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TIXIER, VICTOR |
Voyage aux Prairies Osages, Louisiane et Missouri, 1839--40, par Victor Tixier. [4 lines from Silvio Pellico.] 21.2 cm. Full morocco tooled in gilt with author's initials stamped in gilt within decorated border on front cover. Lightly foxed. |
Clermont-Ferrand & Paris |
1844 |
USD - |
800.00 |
|
[MAZZUCHELLI, SAMUEL CHARLES] |
Memorie Istoriche ed Edificanti d'un Missionario Apostolico dell' Ordine dei Predicatori fra Varie Tribu di Selvaggi e fra i Cattolici e Protestanti negli Stati-Uniti d'America. 22.5 cm., uncut. Plain paper wrappers, back wrapper lacking. Lightly watersta |
Milan |
1844 |
USD - |
850.00 |
|
NEWHALL, JOHN B. |
The British Emigrants' "Hand Book," and Guide to the New States of America, particularly Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin; Comprising a general description ... with practical Advice ... Concerning the different routes, Times of Sailing, &c. By J. B. Newhall. |
London |
1844 |
USD - |
450.00 |
|
CATLIN, GEORGE |
Die Indianer Nord-Amerikas und die wahrend eines achtjahrigen Aufenthalts unter den wildesten ihrer Stamme erlebten Abenteuer und Schictsale von G. Catlin. Rach de funften englishchen Ausgabe deutsch herausgegeben von Dr. Heinrich Berghaus ... 27 cm. Orig |
Brussels and Leipzig |
1848 |
USD - |
175.00 |
|
PARKMAN, FRANCIS, JR. |
The California and Oregon Trail: being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. [4 lines of verse from Byron] By Francis Parkman, Jr. 19.3 cm. Original printed wrappers; lacks back wrapper to Part I and front wrapper to Part II and title to Part II. W |
New York |
1849 |
USD - |
900.00 |
|
PARKMAN, FRANCIS, JR. |
The California and Oregon Trail: Being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. [4 lines of verse from Byron.] 19.5 cm. Original cloth Hinges cracked. Much foxed. Very poor condition. |
New York |
1849 |
USD - |
60.00 |
|
PARKMAN, FRANCIS, JR. |
The California and Oregon Trail: Being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life ... [another issue with same pagination, title page, imprint, and adverts. as in preceding entry, but with no printer's card on verso of title page, which however still has |
|
|
USD - |
90.00 |
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QUENTIN, KARL |
Reisebilder und Studien aus dem Norden der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika von Karl Quentin, K. preuss. Regierungsrath a. D. Zwei Theile in einem Bande. Erster Theil. Ost. [Zweiter Theil. West.] 20.5 cm. Half calf. Foxed. Free front endpaper torn. |
Arnsberg |
1851 |
USD - |
225.00 |
|
PALLISER, JOHN |
Solitary Rambles and Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies. By John Palliser, Esq. With illustrations. 19 cm. Original cloth. Hinges cracked. |
London |
1853 |
USD - |
30.00 |
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SMET, PIERRE JEAN DE |
Voyage au Grand-Desert, en 1851, par le R. P. Pierre de Smet, missionaire de la Compagnie de Jesus. 14 cm. Modern marbled boards. Fine. |
Brussels |
1853 |
USD - |
1,200.00 |
|
MOFFETTE, JOSEPH F. |
The Territories of Kansas and Nebraska: being an account of their Geography, Resources, and Settlements, etc., etc., etc. By Joseph F. Moffette, late of Governor Stevens overland expedition. Accompanied by elaborate maps. 15 cm. Original cloth. |
New York |
1855 |
USD - |
400.00 |
|
GREENE, MAX |
The Kanzas Region: Forest, Prairie, Desert, Mountain, Vale, and River. Descriptions of Scenery, Climate, Wild Productions, Capabilities of Soil, and Commercial Resources; interspersed with Incidents of Travel, and anecdotes illustrative of the character o |
New York |
1856 |
USD - |
80.00 |
|
THE EMIGRANTS' GUIDE |
The Emigrants' Guide to Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, containing a discription [sic] of all the towns on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, from Dubuque to its head waters; also, all the principal towns in Minnesota. Published by Ward & Young. 1 |
Saint Paul |
1857 |
USD - |
300.00 |
|
SMET, PIERRE JEAN DE |
Cinquante Nouvelles Lettres du R. P. De Smet, de la Compagnie de Jesus et Missionnaire en Amerique, publiees par Ed. Terwecoren, de la meme Compagnie. [2 line quotation.] 18 cm. Paper covered boards with leather backstrip. Fine. Paris, 1858. |
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|
USD - |
300.00 |
|
LINDSEY, CHARLES |
The Prairies of the Western States: their Advantages and their Drawbacks. By Charles Lindsey. 17.2 cm. Later boards. Fine. |
Toronto |
1860 |
USD - |
120.00 |
|
LONG, STEPHEN H. |
Voyage in a Six-Oared Skiff to the Falls of Saint Anthony in 1817. By Major Stephen H. Long, Topographical Engineer United States Army. With Introductory Note by Edward D. Neill, Secretary Minnesota Historical Society. 21.4 cm. Half modern morocco. Rubbed |
Philadelphia |
1860 |
USD - |
40.00 |
|
KING, CHARLES |
The Fifth Cavalry in the Sioux War of 1876. Campaigning with Crook by Capt. Charles King, U. S. A. 23.2 cm. Printed paper wrappers. Author's ms. inscription, dated January, 1930, on front wrapper. Front wrapper lightly spotted. In half morocco case. |
Milwaukee |
1880 |
USD - |
300.00 |
|
UNITED STATES. ARMY. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI |
Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians within the Military Division of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882, Lieutenant General P. H. Sheridan, Commanding. Compiled from official records. Headquarters Military Division of the Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, A |
[Chicago] |
[1882] |
USD - |
90.00 |
|
HOLLIDAY, GEO[RGE] H. |
On the Plains in '65. By Geo. H. Holliday, Late Serg't. Co. G., Sixth W. Va. Vet. Vol. Cavalry. Twelve Months in the Volunteer Cavalry Service, among the Indians of Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. Thrilling Adventures, Fine Scenery, and |
n.p. |
1883 |
USD - |
300.00 |
|
TAYLOR, JOSEPH HENRY |
Sketches of Frontier and Indian Life on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains, Embracing the Author's Personal Recollections of Noted Frontier Characters, and Some Observations of Wild Indian Life during a Twenty-Five Years' Residence in the two Dakotas and |
Pottstown, Pa |
1889 |
USD - |
90.00 |
|
MCMASTER, S. W. |
60 Years on the Upper Mississippi. My Life and Experiences. By S. W. McMaster. 17.3 cm. Printed flexible paper wrappers. Author's presentation inscription in pencil on front end leaf. |
Rock Island |
1893 |
USD - |
75.00 |
|
RUSSELL, CHARLES MARION |
Pen Sketches. By Chas. M. Russell The Cowboy Artist. 26.3 x 34.1 cm., oblong. Original flexible leather covers, loose and in very poor condition. Leaves starting. |
Great Falls, Montana |
[1899] |
USD - |
200.00 |
|
LAROCQUE, FRANCOIS ANTOINE |
... Journal of Larocque from the Assiniboine to the Yellowstone, 1805. Edited with notes by L. J. Burpee, F. R. G. S. Published by authority of the Minister of Agriculture under the direction of the Archivist. 25 cm. Printed paper wrappers bound in cloth. |
Ottawa |
1910 |
USD - |
40.00 |
|
WARE, EUGENE F. |
The Indian War of 1864; being a fragment of the Early History of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. By Eugene F. Ware, Formerly Captain of Co. "F," Seventh Iowa Cavalry, who took part in the Indian Troubles of that time. 19.1 cm. Original cloth. A f |
Topeka |
1911 |
USD - |
90.00 |
|
LUTTIG, JOHN C. |
Journal of a Fur-Trading Expedition on the Upper Missouri, 1812--1813. By John C. Luttig, Clerk of the Missouri Fur Company. Edited by Stella M. Drumm. 21.9 cm. Boards. Fine. |
St. Louis |
1920 |
USD - |
40.00 |
|
RUSSELL, CHARLES MARION |
Seven Drawings by Charles M. Russell with an additional drawing by Tom Lea, All Reproduced in the Original Size, and an Essay on these pictures: "The Conservatism of Charles M. Russell" by J. Frank Dobie. Brought together in a Portfolio by Carl Hertzog at |
[El Paso] |
[1950] |
USD - |
60.00 |
|
LOUISIANA (Territory). GOVERNOR (Meriwether Lewis) |
[Printed form of commission. Text begins:] Meriwether Lewis Governor and Commander in Chief of the Territory of Louisiana, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: [form of a commission filled out with appointment of Peter Provencher as "Judge of Pr |
[St. Louis] |
[1808] |
USD - |
950.00 |
|
BATES, FREDERICK |
An Oration, Delivered before Saint Louis Lodge, No. 111. At the Town of Saint Louis, in the Territory of Louisiana, on Wednesday the 9th Day of November, 1808. Being the Day next following the Installation of said Lodge. [Rule.] By Frederick Bates, Esquir |
Saint Louis |
1809 |
USD - |
900.00 |
|
LOUISIANA (Territory). LAWS |
The Laws of the Territory of Louisiana. Comprising all those which are now Actually in Force within the same. [Rule.] Published by Authority. [Rule.] 20.7 cm. Legal sheep. Back hinges cracked. Text much browned. |
Saint Louis |
1808 [i.e. 1809] |
USD - |
8,000.00 |
|
[SWAN, Mrs. ELIZA] |
An Affecting Account of the Tragical Death of Major Swan, and of the Captivity of Mrs. Swan and infant Child, by the Savages, in April Last-----(1815.) This unfortunate Lady and her little Son were taken prisoners by the Indians, at a small village near S |
Boston |
[c. 1815] |
USD - |
1,500.00 |
|
[WILLIAMS, SAMUEL] |
Plan of the Surveys in Missouri Territory. [Manuscript map of Samuel Williams, Chief Clerk (Surveyor General) of the Surveyor General's Office, Cincinnati, with title in Williams' handwriting on verso.] 54 x 42 cm. |
[Cincinnati] |
[ca. 1815] |
USD - |
125.00 |
|
GARDINER, JOHN |
Map of the Northern part of Missouri Territory by John Gardiner Chf Clk Gen1 Land Office. 47 x 40.3 cm. |
[Washington?] |
[1817?] |
USD - |
175.00 |
|
CRANE, A. T. |
St. Louis Land & General Agency & Commission Office. [Text begins:] A. T. Crane, (late of Washington City,) informs his friends and the public, that he has removed to, and permanently established himself at St. Louis, (Missouri Territory,) where he has op |
[St. Louis] |
[1818] |
USD - |
60.00 |
|
[BECK, ABRAHAM] |
Western Land Agency and Commission Office. 16 cm. Disbound. |
St. Louis |
[1820] |
USD - |
80.00 |
|
CARDEN, ALLEN D. |
The Missouri Harmony, or a Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthems, Selected from the Most Eminent Authors, and Well Adapted to All Christian Churches, Singing Schools, and Private Societies; together with An Introduction to Grounds of Music, |
[Cincinnati] |
[1820] |
USD - |
600.00 |
|
FINDLAY, JONATHAN S. |
To the Voters of Howard County. Fellow-Citizens, ... [Statement of Findlay's qualifications for election as delegate to the convention for forming a state constitution, and that if elected he will vote for the further admission of slaves and the future to |
[St. Louis?] |
[1820] |
USD - |
60.00 |
|
[LEWIS, Mrs. HARRIOT (SIC)] |
Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Harriot [sic] Lewis and her Three Children, who were taken prisoners by the Indians near St. Louis, on the 25th May, 1815, and among whom they experienced all the cruel treatment which savage brutality cou |
Boston |
1821 |
USD - |
90.00 |
|
ST. LOUIS. DIRECTORY |
The St. Louis Directory and Register, Containing the Names, Professions, and Residence of All the Heads of Families and Persons in Business; together with Descriptive Notes on St. Louis; the Constitution of the U. States, and State of Missouri; with other |
St. Louis |
1821 |
USD - |
3,250.00 |
|
WETMORE, ALPHONSO |
The pedlar: a farce in three acts. Written for the St. Louis Thespians, by whom it was performed with great applause. By Alphonso Wetmore, paymaster in the Army of the United States. Published by John A. Paxton. 14 cm. Disbound. Foxed. |
St. Louis |
1821 |
USD - |
1,400.00 |
|
LUCAS, JOHN B[APTISTE] C[HARLES] |
Sketch of an Argument Delivered before the District Court of the U. States, at the Second Session, held at St. Louis, on the Fourth Monday in November, 1824. Together with various Remarks on certain Spanish Laws and Ordinances, obtained since that time .. |
St. Louis |
1825 |
USD - |
1,500.00 |
|
UNITED STATES. TREATIES. IOWAY INDIANS |
Treaty between the United States and the Ioway Tribe of Indians, concluded at the City of Washington, August 4, 1824; ratified January 18, 1825. 33 cm. |
[Washington] |
[1825] |
USD - |
150.00 |
|
SCOTT, JOHN |
[Address] To the People of the State of Missouri. [Signed and dated at end:] John Scott. Ste. Genevieve, Mo. June 26, 1826. Broadsheet in 4 columns, 38 cm. |
[St. Louis?] |
[1826] |
USD - |
50.00 |
|
VANCE, D H |
Map of the State of Missouri and Territory of Arkansas Compiled from the Latest Authorities. [At lower left, below neat line:] Drawn by D. H. Vance. Published by A. Finley. Engraved by J. H. Young. 52 x 42.6 cm. Colored. Folded to height of 14.3 cm in lea |
Philadelphia |
1826 |
USD - |
150.00 |
|
BATES, EDWARD |
Edward Bates against Thomas H. Benton. 19.5 cm., uncut. Stitched as issued. In modern morocco slipcase. |
St. Louis |
1828 |
USD - |
80.00 |
|
SMITH, JOSEPH, The Prophet |
A Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ, organized according to law, on the 6th of April, 1830. 11.5 cm. Contemporary marbled-paper-covered boards with the cloth backstrip and corners. Disbound and laid in the covers. Title clum |
Zion [i.e. Independence, Missouri] |
1833 |
USD - |
4,500.00 |
|
HESSE, N. |
Das westliche Nordamerika, in besonderer Beziehung auf die deutschen Einwanderer in ihren landwirthschaftlichen, Handels-und Gewerbver-haltnissen. Von N. Hesse, ehemaligem Cantons-Beamten u.u. Nebst einer Karte. 18.5 cm. Original boards. |
Paderborn |
1838 |
USD - |
125.00 |
|
LENZ, T W |
Reise nach Saint Louis am Mississippi. Nebst meinen, wahrend eines vierzehnmonatlichen Aufenthaltes i.d. J. 1836 und 1837, theils im Missouristaate, theils in Illinois gemachten Beobachtungen und Erfahrungen; von T. W. Lenz, vormal. Lehrer in Schnepfentha |
Weimar |
1838 |
USD - |
250.00 |
|
ST. LOUIS DIRECTORY |
The St. Louis Directory, for the years 1838--9: containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, numbers of their places of business and dwellings; with a Sketch of the City of St. Louis; also, the names of the city, township, county and state |
St. Louis |
1838 |
USD - |
700.00 |
|
HITCHCOCK, ETHAN ALLEN |
Letter to the Hon. James Buchannan [sic], of the Senate of the United States, on the subject of the Document No. 229, printed by order of the House of Representatives, Feb. 1839, on the execution of the Winnebago Treaty of 1837. By Maj. E. A. Hitchcock, U |
[St. Louis] |
[1839?] |
USD - |
325.00 |
|
ST. LOUIS DIRECTORY |
The St. Louis Directory, for the Years 1840--1: containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, and the Numbers of their Places of Business and Dwellings: with a Sketch of the City of St. Louis; also, the names of the city, township, county & |
St. Louis |
1840 |
USD - |
400.00 |
|
SHEPARD, CHARLES U[PHAM] and SHEPHERD, FORREST |
Reports of Professor Charles U. Shepard, and Forrest Shepherd, Esq. respecting Mineral Deposits in the States of Missouri and Illinois. Accompanied by a map. 24.5 cm. Original printed paper wrappers. Front wrapper loose. A good clean copy. |
[New Haven?] |
[1840] |
USD - |
50.00 |
|
MISSOURI. STATE DEPARTMENT |
Correspondence [on file in the Missouri State Department, between Beverley Allen and other members of the State Constitutional Convention, relative to the Missouri-Iowa boundary]. 21.6 cm. Stitched as issued. Name in ink on caption-title. |
[City of Jefferson?] |
[1841.] |
USD - |
60.00 |
|
SAINT LOUIS DIRECTORY |
The Saint Louis Directory, for the year 1842; Containing the Names of the Inhabitants, and the Numbers of their Places of Business and Dwellings; with a Sketch of the City of Saint Louis. Also, the Names of the City, Township, County and State Officers, a |
Saint Louis |
1842 |
USD - |
300.00 |
|
WOOLLAM, JOSEPH GRUNDY |
Useful Information for Emigrants to the Western States of America, by J. G. Woollam, of Manchester and Missouri. 18.5 cm. Disbound with traces of original blue wrappers. Name in ink on title. |
Manchester |
1846 |
USD - |
225.00 |
|
GREEN, JAMES |
Green's St. Louis Directory, for 1847: containing the Names of the Inhabitants, Their Occupations, Places of Business, and Dwelling House; also, a list of the Streets and Alleys; together with Other Useful Information. 18.5 cm. Original printed boards wit |
Saint Louis |
1847 |
USD - |
200.00 |
|
WESTERN JOURNAL |
The Western Journal, and Civilian, devoted to Agriculture, Manufactures ... Internal Improvement ... and Polite Literature ... M. Tarver & H. Cobb, Editors & Proprietors. ... Published Monthly. 21.5 cm. |
Saint Louis |
1848--1853 |
USD - |
275.00 |
|
BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON AND WALKER, WILLIAM |
Correspondence between G. W. Brown, Esq., and Governor Wm. Walker of Wyandott, in relation to the establishment of slavery on the soil of Kansas Territory. 21.5 cm., uncut. |
Kansas, Mo. |
1854 |
USD - |
650.00 |
|
[HOGAN, JOHN] |
Thoughts about the City of St. Louis, her Commerce and Manufactures, Railroads, &c. First published in the Missouri Republican. 22.7 cm. Original printed paper wrappers. Excellent condition. Laid in half red morocco slipcase. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
1854 |
USD - |
80.00 |
|
NOUVELLE REVUE ICARIENNE |
Nouvelle Revue Icarienne. Organe de la Communaute etablie a St. Louis, paraissant deux fois par mois. 40 cm. Laid in two red cloth cases. Excellent condition with only a little light foxing. |
Saint Louis and Cheltenham, Mo. |
1857--60 |
USD - |
1,300.00 |
|
KANSAS CITY, Missouri. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
Central Pacific Railway Route. Memorial to the Congress of the U. S. on the Subject of a Railway to the Pacific Ocean, by the Valley of the Kansas River, or the route of the 39th parallel, from the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Kansas. Reported to th |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1858 |
USD - |
450.00 |
|
SPALDING, CHARLES C. |
Annals of the City of Kansas: embracing full details of the Trade and Commerce of the Great Western Plains, together with Statistics of the Agricultural, Mineral and Commercial Resources of the country West, South and South-west, embracing Western Missour |
Kansas City |
1858 |
USD - |
300.00 |
|
KANSAS CITY, Missouri. DIRECTORIES |
Kansas City Directory, and Business Mirror, for 1859--60, containing the name and residence of every male citizen, a business mirror, and an appendix of much useful information. Published Annually. Price one dollar. 22 cm. Original cloth stamped in gilt o |
Saint Louis |
[1859] |
USD - |
225.00 |
|
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, DIRECTORY |
Kansas City Directory, and Business Mirror, for 1860--61. Containing the Name and Residence of every Male Citizen, a Business Mirror, and Sketch of the City ... Published Annually ... 22 cm. Original cloth with title stamped in gilt on front cover. Covers |
Indianapolis |
[1860] |
USD - |
100.00 |
|
LEA, ALBERT M. |
Notes on Wisconsin Territory, with a Map. By Lieutenant Albert M. Lea, United States Dragoons. 15.5 cm. Original printed boards with cloth backstrip. Endpapers foxed but otherwise in excellent condition. |
Philadelphia |
1836 |
USD - |
500.00 |
|
COLTON, J. H. publisher |
Guide for the Territory of Iowa, with a correct Map, Showing the Township Surveys, &c. &c. 11.6 cm. Original green cloth. Front cover faded. |
New York |
1839 |
USD - |
400.00 |
|
IOWA (Territory). GOVERNOR, 1838--1841. (Robert Lucas) |
Governor's Message. (Gazette extra---Tuesday, November 5th, 1839.) Broadside in seven columns, 57.3 x 42.2 cm. |
[Burlington] |
[1839] |
USD - |
175.00 |
|
IOWA (Territory). SUPREME COURT |
Rules of Practice, in the Supreme & District Courts, for the Territory of Iowa, Adopted at the July Term, 1839. 15.5 cm. Name of D. Rorer of Burlington on title. Rorer was a member of the committee which drew up the rules. Three-quarter modern red morocco |
[Burlington?] |
[1839?] |
USD - |
125.00 |
|
PLUMBE, JOHN, Jr. |
Sketches of Iowa and Wisconsin, taken during a residence of Three Years in those Territories. By John Plumbe, Jr. 19.9 cm. Original printed wrappers in fine condition except for small portion of upper left hand back wrapper torn away, affecting two letter |
St. Louis |
1839 |
USD - |
1,200.00 |
|
GALLAND, ISAAC |
Galland's Iowa Emigrant: containing a Map and General Descriptions of Iowa Territory. 22 cm. Plain grey-green boards with leather backstrip. Front cover spotted, otherwise a fine copy. |
Chillicothe |
1840 |
USD - |
1,100.00 |
|
UNITED STATES. SURVEYOR GENERAL FOR WISCONSIN AND IOWA |
General instructions to his deputies; by the Surveyor general of the United States, for Wisconsin and Iowa. 17.2 cm. Original embossed cloth. Fine. |
Dubuque |
1840 |
USD - |
375.00 |
|
WILLIAMS, JESSE |
A Description of the United States Lands in Iowa: being a minute description of every section and quarter section, quality of soil, groves of timber, prairies, ledges of rock, coal banks, iron and lead ores, water-falls, mill-seats, etc., etc., etc. with |
New York |
1840 |
USD - |
250.00 |
|
NASHVILLE, Iowa. TRUSTEES |
Plat of the Town of Nashville The Colored Portions exhibits [sic] the 41 shares belong to Marsh, Lee, & Delavan, Trustees &c. Lithographed map on sheet 74 x 56 cm. Partly colored. In lower left corner with heading, "Territory of Iowa Lee County S. S.," is |
New York |
[1841] |
USD - |
50.00 |
|
NEWHALL, JOHN B. |
Sketches of Iowa, or The Emigrant's Guide; containing a correct description of the agricultural and mineral resources ... being the result of much observation and travel during a continuous residence of several years. By John B. Newhall, Burlington, Iowa. |
New York |
1841 |
USD - |
100.00 |
|
IOWA (Territory). CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 1884 |
Constitution for the State of Iowa, adopted in Convention, Nov. 1, 1844. 22.3 cm., uncut. Half blue morocco. Foxed. |
Iowa City |
1844 |
USD - |
2,500.00 |
|
BARROWS, WILLARD |
Notes on Iowa Territory. With a Map. By Willard Barrows, United States Deputy Surveyor. 13.2 cm. Original cloth with paper label on front cover. |
Cincinnati |
1845 |
USD - |
850.00 |
|
DODGE, AUGUSTUS CAESAR |
Address to the People of Iowa. [As candidate for re-election as Delegate in Congress. Signed and dated at end:] A. C. Dodge, Burlington, June 23, 1845. Broadsheet, recto in four columns and verso in three. 37 x 28 cm. Fine. |
[Burlington] |
[1845] |
USD - |
250.00 |
|
IOWA. CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE |
Dubuque, Iowa, February 12th, 1846. To the Hon. [in Ms. L. A. Rockwill. Text begins:] At an aggregate meeting of the citizens of Northern Iowa, held at Dubuque, on the fifth day of May, A. D. 1845, we were appointed a committee to correspond with the memb |
[Dubuque?] |
[1846] |
USD - |
450.00 |
|
IOWA (Territory). CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1846 |
Constitution for the State of Iowa, Adopted in Convention, May 18, 1846. 19.5 cm. Stitched as issued. Lightly soiled. In half brown morocco slipcase. |
Iowa City |
1846 |
USD - |
450.00 |
|
MITCHELL, S. AUGUSTUS |
Iowa. Colored map 33.5 x 39.5 cm. folded to height 11.9 cm. in cloth covers with title, "Iowa" stamped in gilt on front cover. |
Philadelphia |
1846 |
USD - |
125.00 |
|
[SCHOLTE, HENRY P.] |
Wegwijzer en Raadgever voor Landverhuizers naar Noord-Amerika, Inzonderheid naar de westelijke staten: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin en Iowa. 18 cm., uncut. Original printed dark blue wrappers. In half blue morocco slipcase. Remar |
Te Zwijndrecht |
1846 |
USD - |
225.00 |
|
RAIL ROADS AND TIMOTHY DAVIS |
Rail Roads and Timothy Davis. Slanders Nailed to the Counter. [Text begins:] Timothy Davis will use every effort in his power, if elected to Congress, to procure an appropriation of land to construct a Rail Road from Dubuque through Iowa City to Keokuk .. |
[Iowa City?] |
[1848] |
USD - |
100.00 |
|
SARGENT, GEORGE B. |
Notes on Iowa: with a New and Beautifully Engraved Map, showing the state, county, and township lines, public roads, contemplated railroads, and including the most recent settlements and improvements: by George B. Sargent, U. S. Deputy Surveyor. 13.5 cm. |
New York |
1848 |
USD - |
400.00 |
|
SCHOLTE, HENRY P. |
Eene Stem uit Pella. Door H. P. Scholte. 23.6 cm. Original printed wrappers, backstrip perished and wrappers loose. In half blue morocco slipcase. |
Amsterdam |
1848 |
USD - |
200.00 |
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SIPMA, SJOERD AUKES |
Brief van Sjoerd Aukes Sipma aan de Ingezetenen van Bornwerd in Westdongeradeel, uit wier midden hij, in het voorjaar van 1847, als Landverhuizer is Vertrokken Naar Pella, in de Vereenigde Staten van Noord-Amerika, Voorzien met Ophelderende. Aanmerkingen |
n.p. |
1848 |
USD - |
275.00 |
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[RAILROAD CONVENTION, Iowa City, Oct. 27, 1849] |
An Address to the People of the State of Iowa, and a Memorial to the Congress of the United States for a Grant of Land for the Council Bluffs and Davenport Rail Road. 23 cm., uncut. Unbound. Fine. |
Iowa City |
1849 |
USD - |
300.00 |
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KILBOURNE, DAVID WELLS |
Strictures, on Dr. I. Galland's Pamphlet, entitled "Villainy Exposed," with Some Account of His Transactions in Lands of the Sac and Fox Reservation, etc. in Lee County, Iowa. By D. W. Kilbourne. 18.1 cm. Stitched as issued. Laid in half blue morocco case |
Fort Madison |
1850 |
USD - |
125.00 |
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RUSSELL, ANDREW F. |
Map of Davenport and Its Vicinity Iowa. By Andrew F. Russell. Lithographed map, mounted on linen, 62 x 48 cm. |
Cincinnati |
[ca. 1850] |
USD - |
25.00 |
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SAC AND FOX HALF-BREED RESERVATION |
Documents and judicial opinions in relation to the title to the Sac and Fox half-breed reservation in the state of Iowa. 21 cm. Stabbed but not stitched. |
Keokuk |
1850 |
USD - |
325.00 |
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STODDARD, C H |
Map of Muscatine C.° Iowa. Compiled and Drawn by C. H. Stoddard, Civil Engineer. Map 101.7 x 63.7 cm. in cloth case with title stamped on cover. |
New York |
1852 |
USD - |
80.00 |
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REES, WILLIAM |
Description of the City of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; exhibiting its ... Advantages which render it the only Point in Sixteen Hundred Miles for Bridging the Missisippi, and for the Transit of the Trade between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans: also, Statement |
Keokuk |
1854 |
USD - |
100.00 |
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REES, WILLIAM |
The Mississippi Bridge Cities, Davenport, Rock Island and Moline. Describing the local commercial and manufacturing relations of this point. Annexed is a brief Description of the State of Iowa. Also, a copy of the Land, or Homestead Bill Passed by the Lat |
n.p. |
1854 |
USD - |
80.00 |
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LANGWORTHY, LUCIUS HART |
Dubuque: its History, Mines, Indian Legends, etc., in Two Lectures, delivered before the Dubuque Literary Institute, December 18th, 1854, and February 26th, 1855. By Lucius H. Langworthy. 20.5 cm. Original printed green wrappers bound in half green morocc |
Dubuque |
[1855] |
USD - |
120.00 |
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REES, WILLIAM |
Rees' Description of Keokuk. The "Gate City," Lee County; Iowa. 23.3 cm. Original green printed paper wrappers with cord hanger. Last seven leaves and back wrapper gnawed at foot with loss of a few words on wrapper. In half morocco slipcase. |
Keokuk |
1855 |
USD - |
50.00 |
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REES, WILLIAM |
Rees' Description of Keokuk. The "Gate City," Lee County, Iowa. 23.3 cm. Original printed wrappers with cord hanger. Tipped in is type-written page quoting from Mark Twain's Autobiography a passage about his experiences in Keokuk. Fine. |
Keokuk |
1855 |
USD - |
40.00 |
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BURLINGTON, Iowa. DIRECTORY |
Business directory and review of the trade, commerce, and manufacturies of the city of Burlington, Iowa, for the year ending May 1, 1856. C. M. Wilcox & Co., H. H. Hartley, L. G. Jeffers. 19.9 cm. Disbound and backstrip repaired. Foxed. |
[Burlington] |
1856 |
USD - |
425.00 |
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IOWA STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR ... FREE KANSAS |
To the Friends of Free Kansas. [Statement signed by W. Penn Clark, Chairman, C. W. Hobart, Secretary, H. D. Downey, Treasurer and six other members of Kansas Central Committee of Iowa, dated at end, Iowa City, July 4, 1856.] Broadside, 24.8 cm. |
[Iowa City] |
[1856] |
USD - |
600.00 |
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MUSCATINE, Iowa. DIRECTORY |
Muscatine City Directory and Advertiser, for 1856: Containing a History of the City and County---Notices of the Various Religious, Benevolent and Literary Associations, etc.---Names of State, County, Township and City Officers, etc., etc.---and an Alphabe |
Muscatine |
1856 |
USD - |
80.00 |
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HENN, WILLIAMS & COMPANY |
A sectional Map of Iowa Compiled from the Official Surveys of the United States and the Public Records of the State & Counties and from Personal Reconnoissance. By Henn, Williams & Co. of Fairfield, Iowa. Map, 167 x 132 cm. Colored. Folded to height 20.3 |
Chicago |
1857 |
USD - |
60.00 |
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IOWA. CONSTITUTION |
Constitution of the State of Iowa, Adopted in Convention, at Iowa City, March 5th, A. D. 1857. Submitted to the People for Adoption or Rejection at the Election to be held in August, 1857. 21.6 cm. Stitched as issued. Lightly waterstained throughout. |
Muscatine |
1857 |
USD - |
50.00 |
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TURRILL, H B |
Historical Reminiscences of the City of Des Moines, together with a full description of the city and county, and an enumeration of the various advantages which the surrounding region Offers to Immigrants. By H. B. Turrill. 17 cm. Original printed dark blu |
Des Moines |
1857 |
USD - |
40.00 |
