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[AMERICANA]. A group of 14 works relating to exploration and expansion.

Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Nov 10, 2023 9:00AM CT

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[AMERICANA]. A group of 14 works relating to exploration and expansion, including:

TAYLOR. Zachary. California and New Mexico: A Message from the President of the United States. Washington: [Government Printing Office], 1850. 7 maps, 6 folding. Later half calf. House of Representatives issue. -- RYAN, William Redmond. Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California, Illustrated by Twenty-Three Drawings, Taken on the Spot. L: Parry & Co., 1852. Publisher's cloth. -- NORDHOFF, Charles. Peninsular California. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1888. Publisher's cloth gilt. -- MUIR, John. The Mountains of California: Volume Two. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket -- CLELAND, Robert Glass. California in Our Time 1900-1940. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Publisher's cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- And 9 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

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