(Annual Register). THE ANNUAL REGISTER Or a View of the History Politics, and Literature for the Year 1776. Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall 1777.
1st Ed. iv,112,*113-192*,113-270,[2];259,[9]p. Light browning, contemporary calf, minor wear and marking, spine cracked and with loss to head and tail.
Ex-libris Sir George Henry Scott-Douglas, 4th Baronet (1825–1885) Conservative Party politician and soldier. Sabin 1614; ESTC T212983. ‘With four final contents leaves. In this edition the titlepage is without single rules above and below the ornament; press figures on p. 8: 3; on p. 11: 1; on p. 242: 3; on p. 252: 1. Todd, William B. ’A bibliographical account of the Annual Register’, Library, 5th ser. v.XVI (1961), pp. 104-20.’ With an account of the Declaration being read to the Continental Army; the charter of the first government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation; an extended description of the events of the war, including the first victory of the war for George Washington, the evacuation of the British Army from Boston after the surprise erection of wooden works on Dorchester Heights on March 5, 1776. etc. According to some the first British printing in book form of the US Declaration of Independence, however the Special Collections and University Archives at the UO Library holds an 1776 edition of the Gentleman’s Magazine also cited as the first British printing of the Declaration of Independence (issued in August 1776), enclosed in a complete copy of the 1776 volume. The Annual Register was an annual publication whereas the Gentleman’s Magazine was of course a monthly publication.
£400.00 [ref: 279999]

Beste, J. Richard. THE WABASH: Or Adventures of an English Gentleman’s Family in the Interior of America. Hurst and Blackett 1855.
1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. viii + 329pp. + viii + 352pp. Sepia litho. frontiss. Some light marginal browning, rebound in modern gilt edged half morocco with marbled boards, gilt lettering and ruling to spines.
Sabin 5056; Howes B401. J. Richard Beste (1806-1885). John Richard Digby Beste son of Roman Catholic convert and author Henry Digby-Beste (1868–1836). Beste was educated at Stonyhurst College. Thereafter he led a wandering life with his family living on the continent and in America which formed the material for numerous travel books and memoirs.
£200.00 [ref: 186862]

Boam, Henry J. (Compiler). BRITISH COLUMBIA. Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources. Edited by Ashley G. Brown. Sells Ltd. N.d. c.[1912].
1st Ed. 4to. 495pp. Profusely ills., folding map. Some light browning, pp.409-12 repaired, dec. e.ps., original gilt and blind rule edged morocco with gilt rams head to upper board, some fading to sl. rubbed spine, some wear, a.e.g.
£100.00 [ref: 253706]

Boddam-Whetham, J.W. WESTERN WANDERINGS. A Record of Travel in the Evening Land. Richard Bentley and Son 1874.
1st Ed. xii + [i] + 364pp. 12 plates. Paper split to upper hinge after pp.xii, gilt lettered black embossed blue cloth, corners sl. frayed, some marking to lower board, dulled spine chipped with loss.
John Whetham Boddam-Whetham (1843–1918) English naturalist, traveler and first-class cricketer. During the 1870s he became a well known naturalist and traveller. He toured the western United States in the early 1870s, which included an ascent of Mount Shasta.
£40.00 [ref: 253756]

Chambers, Capt. William. ATLAS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN 1779-1780. With an Introductory Essay by J. Kevin Graffagnino. Vermont Heritage Press Inc. and Vermont Historical Society 1984.
Folio. xxxipp. Numerous ills., 70 maps and charts including some folding. Ex.-libris Andrew David Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, sl. rubbed d/w.
Inscribed ‘For Andrew David, whose expert advice and assistance were so important to the production of this volume. With best wishes and grateful appreciation from Vermont Heritage Press and Ye Humble Editor J. Kevin Graffagnino ...’ With photocopied letters from David to Graffagnino and to Chairman of AASLR Regional Awards; 3 TLS from the Editor to David, and a contemporary review.
£60.00 [ref: 279649]

Copway, George. THE LIFE HISTORY AND TRAVELS OF KAH-GE-GA-GAH-BOWH A Young Indian Chief of the Ojebwa Nation, A Convert to the Christian Faith, and a Missionary to his People for Twelve Years; With a Sketch of the Present State of the Ojebwa Nation, in regard to Christianity and Their Future Prospects. Also an Appeal; With all the Names of the Chiefs Now Living, Who Have been Christianized, and the Missionaries Now Laboring Among Them. Written by Himself. Albany Printed by Weed and Parsons 1847.
1st Ed. viii + pp.(7-224). Engraved port. frontis. With the pencil signature of ‘Miss Sarah Scollin’ to head of title page, front f.e.p. chipped with marginal loss, foxed and browned, original gilt lettered blind embossed cloth boards, faded and marked with loss to edges, rebacked in plain buckram.
The first book published by a Canadian First Nations person. It had six printings in the first year and rapidly became a bestseller. Sabin (Second edition) 16716.
£150.00 [ref: 279919]

Fernald, Theodore B. and Platero, Paul R. (Editors). THE ATHABASKAN LANGUAGES. Perspectives on a Native American Language Family. OUP 2000.
1st Ed. [xii] + 332pp. Ownership inscription, otherwise very good in original gilt lettered green cloth.
Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 24.
£25.00 [ref: 290077]

Gedeon, Hieromonk. THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS MISSION IN AMERICA, 17944-1837. With Materials Concerning the Life and Works of the Monk German, and Ethnographic Notes by the ... Translated by Colin Bearne. Edited by Richard A. Pierce. Limestone Press ... Ontario 1978.
Thin 8vo. xv + 186pp. 4 plates, e.ps. map. From the library of Ann Savours Shirley, original gilt lettered brown cloth.
Materials for the Study of Alaska History No. 11.
£25.00 [ref: 281399]

Hayden, F.V. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ATLAS OF COLORADO And Portions of Adjacent Territory. Julius Bien Lith. Corrected to Date and Printed Accordance with a Act of Congress approved February 9th 1881.
Elephant folio. 67 x 51cm. [iv]pp. 20 double page plates comprising Triangulation Map, Drainage Map, Economic Map, General Geological Map, Geographical maps, Geological maps, Geological Sections, and 2 double page Panoramic Views. T.p. with sm. closed tear, sl. shaken, front f.e.ps. creased, rear f.e.p. torn, original gilt lettered brown cloth, some scratching to lower board and chipped spine, cloth bubbled to upper board, corners frayed.
Originally issued with twelve Annual Reports. Department of the Interior United States Geological and Geographical Surveys of the Territories. ‘The second edition, following the first edition of 1877. Julius Bien was the lithographer. The maps are very detailed and present the best mapping of Colorado at the time. The maps have been updated to show completed and projected railroads. However, there are no changes to the topography from the first edition.‘ David Rumsey Map Collection. The above, Hayden's most significant contribution to geological literature was first published in 1877. This work was the result of comprehensive surveys conducted across Colorado, meticulously documenting the state's geography and geology. The atlas offered detailed maps on a scale previously unseen, encompassing not only Colorado but adjacent areas, including parts of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
£2,000.00 [ref: 293113]

Henson, Rev. Josiah. “UNCLE TOM’S STORY OF HIS LIFE.” An Autobiography of the ... (Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom”). From 1789 to 1876. With a Preface by Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, and an Introductory Note by George Sturge and S. Morley. Edited by John Lobb. “Christian Age” 1877.
Fortieth Thousand. Sm. 8vo. 236pp. 2 port. frontiss. Light browning and occasional spotting, original gilt and black embossed blue cloth, some marking, corners frayed, spine chipped, a.e.g.
Stowe was partly inspired to create Uncle Tom's Cabin by the slave narrative ‘The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself (1849).’
£125.00 [ref: 283299]