Parke Bernet: The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, 1968yr,

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 23, 1968 - April 23, 1968

Page Size: 1340 items in 14 pages

Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
FILLMORE, L.	[Diary of L. Fillmore, Special Correspondent of the New York Herald for Kansas & Utah. Diary book with printed dates and with mss. entries in Pitman shorthand. First entry is for Friday, January 1, 1858, and last for Tuesday, August 10, 1858. With typewri			USD -	425.00
MINNESOTA. LEGISLATURE. House of Representatives. SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE OVERLAND EMIGRATION ROUTE	Report from a Select Committee of the House of Representatives, on the Overland Emigration Route from Minnesota to British Oregon. With an Appendix. Printed by Order of the Senate. [At head of title: Legislature of Minnesota.] 22.7 cm. Original printed wr	Saint Paul	1858	USD -	350.00
WADSWORTH, WILLIAM	The National Wagon Road Guide, from St. Joseph and Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, Via South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, to California. Containing a minute description of the entire route, with all its branches and cut-offs; distances from place t	San Francisco	1858	USD -	5,000.00
EASON, BENJAMIN	An Infamous Libel on Col. Benjamin Eason, Triumphant Vindication. Broadside in four columns, 46 x 30.6 cm. Foxed. Upper and lower margins frayed.	[n.p.]	[1859]	USD -	Not Sold
BAKER, HOZIAL H.	Overland Journey to Carson Valley, Utah; through Kansas, Nebraska and Utah; Also Return Trip, from San Francisco to Seneca Falls, via the Isthmus. By Hozial H. Baker. 20 cm. Original yellow printed wrappers with vignette titled: On the Mississippi. Reback	Seneca Falls, N. Y.	1861	USD -	2,250.00
HEWITT, RANDALL HENRY	Notes by the way. Memoranda of a journey across the plains, from Dundee, Ill., to Olympia, W. T. May 7, to November 3, 1862. By R. H. Hewitt. 21.7 cm. Original printed wrappers. Quarter-morocco case.	Olympia	1862	USD -	2,000.00
MERRILL, D. D., Publisher	The Northern Route to Idaho: and the Pacific Ocean. 15 cm. Original blind- and gilt-stamped cloth.	Saint Paul, Minn.	[1864]	USD -	1,000.00
MORGAN, MARTHA M., Editor	A Trip across the Plains in the year 1849, with Notes of a Voyage to California, by way of Panama. Also, some spiritual songs, &c. By Mrs. Martha M. Morgan. [Wrapper title.] 21.8 cm. Original printed wrappers.	San Francisco	1864	USD -	2,750.00
NICAISE, AUGUSTE	Une Annee au Desert. Scenes et Recits du Far-West Americain. [At head of title:] Auguste Nicaise. 19 cm., uncut. Original printed wrappers. Backstrip worn. Front wrapper becoming detached.	Chalons	1864	USD -	4,250.00
UNITED STATES. ARMY. EAST SUB-DISTRICT OF THE PLAINS	Notice. To Emigrants & Freighters. [Caption title. Text begins:] Head Q'r's. East Sub-Dist. of the Plains, Fort Kearny, N.T., July 5th, 1865. The following telegram from the General commanding the District of the Plains is published for the information an	[Fort Kearny]	[1865]	USD -	225.00
BURKE, WILLIAM S., Compiler	Directory of the City of Council Bluffs and Emigrants' Guide to the Gold Regions of the West. W. S. Burke. 22 cm. Original patterned cloth. Small portion of front cover discolored.	Council Bluffs, Iowa	1866	USD -	950.00
UDELL, JOHN	Journal of John Udell, Kept During a Trip Across the Plains, containing an Account of the Massacre of a Portion of His Party by the Mohave Indians, in 1859 [i.e., 1858]. [Entered according to act of Congress.] 22 cm. Printed wrappers. Stained throughout.	Jefferson [Ohio]	1868	USD -	850.00
CARTWRIGHT, DAVID W.	Natural History of Western Wild Animals and Guide for Hunters, Trappers, and Sportsmen; embracing Observations on the Art of Hunting and Trapping, a description of the physical structure, homes, and habits of Fur-bearing Animals and others of North Americ	Toledo, Ohio	1875	USD -	Not Sold
PERCEVAL, DEAN.	A Thousand Miles in a Canoe. Or a Canoe Voyage from Denver, Colorado, to Leavenworth, Kansas. During the Summer of 1867. A Personal Adventure by Dean Perceval. 19.2 cm. Printed wrappers.	Bushnell, Illinois	1880	USD -	425.00
FULLER, EMELINE L.	Left by the Indians. Story of My Life. [By] Emeline L. Fuller. [Wrapper title.] 13 cm. Quarter-morocco case.	[Mt. Vernon, Iowa]	[1892]	USD -	70.00
JOHNSTON, WILLIAM G.	Experiences of a Forty-Niner, By Wm. G. Johnston, A Member of the Wagon Train First to Enter California in the Memorable Year 1849. [Thirteen lines from Milton.] 21.9 cm. Original cloth. Inside front cover cracked, and end paper, fly leaf, and frontispiec	Pittsburgh	1892	USD -	200.00
LEEPER, DAVID ROHRER.	The Argonauts of 'Forty-Nine. Some Recollections of the Plains and the Diggings. By David Rohrer Leeper. Illustrated By O. Marion Elbel, from Selections and Suggestions by the Author. "Golden days, remembered days, The days of 'Forty-Nine" 22.1 cm. Origin	South Bend, Indiana	1894	USD -	30.00
THOMSON, ORIGEN.	Crossing The Plains. Narrative of the Scenes, Incidents and Adventures attending the Overland Journey of the Decatur and Rush County Emigrants to the "far-off" Oregon in 1852. Printed from a Diary of Daily Events kept by the late Origen Thomson; With an I	Greensburg Indiana	1896	USD -	325.00
FRINK, MARGARET A.	Journal Of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers Under the Guidance of Mr. Ledyard Frink During a journey across the plains from Martinsville, Indiana, to Sacramento, California, from March 30, 1850, to September 7, 1850. From the Original	[Oakland]	[1897]	USD -	250.00
ARAM, JOSEPH.	In Memory of Joseph Aram. [Wrapper title.] 19.6 cm. Printed wrappers. Portion of front cover and lower margins of leaves stained.	[San Jose?]	[1898?]	USD -	375.00
CRAWFORD, CHARLES H.	Scenes of Earlier Days in Crossing the Plains to Oregon, and Experiences of Western Life by C. H. Crawford. 1898. 20.3 cm. Original cloth.	Petaluma, Cal.	[1898]	USD -	60.00
HAMBLETON, CHALKLEY J.	A Gold Hunter's Experience By Chalkley J. Hambleton. 18.1 cm., top edges trimmed. Original cloth.	Chicago	1898	USD -	60.00
DINWIDDIE, AMANDA E.	A Trip across the Plains and Early Life in California. [Vignette] [By] Mrs. Amanda E. Dinwiddie. [Wrapper title.] 17.5 cm. Printed wrappers. Board folder.	[n.p.]	[ca.1900]	USD -	80.00
CHITTENDEN, HIRAM MARTIN.	The American Fur Trade of the Far West A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the Overland Commerce with Santa Fe. Map and illustrations By Hiram Martin Chittenden Captain Corps	New York	1902	USD -	90.00
MCKNIGHT, GEORGE S.	California 49er. By Geo. S. McKnight. Travels from Perrysburg to California. 19.7 cm. Printed red wrappers. Covers and title page lightly stained. Quarter-morocco case.	[Perrysburg Ohio]	[1903]	USD -	70.00
COLLINS, JOHN S.	Across the Plains in '64. Incidents of Early Days West of the Missouri River---Two Thousand Miles in an Open Boat From Fort Benton to Omaha---Reminiscences of the Pioneer Period of Galena, General Grant's Old Home. By John S. Collins. 19.5 cm. Original pi	Omaha, Nebraska	1904	USD -	50.00
LEONARD, ZENAS.	Leonard's Narrative. Adventures of Zenas Leonard Fur Trader and Trapper 1831--1836. Reprinted from the rare original of 1839. Edited by W. F. Wagner, M.D. With maps and illustrations. 22.5 cm. Cloth. Title and Contents leaves foxed.	Cleveland	1904	USD -	30.00
[YOUNG, FRANK CRISSLY]	Across the Plains in '65. A Youngster's Journal, from "Gotham" to "Pike's Peak." [Two line quotation.] 17 cm. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Lightly rubbed and stained. Author's calling card with ms. inscription so reads "With the compliments and sincere re	Denver	1905	USD -	55.00
HEWITT, RANDALL H.	Across the Plains and Over the Divide. A Mule Train Journey from East to West in 1862, and incidents connected therewith. With map and illustrations. By Randall H. Hewitt. 18.7 cm., top edge trimmed. Original pictorial cloth. Binding rubbed.	New York	[1906]	USD -	40.00
PLEASANTS, WILLIAM J.	Twice Across the Plains 1849 ... 1856 By W. J. Pleasants. 17 cm. Original pictorial cloth. Inscribed on the front free end paper: "To Thomas Wayne Norris from the Publisher W.N.B." With the Walter Neat Brunt and Thomas Wayne Norris bookplates. Half-morocc	San Francisco	1906	USD -	300.00
[BROWN, JOHN E.]	Memoirs of a Forty-niner. [Edited] By his daughter Mrs. Katie E. Blood Parkersburg, W. Va. 26.1 cm. Printed wrappers.	New Haven	1907	USD -	Not Sold
HINDMAN, DAVID R.	The Way to my Golden Wedding. D. R. Hindman. Parkville, Mo. Published by His Children as a Tribute of Admiration and Affection. 17.1 cm. Original cloth with title and "Gift Edition February Twenty Third 1908" on the front cover. Ms. inscription in ink on	St. Joseph, Mo.	1908	USD -	210.00
PORTER, LAVINIA HONEYMAN.	By Ox Team to California. A Narrative of Crossing the Plains in 1860. By Lavinia Honeyman Porter. 24 cm., uncut. Original cloth. Lightly rubbed. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper by Mrs. Porter's daughter: To Mrs. Johnson---Please accept this book i	Oakland	1910	USD -	275.00
WARD, DILLIS BURGESS	Across the Plains in 1853 By D. B. Ward, Seattle, Wash. [Wrapper title.] 17.5 cm. Printed wrappers, stitched with heavy thread. Head and heel of spine wrinkled.	Colophon---[Seattle]	[1911]	USD -	40.00
DRURY, WELLS	To Old Hangtown Or Bust. Pilgrimage of J. M. Studebaker to the place where he made his first stake and got his start in life. Reported by Wells Drury. 18.8 cm. Pictorial printed wrappers. Moderately soiled. Ms. inscription in ink on recto front flyleaf: C	Placerville, Cal.	1912	USD -	55.00
WISTAR, ISAAC JONES	Autobiography of Isaac Jones Wistar 1827--1905. In Two Volumes. Volume I[-II]. 27.8 cm., uncut. 2 vols. Original cloth with leather labels on spines. Some pencilled underlining. Light dampstain in lower margins of Vol. I. Business card of C. Bowyer Vaux,	Philadelphia	1914	USD -	100.00
BAILEY, WASHINGTON	A Trip to California in 1853. By Washington Bailey. Recollections of a gold seeking trip by ox train across the plains and mountains by an old Illinois pioneer. 22.2 cm. Printed wrappers.	[LeRoy Illinois]	1915	USD -	60.00
SMEDLEY, WILLIAM	Across the Plains in '62. By William Smedley. 20.5 cm., uncut. Cloth-backed boards. Some foxing. Inscribed in ink below half title. Fraternally Yours Wm. Smedley, 6--15--'16.	[Denver, Colorado]	[1916]	USD -	50.00
THOMPSON, DAVID	David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America. 1784--1812. Edited by J. B. Tyrrell. [No. XII of the Publications of The Champlain Society.] 24.1 cm., top edge trimmed. Original cloth. Rubbed.	Toronto	1916	USD -	425.00
KINGMAN, HENRY	The Travels and Adventures of Henry Kingman in Search of Colorado and California Gold. 1859--1865. With a few later incidents, including some politics and the celebration of his seventy-fifth birthday. Copyright 1917. 22.2 cm., top edge trimmed. Pictorial	Delavan, Morris County, Kansas	1917	USD -	80.00
LOBENSTINE, WILLIAM C.	Extracts from the Diary of William C. Lobenstine. December 31, 1851--1858. Biographical Sketch by Belle W. Lobenstine. 22.5 cm., top edge trimmed. Cloth-backed boards, printed label on front cover.	[n.p.]	1920	USD -	15.00
WELCH, JOHN ALLEN	Personal Memoirs of John Allen Welch. In Narrative Form Including an Overland Trip from Iowa to California in 1854 and Succeeding Events. (Copyright Reserved). 23.6 cm. Printed wrappers, with title "An Overland Trip from Iowa to California in 1854." Slip	Hutchinson, Kansas	1920	USD -	130.00
BROOKS, ELISHA	Elisha Brooks. The Life-Story of a California Pioneer. Written for his grandchildren to show them how the emigrants crossed the Plains, and also what manner of person was their Great Grandmother. 19.6 cm. Printed boards. Lightly soiled.	[San Francisco]	[1922]	USD -	50.00
COOKE, LUCY RUTLEDGE	Crossing the Plains in 1852. Narrative of a Trip From Iowa to "The Land of Gold," as Told in Letters Written During the Journey. By Lucy Rutledge Cooke. 19.2 cm. Printed paper wrappers. Edges frayed. Portions of spine torn. Lansdale bookplate.	Modesto, California	1923	USD -	625.00
MCCOY, ALEXANDER W., JOHN, and SAMUEL, and JOHN A. JOHNSON	Pioneering on The Plains. Journey to Mexico in 1848. The Overland Trip to California. Printed Not Published. [Below neat line:] Copyright 1924 by John McCoy Kaukauna Wisc. [Wrapper title.] 25.9 cm. Backstrip torn.	[Kaukauna, Wisconsin]	[1924]	USD -	90.00
SAWYER, LORENZO	Way Sketches. Containing Incidents of Travel Across the Plains From St. Joseph to California in 1850 with Letters Describing Life and Conditions in the Gold Region. By Lorenzo Sawyer Later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California. With Historical	New York	1926	USD -	50.00
POWELL, H. M. T.	The Santa Fe Trail to California 1849--1852. The Journal and Drawings of H. M. T. Powell. Edited by Douglas S. Watson. [Vignette.] 34.3 cm., uncut. Morocco-backed cloth. Backstrip slightly worn.	San Francisco	1931	USD -	250.00
FROST, DONALD MCKAY	Notes on General Ashley. The Overland Trail and South Pass By Donald McKay Frost. With a Map. 29 cm., top edges trimmed. Cloth-backed boards. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: "For: Thomas W. Streeter from his friend Donald McKay Frost."	Worcester, Mass.	1945	USD -	70.00
PUGET SOUND COAL MINING ASSOCIATION	Prospectus of the "Puget Sound Coal Mining Association." [Caption title.] [Dated at end:] San Francisco, 1853. 21.5 cm. Disbound. Foxed.	[San Francisco]	[1853?]	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (Isaac I. Stevens)	A Proclamation By the Governor of the Territory of Washington. [Caption title.] [Governor Stevens recites here for the first time the powers given him in the act of Congress establishing the territorial government of Washington, to hold elections, to decl	[Olympia?]	[1853]	USD -	500.00
LANCASTER, COLUMBIA	Citizens of Washington Territory. [Caption title. Text begins:] Your delegate has been called upon to furnish you the debates in Congress, of the past session, for and against the principal measures which were pending, in which your [sic] were interested;	[Washington, D.C.?]	[1854]	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (Isaac I. Stevens)	Governor's Message. Delivered to the Legislative assembly in joint session, December 5, 1854. 1000 copies ordered to be printed for the use of the House. [Caption title.] 24.5 cm., uncut. Stained. Edges frayed.	[Olympia]	[1854]	USD -	50.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	Rules and Orders of the House of Representatives, of the Territory of Washington; 1854--5. 15.5 cm. Disbound. Dampstained. Modern stiff yellow wrappers with contemporary printed label pasted on front cover.	Olympia	1854	USD -	80.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) COUNCIL	Journal of the Council of the Territory of Washington: together with the Memorials and Joint Resolution of the First Session of Legislative Assembly, begun and held at Olympia, February 27th, 1854 [-May 1, 1854], and of the independence of the United Stat	Olympia	1855	USD -	160.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) COUNCIL	Journal of the Council of the Territory of Washington, during the Second Session of the Legislative assembly, begun and held at Olympia, December 4, 1854 [-February 1, 1855.] 22.3 cm. Original printed wrappers. Small piece missing from backstrip.	Olympia	1855	USD -	160.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (C. H. Mason, Acting Governor, for Isaac I. Stevens)	Message of the Governor of the Territory of Washington; delivered in joint session of the Council and House of Representatives of Washington Territory, Friday, Decemrer [sic] 7th, 1854 [i.e., 1855]. Read, laid on table, and two thousand copies ordered to	Olympia	1855	USD -	180.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (Charles H. Mason, Acting Governor, for Isaac I. Stevens)	Proclamation: [Caption title. Text begins:] Whereas, information has been received by me, that a state of War is existing between the Yakima Tribe of Indians and the United States. And, Whereas, it is deemed necessary to augment the force already in the f	[Olympia]	[1855]	USD -	325.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Washington: together with the Memorials and Joint Resolutions of the First Session of the Legislative Assembly, begun and held at Olympia, February 27th, 1854 [--May 1, 1854], and of the independ	Olympia	1855	USD -	160.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Washington: being the Second Session of the Legislative Assembly, begun and held at Olympia, December 4th, 1854 [--February 1, 1855]. 22.5 cm. Original printed wrappers. Moderate foxing and damps	Olympia	1855	USD -	50.00
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS	A Statement of the Facts, pertaining to the Proclamation of Martial Law over Pierce County, W. T., by Gov. Isaac I. Stevens and the Proceedings of the Court Martial in the Attempt to Try Citizens for Treason, Containing the Governor's Vindication and the	Steilacoom	June 24, 1856	USD -	75.00
STEVENS, ISAAC INGALLS	Vindication of Governor Stevens, for Proclaiming and Enforcing Martial Law in Pierce County, W. T. May 10, 1856. 23.6 cm., uncut. Unbound. Title leaf parting at centerfold. Foxed. Partially unopened. Cloth folder with bookplate of the American Autograph S	[Olympia,]	1856	USD -	100.00
WALLACE, W. H., et al.	A Brief Notice of the Recent Outrages committed by Isaac I. Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory. The Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus---the Breaking up of Courts, and the Kidnapping of Judges and Clerks. 22.2 cm. Two vols. Title leaf foxed. M	Olympia	May 17, 1856	USD -	100.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) BAR. 3d Judicial District	Proceedings of a meeting of the Bar, 3d Judicial district, Washington Territory on the arrest of the Hon. Edward Lander, Chief Justice of said territory and John M. Chapman, Clerk of the District Court, by an armed force under orders of Gov. Isaac I. Stev	Steilacoom	May 7th, 1856	USD -	100.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) COUNCIL	Journal of the Council, of the Territory of Washington: being the Third Session of the Legislative Assembly, begun and held at Olympia, December 3d, 1855[--January 31, 1856]. 23.2 cm. Original printed wrappers.	Olympia	1856	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	Journal of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Washington: being the Third Session of the Legislative assembly, begun and held at Olympia, December 3d, 1855[-January 31, 1856]. 22.3 cm. Original printed wrappers.	Olympia	1855	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) COUNCIL	Journal of the Council of Washington Territory: Fourth Session of the Legislative Assembly, begun and held at Olympia, the Seat of the Government, upon the First Monday of December, to-wit: the First Day of December, Anno Domini, 1856. 22.1 cm. Original p	Olympia	1857	USD -	Not Sold
STEVENS, ISAAC INGALLS	A Circular Letter to Emigrants Desirous of Locating in Washington Territory, By Isaac I. Stevens, Delegate in Congress. 21.9 cm. Disbound.	Washington	1858	USD -	150.00
STEILACOOM LIBRARY ASSOCIATION	Constitutions, By-Laws, and Rules and Orders of the Steilacoom Library Association, Washington Territory. Organized in March, 1858. 16.3 cm. Original printed wrappers; unstitched.	Steilacoom	1860	USD -	45.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (William Pickering)	Annual Message of the Governor of the Territory of Washington, Delivered December 17th, 1862. 3000 Copies Ordered Printed by the House. 24.5 cm., uncut. Stitched.	Olympia	1862	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (William Pickering)	Message of the Governor of the Territory of Washington. House, Dec. 17---Laid on the table and 3,000 copies ordered. 23.5 cm., uncut. Stitched.	Olympia	1862	USD -	Not Sold
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) SURVEYOR GENERAL	The Report and Decision of the Surveyor General of Washington Territory, on the Catholic Mission Claim, at Vancouver. 22.5 cm. Stitched. Moderately dampstained.	Olympia	1862	USD -	300.00
MERCER, ASA SHINN	Washington Territory. The Great North-West, Her Material Resources, and Claims to Emigration. A Plain Statement of Things as they Exist. By A. S. Mercer, A Resident of the Territory. 23.2 cm. Original printed wrappers. Back wrapper tattered. Moderate foxi	Utica, New York	1865	USD -	275.00
EVANS, ELWOOD	Puget Sound: Its Past, Present and Future. An Address Delivered by Elwood Evans, Esq. At Port Townsend, Washington Territory, January 5th, 1869, For the Benefit of the Hall Fund of the Good Templars. Published by Request. [Wrapper title.] 22.6 cm. Origina	Olympia	1869	USD -	55.00
MEEKER, EZRA	Washington Territory west of the Cascade Mountains, containing a Description of Puget Sound, and Rivers emptying into it, the Lower Columbia, Shoalwater Bay, Gray's Harbor, Timber, Lands, Climate, Fisheries, Ship Building, Coal Mines, Market Reports, Trad	Olympia	1870	USD -	130.00
WHITE, CHARLES A.	Map of Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains. Compiled from the Government Surveys by Chas. A. White, C. E. 1870. Engraved, Printed, Manufactured and Published by G. W. &c. B. Colton & Co., New York. 123 x 167 cm., printed on four sheets. Col			USD -	35.00
PUGET SOUND. BUSINESS DIRECTORY	Puget Sound Business Directory, and Guide to Washington Territory, 1872, Comprising a correct history of Washington Territory, and a condensed but comprehensive account of her Agricultural, Commercial and Manufacturing Interests, Climatology, Mineralogy,	Olympia	[1872]	USD -	175.00
SEATTLE. Ordinances	Small Pox! City Ordinance No. 30.	[Seattle]	[1872]	USD -	200.00
SEATTLE AND WALLA WALLA RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY	Report of the Chief Engineer [Thomas B. Morris] of the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad Company, to the Trustees and Stockholders, November, 1874. 22.4 cm. Contemporary plain wrappers. Front cover cut off at hinge.	Seattle	1874	USD -	Not Sold
SEATTLE AND WALLA WALLA RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY	Report of the Chief Engineer [Thomas B. Morris] of the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad Company, to the Trustees and Stockholders, November, 1874. 22.4 cm. Original lavender printed wrappers.	Seattle	1874	USD -	75.00
MORGAN, EDGAR M.	Map of Puget-Sound Washington Territory, 1875. Compiled from Surveys on file in Surveyor Gens. Office by Edgar M. Morgan, Dep. U. S. Surveyor, Olympia, W. T. Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., S. F. 1875 91 x 128.5 cm. "Scale 1 mile to 1/2 inch," also graphic scal			USD -	75.00
WASHINGTON TERRITORY BOARD OF IMMIGRATION	Washington Territory: its Soil, Climate, Productions and General Resources. Compiled by Mrs. A. H. H. Stuart, Chairman of the Board of Immigration. Published by Authority of the Legislature. 22.7 cm. Original printed wrappers. Portion of back cover missin	Olympia	1875	USD -	50.00
MACKINTOSH, A., Publisher	City of Seattle Washington Territory Published by A. Mackintosh, Searcher of Records & Dealer in Real Estate. Seattle, W. T. [ca. 1876] 20.7 x 20.3 cm. "Scale 100 ch's 1 inch." No graphic scale. Worn on folds. Cellophane tape repairs.			USD -	50.00
EASTWICK, MORRIS & COMPANY	Map of Puget Sound and Surroundings, Washington Territory Compiled from Official Surveys and Published by Eastwick, Morris & Co. Civil & Mining Engineers Seattle 1877 Wash. Ter. Drawn by John Hanson with Eastwick, Morris & Co., Seattle, W. T. [At lower le			USD -	85.00
EASTWICK, MORRIS & COMPANY	Map of South Eastern Washington Territory, Compiled from Official Surveys and Published by Eastwick, Morris & Co. Civil & Mining Engineers, Seattle 1878 Wash. Ter. Drawn by John Hanson, with Eastwick, Morris & Co. Seattle, W. T. [At lower left and right r			USD -	90.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, June-July 1878	Constitution. [Caption title.] [Proposed by the Constitutional Convention for the State of Washington.] 21.7 cm. Disbound. Later plain wrappers attached to text with paper tape.	[n. p.]	[1878]	USD -	100.00
WHITMAN COUNTY	Descriptive Pamphlet of Whitman County in the Great Palouse Country. 18.5 cm. Original printed wrappers with vignette. Edges worn. Leaves browning.	Colfax, Washington Territory	September, 1878	USD -	80.00
WASHINGTON TERRITORY BOARD OF IMMIGRATION	Washington Territory. Information concerning its Resources, Population and General Statistics, for the Use of Immigrants. [Caption title.] 24.2 cm., uncut. First and last pages soiled. Minor tears in edges.	[Olympia]	[1879?]	USD -	35.00
WASHINGTON TERRITORY IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY	Washington Territory. Facts Regarding its Climate and Soil, Mineral, Agricultural, Manufacturing and Commercial Resources. Information for Immigrants. Compiled and Published under the Direction of the Washington Territory Immigrant Aid Society. 20.9 cm. O	Seattle	1879	USD -	60.00
IMMIGRATION AID SOCIETY OF NORTH-WESTERN WASHINGTON	North-Western Washington, It's [sic] Soil, Climate, Productions and General Resources, with Detail Description of the Counties of Jefferson, Clalam, Island, San Juan and Whatcom. Compiled and published by the Immigration Aid Society of North-Western Washi	Port Townsend	[1880]	USD -	110.00
THE NORTH PACIFIC	The North Pacific, a True Exhibit of Washington Territory in 1880. The Field for Capital---the Home for Laborers. 14.9 cm. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped along backstrip. Unopened.	New Tacoma	1880	USD -	90.00
DOWNING, A	The Region of the Upper Columbia, and How I Saw It. By A. Downing, Topographical Assistant, U. S. Army. 16.4 cm. Stapled. Disbound. U. S. Geological Survey rubber stamp on title page.	Vancouver, W. T.	1881	USD -	250.00
PARKER, FRANK J., Editor	Washington Territory! The Presdent and Prospective Future of the Upper Columbia Co9untry, Embracing the Counties of Walla Walla, Whitman, Spokane and Stevens, with a Detailed Description of Northern Idaho. Compiled and Edited by Frank J. Parker, Editor a	Walla, Walla, W.T.	1881	USD -	240.00
WASHINGTON. (Territory.) GOVERNOR. (William A. Newell)	Message of William A. Newell, Governor of Washington Territory to the Legislative Assembly, Session of 1881. Published by Authority. 22.4 cm. Original printed wrappers.	Olympia	1881	USD -	Not Sold
SEATTLE. DIRECTORY	Residence and Business Directory of the City of Seattle for the Year 1882, comprising a brief sketch of the settlement, development, and present business of the City. Published by Eliot & Sweet. 20.7 cm. Original leather-backed printed boards. Rubbed.	[Seattle]	[1882]	USD -	75.00
PIERCE, HENRY H.	Report of an Expedition from Fort Colville to Puget Sound, Washington Territory, by Way of Lake Chelan and Skagit River, during the months of August and September, 1882, made by First Lieut. Henry H. Pierce, Adjutant 21st Infantry, under the orders of Bri	Washington	1883	USD -	180.00
ESHELMAN, LLEWELLYN & COMPANY, Publishers	Pamphlet descriptive of King County, Washington Territory, showing its wonderful natural resources and commercial advantages, with a Short Sketch of Seattle, the Largest and Most Flourishing City in the Territory---Its Present and Future Prospects. [Wrapp	Seattle, W. T.	1884	USD -	50.00
SEATTLE. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	Seattle & King County Washington Territory. Statistical and Descriptive Report of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, to the Governor of Washington Territory. Published by Authority of the Chamber of Commerce. [Vignette.] 19 cm. Original printed wrappers wit	Seattle	December, 1884	USD -	60.00
TACOMA	Tacoma, Pacific Terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad ... Entered ... 1884, by R. F. Radenbaugh, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. [Wrapper title.] 23 cm. Original printed wrappers. Label "Geo. H. Hazzard Real Estate Broker ..	Tacoma	1884	USD -	45.00
DALLAM, ANSELL & EDWARDS, Publishers	Settlers' Guide to Homes in the Northwest Being a Hand-Book of Spokane Falls, W. T., The Queen City of the Pacific, Its Matchless Water Power and Advantages as a Commercial Centre. Published by Dallam, Ansell & Edwards. 21.5 cm. Original printed wrappers.	Spokane Falls	1885	USD -	190.00
TACOMA	Tacoma Western Terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad. ... Entered ... 1884, by R. F. Radenbaugh ... [Wrapper title.] 23 cm. Original printed wrappers. Small tears in margins of covers. Another issue of the preceding lot, 3280, printed largely from the	Tacoma	1885	USD -	40.00

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.