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1862Best.-Nr. 332701San Francisco: Towne & Bacon Printers 1862. Unaccomplished stock certificate for shares in a missionary vessel going to the Gilbert Islands Micronesia with a woodcut view of a tropical island printed in black the rest printed in red. Signed by John T. McLean and L. B. Benchley. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Fine. Unaccomplished stock certificate for shares in a missionary vessel going to the Gilbert Islands Micronesia with a woodcut view of a tropical island printed in black the rest printed in red. Signed by John T. McLean and L. B. Benchley. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. The woodcut is signed by Loomis and shows a tropical atoll with palm trees small huts and several sailing vessels. The prospectus for the company survives at the University of Hawaii at Manoa dated 1862 and titled: Proposals for forming a children's Joint Stock Company for the purchase of a missionary vessel for the Gilbert Islands Micronesia. Towne & Bacon, Printers unknown
1905Best.-Nr. 74076Portland : Printed by Himes & Pratt for the Grand Centennial Fair 1905. First edition of this map of the Columbia Basin published on the occasion of the Lewis & Clark Centennial. 28 x 21.5 cm colored. The verso contains a bit of boosterism called "Portland's Inner Trade Area" by D. H. Stearns. Two old fold-lines else fine.There is only one copy of this map located by OCLC and it is obviously a facsimile published by the Oregon Historical Society. Their facsimile is quite a bit smaller and the verso bears the letterhead of the Oregon Historical Society. D. H. Stearns was an early immigrant to Oregon. In 1866 after serving in the Civil War he left his wife in Virginia and moved to Portland. There he was involved in many pursuits including being the founder of the very influential Republican newspaper The Portland Bee. His article is a long reassurance to people thinking of coming to Oregon that there is still plenty of government land available in the eastern part of the state. Printed by Himes & Pratt for the Grand Centennial Fair unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 240089Omaha Neb: Union Pacific Railroads 1978. 1 vols. 4to. Ring binder in faux leather and cordoroy. Almost fine. 1 vols. 4to. Union Pacific Railroads hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 663448Seattle Publishing Company 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6.25 x 9 in. 212pp. Original decorated red cloth with black stamped lettering gilt stamped border and a mounted color cover illustration. Printed advertisement endpapers with many b/w photos ads and illustrations throughtout. Some wear to the covers else in Vey Good condition. Contains much information on the A.Y.P. Exposition. Seattle Publishing Company hardcover
Best.-Nr. dola2503Montreal: 1930. First Edition. Edwards & Lort 712. 4to. pp. 24. 5 colour illus. after paintings by A.C.Leighton D.Maxwell A.Sheriff Scott et al. & numerous b/willus. after photographs. large folding coloured map. pictorial wrs. short split in lower spine. dola2503 [Montreal]: 1930 unknown
1889Best.-Nr. 354257San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Small old stamp on titlepage. Very good. 70pp. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co unknown
1930Best.-Nr. 49325Chicago: The Travel Guild Inc. 1930. 1930. 11" x 8 1/2" in colorful pictorial wrappers. 32 pp. Illustrations. Index. Itineraries. Printed in brown and with photos in sepia. The "House Party" trains are all sleeping car trains that travel through the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies. They carry a recreation car for dancing bridge receptions lectures community singing and other social activities; a lounge car for reading observation; a special baggage car and dining car. The trains offer radios dynamic phonographs baths the latest magazine and a special buffet service. Information about to include what tourists can expect to see and do as well as pictures of several tours . Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies Tour; Yellowstone Salt Lake and Colorado Tour; the Great Circle Tour which includes Colorado Indian Detour Grand Canyon California and Canadian Rockies; the Yellowstone Park Tour; etc. Information about a 7-day Yellowstone Park Extension; a 10-day Alaska Extension Tour and a 7-day Indian Detour. Numerous photographs throughout. Light soiling on wrappers and with light wear to the extremities. Very good. A nicely produced booklet. The Travel Guild, Inc., 1930. unknown
1923Best.-Nr. 63359Victoria B.C.: Archives of British Columbia Printed by William H. Cullin 1923. 8vo. xx 171 1 pp. With portrait numerous plates and two maps. Beige-coloured publisher’s cloth over beveled boards black lettering front cover & spine rough-cut fore-edge textblock as issued minor shelfwear rubbing slightly shaken very faint ex-lib markings on spine dustsoiling still G copy from the libraries of Dr. John C. Brougher 1901-1983 founder of Vancouver Clinic and famed obstetrician & gynecologist believed to have delivered over 10000 children in SW Washington during his years of practice and Clark County Historical Society Collections recently deaccessioned bookplates on front pastedown. First Archives of British Columbia edition drawing from the original journal kept by Archibald Menzies who served as naturalist on the Discovery in Vancouver’s famed voyage around the World from 1790-1794 and this specifically deals with his notes observations and naturalist explorations in the Puget Sound and Vancouver Island in 1792. This journal expands substantially on Prof. Meany’s “Vancouver’s Discovery of Puget Sound” includes specific tables and index of the thousands of specimens collected as well as including the expedition’s frequent encounters with the Northwest Coast Native American Indigenous Peoples. Archives of British Columbia, Printed by William H. Cullin, hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. 300407Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway ca. 1910. 1910. Folding 4 panel brochure 8 x 16. 7 b/w photographs. Printed in yellow and black. Very good-fine. Includes time tables fair schedules geographical information on Alpine Tavern San Bernardino Mountain Auto Line. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Los Angeles, Pacific Electric Railway [ca. 1910]. unknown
1910Best.-Nr. 300407Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway ca. 1910. 1910. Folding 4 panel brochure 8 x 16. 7 b/w photographs. Printed in yellow and black. Very good-fine. Includes time tables fair schedules geographical information on Alpine Tavern San Bernardino Mountain Auto Line. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Los Angeles, Pacific Electric Railway [ca. 1910]. unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 63134Huntington Beach CA: Shade Tree Book 1987. 4to. 8 426 pp. Photo-illustrated title w/ 100’s of photo illustrations. Black publishers’ cloth gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. NF/NF copy. First edition of this well-illustrated reference on almost 4200 steam locomotives during the company’s more than 130 years in business with specific builder information and photo illustrations throughout. Shade Tree Book, hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 2733Houston: Southern Pacific Sunset Route 1900. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. Minor toning and creasing. A simple but still interesting promotional leaflet touting the advantages of rice farming in Texas. The text was taken from the Southern Pacific Rice Book and lists twenty-six points of advice about the rice industry and how it is a good investment. These points are listed alphabetically by letter and each entry begins with that letter. For example: "H. Harvest rice same as wheat using a rice harvester." OCLC records just a single copy at the Autry Museum. Southern Pacific Sunset Route unknown
1900Best.-Nr. 2733Houston: Southern Pacific Sunset Route 1900. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. Minor toning and creasing. A simple but still interesting promotional leaflet touting the advantages of rice farming in Texas. The text was taken from the Southern Pacific Rice Book and lists twenty-six points of advice about the rice industry and how it is a good investment. These points are listed alphabetically by letter and each entry begins with that letter. For example: "H. Harvest rice same as wheat using a rice harvester." OCLC records just a single copy at the Autry Museum. Southern Pacific Sunset Route unknown books
1920Best.-Nr. 61528Sydney Australia New York & San Francisco CA: Oceanic Publishing Co. A.M. Robertson 1920. Tall 8vo. xiii 1 375 1 pp. tipped-in blue errata slip on p. vii. Photo frontisp. photo plates illustrations maps. Blue publisher’s cloth white lettering & ruling front cover & spine w/ d.j. chipping & tears head & foot of spine minor loss to spine old tape repairs still NF/G- copy. First edition of the Polish-American/Australian author’s autobiographical memoir relating his travels over 40 years first as Journalist for the New York Herald and other papers and then subsequently as publisher and director for Oceanic Publishing. Coffee 1852-1929 details his travels through British Columbia the Pacific Northwest Hawaii including an automobile trip around the Island of Oahu trips to Easter Island New Caledonia Samoa Tonga Fiji New Guinea New Zealand Japan Alaska and more. Work was reprinted with corrections and additions in 1925. Very scarce in original dustjacket. See: Terry Fogarty & Joan Antarakis Frank Coffee Historical Willoughby 2024. Oceanic Publishing Co., A.M. Robertson, hardcover
1904Best.-Nr. CA 2985Montreal: Canadian Pacific Railway 1904. Book. Fair. Paperbound. 1904 Edition. printed paper wraps pp. 84 illustrated 10 full page half-tone plates half-tone illustrations in text two maps on inside front wrap full page adverts on recto and verso of rear wrap wraps are present but detached paper spine has deteriorated front wrap is lightly soiled chipped at edges light soil to title-page. TPL has this in Microform filmed from a copy of the original held by the National Lib of Canada The collation they cite is as follows; 84p. 1 folded leaf of plates: ill. map; 21 cm. My copy does not have a folded leaf of plates and I do not know if their citing "map" denotes the two maps on inside front wrap the wrap that I have cited or a tipped-in or folded map Size: 8 Vo. Canadian Pacific Railway Paperback
1896Best.-Nr. 6642Hartford: A D Worthington 1896. Edition Unknown. Original publisher's decorated cloth. A very good copy. 8vo. There are plates and folding color maps. A excellent example of a salesman's sample copy with three different binding samples one is stamped sheep offered. An elaborate travel book. Smith comments that the book was : ' . richly illustrated wealthy in detail and better than average travel literature.' The voyage included Hawaii. Samoa New Zealand China etc. Smith #C60. A D Worthington hardcover books
1895Best.-Nr. BOOKS009456INew York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good/No Dj. 1895. 1st Edition. Hardback. 8vo Rubs to cover/spotting. Text is clean and complete . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 01037574New York: Crown Publishers 1992. Dust jacket has a small snag on fore edge of space barely noticeable within new clear Brodart sleeve. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Very Good small fault. Wide Small Quarto. Crown Publishers Hardcover
Best.-Nr. elala5441London: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited c1912. First Edition. Describing a trans-Atlantic crossing on R.M. Steamship Empress of Britain a trip across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway a trans-Pacific crossing on SS Empress of Japan and travels in Japan China and Hong Kong. 4to. pp. 118 xliads. numerous text illus. some full-page incl. frontis. most after photos. padded morocco-grained cloth t.e.g. cloth soiled small hole in upper cover & waterstaining to rear cover. elala5441 London: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, [c1912] hardcover
1876Best.-Nr. 53020No place 1876. First edition. self-wrapeprs side-stitched as issued. Horizontal filing crease; light dust-soiling. Large 8vo. unknown
Best.-Nr. 84313802London 1939 Allen. Green cloth dj. 258p. small bump to front spine else clean.A selection of articles from Chinese periodicals on land ownership labor marketing traade &c. unknown
Best.-Nr. 63-2708New York: Pacific & Atlantic Photos 1923. Black & White Photograph 8.5 x 6.5 inches with typed note attached. Good with marginal tears minor losses creasing toning. Pacific & Atlantic stamps on verso. New York: Pacific & Atlantic Photos, 1923. unknown
Best.-Nr. 58420 Mule Team Borax--Where it Comes From what it is Good for and How to Use it Pacific Coast Borax Company New York Chicago Oakland circa 1895 32pp. 4 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches. Staple-bound white pictorial wrappers with ads on front and back for 20 Mule Team Borax products. Light soiling and edge wear. Interior pages lightly toned but clean. Very Good Condition. Rare little advertising booklet for 20 Mule Team Borax brand of products. The title page states "This new work contains a series of Remarkable Photographs of The Borax Mines in Death Valley. The first ever reproduced in a booklet for popular distribution." The 20 Mule Team symbol was first used on Borax products in 1891 ironically after a rail line began transporting borax. 20 mule teams were originally used to move borax out of the hot stinkin' desert. 20 Mule Team Borax is still in production. We find one copy of this ephemeral pamphlet at University of California Santa Barbara as of June 2023 although it should be noted that slight variations in title entry may result in additional copies showing up in OCLC. Nonetheless we find no copies in commerce. unknown
Best.-Nr. 63-6668Los Angeles CA: Pacific Coast Development Bureau 1914. Three Letter-Sized Pages Signatures & Stamps on Pacific Coast Development Bureau Letterhead Good with perforations marginal tears minor losses some toning & creasing. Provenance: Letters and Autographs from a Who's Who in California 1914 - 1917 to the author Ellis A. Davis regarding Davis' Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest California Nevada Utah Arizona. Sold by Cherokee Book Shop to Frederick Ruffner Jr. the founder of Gale Research Detroit. Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Coast Development Bureau, [1914]. unknown
1950Best.-Nr. 13570Newport Oregon: Pacific Directory Service. Near Fine. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Slight darkening of the spine tiny rub to the upper rear corner. Uncreased very nearly as-new. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 231 pages . Pacific Directory Service paperback
