NEW MEXICO
583. New Mexico. Geology. New Mexico Geologic Publications. Lot of 2 different volumes. Geology and Uranium Deposits of the Laguna District, New Mexico. Prof. Paper 519, by Robert Moench. 117 soft bound pages, with maps. General Geology of Santa Rita Quadrangle Grant County, New Mexico. Prof. Paper 555, by William Jones, 1967. 144 soft bound pages, with maps. Both Xf, with only minor folds. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)
584. New Mexico. Hidalgo. Lordsburg. Mint Club Address and Memo Book, c.1915. Brown leather bound, with gilt lettering on cover. Appears unused, aside from the 10 pages torn out from the center. Includes fold-out US map, table of weights and measures, etc. Vf, cover worn at edges and corners, pages are a bit soiled. Est. $50-100 Est. $25-50 1151 72
585. New Mexico. Mining. New Mexico Related Mining Publications. Lot of 3 different volumes. Morris B. Parker’s White Oaks: Life in a New Mexico Gold Camp, 1880-1900, edited by C.L. Sonnichsen. Published by the University of Ariz. Press, 1971. 151 soft bound pages, with photos. Orange cover featuring a bird’s eye of camp. Two copies of the Geology and Ore Deposits of the Magdalena Mining District, NM, Prof. Paper 200, by G.F. Loughlin, 1942. 168 pages with maps. One is in better condition than the other, the latter with white stains on front cover. Minor roughness around edges of both. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)
NEWSPAPERS
586. Newspapers. General. Early American Newspapers: A Guide to Collecting. By James E. Smalldon. Signed by author. Published in 1964 by Paper Americana Press. Hardbound, with dust jacket featuring collage of newspapers. 101 pages. 9” x 6”. Book gives samples of collectible newspapers through illustrations and reduced replications. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)
NORTHWEST
587. Northwest. General. Northwestern Reporter Volume Set. 26 Volumes. Volumes: 1, 2, 23, 24, 25, 32, 35, 36, 37, 56, 57, 58, 60 ,68, 69, 74, 75, 91, 100, 113, 117, 123, 128, 137, 138, 139. Cover cases which took place in the Midwest, NB, IA, MN, DAK, WIS and MI. All leather bound, and in varying conditions, some poor with missing spines, and others fine, with scratches and torn leather. Est. $200-400 (no illustration)
ODDFELLOWS
588. Odd Fellows. Cremation. Odd Fellows Cemetery Association, 1899. Printed by Jos. Winterburn Co., Printers. Sort of a prospectus for order burials. Fancy front cover, with two images of mosoleum, within maroon masthead. Tan soft cover, with 56 pages, full of images and promotional text. Vf, some folds and tiny tear on cover. Est. $25-75
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
589. Pacific Northwest. Mining. Pacific Northwest Related Mining Publications. Lot of 2 different volumes. Treasure Hunting Northwest, by Ruby El Hult. Published by Binfords & Mort, 1971. 216 hard bound pages, with some illustrative photos. Tales of the Pacific Northwest, including Canada, mining industry. Dust jacket with drawing of pirate ship and pilaging. Metals & Men, by D.M. LeBourdais. Published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1957. Tells the story of Canadian Mining. 416 hard bound pages. Both are Vf, the first with wear to dust jacket. Est. $30-60 (no illustration)
PENNSYLVANIA
590. Pennsylvania. Johnstown. History of the Johnstown Flood, by Johnson, William Fletcher, 1889. Published by Edgewood Publishing, Boston. 459pp, 24 illustrations, not indexed. The book tells the story of a deluge that swept through Johnstown, located in central Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1889. An extremely wet summer and a feeling of complacency by the local inhabitants led to the complete failure of inadequate dams and levies. Hard bound brown cover with fading and stains. Wear to spine. Condition of book suggests that it was rarely viewed. Very fine. Est. $50-100
PHOTOGRAPHY
591. Photography. Publication. Kodakery Magazine Collection. Lot of 24 volumes. Each features a different picture on its cover, and different advice/content for the amateur photographer. There is some duplication of months. The years covered include 1914, 1915 and 1916. Florence Shirley of Dayton, NV handwritten on the top of one of the volumes. Est. $20-40
POETRY
592. Poetry. General. History & Poetry Books, 1835 & 1855. Lot of three different volumes. Two the volumes are from a set of volumes entitled Ancient History, by Charles Rollin, 1855. Only volume III and VII are in this lot. The books are a history of the world, translated from French and published by Silas Andrus & Sons. Both volumes about 350pp. The third book is The Works of Peter Pindar, 1835, published by M. Wallis Woodward, 460pp. This book is full of poems and humorous stories written in classical English style. All have original covers but are in very poor condition. Est. $50-100
593. Poetry. General. Poetry Books, 1819 & 1850. Lot of 3 different volumes. The Works of the British Poets with Lives of the Authors, by Ezekiel Sanford, 1819. 383pp. Published by Mitchell, Ames, & White, Philadelphia. Tupper’s Complete Poetical Works, 1850. published by Phillips, Sampson & Co. Memoir and Poetical Remains of Henry Kirke White…, 1850. Published by Phillips, Sampson & Co. All have original covers and are in fine condition. Est. $25-75
594. Poetry. Poems. Handwritten Poems in Diary Style Book, 1932-1937, by Miss Emiline James. Each of pages has a printed vignette at the top. Every page is filled with poems, letters, odes etc. Very worn. Est. $50-150
POSTAL
595. Postal. General. Post Office Department Annual Reports, 1913. This book is the Postmaster General report to the U. S. Government for the year 1912. In 1912, the Post Office Department did an impressive $226,619,525.65 resulting in a surplus of over $4 million for that year. The surplus was the first one in over 30 years. Other topics are discussed also. 403 pages, indexed. Original hard binding with embossed image of a Pony Express rider. Dings and fading on front cover. Very fine. Est. $25-75 (no illustration)
RAILROAD
596. Railroad. A Memory Book Of Memories, Lake Michigan to the Puget Sound, Through the Rockies, Bitter Root and Cascade Mountains, 1914. Published by the Interstate Co, Minneapolis, Minn. There are 36 pages of full page photographs and landscape drawings. The trip begins at Lone Rock, Kilbourn, Wisconsin, traveling along a route that would be probably closely mimic the placement of the present day Interstate 90. The journey ends with reaching the summit of Mount Rainier. The book was designed to describe what a cross continental journey would be like and what wonders the traveler would see. The inside front cover has text that continues on the inside rear cover. Staining along the edges of both covers. Inside pages are mostly unaffected. 10 x 12. Very fine. Est. $25-75
597. Railroad. General. Railroad Reports, 1893 & 1910. Lot of 2 different reports. The first is Interstate Commerce Commission, 7th Annual Report, 1893. The report outlines the activities of the commission, cases resolved, cases pending, commerce rates and other information. 285 pages, indexed. 9 x 6. The second is the Railway Statistics of the United States of America, 1910. The booklet was prepared by Slason Thompson of the Bureau of Railway News and Statistics. The opening statement of the report attacks the Federal Government. “In the United States the government statistics of railway have the appearance of being gathered, compiled and disseminated to discredit and harass the great industry the government is pledged to foster as well as regulate. In no other civilized country on earth is the function of statistics so abused.” 106 pages, red soft bound cover, 9 x 6. The cover is faded around the edges on the front cover. The back cover has a pie diagram of the gross earning of American Railways. Both books very fine. Est. $50-100
598. Railroad. General. Western United States Guide Book. 4 Volume Set, Bulletins 611-614. Part A. The Northern Pacific Route; Part B. The Overland Route; Part C. The Santa Fe Route; Part D. The Shasta Route and Coast Line. Approximately 200 pages each, with maps. Very nice corduroy and leather binding, each with gilt writing on spine. Xf, some minor chipping to top and bottom page corners. Est. $250-500
599. Railroad. Pocket Book. Field Manual for Railroad Engineers, by J. C. Nagle, 1903. Published by John Wiley & Sons, NY. 403 pp. One half of the soft covered pocket book is of conversion charts. The rest is text dealing with signals, track curvatures etc. The text pages are in extremely fine condition set within a leather cover that closes with a flap on one side. 𠇌has Lintecum, MSM 05” inscribed on front leaf. Leather is worn, but not terrible. Very fine. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)
RELIGIOUS
600. Religious. Early Bibles. Lot of 2 books. The Holy Bible Complete and How to Understand it, Revised and Edited by Rev. Roswell D. Hitchcock, D.D., leather hard bound, with several illustrative plates throughout; Holy Bible, Containing the Old & New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues, published by A.J. Holman & Co., 1880, leather bound, with engraved and gilted front cover, and many full color plates and black and white etchings throughout. Both Vf, with wear to covers. Est. $100-200
601. Religious. Family Bible, Old & New Testaments. Published by Baird & Dillon. With many marginal references and readings. Full color plates, black and white etchings, and small diagrams. Heavily embossed leather cover, with gilt adornments and lettering. Two latches at edge for locking, but bottom latches are missing. Vf-Xf, some wear to corners of cover. Est. $100-200 (no illustration)
ROMANCE
602. Romance. ‘Twixt Cupid & Croesus or the Exhibits In An Attachment Suit. By Charles P. Didier, 1896. An illustrated story, followed by way of a series of notes between “Edith,” “Jack” and “Mr. Bleaker.” Both men are in love with Edith, Edith in love with Jack, but proposed to by the desperate Mr. Bleaker. An indicative illustration accompanies each letter. Approximately 25 pages. Fine, water damaged, hard cover cracked. Est. $25-50 3007 65
SCIENTIFIC
603. Scientific. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. A Ready-Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data by Charles D. Hodgman, M.S., Associate Professor of Physics at Case School of Applied Science, and Norbert A. Lange, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at Case School of Applied Science. Published by Chemical Rubber Publishing Co., Cleveland, OH. Copyright originally 1914, but this is a 1931 (16th) edition. Printer – Springfield Printing and Binding Co., Springfield, Mass. 1545 pp plus some ads for Chemical Rubber Company at the end. This book is filled with tables and formulae for the working scientists. Cover shows some wear, lettering on cover faded, contents and binding very good. Est. $20-40 (no illustration)
SHIPPING
604. Shipping. Express. American Express Record of Way Bills, 1884. Every page has been filled with receipts of way bills starting in May and continuing until October of 1884. About 70+ pages. This record book is from an office in Illinois. The entries are from towns and cities all over the country, including western towns. The front cover has “No. 19, Record of Way Bills, Passing Office, American Express Co.” printed on it. Spine is worn with tears. Pages intact and legible. Unique Express record book. Est. $200-400
TEXAS
605. Texas. Mining. Coronado’s Children, by J. Frank Dobie. Published by the University of Texas Press in 1978. Follows the lives of those who followed in the footsteps of the Spaniard, Coronado and the search for the lost mines on the San Saba and Llano Rivers of Texas. 329 illustrated, hard bound pages. Xf, with etching of Spaniards and Natives on cover. Est. $25-50
606. Texas. Stamp. Texas Philatelist Magazine. By Reuss & Neville, Paris, Texas. March, 1887, Vol.1, Number 5. Published in the Interests of Stamp Collectors. 8 page publication. Paper bound, with a fancy black border on yellow paper. 8 1/2” x 6”. Vf, some foxing. Est. $50-100
TRANSPORTATION
607. Transportation. Mail Routes. The First Overland Mail, Butterfield Trail, San Francisco to Memphis, 1858-1861, by Lang, Walter, 1945. 94 pages, not indexed. The book is made of correspondent’s reports of traveling aboard the Butterfield Overland Stage. The correspondent made the trip from Los Angeles to Memphis offering a report from nearly every leg of the trip. The reporter was working for the San Francisco Bulletin. Cover and pages in extremely fine condition, soft cover. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)
608. Transportation. Travel. Guide Through North and Central America with the Compliments of the North German Lloyd Bremen, edited by Schuler, Arthur, 1898. 469pp, indexed. The book is organized alphabetically by state and specific location with populations and statistics from the 1890 Census. The purpose is to offer the most expedient travel plans within North America (excluding Canada and Mexico). There are sketches of the S. S. Lloyd steam ship near the front. There are tables of Railway and Steamboat Fares, an alphabetical list of places and an alphabetical list of advertisers. Throughout the book are maps of towns and illustrations of tourist locations such as waterfalls. Front leaves are detached. Spine is worn but intact. 5 x 7”. Chips on some pages. Very fine. Est. $25-75
609. Transportation. Travel. Rand McNally World Atlas, International Edition, c. 1950. 493pp. Hardbound green covers with gilt lettering. 12 x 14”. Minor wear to spine. Pages in extremely fine condition. Extremely fine. Est. $25-75 (no illustration)
UTAH
610. Utah. Geology. Utah Related Geology Publications. Basin & Range Province in Utah, Nevada, & California. Prof. Paper 197-D. By Thomas B. Nolan, 1941-42. 196 pages, including fold-out illustrations and maps; San Juan Country: A Geographic and Geologic Reconnaissance of Southeastern Utah, professional paper, 188, by Herbert Gregory, 1938, 123 pages, with fold-out maps; Gold Hill Mining District, Utah, professional paper 177, by T.B. Nolan, 1935, 172 pages, with maps. All soft bound, with creases, tears and soiling to covers. Est. $50-100 (no illustration)
Utah. Juab. Tintic. Please see Michigan. Mining. 19th Annual Report of the U. S. G. S., 1897, for an early report on the Tintic district.
611. No Lot.
612. Utah. Juab. Tintic. Tintic District Geologic Publications. Lot of 2 different volumes. General Geology & the Mines of the East Tintic Mining District, Utah & Juab Counties, Utah. Prof. Paper 1024, by H.T. Morris, 1979. Includes sections on individual mines, covering 203 pages total. Soft bound, with maps. Microminerlogy of Galena Ores, Burgin Mine East Tintic District. Prof. Paper614-A, by Arthur Radtke, 1969. 17 pages, filled with micro images and tables. Soft bound. Both are in very fine condition, the first with a tear at the top of spine. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)
613. Utah. Juab/Tooele. Geology & Mineral Deposits of the Thomas & Dugway Ranges, Juab & Tooele Counties. Professional paper 415, by Mortimer Staatz. Printed in 1964. 188 pages, soft bound, with tables and illustrations. Maps included. Vf, edges a bit bent. Est. $15-25 (no illustration)
614. Utah. Mining. San Francisco & Adjacent District, Utah. Professional Paper 80, by B.S. Butler, 1913. 212 pages, illustrated, with maps. Soft bound, Vf, with slight damage to covers and pages. Est. $50-150 (no illustration)
615. Utah. Mining. Utah Related Mining Publications. Lot of 3 different volumes. Footprints in the Wilderness: A History of the Lost Rhoades Mines, by Gale Rhoades. Published by Dream Garden Press, SLC, 1971. 416 soft bound pages, with photos and illustrations. Color cover, featuring several historical figures. The Trail of the Leprechaun: Early History of a Utah Mining Camp, by William McPhee (signed). Published in 1977 by Exposition Press. 161 pages, with full page photos. Hard bound with a bird’s eye b&w photo of mining camp on dust jacket. Structural & Igneous Geology of the La Sal Mountains, UT, Prof. Paper #294-I, by Charles B. Hunt, 1958. 364 pages, with maps. All Xf. Est. $30-60
616. Utah. Park City. Utah Related Mining Publications. Lot of 2 different pcs. Maps for Professional Paper 201 and Professional Paper 71. Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah. Approximately 15 different maps held in box with side entrance, closed by ribbon. Case is in poor condition, torn open at top. Geology and Ore Deposits of the Park City District Utah, 1912, by John Mason Boutwell. 231 pages, with accompanying maps in the back. In very poor condition, cover at spine is missing, held together by masking tape, tears. Est. $50-150 (no illustration)
VIRGINIA
617. Virginia. History. Old Williamsburg by William Oliver Stevens, 1938. 337 pages. Indexed. No dust jacket. Blue cover with map on inside of cover. The first few paragraphs of the Introduction offered information that most people aren’t aware: The North American Continent was referred to as Virginia by the English and was considered the fifth kingdom of England. The author as an easy to read style mixing history with biographies. Extremely fine. Est. $20-40
618. Virginia. Mining. Gold in the Blue Ridge: the True Story of the Beale Treasure, by P. B. Innis. Published by the Devon Publishing Co., 1973. 249 pages outlining the discovery of Thomas Jefferson Beale’s treasure. Hard bound, with illustrated dust jacket of two men digging for treasure. Xf. Est. $25-50
WASHINGTON
619. Washington. Central Cascades. Ore Deposits of Monte Cristo, Washington, US Geological Survey, 22nd Annual Report, Part II, by Josiah Edward Spurr. Professional rebind, hardbound with green cloth and gilt lettering. Pages numbered 779-865. Illustrated. Contents include rock divisions, study of the ores, characteristics of ore zones, etc. Extremely fine. Est. $50-150
620. Washington. Pend Oreille. Geology & Ore Deposits of the Metaline Zinc-Lead District Pend Oreille County, Washington, Text and Plates. Prof. Paper 489, by McClelland G. Dings. Printed in 1965. 109 soft bound pages, including tables and images. Plates are hard bound in separate unit. Very nice pieces. Est. $15-25 (no illustration)
621. Washington. Spokane. Spokane. The Mining Truth. A complete set of the weekly publications for 1938 and 1939, “An Information and Advisory Service for Owners and Buyers of Mining Stock”, datelined Spokane, Washington. The cover indicates that they had been publishing weekly for 42 years (since 1896). On the rear of each publication (far too numerous to list or count) is the Statement of Policy, which is as follows, “Mining Truth is not financially interested in or affiliated with any brokerage, underwriting or promotion house. It receives no compensation… for describing, recommending or endorsing any security mentioned in its pages…” The rest of Statement indicates the publication also covers issues of Politics and Economics in regards to mining. A fascinating historical collection of the mining climate of 1938. Extremely fine. Small rust stains where the clips hold the booklets together at the hole punches. Est. $300-500
WELLS FARGO
622. Wells Fargo. U.S. West: The Saga of Wells Fargo by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Hardcover with dustjacket, Copyright MCMXLIX by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Published by Bonanza Books. Illustrated with photos and ephemera, 320 pp with index. It is as much a story of the upbringing of the West as it is a story about Wells Fargo. A wonderful historical account. Very fine. Est. $25-50
623. Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo & Co. Express Official Directory. Issued November 15th, 1914. 160 pp with a few pages of ads. Lists the agents, railroads and steamships operated by Wells Fargo, Offices in the United States, Mexico and Common Points. The directory has the names and addresses of the principal agents and a list of all the Wells Fargo Offices in the United States in alphabetical order. 5 1/2 x 7. Softcover, Brown, with black, red and blue print. Cover is torn and missing a large piece at upper right corner, spine chipped as well. Large piece missing from upper left corner of back cover too. Pages chipped. Rare. Est. 200-400
WESTERN
624. Western. Ghost Towns. Ghost Towns of the West Library Set. Lot of 3 volumes. Three volume set of books in Ghost Towns of the Rockies; of the Pacific Frontier and: of the Southwest, all by Lambert Florin, 1971, nicely illustrated with numerous photos, 200+ pgs each, hardbound in slipcase. Est. $50-100 2170 14
625. Western. Historical. Notes on a Military Reconnoissance (sic) from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri to San Diego, in California including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte and Gila Rivers, by Lt. Col W. H. Emory, 1848. 174 pps. 49 plates. These plates showing various topical material including, landscape sketches, plan maps of battles, sketches of Indians, fauna and flora. Fantastic sketches. This is one of the major early references of the Southwest, one which was used nearly exclusively in our Arizona Catalog (Auction #12). There at least five (5) different editions of this book, few of which are mentioned by Howes. This particular edition is unlisted by Howes. Spine worn with tears. Staining of pages. Fantastic early southwest reference with marvelous sketches. Very fine. Rare. Est. $400-800
626. Western. Military. Mexican War Correspondence, Message of the President of the United States, 1846, Ex. Doc. 60. 1257 pages. On page 65 is a printing error. Original pages that have been professionally rebound in hard cover. Rare early text regarding the state of affairs between the United States and Mexico. Very legible and in extremely fine condition. Est. $750-1000
627. Western. Saloons. Saloons of the Old West by Richard Erdoes, 1985, 277 pgs, amply illustrated with photos and woodcuts of barroom and related scenes from towns throughout the west. Est. $25-75
628. Western. Water. Water Rights Publications. Lot of 3 volumes. Gould on Water, 1891, by Gould, 932pp.; Water Rights in the Western States, 1908, by Wiel, 974pp; Black’s Pomeroy on Water Rights, 1893, 592pp. Each is leather bound, with knicks and scratches. Est. $200-400 (no illustration)
WYOMING
629. Wyoming. Fort Bridger, Wyoming, A Brief History. By Robert S. Ellison, Chairman, The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming, 1927-1930. Published in 1931. 60 pp with a fold out map at the back of the Principal Historic Sites and Trails in Wyoming. Illustrated. From the Introduction, J. Cecil Alter says, “This little volume is the only complete history of Fort Bridger that has been written; and it has been prepared by the one man who knows it best. In the pages of this booklet are also many accurate reproductions of those stirring narratives written on the spot when this was the center of the West that was truly wild. It belongs in every public library of the West, and in every collection of western Americana; moreover in my opinion few souvenirs of a trip through the West will be treasured in retrospect like the thrilling story of this historical place.” Softcover, a piece at the top of the spine is torn, but still intact. Two penciled “X” marks on cover. Overall condition is fine. Est. $50-100
630. Wyoming. Mining. South Pass 1868: James Chisholm’s Journal…, edited by Lola Homsher. Published by Univ. of Nebraska Press in 1960. Talks about Chisholm’s experiences as a writer of the South Pass gold strike. Soft cover bears an image of a mining camp, black, white and green. 244 pages. Xf. Est. $10-20 (no illustration)
