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Lot 236 234 Pacific Railroad. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, 12 volumes bound in 14, Washington, 1855-60, numerous lithographed plates, some coloured, folding maps and plans, occasional toning and water stains, a couple of contemporary presentation inscriptions, contemporary nonuniform half calf, volume XII part 1 lacking upper cover, volume XI covers detached & lacking spine, others rubbed with some wear, 4to
236 Schoolcraft (Henry R.). Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge. Containing all the Original Papers Laid before Congress Respecting the History, Antiquities, Language, Ethnology, Pictography, Rites, Superstitions and Mythology of the Indian Tribes of the United States, 6 volumes, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1860, half titles, engraved additional titles, engraved portrait of Schoolcraft (at front of volume VI), 327 plates and maps, some coloured, comprising views (after Seth Eastman), costume and artifacts, a few uniformly toned, folding table, some offsetting and scattered light spotting, a few leaves with small marginal water stains, small shelf number labels to front pastedowns, top edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, spines with raised bands and gilt Indian motif decoration to compartments, joints and edges a little rubbed, 4to
The plates, many coloured, include Native Americans, landscapes, natural history, geology and fossils. £500-800 (14)
235 Rice Jr. (Howard C.). Travels in North America in the Years 1780, 1781 and 1782, by Marquis De Chastellux, volumes 1 & 2, USA, 1963, monochrome illustrations, uniform original green cloth, 8vo, together with Haines (Aubrey C.), Osborne Russell’s Journal of a Trapper, limited edition of 750 copies, Oregon, 1955, monochrome frontispiece plus maps, original blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Biddle (Nicholas, editor), The Journals of The Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark..., volumes 1 & 2, Heritage Press, New York, 1962, 22 colour and monochrome illustrations and maps, some minor spotting, original decorated boards to cream spines, slightly toned and rubbed, large 8vo, plus 25 further volumes of North American exploration history, including publications by the University of Oklahoma, Minnesota Historical Society, Dover Remploy, and A.& C. Black, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (30)
Sabin 77839. A reissue of Scoolcraft’s Historical and Statistical Information, Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States (1851-57). Contains valuable information on Americal Aboriginal culture, languages, biographies, tribal legends, histories of wars, emigrations and origins. (6) £1500-2000
£150-200
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