J. B. Lippincott Co, Circa 1891. Hardcover. Thin octavo [21.5 cm] Brown cloth over boards with gilt lettering and a black ink stamped pictorial vignette. Cloth spine sample on the front pastedown. The front hinge is weak, the two leaves preceeding the contents page (the sample title page?) are absent..... More
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1886. Souvenir View Book. Hardcover. Slim oblong octavo [15 cm x 23.5 cm] Illustrated plates bound in the accordion-style, with brown cloth covers, elaborately stamped in black, gilt and blind. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed. With fifty-one views of Washington D.C. More
San Francisco, CA: John Howell-Books, 1982. Fourth edition. Hardcover. 745pp. Large octavo. Rust cloth. Fine. Revised, Enlarged and Edited by Robert H. Becker. More
Printed under the Auspices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Taylor, Arizona Wards, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 255pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Brown paper covered boards with gilt stamped titles and gilt stamped designs on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1996. Later printing. Paperback. 194 pp. Octavo [22.5cm]; in illustrated wraps. More
Salt Lake City, UT: The University of Utah Press, 2012. Paperback. 158pp. Quarto [25.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. From the Author Information- "Roy Webb is the multimedia archivist for Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. He has been running rivers since 1976 and has..... More
Louisville, KY: General Printing Company, 1984. Limited edition, first printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 1074pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Beige cloth covered boards with the title stamped in black on the spines. Publisher's order form tucked in. The books are in near fine condition, and the dust jackets are in very good condition..... More
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1800. Third edition. Leather bound. Two volume set. 427, 375pp. Octavo [22 cm] Nicely rebound in tan 3/4 quarter calf over the original marbled leather boards. Backstrip has red and black gilt stamped leather labels with gilt rules. Floral gilt stamped pattern to the rest..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah, 2006. Vol. LX, No. 2. Paperback. Blue rear cover and spine/blue front cover with color photo of Monument Valley in Arizona are clean. Biannual journal with emphasis on issues concerning western American thought. Essays include: "The Savage as the Wolf: The Idea of..... More
Garden City. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. 402pp. Octavo [24 cm] in beige cloth. Light wear and a few short tears to jacket; light bump to front board at top, small nick to front board at foot, else crisp and unworn; interior tight and clean. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1877. Hardcover. Very thick quarto [30 cm] Dark brownish red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Good. The covers are gently rubbed. The corners of the covers are bumped. There is a 2 inch long split in the front board..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. SIGNED. 497pp. Quarto [30 cm] Dark reddish brown cloth covered boards. Good only. The covers are rubbed. The spine is faded. There are losses from the cloth at the ends of the spine. The deepest losses measure 1/2 inch deep. There are two..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1878. Original edition. Hardcover. 404pp. Quarto [30 cm] Odd volume. Brown cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip and blind-ruled borders on the covers. Good plus. The extremities are rubbed, and the spine is just a little bit sunned. The front..... More
Montpelier, ID: J. P. Wilde, 1993. Second printing. Paperback. 350; 212pp. Octavo [23 cm] Tan printed wraps. From the Introduction- "Bear Lake County is one of the most beautiful areas of Idaho. Its early history is as interesting as its mountains, wooded canyons, and beautiful lake. "Colonized by Mormons who believed..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. 289pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title against a black ink stamped background on the spine, and a black ink stamped small emblem on the front board. Very good. The extremities are very gently..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1852. First edition. Hardcover. Text and map volumes. 295pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] in original blind-embossed green cloth. Rebacked, with most of original backstrip overlaid. Several small ink stains to boards and spine, darkening to spine, narrow dampstain to rear board at foot, corners lightly..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. Second large printing. Hardcover. 236pp. Octavo [22 cm] Green and black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The edges of the covers are subtly bumped and faded. The pages are mildly yellowed. The dust..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. Second large printing. Hardcover. 236pp. Octavo [22 cm] Green and black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The edges of the covers are subtly bumped and faded. There is a thin 1 inch long..... More
Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1913. Illustrated Complete in One Volume. Leather bound. 1056pp. Thick quarto [28 cm] 3/4 brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. All edges gilt. Marbled endsheets. Fair. The covers are rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed occasionally along the edges. The front cover and the..... More
Austin: The Texas State Historical Association, 1989. Hardcover. 139pp. Oblong quarto [25.5 cm x 30 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are a bit dulled, and the foot of the spine is mildly..... More
New York: O. Judd Co., David W. Judd, Pres't. 1886. First edition, presentation copy. Hardcover. SIGNED. vi; 250pp. Octavo [19 cm] Original brown cloth with gilt title to the front cover and spine. Decorative endsheets. Folding map in back pocket. Black and white illustrations. Fair. The spine and covers are..... More
Stockton, CA: The Jedediah Smith Society, 1999. Bicentennial Edition. Paperback. 79pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. Old price sticker on rear wrap. Revised and enlarged. Celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jedediah Smith. Between the earlier 1984 edition and this edition, the number of monuments..... More
Stockton, CA: The Jedediah Smith Society, 1999. Bicentennial Edition. Paperback. 79pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Revised and enlarged. Celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jedediah Smith. Between the earlier 1984 edition and this edition, the number of monuments honoring Jedediah Smith increased from thirty-one to sixty-six. More
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1903. Later printing. Hardcover. 283pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Light blue cloth lettered and pictorially stamped in black and gilt. The extremities are moderately rubbed and bumped, the front free endpaper has several markings from prior owners, and the text block is cracked at p. 193..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1959. Paperback. 226 pp. More