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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1891. Very Good, edgewear to boards, moderate foxing to end pages, pp. 261-264 detached and laid in. Complete with all 3 folded plates rear pocket, Very Good, some dampstain, separations at some of the folds. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Collection of 12 Individual Stapled Books, Each Different. Published 1935-42 for Title Guaranty And Trust Company ( Beverly Hills, Glendale, San Fernando Valley, Inglewood, Culver City, Pasadena, San Pedro and Wilmington, Monrovia, Santa Monica, Pomona) by W. W. Robinson - 1935
by W. W. Robinson
Collection of 12 Individual Stapled Books, Each Different. Published 1935-42 for Title Guaranty And Trust Company ( Beverly Hills, Glendale, San Fernando Valley, Inglewood, Culver City, Pasadena, San Pedro and Wilmington, Monrovia, Santa Monica, Pomona)
by W. W. Robinson
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Los Angeles: Title Insurance and Trust Company, 1935. 12th title "The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County" 1950. All are First Editions, with no additional printings or revision statements noted, and SCARCE THUS. "Land Titles in Long Beach"1935, "Pomona" 1936, "San Pedro and Wilmington"1937, "Monrovia"1938, "Santa Monica"1950, and "Pasadena, Culver City, Inglewood, San Fernando Valley, Glendale, and Beverly Hills" all 1942. Eleven are Fine or Near Fine, a few small creases, "San Pedro and Wilmington" Very Good, with vertical and horizontal creases. Fold-out map in "Ranchos of Orange County" is Fine. A quite handsome collection. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1886-87
by J. W. Powell, Director
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FROM THE SOURDOUGH CROCK; A Newsletter from the California Folklore Society , Volumes 1 and 2, 1960-1969
by Hector Lee, Editor
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Chico State College, Chico, CA: California Folklore Society , 1960. RARE. The complete first two volumes of this occasional newsletter, from Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept. 1960 through Vol. 2, No. 9, Jun. 1969, 16 issues in Vol. 1 and 9 issues in Vol. 2. 4, 1, 6, 5, 8, 3, 7, 6, 108, 103 pp. Bound in black notebook, Near Fine, some mailing labels present, just a hint of musty smell. From the collection of noted folklorist Frank A. Hoffmann. A true rarity in the folklore world !. First Edition. Binder. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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History of The Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains, and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, Performed During the Years 1804, 1805, 1886(ie 1806) Two Vols.
by Prepared for the Press By Paul Allen, Esq.; Revised, and Abridged by the Omission of Unimportant Details with an Introduction and Notes, by Archibald M'Vickar
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New York: A. L. Fowle , 1900. Two volumes in original cloth, fold-out map frontis Vol. I is Near Fine, small corner creases. Books are Very Good, boards sunned, light wear at corners. 16mo, pp. i, 371; x, 395. SCARCE in commerce. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Report of Alaska Investigations in 1914
by Jones, E. Lester
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Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries , 1915. SCARCE study of the Alaska fishing industry, 155 pages with numerous black and white photographs, many of them of Native American fishermen. This copy finely bound and from the private collection of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, noted North Carolina geologist, conservationist, and state and local civic leader, and later during WW I he was colonel in command of the First Battalion of the 105th Engineers, and part of the famous Thirtieth "Old Hickory" Division, the first to break the Hindenburg Line. Bound in full black calf without original paper wrappers, A distinctive copy of this SCARCE title. with gilt lettering, Pratt's name in gilt, and gilt rules, marbled end papers and edges. Near Fine, final blank end paper with worm holes at edge. . First Edition. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Botanical Features of North American Deserts
by MacDougal, Daniel Trembly
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Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1908. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR William Phipps Blake at front end page - "Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N.C. with compliments of W.P. Blake (?) Oct. 28, 1908 (Leafs 45)". Phipps contribution starts at p. 45, titled "Geological Sketch of the Region of Tucson, Arizona". Phipps (1826-1910) was the Territorial Geologist of Arizona, a noted mining consultant and educator who started the first school of mines in the Far West in 1864. Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942) was a prominent North Carolina geologist, conservationist, and state and civic leader. Near Fine, bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine, 111 pages, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, 3 fold-out maps, scattered light toning and light rubbing to boards, Pratt's ownership signature front paste down. SCARCE in hardcover, a great geology ASSOCIATION COPY.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR. First Edition.…
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California on Stone (Presentation Copy with TLS)
by Peters, Harry T.
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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To Ethan D. Alyea, Who helped with this volume as the acknowledgements show - With thanks & regards, Harry T. Peters". With laid in one page TLS on author's stationery with New York City letterhead, dated December 23, 1935 to Mr. Alyea - "My dear Ethan, I am enclosing you herewith a copy of 'California in Stone', together with your California Volume which you so kindly lent me. I am trying to return all the material I borrowed before Christmas to make the book. You will note that your book helped me in many places in the book. My notes only show that you loaned me this one volume, however, if you find in checking over that you lent me any others, kindly call it to my attention as I want to be sure to return all I borrowed and my notes may not be complete in the confusion. I hope you will like the book and enjoy it as much as I did in making it. Sincerely yours, Harry".…
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(Real Photo postcard) Cowboys with Horses and Store
by DeWitt C. Wheeler, Photographer
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New York: DeWitt C. Wheeler, Photographer No date, circa 1908 -1910. Printed "Anglo Life Series" verso, featuring 3 cowboys with 3 horses and a building that appears to be a store. Sent to Mrs. Wesley Popkins, Halstead, Kansas, from Sada ?, concerning an upcoming visit. Very Good, with creases. New York photographer DeWitt C. Wheeler's works are found in the George Eastman Museum collection. . Postcard. Very Good. 3 1/4" x 5 1/2".
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(Real Photo postcards) Ringling's Circus Parade and View of Newton Kans., Looking South on Main St.
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Newton, Kansas: H. S. Dickey's Post Office, News, Store, 1910. Two real photo postcards mailed to members of the Popkins family of Halstead, Kans., dated Oct. 3 and Nov. 15, 1910. The Ringling Circus Parade card features at least 1 dozen elephants., is Very Good, bottom corner crease. The other card, View of Newton Kans., Looking South on Main St., Pub. by H.S. Dickey's Post Office News Store, also Very Good, a few small rubs at bottom edge. . Postcard. Very Good. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2".
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History of The Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains, and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, Performed During the Years 1804, 1805, 1886(ie 1806) Two Vols.
by Prepared for the Press By Paul Allen, Esq.; Revised, and Abridged by the Omission of Unimportant Details with an Introduction and Notes, by Archibald M'Vickar
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New York: A. L. Fowle , 1900. Two volumes in original cloth, fold-out map frontis Vol. I is Near Fine, small corner creases. Books are Very Good, boards sunned, light wear at corners. 16mo, pp. i, 371; x, 395. SCARCE in commerce. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Laws of Iowa. Condensed Edition of the New Code of 1897. Including an Appendix of Useful Forms, Complete Index, Etc. For the Use of Business and Professional Men, Farmers, Mechanics, and the Public in General
by Compiled By J. D. M. Hamilton, Attorney at Law
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Fort Madison, Iowa : Roberts & Roberts, Publishers , 1897. SCARCE. Supplement to the Fort Madison Democrat. 286 pages. Very Good Minus, wear and soiling to wrappers, chips to top corners first several pages, none affecting text. WorldCat notes 8 institutional holdings published in 4 other Iowa locations, none published in Fort Madison. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Following the Flag; Diary of a Soldier's Wife
by Sargent, Alice Applegate
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Kansas City, KS: E. B. Barnett, Publisher Book. VG. Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Book is blue cloth covered boards with paste-on American flag on front. The book has minor shelf edge wear with no other defects to note. No date - circa 1919. 91 pages with black and white frontis - a picture of the author in fancy dress in Washington in 1909. Married to an officer of the 2nd Cavalry in 1866, Sargent relates to experiences at Fort Bidwell, Fort Walla Walla, to Arizona. Four years at Fort Huachuca, Fort Bowie, to Fort Logan, Colorado and at Fort Wingate. .
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In the Big Horn Mountains: Deer Haven Lodge Tensleep, Wyoming on Highway No. 16
by Deer Haven Lodge
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Sheridan: Clouds Peak Printery, 1950. Single sheet brochure, 17 x 36cm, folded to 17 x 9cm, four panels on each side. Halftone photographs, cover illustration, map. Some light toning and wear, else fine. Small advertisement for the Deer Haven Lodge, member of the Dude Ranchers Association. Nice map of the Bighorn National Forest, showing the location of the Lodge. Pictures include Paint Rock Creek and Lake Solitude. "Some of the finest fishing available is to be had in the lakes and streams....accessible only by 'packing in.' Ca. 1948-1950. Worldcat locates a single copy, at Yale.
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THE HELMET OF MAMBRINO
by KING,Clarence
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1938. First Thus. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Near Fine. (xx), 1, 21, 1 pages. First Edition Thus. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. Vellum-backed marbled boards. Gilt spine-titling. 5 1/4" x 8". Slipcase. Limited to 350 copies printed by The University of California Press. Per the Introduction, "'The Helmet of Mambrino' well supports the claim of (Clarence) King's friends that his casual conversation often equalled the best literature of his day, for this letter to a friend was undoubtedly produced spontaneously without thought of publication." A beautifully produced small book. Neat pictorial bookplate at front pastedown; small bookseller's stamp removal scar to rear pastedown, but a Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus (slight abrasions at opening ends) slipcase. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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THE GATHERING OF ZION. THE STORY OF THE MORMON TRAIL
by STEGNER, Wallace
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New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. (15) 331 (1) pp. Illustrated dust jacket, with $6.95 price. Illustrated, including maps of The Moromon Trail. Index. Purple cloth.6 1/4" x 9 1/4". One of The American Trail Series, edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Per the jacket blurb: "Close to the heart of Mormondom is the almost stylized memory of the Trail. For every early Saint, crossing the plains to Zion was not merely a journey, but a rite, the final devoted and enduring act that brought one into the Kingdom." A Fine copy in a Very Good Plus or better dust jacket (pencil numbering to rear cover, spine toning; edgewear, especially to spine-ends). ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Defending Eden. New Mexican Pioneers in the San Bernardino Valley.
by J.C. Vickery
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Inland Empire history.
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Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps
by Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Company
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Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Yellowstone Park Lodges and Camps Company, 1925. Brochure, 22.5 x 10cm folded, 11pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, map, printed in red and black throughout. Illustrated, stapled wraps show light wear and rubbing with a few bent corners, else fine. Beautiful brochure advertising stays at the park, with photos of lodges, sights, wildlife, maps, and pricing. "Any railroad agent can tell you about Yellowstone National Park, or address Yellowstone Park Lodge and Camps Co." Vernon Goodwin is listed as president, taking over from Howard Hays in 1924.
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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; Edited by Charles L. Camp
by White, Philo
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ardsley, New York, United States
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Denver: Old West Publishing, 1965. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green clean. Fine in nicked and chipped plain paper wrapper. 84 pages. 33 x 24.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Illustrated in color and black and white. Handsomely printed, bright, very clean copy.
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Legislative History: Arizona, 1864-1912
by Kelly, George H
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Phoenix: Manufacturing Stationers Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition; possibly rebound, as the date is stamped on the spine but not recently; 8vo, brown cloth, no dj; vg (spine ends bumped and rubbed; top corner of front board bumped; edges and pages toning); ten fine folding maps, 399pp incl. index.
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Los Fundadores
by Leon Rowland
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"Herein are listed the first families of California and also other persons with family names that were in California 1769-1785 except those who died at San Diego in 1769."
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