Americas
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1888 Ranch Life and The Hunting-TrailLondon: [1888]The very scarce first UK edition of this notable work by former president Theodore Roosevelt.
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1853 Exploration and Survey of The Valley of The Great Salt Lake of UtahWashington: 1853An early senate edition of this comprehensive exploration of the Salt Lake of Utah, including early references to the Church of Latter-day Saints, who had settled in the area in 1847.
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1869 Sunshine and Shadow in New YorkHartford: 1869The second edition of this thorough descriptive guide to New York, highlighting both the good and the bad of the city.
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1876 American Pictures Drawn With Pen and PencilLondon: [1876]Samuel Manning's detailed travel work explored the United States, an illustrated volume highlighting the beauties of the vast county.
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1891 United States Pictures Drawn With Pen and PencilLondon: 1891A first edition travel work by Richard Lovett exploring the United States, a first-hand travel account illustrated throughout, including with a folding map.
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1885 Canadian Pictures Drawn with Pen and PencilLondon: 1885An exceptionally lovely first edition of the Marquis of Lorne's beautifully illustrated study of the natural beauties of Canada.
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1911 Sir Walter RaleighLondon: 1911A beautifully illustrated copy of this historical work on the life of Walter Raleigh, told by John Buchan.
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1850 Deck and Port or Incidents of a CruiseNew York: 1850A first edition of this interesting documentation of the voyage of the US Congress to California, with illustrations.
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1877 Travels WestLondon: 1877The first edition of this travelogue by William Minturn of his journey from New York to St Louis, in the original blind stamped cloth.
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1888 Shoshone and Other Western WondersNew York: 1888A first edition of this illustrated guide book on the wonders of Western America, with illustrations.
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1807 History of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres; Containing the Most Accurate DetailsLondon: 1807A scarce work looking at the history of Buenos Ayres, written a few years before its independence, an illustrated first edition.
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1884 Zigzag Journeys in the Western States of AmericaLondon: [1884]The first UK edition of this illustrated scarce account of Hezekiah Butterworth's travels through the Western States of America.
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1878 Southern and Western Texas GuideSt. Louis: 1878The first edition of this historical illustrated guide on Texas by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith.
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1911 The Wonders of the Colorado DesertLondon: 1911The first UK edition of George Wharton James's illustrated work on the Colorado Desert.
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1926 English Caravanners in the Wild WestLondon: 1926The first edition of Gertrude E. Metcalfe-Shaw's account of her experiences while caravanning in the wild West, with illustrations throughout.
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1930 Good MedicineNew York: 1930The first trade edition of this illustrated collection of letters from Charles M. Russell describing his time in the West.
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1876 Two Years in CaliforniaChicago : 1876The first edition of this illustrated autobiographical work by Mary Cone on her time in California.
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1871 Westward by RailLondon: 1871A rare copy of this travelogue from 19th Century West Coast America to San Francisco
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1900 In and Around the Grand CanyonBoston: 1900An illustrated account of George Wharton James' exploration of the Colorado River, in the original pictorial cloth.
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1908 Camp-Fires on Desert and LavaNew York : 1908The first edition of this illustrated work documenting the authors' expedition to the Pinacate region.
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1931 Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California TrailBoston: 1931The first edition of this account of the life of pioneers on the California Trail by Archer Butler Hulbert, illustrated and in the original dust wrapper.
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1881 Through Cities and Prairie Lands: Sketches of an American TourLondon: 1881The scarce first edition of this work by Lady Hardy Duffus.
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1867 New AmericaPhiladelphia: 1867A scarce, early edition of this study of America, by English historian, William Hepworth Dixon.
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1891 The Pine Tree CoastBoston: 1891A profusely illustrated first edition of this work by Samuel Adams Drake documenting his travels in America.
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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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c1843 The Indians of North AmericaLondon: c1843A mid eighteenth century examination of America's Native inhabitants, published by the Religious Tract Society.
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1895 Round the World From London Bridge to Charing Cross, Via Yokohama and ChicagoLondon: 1895A first edition of this interesting travel book, with photographs from around the world.
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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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1975 Flags Through the Ages and Across the WorldLondon: 1975The first edition of this work on flags from around the world by Whitney Smith, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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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] Pioneer Life and Frontier AdventuresLondon: [1888]The very scarce first UK edition of Dewitt C. Peters's account of the life of frontiersman Kit Carson.