Methodist Episcopal Church, Richfield, Utah

1888. Large format. Albumen photograph [22 cm x 15.5 cm] / [8.5" x 6"] On a tan mount [23 cm x 16 cm] / [9" x 6.25"] that is chipped at the lower left. Gentle overall wear. Manuscript identifications in pencil beneath the image and on the back. Image of the Richfield, Utah, Methodist Episcopal Church, with a small group in front all identified on the reverse, including Rev. Martin Anderson. Rare.

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Grand Canyon and Colorado River

1900. Four boudoir cabinet cards. Albumen photographs [11.5 cm x 19 cm] / [4.5" x 7.5"] on two tan mounts [25 cm x 28 cm] / [10" x 11"]. Photos are mounted back-to-back with manuscript titles in ink below the images on the mount. Gentle overall sunning to views and mounts. Four nice views of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Views titled: 'Colorado river at the bottom of Grand Canon looking down stream' - 'Scene in the... Read More

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Mt. Nebo From Salt Creek Canon

[Nephi, UT?]. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [10 cm x 14 cm] on a white mount with the title printed in violet on the right side of the mount [11 cm x 16.5 cm] Upper right corners rubbed. Nice view of Mt. Nebo from the east.

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Vereinigte Staaten von Nord America und Mexico 1831

Hildburghausen, GER: Stich, Druck und Verlag der Geographischen Anstalt des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1831. Map [19.5 cm x 25 cm] / [7.5" x 10"] on a single sheet [23 cm x 31 cm] / [9" x 12.25"] Hand tinted borders. Gentle overall foxing. Attractive map of America, Mexico and southern Canada shortly after Mexican independence with a legend at the lower left listing the 19 Mexican states. Waterways and bodies of water are located and many western tribes are located... Read More

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The Fool's Progress (An Honest Novel)

by Abbey, Edward

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition. 485pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 blue cloth over yellow boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good/Very good. Offsetting to front endsheet and pastedown from laid in correspondence. Inscribed by Abbey on the half-title. Laid in are two letters from Abbey to the recipient, all three reply letters are on the foot and back of the letters received by Abbey. Two photographs laid in of the recipient... Read More

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Desert Images: An American Landscape

by Abbey, Edward and David Muench

New York: Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition. 238pp. Folio [43 cm] Tan cloth with the title stamped in orange on the backstrip. Housed in a matching slipcase with the title in orange on the front panel. Book and slipcase are both near fine. Signed by Abbey on the title page. Illustrated work that documents the deserts of the American southwest with images by David Muench and commentary, descriptions, and recollections by Edward Abbey. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was... Read More

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Cactus Country

by Abbey, Edward

New York: Time-Life, 1973. First Edition. 184pp. Quarto [26 cm] 1/4 black cloth over pictorial boards. Very good/Very good. Signed by Abbey on the title page. Profusely illustrated work on the Sonoran Desert, a volume in the Time-Life series 'American Wilderness.' Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

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Hayduke Lives!

by Abbey, Edward

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1990. First Edition. 308pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 orange cloth over yellow boards. Near fine/Near fine. Sequel to the Monkey Wrench Gang and published posthumously. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements.

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Good News

by Abbey, Edward

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1980. First Edition. 242pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. This is Abbey's only work of science fiction, that takes place in the near future after the destruction of the government and economy, where a small group of people (including Jack Burns!) fight against a would-be authoritarian who is trying to establish a... Read More

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One Life at a Time, Please

by Abbey, Edward

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition. 225pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Signed by Abbey on the front free endsheet in the year of publication. Collection of essays by the celebrated curmudgeon. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements. "This... Read More

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Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside

by Abbey, Edward

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition. 203pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 tan cloth over orange boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Inscribed by Abbey on the front free endsheet. In this collection of essays Abbey guides us "beyond the wall" of the city and asphalt belting of superhighways to special pockets of wilderness that stretch from the interior of Alaska to the dry lands of Mexico. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was... Read More

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One Life at a Time, Please

by Abbey, Edward

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First Edition. 225pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red boards with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Collection of essays by the celebrated curmudgeon. Edward Abbey (1927-1989) was a celebrated author, essayist, conservationist, noted pain-in-the-ass, and in many ways the father (or at the very least, uncle) of the modern environmental movements. "This book consists of a collection of pieces, most written on commission from some... Read More

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The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time

by Abbey, Edward

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1977. First Edition Thus. 277pp. Octavo [20 cm] Yellow printed wrappers. Very good. Gentle sunning to backstrip. Introduction by Neal E. Lambert. Although largely ignored by the critics when it was first published in 1956, The Brave Cowboy has since attained the status of a minor classic of Western literature. Set in a thinly disguised Albuquerque, New Mexico, this anarchist fable is perhaps best known as the source of the superb "adult western"... Read More

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Earth First! Festival Program

by [Gary Snyder] [Ed Abbey]

Salt Lake City, 1983. [14]pp. Octavo [22 cm] Side stapled illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Program for the Earth First! Festival the happaned at the Utah State Fairgrounds in Salt Lake City on August 14, 1983. Gary Snyder was the featured speaker. Includes a description of Earth First!; a short piece by Edward Abbey 'Here in Spirit'; poetry from Gary Snyder and Bart Koehler; illustrations from Jim Stiles; and the Deborah Lanner 'Canyonlands or No-man's Land? A proposed Nuclear Waste... Read More

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Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japanese Americans Manzanar Relocation Center Inyo County, California

by Adams, Ansel

Bishop, CA: Spotted Dog Press, 2001. 128pp. Quarto [29 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Celebrated work and essay on the Manzanar internment camp by the famed photographer, Ansel Adams. In the autumn of 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) arrived at Manzanar and immediately began documenting the interned individuals and families at work and play. This reprint contains thirteen more photographs than the original edition. "Moved by the human story unfolding in the encirclement... Read More

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Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Utah (Not including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

by [WPA] Works Progress Administration

Ogden: The Utah Historical Records Survey, 1938. First Edition. 16pp. Quarto [27 cm] Side-stapled printed wrappers. Near fine. "This list of churches and educational institutions maintained by religious organizations in Utah is issued primarily for the use of research workers of the Historical Records Survey as a check list against which they should check to ascertain that the records have been listed on a 20 HR form for each organization in their county. The Historical Records Survey intends to... Read More

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Inventory of the County Archives of Utah. No. 20. Sanpete County (Manti)

by [WPA] Works Progress Administration

Ogden: The Utah Historical Records Survey, 1941. First Edition. 271pp. Quarto [27 cm] 1/4 brown cloth over brown printed wrappers. Very good. WPA work for this central Utah county. Dale L. Morgan (1914 - 1971), was an American historian, accomplished researcher, biographer, editor, and critic. He specialized in material on Utah history, Mormon history, the American fur trade, and overland trails. His work is known both for its comprehensive research and accuracy and for the fluid imagery of his... Read More

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Alaska

by [Pacific Northern Airlines]

Anchorage, AK: Pacific Northern Airlines, The Alaska Flag Line, 1950. Color poster [91 cm x 61 cm] / [36" x 24"]. Crease at lower left, otherwise nice. Colors are vibrant and 'pop.'. Promotional poster from Pacific Northern Airlines advertising their service to Alaska, that features a montage of illustrations depicting skiers, a carved and painted totem, a fisherman in action, and a bear on its hind legs. In 1932 Arthur G. Woodley founded Woodley Airways flying routes across... Read More

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Las Vegas - United Airlines

by [United Airlines]

Chicago: United Airlines, 1971. Color poster [41 cm x 25 cm] / [16" x 10"] Linen backed. Fine. 'A' condition. Colors are vibrant and 'pop.' This is the smaller version of this poster. Promotional poster from United Airlines promoting their service to Las Vegas, which features a slot machine with dice, poker chips and four aces. Heavy 1970s vibes. At the dawn of commercial aviation, four companies merged into a single airline that became a preeminent U.S. carrier. With... Read More

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Neale M. Albert Collection of Miniature Designer Bindings: A Catalog of an Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club, September 13 - November 4, 2006

by [Albert, Neale M.]

New York: The Grolier Club / Piccolo Press, 2006. 212pp. Oblong quarto [24 cm] Gray cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip and a color illustration on the front board. Housed in a matching slipcase. Fine. Profusely illustrated Grolier exhibition catalog featuring the miniature book collection of Albert Neale. Introduction by Patricia Juvelis.

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[Darwin, California]

by Allen, Norton

[Palm Springs, CA]: [Desert Magazine], 1963. Manuscript map [21.5 cm x 36.5 cm] / [8.5" x 14.5"] ink on paper. Near fine. This map appears in the Desert Magazine issue for February of 1963 on page 18, and accompanies the article 'Mineral Mecca at Darwin' by Mary Francis Berkholz. This excellent map depicts the Darwin Hills mining district near Darwin, California. The Calcite Hole, Anaconda Company, Belle Union, Lucky Jim Mine, Christmas Gift Mine, Zinc Hill Mine, and Darwin... Read More

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A Leaf in Review of the Words and Acts of God and Men Relative to the Fullness of the Gospel

by Allred, B. Harvey

Draper: Review and Preview Publishers, 1968. Second Edition. 321pp. Octavo [23 cm] Grained burgundy boards with the title on the front board and the backstrip. Very good/Near fine. Gentle rubbing to jacket more so at extremities. Introductory and biographical notes by Rhea Allred Kunz. Appendix and index with cross references by Lynn L. Bishop & Steven L. Bishop. B. Harvey Allred (1870-1937) was the father of Rulon C. and Owen Allred. This early proto-fundamentalist work was the single most... Read More

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Castle Dale School, December 1902

by [Anderson, George Edward]

[Springville, UT], 1902. Large format. Albumen photograph [15.5 cm x 20.5 cm] / [6" x 8"] on a gray mount [20.5 cm x 25.5 cm] / [8" x 10"]. Nice contrasts. Nice view of the students and teachers of the Castle Dale School in December, 1902. We believe this image is by George Edward Anderson, who took several other views of the Castle Dale School and was active in the area at the time. George Edward Anderson (1860-1928) was... Read More

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Its Religion, History, Condition and Destiny

by Anderson, James H.

Salt Lake City: Bureau of Information and Church Literature, 1902. Variant issue. 64pp. Trigesimo-secundo (32mo) [12.5 cm]Light blue printed wrappers. Very good. Diminutive faith-promoting work that offers a short history, as well as a theology and doctrine primer, that is intended for the non-Mormon and possible converts. This is a variant, with different colored covers (Flake/Draper lists pink wrappers and a larger size, 14 cm). Flake/Draper 110.

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Tending the Garden: Essays on Mormon Literature

by Edited by Eugene England & Lavina Fielding Anderson

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1996. First Edition. 219pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. - 'Mormon Storytellers' by Dale L. Morgan - 'On Words and the Word of God: The Delusions of a Mormon Literature' by Karl Keller - 'Mormondom's Lost Generation: The Novelists of the 1940s' by Edward A. Geary - 'Toward a More Perfect Order Within: Being the Confessions of an Unregenerate but not Unrepentant Mistruster of Mormon Literature' by Marden J. Clark -... Read More

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