Chicago: M.M. Cole, 1935. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 64pp; 4pp illus from action photos of Ken Maynard and his horse "Tarzan," with other photos, including his Hollywood home, inside the back cover. Contains words and music to 25 cowboy songs (two from Ken's movies), including: Wheels Of Destiny; The... More
Seattle, Washington: Published by the author, 1915. First Edition. Printed Self-wrappers. 32pp; author's portrait on front cover, shown with oxen and conestoga wagon on back cover. 6" x 4.25" Page 2 features the Washington State Building at the Panama-Pacific Exposition where Meeker distributed his pamphlet. At the back, he gives... More
NY: Cadmus Book Shop, 1916. Limited Edition. Original Wrappers. Limited to 250 copies. 26pp. Sewn, decorative wrappers; small chip from top of cover and first leaf. 9" x 5.75" [This 1916 reprint is a Howes, U.S.iana "aa" title, while the 1851 edition is one of only seven known and a Howes "e" title. Decker 43:248.]. More
NY: Bob Miller, 1934. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 48pp. Contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and charts to 22 songs by Bob Miller "that cannot be obtained in any other cowboy book." Edited by Arthur H. Gutman. 11.5" x 8.5" Songs include: Big Ball In Texas; Dangerous Dan McGrew; In... More
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co., (1915). 1915 edition. Original Wrappers. 54pp, including ads for six hotels, etc. Full-color map, opens to 21" x 28". Folds into tan card covers, printed in black. 6.5" x 4" [OCLC cites two holdings: Minnesota Hist Soc and Penn State.]. More
St. Paul: State Board of Immigration, 1878. First Edition. Softcover. 88pp; small railway map in text; large, folding map of Minnesota shows towns, county lines, railroads, post offices, &c., detached from binding and laid in. Bound in printed green wrappers; lower tip chipped from cover, no text loss. 8.5" x.... More
Saint Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press, 1889. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: x, 596 with index, errata leaf; engraved frontispiece portrait of Brev. Major-General Sibley in uniform. Bound in black cloth, gilt spine rules and lettering; floral-pattern endpapers. 9" x 5.75" [Eberstadt 107:392--"Early days and life among the Indians in Wisconsin... More
![HUDSON'S INDEXED MAP OF SAINT PAUL: Compiled from official sources, with index showing streets, boulevards, parks, playgrounds, public schools, postoffice, public buildings, block numbers, car lines, highway numbers, etc. Showing 365 new street changes. [cover title]. Saint Paul Minnesota.](/pictures/thumb/038293.jpg?v=1535401913)
Saint Paul: Hudson Map Co. for St. Marie Cigar & News Co, circa 1950. Early edition. Original Wrappers. Black-and-white map, highlighted in red, by Hudson Map Co., Minneapolis. Opens to 28" x 32". Folds into pictorial orange wrappers, printed in red, 7.5" x 4.75" [Unrecorded by OCLC.]. More
![INDEXED COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP POCKET MAP AND SHIPPERS' GUIDE OF MISSOURI. Accompanied by a New and Original Compilation and Ready Reference Index, Showing in Detail the Entire Railroad System, the Express Company doing business over each Road, and Accurately Locating all Cities, Towns, Post Offices, Railroad Stations, Villages, Counties, Islands, Lakes, Rivers, etc.... [cover title]; Population is given according to the latest Official Census. Missouri.](/pictures/thumb/038275.jpg?v=1535401912)
Chicago & New York: Rand, McNally & Co., (1894). 1894 edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. pp: 65. (3) ads. Folded in is a full-color map, opening to 20" x 28". Tan card covers printed in black; dark portion on rear cover, not into text nor map. 6.5" x 4" [OCLC cites only the Yale U holding.]. More
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1915. 1915 edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. pp: 68. (2) ads. Tipped in is a full-color map, opening to 18.5" x 25", folded into brown card covers printed in black. 6.5" x 4" More
![THE RAND-McNALLY VEST POCKET MAP OF MISSOURI. Showing all Counties, Cities, Towns, Railways, Lakes, Rivers, etc. [cover title]; Population is given according to the latest Official Census. Missouri.](/pictures/thumb/038280.jpg?v=1535401912)
Chicago & New York: Rand, McNally & Co., (1910). 1910 edition. Original Wrappers. Full-color map opens to 20" x 28", statistics printed on verso. Folds into tan card covers, printed in black. 5.5" x 2.5" More
St. Louis, Mo. Stereotyped & Printed by Aug. Wiebusch & Son, 1867. First Edition. Original Wrappers. 96pp. Printed gray wrappers, sewn. Professor Waterhouse of Washington University, St. Louis, wrote this book for the State Board of Immigration in order to attract settlers. The attractions include education, commerce, railroads, homesteading on... More
St. Louis: Press of Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., 1889. "Fourteenth Edition" Softcover. pp: 110, (2) ads for Iron Mountain Line and Colorado Short Line; full-page and text views, folding b&w map, opens to 20" x 22". Bound in printed yellow wrappers; spine ends and tips chipped; text block and... More
London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co., 1880. First Edition. Softcover. 30pp. Bound in printed tan wrappers. 7" x 4.75". Vertical crease. Examines the economic aspects of agriculture in the western states. "...For what he raises he gets a lower price, and for what he consumes he... More
![THE RAND McNALLY INDEXED COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP POCKET MAP AND SHIPPERS' GUIDE OF MONTANA: Showing all Railroads, Cities, Towns, Villages, Postoffices, Lakes, Rivers, etc. [cover title]; Corrected to date. Montana.](/pictures/thumb/038290.jpg?v=1535401913)
Chicago, New York, Los Angeles: Rand, McNally & Co., 1911. 1911 edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. 38pp, including ads for Fred Harvey's Santa Fe System of Hotels and other hotels in Montana. Full-color map opens to 21" x 28". Folds into brown card covers printed in black, 6.5" x 4" [OCLC... More
[Virginia City, M.T.]: Montana Democrat Print, 1868. Original document. Decorative certificate, printed in blue and black, accomplished by hand, with two engraved vignettes. In part: "It is hereby certified that the Territory of Montana is indebted to Ira H. Ming in the sum of One Hundred Dollars, redeemable at the... More
1869. Original document. Small form (2.5" x 2.25"), partly printed in blue, accomplished by hand. Signed by Wm. H. Rodgers, Auditor, and by W.G. Barkley, Treasurer. Signed on the verso by L. McMurtry and witnessed by T.T. Sheffield. Cancelled with three diamond-shaped perforations. McMurtry's name appears in Territorial records of... More
1889. Original manuscript. One page, quarto. Handwritten by order of Colonel Peter T. Swaine, 22nd Infantry Regiment, commander of Fort Keogh, in part: "...the A.C.S. will issue to the troops of this Command, seven-hundred and fifty (750) pounds of Canned Corned Beef and one-hundred and ninety (190) Cans of Baked... More
Helena, M.T. Helena Steam Power & Lighting Co., 1885. Original document. Certifies that F.H. Kleinschmidt owns 15 shares of the Comany's capital stock. Dated at Helena, Montana Territory, 26 Dec 1885. Signed by Moses Morris, President, and Herman Gans, Secretary. Engraved certificate with gilt-stamped decorative borders, sphinx & pyramid logo... More
Madison County, M.T. 1866. Original document. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Certificate No. 1484, dated Dec. 13th, 1866, certifying that Ten Dollars is due to J.B. Hutchinson for balance on receipt of Territorial Warrant 1484, signed by A. Leech [Andy Leech], Treasurer of Madison County. Cross-written in red ink, "Paid... More
Washington DC: US Senate, 48th Congress, 1885. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. 45pp. Spine archivally reinforced. 9" x 5.75" Identifies 329 leases of land on the Crow reservation, naming each of the Native Americans involved: Long Otter, Alligator, Shell on the Neck, Pretty Gutts, Crazy Sister-in-law, Bear in the Water, Fire... More
Norman: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1964. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: xv, 414, index; 16pp illus from photographs. 10.25" x 6.75" More
Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1807. 11th Edition. Full-Leather. 432pp; lacking the map of the world and the map of North America. This edition was corrected by the author. The text, including the first American description of the west, is complete. Bound in full calf with red leather spine label. 7"... More
London: Edward Stanford, 1878. First Edition. Original Cloth. 125pp; foldout frontispiece map of Oregon, tinted pink. Bound in green cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering on spine and cover, cream endpapers. Written on the pastedown: "Please return / Eustace Mauch / 15/12/78." [Smith, Pacific Northwest Americana 7102.]. More
Leipsic / NY: Baedeker / Scribner's, 1899. Second Revised Edition. Original Cloth. pp: c, 579 with index; complete with 19 maps in color (some folded) and 24 plans (some folded). Red cloth, gilt lettering. Prior owner's name and 1902 date on front endpaper. Spine expertly mended with original backstrip laid... More