAMENTO). MEARS, Leonard, comp. Mears' Sacramento Directory, for the Years 1863-4: Embracing a General Business Directory of Residents; Together with Historical References and a Vast Amount of Useful Information Appertaining to the United States, the State of California, and the City and County of Sacramento. Sacramento: Printed by A......
REMY, Jules, and BRENCHLEY, Jules. A Journey to Great-Salt-Lake City...With A Sketch of the History, Religion, and Customs of the Mormons.... London: W. Jeffs, 1861. Two volumes. cxxxi,508; vii,605pp. plus plates and folding map. Half title and frontispiece portrait in each volume. Quarto. Original blue cloth, stamped in blind and.....
RICHARDSON, William H. Journal of William H. Richardson, A Private soldier in the Campaign of New and Old Mexico, Under the Command of Colonel Doniphan, of Missouri. New York: William H. Richardson, 1849. 96pp. Including one in-text illustration, plus three wood-engraved plates (including the frontispiece) and one facsimile letter. Original.....
CUSHMAN, Samuel, and WATERMAN, J.P. The Gold Mines of Gilpin County, Colorado. Historical, Descriptive and Statistical [wrapper title]. Central City: Register Steam Printing House, 1876. 136pp. including numerous advertisements, some illustrated. Orig. printed wrappers. Wrappers very lightly soiled, upper and lower portions of backstrip reinforced with tape. Internally very clean.....
CUSTER, G[eorge] A[rmstrong]. My Life on the Plains, or, Personal Experiences with Indians. New York: Sheldon and Company, 1874. 1st ed. 256pp. Portrait frontis., plates. Orig. gilt-pictorial blue cloth. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, faint scattered foxing, else a near fine, very bright copy. HOWES C-981. Graff 961.....
DeGROOT, Henry. Recollections of California Mining Life. Primitive Placers and First Important Discovery Gold. The Pioneers of the Pioneers--Their Fortune and Their Fate. Written for the Mining and Scientific Press. San Francisco: Dewey & co., Office Mining and Scientific Press, 1884. 1st ed. 16 pp. Illus. Orig. pictorial wrappers. Fine.....
FREMONT, J[ohn] C[harles]. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44. Washington: Gales and Seaton, Printers, 1845. 1st ed. 693 pp. 22 plates, and 5 maps including large folding map. Orig. cloth rebacked in facsimile.....
PIKE, Albert. Prose Sketches and Poems, Written in the Western Country. Boston. 1834. 200pp. Modern 3/4 gilt morocco and cloth, spine gilt.Very good. Wagner-Camp 50. Streeter Texas 1150. Clark III:88. Wright I:2045. BAL 16031. Howes P-365. Rittenhouse 466. First edition of the author's first book, printing what has been generally.....
(HESPERIAN). The Hesperian; or, Western Monthly Magazine. Edited by William D. Gallagher and Otway Curry [for Vol. One]. Columbus and Cincinnati: John D. Nichols, 1838-1839. 3 Vols. 500,ii;500;500pp. double-columned. Vols. One & Two in full calf, gilt-ruled raised spine bands, red morocco sine labels; Vol. Three contemporary 3/4 calf and.....
BARTLETT, John R. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihauhua, Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, During the Years 1850, '51, '52, and '53. New York, 1854. Two volumes. [2], xxii, 506;;. plus plates, folding map, and [6]pp. of ads;.....
[FOLSOM, George F.]. Mexico in 1842: A Description of the Country, Its Natural and Political Features; With A Sketch Of Its History...To Which is Added, An Account of Texas and Yucatan; And of the Santa Fe Expedition. New York: Charles J. Folsom, 1842. 256pp. plus colored folding map. 18mo. Publisher's.....
KEATING, William H. Narrative of An Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnipeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. Performed In the Year 1823...Compiled from the Notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, and Colhoun [sic]. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. Two volumes. xii,[2],[9]-439; vi,[5]-459pp. 15 plates.....