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289. Norris, Frank. McTeague: A Story of San Francisco. Original violet-red cloth dec. in white. Second Printing Revised.
New York: Doubleday & McClure, 1899.
BAL 15031; Cowan p.8778; Zamorano Eighty 58 - Last words on p. 106 are "for him." A "sordid story" involving the life and mercenary instincts of an unlicensed San Francisco dentist, with "masterly descriptions of California's most glamorous city." Considered one of the greatest of all American novels, and a masterpiece of American Literary Naturalism. Bookplate of Arthur R. Andersen. Spine a bit faded with a tiny inkstain, slight discoloration to cloth; hinges starting to crack, still a very good.
(250/350).
290. Norris, Frank. The Pit: A Story of Chicago. [viii], 421 pp. Original red cloth, gilt-dec. & lettered. Fifth Printing.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903.
BAL 15038 - Fifth printing with corrected text on pages 34, 82 & 250; without frontispiece. The second book in the trilogy, "The Epic of Wheat," which was so popular 20,000 copies were exhausted a month before publication with the fourth edition being produced on the 7th day of publication of the first. A bit cocked with light wear to spine ends & corners; ownership signature pencilled to front free endpaper dated 1 Dec. 1903, else a bright copy, very good or better. (70/100).
291. O'Meara, James. Broderick and Gwin: The Most Extraordinary Contest for a Seat in the Senate of the United States Ever Known. A Brief History of Early Politics in California...and an Unbiased Account of the Fatal Duel between Broderick and Judge Terry, together with the Death of Senator Broderick. ix, 254 pp. 5-3/4x3-3/4, original gilt-lettered cloth. First Edition.
San Francisco: Bacon, 1881.
Cowan p.463; Howes O83 - Light rubbing to covers, a bit of extremity wear, else very good.
(100/150).
292. Phillips, Catherine Coffin. Cornelius Cole: California Pioneer and United States Senator. x, 379 pp. Illus. with facsimile plates, ports., etc.; frontis. & chapter headpieces by Will Wilke. 10-1/2x7-1/2, marbled cloth, gilt-lettered leather spine label, slipcase. First Edition.
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929.
Cowan p.483; Howes P308 - Without the limitation statement but in the binding issued with the 1 of 250 (instead of the cloth trade ed.). Intimate biography of Cornelius Cole who abandoned his law practice in New York to join the rush of California gold seekers in 1849, eventually becoming one of the new state's leading citizens. Cowan notes that the work is "well presented, and is happily free from certain features which disfigure so-called `modern biography,'" without detailing what those features are. Fine with perhaps a touch of fading to spine & slipcase. (100/150).
293. Phillips, Catherine Coffin. Portsmouth Plaza: The Cradle of San Francisco. Illus. with numerous line-engravings in the text, plus decorative head pieces. 10-1/2x7-1/4, half vellum & marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, slipcase, printed spine label. First Edition.
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1932.
Howes P311 - With the bookplate of Arthur R. Andersen. Slight rubbing to cover edges, else near fine. (100/150).
294. (Photograph) Cathedral Rocks, 2600 ft. Albumen photograph. 4-1/2x7-1/2, on original mount, titled in ink in lower margin, numbered 312 in the negative. [Yosemite: c.1880].
Probably by George Fiske, though possibly Watkins or Muybridge, both of whom influenced Fiske. Matted with paper tape on the verso; very good or better. (100/150).
295. (Photograph) General View of Yosemite Valley. Albumen photograph. 4-1/2x7-1/2, on original mount, titled in ink in lower margin.
[Yosemite: c.1880].
Yosemity Valley in winter, El Capitan bold at the left. Probably by George Fiske. Matted with paper tape on the verso, corner of mount nocked off; very good or better. (100/150).
296. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Bridger Cañon, Near F't Ellis. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 26, Views in Bridger Cañon, Near Fort Ellis," along with printed description. 12-3/4x10, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Towering rock formation dominates the scene. Mount dampstained at top and side margins, well away from image; some fading to image at edges, else very good. (200/300).
297. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Camp Near Ogden Utah. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 1, Camp of U.S. Geological Survey, Ogden, Utah," along with description. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Twenty-two members of the U.S.G.S. stand or sit in front of their cluster of tents, barren hills in the background. Staining & some soiling to mount; image faded somewhat, a few flaws in the negative, still very good, an important image. (600/900).
298. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Camp at Fort Hall, Idaho. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 2, Camp of the Snake River Division of the U.S. Geological Survey at Fort Hall, Idaho," along with description. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Men on foot or horseback, along with riderless horses and mules, mill about the half-dozen tents and a few conestoga wagons. Staining & soiling to mount, reaching the edge of the image at top; image faded somewhat & soiled, else good. (300/500).
299. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Camp on Mystic Lake. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed caption & Plate 28 on large label laid on verso of mount. 10-1/412-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Captivating camping scene with three men standing or sitting near a fly-tent under the tres, saddles and other paraphernalia strung about, placid lake in background. Staining to edges of mount at top and left sides; image fading around edges, some very faint foxing, near fine. (400/600).
300. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Camp Near the Tetons. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternative printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Camp at the Mouth of Téton Cañon," along with printed description & Plate 8. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Splendid view of the Geographical Survey camp, with about six tents, 15 or so men standing around, a surveyor's tripod, mountains in the distance, etc. Mount lightly dampstained at left & top margins, well away from image; image with a bit of fading to margins, near fine. (400/600).
301. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Cascades from Mt. Blackmore, M.T. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 33, Cascade from Mount Blackmore." 12-3/4x9-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Water streaming down a hillside towards the camera, trees alongside. Mount with staining to top margin; image fine. (300/500).
302. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, numbered 75. 8x13, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at center, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at left.
[Washington: c.1873].
Unusual rock formations, with a man perched on a boulder at left, a small cabin dwarfed by the spires at center. Mount with some soiling, darkening & edge wear; image faded a bit at edges, near fine. (300/500).
303. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Crater of the Architectural Geyser, Lowe Basin. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 9. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Steaming, bubbling cauldron. Mount dampstained in margins; image with some fading mainly at edges, very good.
(200/300).
304. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Crater of the Grotto Geyser. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 12. 10-1/4x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Mount lightly dampstained in margins; image with some fading mainly around edges, very good. (200/300).
305. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 20, The Grand Cañon, From the Falls," along with printed description. 12-3/4x10, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
The steep canyon seen from above. Mount dampstained at top & corners, well away from image; image with some marginal fading, near fine. (300/500).
306. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 21, The Grand Cañon, One Mile Below the Falls," along with printed description. 12-3/4x10-1/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Striking view of the gorge. Mount dampstained at top & corners, well away from image; image fine. (300/500).
307. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Gray's and Torrey's Peaks, Park Range, from Mt. McClellan. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, and numbered 65. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Snow-covered mountains with stark contrasts, clouds ominous above. Mount with slight darkening to margins; image near fine with just a bit of fading at edges. (300/500).
308. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Great Falls of the Yellowstone. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 18, Lower Falls of the Yellowstone," along with printed description. 12-3/4x9-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Nice view of the thundering falls. Mount dampstained at top & corners, well away from image; image with some slight marginal fading, top left corner missing -1/2x-1/4" piece, near fine.
(300/500).
309. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Hot Springs at Castle Geyser. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 10x13, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Slight fading at edges of image, a touch of discoloration/faint foxing in top (sky) portion, mount with some darkening at edges, else near fine. (300/500).
310. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. James' & Parry's Peaks, Colorado or Front Range. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, numbered 60. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Icy view of the tops of the two snow-covered peaks. Mount with some soiling & darkening, stained at left & top well away from image; image with flaw in negative at top right (sky portion), else near fine. (300/500).
311. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Long's Peak, from Estes Park. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, numbered 46. 8x13, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at center, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at left.
[Washington: c.1873].
The snow-covered peak viewed from across a sparsely wooded meadow, with a wandering stream. Mount with some soiling, darkening & edge wear; image faded a bit, flaw in the negative at left edge; very good. (250/350).
312. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner's River. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 10x12-1/2, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin. [Washington: c.1872].
A lone man with a beard, holding a small pick, stands upon the steaming, bubbling springs. This man is likely the artist Thomas Moran, who was in the famous "oldest existing photograph of Mammoth Hot Springs" pictured in Jackson's autobiography, Time Exposure. Both men are wearing the same rounded hat, but the subject in the latter photograph has his back to the camera. In the present photograph, he is gazing toward the camera. Some staining & darkening to mount margins, well away from the image; image very good with a little fading & a few light rubbed or faded streaks. (600/900).
313. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mammoth Hot Springs on Gardiners River. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative & numbered 24; with alternative printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Mammoth Hot Springs, Lower Basin," along with printed description & Plate 13. 10-1/4x13, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Mount dampstained in margins; image with mild fading to margins, near fine.
(300/500).
314. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mammoth Hot Springs on Gardiners River. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 15. 10-1/4x12-3/4, image slighly smaller, printed with rounded corners; on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
A man sits about halfway up the side of the terraced springs. Mount dampstained at left & corners with a few small chips; image fine.
(300/500).
315. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mountain of the Holy Cross. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative and numbered 106. 10-1/4x13-1/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Jackson's most famous photographs were his views of the semi-mythical Mount of the Holy Cross taken in the summer of 1873, the first photographs ever taken of the peak. After 1873, Jackson returned several times to take further pictures, but because of variations in atmospheric conditions, and the differences in the snow pack, none of his other pictures came close to matching his first efforts. The present example is printed in an oval vignette, and the image is sharp, clear and unfaded. Some soiling & wear to mount edges, image fine. (1000/1500).
316. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mt. Hayden or the Great Teton. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 4. 12-3/4x10, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Striking view of the rocky peak, snow present in the crevices. Mount dampstained at top margin, well away from image; image with a bit of fading to margins, near fine. (300/500).
317. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mt. Harvard, Sawatch Range, View South on Arkansas River. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, and numbered 90. 9-1/4x12-3/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin. [Washington: c.1873].
River winds through the hills, snowy peaks at right. Two minor flaws in the negative in sky portion. Mount with slight foxing/darkening to margins; image near fine with just a bit of fading at edges. (300/500).
318. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mt. Hayden or the Great Teton. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 13x10, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin. [Washington: c.1872].
Excellent view of the craggly peak, with sharp contrast. Slight fading around image edges, 1 hairline crack in the negative which is barely noticable, near fine. (400/600).
319. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Mystic Lake, M.T. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 10x13 (with image a slightly smaller oval), on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin. [Washington: c.1873].
A man stands by the edge of the placid lake, perhaps fishing. Mount with slight soiling & darkening; image with a little fading, a few slight flaws in the negative, near fine.
(300/500).
320. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Palace Butte, Near Mount Blackmore, M.T. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed caption, description & Plate 29 on large label laid on verso of mount. 12-3/4x9, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Nice image of a rocky stream beyond which lie a meadow, wooded hillsides and a looming mountain. Mount with staining to top & right margins; image with 1-1/2x1" stain with some adhesion damage at bottom, the remainder near fine, sharp & clear. (200/300).
321. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Panoramic View of the Valley of the Yellowstone, No. 2. Albumen photograph. Captioned printed on large label laid on verso of mount, numbered Plate 24. 10-1/4x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
The river splits the wide valley, mountains in distance. Mount dampstained at top left margin, well away from image; some fading to image, mainly at edges, 2 cracks in the negative at bottom, else very good. (200/300).
322. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. "Roche Montonnies" Valley, and Distant View of the Mt. of the Holy Cross. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, and numbered 105. 9x13, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Nice view of the rugged valley, fallen trees in foreground, the famed mountain in the distance. Mount with some darkening and foxing to margins; image near fine with just slight fading. (400/600).
323. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Snow Mass Mtn. & Elk Lake, Elk Mts. Head of Left Fork of Rock Creek. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, and numbered 98. 9x13, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top left margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Peaceful lake in which is reflected the rugged mountains surrounding. Mount with some darkening and foxing to margins; image near fine with just slight fading at edges. (400/600).
324. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. The Three Tetons. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 5. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
The peaks rised up in the distance beyond the craggy cliffs in foreground. Mount lightly dampstained at left & top margins, well away from image; image with a bit of fading to margins, near fine. (250/350).
325. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. The Three Tetons, panoramic view. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternative printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Panoramic View of the Téton Range" along with printed description & Plate 6. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Grand view of the mountain tops. Mount lightly dampstained at left & top margins; image with a bit of fading to margins, few spots & rubmarks in the sky portion; very good. (250/350).
326. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Tower Falls. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative, and numbered 23. 13x10-1/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin. [Washington: c.1873].
Excellent view of the falls. Mount with slight darkening to margins; image fine. (400/600).
327. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. The Trail in West Gallatin Canon. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 37, The Trail Over the Rocks, Gallatin Cañon." 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Rocky mountain stream bed with trees along the side. Mount with staining to margins; image with slight fading at edges, near fine.
(200/300).
328. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Untitled albumen photograph of a large mountain valley, peaks rising in the distance, a group of tents halfway across the meadow. 8x12-3/4, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at center, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at left. [Washington: c.1873].
Undoubtedly a camp of the U.S.G.S. Some darkening & soiling to mount, 1" strip at left edge well soiled, some chipping; image fine.
(300/500).
329. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Untitled albumen photograph of the Gateway to the Garden of the Gods. 7x8-3/4, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at left, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at right. [Washington: c.1872].
Mild soiling to mount; a few mars in the negative to top of image (sky portion); near fine. (200/300).
330. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Untitled albumen photograph of the Liberty Cap at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. 6-3/4x8-3/4, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at left, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at right.
[Washington: c.1872].
Mild soiling to mount; near fine. (200/300).
331. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Untitled albumen photograph of a series of mountain ranges, taken from the top of a mountain. 8x12-3/4, on original mount, lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in bottom margin at center, "W.H. Jackson, Photo," at left. [Washington: c.1873].
Striking view of the tops of three mountain ranges looking west. Some soiling & darkening to the mount; slight fading around image edges, near fine. (300/500).
332. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Upper Fire Hole from "Old Faithful." Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternative printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Upper Firehole Basin from the Crater of Old Faithful," along with printed description & Plate 10. 10-1/4x13, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Mount dampstained in margins; image with mild fading to margins, near fine. (300/500).
333. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Upper Fire Hole, from "Old Faithful." Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 10x12-3/4, on original mount, with rubberstamp "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories" in top margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
Two geysers are visible in the distance over the bubbling hot springs. Mount with slight soiling & darkening; image with a little fading at the edges, near fine. (300/500).
334. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Upper Falls of the Yellowstone. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, along with printed description & Plate 17. 12-3/4x9-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
The river, falls and surrounding wooded hills are visible. Mount dampstained at margins, well away from image, chips at top left margin; image with some marginal fading, near fine.
(300/500).
335. (Photograph) Jackson, William Henry. Valley of the Yellowstone, east. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative; with alternate printed title on large label laid on verso of mount, "Plate 23, Panoramic View of the Valley of the Yellowston, No. 1," along with printed description. 10x12-3/4, on original mount lithographically printed in gold, "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo, Washington, D.C." in lower margin.
[Washington: c.1873].
View of the valley with portion of river just visible. Mount dampstained at left margin, well away from image; mild fading to image, mainly at edges, very good. (300/500).
336. (Photograph Portfolio) Full morocco portfolio lettered Yellowstone National Park on front cover, with elaborate tooling in gilt around the margins. 20-1/2x16-1/2.
No place: c.1870's.
The above photographs were previously housed in this portfolio. Some scuffing & wear, generally very good. (200/300).
337. (Photographs) Collection of over 180 black & white silver photographs of California, mostly Gold Rush towns, mining scences and buildings, some being copy photographs, others are originals. All identified in pencil on the reverse. 148 are 8x10", about 35 are 3x5" or smaller. Loose in plastic sleeves in 2 binders.
Various places: various dates.
Most in fine condition. (150/250).
338. Reid, Mayne. The Wood-Rangers, or the Trappers of Sonora. viii, [9]-456 pp. Illustrated with 9 engraved plates by N. Orr. 7-1/4x5, original blind-dec. blue-green cloth, gilt-dec. & -lettered spine, blue green endpapers. First Edition Thus.
New York: Robert M. De Witt, [1860].
Not in Howes - The true first is considered to be the three volume set with the London imprint. This edition with note on title-page verso: "The Publisher begs to inform the Trade and the Public, that portions of this work are now first printed - not having been published in England...the advance sheets have been secured for the American House at considerable expense..."; first edition thus. Spine ends, corners & joints worn, spine cracked with quires loosening at p.190, else a good copy, scarce. (300/500).
339. Richman, Irving Berdine. California Under Spain and Mexico, 1535-1847: A Contribution Toward the History of the Pacific Coast of the United States, Based on Original Sources (Chiefly Manuscript) in the Spanish and Mexican Archives and Other Repositories. xvi, 541 pp. Illus. with numerous plates, maps & plans, incl. 2 folding in rear endpaper pockets. Original red cloth, spines lettered in gilt. First Edition.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911.
Cowan p.532 - With the bookplate of Arthur R. Andersen. Light shelf wear, very good to near fine. (100/150).
340. (San Francisco) The San Francisco Block Book: Comprising Fifty Vara Survey, One Hundred Vara Survey, Mission, Western Addition, Richmond District, Sunset District, Flint Tract and Horner's Addition...Size of Lots...Names of Owners. xx, 33-736 pp. Fully illustrated from drawings of blocks & streets, numbered & named. 13x9-1/2, period half straight-grain morocco & pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered spine. "Second Edition."
San Francisco: Hicks-Judd Co., October 1901.
Stated "Second Edition" in the introduction. Nice pre-1906 quake block book, showing the grandiose city with its large estates in the Mission, long-gone colleges and university, the Sunset and Richmond districts dominated by large block ownership, and many other curiosities as well as important interests to the urban scientest and San Francisco historiographers. Includes the large index of block numbers and their pages. With some notations in ink and pencil, most to the flyleaves and preliminaries, but a few stray notations in pencil in the block sections. Worn about edges, corners with weakening joints; front hinge cracked at title-page, front free endpaper & flyleaf loose but present; title page marked in pencil, some fingersoiling, else contents about very good with highly valuable information. (300/500).
341. (San Francisco) The San Francisco Block Book. Third Edition: Comprising Fifty Vara Survey, One Hundred Vara Survey, South Beach, Mission, Horner's Addition, Potrero, Western Addition, Richmond District, Sunset District, Flint Tract, etc....Size of Lots...Names of Owners. xix, 887 pp. Fully illustrated from drawings of blocks & streets, numbered & named. 13x9-1/2, period 3/4 straight-grain morocco & cloth, rebacked with new endpapers, original gilt-lettered spine strip laid on. Third Editon.
San Francisco: Hicks-Judd Co., January, 1906.
San Francisco just before the 1906 earthquake and fire. Rubbing & wear to covers; prelims. chipped & worn, marginal staining to contents, else very good. (300/500).
342. (San Francisco) The San Francisco Block Book: Comprising Fifty Vara Survey, One Hundred Vara Survey, South Beach, Mission, Horner's Additions, Potrero, Western Addition, Richmond District, Sunset District, Flint Tract, etc....Size of Lots...Names of Owners. [iv], 897 pp. Fully illustrated from drawings of blocks & streets, numbered & named. 13-1/2x10, period half straight-grain morocco & boards (cloth remnants). "Fourth Edition."
San Francisco: Hicks-Judd Co., October 1906.
Stated "Fourth Edition" in the introduction. With note to subscribers describing the hurried publication of the present volume since the devastating fire (as usual, no mention of the actual quake) in April: "After unusual difficulties in both compiling and manufacture we now present this volume, and hope our efforts will merit your appreciation...The interval required to do acutal manufacturing is all that subscribers will have to post." A greatly expanded edition to meet the expanding city, fresh in its representation of the city's blocks and streets just after massive destruction. Includes a large "Potrero Nuevo" section not seen in previous editions. The Western Addition is the heaviest residential area as usual, but one will find the Richmond and Sunset districts to be booming in this respect as well. Binding defective, but an unnotated copy with clean contents; short, marginal tears to about 5 leaves, otherwise very good.
(300/500).
343. (San Francisco Earthquake) Souvenir Edition, Signs of the Times: Earthquake and Fire Special. 24 pp. Extensively illus. from photographs. 14-3/4x9-1/2, original color pictorial self-wrappers, bound in cloth-backed boards folder.
Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press.
Publishing Co., June 27, 1906.
Very good or better condition. (80/120).
344. (San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, 1906) Lot of 12 pictorial views from photographs, original inserts to the San Francisco Examiner: Birdseye View of the Ruins of San Francisco...May 13, 1906. * Panoramic Views of the Ruins of San Francisco...May 20, 1906. * Birdseye View of San Francisco From Twin Peaks. Burned District Described by WhiteLine...May 27, 1906. * Panoramic View of San Francisco from the Water Front...June 3, 1906. * Birdseye View of San Francisco From Top of Wrecked City Hall Dome...June 10, 1906. * In the Heart of the Ruins--Panorama Taken from the Roof of the St. Francis Hotel...June 24, 1906. * Ruins of Chinatown. Telephoto Taken From Telegraph Hill by Theodore Kytka...July 1. 1906. * No. 1 - The Stretch of Ruin From Nob Hill to Russian Hill...from the Top of the Fairmont Hotel...July 8, 1906. * No. 2 Panorama of the Ruins in the Valley That Sweeps from Russian Hill to Telegraph Hill. Showing Alcatraz Island in the Distance. July 15, 1906. * No. 3 - Panorama of the Ruins From Telegraph Hill to the Base of Rincon Hill Showing All that Remains of the Heart of the Wholesale and Manufacturing Districts...July 22, 1906. * No. 4 - Panorama of the Fashionable Shopping and Retail District as the Camera Sees Them...From the Top of the Fairmont...Market Street to Bush Street From Montgomery to Mason Streets. Various sizes.
San Francisco: The Examiner, 1906.
Nice contemporary views of ruins in the weeks following this nation's most memorable, if not destructive, natural disaster. Scarce as such in being inclusive of so many views. Also included is a large ariel view of the entire Bay Area, published fro the Albert Norman Real Estate Company. A few short tears to the folds, some usual edgewear, but very good plus.
(500/800).
345. Santee, Ross. Men and Horses. Illus. by the author. Two-tone cloth. First Edition.
New York: Century, [1926].
Adams Herd 2010 - With original pen-&-ink sketch by Santee, of a cowboy on the back of a horse which is drinking out of a strean, signed "Ross Santee -28". Santee's first book. Fine condition with just a bit of rubbing to spine ends. (400/600).
346. Schoolcraft, Henry R. Narrative Journal of Travels, Through the Northwestern Regions of the United States Extending from Detroit Through the Great Chain of American Lakes, to the Sources of the Mississippi River, Performed as a Member of the Expedition Under Governor Cass, in the Year 1820. 419, [4] pp.; errata slip affixed to rear flyleaf. Illus. with 8 copper-engraved plates incl. added title. 9x5, rebound in modern black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.
Albany: E. & E. Hosford, 1821.
Howes S186 - Important explorations in the Old Northwest. Lacking the map. Some darkening & foxing to contents, a few marginal stains, 1 page torn with tape repair, else very good. (600/900).
347. (Shasta, Imperial & Solano Counties) Manuscript accout book for one Dr. F.P. Mitchell, 1896-1901 (in Redding, 283 pp.); 1913-1942 (in Shady Grove, Vacaville & El Centro, 44 pp.). 12x7-1/2, half morocco & dec. cloth.
[Redding & Vacaville, 1896-1942].
Apparently, at first Dr. Mitchell saw a great variety of patients in Redding, then just about 20 years organized as a town, but also saw patients in other parts of outlying Shasta County. By the time he was seeing patients at Shady Grove (Vacaville) and the more prosperous El Centro Ranch (Imperial County) he was seeing patients with intriguing names such as Tashiro, Uyenishi, Matsuda and Hatanaka. Very good record of the itinerant doctor's work & life. Spine lost & binding worn, internally contents very good.
(100/150).
348. Sonnichsen, C. L. Pass of the North: Four Centuries on the Rio Grande. Illus. with plates from photographs plus map & historiated chapter devices by José Cisneros. Gilt-stamped 2-toned cloth, pictorial jacket from painting by Russell Waterhouse.
El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1968.
Very good or better in lightly rubbed jacket.
(70/100).
349. (Sweetland, California) 3 account books from Sweetland General Store (Nevada County) totalling 995 manuscript pages in all. Various sizes with largest measuring 12-3/4x8, smallest measuring 11x5-3/4.
[Sweetland, Nevada Co.: 1872-8].
Mr. Hunt and Mr. Warner's names frequent the journals, but it is unknown who, if not both, are proprieters. The first volume is from 1872-3 (358 pp.); the second volume is from 1874-6 (358 pp.); the third volume is from 1877-8 (279 pp.). A wonderful record of commodoties, products and trading in Nevada County, which contained major routes through the Sierras. Additionally, there are laid in clippings, personal memorabilia, and original late 19th century poetry. A bit worn, but internally good; scarce early records.
(200/300).
350. Taylor, William. Seven Years' Street Preaching in San Francisco, California; Embracing Incidents, Triumphant Death Scenes, Etc. [2], 394 + [6] ad pp. Ed. by W. P. Strickland. Illus. with 6 wood-engraved plates; steel-engraved frontis. port. Original blindstamped brown cloth, spine dec. & lettered in gilt, later custom slipcase. "Ninth Thousand." New York: for the author, [n.d.].
Cowan p.632 - Copyright is 1856. More than just an itinerant preacher, the author was a keen observer of men, and Cowan notes that "despite the unpromising title, the work contains numerous lively and graphic descriptions of some of the curious phases of life in early San Francisco." With the bookplate of Arthur R. Anderson. Cloth a bit fading, some very light foxing, else a near fien copy. (80/120).
351. Taylor, William. Seven Years' Street Preaching in San Francisco, California; Embracing Incidents, Triumphant Death Scenes, Etc. 394 + 4, 6 ad pp. Ed. by W. P. Strickland. Illus. with 6 wood-engraved plates; steel-engraved frontis. port. Original embossed purplish-brown cloth, spine dec. & lettered in gilt, later custom slipcase. "Twentieth Thousand."
New York: for the author, [n.d.].
Cowan p.632 - Copyright is 1856. Challenging the raucous streets of 19th century San Francisco was no easy task, but Taylor manages to describe some unforgettable characters in brief chapters. A bit of rubbing to extremites, spine lightly faded; monogram rubberstamp to front free endpaper, front flyleaf & title-page, light foxing to prelims, frontis., & first quire, else a very good, tight & clean copy. (70/100).
352. Williams, Mary Floyd, ed. History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851: A Study of Social Control on the California Frontier in the Days of the Gold Rush. [iii]-xi, 543 pp. Illus. with 4 plates. Original cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Berkeley: Univ. of Calif. Press, 1921.
Cowan p.687 - "The best work on the subject." Vol. XII of the University of California Publications in History. Some shelf wear & rubbing to extremities, bookplate; very good or better condition. (100/150).
353. Williams, Mary Floyd, ed. Papers of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851: Minutes and Miscellaneous Papers, Financial Accounts and Vouchers. xvi, 906 pp. Illus. with facsimiles; folding map. Original gilt-lettered cloth.
Berkeley: Univ. of California, [1919].
Cowan p.687 - Volume 4 in the Publications of the Academy of Pacific Coast History. Some shelf wear & rubbing to extremities; very good or better condition. (100/150).
354. Browne, J. Ross. Resources of the Pacific Coast. A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the Mines and Minerals, Climate, Topography...of the States West of the Rocky Mountains. With a Sketch of the Settlement and Exploration of Lower California. 678, 200 pp. Rebound in modern cloth.
New York: D. Appleton, 1869.
Cowan p.79 - "Issued originally as a government document. The sketch of Lower California was written by Alexander S. Taylor. Some copies bear the imprint of D. Appleton & co., New York," as opposed to the San Francisco: H.H. Bancroft imprint cited by Cowan. Very good. (80/120).
355. Kemble, Edward C. A History of California Newspapers 1846-1858. Ed. by Helen Harding Bretnor. Frontis. Jacket. 1 of 750 copies.
Los Gatos, CA: Talisman Press, 1962.
Reprinted from the Supplement to the Sacramento Union of December 25, 1858. Jacket spine ends a bit worn, small ink mark; near fine. (100/150).
356. Rocq, Margaret Miller. California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings. Cloth, jacket. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Stanford Univ. Press, 1970.
Fine in original shrink wrap. (100/150).
357. Trask, John B. Report on the Geology of the Coast Mountains; Embracing Their Agricultural Resources and Mineral Productions. Also, Portions of the Middle and Northern Mining Districts. 91, [4] pp. Removed from larger volume with remains of stitching on spine. Second Edition.
[Sacramento]: B. Redding, State Printer, 1855.
Cowan p.643; Greenwood 526; Wheat Gold Rush 209 - Early examination of the resources of Placer, Nevada, El Dorado and Calveras counties, with descriptions of the mines given in some detail. Originally published in San Francisco in 1853, this edition published as California Assembly Document 14 of the 1855 Session. Mild foxing & darkening, else very good. (150/250).
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