A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512). by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer) - (ca. 1866-1869)

New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.

1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Original Colored Embossed Crests. Standard Published Blank Book, All Edges Gilt, Recently Rebound In Full Leather With Gilt Lettering And Decorations, Original Yellow Endpapers. With 20 Spaces Per Page For Clipped Letterhead Crests, Now Including Several Hundred Pasted In At Some Time In The Middle Nineteenth Century. The First Page Includes French Royalty, Including Napoleon, Prince Napoleon Le Fils, The Prince Imperial, Princess Eugenie, Napoleon Iii, Princes Jerome, Joseph Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pierre N. Bonaparte, Antoine Bonaparte, And The Comte And Countess De Chambord. The Next Page Includes12 Seals Of Royal Yachts, Warships And The Admiralty. Three Pages With 54 Crests Of Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Etc., With Many Notable Political And Other Celebrities. Another Page With 9 Small Crests, Some With Mottos.Several Pages With 53 Crests, All Or Almost All Of Commercial Establishments, Most Names.More Pages With Another 191 Crests, Some Familial, One Ship… Read More

1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
·
The Mississippi River
·
Historical sketches
·
Life on the frontier
·
Western scenery,
·
California and the Mines;
·
The California gold rush
·
Indians Territory, Antiquities, and Mounds
·
Pioneers of Tennessee
·
The prairies and prairie hunting
·
The desert
·
Mountain regions explored
·
Pacific region explored
·
Rocky Mountains
·
Geology
·
Rivers
·
Utah and the Mormons
·
Early history of Missouri
·
Territory of Kansas and Nebraska
·
Iowa and Minnesota Territory
·
Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin Territory
·… Read More

1854 CANADA 1ed Franchere Voyage Northwest Winnipeg INDIANS Astoria Irving Astor
"The most important source of the Astor adventure!" (Howes)
Gabriel Franchere was a Canadian explorer best known for his voyages of the Pacific Northwest. Employed out of Montreal and the Pacific Fur Company, Franchere spent time exploring all over Canada and helped establish the first American settlement in the Canadian Pacific (i.e. Winnipeg) as part of the famed Astor expedition. His Northwest voyage through the Rocky Mountains gained popularity throughout the 19th-century after author Washington Irving used Franchere as the basis for his book 'Astoria'.
Franchere published a book of his discoveries and experiences – 'Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America'. This 1854 first English edition was translated by Jebediah V. Huntington who claims that this book is,
"the only account by an eye witness and a participator in the enterprise, of the first attempt to form a settlement on the Pacific under the… Read More

1875 Wigwam and War Path Meacham Modoc War INDIANS Northwest Tribes Illustrated

'Wigwam and War-Path'is a late 20th-century account of Meacham's thirty years' experience among the Indian Tribes of the Northwest and his career as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon and as chairman of the Modoc Peace Commission. This 1875 edition contains a wide array of information about northwest Indians with special interest paid to the Modoc Indians and the Modoc War of 1873.
This 1875 edition includes 20 illustrations throughout, including portraits.

Item number: #16931
Price: $499
MEACHAM, A. B.
Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
Boston: J.P. Dale and Co., 1875.
Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
XXIII, [1], 700, [2]
o
20 full-page illustrations
· Provenance: Handwritten
o James G. Patterson
o George Black
o C. G. & Leona Fairchild
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o
Cloth
· Size: ~9.5in X 6.75in (24cm… Read More

New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.

1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Original Colored Embossed Crests. Standard Published Blank Book, All Edges Gilt, Recently Rebound In Full Leather With Gilt Lettering And Decorations, Original Yellow Endpapers. With 20 Spaces Per Page For Clipped Letterhead Crests, Now Including Several Hundred Pasted In At Some Time In The Middle Nineteenth Century. The First Page Includes French Royalty, Including Napoleon, Prince Napoleon Le Fils, The Prince Imperial, Princess Eugenie, Napoleon Iii, Princes Jerome, Joseph Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pierre N. Bonaparte, Antoine Bonaparte, And The Comte And Countess De Chambord. The Next Page Includes12 Seals Of Royal Yachts, Warships And The Admiralty. Three Pages With 54 Crests Of Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Etc., With Many Notable Political And Other Celebrities. Another Page With 9 Small Crests, Some With Mottos.Several Pages With 53 Crests, All Or Almost All Of Commercial Establishments, Most Names.More Pages With Another 191 Crests, Some Familial, One Ship… Read More

1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
·
The Mississippi River
·
Historical sketches
·
Life on the frontier
·
Western scenery,
·
California and the Mines;
·
The California gold rush
·
Indians Territory, Antiquities, and Mounds
·
Pioneers of Tennessee
·
The prairies and prairie hunting
·
The desert
·
Mountain regions explored
·
Pacific region explored
·
Rocky Mountains
·
Geology
·
Rivers
·
Utah and the Mormons
·
Early history of Missouri
·
Territory of Kansas and Nebraska
·
Iowa and Minnesota Territory
·
Ohio, Oregon, and Wisconsin Territory
·… Read More

1854 CANADA 1ed Franchere Voyage Northwest Winnipeg INDIANS Astoria Irving Astor
"The most important source of the Astor adventure!" (Howes)
Gabriel Franchere was a Canadian explorer best known for his voyages of the Pacific Northwest. Employed out of Montreal and the Pacific Fur Company, Franchere spent time exploring all over Canada and helped establish the first American settlement in the Canadian Pacific (i.e. Winnipeg) as part of the famed Astor expedition. His Northwest voyage through the Rocky Mountains gained popularity throughout the 19th-century after author Washington Irving used Franchere as the basis for his book 'Astoria'.
Franchere published a book of his discoveries and experiences – 'Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America'. This 1854 first English edition was translated by Jebediah V. Huntington who claims that this book is,
"the only account by an eye witness and a participator in the enterprise, of the first attempt to form a settlement on the Pacific under the… Read More

1875 Wigwam and War Path Meacham Modoc War INDIANS Northwest Tribes Illustrated

'Wigwam and War-Path'is a late 20th-century account of Meacham's thirty years' experience among the Indian Tribes of the Northwest and his career as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon and as chairman of the Modoc Peace Commission. This 1875 edition contains a wide array of information about northwest Indians with special interest paid to the Modoc Indians and the Modoc War of 1873.
This 1875 edition includes 20 illustrations throughout, including portraits.

Item number: #16931
Price: $499
MEACHAM, A. B.
Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
Boston: J.P. Dale and Co., 1875.
Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
XXIII, [1], 700, [2]
o
20 full-page illustrations
· Provenance: Handwritten
o James G. Patterson
o George Black
o C. G. & Leona Fairchild
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o
Cloth
· Size: ~9.5in X 6.75in (24cm… Read More