The Morleys - Young Upstarts on the Southwest Frontier
by Cleveland, Norman and George Fitzpatrick
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Calvin Horn, Publisher, 1971 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First edition. Presentation inscription, signed by the author, Norman Cleaveland. xi, [1], 270pp. Nineteen vintage photographs, map endpapers. Notes, bibliography, index. Red cloth. A very fine copy with slightly chipped pictorial dust jacket. William Raymond Morley (1846-1883) was a railroad locator. In the Civil War, Morley was responsible for restoring the Chattanooga and Atlanta railroad line for Sherman. He then was manager for the Maxwell... Read More
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The San Carlos Apache Police
by Clum, John P.
The New Mexico Historical Review, 1929 Book. Very fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thin octavo. (18pp.). Frontis plate from a photograph. Gray wrappers printed in black, stapled as issued. A fine copy. First separate edition, first appearing in the New Mexico Historical Review, July, 1929. Excellent historical sketch of the Apache Indian police at the San Carlos Indian reservation. The author was Indian Agent at the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona for three... Read More
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Apaches as Thespians in 1876
by Clum, John P.
New Mexico Historical Review, 1931 Book. Very fine. Soft cover. First separate edition, first appearing in the New Mexico Historical Review, 1930. Very scarce. Thin octavo. 24pp. 2 plates. Original light brown stiff wrappers printed in black. Minor crease to lower corner of rear wrapper, front wrapper half detached, else a fine and clean copy. John Philip Clum (1851-1932) copyrighted this work in 1930. Clum was Indian Agent at the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona for three years beginning... Read More
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Apache Agent. The Story of John P. Clum
by CLUM, Woodworth
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1936 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition. 297pp. Color frontis of Geronimo from a painting by E. A. Burbank, numerous photographic plates. Original red cloth, paper spine label. Lower front corner ever so slightly jammed, but a superior, very fine and bright copy with very good lightly worn pictorial dust jacket (some tape reinforcement to verso at edges). Very scarce in this condition. This copy signed by the author, Woodworth Clum on... Read More
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Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, During the Years 1823 and 1824
by Cochrane, Capt. Charles Stuart
London: Henry Colburn, 1825 Book. Illus. by Hall, Sidney. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. 2 volumes. Octavo. xv, [1], 524 + viii, 517pp. 2 hand-colored engraved frontispieces, large folding map. Full nineteenth-century polished calf, gilt-decorated spines, gilt-lettered leather labels. Top inch of rear hinge cracked on volume II. Lacking half-title in volume I. Light offsetting to titles from frontispieces and light offsetting to folding map, else a fine and clean set throughout with virtually no foxing. Captain Cochrane of the Royal... Read More
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The Drawings and Letters of... An Artist in El Dorado
by Coit, Daniel Wadsworth
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1937 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 325 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Edited, with a biographical sketch by Edith M. Coulter. 4to. xi, [4], 2-31, [32-50]pp. Eight plates from drawings by Coit. Linen-backed blue boards, gilt-lettered paper labels on cover and spine. Linen back strip lightly soiled. Small bookplate on inner cover. A fine copy. Seven illustrations are among the earliest views of San Francisco drawn by a '49er; the... Read More
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Digging for Gold Without a Shovel. The Letters of Daniel Wadsworth Coit from Mexico City to San Francisco, 1848-1851
by Coit, Daniel Wadsworth
Denver: Old West Publishing Co., 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 1250 copies printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Introduction by George P. Hammond. Quarto. 116pp. Frontis portrait, 16 plates. Red pictorial cloth stamped in black & gold. A fine copy. An interesting series of letters from Coit to his wife describing Mexico City during the war with the United States, and California during the height of the Gold Rush. Eight of the plates reproduce his realistic sketches... Read More
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The San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856; Three Views
by Coleman, William T., William T. Sherman and James O'Meara
Los Angeles, 1971 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition thus, limited to 500 copies. Edited by Doyce Nunis, Jr. Quarto. 180pp. Illustrated throughout with portraits, facsimiles (some folding), views, reproductions of old letter sheets, etc. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in silver. A very fine copy. A key source book for the 1856 Vigilance Committee. Includes the 58-page 1887 booklet of James O'Meara, as well as the accounts of William T. Coleman and William T. Sherman, first... Read More
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Sam Ward in the Gold Rush
by Collins, Carvel [Editor]
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1949 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First book edition. x, 189pp. Frontispiece plus three halftones; fifteen line illustrations. Notes, bibliographic note, index. Map endpapers. Tan cloth. Lower corner very slightly jammed. A fine copy. "Sam Ward's reminiscences of his two years in the Southern Mines were discovered by Professor Collins in the New York weekly Porter's Spirit of the Times under the title 'Incidents on the River of Grace,' . this Gold Rush account appeared... Read More
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[MAP] Bancroft's Official Guide Map of City and County of San Francisco...
by [The Bancroft Company]
San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1881 Map. Very Good. No Binding. Large folding black & white lithographed pocket map. 63x75 cm. plus borders. Original shoreline hand-colored. Light creases where once folded into wrappers, a few short tears to right blank border, 4 inch repaired tear to edge, some reinforcement to rear at fold junctions. Very good condition. An extremely detailed and handsome map of San Francisco on a scale of 2500 feet to the inch. Along the bottom border is... Read More
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Alice Derain. Written and Illustrated by Claribel Cone.
by Cone, Claribel
Woodside, California: Occasional Works, 1984 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of a total edition of 250, numbered and signed by Claribel Cone. This copy "out of series", signed below the colophon. [9x5½]. Pp. [4], 10, [1]. Five tipped-in color reproductions of paintings. Hand set type printed on all-rag Arches Text paper. Sewn gray wrappers, paper cover and spine labels. A very fine copy. This handsome fine press work includes a color reproduction of a painting of Gertrude... Read More
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The Life of Captain James Cook.
by [COOK, Captain James]. Kippis, Andrew.
First full-scale biography of Captain Cook Small quarto. 10 x 8 inches. Pp. xvi, 527, [1, ads]. Engraved frontis portrait. Nicely rebound in three-quarter dark green leather, marbled boards. Matching marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Light foxing to first few leaves, including frontis portrait and title, small library stamp on title, else a fine, clean, and crisp copy. First edition of the first full-scale English biography of Captain Cook, compiled from Admirality sources as well as documents that were in the possession... Read More
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![[COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE]. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The Third Edition. [3 volumes text, plus atlas].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/750/795/1737795750.0.l.jpg)
[COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE]. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The Third Edition. [3 volumes text, plus atlas].
by COOK, Captain J., and Captain J. King.
Cook's Third Voyage Discovery of the Hawaiian Islands [3 volumes text, plus atlas]. Text volumes; quarto. 11½ x 9 inches. Atlas; elephant folio. 22½ x 16 inches. [10], i-xcvi, 421pp + [14], 548pp + [14], 564pp. Text volumes with original dark brown leather boards, rebacked with newer tan leather spines; 5 raised bands with gilt rule and gilt embossed embellishments, red and black gilt lettered spine labels. Bookplates in each volume. Atlas in three-quarter brown leather and marbled paper boards. Gilt rule... Read More
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My Attainment of the Pole. Being the Record of the Expedition that First Reached the Boreal Center, 1907-1909. With the Final Summary of the Polar Controversy.
by Cook, Frederick A.
New York: The Polar Publishing Co., 1911 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Small quarto. xx, [2], 604pp. Frontis portrait, 49 photographs, text illustrations. Index. Brown pictorial cloth. Some scattered foxing, contemporary owner's signature on blank flyleaf, slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, else a fine copy. Cook's original purpose in exploring the region west of Greenland was ostensibly to organize a hunting expedition. Just north of Etah, Cook decided that conditions were good enough for an assault on the... Read More
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![[COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE]. A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. To which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. In Two Volumes. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, and a Variety of Portraits of Persons and Views of Places, drawn during the Voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by most eminent Masters. The Second Edition. [3 volumes; 2 volumes of text, 1 volume of plates].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/838/795/1737795838.0.l.jpg)
[COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE]. A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. To which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. In Two Volumes. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, and a Variety of Portraits of Persons and Views of Places, drawn during the Voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by most eminent Masters. The Second Edition. [3 volumes; 2 volumes of text, 1 volume of plates].
by COOK, James.
Cook's Second Voyage Maps and plates bound in a separate volume. [3 volumes; 2 volumes of text, 1 volume of plates]. Frontis, i-xxxvi, 378pp + [8],396pp + 63 plates. Collated complete. Quarto. 11½ x 9 inches. Original brown leather boards, professionally rebacked with the original spines laid down. General wear and scuffing to each volume, particularly at the corners. Frontis portrait of Cook trimmed close, with lower portion of text shaved. Bookplates. Very minimal foxing, bright and clean throughout. Second edition, published the... Read More
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![[COOKS SECOND VOYAGE. 1777 DUBLIN EDITION]. A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. To which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. In Two Volumes. Illustrated with Cuts. [2 volumes].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/935/795/1737795935.0.l.jpg)
[COOKS SECOND VOYAGE. 1777 DUBLIN EDITION]. A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. To which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. In Two Volumes. Illustrated with Cuts. [2 volumes].
by COOK, James.
Cook's Second Voyage 1777 Dublin edition [2 volumes]. Octavo. 8½ x 5 inches. [6], xxx, 372pp + [6], 392pp. 1 folding map, 4 engraved plates. Leather bindings with dark red leather spine labels. Covers well worn, front hinges of both volumes broken but holding, rear hinges starting. Shiny glue residue on each spine and hinge from an earlier attempt at repair. Folding table torn at fold, discolored from old tape repair. Modern bookplates. A good set. First Dublin edition. 2 volumes of a... Read More
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Autographed Postcard, Signed
by Coolbrith, Ina
San Francisco: 1067 Broadway, 1917 Postcard. Very fine. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). Full dated note (Dec. 26, 1917) and signature in ink on back of standard postcard. Also addressed in Ina's hand on front. A very fine, crisp example. Unique item Very rare! Signed inscriptions by Coolbrith show up occasionally, but separate autographed notes, signed by Coolbrith are very, very rare. Here, she has addressed the postcard to Charles H. Shinn, the San Francisco journalist and author, best known... Read More
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The Five George Masons, Patriots and Planters of Virginia and Maryland
by Copeland, Pamela C. and Richard K. MacMaster
Lorton, Virginia: The Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, 1989 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second printing, first published in 1975. x, 341pp. Facsimile, map, folding table. Genealogical tables, extensive chapter notes, bibliography, index. Black cloth. Previous owner's name and date printed on front inside flap of dust jacket, else a very fine copy with dust jacket. Relates the family history through ten generations, from 1652 when its American progenitor arrived in northern Virginia from England, to 1867 when the heirs of... Read More
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Life Sketch of Pierre B. Cornwall
by Cornwall, Bruce
San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1906 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Very scarce. 87pp. Portraits from early photographs. Original three-quarter brown leather, marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Spine ends slightly rubbed, a hint of scattered foxing, free endpapers with offsetting from binders glue. Overall a fine copy. By Bruce Cornwall, his son. This work was issued in a very small edition, printed for private distribution. An important narrative of Cornwall's expedition across the plains to California. Cornwall, in company with... Read More
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Coronado Beach, San Diego County, California. The Coronado Beach Company Has Been Organized With a Capital of One Million Dollars...
by [Hotel del Coronado]
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1888 Brochure. Very fine. Soft cover. First edition, third and most important issue. Octavo. 8¾x5¾ inches. Pp. 39, [1]. 10 full-page engravings, full-page ground plan, large folding map at rear. Light blue wrappers decorated and lettered in black. Slight crunch to lower corner. A very fine, clean copy, plates and large folding map in superb condition. Very rare promotional for the new Coronado Beach resort area, including the Hotel del Coronado. Construction of... Read More
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Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory
by [Cox, James]
New York: Antiquarian Press, 1959 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2 volumes. Reprint of the excessively rare 1895 first edition. One of 550 copies. New introduction by J. Frank Dobie. Folio. 12x8¾ inches. 743pp. (paginated continuously) plus colored frontispiece and numerous illustrations, mostly from photographs. Blind and gilt-stamped cowhide, gilt over brown buckram. A very fine, as new set with matching publisher's slipcase. Includes the new introduction by J. Frank Dobie. "One of the `Big Four' cattle books, and after Freeman's Prose... Read More
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Scenes of Earlier Days in Crossing the Plains to Oregon, and Experiences of Western Life
by Crawford, C. H.
Petaluma, California: J. T. Studdert, Book and Job Printer, 1898 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. [6], 186pp. Photographic frontis portrait, plates. Black cloth over stiff cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine. Light wear to lower corners, some spotting to front cover. Early owner's name in pencil on flyleaf. A near fine copy. Memoirs of a minister who, in 1851, traveled from Illinois to Oregon, where he settled in Portland. His subsequent travels took him to California: San Francisco, Stockton (where... Read More
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Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide... Vol. I--1878-9
by Crofutt, George S.
Chicago: The Overland Publishing Compant, 1879 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Small octavo. 7¾ x 5¼ inches. Pp. [8], [25]-322. Illustrated with 17 [of 18] double-page plates, and a multitude of illustrations throughout including railway routes and scenery from all over the West. Includes a double-page bird's-eye-view of San Francisco. Publisher's Royal blue cloth lettered and decorated in black. Spine ends and corners a bit frayed, a few spots. One of two leaves opened carelessly. A very good copy. ... Read More
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The Autobiography of a Stage Coachman. [2 volumes]
by Cross, Thomas
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1904 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First limited edition. One of 500 copies. 2 volumes. Small quarto. Pp. xvi, 253 + xii, 250. Illustrated with 41 hand-colored aquatint plates, 1 sepia portrait plate, 2 woodcut text illustrations. Three-quarter dark green morocco, light green cloth sides, top edges gilt. Some minor staining to fixed and free endpapers of volume II. Two tissue guards stained at fore-edge (not intruding onto plates). A fine, handsome set with... Read More
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Jornada del Muerto. A Pageant of the Desert.
by Crouch, Brodie
Spokane, Washington: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1989 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. First edition. One of 750 copies. 219pp. Frontispiece map. Notes, bibliography, index. Brown cloth. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. "The Jornada de Muerto was a stretch of road, a shortcut actually, on the Camino Real from New Spain to Santa Fe. Ninety miles long, it parallels the Rio Grande River in southern New Mexico. The book chronicles the area from the days of the... Read More
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