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[004601] . MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Abraham Lincoln)...regarding the Condition of Affairs in the Territory of Nevada. 1864. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. Nevada. Very Good Senate. 38th Congress, 1st. Session. Ex. Doc. No. 41. Washington, April 29, 1864. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate of the United States "...requesting information in regard to the condition of affairs in the Territory of Nevada, I transmit a copy of a letter of the 25th of last month addressed to the Secretary of State by James. W. Nye, the governor of that Territory". "Governor Nye to Mr. Seward. Sir: This Territory...has been making rapid progress in all things pertaining to moral and material improvement. Churches have been built, school-houses erected, and in almost every town in the Territory substantial improvements in every branch of industry are made, giving us quite the appearance of an old-settled country....We have learned by telegraph that Congress has passed an enabling act for the admission of our Territory as a State..." 3 pp. Disbound in Very Good + condition. Clean. Nevada became a state on Oct. 31, 1864. Historical item. $55.00

[003706] Bowie, William. GEODESY. Primary Triangulation on the One Hundred and Fourth Meridian, and on the Thirty-Ninth Parallel in Colorado, Utah, and Nevada. ill. Foldout Maps, Photographs, Tables, . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1914. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good to Good+ Special Publication 19."The primary object of this publication is to give the geographic positions, elevations, and descriptions of the main scheme, subsidiary and intersection stations determined by primary triangulation in the state of Colorado and northward, from the line Pikes Peak-Divide of the thirty-ninth parallel triangulation, approximately along the one hundred and fourth meridian to the Canadian Border, and also similar data for the various stations of the thiry-ninth parallel triangulation which lie in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada." 163 pp. including Index to Positions, Descriptions,etc and a General Index. 17 illustrations of which 10 are maps/charts -some foldouts. tan wraps Mildly soiled. spine darkened with minor tears. front cover's top corner "tip" missing. ex-mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Back cover's side edge, missing two pieces, 1/4"x2" and 1/8"x3/4". Overall Covers are Good to Good+. ex.mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. $50.00

[004294] Bryant, Edwin. ROCKY MOUNTAINS ADVENTURES, Bristling with Animated Details of Fearful Fights of American Hunters with Savage Indians, Mexican Rancheros, and Beasts of Prey . ill. Frontis. Engraving. New York: Hurst & Co, 1885. Arlington Edition. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Red Decorative. American History. Good "Awful fate of hundreds of overland emigrants amid the snow drifts of the Truckee Peaks, from whence half-frozen men, women, and children were carried over slippery cliffs, lashed to the backs of their gallant rescuers." Also, a "full account" of "The Bear Conquest of California". 452 pp. plus 4 pages of book advertisements. Decorative front cover with Arlington Edition written along cover. Spine faded. Title illegible. Spine ends rubbed/fraying. Overall covers are Good. Frontis. engraving with tissue guard protection. Front hinge broken. paper label with previous owner's name and number on front endpaper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. Brown toned to pages, possibly due to age of book. $18.50

[001011] Creasey, John.. CROFUTT'S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE, Vol. 2 - 1879-80.. ill. Engravings, Foldout Illustrations, Maps. Chicago: The Overland Publishing Company, 1879. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Blue Cloth. Early Travel Guide Book. Good Containing a condensed and authentic description of over 1200 cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts: Where to look for and hunt the Buffalo, Antelope, Deer and other game; Trout fishing, etc, etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing-where to see it- where to go-how to go-and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, Their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage. through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California and Arizona. Profusely illustrated with engravings, and foldout engravings. Endpapers advertisement pages for the railroads, and Crofutt's guide book. Covers are a deep blue with title and borders embossed in black. Spine has gilt lettering. Corners and spine edges bumped and rubbed. Front and back hinge starting. Missing piece 1/"x1/2" on free endpaper near hinge. 273 pp. Annex included. 13 Time Tables. A fascinating part of the history of this country. Maps-one showing the rail and stage route. Interior is Very Good. $200.00

[003972] Cronkhite, Daniel . RECOLLECTIONS OF A YOUNG DESERT RAT Impressions of Nevada and Death Valley . ill. Photographs. Nevada: Sagebrush Press, 1972. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 3/4". Tan Cloth. Desert. Near Fine to Fine limited to 777 copies; this is No. 230. 102 pp. Photographs. Book is Near Fine to Fine. $20.00

[004286] Dunn, Edward D.. DOUBLE-CROSSING AMERICA BY MOTOR, Routes and Ranches of the West. ill. Illus. With Drawings and Maps. New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1933. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Car Narrative. Very Good- This charmingly illustrated book contains information about costs, rates and names of places to stay over night on a transcontinental trip. The book is divided into sections, each one consisting of an account of that day's trip, listing mileage, expenses, occasionally suggested reading, and highlights of the day's run. The trip takes in the charming South - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky; the energetic Middle West - Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Kanses; the romantic Southwest - Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona; the amazing state of California; a short run into Old Mexico; the Bret Harte frontier country of Nevada and Wyoming; the agricultural lands of Idaho, Dakota and Pennsylvania; a short run into Canada; and the pastoral case of upstate New York. Several ranches along the way are described. Pictorial endpapers. 251 pp. 80 illustrations and maps. Spine dulled and ends slightly rubbed. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Illustrated endpapers. Slight foxing on half title page and on blank page at back. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Bliss 58. $22.50

[003056] Earle, W. Hubert.. CACTI OF THE SOUTHWEST . ill. Figures(photographs, map). Arizona: Arizona Cactus & Native Flora Society, 1963. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 3/4". Brown Cloth. Botany. Very Good Science Bulletin No. 4. Covers Cacti of Arizona, Western New Mexico, Southern Colorado, Southern Utah, Southern Nevada, and Eastern California. 110 pp. including Index and several pages for Notes. Brown cloth with gilt letters on front cover. Slight rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, otherwise exterior is VG+. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. Text and photographs by author. $22.50

[004097] Hinderlider, M. C, G. L. Swendsen and Henry Thurtell. Report of Progress of Stream Measurments for the Calendar Year 1905. Part XII-The Great Basin Drainage. ill. Plate(foldout map), Tables . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Stiff Covers. Water Supply Paper. Good+ United States Geological Survey. Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 176. Prepared Under the Direction of F. H. Newell. Foldout U. S. Map Showing Locations of Principal River Stations Maintained During 1905. States included in the Report: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California and Oregon. 142 pp. including Index. Salmon paper covers. Tears to spine and missing thin strips at top/base. Covers intact and overall Good+. Mildly discolored? page ends. Interior is tight, clean and VG. $14.00

[002898] Johnson, Robert Neil. California-Nevada Ghost Town Atlas. 1972. Sixth Edition. Very Good+ tiny tear at front bottom edge otherwise Near Fine. $4.00

[004009] Sutherland, William. The Wonders of Nevada . ill. Facsimiles. Glendale, CA: La Siesta Press, 1966. Size: Approx. 4 " x 6". Soft Cover. Nevada. Very Good+ Edited by Walt Wheelock. Sutherland, Master Printer of Nevada arrived in Nevada in 1875. In 1878 was published his THE WONDERS OF NEVADA, the first guide book to be printed in Nevada and probably the first book of general interest to bear a Nevada imprint. Of this most rare publication, the only known copy is in the Huntington Library and from this, a facsimile is here reproduced. 32 pp. Back cover two minor "blemishs" otherwise the covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $25.00