Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. 1883. Twelve chromolithographic plates with protective tissue guards, numerous black and white plates and in-text illustrations, small folding map, xxxvii + 477pp, index, 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, embossed gilt decorative cloth covered boards (hardbound). Cover edges rubbed, corners lightly bumped, a few soiled... More
Dublin. James M'Glashan. 1850. xv + 2 unnumbered + 18-308 pages, 7 x 4 1/2 inches, red cloth covered boards with gilt lettered spine label (hard bound with new library style binding). Scattered foxing and faint soiling throughout, overall good well preserved condition. An account of gold mining adventure starting... More
Washington, D.C. Beverley Tucker. 1856. Volume V. Volume V. 26 color tinted lithographs, 18 black and white botanical plates with botanical details, black and white in-text illustrations, color and black and white maps and diagrams (many folding) as called for; 43, xvi + 370 pages + xiii +15 + appendices... More
Los Angeles. Security Trust & Savings Bank. 02-11- 1929. Black and white photo illustrations, 208pp, 9 x 5 1/2 inches, pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Covers worn with edge tears and creases; interior very good. An overview of Los Angeles, California's history from 1889 to 1929, including images of historical places... More
Los Angeles. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. 1909. Twenty-Second Edition. Revised July 1909. Booklet, black and white two panel map folding into the back cover, black and white photo illustrations, 77pp, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). Wear to covers: edge tears with a little loss... More
San Francisco. Evelyn Curro. 1950. 12 color plates, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, cloth covered boards (hardbound) with color title label. Light overall soiling to covers, several color plates loose, one considerably toned, others clean and bright. "These twelve prints for framing show the street railway cable-cars, from the... More
Menlo Park, CA. Lane Publishing Co., 11- 1955. Second Edition. Two-color maps, 32pp, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, color pictorial thick paper wrappers (softbound). Very good, clean condition. Does not include "waterproof plastic case" noted on front cover. Includes a listing of Boat Liveries, an Index of Place Names, and... More
New York. Doubleday & McClure. 1899. First Edition. 442 pages + 4 unnumbered pages, 8 x 5 1/4 inches, red cloth-covered boards with silver embossed decorative front cover and spine. Light fading to spine and extremities, hinges a little loose and slightest tilt to spine, previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. First edition. More
New York. William H. Dietz. 1849. Black and white plates, in-text black and white illustrations, 768pp, approximately 9 x 5 1/2 inches, gilt lettered leather spine and corners with cloth-covered boards (hardbound). Cover edges rubbed, short crack to head of back joint of spine; time-toning or foxing on many plates... More
Adams, Ansel (photography by).
Yosemite Park and Curry Company. Copyright 1936. Color frontispiece, full page and in-text black and white photo illustrations, two-color centerfold map, unpaginated (approximately 50pp), 12 x 8 1/2 inches, pictorial stiff card wrappers with glassine dust wrapper (softbound). Dust wrapper worn with short tears and paper... More
Mulhausen, H. B. (illus).
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate. 1856. Hard Cover book 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Embossed covers; front cover detached; spine perished. Title Page and Explanatory Note followed by Table of Contents listing six sections: I) Itinerary; II) Topographical Features; III) Report Upon the Indian Tribes; IV) Geology; V);... More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office. 1884. 16 color and black and white plates with tissue guards, in-text figures, xiii+200pp, index, 12 x 9 inches, cloth-backed boards with gilt lettered leather title labels on spine and decorative gilt. Ex-library with minimal markings (stamp to one title page, stamp on text block... More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government. Senate. 1859. Volume X. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 78. Massive volume, still tightly bound, detailing western exploration for a practicable railroad route between the Mississippi and the Pacific Coast. 400+77pp + plates, 94 black and white plates of reptiles, vertebrates, fish and birds; 28 hand-colored plates... More
Hartford, Connecticut. A. D. Worthington and Company. 1875. Numerous engravings including two in steel (frontispiece of author and interior portrait of Brigham Young), 623pp, 8.75 x 6 inches, book in green cloth covered boards (hardbound). Preface by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Covers rubbed; corners bumped; spine frayed at top and bottom... More
Hartford, CT. Hartford Publishing Company. 1873. Steel engraved frontispiece portrait, 16 additional black and white wood engraved plates, 449 pp, 8vo, decorative gilt embossed cloth-covered boards (hardbound). Moderate rubbing to extremities with small loss and fraying to ends of spine, spine shaken with one signature mostly detached, interior clean. Frontispiece... More
![Map of the Great Salt Lake and Adjacent Country. TOGETHER WITH: Map of a Reconnaissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River and the Great Salt Lake in the Territory of Utah.... [Cover title: Maps: Stansbury's Expedition]. UTAH MAPS- 19th CENTURY EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN WEST.](/pictures/thumb/54835.jpg?v=1544399307)
Stansbury, Captain Howard et al. [mapmaker] Ackerman Lith.
New York. Ackerman, 1849- 1850. 1st Edition. Map of the Great Salt Lake...: One of two folded black and white maps with light coloration contained between 10 x 6 ½ inch covers. Cloth spine perished. Title on front cover states: "Maps -... More
New York. Dun & Bradstreet. 1950. Small black and white folding map, 104pp, 7 x 5 inches, textured cloth-covered thick card wrappers (hardbound). Covers lightly soiled and rubbed; interior in very good clean condition with faint musty odor. Contains ratings of Merchants, Manufacturers and Traders in Utah, plus a complete... More
Denver, CO. Excelsior Printing Company. 1889. First Edition. Black and white full page and in-text illustrations, xxxiv (of xxv)+262pp, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, pictorial paper wrappers (softbound). MISSING rear cover and map "Texas Panhandle Route: Denver, Texas & Fort Worth RR". Front cover and title page loose and... More
Cassidy, John L.( illus.).
Portland, Oregon. F.W. Baltes. 1900. Black and white in text illustrations, 136pp, 8vo, red pictorial cloth-covered boards, corners bumped, small rectangle of cloth at upper right corner worn away, inscription by author ffep, good condition. More
New York. Dun & Bradstreet. 1950. Small black and white folding map, 48pp+ Numerical Index, 7 x 5 inches, textured cloth-covered thick card wrappers (hardbound). Covers lightly soiled and rubbed; interior in good, clean condition with faint musty odor and some toning to pages. Contains ratings of Merchants, Manufacturers and... More
