Washington DC: Richie & Heiss, Printers, 1845. 8vo. 5, [3] pp. (last 3 pages blank). Single sheet folded twice (splitting along folds), uncut. AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS BY RESIDENTS IN THE OREGON TERRITORY IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A GOVERNMENT. The writers draw attention to the vast commercial opportunities, as well..... More

Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1875. First Edition. 8vo. 199 pp. Bound in original green publisher's cloth, title in gilt on spine with gilt floral ornament and triple ornamental roll in gilt at head and foot of spine. Corners slightly bumped, cloth rubbed away in bottom right corner of front cover..... More

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1852. First Edition. Together 2 volumes including Atlas. Text volume: 295 [1 blank] pp. (small errata slip bound in between pages 294 and 295). COMPLETE with 1 folded lithograph map of the world, 1 folding diagram (thermal curves), 1 plan, 14 tinted lithograph plates..... More

Lancaster, PA: Printed and sold by William Dickson for The Benefit of the Authoress, 1808. 12mo. 220 pp. Bound in full contemporary mottled sheep. Wear and tear along edges, corners bumped, front hinges cracked but holding. Smooth spine with double gilt roll dividing compartments, red morocco spine label in the..... More

Philadelphia: James G. Clark, 1843 (?). Hand-colored lithograph after Charles Bird King (496 x 355 mm), "Drawn, Printed & Coloured at the Lithographic & Print Colouring Estblishment, 94, Walnut St." Full-length standing portrait of male Seminole chief carrying a rifle, wearing striped, fringed wrap skirt, striped shirt, red sashes around..... More

Philadelphia: E.C. Biddle, 1837 (?). Hand-colored lithograph by Lehman & Duval after Charles Bird King (445 x 338 mm). Full-length standing portrait of male Sioux chief holding a rifle, wearing brightly colored blankets, feathered headdress, necklace of grizzly bear claws, and red leggings decorated with bird feathers. Very mild uniform..... More

Philadelphia: 1845 (ca.). Stereotyped map of Oregon, highly detailed, neat line to neat line: 59 x 90 cm. Inset map of Columbia River, neat line to neat line (irregular shape): 54.4 x 24 cm. Scattered foxing and creasing where formerly folded, generally a very good copy. Matted in a handsome..... More

San Francisco: Printed by the San Francisco Co-Operative Printing for Sumner Whitney & Co., 1871. Small 4to. 4, [2], 325, [1], xvii pp. The two portraits are in facsimile, otherwise COMPLETE. Some page numbers at top margin shaved; front blank with repaired tear; final page torn and backed. Inherent spotting..... More

V.p. 1808-1996. A collection of 372 titles written by and about Women in the West. Condition Statement: Overall, most of the books in the collection are in “good” or “good+” condition, which typically describes a book that is sufficiently worn, the binding soiled, scuffed, stained or spotted and may have..... More

Cincinnati: U.P. James, 1847 (after). Later printing. 8vo. 144 pp. Title-page vignette, woodcut frontispiece, 3 full-page maps in text, 8 woodcut illustrations in text. Original wrappers (both front and back wrappers chipped with loss, some repairs). Some foxing throughout as is true in all copies. Uncut and largely unopened copy..... More

Third edition. COMPLETE SET of 2 vols. (text + Atlas). xv, [1], 286 pp. COMPLETE with 65 maps (plus one duplicate); Landscapes: I-XII; Geological Sections: 1, 3-11 (#2 not issued); Paleontology: 1-6; Zoology: 1-18 (plus duplicate of #5); Botanical: 1-17, 19-20 (#18 not issued). Original blind-stamped cloth, edges worn, outer..... More

Denver: [Privately Printed], n.d. (ca. 1899). First Edition. 8vo. (215 x 139 mm). 76 pp., photographic text illustrations (some full-page). Original green printed wrappers, slightly soiled, worn and chipped at head and tail, pencil inscription on back wrapper (SEE IMAGES), internally unmarked and unspoiled. NOT ex-library! A remarkable account of..... More