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1[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA - KENAI PENINSULA – GOLD RUSH] WISWELL, George E. (1852-1938)

[Historically Significant Private Archive Documenting the Experiences of a Gold Prospector during the Kenai Peninsula Gold Rush (1895-98); the Archive Consists of Wiswell’s Pocket “Excelsior” Diary with over 60 Pages of Entries; Two “Notices of Location” for the Claims in the Turnagain Arm Mining District, Two Related Power of Attorney...

Diary: ca. 12,5x8 cm (4 ¾ x 3 ¼ in). Standard pocket full calf “Excelsior” diary with a closing flap.....

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3[NORTH AMERICA - OREGON] [ANENSEN, Marie] (1900 or 1901-1981)

[Album of 435 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and Three Real Photo Postcards Including Lively Urban Views from the Life of a Young Norwegian Immigrant Girl in Grants Pass, Oregon and Surroundings, During and After WW1].

Ca. 1915-1920. Oblong Folio (ca. 26x30,5 cm). 52 stock album leaves. With three real photo postcards ca. 8,5x13 cm (3.....

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[ARCTIC - SPITSBERGEN] LAUNAY, Louis de (1860-1938)

[Collection of Forty-four Large Original Platinum Print Photos Showing Spitsbergen during the Early Years of Industrial Development on the Archipelago].

Ca. 1910. 44 loose platinum print photos, each ca. 16x21,5 cm (6 ¼ x 8 ½ in), all with period.....

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[ATLAS - WORLD] LOBECK, Tobias (Active 1750-70) & Lotter, Tobias Conrad (1717-1777)

Atlas geographicus portatilis, XXIX. mappis orbis habitabilis regna exhibens. Kurzgefasste Geographie ... Nebst compendieusen Land-Charten, welche einen kleinen Sack-Atlas ausmachen. [Portable Geographic Atlas..,].

Augsburg: T. Lobeck, ca. 1758. Expanded Edition. Oblong Duodecimo (ca. 11.5 x 15 cm),72. With an engraved frontispiece, and engraved.....

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[EUROPE - ARCTIC - ICELAND]

[Interesting Album with 53 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Iceland, Showing Natural Sites, Kaldadal Highland Road, Bridges, and Smaller Communities around the Island].

Ca. 1938. Oblong Quarto album ca. 20x27,5 cm (7 ¾ x 10 ¾). 9 grey card stock leaves. With 53.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA - JUNEAU] KENNEDY, W. W.

[Original Autograph Letter Written on Printed Letterhead of the Juneau’s “Circle City Hotel” by an Alaskan Gold Miner, with Notes about Hard Living and Working in Juneau in Winter].

Juneau, Alaska: 11 January 1899. Quarto (ca. 27,5x21 cm or 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ in). Two leaves of watermarked.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA - KODIAK ISLAND – GOLD MINING] LASCY, Albert (ca. 1827-1917)

[Collection of Two Extensive Autograph Letters Signed by Gold Miner and Surveyor Albert Lascy, Giving a Detailed Account of His Gold Exploration near Karluk, Uyak and Uganik Bays on the Northern Kodiak Island].

1) Kodiak, Kodiak Island, 25 August 1893. Quarto (ca. 25x19 cm or 9 ¾ x 7 ½ in). 6 pp.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA - PRIBILOF ISLANDS] [CHICHESTER, Harry Denison] (1872-1911)

[Historically Important Collection of 110 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Pribilof Islands, Showing St. Paul Village and Orthodox Church, American Sealers, the Fur Seal Industry, and Native People].

Ca. early 1900s. 110 loose gelatin silver prints of various size, including thirty-three larger photos ca. 11,5x16,5 cm (4 ½.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA - SITKA - BARANOF CASTLE] HALEY, Julia E. (1868-1943)

[Original Autograph Letter Signed by Julia Haley, Daughter of Noted Sitka Pioneer and Miner Nicholas Haley, Giving an Eye-Witness Account of Burning of Sitka’s Baranof Castle on March 17, 1894].

Sitka, Alaska: 1 August 1894. One and half Octavo bifolium leaves (ca. 20x12,5 cm or 8 x 4 ¾ in).....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY - UNALASKA]

[Original Autograph Letter Signed by “Frank” to His Mother, Mentioning ACC’s Steamship “Dora,” USRC “Corwin” and Its Search for USS “Jeannette” in the Bering Sea, Unalaska’s Sunsets, “Corwin” Capturing a Small Schooner Selling Liquor to the Indians,” etc.]

“Ounalaska Station”, Alaska: 18th July 1880, “Sunday eve – 9 o’clk.”. Quarto (ca. 26,5x20 cm or 10 ¼ x 7.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA – PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND] McELDOWNEY, George Armistead (1876-1960)

[Original Autograph Letter Signed with a Detailed Account of the U.S. Government Triangulation and Hydrographic Survey in the Eastern Prince William Sound in Summer 1902; With the Original Envelope].

Camp Rocky Point, Prince William Sound, Alaska: 16 July 1902. Quarto (ca. 25x19,5 cm or 9 ¾ x 7 ¾.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA – SHUMAGIN PACKING COMPANY] SMITH, W[illiam]. D.

[Collection of Three Original Autograph Letters Signed by W.D. Smith, Owner of the “Shumagin Packing Company” in the Chignik Bay (Alaska Peninsula), Addressed to His Agents in San Francisco and Discussing Financial Operations and Shipping of Supplies and Canned Salmon].

Karluck [sic!], 25 May 1889; Chignik Bay, 27 July 1889 and 16 August 1890. In all three leaves with 5.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA]

[Rare Printed Alaskan Hotel Stationery Leaf Issued During the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-99); the Leaf has an Extensive Printed Promotional “Facts Concerning Alaska” on Verso and a Fragment of an Original Autograph Letter by a Traveller on Recto, Mentioning Fort Wrangell, Plans to Build a “Stikeen Railroad,” Mistreatment of Passengers...

Juneau, Alaska: 5[?] March 1898. Large Quarto (ca. 28x21,5 cm or 11 x 8 ½ in). 1 p. Black ink.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ALASKA] ZAGOSKIN, Lavrenty Alexeyevich (1808-1890)

Peshekhodnaya Opis Chasti Russkikh Vladeniy v Amerike, Proizvedennaya Leytenantom Zagoskinym v 1842, 1843 i 1844 Godakh. S Merkatorskoyu Kartoyu Gravirovannoyu na Medi [Exploration on Foot of Part of the Russian Possessions in Alaska. Accomplished by Lieutenant L. Zagoskin in 1842, 1843, and 1844. With a Copper Engraved Map on Mercator’s...

Saint Petersburg: Typ. of Karl Kray, 1847-1848. First edition. Octavo (23 x 15.5 cm). Two vols. bound together. [2 –.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - ARCTIC - LABRADOR] MOXHAM, Edgar Coleman (1858-1913)

[Album with Sixty Original Gelatin Silver Photograph Portraits Taken on a Voyage from St. John’s in Newfoundland to Rowsell Harbour Located North of Saglek Bay in Northern Labrador, Including Views of Rowsell Harbour and Camp Headquarters, Moravian Missionary Station in Hebron, Bays and Inlets of Labrador, Icebergs and Packed Ice...

Ca. 1905. Oblong Folio (ca. 28,5x40 cm). 18 gray card stock album leaves. With sixty mounted gelatin silver prints, including.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA & OREGON] EASTMAN, George L. (1833-1905)

[Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Young Californian Farmer to His Mother, Talking about Spring Drought in His Area and the Latest Events of the Rouge River War in Oregon; With the Original Envelope].

At home [Tehama, California]: 11 March 1856. Octavo (ca. 23x19 cm or 9 x 7 ½ in). 4 pp. Brown.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA - COLOMA] CHALMERS, Alexander (1842-1925)

[Historically Significant Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Canadian Immigrant to the Gold Rush Town of Coloma, Addressed to his Female Friend – a Canadian Teacher and a Member of a Good Templars Lodge, Mentioning the Fenian Invasion, Dry Goods Business in Coloma and Placerville, and His Involvement in the...

Coloma, California: 14 August 1866. Octavo (ca. 20x12 cm or 7 ¾ x 4 ¾ in). 7 pp. Brown ink.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA - COSUMNES RIVER] AVERILL, Wales (1836-1896)

[Original Autograph Letter Signed and Addressed to his Mother and signed “Wales Averill, the Wanderer,” Talking about His Time Working on a Bachelor's Ranch in the Cosumnes River Valley, Where "Womens’ Wages Higher Than Mens,’ and Men were Milking Cows and Learning how to “Cook, Wash and Sew as well...

Cosumnes, Sacremento [sic!] Co., Cal. 4 February 185[9?]. Quarto (ca. 25x20 cm or 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ in). 3.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA WINERIES]

[Attractive Collection of Over Seventy Rare Documents and Ephemera Illustrating the Early History of Californian Wineries and Liquor Producers, Including Correspondence and Envelopes with the Official Letterheads, Postcards and Business Cards, Two Albumen Photos of the Wineries and Their Managers, Invoices and Receipts, Shares, Price Lists and Wine and Liquor...

Ca. 1877-1910. Collection of 73 various documents and ephemera (see detailed description below). One large chromolithographed ad with a corner.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA – HUMBUG CREEK GOLD MINING] GRAY, Stephen H.

[Autograph Letter Signed to His Wife Rowena, Talking About His Gold Mining at the Humbug Creek (Siskyou County, Northern California), with the Details of Sluicing Operations, Notes about the Local Mail Service, His New Cat, and Expressive Passages Reassuring in His Love and Fidelity].

Humbug Creek, CA: 15 March 1863?]. Quarto bifolium (ca. 25x20 cm). 5 pp. Brown ink on blueish watermarked laid paper.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO]

[Original Autograph Letter Signed by a California Gold Miner, Sharing his Thoughts about Hardships in the “Land of Golden Dreams” and the Democrat Presidential Candidate Franklin Pierce].

San Francisco: 1 September 1852. Quarto (ca. 25,5x19,5 cm or 10 x 7 ¾ in). 3 pp. Brown ink on.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA]

[Album of 93 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Northern California, with Vivid Camping, Hiking, Boating and Fishing Scenes].

Northern California: Ca. 1900-20. Oblong Folio (ca. 23,5x36 cm). 42 black stock leaves (22 blank). With 93 original gelatin silver.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA] L'ISLE, Guillaume de (1675-1726)

[Copper Engraved Map of North America, Titled:] L'Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. De l'Academie Royale des Sciences...

Amsterdam: J. Covens & C. Mortier, 1728. Double-page hand coloured copper engraved map ca. 47x 58.5 cm (18.5 x 23.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA] [BAEGERT], [Johann Jakob] (1717-1772)

Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen Halbinsel Californien: mit einem zweyfachen Anhang falscher Nachrichten. Geschrieben von einem Priester der Gesellschaft Jesu, welcher lang darinn diese letztere Jahr gelebet hat. [News from the American Peninsula California..,]

Mannheim: Churfürstl. Hof- und Academie-Buchdruckerey, 1773. Second Edition (With Corrections). Small Octavo (17.5 x 10.5 cm), [xvi], 358, With one.....

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[NORTH AMERICA - CALIFORNIA] [BUNZO, MAEKAWA AND SAKAI, JUNZO],

海外異聞 [Kaigai Ibun - Ichi Mei Amerika Shinwa: A Strange Tale from Overseas, or a New Account of America].

Tokyo: Seifuen Juō, Kaei kōin, [1854]. First Edition. Complete in 5 vols. Quarto (ca. 25x17,5 cm). [26], [20], [21], [18].....

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