americana auction #14, part 3

CANADA Please see Lot #155 for another B.C. piece

250. Canada. British Columbia. Cariboo. Barkerville, Quesnel & the Cariboo Gold Rush, by Gordon Elliott, 1920. Published by Douglas & McIntyre. 184 pages, soft bound, about how gold “turned British Columbia’s interior plateau from an unknown wilderness into a region of thriving settlements…” Alaskan shore on cover. Vf. Est. $15-25

251. Canada. British Columbia. Caribou. Caribou Gold: the Story of the British Columbia Gold Rush, by Martin T. Place. Published in 1971 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 180 hard bound pages, telling the story of “Gold Fever” striking Canada. Pastel illustration of two miners on dust cover. Xf, some soiling to jacket. Est. $25-50

252. Canada. Fossils. Dendroid Graptolites of the Niagaran Dolomites at Hamilton, Ontario by Ray S. Bassler, 1909. 75 pages. At the end are nearly 12 pages of black and white photographic plates of dendroid Graptolites. There is a Species Index located on the last pages. Bassler was the Curator, Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, U. S. National Museum. This book was a part of several different libraries evidenced by rubber stamps on front and glued paper on first sheet. Wear to edges with chips and minor tears. Fine to very fine. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)

253. Canada. Fossils. Report on Canadian Graptolites by James Hall, 1858. 37 pages. The title describes the contents of this soft bound 9 x 6 report. Published by the Geological Survey of Canada. Blue cover. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)

254. Canada. Mining. Canadian Geological Survey Reports, 1887. Lot of 3 different volumes. The first is titled Operations of the Geological Survey for the year 1866 by Aflred R. C. Selwyn, Director of the Survey. The report discusses Selwyn’s trip to England to a convention where he and colleagues proudly displayed minerals and rocks of Canada. They claimed that the response was excellent and hoped it would bring much more business to Canada. The report goes on to outline the achievements of the previous year’s field session. Mapping and surveying were taking place in nearly every District of Canada. The second volume is titled Statistical Report on the Production, Value, Exports and Imports of Mineral in Canada by Eugene Coste, 1867. This report breaks down production by Provinces with tons and values. Each major mineral is listed with a short write up and a chart. Within the write ups are often the names of the major mines for that specific mineral. The last volume is Report on the Geology of a Portion of the Eastern Townships…Relating more especially to the Counties of Compton, Stanstead, Beauce, Richmond and Wolfe by R. W. Elds, 1887. 70 pages. Includes a geologic map of a portion of Quebec, 22 x 30. There are also a few photographs of interesting geology. All of the volumes are 10 x 7. There are chips along the edges and a few pieces are missing. All very readable and are in fine to very fine condition. Est. $50-150

255. Canada. Mining. New Gold Rush: Canadian Gold Companies: the Mines — the Men — the Dreams, by Frank Keane, Vol. I. No publication information noted. Gold, red and white dust jacket, featuring a gold bar over the Canadian flag. 417 pages, hard bound. Xf. Est. $25-75

256. Canada. Ontario. Algoma West: Its Mines, Scenery and Industrial Resources, by Walpole Roland, C.E., 1887. Printed by Warwick & Sons. Copyright 1887 by Walpole Roland. Illustrated, 217 pp which includes a Business Directory of Port Arthur at the end of the book. Hardbound, blue cloth with gilt lettering and black trim. Cover is dinged, worn, bent and wrinkled. Foxing in the interior of the book. Binding good. Overall condition fair. &#x201CJ.F. Ruttan, Crown Lands Agent, Real Estate and Insurance, Port Arthur, Canada” rubber stamped several times in interior. Part 1 of this book covers Topographical and Historical Notes on Nipigon Lake and River to Thunder Bay; Port Arthur 1800-1887; Prosperity of Ft. William; the mines, minerals and pioneers of the area; Official Reports on Development by A.L. Russell, Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyor. Part II covers the mines of the North Shore and Western Gold and Silver District, 1887. Part III covers the Geology of Algoma West. This book has some great illustrations! Est. $200-400

257. Canada. Yukon. Yellowknife. Yellowknife, by Ray Price, signed. Published in 1967 by Peter Martin Associates. &#x201Cthe official Centennial History of the town of Yellowknife, capital of the Northwest Territories.” Nice photo collage on dust jacket. Hard bound, 308 pages. Est. $25-50

CENTRAL AMERICA

258. Central America. Pocket Map. Rand-McNalley Pocket Map of Central America, 1911. Full color fold out map in extremely fine condition. Est. $25-75

CHILDREN

259. Children. Fairytale. Bookhouse for Children Fairytale Set. Lot of 6 volumes. One: In the Nursery, including Boy Who Cried Wolf, Hey Diddle Diddle, Dickory, Dickory, Dock; Two: Up One Pair of Stairs, including Cinderella; Three: Through Fairy Halls, including Hansel & Grethel, The Adventures of Punch & Judy; Four: The Treasure Chest, including Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Little Gulliver; Five: From the Tower Window, including Joan of Arc, White Aster; Six: The Latch Key, including Little Women, The Ugly Duckling. All are hard bound, with full color fairytale images on the front. Edited by Olive Beaupre Miller, 1921. Vf, with wear to covers, some with the first page ripped out. Est. $50-100

CIVIL WAR

260. Civil War. General. Civil War Related Books. Lot of 6 different volumes. The Photographic history of the Civil War, 1911, Vol. 8 of a 10 volume set, 383 pgs, hardbound, 8-1/2 x 11” format; 3 books from the Chronicles of America Series, 1918-1921, Abraham Lincoln and the Union, The Day of the Confederacy and Captains of the Civil War, hardbound in 4-1/2” x 7” format; The Presidents of the US, c. 1906, includes all through Theodore Roosevelt, 203 pgs, hardbound, 5 x 7” format; The Mentor, Ulysses S. Grant by Hamlin Garland, 1920, about 20 pgs, paper bound. Est. $50-100

COLONIAL

261. Colonial. Colonial History Books, 1854, 1964, 1967. Lot of 3 different volumes. The Life of George Washington, by Jared Sparks, 1854. Published by Little, Brown & Co. 562pp, not indexed. Acid paper, original cover, very fine. Founders and Frontiersman, by Robert G. Ferris, 1967. published by National Parks Service. 410 pp, indexed. Numerous sketches of landscapes and portraits of influential historical people and many photographs. Original hard cover. No dust jacket. Extremely fine. Colonials and Patriots, by Sarles et al, 1964. published by the National Park Service. 286 pp, indexed. Original hard cover, no dust jacket. Extremely fine. Est. $50-75

262. Colonial. Sights in Boston and Suburbs or Guide to the Stranger, by R.L. Midgley, illustrated by Billings, Hill, Barry and John Andrew. Published by John P. Jewett & Company, Cleveland, OH, 1856. Copyright 1856, John Andrew. 225 pp, plus about 12 pages of advertisements at the end of the book. Hardbound, green with gilt lettering, cover shows some wear, but generally fine. Binding good, minor foxing in interior. This book covers everything from trees to railroads, places of amusement to public buildings. The illustrations are quite nice, showing many buildings and attractions. Est. $50-150

263. Colonial. Williamsburg, Virginia In Photographs, 1940. Published by Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. This hard cover book has 84 pages with a photograph reproduction on every other page. One the facing page to the photo is a brief history about the locale or the item featured. Cover and pages in Extremely fine condition. A Great Piece. Est. $75-150