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	Rare Book by Robert DeSilver; Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide for 1835 & 1836 DeSilver, Robert; DeSilver's Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide for 1835 & 1836. Philadelphia, Robert DeSilver, 110 Walnut Street, April, 1835. Octavo, pp. 16 pages of advertisements, 4 pages of promotional letters for Swaim's Panecea, 199 page directory, 11 pages addresses of libraries etc, 1 page ad, 60 page DeSilver's United States Register and Almanac for 1835. The work is complete and in a later quarter calf and cloth with gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and very clean. Light toning to text, especially first and last pages. Contemporary penned signature and address of Philadelphia attorney William Baker on title page. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $550.00
	Rare Book by Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; The Selkirk Range, British Columbia, Vol. 1 & 2. Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; The Selkirk Range, British Columbia, Vol. 1 & 2. Ottawa Ontario: Government Printing Bureau, 1905. Quarto text and atlas. Text pp. xvii, errata, 459, frontispiece, 95 plates and illustrations. Atlas, 13 folded maps and panoramas. The set is complete and text is in the original green cloth with gilt cover and spine titles, x-lib. Harvard, with embossed stamp on title page and discard stamp verso of title page, light discoloration on lower spine from call number. The atlas is in the original red case with gilt cover ad spine titles, case nicely repaired at hinges, Harvard stamps verso only of sheets. A very good set. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $300.00
	Rare Book by: Psalmanaazaar, George; Memoirs of ****. Commonly Known by the Name of George Psalmanzaar; a Reputed Native of Formosa. Psalmanaazaar, George; Memoirs of ****. Commonly Known by the Name of George Psalmanzaar; a Reputed Native of Formosa. Written by himself, in order to be published after his death . . . 2nd edition. London, 1765. Octavo, pp. ii, 307, frontispiece portrait of author. The book is complete and in recent full calf with gold/red spine titles, light minor foxing, inscription on first leaf "to be returned in three weeks James Hall, President Edinburgh Soc. Lib.". A very nice association copy. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS PRICE: $700.00
	Rare California Gold Rush Book: Lawson B. Patterson; Twelve Years in the Mines of California Patterson, Lawson, B.; Twelve Years in the Mines of California; Embracing a general View of the Gold Region, with Practical Observations on Hill, Placer, and Quartz Diggings; and Notes on the origin of Gold Deposits. Cambridge, 1862. octavo, pp. 110. The book is complete and in the original embossed dark brown cloth with gilt stamped cover title. The binding is tight with spine expertly re-backed to match. Originally from the library of noted American mining geologist Rossiter Raymond with his initials and presented to the AIME by Alfred Raymond with AIME book plate on paste down. The text is very clean. A very nice association copy. Patterson arrived in California in July 1849, and for the next twelve years worked his diggings near Georgetown, in El Dorado County. In addition to describing the gold region, Patterson provides a narrative of his own experiences. Much of the book contains information on the gold region, conditions found and advice to new miners. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $650.00
	Rare Earthquake book, Lozano, Pedro; A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru...1746. Lozano, Pedro; A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru, and the neighbouring Port of Callao, on the 28th of October, 1746... To which is added, A Description of Callao and Lima before their Destruction. 1st English edition, London Printed for T. Osborne 1748. Quarto, pp. xxiii, [1], 341, [3 pages of ads. Copper engraved folding frontispiece map, 3 folding copper engraved plans, 5 folding copper engraved plates. The work is complete and in a full early 20th century polished calf with raised bands and gilt titles. The binding is tight and very clean, early penned notes on original end sheet. The text, plates and map are very clean. A rare work on earthquakes in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $1,200.00
	Rare Exploration Book & Map, Nicollet, Nicolas J.; Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi Basin, 1843 Nicollet, Nicolas J.; Report Intended to Illustrate a Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi Basin. Washington, 26th Congress, 2nd Session Senate document 237, 1843. Quarto, pp. 238, large folded map titled "Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River from Astronomical and Barometrical Observations Surveys and Information... in the years 1838-39-40. The book is complete and in the original cloth with a calf spine label. The binding is tight and clean, inner hinges nicely tightened, the text is very clean and the map is in near mint condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $2,000.00
	Rare Exploration Book by Schoolcraft, Henry R.; Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake..1834 Schoolcraft, Henry R.; Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the actual source of the river; embracing an Exploratory Trip through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers in 1832. New York, 1834. Octavo, pp. vi, 307, 5 maps (2 folded). The work is complete and in the original pebbled cloth with paper spine label. The binding is tight with light restoration to outer spine margins. The text is clean with an x-lib. stamp and embossed stamp on end sheet and title page. Very minor foxing to some text margins. In very good condition. PRICE: $1,200.00
	Rare Exploration book, Don J. Ignatius Molina; Geographical, Natural History Chili Molina, Abbe Don J. Ignatius; The Geographical, Natural and Civil History of Chili. [Chile] Illustrated by a Half-Sheet Map of the Country. With Notes from the Spanish and French versions, and an Appendix, Containing Copious Extracts from the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla. Translated from the original Italian, by an American gentleman. Middletown, (Conn.): Printed for I. Riley, 1808. Octavo, 2 volumes, 8vo. vol. 1. pp. xiii, 271, errata, , folded frontispiece map. Vol. 2, pp. viii, 305, errata, 2nd title page: An Appendix to the Civil and Political History of Chili, consisting of a Sketch of the Araucana, New York, 1808 pp. iv, 68. The set is complete and in a contemporary tree calf with gilt spine titles and panels. The binding are tight with light archival restoration at hinge margins. Very light toning or foxing to first and last page margins, map very clean, owners penciled name on titles  In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS. PRICE: $800.00

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