County Map of Utah and Nevada
by Gamble, W.H.
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1867. Map [25 cm x 32 cm] on a single sheet [31 cm x 38 cm]. The territorial boundaries and counties have been hand tinted and the map is within a decorative printed border. Colors are bright. Minor age toning to extremities with a few small nicks. A nicely colored county map of the territory of Utah and the state of Nevada that locates the (unfinished) U.P. / Central Pacific line, California Trail, Hasting's Cutoff... Read More
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In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857
by Gardiner, Howard C. Edited by Dale L. Morgan
Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. First Edition. 390pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] 1/2 dark brown leather over tan cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Housed in a matching tan cloth slipcase. Fold-out map present at the rear. Near fine. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. The printing of this book was limited to 100 copies, this is copy 57. Signed by Morgan on the limitation page. "If those who read Howard Gardiner's account of... Read More
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In Pursuit of the Golden Dream: Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857
by Gardiner, Howard C. Edited by Dale L. Morgan
Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. First Edition. 390pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Near fine. Fold-out map present at the rear. "If those who read Howard Gardiner's account of his experiences in California between 1849 and 1857 will thereafter return to this summary survey, they will be impressed with the immense solidity of his narrative, and the large extent of the canvas on which he has worked. I think... Read More
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Underground Water Map - Utah - Salt Lake Sheet
by Gardner, Frank D. & John Stewart
Baltimore, MD: Hoen & Co. Map [76 cm x 43 cm] printed in black, light blue, light green and green. Fold across the center. The legend identifies the water depth along with the underground water of the Salt Lake Valley, this map also locates canals, shallow surface lakes, the Jordan River; the towns of Salt Lake City and Herriman. the Saltair pavilion and beach and the lines for the Rio Grande & Western, the Oregon Short Line and the... Read More
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As the Padres Saw Them California Indian Life and Customs as Reported by the Franciscan Missionaries, 1813-1815
by Geiger, Maynard & Clement Meighan
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library, 1976. First Edition. 170pp. Octavo [26.5 cm] Brown cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Volume 1 in the Santa Barbara Bicentennial Historical Series. Printed in edition of 500 copies. In this work the Father Maynard Geiger and Clement Meighan have combined their historical and ethnological skills to produce an interesting and informative work based upon documents, published in their entirety for the first time, are answers... Read More
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Here and Now for Bobby Seale
by Genet, Jean
Committee to defend the Panthers, 1970. First Edition. [20]pp. Quarto [28 cm] Pictorial wrappers. Near fine. 1970 collection of essays by the French writer Jean Genet, advocating for Bobby Seale and the Black Panthers. The work was published by the Committee to Defend the Panthers and includes Genet's 'May Day Speech,' delivered to support the Black Panther Party against what he viewed as unjust persecution by the state.
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Gesangbuch fur die Schweizerische und deutsche Mission der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der letzten Tage. Fünfte verbesserte und vergrösserte Auflage
by [German LDS Hymnal] Sjodahl, J.M.
Bern: Drud von Suter & Lierow, 1890. Fifth edition. 299pp. Sextodecimo [16 cm] Full leather with decorative gilt stamping and title to front board. Decorative blind stamping to rear board. A.E.G. Crown of rubbed backstrip bumped and pulled. Extremities of boards rubbed. Internally clean. J. M. Sjodahl was the editor of this rare work that contains 153 hymns, 128 which are supplied with melodies. Apparently, some of the tunes were original compositions of Sjodahl himself. Several hymns of this... Read More
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The Riverside Interviews, 1. Allen Ginsberg
by Ginsberg, Allen. Edited and transcribed by Gavin Selerie
London: Binnacle Press, 1980. First Edition, 1/600. 51pp. Quarto [29 cm] Side stapled illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Signed by Ginsberg on the title page. Illustrated with black and white views throughout. Printed in an edition of 600 copies. Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was one of the principal members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s and later an icon of the counter-culture movement in the 1960s. His poem, The Howl, is the best-known single work of the Beat Poets. He... Read More
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T.V. Baby Poem
by Ginsberg, Allen
San Francisco: Beach Books, Texts & Documents, 1968. First Edition. [12]pp. Quarto [28 cm] Brown printed wrappers. Near fine. Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was one of the principal members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s and later an icon of the counter-culture movement in the 1960s. His poem, The Howl, is the best-known single work of the Beat Poets. He published a number of books of poetry receiving the National Book Award in 1974 for The Fall of America.... Read More
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Bixby Canyon Ocean Path Word Breeze
by Ginsberg, Allen
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1972. First Edition. [17]pp. Quarto [26 cm] Yellow illustrated wrappers. Very good. Former owner name small in ink on verso of cover. Inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page: "for Brooks Johnson from Allen Ginsberg 1977 via Arthur Ginsberg." Illustrated with black and white views throughout. Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was one of the principal members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s and later an icon of the counter-culture movement in the 1960s. His... Read More
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Here's Death Valley
by Glasscock, C.B.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. First Edition. 329pp. Octavo [22 cm] Rust cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Map endsheets and pastedowns. Good/Very good. Jacket chipped at extremities, more so at corners with loss. The author's experience as the publisher of the Death Valley Chuck-Walla, furnished the author am excellent background for writing about the people and events of Death Valley and adjoining Nevada localities. Excellent descriptions of the old mining towns of Panamint, Darwin,... Read More
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Pertinent Facts on Utah's Loyalty and War Record
by Goddard, Benjamin
Salt Lake City: Bureau of Information, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1918. 24pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] Green printed wrappers. Very good. "Although constant reference is made in this treatise to the loyalty of the Mormon people, mainly because of the persistent falsehoods circulated by hireling agitators in the East, it should be stated that the citizens of Utah irrespective of creed, party or color, are working unitedly in all war activities and are responding nobly to... Read More
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[Balanced Rock]
by Paul Goerke
Colorado Springs, CO: Paul Goerke, 1900. Boudoir albumen cabinet card [19 cm x 11 cm] On a cream mount [20.5 cm x 13 cm] with the photographer's hand stamp on the reverse in red ink. Near fine with strong contrasts. Nice image of a family(?) in front of Balanced Rock, with the mother and daughter each on a donkey, and the father standing behind them. Short manuscript note on the reverse: "Balance Rock. Garden of the Gods... Read More
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![Stand Pat with 'Pat' and Keep Them Flying by Re-electing P.H. (Pat) Goggin [Election Handbill]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/277/969/1284969277.0.l.jpg)
Stand Pat with 'Pat' and Keep Them Flying by Re-electing P.H. (Pat) Goggin [Election Handbill]
by [Goggin, P.H.]
Salt Lake City: Allied Printing, 1937. Election handbill [9.5 cm x 20 cm] printed on heavy card stock. Very good. Union slug at the center foot. On the right side is an image of the original Salt Lake airport with the 'Western Airlines' hanger in the background. "Pat is doing his job. Do yours by Voting Goggin. His administration has made Salt Lake's outstanding airport the aviation center of the west.
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A Winter with the Mormons: The 1852 Letters of Jotham Goodell
by Goodell, Jotham. Edited by David L. Bigler
Salt Lake City: Tanner Trust Fund / J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 2001. First Edition. 242pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red cloth with the title silver stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Color map endsheets and pastedowns. Signed by the editor on the title page. Goodell's letters open a new window on the dedicated frontier theocracy that believed it was destined to sweep to world dominion. They also reflect the... Read More
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A Western Panorama, 1849-1875: The Travels, Writings and Influence of J. Ross Browne on the Pacific Coast, and in Texas, Nevada, Arizona and Baja California, as the first Mining Commissioner, and Minister to China
by Goodman, David Michael
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1966. First Edition. 328pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Red cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good. Gentle rubbing to extremities. Bookplate on front pastedown. Western Frontiersman Series XIII (13). Fold-out maps present. Browne made a career as a journalist, government reporter, and travel writer. This work is principally documentary in nature, although the author provides a thorough assessment of Browne's significance at the end of the book. Also included is... Read More
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The Ambassador Club
by Goodman, Jack
[Salt Lake City], 1986. Pen and ink drawing [23 cm x 30 cm] / [9" x 12"] on sketch paper that has been matted. Ink drawing of the south facade of the since demolished Ambassador Club, (now the site of the Oasis Cafe and Golden Braid) that accompanied the Goodman article 'Ambassador Club building holds fascinating place in Utah history' from the Salt Lake Tribune (1/19/86) by Jack Goodman (1913-2003), the longtime author of the weekly column "City View"... Read More
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Salt Lake City Public Library
by Goodman, Jack
[Salt Lake City], 1991. Pen and ink drawing [23 cm x 30 cm] / [9" x 12"] on sketch paper with a perforated edge on the left side. Ink drawing of the south facade of the old Salt Lake City Public Library (now the Leonardo) that accompanied the Goodman article 'Library Building and the system behind it - have endured through tough times' from the Salt Lake Tribune (3/29/92) by Jack Goodman (1913-2003), the longtime author of the weekly... Read More
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Sketches of Beautiful Salt Lake City Utah
by Gornick, N.I.
Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1938. First Edition. [44]pp. Oblong quarto [25 cm x 34 cm] side sewn illustrated wrappers. Fine. In original printed mailing envelope. Mailing envelope shows some wear. This work contains twenty-two full-page sketches by N.I. Gornick. Work opens with a listing of the sketches with a brief description of each. Printed by the Albertype Company of New York. Nice views of the Temple Block, Utah State Capitol, Memory Grove, Cathedral of the Madeline, Kingsbury... Read More
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Bonneville Speed Week: 48th Annual, National Speed Trails
by Van Gossen
[Los Angeles]: Southern California Timing Association, 1996. Color poster [56 cm x 43 cm] / [22" x 17"] Pin holes at corners with a 4" closed tear to the foot. A few small nicks at the extremities. Promotional poster for the Southern California Timing Association's annual speed week on the Bonnevile Salt Flats. Known for hosting land-speed record attempts, the Bonneville Salt Flats are a geological and geographical wonder. Located near the shared border of Nevada and Utah in... Read More
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Farr's Street Guide of Salt Lake City, Utah
by Graham, Fred C.
Salt Lake City, 1939. 96pp. Sextodecimo [15 cm] Yellow printed wrappers. Near fine. Complete with fold-out map [48 cm x 42 cm] of Salt Lake City (45th south to 16th north-Swede Town / 23rd east to Redwood) with an alphabetical street index to the upper right side. Street guide for Salt Lake that begins with a brief list of traffic laws for the city, which is followed by 57 pages that lists every street (alphabetically) and offers coordinates for... Read More
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Panoramic Views Along the line of The Denver & Rio Grande System: The Scenic Line of the World
by Denver & Rio Grande
Chicago: Poole Bros, 1910. Single sheet [21 cm x 130 cm] printed on both sides in color, that folds up to pamphlet size [20 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Eight tinted views are presented on one side: Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Marshall Pass, Canon of the Grand River, Glenwood Springs, Curecanti Needle, Castle Gate, and Temple Square. Reverse contains descriptions of same and a map of the D&RG line. "The Denver &... Read More
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Greetings From the First Presidency Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
by Grant, Heber J.; J. Reuben Clark and David O. McKay
[Salt Lake City]: Deseret News Press, 1934. [5pp] Duodecimo [18 cm] Stapled printed wrappers. better than very good. '50' in ink at top right corner of cover otherwise better than very good. Christmas greeting from the First Presidency. "Almost two millenniums ago, the Son of God was born among men. To the watchful shepherds in Palestine, round about whom shone the glory of the Lord, came the Angel announcing the Messianic birth, while a multitude of the heavenly... Read More
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Forster vs. Pico: The Struggle for the Rancho Santa Margarita
by Gray, Paul Bryan
Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1998. First Edition. 256pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] red cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Fine. A historical detective and courtroom drama that analyzes the fate of the land we now know as Camp Pendleton of the U.S. Marine Corps, one of our nation's largest military bases. The approximately 208 square-mile rancho was California's largest confirmed land grant when Andres and Pio Pico went to court with Pio's... Read More
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Zane Grey: The Man and His Work. An Autobiographical Sketch Critical Appreciations & Bibliography
by Grey, Zane
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1928. Presentation Copy. 56pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Publisher's grained brown buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Near fine. Illustrated with eight tipped-in plates. Signed by the author in purple ink on a bookplate that features a portrait of Grey. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was the author of over 90 novels, and is best known for the classic work 'Riders of the Purple Sage'. His novels and story lines became the... Read More
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