"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

2 volumes, 1933 printing, California in 1851, The Letters of Dame Shirley by Carl J Wheat. Tales of Gold Rush life, mobs, hangings, whippings etc as w

(2) Classic pioneer guides to California, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press reprints. "The Emigrants' Guide to Oreganand California&...

The Natural Wealth of California, by Titus Fey Cronise, c1868. 696 pp. hardback, embossed cloth, gilt binding, with illustrations. Taped front hinge,

4 from Hoffman Press, Pasadena. 1986 Reflections Through a Murky Crystal by Todd, undated A Celebration of Living-K Garth Huston MD, 2x 1987 Through a

The Santa Fé Trail to California 1849-1852. The Journal and Drawings of H.M.T. Powell. Edited by Douglas S. Watson. Reprinted limited edition, ...

A journey round the world by Sir George Simpson. Copyright 1847, 232 pages. There's a fold out map in the front of the book. the book is in exc...

A pair of books by William Heath Davis, one published in 1889, the other 1967 and signed by the publisher's son. Includes: "Sixty Years in ...

1928 Records of a California Family by Anna Lee Marston. Journals and Letters of Lewis C Gunn and Elizabeth Le Breton Gunn. 279pp, rebound. "Le...

3 rare Yosemite National Park booklets. Songs of Camp and Trail as Sung in Yosemite National Park, with etchings, undated. Two Weeks in The Yosemite a

In 1945 a small group of nationally known historians and bibliographers completed their work on a small book they said represented the cornerstones of

Sketches of Scenery and Notes of Personal Adventure in California & Mexico, 1951, William M'ilvaine, Jr. Printed at the Grabhorn Press for t...

A copy of the 1925 yearbook of East High School in Denver, Colorado. The yearbook is signed by numerous students, and features photographs of the clas

Pathbreakers and Pioneers of the Pueblo Region, Comprising A History of Pueblo from the Earliest Times, Milo Lee Whittaker, The Franklin Press Co., 19

Scarce, Many More Mountains by Allen Nossaman, volumes 1-3, first editions, 1989-signed by author, 1993 and 1998. Silverton's roots, Ruts into S...

This group includes three books and a booklet about mines, mountains, cattle and the Gold Rush in Colorado. It includes: "The Silver Plume Mine...

3 1918 volumes of History of Colorado by Wilbur Fisk Stone. Spanish and French period, Indian tribes, railroads, smelters, power plants, coal, politic

Two volumes, one titled "1859 Laws of Buckskin Joe, C.T. by Nolie Mumey, copywrite 1961. 74 pages and signed by the author. Next, "Histor...

Signed book: Public Enemy Number One: The Alvin Karpis Story. First edition. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket

The Boston Directory for the Year 1852 with an Almanac, Boston, published by George Adams, 1852. Several sections in the back. The main body is 316 pa

The Boston Directory for the Year Ending 1860, Adams and Sampson and Company, 1859. 549 pages plus advertisements. All original, generally very fine c

The Boston Directory, Volume 74, 1879 published by Adams, Sampson & Co. The title page notes the price was five dollars, which was very expensiv...

New England Cities Business Directory, and complete index to the Mercantile manufacturing and professional interests of the cities. Briggs and Company

1097 pages of history through the eyes of the families who lived there. Includes some related familes of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, Hampton and of Y

Published by Sampson, Davenport, & Co., publishers of the Boston directory, Boston almanac and business directory, New-England business director...

1897 Old Timer's Hand Book of Butte. 94pp of Butte historical figures, mining and landmarks. Tape repairs and some edge degradation. Please insp...

6 Montana directories. 1930 (2) 1937 (2), 1939 (2) Polks Butte city directories. Varying condition. Excellent reference material. [ Butte Montana

Butte 1952, Great Falls 1953, Great Falls. 1954, Butte 1955, Great Falls 1956, Butte 1958

Helena 1899, Butte 1915, Butte 1917, Butte 1923. Varying condition.

Butte 1948, Great Falls 1946 (3), Missoula 1948, Great Falls 1949 (3).

A collection of four books on Montana history, including: . 1. "The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains," Th...

Two volumes of copied correspondence from D.H. Weston, Montana Territorial Treasurer, dating from 1883 to 1884. The books themselves are Standard Lett

Nevada historic guides for travel & recreation (3): 1) "Nevada Highways & Parks," published by Nevada Dept. of Highways - Issues o...

1st edition. 1872 Report of the Commissioner and Evidence Taken...in Regard to the Sutro Tunnel. 988pp with index. Report on making a government loan

2 copies of History of Nevada, 1881 with Illustrations. 1936 1st edition, #249/250, signed by author Effie Mona Mack. Also 1958 reprint. This is a ver

All with dust jackets. 1964 Silver Theatre by Watson, 1942 Desert Challenge by Lillard. 1940 Nevada, The Silver State by Nevada State Historical Socie

About 30 Nevada history books. Virginia City, Reno, Genoa, Nevada Historical Society etc. About 32 lbs. See photo.

1981 and 1991, Nevada Printing History by Robert Armstrong. A bibliography of imprints & publications, 1858-1880 and 1881-1890. With dust jacket...

Early and RARE Nevada publications (2); 1) "First Directory of Nevada Territory," compiled by J. Wells Kelly, First published in 1862 and ...

Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1908, 1916, Government Printing

Holbrook’s New York City Directory for the Year ending April 1, 1875, published by A. Stephen Holbrook, 1874. New binding with 1084 pages.

New York City directory for 1881. Missing title page. Rebound with original boards. Ads present in the back. Large directory. [ New York City New York

"An American Bible" First Edition by Alice Hubbard. Copyright 1911. 444 pages, with a soft leather cover. Contains profiles of various gre...

1893 History of Herkimer County New York, illustrated with portraits of notable citizens. 276pp with index. Early settlements, Civil War, Little Falls

Rare. Charter and General Ordinances in Force March 1, 1884, Laws of Paid Fire Department and Table of City Grades of the City of Portland. Published

4th edition of Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur. Dust jacket has issues. [ Oregon Fred Holabird Collection

A pair of books, one by Clarence King and the other a biography about King, who was a leader of the Fortieth Parallel Survey. The set includes: &quo...

Choice Reference, circa 1902. Beautiful condition. Large hardcover book Salt Lake City & Vicinity, has been rebound, pp. 650, many illustrations...

Collection of publications on the caverns of Virginia: 1) "The Endless Caverns of the Shenandoah Valley," by Chester A. Reeds, an account ...

Thirty Seven Days of Peril, a narrative of the early days of Yellowstone by Truman C. Everts. Copywrite 1923, Hardcover, 58 pages. In decent condition

1871 Preliminary report of the USGS of Wyoming and portions of contiguous territories by F V Hayden. 511pp with index, South Pass, Fort Bridge, Cheyen

1955 The West of Philip St. George Cooke, 1809-1895 by Otis E Young, 393pp with index. Philip St. George Cooke was a career United States Army cavalry

(4) Books: Seven Ages of Man from Shakespeare's "As you like it" The Artists Edition Illustrated with photogravures from original pain...

Published by Martino Publishing 2002. Two hardcover volumes. A facsimile edition of the Dictionary of Books Relating to America from Its Discovery to

1871 Our American Tour: Being a Run of Ten Thousand Miles from the Atlantic to the Golden Gate in the Autumn of 1869 by Robertson, 148pp, some stains

1906 Volumes 26 and 27, Early Western Travels, 1748-1846. Indians of the Rocky Mts., early settlements of the French, Part 1 of Flagg's The Far ...

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great complete 14 volume set Memorial Edition with Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora by Felix Shay. Total of 14 volume

"Old Forts and Trading Posts of the West, Bent's Old Fort & Bent's New Fort on the Arkansas River", Vol I, Nolie Mumey, 1956, ...

Map (18 x 16 inches) of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad System inside a copy of: Over the Range to the Golden Gate - A Complete Tourist's Gui...

Jonah's Disappearance by Herrstrom-Ambrosia Press, The Dicksboro Hotel & Other Travels by Coleman-Ambrosia Press, Mistress Spirit by Eshlema...

Lot of 11 US treasure books collection, including: 1. Oak Island Secrets, by Mark Finnan. Formac Publishing. 1997. 2. The Oak Island Mystery, by R.V.

(2) "The Westerners Brand Books" 1944, 1945-46. "Being a collection of the original papers presented at the meetings of the Westerner...

Marvels of the New West, William M. Thayer, Norwich, Conn.: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1888. "A vivid portrayal of the stupendous marve...

Carlyle Buley's Old Northwest, Pioneer Period, 1815-1840, 2 vols in original slip case, 1950. In this case, the northwestern pioneers refers to...

1935 Hotel Butcher, Garde Manager and Carver by Rivers. 125pp with index and food illustrations. Upper corner bends with light upper page creases. Ple

An 1866 copy of 'Pilgrims of the Rhine' by Edward Bulwer Lytton, a fantastical romance book. The inner cover of the book has a bookplate not...

Segovia autographed autobiography for the years 1893-1920. Signature is dated 1977, book is a first edition with a print date of 1976, There is a dust

An 1847 copy of 'Atlas and Gazetteer of the Holy Scriptures' by Reverend William Jenks, a 157-page atlas of maps of places mentioned in the ...

A pair of books about Jedediah Smith's explorations, both published by The Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA: 1. The Ashley-Smith Explorations a...

Hardcover, two volume set, in original slipcover; 464 pages with 60 plates; 409 pages. The Journals of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, With Letters and Relat

(3) Books on the life of Junipero Serra, all of them signed by the author. Serra was a Spanish Priest and Missionary born 1713-1784. He became known a

Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1900-1901, by J.W. Powell, director.

1891 and 1906 Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. 1906-07, collections, preservation of antiquities. Plat

The Denver and Fire Clay Co., established in 1876, microscope, animal cages, autoclaves and other laboratory accessories catalogue complete with price

1846 System of Anatomy by Caspar Winstar MD, volumes 1 and 2. Binding have been shellacked as an old method of preservation with some carryover to fir

Paperback, 96 pages. "A Treatise on The Horse and His Diseases," published by Dr. B. J. Kendall Company; 1901. Cover detached; 5 x 8 inche...

American Sportsman's Library 1902-04 (6). This is a set of six books from the American Sportsman's Library, c1902-04, edited by Caspar Whitn...

(6) Books on ducks and fowl. "The Nature Library, Game Birds" by Blanchan, 1905; "The Ducks, Geese, & Swans of North America"...

(5) Books on Fowl Hunting 1880's-1900's: "A Special Exhibition Sporting Prints and Paintings" by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N...

While originally from England Frank Forrester is credited as the first American sporting writer. 1860 Frank Forrester's Filed Sports of the Unit...

1970 The Denominators of the Fur Trade by Woodward with dj. 1950 This Reckless Breed of Men by Cleland with dj. 1995 French Fur Traders and Voyageurs

Two volumes in original slip case, The Fur Trade by Paul Phillips, U of Oklahoma Press. Very fine. About 1250pp. Classic Fur trade reference, unfinis

Hardcover with slip cover and maps. 103 pages, one of 500 copies printed by the Yale University Press, 1955. An American explorer, merchant and carto

1938 Adventures of America, 1857-1900 by Kouwenhoven, 1853 History of the City of New York by Valentine-foldout maps, some with tears, binding has wea

1) "Marvels of the New West," by Wm. M. Thayer, publ. by Henry Hill Co., Norwich, CT, 1888 - A vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels o...

A very rare 1818 book, Vol. I, U.S. History, of a 12-volume set on world history, "Universal History: or, An Historical View of Asia, Africa, E...

1869 France and England in North America by Francis Parkman, 425pp with index. France and England in North America is the greatest history ever writte

(7) Books on Western History. "Women in Levi's" by Eulalia Bourne, DJ, Spine gilded in red; ""me 'n Henry"" by...

A library of six Western stories: "The California Dons." Edna Due Pree Nelson. 1962. First Edition. The story of the dons, the early Spani...

Two books dating from 1871 and 1875. The 1871 book is 'Land of the Nile: or, Egypt Past and Present" by W.H. Davenport Adams, a thoroughly ...

1831 Natural History of the Globe, of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects and Plants. Volume 3, many wildlife engravings in this natural

Two volumes about Lewis & Clark, from the Western Frontiersmen Series, published by The Arthur H. Clark Co., includes: Vol. XI, "George Dro...

History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clarke, to the Sources of the Missouri: Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down t

Rare book, The Louisiana Purchase and Our Title West of the Rocky Mountains, with a Review of Annexation by the United States, Binger Hermann, Commiss

State Papers & Correspondence Bearing Upon the Purchase of the Territory of Louisiana, copywrite 1903, Hardcover 293 pages. Some bump damage. Pl...

A trio of unusual books about John C. Fremont:. 1. "James F. Milligan, His Journal of Fremont's Fifth Expedition, 1853-1854; his adventuro...

1888 cut square autograph. John C. Fremont/Los Angeles Cal. 1888. 4x2.25" with bold signature. Light toning and foxing. "John Charles Fr&#...

Two volume treatise on the life of scout Kit Carson in two volumes with original slip case. 1935. This is the revised and improved edition, considered

Two books with topics from the pre-Gold Rush era: 1. The First Emigrant Train to California. John Bidwell. Collector's edition: Limited to 400 c...

1907 Doniphan's Expedition and the Conquest of New Mexico and California by William Elsey Connelley. A choice example with attractive binding, ...

Hardcover; 414 pages. "Exploration of the Valley Of The Amazon, made under direction of The Navy Department, by Wm. Lewis Herndon and Lardner G...