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CLOSING ARGUMENT Of ADOLPH SUTRO, on the Bill Before Congress to Aid THE SUTRO TUNNEL, Delivered Before the Committee on Mines and Mining of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Monday, April 22, 1872.

Sutro, Adolph [Heinrich Joseph. 1830 - 1898].

Washington, D.C. M'Gill & Witherow, Printers and Stereotypers. 1872. 1st edition. Issue with map. 92 pp. Fold-out color-printed topographical map & section of the Tunnel / Comstock Lode. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. AEG. More

Price: $295.00

ONLY A COW COUNTRY -At One Time- WYOMING. Counties of Crook, Weston and Campbell. 1875 to 1951.

Nelson, Dick.

San Diego: Pioneer Printers, 1951. 1st printing. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy. 104 pp. Illustrated, primarily from b/w photographs, as well as a map, p. 1. 8vo. 9" x 6". Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers, adorned with original drawings by Jack Boyl. This book on Wyoming, written by Dick Nelson, President... More

Price: $175.00

SHOTGUN On My CHEST. Memoirs of a Lewis and Clark Book Collector. Roger Wendlick.

SHOTGUN On My CHEST. Memoirs of a Lewis and Clark Book Collector.

Wendlick, Roger.

Portland, Oregon: 12-Gauge Press, 2009. 1st pb edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the t.p. 299, [3 (blank)] pp. With illustrations by Anneliese Dehner. 8vo. Glossy color paper covers. More

Price: $20.00

SAILOR - AUTHOR'S COLLECTION Of MANUSCRIPT And ARCHIVAL MATERIAL Documenting Life in the Merchant Marine during the Depression. Including an Unpublished Autobiographical Story, MS Correspondence, a Yearbook, and 250+ Photographs.

[US Navy / Oceanography / Gay Studies]. Gordon, Arthur [1899 - 1975].

(various): (various). Ca. 1918 - 1936. Total of 83 manuscript and 2 typescript letters, plus 1 V-mail, comprising 250 pp; of these, 54 are from Arthur to various friends, etc. (155 pp), and 29 are from Arthur's parents and 3 are from others (97 pp). "Notes" folder: 64 ruled leaves... More

Price: $1,750.00

ACAPULCO. Western Airlines.

[Airlines Travel Poster].

(n. p.): Western Airlines, (n. d.). 1st printing (presumed). [ca 1960s]. Broadside. Large image [22-1/2" x 22-1/2"] of smiling couple sharing a moment together poolside on a sunny day, inside the cutout of a large angelfish. Title printed in multicolored lettering to white background. 39" x 25" More

Price: $95.00

ROYAL AMBASSADOR. TWA Airline Menu.

ROYAL AMBASSADOR.

[TWA Airline Menu].

(n. p.): Trans World Airlines, (n. d.). Ca late 1960s. 4 pages, with the first & last blank, available food & drink options listed on pp. 2-3. 8" x 10-1/2". Covers of white glossy stock, with red 'sash' to lower right, with "RA" sunburst medallion in center. More

Price: $25.00

COMPLETE LIFE Of WILLIAM McKINLEY and Story of His Assassination. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, 1843 - 1901, Marshall. McKinley Everett, William - Subject.

COMPLETE LIFE Of WILLIAM McKINLEY and Story of His Assassination.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Everett, Marshall. McKinley, William [1843 - 1901] - Subject.

(n. p.): The Historical Press, (1901). Zinman 469. Specimen pages and plates. Laid-in 4 page leaflet, "Instructions to Agents. How to Sell the Complete Life of President McKinleyu and Story of His Assassination. ... Call particular attention to the number and character of illustrations..." Half-broadside of volume description/prices, follows by... More

Price: $45.00

QUEEN VICTORIA Her Reign and Diamond Jubilee. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, Prof. Charles Morris.

QUEEN VICTORIA Her Reign and Diamond Jubilee.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Morris, Prof. Charles.

Chicago: The Dominion Co. (1897). Not in Zinman, though see 1158 for this title issued by another publisher. Specimen pages and plates, with note affixed prior to t.p., "Special Notice. Only part of the illustrations are shown in this prospectus. The full book will contain...." Volume description page followed by... More

Price: $45.00

On The ROAD To RICHES or How to Succeed in Life. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, William H. Maher.

On The ROAD To RICHES or How to Succeed in Life.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Maher, William H.

Chicago: F. C. Smedley & Co. 1896. 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman. Specimen pages & plates. Testimonials. Volume description/price page. Lined horizontal subscription leaves. 8vo. 8" x 5-3/8". Original brown cloth binding with gilt & black stamping. Brown patterned paper eps. Spine panel replica to front eps. More

Price: $45.00

LIFE And PUBLIC SERVICES Of WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. A SKETCH Of The LIFE Of ARTHUR J. SEWALL, ESQ. and the Free Silver Issue of 1896.; With an Introduction by Hon. R. P. Bland. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, R. L Metcalf, William Jennings, R. P. - Contributor. Bryan, Esq. Bland, Arthur J. - Subjects Sewall.

LIFE And PUBLIC SERVICES Of WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. A SKETCH Of The LIFE Of ARTHUR J. SEWALL, ESQ. and the Free Silver Issue of 1896.; With an Introduction by Hon. R. P. Bland.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Metcalf, R. L, Esq. Bland, R. P. - Contributor. Bryan, William Jennings; Sewall, Arthur J. - Subjects.

(n. p.): Edgewood Publishing Company, (1896). 1st printing thus. Zinman 1068. Specimen pages & plates. Volume description/price page. Subscription leaves. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding with dark blue & silver stamping. More

Price: $45.00

The STORY Of MEXICO. A Land of Conquest and Revolution. [with] The STORY Of The PANAMA CANAL. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, Charles. Marshall Morris, Logan.

The STORY Of MEXICO. A Land of Conquest and Revolution. [with] The STORY Of The PANAMA CANAL.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Morris, Charles. Marshall, Logan.

Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, (1914). 1st printing thus. Zinman a541/1027. Specimen pages, plates, and spine/front cover samples, with the two titles bound dos-a-dos. Subscriber sheets at end of each text. Illustrated with maps & from photographs, some color. 8vo. Original red cloth binding. More

Price: $45.00

The MEMOIRS Of WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. By Himself and His Wife Mary Baird Bryan. Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book, William Jennings Bryan, Mary Baird.

The MEMOIRS Of WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. By Himself and His Wife Mary Baird Bryan.

[Salesman's Sample / Canvassing Book]. Bryan, William Jennings & Mary Baird.

Chicago: Wilmore Book and Bible Company, (1925). 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman, though see entry 199 for another by Universal Book & Bible House. Divers paginations. Lined subscriber pages at rear, oriented horizontally. Preceded by a publisher precis about the book, as well as pricing information for the two... More

Price: $45.00

13118. At Work in the Gold Mines of the Klondyke, Alaska. B. W. - Photographer Kilburn.

13118. At Work in the Gold Mines of the Klondyke, Alaska.

Kilburn, B. W. - Photographer.

Littleton, N. H. Published by B. W. Kilburn, (1899). Peach colored mount, rounded corners, with imprint to right [copyright notice] & left ["James M. Davis"] of image, caption underneath. Verso with Kilburn imprint. Image shows a slough & waterwheel, as well as other mining paraphenalia. Two separate images, square cut... More

Price: $95.00

6050 -- "I isn't bin borned very long." African-American / Black History, B. L. - Copyright Holder Lingley.

6050 -- "I isn't bin borned very long."

[African-American / Black History]. Lingley, B. L. - Copyright Holder.

Meadville, Pa / St. Louis, Mo: Keystone View Company, (1897). Peach colored mount, rounded corners, with imprint to right & left of image, caption underneath. Verso blank. Stereoview of smiling African-American child (garb suggests a girl, though the child is bald) sitting on a porch. 3-1/2" x 7" More

Price: $45.00

6054 -- A FREE LUNCH. African-American / Black History, B. L. - Copyright Holder Lingley.

6054 -- A FREE LUNCH.

[African-American / Black History]. Lingley, B. L. - Copyright Holder.

Meadville, Pa / St. Louis, Mo: Keystone View Company, (1897). Peach colored mount, rounded corners, with imprint to right & left of image, caption underneath. Verso with caption in 6 other languages: German, Italian, French, Spanish, Swedish & Danish. Stereoview of African-American mother breast-feeding her young child; images with domed top. 3-1/2" x 7" More

Price: $145.00

The DOCUMENTARY HISTORY Of The STATE Of NEW YORK: Arranged Under Direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State. Four Volumes. Edmund. Bailey O'Callaghan, 1797 - 1880.

The DOCUMENTARY HISTORY Of The STATE Of NEW YORK: Arranged Under Direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State. Four Volumes.

O'Callaghan, E[dmund]. B[ailey] [1797 - 1880].

Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co, 1849 - 1851. 1st Edition (Howes O-16). vi, [2], 786, [4]; xxii, [4], 1144, [2 (blank)]; iv, [4], 1215, [3 (blank)] pp including index. Profusely illustrated and numerous fold-out maps in each volume. 8vo. 9" x 6". Original publisher's brown cloth bindings with boards stamped in blind and gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Pale yellow eps. More

Price: $550.00

LOT Of ~100 JACKSON CIRCUIT COURT MS LEGAL DOCUMENTS, 1823 - 1841. Law / Indiana.

LOT Of ~100 JACKSON CIRCUIT COURT MS LEGAL DOCUMENTS, 1823 - 1841.

[Law / Indiana].

[Jackson County, IN]: 1823-1841. 97 loose documents of varying lengths and paper sizes. Most single leaf and written recto only; few multiple pages/leaves. Sizes vary from ~ 2-1/2" x 7-1/2" slips to ~12-1/4" x 8" leaves. Buff wove paper, black or brown ink. Large lot of signed documents by various... More

Price: $600.00

A HISTORY Of The OAKLAND SPEEDWAY 1931 - 1941; Volume 1, Tracks of the West.

[California / Automobiles]. Motter, Tom.

Rancho Cordova, CA: Vintage Images, 2002. 1st Edition thus. xiv, 198 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. Oblong 8vo. 8-3/4" x 11". Blue cloth lettered in silver to the spine. White and multicolored printed pictorial dust jacket, red and black lettering. More

Price: $55.00

SAPPY'S BARBER SHOP FOR COLORED ONLY. Out to Lunch. Be Back At Y'All Come Again. African-American / Black Memorabilia.

SAPPY'S BARBER SHOP FOR COLORED ONLY. Out to Lunch. Be Back At Y'All Come Again.

[African-American / Black Memorabilia].

Pittsburgh: Ace Printing Co. 1929. Single square sheet, yellow, with clock face & hands. Clock hands made from black stiff-stock paper. Rivet at top, to allow for hanging on nail or hook. 11" x 11" More

Price: $75.00

WALTER BAKER CO. Cabinet Card Albumen Photograph.

WALTER BAKER CO.

[Cabinet Card Albumen Photograph].

(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca 1880s. Photograph: 4-1/2" x 6-3/4". Mount: 6-3/8" x 8-3/8" 19th C. albumen photograph of the Walter Baker Pierce Mill, in Dorchester Massachusetts. "Built in 1872 after the designs of Nathanial J. Bradlee and Walter T. Winslow, the Pierce Mill at 1220 Adams Street is a.... More

Price: $145.00

SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER to Prof. Jas. Henry. Isaac Ingalls. 1818 - 1862 Stevens.

SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER to Prof. Jas. Henry.

Stevens, Isaac I[ngalls. 1818 - 1862].

Boston: 1852. SIGNED by Stevens at end of letter text. Single sheet of blue paper, handwriting recto only. 26 lines; ~ 200 words. 9-13/16" x 7-5/8" Stevens was a prominent mid-19th C. military leader and politician. Under director Alexander Dallas Bache, he was the second in command to the U.S.... More

Price: $275.00

WAYBILL. California and Oregon United States Mail Line. Marysville and Yreka. Oregon Stage Company. Tuesday, April 30 1867. 19th C. California Ephemera.

WAYBILL. California and Oregon United States Mail Line. Marysville and Yreka. Oregon Stage Company. Tuesday, April 30 1867.

[19th C. California Ephemera].

(n. p.): 1867. Single sheet business form, printed both sides in red, folded twice to form a 6 panel document. Front panel with Waybill drop title. Rear panel, oriented horizontally, with "Way Fares Forwarded" chart, with 5 of 7 lines completed. Inked in are names of all 19 passengers and... More

Price: $325.00

A COMPILATION Of ALL The TREATIES Between the UNITED STATES And The INDIAN TRIBES Now in Force as Laws. Native American History, 1884 - 1949, Jesse Bartley - Prior Owner Milam.

A COMPILATION Of ALL The TREATIES Between the UNITED STATES And The INDIAN TRIBES Now in Force as Laws.

[Native American History]. Milam, Jesse Bartley [1884 - 1949] - Prior Owner.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873. 1st edition. 1075, [1 (blank)] pp. Royal 8vo. Original publisher's full tan sheep binding with gilt stamped maroon morocco title label to spine. More

Price: $250.00

CALIFORNIA NOTES. First Volume. Charles Beebe. 1854 - 1927. d'Estrella Turrill, Theopolis Hope, 1851 - 1929 - Recipient.

CALIFORNIA NOTES. First Volume.

Turrill, Charles B[eebe. 1854 - 1927]. d'Estrella, Theopolis Hope [1851 - 1929] - Recipient.

San Francisco: Edward Bosqui & Co. 1876. 1st edition (Cowan II, p. 647; Currey & Kruska 339;). INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy. xi, [1], 232 pp. The Appendix provides a summary of routes to Yosemite. NB. This the only volume to appear. 2 full-page maps (map of Yosemite Vally & one depicting... More

Price: $175.00

ABSTRACT Of TITLE. City of San Jose. County of Santa Clara. State of California. April 23, 1915. Made at the Request of Fry & Jenkins. San Jose California Local History, wens. c. 1817 - 1867, Hiram - Land Owner Miller.

ABSTRACT Of TITLE. City of San Jose. County of Santa Clara. State of California. April 23, 1915. Made at the Request of Fry & Jenkins.

[San Jose California Local History]. Miller, Hiram O[wens. c. 1817 - 1867] - Land Owner.

San Jose, Cal. San Jose Abstract Company, 1915. 1st 38 leaves paginated and numbered, then the next 54 leaves are foliated, i.e., through 128. 2 mss leaves follow [dated 1907 and 1904 respectively]. Flip book format: 14" x 8-7/8". Original brown cloth binder, with red cord tie at top. Printed... More

Price: $125.00

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