Celebrated Collections and Americana Sources A Substantial List of Bibliographies, Catalogues, and Reference Books

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1. Abbey, J.R.: LIFE IN ENGLAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770 - 1860...A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE. London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1953. xxi,427,[1]pp. Colored frontispiece plus thirty-two fine collotype plates. Large quarto. Original buckram, t.e.g. Fine. In original dust jacket.

Number 80 from an edition limited to 400 copies. The most comprehensive work in its field, carefully describing over 600 books, panoramas, periodicals, and the like, depicting British life in aquatint and lithography. Beautifully illustrated. $750.

2. Adams, Thomas R.: THE AMERICAN CONTROVERSY: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE BRITISH PAMPHLETS ABOUT THE AMERICAN DISPUTES, 1764 - 1783. Providence & New York. 1980. Two volumes. Original cloth. Fine. $120.

3. Adonias, Isa: A CARTOGRAFIA DA REGIAO AMAZONICA. CATALOGO DESCRITIVO (1500-1961). Rio de Janeiro: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas, 1963. Two volumes. 716; 712pp. Folding maps and facsimiles. Thick quarto. Original pictorial wrappers. Some slight soiling to covers. Else very good.

An exhuastive carto-bibliography for the Amazon region. Notes and descriptions in Portuguese. $200.

4. Allen, Ronald R.: TENNESSEE IMPRINTS 1791 - 1875. Knoxville. 1987. Unpaginated. Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt. Near fine.

Allen's definitive bibliography of Tennessee imprints. A must-have for any collector on the subject. $75.

5. Allodi, Mary: PRINTMAKING IN CANADA. THE EARLIEST VIEWS AND PORTRAITS. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1980. xxviii,244pp. Illus. Text in England and French. Quarto. Pictorial softcover. As new.

An excellent study, with extensive annotations. Contains 104 entries of views and portraits printed in Canada up to 1850. $20.

6. Alter, J. Cecil: EARLY UTAH JOURNALISM A HALF CENTURY OF FORENSIC WARFARE, WAGED BY THE WEST'S MOST MILITANT PRESS. Salt Lake City. 1938. 405pp. Facsimiles. Illus. Frontis. Gilt cloth. About fine, with news clipping laid in.

Good reference, listing the newspapers by city or town, dates of publication, etc. $40.

7. [American Fur Company]: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION...CALENDAR OF THE AMERICAN FUR COMPANY'S PAPERS PART I: 1831 - 1840...PART II: 1841 - 1849. Washington: GPO, 1945. Two volumes. vii,519-982;[2],983-1951pp. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spines. Minor tanning. Very good.

An exhaustive of list of the American Fur Company's archives, with reference numbers and annotations. An essential research tool in the history of the American fur trade. $55.

8. Armstrong, Robert D.: NEVADA PRINTING HISTORY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF IMPRINTS & PUBLICATIONS. Reno & Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 1981/1991. Two volumes. [4],421pp. plus fourteen plates; [6],403pp. plus nineteen plates. Fine, in jacket.

The first volume covers 1858-80, and the second volume covers the next decade. $70.

9. Ayer, Edward E.: NARRATIVES OF CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA. A LIST OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS...IN THE EDWARD E. AYER COLLECTION. [bound with:] SUPPLEMENT.... [New York. 1991]. 120,49pp. Cloth. As new.

Recent reprint of the catalogue and supplement of the Ayer collection, still the best reference for Indian captivities. $25.

10. Baer, Elizabeth, comp: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY MARYLAND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Baltimore. 1949. xxix,219pp. plus many facsimiles. Thick quarto. Gilt cloth. Fine, in a slightly worn dust jacket.

One of 300 copies printed by the Anthoensen Press. With an introduction by Lawrence Wroth. A superb reference for early Americana. STREETER SALE 4304. $250.

11. Barrett, Ellen C.: BAJA CALIFORNIA 1535 - 1956. [with]: BAJA CALIFORNIA II, 1535 - 1964. Los Angeles. 1957, 1967. xx,284,[1]; xvii,250,[1]pp. Original blue cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Modern bookplate on front pastedowns. Near fine.

The essential reference on Baja California. $200.

12. Bay, J. Christian: JOURNEYS AND VOYAGES TO NATURE. A SURVEY OF ONE HUNDRED BOOKS. Cedar Rapids, Ia. 1950. 67pp. plus plate. Frontis. Original cloth backed paper boards, paper label. Near fine. In original glassine, moderately chipped.

Bay's informal listing of 100 important books of natural history exploration around the world. From an edition limited to 400 copies, privately printed for the friends of the Torch Press. $40.

13. [Bibliography]: BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS PUBLISHED IN CANADA, UP TO THE YEAR EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE PUBLIC REFERENCE LIBRARY, TORONTO, CANADA. Toronto. 1916. 75pp. Printed wrappers bound into new cloth. Very good. $30.

14. [Bibliography]: Alden, John, and Dennis Landis, eds: EUROPEAN AMERICANA: A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493 - 1750 [Volumes I - VI]. New York. 1980-1997. Six volumes. Thick quarto. Cloth. As new.

The complete set of this essential reference, finally completed after more than two decades of toil by the staff of the John Carter Brown Library, led by John Alden and Dennis Landis. This is the starting point for researching any pre-1751 European imprints relating to America. The grandest American bibliographical project since Sabin and Evans. You don't have a reference library if you don't have this. Volumes I through IV and VI are available at $275 each. $1650.

15. [Boone, Daniel]: Miner, William Harvey: DANIEL BOONE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WRITINGS CONCERNING DANIEL BOONE. New York: The Dibdin Club, 1901. ix,32pp. plus several interleaved blank leaves, presumably for note-taking. Original boards, expertly rebacked in contemporary style, original spine label preserved. Somewhat tanned as usual. Very good.

A useful, annotated bibliography, after the style utilized by Thomas Field in his Indian bibliography. $50.

16. Boyer, Mary G.: ARIZONA IN LITERATURE. A COLLECTION OF THE BEST WRITINGS OF ARIZONA AUTHORS FROM EARLY SPANISH DAYS TO THE PRESENT TIME. Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1935. 7-574pp. including musical scores. Original red cloth. Gilt stamped spine. Color frontispiece. Spine gently sunned, slight wear to head and tail of slightly rubbed spine. Very good, without the scarce dust jacket.

When published, Boyer's work was, "the first and only extensive anthology of Arizona literature." CLARK & BRUNET 25. DOBIE, p.25. $45.

17. Brigham, Clarence S.: HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS 1690 - 1820. [with:] ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.... Worcester. 1947, 1961. Two volumes. 1508pp., plus 50pp. pamphlet in printed wrappers. Quarto. Original cloth, spines gilt. A few marks and light wear. Near fine.

A basic reference for the period. This copy of the set is accompanied by the fifty-page supplement published in 1961. $150.

18. [Brinley, George]: CATALOGUE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY OF THE LATE MR. GEORGE BRINLEY...FIRST PART. [through:] ...FIFTH PART.... Hartford. 1878-93. Five volumes. Original wrappers bound into 20th-century green buckram, spines gilt. Wrappers chipped. Very good, untrimmed. Lacks index volume, but includes prices realized for all five parts bound after the fifth part.

A landmark sale of Americana and the greatest collection of American imprints ever formed. Includes price lists for all but the first part of the sale, which began in 1879 and concluded in 1893. An essential reference. $500.

19. Bristol, Roger P.: SUPPLEMENT TO CHARLES EVANS' AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. Charlottesville. 1970-71. Two volumes. Quarto. Red cloth. Fine.

Roger Bristol's supplement volume and supplement index to Evans' AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. $35.

20. [Brown, John Carter]: BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA. CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY IN BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. [with:] ...SHORT-TITLE LIST OF ADDITIONS BOOKS PRINTED 1471-1700. Providence. 1919-1931, 1973. 3 volumes in 5 parts, plus supplemental volume. Original brown cloth, gilt. Hinges a bit loose, light wear at corners and spine ends. Shelf marks on spines of three parts, bookplates on all front pastedowns. Internally clean. Very good.

The catalogue of John Carter Brown's important collection at Brown University. This set, complete at the time of publication, covers books in the collection up to 1674. Also with the supplemental volume published in 1973 containing a short title list of additions dating from 1471 to 1700. Later volumes would complete the catalogue of the collection up to 1800. An invaluable reference tool for early Americana. $135.

21. [Church, E.D.]: Cole, George Watson: A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS RELATING TO THE DISCOVERY AND EARLY HISTORY OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA FORMING A PART OF THE LIBRARY OF E.D. CHURCH.... New York. 1951. Five volumes. Original red cloth. A few very light scratches to boards. Internally clean. Near fine.

Reprint edition of one of the most basic references in Americana, valuable for its detailed collations and descriptions of many of the primary works of early Americana. Compiled and annotated by George Watson Cole. After this was published, the Church collection was sold en bloc to Henry Huntington and is now at the Huntington Library. $200.

22. [Civil War]: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1866. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. x,1140pp. Original three-quarter red calf and cloth boards, spine gilt, edges marbled. Small bookplate on front pastedown, pencil ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Very good.

Early 20th century catalogue of Civil War materials located in the library of the War Department, organized by state. A crucial Civil War reference book. $150.

23. Clark, Thomas D.: TRAVELS IN THE OLD SOUTH. A BIBLIOGRAPHY... Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1956, 1959. Three volumes. Original cloth, gilt leather label. Fine. In very good dust jackets with slight wear at corners and spine ends.

An excellect bibliography covering the period from 1527 to 1860. All three volumes in first editions. $250.

24. Clarke, Robert & Co.: BIBLIOTECA AMERICANA 1886. [with:] SUPPLEMENT 1887. [with:] BIBLIOTECA AMERICANA 1893. Cincinnati. 1886-1893. Three volumes bound in one. Later buckram, contents very good, original wrappers bound in.

Extensive catalogues listing thousands of items of Americana from this pioneering bookseller. $125.

25. [Colorado]: COLORADO STATUTORY CITATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING ALL STATUTES CITED OR CONSTRUED BY THE SUPREME FEDERAL COURTS OF THE STATE, AS REPORTED.... Georgetown: J.S. Randall, [1890]. 39,[1]pp. Original brown printed wrappers. Ink stain on rear wrapper, minor soiling. Overall, very good.

Early Colorado legal reference. $125.

26. [Colorado]: COLORADO, THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF STATEHOOD. Washington. 1951. 75pp. plus plates. Frontis. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Very good, with Library of Congress discard stamp on cover.

Valuable reference, issued as the catalogue of an LC exhibition. $20.

27. Conrad, L.J.: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. EXPEDITION ACCOUNTS FROM 1768 TO 1960. Washougal, Wa. 1999. xv,424,[1]pp. Quarto. Blue cloth. New.

From an edition of 1000 copies. An excellent new Antarctic bibliography, with useful references to recent scholarly material and some good annotations. Linda Friedlaender 033117 TJO $100.

28. [Cook, James]: Joppien, Rudiger, and Bernard Smith: THE ART OF CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES.... New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1985. Four volumes. Illus. Folio. Cloth. As new, in dust jackets.

The volumes are titled as: VOLUME ONE THE VOYAGE OF THE Endeavour 1768-1771..., VOLUME TWO THE VOYAGE OF THE Revolution AND Adventure 1772-1775..., VOLUME THREE TEXT THE VOYAGE OF THE Resolution AND Discovery 1776-1780..., and VOLUME THREE CATALOGUE THE VOYAGE OF THE Resolution AND Discovery 1776-1780. A magnificent and unparalleled reference, now out of print, and a must for any Cook or Pacific voyages collection. Profusely illustrated. $500.

29. Coulter, E. Merton: TRAVELS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Norman. 1948. xiv,289pp. Original cloth, gilt leather label. Fine. In a very good dust jacket with light wear at spine ends.

First edition. "A bibliography of book containing firsthand accounts by travels through the South in the Civil War period" - Jacket notes. HARWELL 30. NEVINS II, p.9. $75.

30. Cowan, Robert Ernest, and Robert Granniss Cowan: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA 1510 - 1930 VOLS. I, II, AND III. [with:] ...VOL. IV. San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1933/1964. Two volumes as follow: Three volumes bound in one plus 1964 supplement volume. 926pp., continuously paginated. Large thick quarto. Original cloth, printed paper labels. Very good.

The first three volumes are from an edition limited to 650 copies. This revision of Cowan's 1914 bibliography adds many items and is considered the standard bibliography of Californiana. With the volume of additions published in 1964. ZAMORANO 80, 23 (note). $500.

31. De Puy, Henry F.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH COLONIAL TREATIES WITH THE AMERICAN INDIANS INCLUDING A SYNOPSIS OF EACH TREATY. New York. 1917. Unpaginated. 50 items listed, with facsimile oppositie each entry. Frontis. Publisher's cloth, leather label. Moderate wear to extremities. Closed tear near gutter of first three leaves before the titlepage. Good.

One of 125 limited edition copies. A very scarce reference, essential for the material it covers. $300.

32. [De Renne, Wymberley Jones]: CATALOGUE OF THE WYMBERLEY JONES DE RENNE GEORGIA LIBRARY AT WORMSLOE, ISLE OF HOPE NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Wormsloe: Privately Printed, 1931. Three volumes. xxxiii,[3],448; x,[3],449-896; ix,[3],897-1395,[1]pp., with frontispiece in each volume, plus [4]pp. prospectus laid in. Large quarto. Original green cloth. Some moderate edgewear and soiling to bindings. Internally clean. Overall a very good set.

Copy number 52 from an edition limited to 300 numbered copies. A sumptuously printed library catalogue, with useful annotations. The standard reference for Georgia books through 1929. This copy contains a four-page prospectus for the bibliography, printed on a bifolium, laid into the front endpapers of volume one. $500.

33. Decker, Peter: PETER DECKER'S CATALOGUES OF AMERICANA. Austin: William Reese Company, 1979. Three volumes. Illus. Original cloth. Fine.

Foreword by Archibald Hanna, preface by Peter Decker. This reprints Decker's catalogues 22 through 50, including some of his best. $85.

34. Dornbusch, Charles E.: REGIMENTAL PUBLICATIONS AND PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF THE CIVIL WAR [VOLUME I, PARTS I-VII]. [with:] MILITARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE CIVIL WAR... VOLUME II[-III]. New York. 1961-1962; 1967; 1972. Nine volumes. Volumes I and II in original printed wrappers, volume III in original cloth, spine gilt. Some discoloration to wraps, particularly at spines. Front hinge of volume II loosening, light rubbing to boards. Internally clean. Very good.

A complete set of this bibliography by Charles Dornbusch dealing with personal and regimental accounts of the Civil War. $150.

35. Dunthorne, Gordon: FLOWER AND FRUIT PRINTS OF THE 18th AND EARLY 19th CENTURIES THEIR HISTORY, MAKERS AND USES, WITH A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE WORKS IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND. Washington: Published by the Author, 1938. xiv,275,[1]pp. including color half title and titlepage, and numerous black and white and color plates, plus large folding color plate. Folio. Original tan cloth, gilt morocco labels. Residue from bookplate on front pastedown, else near fine in very good slipcase.

From an edition of 2500 copies printed at the Lakeside Press of Chicago. A useful reference work on English and European color plate flower and fruit books, with a good annotated bibliography listing works by Redouté, Bessa, Catesby, Buchoz, and many others. $350.

36. Dykes, Jeff: FIFTY GREAT WESTERN ILLUSTRATORS. A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHECKLIST. [Flagstaff. 1975]. xiv,457,[1]pp. Illus. Quarto. Cloth. Near fine, in dust jacket with couple of closed tears.

Inscribed on front free endpaper: "With regards - Jeff Dykes." A thorough checklist of the books and exhibition catalogues in which the work of the listed Western artists appear. Includes the work of Lorence Bjorklund, Jose Cisneros, Clarence Arthur Ellworth, Tom Lea, Frederick Remington, Frank Schoonover, and many others. $90.

37. Dykes, Jeff: COLLECTING RANGE LIFE LITERATURE. Bryan, Tx. 1982. 20pp. Pictorial wrappers. Fine.

From an edition limited to 535, with thirty-five reserved by the printer, signed by Dykes. $20.

38. [Eames, Wilberforce]: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS A TRIBUTE TO WILBERFORCE EAMES. [Cambridge, Ma.]. 1924. xix,440pp. Portraits. Original cloth. Bookplate. Very good.

A touching bibliographical tribute, comprised of many important and useful articles by such luminaries as Victor Hugo Paltsits, Jose Toribio Medina, George Parker Winship, Henry R. Wagner, and others of similar ilk. Topics include the Eliot Indian tracts, 16th-century Mexican imprints, Vermont laws of the Revolutionary period, architectural books, and much more regarding the history of printing in America. $100.

39. [Eberstadt & Sons, Edward]: THE ANNOTATED EBERSTADT CATALOGUES OF AMERICANA IN FOUR VOLUMES INCLUDING INDEX. NUMBERS 103 TO 138. New York. 1965. Four volumes. Thick octavo. Original red cloth. Very good.

An excellent Americana resource, especially for the west, reprinting Eberstadt catalogues 103 to 138, with an added general index. Introduction by Archibald Hanna, Jr. $475.

40. Eborn, Bret A.: COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MORMON LITERATURE. INCLUDING SOME REVIEW INFORMATION & PRICE HISTORY. OVER 15,000 LISTINGS. Peoria, Az. 1997. x,432,[1]pp. Quarto. Black gilt cloth. New.

Extensive listing of Mormon literature, with useful notes on prices. Includes more recent works related to Utah as well, such as Edward Abbey's DESERT SOLITAIRE. $70.

41. Evans, Charles: AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY... A CHRONOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF ALL BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM THE GENESIS OF PRINTING IN 1639 DOWN TO AND INCLUDING THE YEAR [1800]. New York: Peter Smith, 1941-1942, 1962. 13 volumes. Original orange cloth, spines printed in black. Very light wear. Lacking index volume. Very good.

The Peter Smith reprint of an indispensable Americana reference, still the primary guide to early American imprints. Treats American imprints through 1800, with volume 13, covering 1799-1800, first compiled by Clifford K. Shipton in 1955. $500.

42. Evans, Charles: AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY VOLUME TWO: 1730-1750. ILLUSTRATED WITH FORTY-TWO ORIGINAL LEAVES WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILLIAM S. REESE. New Haven: William Reese Company, 2008. [12],xv,[1],448pp. With a total of forty-two original leaves from 18th-century American books bound in on stubs. Quarto. Half red morocco and grey cloth, spine stamped in gilt, a.e.g. New. In a cloth slipcase.

One of only twenty copies. Charles Evans' AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY, begun in the 1890s, was the earliest and most important attempt to record every American imprint created within the present-day United States from 1639 through 1800. In 1943, Goodspeed's Book Shop honored Evans' work with a special forty-copy edition of the first volume of his bibliography, extra-illustrated with sixty-six original leaves from books printed in America up to 1730. The present work continues the celebration of Evans' accomplishment, and venerates American bibliographical research, in a special twenty-copy edition of the second volume of AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY, covering imprints from 1730 through 1750. Among the original leaves included herein are early American travel guides, religious works, histories, foreign-language printings, periodicals, law books, and instructional works, providing an interesting cross-section of the fruits of the American press in the first half of the 18th century. This is the only remaining copy for sale. $5500.

43. [Field, Thomas W.]: CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY BELONGING TO MR. THOMAS W. FIELD.... New York. 1875. viii,393,[1],59pp., plus two leaves. Contemporary three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Boards scuffed, spine and edges chipping. Contemporary bookplate on front fly leaf. Pencil annotations, mild toning. Very good.

The auction catalogue for the sale of Field's library, listing over 2500 items relating to the North American Indian, compiled by Joseph Sabin, with many useful annotations. Includes a list of prices realized. A clipping from a newspaper article about the Field auction is inserted into this copy. This copy bears the bookplate of William L. Clements, collector and founder of the William L. Clements rare book library at the University of Michigan. $225.

44. Field, Thomas W.: AN ESSAY TOWARDS AN INDIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. BEING A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, RELATING TO THE HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, LANGUAGES, CUSTOMS, RELIGION, WARS, LITERATURE, AND ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS, IN THE LIBRARY OF THOMAS W. FIELD. WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES.... New Haven: William Reese Company, 1991. x,430pp. Cloth. As new.

Our new edition of Field, with a detailed added introduction about Field and his collection not found in any other edition of the work. A must for every Americana reference shelf. $28.

45. [Florida]: Hanna, A.J.: RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR THE FLORIDA CENTENNIAL. A STANDARD GUIDE TO THE BEST BOOKS ON FLORIDA WITH HELPFUL EXPLANATIONS AND CRITICAL EVALUATIONS. Winter Park, Florida: [July 31, 1945]. 63pp. Contemporary printed wrappers, stapled. Fine.

This bibilography is a good overview of Floridiana. The annotations for each entry are illustrative and detailed. Organized by topic (Nature, Religion, etc.) with special sections for Maps and Charts, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, and Periodicals. $24.

46. Forbes, David W.: HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1780 - 1900. VOLUME I. 1780 - 1830. Honolulu &Sydney. 1999. xxi,527pp. Illus. Frontis. Quarto. Green cloth. As new.

The long-awaited bibliography of the Hawaiian Islands. This volume covers up to 1830 and includes excellent annotated entries for 768 items. Includes new material on Cook, La Pérouse, Vancouver, and all the pre-1830 voyages in the Pacific. $100.

47. Forbes, David W.: HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1780 - 1900. VOLUME II. 1831 - 1850. Honolulu & Sydney. 2000. xiv,[2],599pp. Frontis. Illus. Quarto. Green cloth. As new.

This volume covers two decades through 1850, and includes excellent annotated entries for 1031 items. With material on the establishment and recognition of the Hawaiian monarchy. $100.

48. Forbes, David W.: HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1780 - 1900. VOLUME III. 1851 - 1880. Honolulu & Sydney. 2001. xiv,[2],735pp. including illustrations. Quarto. Green cloth. As new.

The third volume of Forbes' indispensable bibliography of Hawaii, covering the three decades before 1880. Includes more than 1500 annotated entries, covering the development of the constitutional monarchy on the islands and the growth of sugar as the staple crop. $120.

49. Forbes, David W.: HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1780 - 1900. VOLUME IV 1881 - 1900. Honolulu & Sydney. 2003. xiv,[2],791pp. including illustrations. Quarto. Green cloth. As new.

The fourth and concluding volume of Forbes' monumental and indispensable bibliography of Hawaii. Contains more than 1700 annotated entries discussing works covering the political, economic, and social history of the islands, including much on the annexation of the islands by the United States. Forbes calls the period covered - the final two decades of the 19th century - "without a doubt the most politically charged, unstable, and volatile period in Hawaiian history." $115.

50. Ford, Paul Leicester: SOME MATERIALS FOR A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS FOR 1774. Brooklyn. 1888. 57pp. Small folio. Modern cloth, paper spine label. Slight fore-edge chipping on first few pages. Very good, partially unopened.

A useful bibliography helping to elucidate the often murky printing history of early American legislation. The work actually covers Congresses all the way through the late 1780s. $100.

51. Ford, Paul Leicester: CHECK LIST OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CATALOGUES, REFERENCE-LISTS, AND LISTS OF AUTHORITIES OF AMERICAN BOOKS AND SUBJECTS. Brooklyn. 1889. 64pp., with all but index printed on recto only. Quarto. Half calf and cloth. Scuffed, chipped at head and toe of spine. Very good. $30.

52. Forster, Honore: THE SOUTH SEA WHALER. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED HISTORICAL, LITERARY AND ART MATERIAL RELATING TO WHALING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Sharon, Ma. 1985. [15],157pp. Cloth. As new.

A helpful guide to Pacific whaling material. $10.

53. [Franklin, Benjamin]: THE PASSPORTS PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AT HIS PASSY PRESS. Ann Arbor: William L. Clements Library, 1925. 10pp. plus three facsimiles (one double-page). Folio. Original cloth backed marbled boards, printed paper spine label. Fine.

From an edition limited to 505 copies. An addenda to Luther S. Livingston's FRANKLIN AND HIS PRESS AT PASSY (1914), with facsimiles and descriptions of three items found after Livingston's publication appeared. $125.

54. Gephart, Ronald M., compiler: REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA 1763 - 1789 A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Washington. 1984. Two volumes. Quarto. Original cloth, spine gilt. Near fine.

A useful reference, listing primary as well as secondary sources, with many annotations. A publication of the Library of Congress. $90.

55. Gilmore, Barbara: A PURITAN TOWN AND ITS IMPRINTS. NORTHAMPTON 1786 - 1845. Northampton: The Hampshire Bookshop, 1942. xi,104pp. Original half leather and boards. Spine ends a bit worn. Very good.

Inscribed by the compiler on the front free endpaper. A useful reference. $40.

56. Goddard, Jeanne M., and Charles Kritzler, comps: A CATALOGUE OF THE FREDERICK W. & CARRIE S. BEINECKE COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA VOLUME ONE: MANUSCRIPTS. New Haven. 1965. xi,114pp. Quarto. Cloth backed boards. Fine in dust jacket.

Indexed. With an introduction by Archibald Hanna. $20.

57. Goff, Frederick R.: THE PRIMORIDIA OF BISHOP WHITE KENNETT, THE FIRST ENGLISH BIBLIOGRAPHY ON AMERICA. Washington. 1959. Unpaginated. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled, front wrapper detached, ex-lib. with bookplate, stamp and shelf label. Internally very nice.

An introduction by Goff followed by a facsimile of the original PRIMORDIA. $30.

58. Gould, Christopher: Morgan, Richard Parker: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY SOUTH CAROLINA IMPRINTS 1731-1800. Santa Barbara. 1985. xxxii,324,[1]pp. Original cloth, spine and front board gilt. Hinges slightly loose. Internally clean. Near fine.

The standard bibliography of early South Carolina imprints. $125.

59. Gropp, Arthur E., comp: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES. Metuchen, N.J. 1968. ix,515pp. Quarto. Cloth. Very fine. [with:] ...SUPPLEMENT. Metuchen, N.J. 1971. 277pp. Cloth. Very fine.

Lists hundred of titles, by subject. $50.

60. Guerra, Francisco: AMERICAN MEDICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1639-1783. New York: Lathrop C. Harper, 1962. 885pp., plus 25 plates of illustrations. Thick octavo. Original blue cloth, gilt. Boards slightly rubbed, a few marks to spine. Internally clean. Near fine.

An extensive bibliography concerning imprints in America containing material on medical matters up to the end of the Revolution. $25.

61. Hackett, Alice Payne: FIFTY YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895 - 1945. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1945. viii,[2],140pp. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Minor browning. Near fine. In pictorial dust jacket.

A statistical analysis of best sellers, based on the archives of THE BOOKMAN and THE PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY. Some of the years include categorical breakdowns, others include only fiction. Each year includes a brief summation of significant cultural events. A useful book about books. $33.

62. [Hanna, Archibald, and William Reese]: FROM TRAIN TO PLANE: TRAVELERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST 1866 - 1936 AN EXHIBITION IN THE BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY YALE UNIVERSITY. New Haven. 1979. [62]pp. Quarto. Photocopied sheets, stapled. Fine.

Lists 100 items, with index. $10.

63. Hardison, Brian Davon: BURRIANA: A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, & OBJECTS BY, ABOUT, OR RELATING TO AARON BURR AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRIAN DAVON HARDISON. New York: The Grolier Club, 2012. xxiii,306pp. Original cloth, gilt. Fine.

From a limited edition of five hundred copies. $75.

64. [Harmsworth Sale]: [GROUP OF 15 SALE CATALOGUES REPRESENTING ENGLISH LITERATURE, TRAVEL, INCUNABULA, AND OTHER TOPICS]. London. 1939-1951. Fifteen original parts in wrappers, in two volumes. Original printed wrappers bound in stiff wrappers. Indexes on covers. Very good.

Topics include: English and foreign bibles, John Bunyan, Lewis Carroll, continental books including incunabula, bibliographical reference books, English theology, English pamphlet literature of the 17th-19th centuries, voyages, travels, and atlases, and illuminated manuscripts. $200.

65. Harper, J. Russell, and Stanley Triggs [eds]: PORTRAIT OF A PERIOD. A COLLECTION OF NOTMAN PHOTOGRAPHS. 1856 TO 1915. Montreal: McGill University Press, 1967. Unpaginated. Tall folio. Cloth. Small tear to lower fore-edge corner of final leaf. Else very good in dust jacket.

Excellent work on William Notman, prominent 19th-century photographer based in Montreal. Illustrated with beautiful large-scale reproductions of 174 Notman photographs. $60.

66. Harrisse, Henry: BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA VETUSTISSIMA. A DESCRIPTION OF WORKS RELATING TO AMERICA PUBLISHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1492 AND 1551. New York/Paris. 1866/1872. Two volumes. Quarto. First volume bound in red cloth, leather label. Some light dampstaining at top edge. Very good. Second volume (ADDITIONS) bound in original tan printed wrappers. Near fine, untrimmed and unopened.

Still the basic reference, complete with the 1872 volume of additions. This is the quarto issue of the original BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA VETUSTISSIMA, on large paper. $1250.

67. Harrisse, Henry, comp: NOTES POUR SERVIR A L'HISTOIRE, A LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET A LA CARTOGRAPHIE DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE ET DES PAYS ADJACENTS 1545 - 1700. Paris. 1872. xxxiii,[3],367pp. plus advertisements. Original printed wrappers bound into cloth, leather label (rubbed). Couple of unobtrusive rubberstamps. Very good.

An excellent reference, including numerous extensive annotations. $175.

68. Harwell, Richard: MORE CONFEDERATE IMPRINTS. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1957. Two volumes. xi,158; [4],159-305pp. Original yellow printed wrappers. Minor shelf wear. Near fine.

Bibliography of publications in the Confederate States of America. Volume I contains official publications of the Confederate government and its constituent states. Volume II is comprised of unofficial publications printed in the Confederacy, including literature and religious texts. $15.

69. Heartman, Charles F.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF HUGH HENRY BRACKENRIDGE PRIOR TO 1825. New York. 1917. 37pp. plus facsimiles. Portrait. Paper over boards, paper label (chipped). Hinges externally cracked, corners bumped. Internally near fine. Overall very good.

One of 51 copies printed on Fabriano handmade paper. One of the rarer of Charles Heartman's bibliographical publications. $100.

70. Heartman, Charles F., comp: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST OF THE WRITINGS OF THE POET CHARLES WEST THOMSON. Hattiesburg, Ms. 1941. 15pp. Frontis. Stiff printed wrappers. Pages tanned, else near fine. $20.

71. Henderson, Robert W., compiler: EARLY AMERICAN SPORT. A CHRONOLOGICAL CHECK-LIST OF BOOKS PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 1860 BASED ON AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE GROLIER CLUB. New York: The Grolier Club, 1937. xvii,136pp. plus twelve photographic plates. Publisher's tan cloth, spine gilt, gilt morocco label on front cover. Minor wear to extremities. Internally clean. Very good plus.

An essential early work on American sporting books, illustrated with plates reproducing titlepages of notable works on the subject. One of the only 400 copies printed. With an introduction by Harry T. Peters, notable collector of 19th-century American lithographs and author of CURRIER & IVES: PRINTMAKERS TO THE PEOPLE. $150.

72. Hildeburn, Charles R.: THE CHARLEMAGNE TOWER COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL LAWS. [Philadelphia]. 1890. 289pp. Portrait. Quarto. Cloth. Bit frayed at extremities, else very nice, untrimmed.

An excellent work listing the collection of this noted Pennsylvania lawyer, published by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. $65.

73. Hill, Kenneth E.: THE HILL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC VOYAGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO. New Haven & Sydney: William Reese Company & Hordern House, 2004. xxiii,[1],792pp. Frontis. Blue cloth. As new.

Second (and best) edition, revised and enlarged, of this essential guide to Pacific voyages. The scope of the Hill collection is large, incorporating not only works of Pacific exploration, but also on the American West and Asia. This edition unifies the previous three-volume set into a single volume, numbers the entries, and corrects some problems with collations and descriptions in the first edition. The index has been reworked and made comprehensive, and a chronological index is included as well. The superb notes give clear information about the contents of each work, as well as evaluations of its quality. Additions to the Hill Collection since 1983 have been incorporated. An indispensable work. $50.

74. Holmes, Maurice: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N. London: Francis Edwards, 1936. 59pp. Blue cloth, gilt. Spine lightly sunned. Near fine.

One of 200 copies, of which only 150 were for sale. A significant early Cook bibliography, including complete collations of the works described. $250.

75. Holmes, Thomas J.: INCREASE MATHER A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WORKS. Cleveland. 1931. Two volumes. xxxii,352; [353]-711pp. Facsimiles. Half morocco and cloth. Light rubbing at hinges, spines sunned, else a fine, untrimmed and partially unopened set. With a printed presentation slip from William G. Mather laid in.

From an edition limited to 500 copies. STREETER SALE 4350. $200.

76. Hough, Samuel J., and R.O. Penelope: THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS, 1521 - 1860. Gainesville, Fl. 1994. xi,414pp. Cloth. As new. In pictorial dust jacket.

The most useful reference work on this part of the Caribbean. Originally published at $150. $45.

77. Howes, Wright: U.S.IANA (1650-1950) A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN WHICH ARE DESCRIBED 11,620 UNCOMMON AND SIGNIFICANT BOOKS RELATING TO THE CONTINENTAL PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES. New York: R.R. Bowker Company for the Newberry Library, [1988]. 652pp. Brown cloth. As new.

Later reprint of the most useful single volume Americana reference. $60.

78. Hummel, Ray O., Jr.: MORE VIRGINIA BROADSIDES BEFORE 1877. Richmond. 1975. ix,[1],106pp, including illustrations. Frontis. Original printed wrappers. As new.

A necessary supplement to Hummel's SOUTHEASTERN BROADSIDES BEFORE 1877, adding more than 900 Virginia broadsides not listed in the original work. Arranged chronologically, with an index. $20.

79. Hunnewell, James F.: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Boston. 1869. 75pp. Large quarto. Original beige printed wrappers. Spine abraded, front cover with scattered stains. Else very good.

A revised text of the very first Hawaiian bibliography, printed in 1868 in the HAWAIIAN CLUB PAPERS. Hunnewell was a contributor to that effort. In the preface to this work he writes:

"This bibliography of the Hawaiian Islands contains additions to the 'Catalogue,' that appeared among the Club Papers, and, with a supplement also added, may not improperly be considered the most complete work of its kind. This edition has been arranged in such a manner as to present, in each opened volume, printed text at the right and a blank page for notes on the left. A brief introductory sketch of the Discovery and Civilization of the Hawaiian Islands is also given."

The authoritative source for many years, it is still not entirely obsolete. The limitation statement on the verso of the titlepage states: "Edition of one hundred copies quarto." Forbes indicates that copies do not appear to have been put on general sale, and they were issued in either the green half morocco and red boards as seen here or in printed wrappers.

This copy is from the library of the author. Hunnewell was a Boston book collector and bibliographer. His father, James Hunnewell, became familiar with the islands when the ship he was on was sold to Hawaiian chiefs. The senior Hunnewell was responsible for collecting the payment in sandalwood and then selling it in China. As a result, he spent several months in the islands and became friendly with the local populace. In 1820 he arrived in Honolulu as second mate on the brig Thaddeus, the ship bearing the first American missionaries as well as the first printing press there. He later developed a significant business in Hawaii which grew into the commercial house later known as C. Brewer & Company. Though he returned to Charlestown, Massachusetts, he spent the rest of his life actively engaged in exporting goods to Hawaii and California. Part of his considerable fortune was given to found Oahu College. FORBES 2839. $500.

80. Huntress, Keith: A CHECKLIST OF NARRATIVES OF SHIPWRECKS AND DISASTERS AT SEA TO 1860, WITH SUMMARIES, NOTES AND COMMENTS. Ames, Ia. 1979. xiv,194pp. Frontis. Cloth. Backstrip gone, but spine intact. Upper edges worn. Internally clean. A serviceable copy.

A fine shipwreck reference, with nearly four hundred well annotated entries. $35.

81. Jackson, Stuart W.: LA FAYETTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930. xxi,[3],226,[1]pp. Portrait frontis. Original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine, t.e.g. Spine slightly faded, small stamp on front free endpaper. Good, unopened.

One of 400 copies. An excellent reference. $60.

82. Javitch, Gregory: A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CEREMONIES, DANCES, MUSIC & SONGS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FROM BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF GREGORY JAVITCH WITH AN ANNOTATED LIST OF INDIAN DANCES. Montreal. 1974. 71pp. Frontis. Illus. Quarto. Cloth backed patterned boards, pictorial endpapers. A fine copy.

Number 190 of an edition limited to 300 copies, of which 280 were offered for sale. Signed by Javitch. A handsome production. $90.

83. Jenkins, John H.: PRINTER IN THREE REPUBLICS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SAMUEL BANGS, FIRST PRINTER IN TEXAS, AND FIRST PRINTER WEST OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Austin. 1981. 190pp. Cloth. As new.

This work does much to illuminate the early printing in the area. $22.

84. [Jesuit Mission Presses]: Schoenberg, Wilfred: JESUIT MISSION PRESSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF IMPRINTS. 1876 - 1899. Portland. 1957. 76pp. Pictorial cloth. Fine, uncut as issued.

An excellent bibliography, with a sample piece of printing from the press laid in. Limited to 804 copies, printed by Lawton Kennedy for the Champoeg Press. $45.

85. [Kansas]: Hawley, L.A., and A.W. Farley: KANSAS IMPRINTS 1854 - 1876. A SUPPLEMENT. Topeka: 1958. 90pp. plus plates. Original green stiff wrappers. Spine and top edge gently sunned. Near fine. $27.

86. Karpel, Bernard [ed]: ARTS IN AMERICA: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979. Four volumes. Large Quarto. Cloth. As new (issued without dust jackets).

A checklist of printed materials on artists of all kinds, including Native Americans, architects, decorative artists, graphic artists, photographers, musicians, filmmakers, choreographers, et. al. $150.

87. [Kenney, C.E.]: CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION.... London. 1965-68. Eight volumes. Illus. Stiff printed wrappers. Unobtrusive ownership stamp on front wrapper of first volume, else a very good set.

A magnificent collection, listing over 4000 entries in the fields of economics, social history, surveying and geography. $250.

88. [Lande, Lawrence]: THE LAWRENCE LANDE COLLECTION OF CANADIANA IN THE REDPATH LIBRARY OF McGILL UNIVERSITY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY.... Montreal: Lande Foundation, 1965. [35],301pp., illustrations, facsimiles and plates. Folio. Original half leather over linen boards. Near fine. In original slipcase.

A standard and sumptuously produced guide to Canadiana. From an edition limited to 950 signed copies, handsomely printed and illustrated with numerous beautiful facsimiles. $375.

89. Lane, William Coolidge: A CATALOGUE OF THE WASHINGTON COLLECTION IN THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM. Cambridge: Boston Athenaeum, 1897. xi,566pp., plus frontispiece portrait and one plate. Quarto. Original red cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g. Light edge wear, bookplate on front pastedown. Very good.

Catalogue of books from George Washington's library purchased for the Boston Athenaeum in the mid-19th century. Also includes lists of other books from Mount Vernon and items written by or related to Washington at the institution at the end of the 1800s. $100.

90. Larsen, Ellouise B.: AMERICAN HISTORICAL VIEWS ON STAFFORDSHIRE CHINA. New York. 1939. 270pp. Color frontis. Photographic illus. Quarto. Cloth, pictorial onlay, t.e.g. Fine, with remnants of dust jacket laid in.

Lists 695 historical views. An excellent reference on the subject. $95.

91. Lathem, Edward Connery [ed.]: 76 UNITED STATESIANA SEVENTY-SIX WORKS OF AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP RELATING TO AMERICA AS PUBLISHED DURING TWO CENTURIES FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE NATION'S BICENTENNIAL YEAR. Washington: Association of Research Libraries, 1976. Unpaginated. 76 single-page descriptions plus facing facsimile. Index. Cloth. Fine in original dust jacket.

A representative selection of important American books, issued in commemoration of the Bicentennial. Includes entries for Webster's Dictionary, Wilson's AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY, Isaiah Thomas' HISTORY OF PRINTING, and such like. Printed by the Stinehour Press. $20.

92. Lipperheide'schen, Freiherrlich von: KATALOG DER...KOSTUMBIBLIOTHEK. New York. 1963. Two volumes. xvi,645;xii,840pp. Illus. Quarto. Blue cloth. Very good.

Extensive costume bibliography, reprinted by Hacker Art Books. Illustrated with facsimiles from works listed. An important reference source for travels, voyages, and military books as well. $375.

93. Livingston, Luther S.: FRANKLIN AND HIS PRESS AT PASSY AN ACCOUNT OF THE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND LEAFLETS PRINTED THERE, INCLUDING THE LONG-LOST 'BAGATELLES'. New York: The Grolier Club, 1914. viii,[6],216,[1]pp. Mezzotint frontispiece plus facsimiles (many folding). Original cloth backed marbled boards, paper spine label. Mild shelf wear. Near fine. Lacking the slipcase.

A fine bibliographical work on Franklin's Passy imprints. One of only 300 copies printed at the direction of the premier book collecting organization in America. $275.

94. Lochhead, Douglas: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES. Toronto. 1972. 312pp. Cloth. Very good in dust jacket.

Second, revised edition. $10.

95. Lowther, Barbara J., and Margaret H. Edwards: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS 1849 - 1899. Victoria, B.C. [1968]. xii,328pp., printed in double columns. Quarto. Blue cloth. Very good.

An excellect reference for the Northwest Coast from the time of the settlement of Vancouver Island, with many excellent bibliographical and biographical notes. Over two thousand entries. $50.

96. Marzio, Peter C.: CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY 1840 - 1900 THE DEMOCRATIC ART PICTURES FOR A 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA. Boston: David R. Godine, 1979. xiv,[2],357,[1]pp. Double-sheet color frontispiece plus color plates. Quarto. Cloth. Fine.

Standard reference for early American chromolithographic prints. $100.

97. Mathes, W. Michael: MEXICO ON STONE. LITHOGRAPHY IN MEXICO, 1826 - 1900. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1984. xiv,[2],68,[1]pp. including plates (eight of them colored). Cloth backed pictorial boards. Fine. In original dust jacket, with the original prospectus laid in.

A beautiful publication by the Book Club of California, from an edition limited to 550 copies. Surveys the history of lithographic art in Mexico. $175.

98. Mattes, Merrill J.: PLATTE RIVER ROAD NARRATIVES. A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRAVEL OVER THE GREAT CENTRAL OVERLAND ROUTE TO OREGON, CALIFORNIA, UTAH, COLORADO, MONTANA, AND OTHER WESTERN STATES AND TERRITORIES, 1812-1866. Urbana, Il. 1988. xiv,[2],632pp. including map. Quarto. Cloth, gilt title on front board, spine gilt. Fine.

Two thousand eighty-two entries describing manuscripts and books regarding overland travel in the American West in the 19th century. The entries are arranged chronologically, and give the name of the emigrant, the route followed, highlights of the content, and Mattes' own comments as to value of the work (including a "star" system ascribing a historical and literary value). A very useful bibliographical reference, of value to the historian, the collector, and the bookseller. $80.

99. McClinton, Katharine Morrison: THE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS OF LOUIS PRANG. New York. [1973]. [10],246pp. Numerous illustrations in text. Plus color plates. Folio. Cloth. Very good. In dust jacket.

Excellent study of Prang's work. $45.

100. McCorkle, Barbara Backus: NEW ENGLAND IN EARLY PRINTED MAPS, 1513 TO 1800. Providence: John Carter Brown Library, [2001]. xvii,[3],354,[2]pp. including numerous facsimiles. Oblong folio. Original black cloth. As new. In original pictorial dust jacket.

Remarkably, the first comprehensive "carto-bibliography" of New England from 1530 to 1800. Lists approximately eight hundred maps, over half of which are illustrated. Many entries with additional bibliographic citations and annotations. A tremendous reference. $185.

101. McKeon, Newton Felch, and Katherine C. Cowles, eds: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, IMPRINTS 1825 - 1876. Amherst. 1946. 191pp. Frontis. Original cloth. Bit dusty, but very good.

A well produced guide to early Amherst printing. $22.

102. McMurtie, Douglas C.: NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY BIBLIOGRAPHY BULLETIN 80. A CHECK LIST OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ALBANY IMPRINTS. Albany: The University of the State of New York, 1939. 83pp. Wrappers. Wrappers slightly sunned, else fine.

Reference for Albany imprints 1772-1800. $25.

103. [McMurtrie, Douglas, editor]: AMERICAN IMPRINTS INVENTORY. [Various places]. 1937-1942. Twenty-three volumes. Folio. Uniformly bound in green buckram, spines lettered in gilt; some with original wrappers bound in. Very good.

A collection of the useful state imprint bibliographies, spearheaded by Douglas McMurtrie and published by the WPA Historical Records Survey Program. States covered include Tennessee, Ohio, Nevada, Wyoming, and Minnesota, as well as Chicago ante-Fire imprints and the extensive four-volume work on Wisconsin imprints. Most of these volumes remain the best imprint references. The assemblage consists of:

1) No. 12. A CHECK LIST OF THE IMPRINTS OF SAG HARBOR, L.I., 1791-1820. 2) No. 36. A CHECK LIST OF UTICA IMPRINTS, 1799-1830. 3) No. 9. A CHECK LIST OF NEW JERSEY IMPRINTS, 1784-1800. 4) No. 14. A CHECK LIST OF WEST VIRGINIA IMPRINTS, 1791-1830. 5) No. 17. A CHECK LIST OF OHIO IMPRINTS, 1796-1820. 6-8) No. 5, 6, 38. A CHECK LIST OF KENTUCKY IMPRINTS. 1787-1820. With supplement. 9-10) No. 32, 20. A CHECK LIST OF TENNESSEE IMPRINTS, 1793-1850. 11-14) No. 23, 24, 41, 42. A CHECK LIST OF WISCONSIN IMPRINTS, 1833-1863. 15) No. 4. A CHECK LIST OF CHICAGO ANTE-FIRE IMPRINTS, 1851-1871. 16) No. 2. A CHECK LIST OF MINNESOTA IMPRINTS, 1849-1865. 17) No. 15. A CHECK LIST OF IOWA IMPRINTS, 1838-1860. 18) No. 1. A CHECK LIST OF MISSOURI IMPRINTS, 1808-1850. 19) No. 26. A CHECK LIST OF NEBRASKA NON-DOCUMENTARY IMPRINTS, 1847-1876. 20) No. 10. A CHECK LIST OF KANSAS IMPRINTS, 1854-1876. 21) No. 18. A CHECK LIST OF WYOMING IMPRINTS, 1866-1890. 22) No. 7. A CHECK LIST OF NEVADA IMPRINTS, 1859-1890. 23) No. 44. A CHECK LIST OF WASHINGTON IMPRINTS, 1853-1876. $1500.

104. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: THE FIRST PRINTING IN GEORGIA. Metuchen, N.J.: Charles Heartman, 1927. [3],8pp. Original half cloth and marbled boards, printed paper label on front board. Light wear to edges. Slight foxing. Very good.

No. 7 of 60 copies printed. A limited edition published by Charles Heartman of a short piece by McMurtrie on the first books printed in Georgia. Scarce. $125.

105. McMurtrie, Douglas C., and Wilberforce Eames: NEW YORK PRINTING MDCXCIII. Chicago. 1928. 30pp. plus 88 plates. Large folio. Cloth. A fine copy.

Reproduces in facsimile all of the New York imprints from the first year of printing there, 1693, that were located when McMurtrie published this book, along with Eames' detailed bibliographical essay. $150.

106. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: THE PACIFIC TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH OF 1849. Chicago. 1928. 20pp. Boards, paper label. Boards slightly soiled. Good.

A scarce McMurtrie piece, describing the first press unionism in California. A handsome production. $14.

107. McMurtrie, Douglas C., and Albert H. Allen: JOTHAM MEEKER PIONEER PRINTER OF KANSAS WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE KNOWN ISSUES OF THE BAPTIST MISSION PRESS...1834 - 1854. Chicago. 1930. 169pp. Portrait. Original cloth, spine gilt. Near fine, unopened.

One of 650 copies printed at the Eyncourt Press. Indispensable Kansana. $75.

108. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: EARLY PRINTING IN WISCONSIN. WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ISSUES OF THE PRESS, 1833 - 1850. Seattle: Published & Printed by Frank McCaffrey, 1931. 220pp. plus two facsimiles tipped in. Folio. Original blindstamped cloth, gilt morocco spine label. Near fine.

From an edition limited to 300 copies. Another indispensable work from the indefatigable McMurtrie, covering the first eighteen years of Wisconsin printing. Includes a section on newspapers and periodicals, and a helpful "Biographical Index" by Albert H. Allen. The present copy contains a signed, tipped-in note from printer McCaffrey discussing the origin of the project. $115.

109. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: EARLY PRINTING IN TENNESSEE...1730 - 1830. Chicago: Chicago Club of Printing House Craftsmen, 1933. 141pp. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Small stain in lower outer corner of front cover. Very good.

Includes McMurtrie's text on the history of printing in Tennessee and a bibliography listing 316 Tennessee incunables. $75.

110. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY NORTH CAROLINA IMPRINTS 1749-1800. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1938. [1],198,[1]pp. Original blue cloth, spine gilt. Light wear to edges and spine, 20th-century ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Internally clean. Very good. Untrimmed.

One of two hundred copies printed. A standard bibliography for early North Carolina printing. $150.

111. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: LOUISIANA IMPRINTS 1768-1810 IN SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN "EARLY PRINTING IN NEW ORLEANS." Hattiesburg, Ms.: The Book Farm, 1942. 65,[1]pp. Original cloth, spine gilt. Very light wear to corners and spine ends. Internally clean. Near fine.

One of an edition of ninety-nine copies. A supplement to McMurtrie's 1929 bibliography on New Orleans printing. $85.

112. McMurtrie, Douglas C.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MISSISSIPPI IMPRINTS 1798-1830. Beauvoir Community, Ms.: The Book Farm, 1945. 168pp. Original red cloth, spine gilt. Spine somewhat faded. Very good plus.

Posthumously printed work on early Mississippi imprints by the prolific bibliographer. $75.

113. Moebs, Thomas T., comp: U.S. REFERENCE-IANA: (1481 - 1899) A CONCISE GUIDE TO OVER 4000 BOOKS AND ARTICLES FOR RESEARCHING ART, BOOKS, BROADSIDES...RELATING TO THAT AREA WITHIN THE PRESENT LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1481-1899. Williamsburg. 1988. xi,826,iii pp. Large, thick octavo. Gilt pictorial cloth. New, in dust jacket. $85.

114. Norman, Haskell F.: ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN MEDICINE. New York: The Grolier Club, 1995. xlii,390,[3]pp. plus plates (some in color). Cloth, leather label. As new. In cloth and paperboard slipcase.

From an edition of 1500 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. The handsome companion to a Grolier Club exhibition of great medical books. Joins a group of other venerable Grolier 100 bibliographical works, including those relating to science and American literature. $250.

115. [Oklahoma]: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas: OKLAHOMA IMPRINTS, 1835-1907. A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN OKLAHOMA BEFORE STATEHOOD. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1936. iii-xxiv,[2],499,[1]pp. Frontis. Original patterned paper-covered boards in worn jacket. Very good.

A thorough list of early Oklahoma imprints from the wife of noted Native American scholar Grant Foreman. $75.

116. [Owen, Robert]: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT OWEN, THE SOCIALIST 1771 - 1858.... Aberystwyth. 1925. viii,90pp. Cloth. Bit soiled with some shelf wear. Internally fine, untrimmed and largely unopened.

Second edition, revised and enlarged, limited to 1000 copies, published by the National Library of Wales. $40.

117. Peel, Bruce Braden: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES TO 1953 WITH BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX. [Toronto. 1973]. xxviii,780pp. Original cloth. Very good.

Second edition, after the first of 1956. A useful bibliographical resource. $50.

118. Perotti, Viola Andersen: IMPORTANT FIRSTS IN MISSOURI IMPRINTS, 1808-1858. Kansas City: R. F. Perotti, 1967. [10],51pp. Original red cloth. Gilt stamped spine. Fine. $65.

119. Peters, Harry T.: CURRIER & IVES PRINTMAKERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.... Garden City. 1929/31. Two volumes. Illustrations and facsimiles tipped in. Large thick quarto. Modern buckram, with original cover titles applied to new binding. Else very good.

From an edition limited to 501 copies, of which 450 were for sale. "A Chronicle of the Firm, and of the Artists and their Work, with Notes on Collection; Reproductions of 142 of the Prints and Originals, Forming a Pictorial Record of American Life and Manners in the Last Century; and a Checklist of All Known Prints Published by N. Currier and Currier & Ives" (subtitle). The definitive reference. HOWES P259. $500.

120. Phillips, Philip Lee, comp: A LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL ATLASES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES...VOLUMES I - VII TITLES 1 - 18435. Washington. 1909-1973. Seven volumes. Quarto. Original red and blue cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Minor wear to spines of first four volumes. Internally bright and clean. Very good.

A tremendous undertaking and one of the most useful cartographic references, citing over eighteen thousand atlases from around the world. Begun by Philip Lee Phillips, it was continued in 1958 by Clara LeGear. A lovely set of a key reference work that is becoming increasingly difficult to assemble. $1350.

121. Pilling, James: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. x,614pp. Later green cloth, black gilt label on spine, original printed wrappers bound in. Fine.

An excellent bibliography by the leading authority in Indian linguistics. $175.

122. [Plesch, Arpad]: THE MAGNIFICENT BOTANICAL LIBRARY OF THE STIFTUNG FUR BOTANIK VADUZ LIECHTENSTEIN COLLECTED BY THE LATE ARPAD PLESCH. 1975. Three volumes. Quarto. Original paper-covered boards. Very minor edgewear on boards, else fine. Prices realized laid in.

Catalogue of the famous Plesch sale at Sotheby's, a primary reference work for important botanical books. $150.

123. Powell, J.H.: THE BOOKS OF A NEW NATION: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 1774 - 1814. Philadelphia. [1957]. 170pp. Cloth. Fine. In somewhat dust soiled jacket.

A fine assessment of foundation government publications. $35.

124. Raines, C.W.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TEXAS: BEING A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TEXAS IN PRINT AND MANUSCRIPT SINCE 1536... [Houston. 1955]. xvi,268pp. Black cloth. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very good plus, in slipcase. From an edition of 500 copies.

Reprint of this classic Texas bibliography, first published in Austin in 1896. $40.

125. Reese, William S.: SIX SCORE: THE 120 BEST BOOKS ON THE RANGE CATTLE INDUSTRY. Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1976. 85pp. Frontis, illus., title vignette. Quarto. Publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards. Light edge wear, else fine.

A signed first edition of the proprietor's legendary bibliography on the Range Cattle Industry. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of titlepages from the best books on the subject. Signed by the author on the half-title page. $75.

126. Reese, William S.: SIX SCORE: THE 120 BEST BOOKS ON THE RANGE CATTLE INDUSTRY. New Haven: William Reese Co., 1989. [46] leaves. Cloth and boards. New. In dust jacket.

A revised edition of the proprietor's youthful production, originally published in 1976 and now long out of print. The new edition features revisions and corrections to some entries and additional information to many, as well as a bibliographical essay on the literature of the western cattle industry. It is completely reset on a new format, and in every way can accurately lay claim to the description of "second, and best, edition." Booksellers should inquire about discount schedules for multiple copies. $30.

127. Reese, William S.: THE REVOLUTIONARY HUNDRED. New Haven: William Reese Company, 2016. viii,236pp. 100 color illustrations. Cloth, stamped in gilt. New.

A guide to the most significant printed works on the era of the American Revolution, discussing publications from the first Peace of Paris at the end of the French and Indian War, to the second Peace of Paris and the end of the wars of the American Revolution, in 1783. The one hundred entries were selected on the basis of their historical importance, their impact at the time of publication, their representative nature in the spectrum of writings about the Revolution, and their interest to collectors. While all are topical to the twenty years leading up to and including the war itself, about a quarter of the items were published later, up to 1861.

Each entry provides commentary on the main entry and discusses related books and materials. Items include treaties, political pamphlets, official acts and laws, printed speeches, prints, atlases, broadsides, proclamations, military manuals, constitutional material, periodical publications on the war, personal narratives, histories, debates, collections of engravings, travel narratives, personal memoirs, and biographies.

The work draws on some forty-five years' experience in the antiquarian book trade. Hopefully it will prove useful to collectors, booksellers, and institutions with collections in the area of the American Revolution. $125.

128. Reese, William S.: THE BEST OF THE WEST: 250 CLASSIC WORKS OF WESTERN AMERICANA. New Haven: William Reese Company, 2017. vii,321pp. Illustrated. Leatherette spine with rust-colored cloth, gilt. New.

The latest bibliographical list from the William Reese Company, this work describes 250 classic works of Western Americana. Based on nearly fifty years of experience, it spans the whole of early literature of the American West, from Cabeza de Vaca to J. Frank Dobie, and everything in between. It is arranged chronologically and indexed by author and title. An essential reference guide for any collector or student of Western Americana. $125.

129. Reese, William S.: THE FEDERAL HUNDRED. New Haven: William Reese Company, 2017. vii,255pp. 100 color illustrations. Cloth, stamped in gilt. New.

A guide to the most significant printed works on the Federal Era, discussing events from the end of the American Revolution in 1783 to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The one hundred entries were selected on the basis of their historical importance, their impact at the time of publication, their representative nature in the spectrum of writings about the period, and their interest to collectors. Each entry provides commentary on the main entry and discusses related books and materials. Items include treaties, political pamphlets, official acts and laws, printed speeches, prints, atlases, broadsides, proclamations, military manuals, constitutional material, personal narratives, histories, debates, travel narratives, personal memoirs, and biographies.

The work draws on some forty-five years' experience in the antiquarian book trade. Hopefully it will prove useful to collectors, booksellers, and institutions with collections concerned with the Federal Era. $125.

130. Renner, Frederic G.: CHARLES M. RUSSELL. PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND SCULPTURE IN THE AMON G. CARTER COLLECTION. Fort Worth. 1966. xvi,148pp. Illus. Large quarto. Cloth. Very good in somewhat chipped dust jacket.

Descriptive catalogue of the works of the great cowboy artist in the Amon Carter Collection. $25.

131. Renner, Frederic G.: CHARLES M. RUSSELL. PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND SCULPTURE IN THE AMON G. CARTER COLLECTION. Fort Worth. 1966. xvi,148pp. Illus. Large quarto. Cloth. Spine sunned, else near fine. In a large illustrated slipcase, accompanied by a folder of thirty-four extra color prints.

From an edition limited to 250 copies signed and numbered by Renner. Special deluxe edition of this excellent descriptive catalogue of the works of the great cowboy artist. $400.

132. Reps, John W.: VIEWS AND VIEWMAKERS OF URBAN AMERICA LITHOGRAPHS OF TOWNS AND CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA NOTES ON THE ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS, AND A UNION CATALOG OF THEIR WORK, 1825 - 1925. Columbia, Mo. 1984. xvi,570pp. Many illustrations, some in color. Folio. Cloth. Very fine, in dust jacket.

Standard reference on the wonderful bird's-eye views of 19th-century American towns and cities. Contains a lengthy bibliography and index. $125.

133. Rich, O.: BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA NOVA. A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS RELATING TO AMERICA, IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES, INCLUDING VOYAGES TO THE PACIFIC AND ROUND THE WORLD, AND COLLECTIONS OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS PRINTED SINCE THE YEAR 1700. London: Rich and Sons, 1846. Two volumes. 517;412,16,8,4pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, t.e.g. Leaves tanned. Some dampstaining to prelims of volume one. Occasional foxing. Overall just about a very good set.

A pioneering and still useful bibliographical effort by the great bookseller and collector. Covers the years 1701-1844. $500.

134. Rink, Evald: PRINTING IN DELAWARE 1761 - 1800 A CHECKLIST. Wilmington. 1969. 214pp. plus facsimiles. Cloth. Fine. In dust jacket.

A useful reference, with collations, locations, and references to other bibliographies, as well as some annotations. Indexed. $10.

135. Rink, Evald: TECHNICAL AMERICANA A CHECKLIST OF TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS PRINTED BEFORE 1831. New York. [1981]. xxviii,776pp. Quarto. Gold cloth. Edges lightly soiled. Fine.

A very good source for the topic, listing over 6000 items, with collations and locations, and occasional annotations. Indexed. $150.

136. Roberts, Verne L., and Ivy Trent: BIBLIOTHECA MECHANICA. New York: Jonathan A. Hill, [1991]. [2],xiv,[2],391pp. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth. As new.

The best reference in the field, compiled by the leading collector of the topic. $260.

137. Rocq, Margaret Miller: CALIFORNIA LOCAL HISTORY A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND UNION LIST OF LIBRARY HOLDINGS. Stanford, Ca. 1970. xv,611pp. Cloth. In slightly chipped dust jacket.

The revised second edition, greatly expanded. A useful reference, listing items by town. ZAMORANO SELECT 11A. $40.

138. Roden, Robert F.: THE CAMBRIDGE PRESS 1638 - 1692 A HISTORY OF THE FIRST PRINTING PRESS ESTABLISHED IN ENGLISH AMERICA, TOGETHER WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF THE ISSUES OF THE PRESS. New York. 1905. 193pp. plus facsimiles. Frontis. Cloth, printed paper spine label. Ex-lib. with residue from shelf label, bookplate and stamps, else very good.

A good reference, indexed. $50.

139. Saunders, Richard L.: PRINTING IN DESERET: MORMONS, ECONOMY, POLITICS & UTAH'S INCUNABULA, 1849-1851.... Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 2000. 213pp. Publisher's cloth. Fine. In fine dust jacket.

First printing. An excellent resource on early printing in Utah, containing "A History of Printing and Deseret," and "A Descriptive Catalogue of Utah's Earliest Imprints." $20.

140. Servies, James A. and Lana D.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FLORIDA. VOLUME 1: 1507 - 1845. [with:] ...VOLUME 2: 1846 - 1880. [with:] ...VOLUME 3: 1881 - 1899. [with:] ...VOLUME 4: 1900 - 1915. Pensacola. 1993, 1995, 1999, and 2002. 424; 488; xxi,[3],559; xxi,[3],551pp. Cloth. As new. Second volume still sealed.

A complete set of Servies' first-rate bibliography, listing 18,052 items relating to Florida through 1915, arranged chronologically. Provides collations, notes on content, and bibliographical citations. This is the first decent bibliography of Florida (except the same author's proto-work for this) and a most welcome and invaluable addition, rarely offered as a complete set. $825.

141. Shaw, Ralph R.: Shoemaker, Richard H., et al: AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY A PRELIMINARY CHECKLIST. [with:] A CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN IMPRINTS. [1800-1841]. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, 1958-1990. Forty-eight volumes, including indexes. Original brown cloth, spines gilt. Spines faded on half the set. Light wear to corners. Internally clean. Very good.

A nearly complete run of the AMERICAN IMPRINTS bibliography, covering 1800 to 1841, with all of the relevant index volumes. The series began as the successor Charles Evans' bibliography of American imprints to 1800 under the auspices of Ralph Shaw and Richard Shoemaker, and after the volume covering 1819 was completed to 1846 by Shaw and a coterie of other bibliographers. A standard and highly useful work for American printing in the first four decades of the 19th century. $1000.

142. Shipton, Clifford K., and James E. Mooney: NATIONAL INDEX OF AMERICAN IMPRINTS THROUGH 1800 THE SHORT-TITLE EVANS.... [Worcester]. 1969. Two volumes. Quarto. Original red cloth, spines gilt. Spine labels and corners slightly worn. Near fine.

The useful short title list for Charles Evans' indispensable bibliography of early American imprints to 1800, as well as Roger Bristol's large supplement. $35.

143. [Siebert, Frank T.]: THE FRANK T. SIEBERT LIBRARY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. New York: Sotheby's, 1999. Two volumes. 370,[1]; 394,[1]pp. including numerous illustrations. Quarto. Original maroon cloth. As new.

The auction catalogue of this landmark Americana sale, regarded as the last great sale of the 20th century and the best since the Streeter sale in 1966-69. These two volumes are the catalogues for both parts of the sale, which occurred on May 21 and Oct. 28, 1999. Full of useful information and destined to be a standard reference. $50.

144. Sitwell, Sacheverell; Handasyde Buchanan; and James Fisher: FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700 - 1900. London. 1953. 120pp. plus thirty-eight plates (including frontispiece, some in color). Large folio. Three quarter cloth and marbled boards. Very good. In slightly soiled pictorial dust jacket.

A sumptuous ornithological reference reproducing examples from Audubon, Gould, Elliot, Catesby, and others. This has remained one of the primary reference tools in the field. $550.

145. Sitwell, Sacheverell, Wilfrid Blunt, and Patrick M. Synge: GREAT FLOWER BOOKS 1700 - 1900. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TWO CENTURIES OF FINELY-ILLUSTRATED FLOWER BOOKS. London. 1956. x,94pp. plus thirty-six plates (many in color). Large folio. Three quarter cloth and boards. Corners slightly bumped, bookplate. Very good. In slightly edge-chipped pictorial dust jacket.

A sumptuous reference reproducing examples by Thornton, Curtis, Redouté, and others. This has remained a primary reference in the field. $200.

146. Smith, Alfred Russell: BIBLIOTECA AMERICANA. A CATALOGUE OF A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES. London. 1874. 182,[681]-733pp. Original gilt cloth. Library bookplate. Chipped at spine ends. Good.

Over 2000 books and pamplets described. $75.

147. Smith, Edgar Newbold.: AMERICAN NAVAL BROADSIDES, A COLLECTION OF EARLY NAVAL PRINTS (1745 - 1815). New York: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974. 225pp. Large quarto. Cloth. Fine in edge worn dust jacket.

Beautifully illustrated collection of American naval prints arranged by the foremost collector of early American naval scenes. $35.

148. Sonneck, Oscar G. T. [comp]: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUE OF OPERA LIBRETTOS PRINTED BEFORE 1800...VOLUME I TITLE CATALOGUE.... [with:] VOLUME II AUTHOR LIST, COMPOSER LIST AND ARIA INDEX. Washington. 1914. Two volumes. 1674pp. Portrait. Quarto. Cloth. Very good to near fine. $50.

149. [Stevens, Henry]: STEVEN'S HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE OF THE FIRST PORTION OF THAT EXTENSIVE & VARIED COLLECTIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATING CHIEFLY TO THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF AMERICA... London. 1881. 228pp. Frontis. Lacks final text leaf. Modern red cloth. Original front wrapper only bound in back. Some soiling. Very good. Some contemporary marginal pricing and notes.

Over 1600 lots of rare Americana, including sets of De Bry, Hulsius, Hakluyt, etc. The first of a series of sales held by Sotheby's for the cash-strapped Stevens. A nice reference tool. $100.

150. Stillwell, Margaret Bingham: INCUNABULA AND AMERICANA 1450-1800. New York. 1931. xviii,483,[1]pp. Original gilt red cloth. A few small private library stamps to half title, title and a couple internal leaves. Else very good.

Treats extensively both 15th-century European printing and early American printing. With good lists of bibliographies and references in both fields. $65.

151. Stopka, Christina: WYOMING TERRITORIAL IMPRINTS. Cody, Wy.: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 1990. xix,90pp. Stiff printed wrappers. As new.

The latest reference to books and pamphlets printed in Wyoming between 1866 and 1890. $20.

152. Stopka, Christina: 101 SELECTED TITLES. McCRACKEN RESEARCH LIBRARY. Cody, Wy.: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, [1994]: 55,[1]pp. Printed wrappers. Fine.

An annotated bibliography of 101 books in the collection of the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wy. Mostly focusing on books on the history and culture of the American West, along with exploration, the cattle industry, and the American Indian. $12.

153. Strathern, Gloria M.: NAVIGATIONS, TRAFFIQUES & DISCOVERIES 1774 - 1848. A GUIDE TO PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE AREA NOW BRITISH COLUMBIA. Victoria, B.C.: Social Science Research Center, 1970. xv,417pp. Cloth. Fine.

The companion bibliography to Lowther's A BIBLIOGRAPHY TO BRITISH COLUMBIA, providing entries for earlier works related to what is now British Columbia, and also Oregon Territory. $50.

154. [Streeter, Thomas W.]: AMERICANA - BEGINNINGS A SELECTION FROM THE LIBRARY OF THOMAS W. STREETER SHOWN IN HONOR OF A VISIT OF THE HROSWITHA CLUB ON MAY 3, 1951. Morristown, N.J. 1952. xix,[1],97pp. plus facsimiles. Original printed wrappers. Lightly sunned at spine and edges. Very good, with Thomas W. Streeter's calling card laid in.

From an edition limited to 325 copies. An excellent reference, with lengthy annotations, references, and locations. $250.

155. Streeter, Thomas W.: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TEXAS 1795 - 1845.... Cambridge, Ma. 1955. Five volumes. Quarto. Cloth. Original dust jackets. Mild edge wear to jackets. Near fine.

The original printing of Streeter's landmark bibliography, with excellent annotations. Covers Texas imprints from 1817 to 1845, Mexican imprints relating to Texas from 1803 to 1845, and United States and European imprints relating to Texas from 1795 to 1845. Not easily found as a complete set, and almost never seen in dust jackets as nice as these. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 65 (note). $1000.

156. Streeter, Thomas W.: THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF AMERICANA FORMED BY THE LATE THOMAS WINTHROP STREETER.... New York. 1966-1971. Seven volumes plus index volume. Gilt-stamped blue boards except index volume, which is bound in gilt blue cloth. Spines slightly sunned, else very good. Marcus McCorison's bookplate on front pastedowns. Also includes an invitation to the auction preview, a calligraphed placecard for Mr. McCorison, a business card belonging to Jerry Patterson of Parke-Bernet, and a 6½ x 9½-inch black-and-white photograph of McCorison, Mike Walsh, and Bailey Bishop sitting at the Streeter sale and dated April 1967. Additionally, volume seven is annotated with prices and the front free endpaper contains interesting information including McCorison's signature, a manuscript note by him that Gabriel Austin gave him the catalog the night of the sale, and most importantly, notations pertaining to Streeter lots purchased by, or of interest to, the American Antiquarian Society

Basic reference work listing over 4000 entries, with realized prices of the Parke-Bernet sale laid in. $375.

157. Tanner, Väinö: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LABRADOR (SPECIALLY NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR). Helsinki. 1942. 83pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor soiling to spine. Internally very clean. Very good.

An alphabetical list of bibliographic resources on Labrador. Reprinted from Acta Geographica Fenniæ. $100.

158. Trask, David F., et al, comps. & eds: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNITED STATES-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS SINCE 1810 A SELECTED LIST OF ELEVEN THOUSAND PUBLISHED REFERENCES. Lincoln. [1968]. xxxi,441pp. Quarto. Cloth. Fine in slightly soiled dust jacket. $25.

159. Tweney, George H.: THE WASHINGTON 89...IN COMMEMORATION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE CENTENNIAL IN 1989. [Morongo Valley, Ca.]. 1989. xxi,98pp. plus facsimiles. Folding facsimile frontispiece map. Cloth. New.

From an edition limited to 890 copies. Lists eighty-nine "highly significant" books published before 1959 that trace the history of Washington State. Includes collations, references, and excellent annotations. $32.

160. Vail, R.W.G.: THE VOICE OF THE OLD FRONTIER. New York. 1970. xii,[1],492pp. Original blue cloth, spine gilt. A fine copy.

Later reprint of a useful bibliography of the literature of the North American frontier from 1542 to 1800, including references and locations. Delivered by Vail, director of the New-York Historical Society, as part of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography at the University of Pennsylvania. $15.

161. Valton, Emilio: IMPRESOS MEXICANOS DEL SIGLO XVI (INCUNABLES AMERICANOS)...CON UNA INTRODUCCION SOBRE LOS ORIGENES DEL LA IMPRENTA EN AMERICA. Mexico. 1935. xxxi,244,[5]pp. plus facsimiles. Folio. Original stiff printed wrappers. Some minor chipping to edges. Else very good.

One of 200 copies on white cameo plate paper. Important reference for 16th-century Mexican imprints. $190.

162. Wagner, Henry R.: THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE 1800 - 1865. San Francisco: John Howell, 1921. [4],193pp. Large octavo. Cloth backed boards, printed paper label. Edgeworn. Ex-library with spine label removed; bookplate on front pastedown and embossed stamp on titlepage. Corners heavily worn. Light wear to text, some contemporary notations. About good.

First "available" edition, after the rare suppressed first edition of the previous year. AXE, PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 8. FLAKE 9500. RITTENHOUSE 610 (note). $125.

163. Wagner, Henry R.: THE SPANISH SOUTHWEST 1542 - 1794 AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Albuquerque: The Quivira Society, 1937. Two volumes. 7-270; 275-553pp. plus illustrations and map. Frontis. Quarto. Original white quarter cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Minor soiling on covers. Overall very good, second volume untrimmed.

A classic work on the literature of the Spanish Southwest. AXE, THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 87. $750.

164. Wagner, Henry R.: HISPANIC AMERICANA IN THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY. [N.p.] 1952. 33pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. From an edition of 100 copies.

A scarce offprint issued by Frederick R. Goff, taken from the book ESSAYS HONORING LAWRENCE C. WROTH (1951). AXE, PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER 154. $20.

165. Wagner, Henry R., Charles L. Camp, and Robert H. Becker: THE PLAINS & THE ROCKIES: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EXPLORATION, ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL IN THE AMERICAN WEST 1800 - 1865. San Francisco. 1982. 745pp. Illus. Cloth. Fine.

Fourth edition. Revised, enlarged and edited by Robert H. Becker. The long awaited revision of the premier reference book of Western Americana. The significance of this new edition lies in its thorough bibliographic treatment of each known issue and edition of each title, giving line-by-line transcriptions of every page and every map, full collations, references and confirmed locations of copies, together with brief editorial comments, and an index of authors, titles and subjects. RITTENHOUSE 610 (ref). $115.

166. [Wagner, Henry R.]: THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HENRY R. WAGNER. New Haven: William Reese Company, 1988. 73pp. Portrait. Cloth. As new.

A bibliography of the works of Henry R. Wagner, one of the greatest collectors and bibliographers in Western Americana. The bibliography of Wagner's many writings has been prepared by his long-time secretary, Ruth Frey Axe, and lists 193 items, the last being issued in 1987. Each entry is annotated with relevant information, including many trenchant quotes from Wagner himself. In addition, Mrs. Axe has prepared a list of 34 items relating to Wagner, also annotated. Stephen A. Colston of the University of California at San Diego, who has studied Wagner extensively, has written an introduction tracing his history as a bibliographer. Published in an edition of 300 copies, printed by the Shagbark Press and designed by Thomas Whitridge. $35.

167. [Warden, David Baille]: BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, BEING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES, INCLUDING VOYAGES TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. Paris. 1831. [4],138,[2]pp. Spine reinforced with paper strip. Leaves a bit tanned. Overall very good.

David B. Warden was one of the first great collectors of Americana. All of his books were assembled in Europe, where he spent most of his career as American consul in Paris. He formed two collections, one sold to Harvard after he issued a collection catalogue in 1820, and this second collection, advertised through this catalogue of 1100 items. Failing to sell it through this catalogue, he issued a second edition in 1840 which placed the collection at the New York State Library, where it was destroyed by fire in 1911. $500.

168. Waters, Willard O.: comp. AMERICAN IMPRINTS, 1648-1797 IN THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, SUPPLEMENTING EVANS' AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. [Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933]. 95pp. Original tan wrappers. Spine and edges of front wrapper slightly sunned. Otherwise, near fine. $19.

169. Wegelin, Oscar: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SEPARATE WRITINGS OF JOHN ESTEN COOKE. Metuchen, N.J.: Charles Heartman, 1925. 20pp. Paper boards. Near fine.

The Frank Cutter Deering copy, with his morocco bookplate and a presentation stamp from Heartman on the front free endpaper. Bibliography of the Civil War veteran and popular novelist known as the "Sir Walter Scott of the South." From an edition limited to fifty-one copies, this is number forty-three in "Heartman's Historical Series." $225.

170. Wegelin, Oscar: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS AND PERIODICALS WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH.... New Orleans. 1953. 19pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good.

One of 200 copies printed. $15.

171. Wheat, Carl I.: BOOKS OF THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1949. [54] leaves, including illustrations. Original cloth backed printed boards, paper spine label. A few bumps to edges of boards, modern bookplate on front pastedown. Deckled edges. Very good plus. Lacks dust jacket.

A classic bibliography of the California gold rush, issued to commemorate its centennial. Contains 239 annotated entries plus facsimiles of titlepages and a chronological index. From an edition limited to 500 copies handsomely printed by the Grabhorn Press. $100.

172. Wroth, Lawrence C.: A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN COLONIAL MARYLAND, 1686 - 1776. Baltimore. 1922. 275pp. Original gilt cloth. Near fine.

A presentation copy, inscribed: "With great affection and thanks for William Mitchell Van Winkle, Lawrence Wroth 14 October 1951." One of the best local studies of colonial imprints, and the first major work of one of the great Americanists of this century. $150.