Western Americana Auction April 2022

Three farm-related journals from Montana. A) Ledger from the Keating Canal Company for the years 1912 and 1920-23. Shows capital stock, surplus, and g

Library of 26 books about general Montana history. The key pieces in this group are 5 volumes from the Montana Historical Society published between 19

Montana: The Land and the People by Robert George Raymer, Volumes I-III. Published by the Lewis Publishing Company in 1930. Volumes include photograph

Seven Montana history books. A) A History of Montana Vols. II, and III. Written by Merrill G. Burlingame and K. Ross Toole, published by Lewis Histo

Montana: Its Story and Biography. A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood. Under the Editorial Supervision of T

Three miscellaneous ledgers from Montana. A) 1915 cash book from an unknown company in Virginia City, Montana. Shows debited and credited accounts. 1

61 Montana mining books, mostly hardcover. Mine Exam Questions and Answers Pt2 by Beard, Letter from the Secretary 1881 by Burchard-missing both board

Record of Receipts and Sales of Intoxicating Liquors by Retail Druggists and Pharmacist. This sales register shows liquor sales that were being made b

Montana Reports, stamped on front "Blaine County Attorney". 1894-95. Vols 6, 11, 17,19,21-26, 28-46, 48-49, 53-57, 60-62, 75-88 from 190...

Group of eight Montana telephone directories. A) Two copies of the Lewis and Clarke County Business and Professional Directory for 1949-1950. Printed

Three volumes of Anaconda Copper Mining Company Reports from 1915-33, 1934-47, and 1948-55. Reports cover topics such as capital stock, mine tonnage,

Group of 15 books from the Billings Geological Society Annual Field Conference from 1953-60 and 1962. These books contain lists of committee members,

Ledger full of unused transcribed marriage licenses for Blaine County, Montana. These marriage licenses have blank lines to fill in the names of the p

Correspondence & Records for Chas. E. Morris Co., Great Falls, MT. There are several tabs within the cardboard storage case to notate between se...

Pages from a 1913 register of the Hotel Rainbow in Great Falls, Montana. These register pages show the room number, name, and residence of guests stay

Blotters and pages from registers of two different hotels in Helena, Montana, the International Hotel and the Farmers House. The register pages show t

Correspondence & Records for State Publishing Company in Helena, MT. Within the cardboard case there are several tabs notating a list in alphabe...

Ladies scrapbook from Montana that contains newspaper clippings about people and events, poetry clippings, clippings with etchings or photographs of p

Page and advertising blotters from the Albemarle Hotel in Livingston, Montana. The register page shows the name, residence, and room number of guests

3 Hardcovers. Dimsdale's Vigilantes of Montana by Dimsdale 286pp with index. Life and Adventures of Frank Grouard by DeBarthe268pp with index. ...

Library of books about Montana county and local histories. This group contains about 45 books or booklets published in the 20th century. Counties cove

Approx. 50 books including History of Montana by Hamilton, American Legion in Montana, The Frontier Years by Brown and Felder, Montana Genesis, The So

About 35 Montana related books and booklets. Senate Journal 2nd Session, Montana 1891. Before Barbed Wire by Brown, Pioneer Days in Montana by Pageant

8 mostly Montana older reference books. 2 bound Geological surveys-1911 and 1922, Contribution to Economic Geology by Campbell 1907, other coal and o

5 Montana history references. History of Montana Vols 1 and 2. A Century of Montana Newspapers by Gilluly. The First National Bank of Butte Montana an

16 Indian books, mostly Montana. Indians of Yesterday by Gridley, Charlo's People by Wolf, The Nez Perces by Haines hard and soft covers, Chief ...

13 Montana local history mostly hardcover books. Wheel of Time 1800's-1984. Havre's Historic Homes. Along the Zimmerman Trail by Zimmerman. ...

Approx. 100 magazines from 1952-58 with some duplication. Bound editions 1980-86, 1991-92. City: State:Montana Date:1952-1992

Approx. 90 Montana plant and farm related book and pamphlets. Montana Bureau Of Agriculture 1903-04(2), Annual Report of the Montana Farmers Institute

34 Montana biographies, mostly hardcovers. My story Tom L Johnson, 1911. The Galloping Swede(2) by J. Hugo Aronson and LO Brockmann , 1 signed by both

A nice library for Montana Territory and Montana legal enthusiasts and researchers. Hardcover Laws of Montana and Montana Territory. 1871-72, 1876(2),

Approx. 45 Montana mostly college yearbooks. Sentinel 1906, Montanan 1919, Vigilante 1946, Sentinel 1925, Sunflower 1915 and many more. Check out thos

Photo History of Harvats and their Woolies by Bill and Doris Whithorn. This is a rare, autographed copy of this book. This book is about the Harvat fa

Approx. 35 softcover reports. University of Montana -Some Economic Geology of Montana, Montana(2), Gypsum Deposits, Coal and Lignite Deposits(2), Fig

Approx. 100 University of Montana publications. Annual register 1900-1916, various issues. President's Report 1895-1912 various issues. Internal...

11 mostly Montana blog like book with accounts of The West. The Galloping Swede by Aronson, Bugles, Banners & War Bonnets by Reedstrom. Tracks A...

Approx. 70 hardcovers. Includes Nebraska History- A Quarterly Journal 1950's, 1980's. Bound Nebraska History Magazine 1930's, Nebraska ...

Nevada County Directory for 1871-1872 published by H.S. Crocker & Co. H.S. Crocker was a very prominent published in Sacramento, California. Thi...

Lot of 8 different. Nice coverage of various aspects of Nevada history. Includes: Reprint of 1862 First Nevada Directory (HB); Mint Mark CC, by Howard

This is a 1962 reprint of the First Directory of Nevada Territory which was originally published in 1862. The description on the dust jacket states t

The Discovery & History of the Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, by Jim White, the caves original discover and explorer, born July 11, 1882, died Ap...

Two sets of plates that are reprints of plates used in the work entitled "Birds of New York" issued as volumes 1 and 2 by the University o...

52 hardcover Chronicles of Oklahoma discussing hundred if not thousands of Oklahomans. Vols 1-14, 16-18, 20-21, 23-29, 31-41, 46-48, 50, 52-54, 58-66.

Vol III by Gaston with key biographical info. 1096pp with index City: State:Oregon Date:1811-1911

R.L. Polk and Co.'s Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1923-1924. Pages 13-188 are a Classified Buyers' Guide of ...

Logging R.R. Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania. Series of 6 Vols. By Benjamin Kline Jr. & Thos. T. Taber, all containing histories, photographs, ...

Library of 17 books, mostly about South Dakota history. A) South Dakota Historical Collections compiled by the State Department of History. This coll

This lot contains 66 volumes of Texas history written between 1915-1993. It included two volumes of index. This is a compilation of authors covering

Texas Panhandle historical books, mostly hardcover, 38 total. Panhandle Plains Historical Review 1928-41, 1947-73. Quarterly Texas State Historical As

Group of six books related to Proctor, Vermont and two prominent Vermont politicians, Redfield Proctor and Mortimer R. Proctor. A) Proctor: The Way I

Caverns of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia: 1) The Shenandoah Caverns, acclaimed by visitors as the most beautiful in Virginia 10 page, 7-1/2 x 9&...

US Northwest Logging Historical Books (5): 1) "Reservation Narrow Gauge", a chronicle of Biles-Colman Lumber Co's narrow gauge, the la...

Scenic Wonders from the Mt. Rainer National Park, Washington published by the General Freight and Passenger Department of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad

Seattle City Guide for 1926 published by the Seattle City Guide Publishing Company. Contains a complete description of all streets and avenues, their

A complete Civil, Political, and Military History of The State, published by Tuttle. From the first exploration down to 1875. Historical sketches of e

Milwaukee: A Half Century of Progress, 1846-1896. A review of the Cream City's Wonderful Growth and Development from Incorporation until the pre...

AIME journals 1899-1914, AIME Transactions 1929(3), 1930 3 different, 1931 (2), 1932(2), 1937. Index's Vols XXI-XXV. 20 Hardcovers. City: Stat...

Hardcover. Refers to cliff dwellings, Tusayan Snake Ceremonies and Canyon de Chelly. 326pp with index. Both boards are detaching. City: State: Date

The West Point Atlas of American Wars Volume 1, 1689-1900. Compiled by the Department of Military Art and Engineering, The United State Military Acade

Group of seven world atlases. A) 1873 Guyot's Geographical Series, Physical Geography, by Arnold Guyot. Atlas of physical geography features of ...

Library of eight vintage and modern books about birds. A) Vintage books include the following: Birds of California by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1910),

This single volume of Ethnology published by the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1885-86 by J.W. Powell Director;

1870s ledger with details of bull studding. This ledger has records of which cows were bred with which bulls, the day calves were born, and whether th

4 Hardcovers. The Century July to Dec 1893. Vols 10, 11, 12. Includes Joseph Bonaparte in Bordentown, NJ. Columbian Expo. Daniel Webster, and more.

Historical Sketches and Events in the Colonization of America by Hall, The Discovery of America by Hakes, Diary of the American Revolution by Moore, T

Two books from the World's Columbian Exposition. This was the first world's fair held in Chicago and was meant to celebrate the 400th annive...

My Reminiscences as a Cowboy by Boni. Hardcovers- Cows, Cowboys, Canners an Corned Beef and Cabbage by Eigell, The Blackfeet by Ewers, Spurs Were a Ji

Three engineering publications. A) 1886 publication about locomotives built in the United States and Europe. This publication has specifications and

Approx. 150 softcover issues of The Frontier a Magazine of the Northwest and Frontier and Midland. City: State: Date:1920's-1930's

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Book titled, The Lincoln Memorial Collection: Relics of the War of the Rebellion . Autographs of Soldiers, Sailors, and Government Officials. Collecte

Group of five books related to medicine. A) Manual for the Medical Department of the United States Army, 1916. This manual includes information about

On May 22, 1850, President Zachary Taylor sent this 52 page message to answer a resolution of the Senate calling for further information in relation t

The Mineral Industry, Its Statistic, Technology, and Trade published by the Scientific Publishing Company. Volume I (1892, three copies), Volume III (

The Mercantile Agency Reference Book, Vol. 73, Containing Ratings of the Merchants, Manufacturers, and Traders Generally, throughout the Unites State

Reprint, Records of the Federal Convention by Farrand Vols 1-3. Yale University Press. American Colonial Government 1696-1765 by Dickerson. 1912. C

Resumption and the Silver Question: Embracing a Sketch of the Coinage and of the Legal-Tender Currency of the United States and Other Nations. A Handb

This lot of Department of Agriculture yearbooks is for years 1897, 1901, 1903, 1906. These are the books printed by the Washington Printing Office. Gr

Famous US Dams in the West: 1) Grand Coulee Dam, the "Eighth Wonder of the World", 1942 Washington State, published by Souvenirs Co. Compl...

8 geology softcovers. Colorado, Iron and Manganese, California-Oregon, Wyoming, Denver, East Central Minnesota and more. City: State: Date:

Lot of approx. 30 photocopied directories of people, businesses and locations from Western US states including California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Was

Library of eight vintage books about wildflowers published between the 1890s and 1920s. These books are guides that include the common and scientific

Group of 16 vintage children's books including the following titles: Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott, Anderson's Fairytales, A Child'...

Lastly, a dime novel :"Beadle's Frontier Series--Roving Dick Hunter" by Joseph F. Henderson, 1909, #68 in the series. The cover has be...

Approx. 32 children's books, 11 older, including these classics: Dr. Seuss's ABC, Pinocchio, Swiss Family Robinson, The Bobbsey Twins at Ho...

Four books (Three by Dr. Seuss) that are first editions. Horton Hears a Who (1954), Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose (1948), Horton Hatches and Egg (194

Hardcovers-The River's End by Curwood, Vigilante Days and Ways by Langford, Barnaby and Edwin Drood and Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens(Carleton...

The Gibson Book, Volume II, includes 5 of the 11 "Gibson Girl" illustration books including A Widow and Her Friends, The Social Ladder, Th...

Seven illustrated story books published in the 1920s to 1940s. All illustrations in these books are in color. All seven books are from the same publis

Book called "The One Lunged Man of Buckskin Joe" by Richard Linthicum, illustrated by Samuel L. Martin, published by the Eichbaum Press in...

Rim O' The World by Bower. Lone Cowboy by James. The Eagle's Wings by Bower. City: State: Date:

Library of 16 books, booklets, maps, and guides related to gold mining in Australian. Includes eight books and three booklets about the history of gol

Collection of seven books related to gold, jade, and other precious gems in China. This collection also includes various online news articles that hav

Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second with Their Portraits after Sir Peter Lely and Other Eminent Painters: Illustrating the Diar

The Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Record Number, published in 1935. The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated newsp...

Volume XLIII of Punch, or the London Charivari published in 1862. The London Charivari was a weekly British satire magazine established in 1841 by the

Rare copy of Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue of Monuments of Printing. Comprising Books produced by the Earliest Presses in Germany, the Netherland...

Dolls on Display: Japan in Miniature. Being an illustrated commentary on the Girls' Festival and the Boys' Festival by G. Cagier, published ...

The Mexican War and Its Warriors; Comprising a Complete History of all the Operations of the American Armies in Mexico with Biographical Sketches and

Set of four books about Polynesia. All four books feature beautiful photographs of Polynesia artwork and cultural artifacts. Average size is 10 x 11.7