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1919-1920 Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918)Clermont-Ferrand: 1919-1920Fifteen volumes of the Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields of the First World War, illustrated throughout with maps, and with eleven volumes in the original dust wrappers.
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c1868 California Life IllustratedLondon: c1868A very scarce UK edition of Rev. William Taylor's guide to life in mid nineteenth century California.
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1902 Final Report on the Battle of GettysburgAlbany: 1902The first edition of this detailed report on the important Battle of Gettysburg, an illustrated account of the turning point of the American Civil War.
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1938-1947 Black DynamiteNew York: 1938-1947Four first edition volumes of Nat Fleischer's study of the history and influence of African American boxers on the sport.
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1974 Notes on My Journeying in California's Northern MountainsNot Stated: 1974A charmingly illustrated and very scarce limited edition of John Muir account of his attempts to summit Mt. Shasta.
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1896 Life in the Far West, or, A Detective's Thrilling Adventures Among the Indians and Outlaws of MontanaChicago: 1896The first edition of C. H. Simpson's thrilling Western novel, set in rural Montana, and illustrated throughout.
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1841 Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American IndiansLondon: 1841A brightly bound example of the second edition of George Catlin's insights into the lives of American Indians, based upon his 1830s travels amongst them.
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1901 The North-Americans of YesterdayNew York: 1901An illustrated examination of the lives of North-American Natives, looking at their languages and dialects, dwellings, mining, their customs, and their forms of government.
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1897 Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Camp-FiresLondon: 1897The ninth thousand of this illustrated collection of tales about Native American life.
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1883 History of the Northern Pacific RailroadNew York: 1883The first edition of this detailed history on the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway, an illustrated account written by Eugene Smalley.
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1891 The Pacific Coast Scenic TourLondon: 1891The very scarce to see first U.K. edition of Henry T. Finck's travel work on his tour of the American West Coast, complete with scenic plates.
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1898-1915 Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel North AmericaLondon: 1898-1915A smart mixed edition set of this comprehensive geographical history on Canada and the United States, illustrated with many folding maps depicting the countries.
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1881 Through America; or, Nine Months in the United StatesLondon: 1881The first edition of this interesting illustrated travel work on nine months spent by the author in the United States.
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1872 The Great Conflagration. Chicago: Its Past, Present, and FutureChicago; Philadelphia; Cincinnati: 1872The second edition of this fascinating study on the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a devastating fire, illustrated throughout, including with two folding maps.
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1896 The Wild North LandLondon: 1896An interesting travel account of the author's expedition across Northern America, an illustrated account by William Butler.
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1888 Down the Great RiverPhiladelphia: 1888Willard Glazier's vivid history of the Mississippi River, an illustrated second edition complete with a folding map.
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1878 On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and Strange ScenesLondon: 1878An exceptionally bright copy of the second edition of this illustrated account of life on the American frontiers in the nineteenth century.
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1878 On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and Strange ScenesLondon: 1878An attractively bound example of the first edition of this illustrated account of life on the American frontiers in the nineteenth century.
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1882 Train and Bank Robbers of the WestChicago: 1882A fascinating contemporary account of the exploits of the notorious James-Younger Gang of American Outlaws, discussing both the James brothers, and the Younger brothers.
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1891 Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890-'91[Philadelphia]: [1891]The first edition of this lavishly illustrated study on the Indian War and the life and death of Sitting Bull, written by Willis Fletcher Johnson.
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1889 Over the Range to the Golden GateChicago: 1889The first edition of this richly illustrated guidebook to many American states, in an attractive pictorial cloth binding.
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1882 Our Wild Indians: Thirty-Three Years' Personal Experience Among the Red MenHartford: 1882A smartly bound first edition copy of an interesting work on Native Americans by an influential colonel of the United States Army.
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1928 The Making of Buffalo Bill a Study in HeroicsIndianapolis: 1928The first edition of this detailed biography on the life of American showman Buffalo Bill.
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1910 Buffalo Bill Bids You Good Bye FarewellNew York; Cincinnati : 1910A scarce programme for Buffalo Bill's 1910 farewell tour, an interesting piece of Wild West Americana.
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1894 Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the WorldNew York: 1894An interesting and scarce piece of Victorian Americana, a programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show in New York.
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1905 On a Mexican Mustang through Texas, from the Gulf to the Rio GrandeLondon: 1905A smart copy of this popular work about the life of the late nineteenth century Texas cowboy, illustrated throughout.
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c1920 Last of the Great Scouts ("Buffalo Bill")New York: c1920A lovely copy of this biography of Buffalo Bill, by his sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, and with an additional introduction and conclusion by author of American Westerns, Zane Grey.
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1869 Our New West. Records of Travel Between the Mississippi River and the Pacific OceanHartford, Connecticut: 1869The first edition of American journalist Samuel Bowles's illustrated account of his 1860s travels to explore the Western United States.
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1889 Mexico California and ArizonaNew York: 1889American novelist William Henry Bishop's account of his travels in Mexico, California and Arizona, illustrated throughout.
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1914 California: The Land of the SunLondon: 1914The first edition of this beautifully illustrated guide to California in the early twentieth century.
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1777 Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Establissements & du Commerce des Europeens dans les deux IndesMaestricht: 1777Raynal's philosophical and political history of European settlements and commerce in the two Indies, the fifth edition.
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Signed1898 The Burtons: A Family RecordBrooklyn, N.Y.: 1898A charming family record of the Burton family, charting their English origins in the seventeenth century and their American ancestors, privately compiled by Alonzo J. Burton, a Brooklyn based descendant.
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1912 The Works of Francis ParkmanLondon: 1912A beautifully bound twelve volume set of the most important works of American historian Francis Parkman, with each volume retaining the very scarce original dust wrapper.
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1880-1882 The Life of George Washington, The Alhambra, and Bonneville's AdventuresLondon: 1880-1882A very scarce full morocco seven volume set of American writer Washington Irving's works, including his biography of George Washington.
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1913 Wild Animals At HomeLondon: 1913The second edition of this wildlife study across America and particularly around the Yellowstone Park.
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1943 Art Education and the WarNew York: 1943The first edition of this very scarce issue of Art Education Today with illustrations, from the U.S. Office of War Information.