Sale 539 - Fine Americana - African-American History - Travel & Exploration

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(California - Catalina Island 1900-15 Rare travel brochures)
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California, Catalina Island 1900-15 Rare travel brochures for Santa Catalina
Date Published
1900-15

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39

The Famous Twenty Mule Borax Team from Death Valley California (wrapper title)

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(California - Death Valley)
Headline
Death Valley 20 mule team
Publisher
Pacific Coast Borax Co.
Date Published
[1917]

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40

Through Death Valley in a Dodge Brothers Motor car: A true story of O.K. Parker's memorable trip through this arid desert land

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(California - Death Valley)
Author
Parker, O. K.
Headline
Dodge motor car in Death Valley
Publisher
[J. Mack Printing House]
Date Published
c.1920's

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54

The Zamorano 80: A Selection of Distinguished California Books Made by Members of the Zamorano Club

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(California - Zamorano 80)
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Zamorano 80 the printer's copy
Publisher
Zamorano Club
Date Published
1945

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56

California Resorts Open All Year Round (wrapper title)

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(California)
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Guide to the attractions of California 1896
Publisher
Couthern Pacific Co.
Date Published
[1896]

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58

1913 Promotional Booklet for Placer County California

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(Placer County 1913 Promotional Booklet)
Headline
California, Placer County 1913 Promotional Booklet
Publisher
County Board of Supervisors
Date Published
ca. 1913

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59

1915 Scarce Panama Pacific Exposition brochure for Yosemite Valley & Big Trees

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(California, Yosemite 1915 Scarce Panama Pacific Exposition brochure for Yosemite Valley & Big Trees)
Headline
California, Yosemite 1915 Scarce Panama Pacific Exposition brochure for Yosemite Valley & Big Trees
Publisher
Santa Fe Railroad
Date Published
1815

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65

1820 Boston China Trade document, signed by Herman Melville’s grandfather

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(China Trade, Melville 1820 Boston China Trade document, signed by Herman Melville’s grandfather)
Author
Melvill, Thomas and Henry A.S. Dearborn
Headline
China Trade, Melville 1820 Boston China Trade document, signed by Herman Melville’s grandfather
Date Published
March 27, 1820

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69

18 original silver photographs of Colorado, mounted on small leaves in a handmade album

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(Colorado)
Headline
Little Colorado photo album
Date Published
c.1900

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70

Idaho Springs, Colo. - panoramic photograph

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(Colorado)
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Panorama of Idaho Springs, Colorado
Date Published
c.1890

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72

The Short Line Blue Book: A Guide to Colorado (wrapper title)

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(Colorado)
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Scarce Colorado guide book1911
Publisher
The Blue Book Company
Date Published
Nov. 1911

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74

Following the Guidon

Author
Custer, Elizabeth
Headline
Following the Guidon by Elizabeth Custer, 1890 1st ed
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1890

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75

Fifteen volumes of Custeriana

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(Custer, George Armstrong)
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George Armstrong Custer, about
Date Published
Various dates

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78

Oregon Missions and Travels over the Rocky Mountains, in 1845-46

Author
De Smet, P. J.
Headline
De Smet's Oregon Missions 1st edition 1847
Publisher
Edward Dunigan
Date Published
1847

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79

The Discovery of Florida: Being a True Relation of the Vicissitudes that Attended the Governor Don Hernando De Soto and Some Nobles of Portugal in the Discovery of Florida. Now Just Given by a Fidalgo of Elvas

Author
De Soto, Don Hernando
Headline
The Discovery of Florida, Don Hernando De Soto
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
[1946]

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80

A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: Comprising Three Voyages Round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery, in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands

Author
Delano, Amasa
Headline
Amasa Delano's 3 Voyages Round the World 1817
Publisher
Printed by E. G. House for the Author
Date Published
1817

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83

Kick the Dead Lion

Author
Du Bois, Charles G.
Headline
Custer, Kick the Dead Lion
Publisher
Upton and Sons
Date Published
1987

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84

The Duchow Journal. A Voyage from Boston to California 1852

Author
Duchow, John Charles
Headline
The Duchow Journal, John Charles Duchow
Publisher
Mallette Dean [at the Allen Press]
Date Published
1959

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87

Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior

Author
Emory, William H.
Headline
Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey
Publisher
Texas Historical Association
Date Published
[1987]

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91

History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington. Embracing an Account of the Original Discoveries on the Pacific Coast of North America, and a Description of the Conquest, Settlement and Subjagation of the Vast Country included in the Original Territory of Oregon. Also Interesting Biographies of the Earliest Settlers and Most Prominent Men and Woman of the Pacific Northwest...

Author
[Evans, Elwood]
Headline
Elwood Evans History of the Pacific Northwest
Publisher
North Pacific History Company
Date Published
1889

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93

Colonial Virginia Land Indenture, 1761

Author
Fairfax, Thomas. 6th Lord Fairfax
Headline
Fairfax, Thomas. 6th Lord Fairfax, Virginia Colonial Land Indenture 1761
Date Published
1761

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95

Forty-eight Star U.S. Flag

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(Flags)
Headline
48 Star U.S. Flag
Date Published
[c.1912]

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96

Forty-five Star U.S. Flag

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(Flags)
Headline
45 star US Flag
Date Published
c.1896-1908

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97

Thirteen Star U.S. Flag - "U.S. Ensign No. 8"

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(Flags)
Headline
Rare 13 Star U.S. Ensign Flag
Date Published
1899

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98

Thirty-seven Star U.S. Flag

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(Flags)
Headline
37 Star United States Flag 1867-1877
Date Published
c.1867-1877

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99

Signed photograph of Gerald Ford

Author
Ford, Gerald
Headline
Signed photograph of Gerald Ford
Date Published
No date

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100

An Artist Records the California Missions

Author
Ford, Henry Chapman
Headline
An Artist Records the California Missions, Henry Chapman Ford
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1989

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102

Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Written By Himself, and Continued By His Grandson and Others. With His Social Epistolary Correspondence, Philosophical, Political, and Moral Letters and Essays, and His Diplomatic Transactions as Agent at London and Minister Plenipotentiary at Versailles

Author
Franklin, Benjamin
Headline
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin
Publisher
M'Carty & Davis
Date Published
1834

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104

Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44

Author
Frémont, J[ohn] C[harles]
Headline
Fremont's Exploring Expedition with large map
Publisher
Gales & Seaton
Date Published
1845

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107

Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Scenery Reached by the Grand Trunk Railway and Connections Including Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Rapids of the Saint Lawrence, Montreal, Quebec, and the Mountains of New England

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(Grand Trunk Railway)
Headline
Grand Trunk Railway souvenir book
Publisher
Grand Trunk Railway
Date Published
1890

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109

Goodbye to a River

Author
Graves, John
Headline
Goodbye to a River, John Graves
Publisher
The Book Club of Texas
Date Published
1989

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110

Seeking Fortune in America

Author
Grey, F(rancis) W(illiam)
Headline
F.W. Grey Seeking Fortune in America 1912
Publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
Date Published
1912

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113

The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West: Biographical Sketches of the Participants by Scholars of the Subject and with Introductions by the Editor

Author
Hafen, Leroy R., Editor
Headline
The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West
Publisher
The Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1965-72

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115

The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California

Author
Hardy, Thomas
Headline
The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California, Thomas Hardy
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1994

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116

Governor Dole writes for a liberal reform magazine

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(Hawaii 1902 Governor Dole writes for a liberal reform magazine)
Author
Dole, Sanford B.
Headline
Hawaii 1902 Governor Dole writes for a liberal reform magazine
Date Published
Oct. 16, 1902.

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120

Think Your Way to Wealth

Author
Hill, Napoleon
Headline
Self-help author Napoleon Hill
Publisher
Willing Publishing Company
Date Published
[1948]

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121

The Commerce and Industries of the Pacific Coast of North America; comprising the rise, progress, products, present condition, and prospects of the useful arts on the Western side of our continent

Author
Hittell, John S.
Headline
Commerce of Pacific Coast 1882
Publisher
A.L. Bancroft
Date Published
1882

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122

Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails, 1840-1890

Author
Holmes, Kenneth L., Ed.
Headline
Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails, 1840-1890
Publisher
The Arthur Clark Company
Date Published
1983-93

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125

History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain, Declared by Act of Congress, the 18th of June, 1812, and Concluded by Peach, the 15th of February, 1815. Second Series.

Author
Ingersoll, Charles J.
Headline
Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain
Publisher
Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
Date Published
1853

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127

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus; To Which are Added Those of His Companions

Author
Irving, Washington
Headline
Irving's life of Columbus finely bound
Publisher
George P. Putnam
Date Published
1849

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128

The Crayon Miscellany. No. 1. Containing A Tour on the Prairies

Author
[Irving, Washington]
Headline
Washington Irving A Tour on the Prairies 1st Edition
Publisher
Carey, Lea, & Blanchard
Date Published
1835

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129

Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents, 1783-1854

Author
Jackson, Donald, Ed.
Headline
Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Publisher
Univeristy of Illinois Press
Date Published
[1978]

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131

Forty-Nine Opinions on our Japanese Problem

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(Japanese Internment)
Headline
Anti-Japanese sentiment during WWII
Publisher
Privately Printed
Date Published
1944

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132

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and other Writings, Official and Private...

Author
Jefferson, Thomas
Headline
The writings of Thomas Jefferson
Publisher
John C. Riker
Date Published
1853-54

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133

The Sting of the Wasp: Political and Satirical Cartoons from the Truculent Early San Francisco Weekly

Author
Johnson, Kenneth M., Ed.
Headline
The Sting of the Wasp
Publisher
The Book Club of San Francisco
Date Published
1967

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136

Lot of 97 lakeside Press Classics

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(Lakeside Press Classics)
Headline
The Lakeside Press
Publisher
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Date Published
1922-2005

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137

The King Ranch

Author
Lea, Tom
Headline
The King Ranch
Publisher
Little Brown Company
Date Published
[1957]

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139

History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life

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(Lincoln, Abraham)
Author
Raymond, Henry J.
Headline
Lincoln's Administration 1864
Publisher
J.C. Derby & N.C. Miller
Date Published
1864

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140

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln

Author
Lincoln, Abraham
Headline
The Writings of Abraham Lincoln Federal Edition
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published
1905-06

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146

Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a report of the Secretary of State in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the twenty-eighth of February last, of the number of impressed American seamen confined in Dartmoor Prison; the number surrendered, given up, or taken on board British vessels captured during the late war; together with their places of residence

Author
[Madison, James]
Headline
U.S. Sailors in Dartmoor Prison
Publisher
Printed by William A. Davis
Date Published
1816

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148

"A Vacation Hike, Boston Mass to Albany, N.Y., September 29th to Oct. 7th, 1911" - autograph manuscript with photographic & postcard illustrations

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(Massachusetts)
Author
[Blanchford, Herman N.-
Headline
Pedestrianism in Massachusetts, 1911
Date Published
1911

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153

History and Directory of Kent County, Michigan

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(Michigan)
Headline
Kent County Michigan Directory 1870
Publisher
Dillenback & Leabitt
Date Published
1870

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154

1953 Draft Board guide to military service of African-Americans, Japanese-Americans and other racial minorities

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(1953 Problems of Blacks and racial minorities in the US military)
Author
US Selective Service System. Special Groups.
Headline
1953 Black and Asian-American problems in the military
Publisher
US Selective Service System. Special Groups.
Date Published
1953

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158

The American Universal Geography; or, a View of the Present State of All the Kingdoms, States, and Colonies in the Known World, and of the United States of America in Particular...

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(Geography)
Author
Morse, Jedidiah
Headline
Morse's American Geography 1805
Publisher
Printed by J. T. Buckingham, for Thomas & Andrews
Date Published
1805

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162

Claim registration of J. Paxton upon the Penobscot Lode in Lander County, Nevada, with ms. plat map of the claim

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(Nevada)
Headline
Nevada Silver Mine Registration
Date Published
Nov. 18, 1871

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168

A Guide to the Central Park. With a map of the proposed improvements.

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(New York)
Headline
First guide to New York City's Central Park
Publisher
A.O. Moore and Company
Date Published
1859

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173

The North American Review, Vol. LXXXV, July and October, 1857

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(North American Review)
Headline
North American Review 1857
Publisher
Crosby, Nichols, and Company
Date Published
1857

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174

Letter signed by First Civil War Superintendent of Denver Mint

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(Numismatic, Colorado 1866 First Civil War Superintendent of Denver Mint)
Author
Lane, George. W.
Headline
Numismatic, Colorado 1866 First Civil War Superintendent of Denver Mint
Date Published
Nov. 14, 1866

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180

Thirty Years a Detective. A Thorough and Comprehensive Expose of Criminal Practices of all Grades and Classes.

Author
Pinkerton, Allan
Headline
Allan Pinkerton Thirty Years a Detective
Publisher
G.W. Carleton
Date Published
1886

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183

Quivira Society Publications Nos. 2 through 13

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(Quivira Society Publications)
Headline
Quivira Society Publications on Spanish Southweset
Publisher
Quivira Society
Date Published
1931-1958

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186

The Public Life of Capt. John Brown

Author
Redpath, James
Headline
The Public Life of Capt. John Brown
Publisher
Thayer and Eldridge
Date Published
1860

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188

Rawhide Rawlins Stories [&} More Rawhides

Author
Russell, Charles M.
Headline
Rawside Rawlins Stories [&} More Rawhides
Publisher
Trails End Publishing Co., Inc.
Date Published
1946

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189

A Pictorial Tour of Hawaii 1850-1852

Author
Sawkins, James Gay
Headline
A Pictorial Tour of Hawaii 1850-1852, James Gay Sawkins
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1991

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197

Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848. Avertissement. Ce Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848 est spécialement consacré à la description du Texas...

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(Texas)
Author
[Cabet, Etienne]
Headline
Supplément à l'Almanach Icarien pour 1848
Publisher
[Imp. de E.-B. Delanchy]
Date Published
[1847]

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198

Reply to the Charges Made by S.B. Buckley, State Geologist of Texas, in His Official Report of 1874 Against Dr. B.F. Shumard and A.R. Roessler

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(Texas)
Author
Roessler, A.R.
Headline
Rare Texas Geology controversy pamphlet
Date Published
[1875]

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199

Partially printed document, completed by hand, charging one Thomas Wilson with failure to pay duties due to the Republic of Texas, signed by W.C. Young

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(Texas)
Author
Young, William Cocke
Headline
Rare Texas document
Date Published
Spring, 1846

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201

Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

Author
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, Ed.
Headline
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Publisher
Arno Press
Date Published
1969

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202

Memoirs: Year of Decisions [and] Years of Trial and Hope - Inscribed to David Lloyd, White House Staff Member, Executive Assistant to President Truman, and Executive Director, Harry S. Truman Library, Inc.

Author
Truman, Harry
Headline
Harry S. Truman Memoirs inscribed to David D. Lloyd
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Date Published
1955, 1956

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203

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Twain's Following the Equator 1st edn
Publisher
The American Publishing Company / Doubleday & McClure
Date Published
1897

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204

Life on the Mississippi

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi 1st Edition
Publisher
James R. Osgood
Date Published
1883

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206

Lightbourn's Annual and Commercial Directory of the Virgin Islands of the United States. 1923.

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(U.S. Virgin Islands)
Author
Lightbourn, A.G.
Headline
Lightbourn's Annual for the US Virgin Islands
Publisher
A.G. Lightbourn
Date Published
1923

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207

Edward Vischer's Drawings of the California Missions, 1861-1878. With a Biography of the Artist by Jeanne Van Nostrand

Author
Van Nostrand, Jeanne
Headline
Edward Vischer's Drawings of the California Missions, Jeanne Van Nostrand
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
1982