Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Fourth Chelsea Directory! Published by Benjamin Rivers. 112 pages. According to the OCLC database, there are no listings for a 1850 directory, there a

“contains a complete resident and business directory of the town, names of streets and their location, town officers, schools, churches, societies, or

Same edition as Concord Directory above. This has a red flex cover and has one of the most historically exciting town maps I have seen. The map includ

See History & Directory of Needham (red binding) for information. This directory shows strong corner wear on covers. One large stain in middle o...

A. E. Foss & Company. “containing a complete resident, street and business directory ... also a history of the town from its first settlement to...

Compiled J. H. Hogan and published by W. F. Richardson. ”Containing also a complete business directory, churches, school, societies, towns, officers,

Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools societies, churches, post offices etc.. 53 pages. It was publish

Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools societies, churches, post offices etc.. 100 pages. It was publis

Very scarce. No listings found on OCLC. "Containing a General Directory of the Citizens and Place of Residence, Business Directory, Calendar, T...

Volume II. Compiled by Luther E. Fitch & Co. Residential and business directory. Advertisements on covers and throughout book. Lists officers of...

9 1/4 x 6. Report of the State Controller of Nevada, for the Eighteenth Fiscal Year, Ending December 31, 1882. To the Govenor. J.F. Hallock, State Con

Lot of 4 with early dates. 1) Petition Requesting New Territory Be Formed From Western Utah, report from the House of Representatives (35th Congress,

1) Gabbs Valley, Nevada: Its History and Legend by Danner 1992. 2) Goldfield by Hugh Shamberger, 1982. This is a hard covered edition and autographed

Lot of 7. 1) Reminiscences of Senator Stewart. Stewart was a very powerful man in Nevada as a territory and young state. He amassed and lost fortunes

25 x 32". Five double truck geologic and topographic maps, plus sections. A) Rocky Mtns, B) Green River Basin, C) Utah Basin, D) Nevada Plateau...

A Brief Sketch of the Advantages and Possibilities of the State, and the Opportunities and Inducements Offered to Capitalists and Home seekers,” compi

1) "Lady in Boomtown" by Mrs. Hugh Brown. Her husband was sent her from San Francisco to represent the firm and she wrote a classic about ...

1) The Heritage of the Desert by the Pioche Commercial Club. Nothing more than Pioche Mines Company propaganda! 2) Small booklet title "Nevada ...

1) The Big Bonanza by Glassock. 1931 first edition. 2) The Silver Kings by Lewis. 1947 first edition AUTOGRPHED!!! City: State: Nevada

Lot of two important speeches given by Senator John P. Jones, who served five terms from 1873-1903. He was also superintendent of the Crown Point Mine

Lot of three, includes: 1) The First Battle: The Story of the Campaign of 1896 by Bryan, William Jennings. Hardcover, 629 pages including several phot

Containing general directories, business directories, official registers, & etc. Compiled and published by Dean Dudley. Includes index to advert...

B. T. Pierson, Number 3, Bank Street. Historical sketch in front listing churches, banks, hotels, list of teachers at Newton High, list of government

B. T. Pierson, Number 3, Bank Street. Historical sketch in front listing churches, banks, hotels, list of teachers at Newton High, list of government

Paperback. Copyright H. P. Phelps. “A STRANGERS' GUIDE AND RESIDENTS' MANUAL, Containing a Chronicle of Local Events; Information ABOUT THE ...

Gazetteer and Business Directory of Niagara County, N. Y. for 1869. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child. Table of contents in back of book. Map.

Gazetteer and business Directory of Wayne, County, N. Y. for 1867-8. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child. Contains table of contents, index to bu

Very early directory. The Cincinnati Directory, containing the names, profession and occupation of the inhabitants of the town, alphabetically arrange

This lot contains all four volumes complete with dust covers. The first three volumes were published in Cinnaminson, N.J. And the last one in Conneau

Early Great Lakes Directory! Compiled by M. T. Platt. Published by Sage, Sons & Company, Buffalo, 1867. Advertising on front and back cover, fro...

Lawton Directory, and page continues with a map of Lawton, "Geo. W. McCoy, Publisher." Advertising throughout. 66 pages, with 5 pages of a...

M’Carty & Davis publishers. Includes new names to the 1821 Directory. 97 page supplement full of history: A list of all lieutenants in the Unite...

Lot of 2. Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. 1) 1915. The Coal Field Directory and Mining Catalogues of Coal Mining Equipm

Compiled by Edwin S. Metcalf and published by J. A. & R. A. Reid of Providence. This directory contains census, population, calendar, table of c...

Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child. Three table of contents: general, business, and alphabetical list of advertisers. Illustrated. Many pictoria

Lot of 7 books: all 5 parts of the FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, NEW JERSEY: THE WORLD’S MOST MAGNIFICENT MINERAL DEPOSITS and both supplements. These b

Second Appleton Directory. “Comprising an alphabetically arranged list of business firms and private citizens; a classified list of all trades, profes

Title of printed guide reads: “ENSIGN & THAYER’S TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE THROUGH THE STATES OF OHIO, MICHIGAN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, IOWA, AND ...

Published by J. H. Colton. Full color map by J. Calvin Smith. Includes Steam Boat Routes and Explanations of symbols on the map. The map has a larger

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

MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. Also a Gazetteer, giving concise information about each City, Town and Post O

MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT. Also a Gazetteer, giving concise information about each City, Town and Post O

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

Includes a fold out map. Comprises a description of the cities, towns, county seats, villages, and post-offices, with their location, and population a

Pocket guide. Includes stage, steamboat, canal and rail-road routes with the distance from place to place. Map in back is intact and colorful (borders

First edition, second printing. Extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal gazetteer. With an appendix. By Jedidiah Morse and Richar...

Second edition. Extracted from the latest edition of Morse's Universal gazetteer. With an appendix. By Jedidiah Morse and Richard C. Morse. Appe...

Steele's Western guide book, and emigrant's directory; containing different routes through the states of New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, ...

Listed in Quebedeaux! Price & Haley; The Buyers Manual and Business Guide; being a description of the leading business houses, manufactories in...

Book no. 10. March 1947 Vol. 346. This volume contains ratings of Merchants, manufactures and Traders generally throughout the following states: Alask

Reference Book of Dun & Bradstreet, 1953, 3936pp. green boards, gold print. 16.5 x 11.5." Newsprint quality paper. Classic American busines...

Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York. 1873. 608 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering. From the personal library of S.H. Bauman. Bauman was th...

U.S.IANA (1650-1950). Compiled by Wright Howes. c. 1962. Second edition. Includes important works (11,620) relating to the continental portion of the

P.J. Hannifan & Co's new commercial Railroad and County map of Delaware and Maryland, and Gazetteer : showing the cities, towns and villages...

The full six volume set of the reprint by Maurizio Martino. Mint condition. This is an essential reference set for all western maps. These are the map

Marvels of the New West is a" vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River." It was written...

Central Guarantee Co., 321 pp of bank listings with officers, cashiers, capital, etc. 75pp of Guarantee Attorneys. Rare. Red boards, 8.5 x 12"...

Rand, McNally & Co's Improved Indexed Business Atlas and Shipper's Guide. Containing large scale maps of dominion of Canada, Old Mexico,...

Songs of the Sage was written by Curley Fletcher in 1931. This book is autographed by Fletcher and he has added a poem (handwritten) to John Heizer, a

Babcock, H.H.; Textile Manufacturer's Directory of the United States and Canada; 1886; New York. 16th edition. 453pp plus 59pp of advertisements...

And the Companies in which they are concerned, with such other particulars as are considered likely to be of use and interest. Red cloth with gilt let

Published by Marshall, Texas. United States Biographical Publishing Company. "The Encyclopedia of the New West, containing fully authenticated ...

George, Milton. 480pp, green boards, gilt lettering front and spine, both fading. Cover and binding loose, broken at front seam. First 2 fly pages loo

Group of 13 works including: 1) Thermal Springs List for US; 2) The Evolution of North America; 3) Planetary Geology; 4) Principles of Sedimentology;

R.G. Dun & Co. Mercantile Guide, 1884, Xerox. 522pp plus ads. Bound. Classic business reference for all towns in the United States and all the ...

Not found on OCLC. Green covers with gilt lettering. "For the year ending June, 1868." 231 pages plus 11 pages advertisements. Published b...

Each one has Nevada and Western mining news. As with all old newspapers the paper is very fragile, but the historical value in articles and advertisin

Lot contains the Friday morning edition of the paper which started as a weekly in 1768 and went to a semi-weekly in 1796. One article, picked up from

1915 Carrara Obsession. Carrara Quarry improved and Yellow Jacket is being developed. As with all old newspapers the paper is very fragile, but the hi

1) Morning Appeal, 1880. 2) The Carson City News, 1905-1915. Over one dozen newspapers choke full of news. Special attention to the execution of two I

Group of 45 copies of the Eureka Daily Sentinel, dated consecutively from November 11 to December 25, 1879. Each is 4-6 pages in length. Column headin

Two papers. A Nevada Democratic newspaper. News about the Aurora drug store and other people living in Aurora. Also mentioned Sheriff Grutt, E. B. Yer

1) Ely Record, Pioche, 1871. Two papers. 2) Caliente Lode Express, Caliente, 1906. Yerington to be next boom camp! As with all old newspapers the pa

1) Nevada State Journal, 1911. Suffrage Movement officially launched in Reno. 2) Nevada State Journal, 1901. Butler, Nevada (to become Tonopah) built

Lot of approx. 25 loose copies and one framed copy. All dated 1875, No. 1-77. Framed item is No. 77, dated July 1, 1875. Variety of articles and adver

Indians Johnny and Ibapah, self-confessed murders, were hung in Carson for murder in Montello. Reno and Sparks will not lose gas service with an emerg

Mining Topics, 1922, Unionville. Silver Reef, Tonopah Divide, Arizona, Con Virginia and George Wingfield back investing in Goldfield. 2) Review-Miner,

Friday Edition, Vol. I, No. 17. Very rough condition. The Daily Safeguard first published on October 5, 1868. The paper was a political voice for the

Lot of 7: 1) Pages 268 & 269, 24 April 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly. White Pine Mining District content. Measures 23" x 15.5" i...

1) Esmeralda Herald, 1883, Aurora. (One article cut from back page.) 2) Western Nevada Miner, 1906, Mina. Old Douglas Nevada claim, Phonolite, Fairpla

Center pages belong to a Remington drawing of a Bayonet Rush in the Philippines. Lead article on Admiral Dewey. City: State: , Date

This is a great lot for any Tombstone collector! 1) Photograph of a couple taken at Fly's Gallery. It measures 5.55" x 3.90" and 8&q...

A group of 69 stock certificates from Arkansas from two companies. 1-6) Nate Parris Company, all issued in 1923. El Dorado, Arkansas on the header. In

1) Hydraulic Mining Stocks of California-Calaveras Water & Mining Co. Stocks,1881. 2).  Also includes The Birdseye Creek Gold Mining Compan...

9" diameter fancy porcelain bowl made for O'Donnell of Placerville by Wheelock City: Coloma State: California, Date: c1900 F

Photograph overlooking the Geyser Hotel. A hotel with several small cottages lay amongst a forested hillside. This resort began as early as 1852. On

Pictorial Ione City 1874 billhead. Picture of horse. Ludgate, Surface & Co. livery and stable. Also an 1889 Henry Junkans 1889 Weaverville billh...

Equity Funding was a Los Angeles based mutual fund company that marketed funds and insurance products to individuals in the 1960's and 70's....

Lot of 3 all Wells Fargo & Co. Express receipts all from Oct. 1916. Stamped Zabriskie, California. Zabriskie was located in Death Valley. The ma...

Mohave Desert in California. Print of the Red Rock Canyon turning dark. Measures 14 1/2" x 11 1/2." City: Mohave State: California,

California Scholarship Federation Nevada City H.S. Steel Die- seal w image of book folded open with chapter 10 engraved at center-1 "x 1.25&quo...

Manuscript ledger from the Oro Encampment No. 22, Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. It is original full leather, very worn but all pages are intac

Desert Garage 192-. Two C Asher & Company, General merchandise, 1907. W. B. Broadwell, 1899. Randsburg Oil & Fuel 1899. Tehachapi Milling an...

1923 store news booklets for the Weinstocks store. Each contains a history (Sutter, Fremont, missions, etc.) and a sales pitch for different articles

Wells Fargo Express Orange Label with Marysville double ring oval cancel on sleeve of folded document cover addressed to J.F. Houghton of Sacramento.

San Francisco Chronicle Annual Calendar “A Half Century of Progress.” Calendar and black and white lithographs by “Langguth” on obverse. The reverse h

Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, H...

Four Western Sketches, 1959, by Charles Crouch in original folder. All of Cowboys and horseback. 45 unused post cards in various condition: two Indian

Lot of 3: certificates from the Odd Fellows Hall, with attached receipt on left side. Two have revenue stamps on the left border. Litho by O.M. Clays

Scenic mountains, creek, forest. Might be Strawberry, California City: Strawberry State: California, Date: FHWAC#: 9952