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Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 536

Five Titles on Western Americana and Exploration.

Estimate: $150 - $200

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Five Titles on Western Americana and Exploration. Bulk second half of 19th century. Titles include A Lady?s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella I. Bird (G.P. Putnam?s, 1879-1880); By Canoe and Dog-Train Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians by Egerton Ryerson Young (Hunt & Eaton, 1890); Across America: or, The Great West and the Pacific Coast by James F. Rusling (Sheldon & Company, 1874); Vanished Arizona by Martha Summerhayes (J.P. Lippincott, 1908; rear board torn affecting last few leaves); Life of Kit Carson: The Great Western Hunter and Guide by Charles Burdett (Joh E. Potter, 1869); Publisher?s pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt. Frontispieces. Profusely illustrated. Overall good examples.