Bainbridge, N.Y. Chenango Free Democrat Office, 1850. Broadside, 15.75 x 12 inches. Matted. Light, even tanning. An attractive illustrated broadside, dated August 10, 1850, advertising a short trip up the Susquehanna River from Bainbridge to Corbin’s Mills, scheduled for August 14. “Ladies and gentlemen are invited to attend - fare... More
[Minot?]: Fossum & Buck, 1915. Panoramic photograph, approximately 6.5 x 14.25 inches. Photo captioned in the negative. Light wear at edges; small, light red ink patch near left edge. Light dust soiling. A striking panorama of a harvesting scene in Flaxton, North Dakota, taken in 1915 and published by the... More
![Circular Printed in French Concerning the Panic of 1857] Mobile, 16 Octobre, 1857. Depuis Ma...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB354.JPG?v=1550980396)
Mobile: 1857. Broadside, 10.5 x 8.5 inches. Old folds, minor wear and toning. Addressed and postmarked on verso. In French. An unrecorded circular from Mobile, Alabama, that relates the effects of the Panic of 1857 on the cotton market there, as reported by Charles Henri Pillchody, the French Vice Consul... More
[Various places in the Philippines]. [ca. 1900]. 85 original photographs, each 2.25 x 3.75 inches. Oblong octavo. Cloth boards, gilt lettered, string tied. Photos mounted on stiff board. Light wear to boards. Light dust soiling internally. An attractive album of eighty-five Philippines photographs from just after the Spanish-American War. The... More
Pasadena: Trail's End Publishing Co. Inc., 1948. [64]pp., including illustrations. Small quarto. Original calf, gilt stamped and lettered. Light wear at edges, small dampstains at head and foot of spine. Internally clean. Scarce limited edition of this collection of ribald vignettes favored by Western artist Charles Russell; this is #116... More
Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, 1913. [100]pp. Extensively illustrated. Original orange publisher’s cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Lightly sunned, corners bumped and lightly worn, lightly soiled. Light soiling and wear internally. Subscribers’ lists torn away at rear. Salesman’s sample of this work on doomsday calamities endured by various..... More
![Land of Pueblos. New Mexico [caption title]. Santa Fe Railroad](/pictures/thumb/McBRB242.JPG?v=1548352479)
[N.p. ca. 1946]. Poster, 18 x 24 inches. Minor wear. A handsome poster advertising travel on the Santa Fe Railroad, featuring several Navajo Indians in the foreground and a pueblo in the background. One of the men in the foreground stands, drumming, while the others are seated behind him, chatting... More
![Arizona [caption title]. Santa Fe Railroad, Don Perceval](/pictures/thumb/McBRB239.jpg?v=1548352466)
[N.p. ca. 1949]. Poster, 18 x 24 inches. Minor wear. A handsome poster advertising travel on the Santa Fe Railroad, painted in the bold colors of the southwestern landscape. The poster features two cowboys on horseback in the center midground; two large saguaro cacti flank the foreground, and the red... More
![South Dakota Is the Wealthiest State in the Union Figured on a Per Capita Basis [caption title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB462_01.JPG?v=1562074794)
Sioux Falls: Will A. Beach Printing Co., [ca. 1915]. Folding pamphlet, 17 x 22 inches. A couple of small chips and separations. Light tanning. Scarce South Dakota folding promotional for the southeastern portion of the state and Sanborn County in particular, sponsored by land agents Shoemaker and Hollinsworth, located in... More
New York: 1830. Broadside form, approximately 12.5 x 8.25 inches. Formerly mounted, with some adhesive remnants at top edge. Light creasing at lower edge. Faint foxing. A subscription form for the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company, which sought to attract colonists to land granted to Lorenzo de Zavala, Joseph... More
![Real Estate Register of the North-West. Volume I. Number 1. Chicago, May, 1857 [caption title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB330_01.JPG?v=1550245331)
Chicago: G.W. Yerry & Co., 1857. 8pp. Quarto newspaper. Small contemporary ink stamp above masthead. Light tanning. Unopened at top edge, untrimmed. Rare Pre-Fire Chicago imprint advertising lands available in several western states and territories. This first issue was printed as a sample and prospectus, and was apparently the only... More
![A Souvenir of Our First Trip to Yosemite June 16 to 24, 1923 [manuscript title]. Western...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB903_01.JPG?v=1568338387)
[Yosemite]: 1923. [41] silver gelatin prints on [16] leaves. Black paper leaves, string-tied. Captions in white ink. Closed tear to first leave, minor wear else. A charming narrative album detailing a family holiday through Yosemite. Many of the photographs show sweeping scenery, together with shots of the travelers themselves, including... More
Richmond: Samuel Pleasants, 1803. 43pp. Modern half blue calf and marbled boards, original leather label retained. Moderate wear and soiling to text, title page with contemporary ownership inscription heavily inked over. One or two other ink notations to text. A solid copy. An anonymous collection of travel notices written by... More
![Some Views of Wyoming [cover title]. Wyoming](/pictures/thumb/McBRB619_01.jpg?v=1555792237)
Cheyenne: Department of Immigration, 1908. 64pp. Oblong octavo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Faint ink stamp on front cover. Minor wear. A relatively scarce illustrated promotional work that touts the benefits of life in Wyoming. Among these are good opportunities for agriculture, mining, ranching, and an outdoor lifestyle. "Why not make... More
Riverton, Wy. Press of Riverton News, [1907]. 16pp. Original printed self-wrappers, stapled. Lightly creased, minor foxing. Ink stamp defaced on rear wrapper. Promotional pamphlet touting the glories of Wyoming agriculture on the Shoshone Reservation, with the "greatest irrigation system in the country being built by Wyoming Central Irrigation Co." Illustrated... More