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Auction Catalog 131 Edward Eberstadt & Sons, [Published Date: No date listed, circa 1952]. Paper covers, 127 pp. "A collection of original historical sources notable on California and the Far West and including material on the South, the Middle West, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, South America and the West Indies". Detailed descriptions and asking prices for 736 rare books, art, maps and ephemera. Some illustrations.
In good condition. Green illustrated paper covers have lihgt bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light to moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked with occasional spotting and soiling. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Notable items include: Lorenzo Aldrich : A journal of the overland route to California! and the gold mines; Original oil painting by Paul Kane: The last of the Buffaloes [from a sketch taken at Sturgeon Creek]; [Mormons] William M. Daniels : A correct account of the murder of Generals Joseph and Hyram Smith at Carthage...; Henry Arthur Elkins : Paintings of the Grand Tetons & Jackson's Hole.