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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. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $600.00
	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. Both parts are complete and in the original embossed cloth, gold gilt spine and cover titles. Titles are very bright. Light foxing and light lower margin damp stain just touching lower edge of some text and plates, maps are clean with only minor light toning. A very good set. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. 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. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $700.00
	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". FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. 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. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. 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. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. 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
	Rare Western Exploration Book, 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 full calf. The binding is tight and clean, map rebacked on verso at folds with archival tissue, the text is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $750.00
	Rare Western Exploration Book: Molllhausen, Heinrich Balduin; Tagebuch einer Reise vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee Eingeführt von A von Humboldt. Möllhausen, Heinrich Balduin; Tagebuch einer Reise vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee Eingeführt von A von Humboldt. Mit 13 Illustrationen in Oelfarben- und Tondruck, 10 Holzschitten und 1 Karte. First Edition, Leipzig, Hermann Mendelssohn, 1858. -  Quarto 12 x 9 1/2 inches. pp. half title, title with wood engraved vignette, colored frontispiece, 2. 6 page subscribers, XIV, 494, 2, folded map in two colors, 14 plates (7 mounted chromolithographs, 6 tinted lithographs, 1 b/w wood-engraving), 8 wood-engraved illustrations (2 full page). The work is complete. The binding has been re-cased with the original cover with gilt titles retained and gilt spine titles. Marbled text block edges, European institute stamp on title page. Minor foxing to margins of some plates due to the acidic tissue guards. Over all in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BOOKS PRICE: $5,500.00

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