Parke Bernet: The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter, 1969yr,

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Auction Date: October 21, 1969 - October 21, 1969

Page Size: 1094 items in 11 pages

Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
DUFLOT DE MOFRAS, EUGENE	Exploration du Territoire de l'Oregon, des Californies et de la Mer Vermeille, executee pendant les annees 1840, 1841 et 1842, par M. Duflot de Mofras, Attache a la Legation de France a Mexico; ouvrage publie par ordre du Roi, sous les auspices de M. le M	Paris	1844	USD -	1,700.00
WILKES, CHARLES	Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Commander of the Expedition, Member of the American Philosophical Society, Etc. In Five Volumes, and an Atlas. Vol. I[-V and Atla	Philadelphia	1845	USD -	160.00
THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & COMPANY, Publishers	Geographical Description of the State of Texas; also, of that Part of the West Coast of North America, which includes Oregon, and Upper California. With Maps. 12.5 cm. Original embossed leather with short title in gilt on front cover and original stiff bl	Philadelphia	1846	USD -	500.00
WILKES, CHARLES	Western America, including California and Oregon, with Maps of Those Regions, and of "The Sacramento Valley." By Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. 23.5 cm. Original tan printed wrappers. Front cover water spotted and with "Sarah H. Rice May 12, 1869" written in ink	Philadelphia	1849	USD -	175.00
MITCHELL, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS, Publisher	A New Map of the States of Texas & California, the Territories of Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, and the Regions adjacent: Compiled from the most recent authorities. Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. 1852. Entered...1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait &			USD -	25.00
KIP, LAWRENCE	The Indian Council in the Valley of the Walla-Walla. 1855. (Printed, Not Published.) 21.8 cm. Original pale blue printed wrappers. Head and heel of spine chipped; pencilled notes on title page. In a cloth folder.	San Francisco	1855	USD -	325.00
PRESTON, J. A., Publisher	Preston's Sectional And County Map of Oregon and Washington West of the Cascade Mountains. Compiled from United States Surveys and other authentic sources, by J. W. Trutch and G. W. Hyde 1856. A. H. Burley, Stationer, Chicago Ill. Entered...1856, J. A. Pr			USD -	50.00
ARMSTRONG, A. N.	Oregon: comprising a Brief History and Full Description of the Territories of Oregon and Washington, embracing the Cities, Towns, Rivers, Bays, Harbors, Coasts, Mountains, Valleys, Prairies and Plains; Together with Remarks upon the Social Position, Produ	Chicago	1857	USD -	80.00
UNITED STATES. BUREAU OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS	Department of Oregon Map of the State of Oregon and Washington Territory compiled in the Bureau of Topogl. Engrs. chiefly for military purposes by order of Hon. John B. Floyd. Sec. of War 1859. [Below neat line:] Engraved by W. H. Dougal [Washington? 1859			USD -	Not Sold
OREGON and WASHINGTON. CITIZENS	Statement of the Oregon and Washington Delegation, in Regard to the War Claims of Oregon and Washington. [Wrapper title.] 25.5 cm., untrimmed. Original printed wrappers [same paper as used for text]. Spine torn, pieces missing; edges frayed.	[Washington, D. C.?]	[1860?]	USD -	45.00
BRITISH AND AMERICAN JOINT COMMISSION ON THE HUDSON'S BAY AND PUGET SOUND AGRICULTURAL COMPANIES' CLAIMS	[Proceedings, 1865--1869.] In fourteen volumes, as described below. Memorials presented to the Commissioners, under the Treaty of July 1, 1863, between Great Britain and the United States, for the Final Settlement of the Claims of the Hudson's Bay and Pug	Washington	1865	USD -	1,150.00
OREGON STAGE LINE	Overland Mail Route to California. Through in Six Days to Sacramento!	Portland	[1866]	USD -	160.00
GREAT BRITAIN. FOREIGN OFFICE	North America No. 3[--9] (1873). (A.--G.) North-West American Water Boundary....[Above the imprint:] Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1873. Seven numbers in one volume, all with above on title page. [Rest of each title pri	London	[1873]	USD -	225.00
UNITED STATES. POST OFFICE	Post Route Map of the State of Oregon and Territory of Washington Designed and Constructed under the Orders of Postmaster General D. M. Key W. L. Nicholson Topographer of P. O. Dept. 1877. [Above title: Post Office Department seal.] [Below neat line:] Dra			USD -	125.00
UNITED STATES. ARMY. Department of the Columbia	Itineraries of Routes and Tables of Distances, with a List of Posts, their Locations, Garrisons, and Commanding Officers; Posts which have been Occupied, with Dates of Establishment and Abandonment; Forage Agencies; Distances to Indian Agencies and Names	Headquarters Department of the Columbia	May 1, 1881	USD -	450.00
AMERINE, C. H.	Map of Washington With Adjacent Parts of British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. Compiled & Copyrighted by C. H. Amerine Spokane Falls, W. T. 1888. [Heading across top above neat line:] Map of the Different Mining Countries of the Northwest. A Gast Bank Note			USD -	80.00
BAYLIES, FRANCIS	Northwest Coast of America. May 15, 1826. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House...Report: The Committee to whom "so much of the Message of the President of the United States as respects the establishment of a Military Post at the mouth of the Colum	[Washington, D. C.]	[1826]	USD -	35.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	The American Instructor, Second Book. Designed for the Common Schools in America...By Hall J. Kelley, A. M. Author of "The Instructor, First Book." Second Edition. 17.3 cm. Original leather-backed plain boards. Fore edges chipped, worn, inside hinges crac	Concord, N.H.	1826	USD -	130.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	Settlement on the Oregon River. Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying for a Grant of Land, And the aid of Government in Forming a Colony on the Northwest Coast of the United States. February 11, 1828. Read, and referred to the Committee of th	Washington	1828	USD -	130.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE	Documents in Relation to the Boundary of the United States, West of the Rocky Mountains, accompanying the President's Message of December 12, 1827. January 21, 1828. Ordered to be printed, in confidence, for the use of the Senate. [At head:] 20th Congress	Washington	1828	USD -	100.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	A Geographical Sketch of that Part of North America, called Oregon: containing An Account of the Indian Title;---the Nature of a Right of Sovereignty;---The first Discoveries;---Climate and Seasons...the Disposition of the Indians, and the Number and Situ	Boston	1830	USD -	700.00
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENCOURAGING A SETTLEMENT OF THE OREGON TERRITORY. (2 items.)	Oregon Settlement Stock. $200,000 Divided into 2000 shares of $100 each. [Caption title.] Single leaf, 21.2 x 26 cm., printed on both sides. With ms. additions so reads: Certificate, No. 13.	[Boston]	[1831]	USD -	15.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	A General Circular to all Persons of Good Character, who wish to emigrate to the Oregon Territory, embracing some Account of the Character and Advantages of the Country; the Right and the Means and Operations by which it is to be settled;---and All Necess	Charlestown	1831	USD -	325.00
HOOKER, SIR WILLIAM JACKSON	Companion to the Botantical Magazine; being A Journal, containing such interesting botanical information, as does not come within the prescribed limits of the magazine; with occasional figures. By W. J. Hooker...Vol. I[-II]. 25.2 cm. Two vols. in one. Ori	London	1835[--36]	USD -	350.00
IRVING, WASHINGTON	Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. By Washington Irving. In Two Volumes. Vol. I[-II]. 22 cm. Two vols. Original blind-stamped blue cloth. Backstrips faded; text of vol. I separating from binding at front hinge; bookplates a	Philadelphia	1836	USD -	130.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE. Select Committee on the Occupation of Oregon	In Senate of the United States. June 6, 1838. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. [Lewis F.] Linn [of Missouri] submitted the following Report: (To accompany Senate Bill No. 206.) The Select Committee, to which was referred a bill to authorize the P	[Washington]	[1838]	USD -	100.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS JEFFERSON	Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory. By Thomas J. Farnham. 18 cm. Original grey blind-stamped cloth with leather label on spine. Hinges and corners worn; leaves foxed and stained, bookplate r	Poughkeepsie	1841	USD -	225.00
UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. HOUSE. Committee on Military Affairs	Military Posts---Council Bluffs to the Pacific Ocean. (To accompany bill H. R. No. 465.) May 28, 1842. Mr. [Nathanael Greene] Pendleton, of Ohio, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made the following Report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to whic	[Washington, D. C.]	[1842]	USD -	35.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS JEFFERSON	Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory. By Thomas J. Farnham. 18.5 cm. Original lavender cloth-backed tan boards with paper label on spine. Corners rubbed.	Ploughkeepsie (sic)	1843	USD -	90.00
BROWNE, PETER ARRELL	A Lecture on the Oregon Territory. I. The Title of the United States to its Sovereignty. II. Its Capabilities and Value to our Country. III. And the Necessity of an Immediate Settlement of it from the States. By Peter A. Browne, LL.D. of Philadelphia. [On	Philadelphia	1843	USD -	350.00
COLUMBUS, OHIO. CITIZENS COMMITTEE	Report of the Territory of Oregon, by a Committee, appointed at a Meeting of the Citizens of Columbus, to collect information in relation thereto. 23 cm., fore-edges untrimmed. Modern black calf. Foxed; pencilled (contemporary?) notes on map and one page.	Columbus, Ohio	1843	USD -	450.00
DUNN, JOHN	History of The Oregon Territory and British North-American Fur Trade; with an Account of the Habits and Customs of the Principal Native Tribes on the Northern Continent. By John Dunn, late of the Hudson's Bay Company; eight years a Resident in the Country	London	1844	USD -	100.00
FARNHAM, THOMAS JEFFERSON	History of Oregon Territory, it being a Demonstration of the Title of these United States of North America to the same. Accompanied by a Map. By Thomas J. Farnham, Esq. Author of "Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac, and the Rocky Mountains	New York	1844	USD -	80.00
COMPARATIVE CHRONOLOGICAL STATEMENT	Comparative Chronological Statement of the Events connected with the Rights of Great Britain and the Claims of the United States to the Oregon Territory. [Caption title.] 17.7 cm., top edges untrimmed. Original stitching.	[London]	[1846?]	USD -	425.00
LEONARD, H. L. W.	Oregon Territory: containing a Brief, but Authentic Account of Spanish, English, Russian, and American Discoveries on the North-West Coast of America. Also, the Different Treaty Stipulations confirming the claim of the United States, and Overland Expediti	Cleveland	1846	USD -	1,300.00
MEREDITH, EDMUND ALLEN	An Essay, on the Oregon Question, written for the Shakespeare Club, by Edmund A. Meredith, L. L. B., T. C. D. Barrister-at-Law. 20 cm. Modern morocco-backed boards.	Montreal	1846	USD -	120.00
OREGON CONTROVERSY	The Oregon Controversy Reviewed. In Four Letters. By a Friend of the Anglo-Saxons. 23.3 cm. Original tan printed wrappers "Editor N. Y. Tribune" inscribed in ink on front cover.	New York	1846	USD -	600.00
OREGON TERRITORY	The Oregon Territory, consisting of a brief Description of the Country and its Productions; and of the Habits and Manners of the Native Indian Tribes. With a Map of the Territory. 16.5 cm., untrimmed. Plain blue wrappers. Offsetting from map onto title pa	London	1846	USD -	70.00
ROBERTSON, WYNDHAM, JR	Oregon, Our Right and Title, containing an Account of the Condition of the Oregon Territory, its Soil, Climate, and Geographical Position; together with a Statement of the Claims of Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and the United States; accompanied with a m	Washington	1846	USD -	650.00
SAXTON, CHARLES	The Oregonian; or, History of the Oregon Territory; containing the Laws of Oregon, with a Description of the Political Condition of the Country; as well as its Climate, Resources, Soil, Productions, and Progress in Education, with a Map. By Charles Saxton	Washington, D. C.	1846	USD -	950.00
WILKES, CHARLES	Map of the Oregon Territory by the U. S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes Esor [sic] Commander. 1841. Re-Published by James Wyld Charing Cross East London. [1846?] [Below neat line:] Published by James Wyld Geographer to the Queen...East London. [Inset:] Columbia R			USD -	130.00
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY STATIONED IN OREGON TERRITORY	To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: [Caption title of memorial. At end:] Signed by Officers of the United States Army stationed in Oregon Territory. [Followed by supporting statements by G	[Oregon City, O. T.]	[1849]	USD -	450.00
OREGON. Territory. GOVERNOR. Joseph Lane	Governor's Message. [Caption title. Signed at end:] Joseph Lane, Oregon City, July 17, 1849. 27.6 cm., top and side edges untrimmed. Two small punch holes in both leaves for inserting in notebook.	[Oregon City, O. T.]	[1849]	USD -	300.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	History of the Colonization of the Oregon Territory. By Hall J. Kelley, A. M., The Projector and Chief Pioneer. 21.5 cm. Gatherings held together with contemporary straight pin. Title and last page soiled; 2 cm. hole in lower inside margin, not affecting	Worcester	1850	USD -	550.00
FREE MASONS. Oregon Territory. GRAND LODGE	Proceedings of a Convention of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, to organize a Grand Lodge of the Territory of Oregon, Holden (sic) in the Masonic Hall at Oregon City, A.. D. 1851, A. L. 5851. 20.7 cm. Original blue printed wrappers. Backstrip and edges o	Portland	1851	USD -	80.00
PORTLAND. CHARTER	Portland City Charter. An Act to Incorporate the City of Portland, in Washington County. [At end:] Passed the House of Representatives, January 14th, 1851. Passed the Council (sic), January 23d, 1851. Ralph Wilcox, Speaker H. R. Wm. W. Buck, President of	Portland	[1851]	USD -	350.00
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT	The Decision of the Supreme Court, in and for the Territory of Oregon, upon the Location Law, also a Review of Judge Pratt's Opinion, and the Correspondence between Gov. Gaines and Attorney Gen'l Crittenden upon the same Subject; together with the Oregon	Portland	1852	USD -	120.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	A Narrative of Events and Difficulties in the Colonization of Oregon, and the Settlement of California; and, also, a History of the Claim of American Citizens to Lands on Quadra's Island; together with an Account of the Troubles and Tribulations endured b	Boston	1852	USD -	1,000.00
WESTERN, Pseudonym	Biography of Joseph Lane, "Not inappropriately styled by his brother officers and soldiers, `the Marion of the War;"'---(Jenkin's History of the War, p. 496:) By Western. [Three line quotation.] 21.5 cm. Modern cloth; plain brown wrappers bound in.	Washington	1852	USD -	60.00
BROUILLET, REV. J. B. A.	Protestantism in Oregon. Account of the Murder of Dr. Whitman, and the Ungrateful Calumnies of H. H. Spalding, Protestant Missionary. By the Rev. J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General of Walla-Walla. 18.7 cm. Modern full morocco, gilt filets, g.e. Signature t	New York	1853	USD -	700.00
GROVER, LA FAYETTE, Compiler	The Oregon Archives: including the Journals, Governors' Messages and Public Papers of Oregon, from the Earliest Attempt on the Part of the People to form a Government, down to, and inclusive of the session of the Territorial Legislature, held in the year	Salem	1853 [ie., 1854]	USD -	400.00
OREGON. Territory. ACTING GOVERNOR. George L. Curry	Correspondence relating to the Massacre of Immigrants by the Snake Indians, in August, 1854. 24.5 cm., untrimmed. Original stitching. Foxed. In a quarter morocco case.	Salem, Oregon	1854	USD -	1,200.00
OREGON. Territory. GOVERNOR. George L. Curry	Correspondence and Official Proceedings relating to the Expeditions Against the Indians. (House, Dec. 19---4,000 Copies ordered Printed for Circulation among the People.) 22 cm., untrimmed. Stitched. Three small slits in inside margin of each leaf (for bi	Salem, Oregon	1855	USD -	600.00
BEESON, JOHN	A Plea for the Indians; with Facts and Features of the Late War in Oregon. By John Beeson. [Ten line quotation.] 18.4 cm. Original green printed wrappers. In a quarter morocco case.	New York	1857	USD -	130.00
OREGON. State. CONSTITUTION	The Constitution of Oregon, Framed by the Convention which met at Salem, On Monday, August 17th 1857, and which is to be submitted for the adoption or rejection of the people on Monday, November 9th A. D. 1857. [Signed at end:] Done in Convention at Salem	[Portland]		USD -	3,700.00
DUNIWAY, MRS. ABIGAIL JANE SCOTT	Captain Gray's Company; or, Crossing the Plains and Living in Oregon. By Mrs. Abigail J. Duniway. [One line quotation.] 18.2 cm. Original rose cloth. Backstrip separated at back hinge, with cloth and original backstrip laid on; small stain on a few leaves	Portland, Oregon		USD -	525.00
OREGON. GOVERNOR. Addison C. Gibbs	Proclamation of Thanskgiving. State of Oregon, Executive Department, Salem, October 30, 1862. [Text begins:] Never, since the birth of our Nation, was there a time...[Signed, beside cut of 1857 seal of the state:] Addison C. Gibbs, Governor of Oregon. Att	[Salem]	[1862]	USD -	50.00
DREW, C. S.	Official Report of the Owyhee Reconnoissance, made by Lieut. Colonel C. S. Drew, 1st Oregon Cavalry, in the Summer of 1864, Pursuant to the Orders of Brigadier General George Wright, Commanding Department of the Pacific. 22 cm. Original yellow printed wra	Jacksonville, Oregon	1865	USD -	650.00
KELLEY, HALL JACKSON	[Facsimile.] A History of the Settlement of Oregon and the Interior of Upper California; and of Persecutions and Afflictions of Forty Years' Continuance, endured by the Author, Hall J. Kelley, A. M. 22.3 cm. Original printed wrappers. Tears in backstrip;	Springfield, Mass.	1868	USD -	50.00
DOWELL, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, et al	The Petition of B. F. Dowell and Others, Asking Pay for Two Companies of Oregon Volunteers, and their Expenses, called into Service in 1854. By B. F. Dowell, Attorney for Claimants. 20 cm. Stitched, disbound. 5.5 cm. square incision in center of title lea	Jacksonville, Oregon	1869	USD -	80.00
OREGON. BOARD OF STATISTICS, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR EXCHANGE	Oregon, its Resources, Soil, Climate and Productions. Containing some Facts for the Consideration of Emigrants. Issued by the Board of Statistics, Immigration and Labor Exchange. [Signed at end:] Thos. Frazer. 23.3 cm. Original grey-brown printed wrappers	Portland, Oregon	December 1869	USD -	100.00
VEATCH, JOHN A.	Oregon. A Brief History of the Resources of the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue River Valleys, being three of the most fertile and highly productive valleys on the Pacific Coast, showing their capabilities of sustaining the Oregon Central Railroad, now being	Washington City	1869	USD -	170.00
BROWN, W. F.	Map of the City of Portland. Drawn by W. F. Brown Published by William Davidson Real Estate Dealer No. 64 Front St. [Portland] 1871. [At lower left:] Lith Britton & Rey, San Francisco. 40.5 x 53 cm. Small stains in margins at four folds. Folded to height			USD -	50.00
SAMUEL, LEO, Publisher	The Traveler's Guide and Oregon Railroad Gazetteer. [Vignette of train and steamship.] For Free Distribution, Daily, on Railways, Steamers and Stages, Throughout Oregon and Washington Territory. Sent by Mail Every Where. Published Monthly by L. Samuel, Ge	Portland	[1872]	USD -	300.00
CAPTAIN DICK	Religious Modoc! Captain Dick's Report. Head Quarters, Captain Hyrum, March, 20th 1873.	[General Canby's Headquarter's]	[1873]	USD -	225.00
OREGON MOUNTED MILITIA	Official Reports of Capt. H. Kelley and Capt. O. C. Applegate, in the Modoc Campaign of 1872-'73. H. Kelley, Captain Company A, 1st Brigade Oregon M. M. O. C. Applegate, Captain Company B, 1st Brigade Oregon M. M. [Wrapper title.] 23 cm. Original mustard	Jacksonville	1873	USD -	1,200.00
OREGON. GOVERNOR. La Fayette Grover	The Report of Governor Grover to General Schofield, on the Modoc War, and Reports of General J. E. Ross to the Governor, with Accompanying Documents. [Wrapper title.] 23.3 cm. Original green printed wrappers. Edges frayed, backstrip reinforced with paper	Salem, Oregon	1874	USD -	225.00
OREGON. GOVERNOR. La Fayette Grover	Report of Governor Grover to General Schofield on the Modoc War, and Reports of Maj. Gen. John F. Miller and General John E. Ross, to the Governor. Also Letter of the Governor to the Secretary of the Interior on the Wallowa Valley Indian Question. [Cut of	Salem	1874	USD -	90.00
HIMES, GEORGE H., Publisher	Wallamet or Willamette. "The name and not the thing." [Caption title.] 22 cm. Original light grey printed wrappers. Library and "exchange" stamps of U.S. Geological Survey Library on front cover and p. [1]; tears in backstrip, small portion lacking; edges	Colophon---Portland	[1875]	USD -	200.00
OREGON. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION	Settler's Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho Containing an Account of Distances, Rates of Fare, Routes of Travel, Description of Lands, How to Obtain Lands, and Many Other Important Facts. [Wrapper title.] 18.8 cm. Moroc	Portland	1883	USD -	110.00
KLAMATH COUNTY. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION	The Great Klamath Basin of Southern Oregon. Fertile Lands and Happy Homes. 22.8 cm. Original pink printed wrappers. Wrappers and all leaves stained; upper left corner of back wrapper torn off.	[Oakland or San Francisco]	[1885]	USD -	60.00
OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY	Eastern Washington Territory and Oregon: Facts regarding the Resources, Productions, Industries, Soil, Climate, Healthfulness, Commerce and Means of Communication. Issued for General Information with Maps and Appendix by the Land Department of the Oregon	[Portland]	[1885]	USD -	80.00
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY	The Oregon Short Line Country. A Description of Oregon, Southeastern Washington and Idaho. Facts for Settlers regarding the Resources, Attractions, Present Prosperity and Promising Future. Of the Far North-western Section of the Union. 22.3 cm. Original p	Omaha	1885	USD -	130.00
DODGE, ORVIL, Editor	The Heroes of Battle Rock, or The Miners' Reward. A Short Story of Thrilling Interest. How a Small Canon Done Its Work. Port Orford, Oregon, the Scene of the Great Tragedy. A Desperate Encounter of Nine White Men with Three Hundred Indians. Miraculous Esc	[Myrtle Point, Oregon?]	January, 1904	USD -	30.00
STRONG, JAMES CLARK	Biographical Sketch of James Clark Strong Colonel and Brigadier General, by Brevet. 19.1 cm. Original cloth with brief title stamped on front cover and spine in gilt.	Los Gatos, California	1910	USD -	40.00
DOUGLAS, DAVID	Journal kept by David Douglas during his Travels in North America 1823--1827 Together with a Particular Description of Thirty-Three Species of American Oaks and Eighteen Species of Pinus With Appendices containing a List of the Plants introduced by Dougla	London	1914	USD -	110.00
GREAT BRITAIN. COLONIAL OFFICE	Vancouver's Island. Return to an Address of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 7 August 1848;---for, "Copy of Correspondence between the Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relative to the Colonization	[London]	1848	USD -	120.00
GREAT BRITAIN. HOUSE OF COMMONS	Select Committee. (Two items.) Report from the Select Committee on the Hudson's Bay Company; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index. (Communicated from the Commons to the Lords.) Ordered to be printed 17th	[London]	1857	USD -	130.00
ANDERSON, ALEXANDER CAULFIELD	Hand-Book and Map to The Gold Region of Frazer's and Thompson's Rivers, with Table of Distances. By Alexander C. Anderson, Late Chief Trader Hudson Bay Co.'s Service. To which is appended Chinook Jargon---Language Used, Etc., Etc. At head: Price One Dolla	San Francisco	1858	USD -	800.00
BALLANTYNE, ROBERT MICHAEL	Handbook to the New Gold Fields: a Full Account of the Richness and Extent of the Fraser and Thompson River Gold Mines, with a Geographical and Physical Account of the Country and Its Inhabitants, Routes, etc., etc. Edited by Robert M. Ballantyne, Author	Edinburgh	1858	USD -	130.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER'S ISLAND	British Columbia and Vancouver's Island. A Complete Hand-Book, replete with the latest information concerning the Newly-Discovered Gold Fields. With a Map. 21 cm. Modern brown cloth. Corner of title-leaf and portions of folding map repaired.	[London]	[1858]	USD -	170.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. COURT. Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie	Court of British Columbia. Order of Court. [At head: Great Seal. Signed:] Matt. B. Begbie, J. 29 cm. Some pencil notations; crease at center.	Victoria	December 24, [1858]	USD -	35.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Copies or Extracts of Correspondence Relative to the Discovery of Gold in the Fraser's River District in British North America. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. July 2, 1858. [Great Seal.] 33.6 cm. Stitched. Edges worn. In	London	1858	USD -	100.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation By His Excellency, James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of British Columbia and Its Dependencies. [Caption Title. At head:] British Columbia. V [Great Seal.] R. [At end of last page:] Issued under the Public	Fort Langley	1858	USD -	90.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of British Columbia and its Dependencies. Proclamation, having the Force of Law to declare that English Law is in force in British Columbia. [At head:]	Fort Langley	1858	USD -	100.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of British Columbia and its Dependencies. Proclamation having the Force of Law to Indemnify the Governor and other Officers for Acts done before the Est	Fort Langley	1858	USD -	100.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of British Columbia and its Dependencies. Proclamation, having the Force of Law to enable the Governor of British Columbia to convey Crown Lands Sold wi	Victoria	1858	USD -	60.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency, James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Columbia, having the force of Law, to authorize the levying of Customs Duties upon Goods imported into British Columbia. [At head:] British Columbia. V. [Great Seal	Victoria	1858	USD -	70.00
HAZLITT, WILLIAM CAREY	British Columbia, and Vancouver Island; comprising a Historical Sketch of the British Settlements in the North-West Coast of America; And a Survey of the Physical Character, Capabilities, Climate, Topography, Natural History, Geology and Ethnology of that	London	1858	USD -	15.00
LEWIS, G. W.	Lewis' Map of Fraser River Showing the Surrounding Country and also the Various Overland Routes Leading to it. Compiled from Government Surveys. New-York Lith. & Pub. by G. W. Lewis. 50 Leonard St. [Below neat line:] Entered...1858 by G. W. Lewis in the..			USD -	325.00
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency, James Douglas, Governor of Vancouver Island and its Dependencies, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c. [At head:] British Columbia. V. [Great Seal.] R. [Signed at end:] Given under my hand and Seal, a	[Victoria?]	[1858]	USD -	100.00
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency James Douglas, Governor of Vancouver's Island and its Dependencies, Command-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c. [At head:] British Columbia. V. [Great Seal.] R. [Signed:] Given under my hand and Seal, at Fort Yale, t	[Victoria?]	[1858]	USD -	70.00
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation By His Excellency, James Douglas, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Colony of Vancouver's Island and its Dependencies [Caption title. At head:] British Columbia. V. [Great Seal.] R. [At end of first page:] Given under my hand a	Victoria	1858	USD -	120.00
WADDINGTON, ALFRED	The Fraser Mines Vindicated, or, The History of Four Months. By Alfred Waddington. Price, Fifty Cents. [One line of quotation] [Wrapper Title.] 21.5 cm. Original printed wrappers. Light foxing, small stains and/or holes in top inner corner of most leaves;	Victoria	1858	USD -	1,400.00
WYLD, JAMES	Map of the Colony of New Caledonia and the British & American Territory West of the Rocky Mountains including Vancouvers Island and the Gold Fields. By James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen & the Prince Consort Charing Cross East, London. [Below neat line:]			USD -	250.00
BRITISH COLUMBIA. GOVERNOR. James Douglas	Proclamation. By His Excellency, James Douglas, Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor of British Columbia. [At head:] British Columbia. V. [Great Seal.] R. [At end:] Issued under the Public Seal of the said Colony, at Victoria, this	Victoria	1859	USD -	50.00
GREAT BRITAIN. Colonial Office	Papers Relative to the Affairs of British Columbia. Part I. Copies of Despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of British Columbia, and from the Governor to the Secretary of State relative to the Government of the Colony; Al	London	1859--62	USD -	275.00
WYLD, JAMES	Map of the Gold Regions of the Frazer River and the Washington Territory on the Western Coast of America By James Wyld Geographer to the Queen & the Prince Consort Charing Cross East, London. [Below neat line:] London, Published by James Wyld...August 9th			USD -	150.00
COLUMBIA MISSION	Columbia Mission. Occasional Paper. Contents...June, 1860. Price One Shilling. Sold for the Benefit of the Mission. 21.5 cm. Original pale blue printed wrappers. Wrappers torn, spine damaged.	London: Rivington; Dublin	1860	USD -	170.00
INDIANS. CHINOOK LANGUAGE	Vocabulary of the Chinook Jargon: the Complete Language used by the Indians of Oregon, Washington Territory and British Possessions. [Wrapper title.] 14.7 cm. Original pale yellow printed wrappers. Foxed, irregularly trimmed.	San Francisco	1860	USD -	300.00

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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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.
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.