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	Rare Travel book, Thomas Ashe; Travels in America Performed in the Year 1806 Ashe, Thomas; Travels in America, Performed in the Year 1806, for the Purpose of Exploring the Rivers Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi, and Ascertaining the Produce and Conditions of their Banks and Vicinity. London: Richard Phillips,  2nd printing, 1809. Octavo, pp. 316, 4. The work is complete and in a later calf over cloth boards with gilt spine panels. The binding is tight and very clean. Minor toning to some text pages. Over all in very good condition. PRICE: $600.00
	Rare Travel Book: James Howell; Instructions and Directions for Forren Travell. 1650. Howell, James; Instructions and Directions for Forren Travell. Shewing by what course, and in what compas of time, one may take an exact Survey of the Kingdomes, and States of Christendome, and arrive to the Practicall Knowledge of the Languages, to good purpose. With a New Appendix for Travelling into Turkey and the Levant Parts. London, printed by W.W. for Humphrey Mosley, 1650. Octavo, pp. 11, 140, illustrated title page, second title page, portrait of Prince Charles. The work is complete and in a 19th century full calf with gilt titles and marbled end sheets, gilt text block edges. The binding is tight and clean, the text is very clean. In very good condition. PRICE: $4,800.00
	Rare Western Americana book by Stansbury, Howard; Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Stansbury, Howard; Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Senate Exec. Doc. #3, Philadelphia, 1852. Text, quarto, pp. 488, 59 plates (some folded, some colored). Atlas, quarto, 2 large folded maps. PRICE: $900.00
	Rare Western Americana Book for sale, Warren, G. K.; Preliminary Report of Explorations in Nebraska and Dakota, in the Years 1855-56-57. Washington, 1875. Warren, G. K.; Preliminary Report of Explorations in Nebraska and Dakota, in the Years 1855-56-57. Washington, 1875. Octavo, pp. 126, large folded map of Dakota and Nebraska. The work is complete and in a modern calf over marbled boards with a paper title label and original title cover bound in. The binding is tight and clean, map re-backed on verso of folds with archival tissue, the text is very clean, canceled library book plate on verso of title cover. In very good condition. PRICE: $700.00
	Rare Western Americana Book, Report of Lieut. J. W. Abert, of His Examination of New Mexico, Abert, J. W. & Peck, W. G.; Report of Lieut. J. W. Abert, of His Examination of New Mexico, in the Years 1846-'47,  [with] Map of the Territory of New Mexico. Senate Executive Document No. 23, 30th Congress, First Session, Washington, 1848.  Octavo, pp. 132, illustrated with 24 lithographic plates and large folding map of New Mexico territory in rear pocket. The work is complete and in a modern quarter calf over marbled boards with the original gilt spine label preserved. The binding is tight and pristine, the text, plates and map are exceptionally clean with only a small embossed stamp on first title page and a few very minor spots on a couple of plates. In very good condition. PRICE: $1,000.00
	Rare western Americana book, Sitgreaves, Lorenzo; Report of an Expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. 1853. Sitgreaves, Lorenzo; Report of an Expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Washington, 32nd Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Doc. 59, 1853. Quarto, pp. 31, 198, 78 plates being 24 plates of Indians (one mis-numbered) & views (Many tinted and as usual #14 mis-numbered), 6 plates of mammals, 5 of 6 plates of birds (as usual #2 not issued in pagination, 19 plates of reptiles, 3 plates of fish, 21 botanical plates; large folded map titled "Reconnaissance of the Zuni, Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers". The work is complete and in the original brown cloth with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and clean, light foxing to end sheets, light foxing to some plate margins, the map is very clean, In very good condition. PRICE: $1,800.00
	Rare western exploration book by Fremont; Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844 Fremont, John C.; Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844. Washington, SED 174, 1845. Quarto, pp. 694, 22 plates, 5 maps including the folding 1845 “ Map of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon and California in the years 1843-4" by Charles Preuss. The work is complete and the text is in a contemporary half calf over marbled boards with gilt titles. The binding is tight and clean with scuffing to the boards and original owners name on end sheet with 1846 date. The text is clean and bright, plates and maps are clean and bright with minor foxing to a few plates. The large folded Fremont/Preuss map is in a separate contemporary linen case and re-backed with a contemporary heavy stock linen. Foxing to the map which was caused by the re-backing glue, otherwise a very good complete work. PRICE: $4,600.00
	Rare western exploration book by Fremont; Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844 Fremont, John C.; Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-1844. Washington, HD 166, 1845. Quarto, pp. 583, 22 plates, 5 maps including the folding 1845 “ Map of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon and California in the years 1843-4" by Charles Preuss which is rolled in an archival case. The work is complete and the text is in a contemporary half calf over cloth boards with gilt titles. The binding is tight and clean with scuffing to the boards. The text is clean and bright, plates and maps are clean and bright with minor foxing to a few plates. The large folded Fremont/Preuss map is backed with archival tissue and rolled in a separate  case. Light wear at original map folds. Otherwise a very good complete work. PRICE: $4,600.00

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