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Album with Seventy-Eight Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Khibinogorsk Township...
Historically Important Photos of Soviet Industrial Development on the Kola Peninsula in the Russian Arctic

[Album with Seventy-Eight Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Khibinogorsk Township (Kirovsk since 1934) and the “Apatit” Mining Plant in the Modern-Day Murmansk Oblast of Russia, with the Presentation Inscription from the “Apatit’s” First Director Vasily Kondrikov (Executed during the Great Purges in 1937) to Influential Soviet Communist Party Functionary Nikolay...

1931. Oblong Folio album (ca. 29x41,5 cm). 13 card stock leaves. With 78 mounted gelatin silver photographs, including three panoramas.....

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Album with ca. 300 Mounted and 45 Loosely Inserted Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing...
Historically Important Early Photos of the Hudson's Bay Company Outposts Along the Arctic Coast in Nunavut

[Album with ca. 300 Mounted and 45 Loosely Inserted Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Hudson’s Bay Company’s Posts in Nunavut, HBC Boats and Officers Voyaging along the Arctic Coast of the Northwest Territories and Yukon, and Portraits of Inuit People]

Ca. 1928-1941. Oblong Quarto (ca. 21,5x28 cm). 50 card stock leaves with tissue guards. With ca. 300 mounted original gelatin.....

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Antropologichesky Ocherk Samoyedov/ Iz Protokolov Zasedaniy Komiteta po Ustroistvu...
Rare First Anthropological Study of the Arctic Nenets (Samoyed) Peoples

Antropologichesky Ocherk Samoyedov/ Iz Protokolov Zasedaniy Komiteta po Ustroistvu Antropologicheskoy Vystavki Imperatorskogo Obshchestva Liubiteley Estestvoznaniya, Antropologii i Etnografii. No. 27 [Anthropological Sketch of the Samoyeds/ From the Protocols of the Meetings of the Committee to Organize the Anthropological Exhibition of the Imperial Society of Devotees of Natural Science, Anthropology &...

Moscow: Typ. of M.N. Lavrov & Co., 1878. First and only edition. Folio (ca. 34x26 cm). 27 pp. With woodcut.....

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Atlas geographicus portatilis, XXIX. mappis orbis habitabilis regna exhibens. Kurzgefasste...
Attractive Minature Atlas

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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Original Autograph Letter Written on Printed Letterhead of the Juneau’s “Circle City Hotel”...
Interesting Klondike Gold Rush Letter from Juneau

[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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Historically Significant Private Archive Documenting the Experiences of a Gold Prospector during...
Historically Important Archive Which Gives A First-Hand Account of the Kenai Peninsula Gold Rush

[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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Collection of Two Extensive Autograph Letters Signed by Gold Miner and Surveyor Albert Lascy,...
Two Historically Interesting Early Letters from a Gold Prospector on Kodiak Island

[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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Collection of Thirty-Two Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Alaska and Yukon Territory During...
Rare Photos of Beach Gold Mining in Nome During the 1899-1909 Gold Rush

[Collection of Thirty-Two Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Alaska and Yukon Territory During the Nome Gold Rush, Including Over Twenty Photos of Nome, Showing Prospectors and Gold Mining Equipment on the Beach, Tent Camps, City Streets and Shops, Piper’s Bakery, a Dance Hall, “Eskimos Nome,” etc.]

Ca. 1899 – early 1900s. Thirty-two loose gelatin silver photographs (one photo in two copies) ca. 10,5x12,5 cm (4x5 in).....

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Historically Important Collection of 110 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Pribilof...
Important Early Photos of the Pribilof Islands and Their Settlements and Fur Seal Industry

[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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Original Autograph Letter Signed by Julia Haley, Daughter of Noted Sitka Pioneer and Miner...
Historically Significant Eye-Witness Account of the Burning of Baranof Castle in Sitka

[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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Original Autograph Letter Signed by “Frank” to His Mother, Mentioning ACC’s Steamship...
Early Historically Interesting Unalaska Letter Mentioning the US Revenue Cutter “Corwin” (1876) and its Fruitless Search in the Bering Sea for George W. de Long’s Expedition Onboard the USS “Jeannette.”

[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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Collection of Three Original Autograph Letters Signed by W.D. Smith, Owner of the “Shumagin...
Historically Significant Collection of Three Early Letters Documenting the Beginning of the Salmon Canning Industry in Alaska.

[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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Rare Printed Alaskan Hotel Stationery Leaf Issued During the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-99); the...
Rare Interesting Printed Klondike Gold Rush Ephemera

[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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Peshekhodnaya Opis Chasti Russkikh Vladeniy v Amerike, Proizvedennaya Leytenantom Zagoskinym v...
Presentation Copy of the First Expedition into the Interior of Northern Alaska

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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Album with Sixty Original Gelatin Silver Photograph Portraits Taken on a Voyage from St. John’s...
Early Arctic Photos of Labrador Taken on a Voyage of the Steamship 'Kite'

[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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Attractive Collection of Over Seventy Rare Documents and Ephemera Illustrating the Early History...
Extensive Collection of Rare Early California Winery Ephemera

[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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Nachrichten von der Amerikanischen Halbinsel Californien: mit einem zweyfachen Anhang falscher...
Rare Work with Very Early Depictions of California Natives

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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海外異聞 [Kaigai Ibun - Ichi Mei Amerika Shinwa: A Strange Tale from Overseas, or a New...
Important Early Japanese Shipwreck Account on Baja California

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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Album with 124 Original Photographs of Vancouver and its Surroundings, Illustrating Summer...
Early Photos of Life in Vancouver

[Album with 124 Original Photographs of Vancouver and its Surroundings, Illustrating Summer Activities of Early Vancouverites].

Ca. 1900. Oblong Quarto (ca. 20x25 cm). 38 black stock leaves. With 124 mounted gelatin silver prints (including one loosely.....

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Autograph Letter Signed “Meredith” to James McFesters, the Mayor of Bowmanville, Regarding...
Interesting Letter on Russian Guns Captured During the Crimean War and Transferred to Canada

[Autograph Letter Signed “Meredith” to James McFesters, the Mayor of Bowmanville, Regarding Russian Guns Captured During the Crimean War and Transferred to Canada].

Toronto: Secretary's Office, 19 May 1859. Folio (ca. 33x20,5 cm). 2 pp., with an integral blank leaf. Brown ink on.....

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Manuscript Signed Document in French of Charland’s Request for Payment of his Salary at the...
Original Signed Manuscript from the First Road Surveyor of Montreal

[Manuscript Signed Document in French of Charland’s Request for Payment of his Salary at the District of Montreal and Signed by Him, and two Justices of Peace, Chaboiller and Richardson].

[Montreal, at the weekly session of the District de Montreal], 10-11 June 1800. Folio (ca. 32,5x20 cm). 1 p., with.....

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Album of 50 Original Albumen Photographs Showing the Royal Artillery Park in Halifax, the...
Early Photos of the Royal Artillery in Halifax, Nova Scotia

[Album of 50 Original Albumen Photographs Showing the Royal Artillery Park in Halifax, the Officers’ Mess, Close-Up Photos of the Artillery Guns, Eight Group Portraits of the Artillery Officers, with Many Names Marked, Group Portraits of the Officers’ Wives and Families, etc.]

Ca. 1880s. Oblong Folio (ca. 28x38 cm). 23 stock album leaves. With fifty mounted albumen photos, the majority are from.....

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