Chicago: [Western Book Manufacturing Co. for] Filley & Ballard, 1867. Second edition. 8vo. 110 pp. (of 112, lacking final leaf which is the end of a poem and also has a small woodcut) including 8 (of 8) plates on pale yellow paper. Stiched, original illustrated front wrapper present, paper along..... More

Washington DC: Printed by Order of the House of Representatives by Gales & Seaton, 1823 (Feb. 24). First Edition. 8vo. 6 pp. Offprint (NOT extracted from a larger volume), with running numeral "83" crossed out and renumbered "42" in ink, usual age toning on account of the paper stock. Recent..... More

Philadelphia: G.B. Zieber, 1845. First American edition. Small 8vo. viii, [1], 14-236 pp. + 8 pp. (advertisements). Collates complete as per the Stanford copy. Forms Part VIII of "The Home & Travellers Library Semi-Monthly." Original cloth (spine chipped and partially defective, extremities rubbed), hinges perfectly sound. Small marginal stain on..... More

San Francisco: Juniper Von Phitzer, 1996. First Edition. Box assemblage (approximately 2.5" x 2.25" x 2.25"), with 4 side-panels that open flat. In the center is a working compass, and 4 small booklets for each the four points of the compass. Trifle wear to box lid; small scratch to outside..... More

Philadelphia: E.C. Biddle, 1833 (?). Hand-colored lithograph by Lehman & Duval after Charles Bird King (445 x 338 mm). Head-and-shoulders portrait of female Oto, wife of Chief Shaumonekusse, long black braids with hair parted at center, white and black beaded ear loops, four necklaces, silver bracelet, ruffled blouse or dress..... 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

San Francisco: Mrs. F.A. Day, 1859 (July). First Edition. Large 8vo. (253 x 170 mm). [193]-240 pp., 8 pp. ads at end. With a two-color lithograph portrait of Isaac J. Sparks; hand-colored lithograph of a Bearded Jay. Original illustrated wrappers (repaired), the front cover being a steel engraving by the..... More

Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Press, 1967. 8vo. 138 pp., printed on fine paper. Included in the pagination is a complete reproduction of the original Kollack Narrative and other reproductions. With initial letters illuminated by the author's wife, Carolyn Phelps. Original cloth, fitted with a (unique?) leather book jacket, extensively tooled to..... More

V.p. 1826-1996. A collection of 280 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

Washington DC: Printed by William Duane & Son, 1804. First Edition. 8vo. (213 x 135 mm). [2], [1]-8, [11]-13 [1], [3]-22 pp., 1 blank f. (pagination irregular but the text is complete). Modern sympathetic wrappers. Sig. A with pronounced foxing, considerably less so in sigs. B and C. Stab holes..... 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