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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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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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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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Autograph Letter Signed by John Radford (Originally from Lynn, Massachusetts), with an Extensive...
Great Content-Rich Pre-Klondike Gold Rush Letter on Gold Mining in the Cariboo

[Autograph Letter Signed by John Radford (Originally from Lynn, Massachusetts), with an Extensive Description of His Visit to the Cariboo Hydraulic (Bullion Pit) Mine on the South Fork of the Quesnel River, Detailing on the Gold Mining Operations and His Close Relations with the Mine’s Superintendent John Hobson].

Cariboo Camp: 31 July [1895?]. Quarto (ca. 25,5x20 cm). 6 pp. Brown ink on watermarked lined laid paper. With the.....

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Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Young Californian Farmer to His Mother, Talking about...
Interesting Early Northern California Letter with Details of the Rogue River War in Oregon

[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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Historically Significant Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Canadian Immigrant to the Gold...
Interesting Letter from the Gold Rush Town of Coloma by the Oldest Member of a Masonic Lodge in California when he Died

[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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Original Autograph Letter Signed and Addressed to his Mother and signed “Wales Averill, the...
Interesting Early California Rancher's Letter from the Cosumnes River Valley

[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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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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Autograph Letter Signed to His Wife Rowena, Talking About His Gold Mining at the Humbug Creek...
Interesting Content-Rich Northern California Gold Mining Letter.

[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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Autograph Letter Signed by the Wife of a Cattle Rancher from Fort Bidwell, Northern California,...
Historically Interesting Letter by a Female Settler of Fort Bidwell During the Californian Indian Wars.

[Autograph Letter Signed by the Wife of a Cattle Rancher from Fort Bidwell, Northern California, with the Latest News of the Tensions between the Settlers and the Northern Paiute People, and Mentioning Chief Winnemucca, U.S. Soldiers Capturing “Seventeen Runagades” and Her Being “so Fraid of the Indians”].

Fort Bidwell, California: 13 April 1879. Octavo (ca. 20x12,5 cm). 3 pp. Brown ink on lined laid paper, blind-stamped “Live.....

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Copper Engraved Map of North America, Titled:] L'Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les...
Mortier's Map of North America Showing a Peninsular California

[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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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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