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Photographed and signed by Bill Harris. Graphics by Bob Souhrada. Printing by Peter Wells Press. Produced and Distributed by Smith Novelty Company. 28.5″ wide x 13″ high x 1 deep. The frame is silver and it has a hanging wire on the back. The top half is a picture of the San Francisco Bay area and the bottom half is a hand drawn map of the San Francisco Bay area with important landmarks noted. The frame has a few scratches and the glass could use a good cleaning. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you would like to see more. If you have any questions about this item, please ask before purchasing. We also invite you to visit our store where you will find a wide variety of great items. Thank you for viewing.

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VTG Set of 18 Linen postcards San Francisco California Colourpicture Smith news. See pictures as they are part of the description and condition. The original set came with 20 pictures, it is only missing two postcards. Comes with original case.

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Photographed and signed by Bill Harris. Graphics by Bob Souhrada. Printing by Peter Wells Press. Produced and Distributed by Smith Novelty Company. 28.5″ wide x 13″ high x 1 deep. The frame is silver and it has a hanging wire on the back. The top half is a picture of the San Francisco Bay area and the bottom half is a hand drawn map of the San Francisco Bay area with important landmarks noted. The frame has a few scratches and the glass could use a good cleaning. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you would like to see more. If you have any questions about this item, please ask before purchasing. We also invite you to visit our store where you will find a wide variety of great items. Thank you for viewing.

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Jedediah Smith and His Maps of the American West [Signed by Both Authors]. Author: Morgan, Dale L. Published: San Francisco; California Historical Society, 1954. Condition: Near fine (please see full item description for details). Description: Printed by Lawton Kennedy in an edition of 530 copies. Large folio in original brick red cloth, 86 pages, with four maps bound in (three folding) and three folded in a rear pocket. Signed by both Morgan and Wheat on the front flyleaf, and accompanied by the “Apologia” sheet, which is also signed by both, and the original prospectus. Book is near fine, with a tiny bit of rubbing to corners, some scuffing to rear board. Streeter 3099: As Carl Wheat says in his Introduction,’One of the major anomalies of American History is that Jedediah Smith, today recognized as the early West? S greatest single explorer, was for almost a century largely a forgotten figure. One reason is that none of Smith? S own maps have survived. Here Wheat and Morgan, by showing Smith? S influence on maps that have survived, establish him as a great explorer as well as a great fur trader, who more than any other had travelled the West. The most important of these maps is the American Geographical Society? S copy of the well known Preuss map that accompanied the report of the Fremont exploring expedition of 1842 (Washington, 1843) on which George Gibbs had interpolated in ms. Various findings of Smith. ” The American National Biography entry on Smith calls him “the most intelligent and well read of the American fur men, a diarist, and a mapmaker as well as a first-rate explorer” and notes that in addition to his most important discovery — the key South Pass route through the Rocky Mountains — “Smith added greatly to Americans? Knowledge of the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin, California, and Oregon. Condition Descriptions Defined: We grade our books and dust jackets using the traditional language of the antiquarian book trade. In brief: Fine is the highest grade and means essentially as new, without visible faults or defects; Near Fine means approaching fine, but with one or more very minor defects or faults, which will be noted; Very Good means the book shows some general (but not too offensive) signs of wear and use, which will be noted; Good means the book is complete and intact, but has more wear or some internal markings. Any ex-library book will be graded no higher than Good, even if it is otherwise a very nice copy. Again, all flaws will be noted. We rarely offer any books in Fair or Poor condition, but if we do, the reasons for the grade will be evident from the photo(s) and description. Please notify us in advance of any return. About us: Walkabout Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “walkaboutbooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Author: Morgan, Dale L.; Wheat, Carl I.
• Subject: Americana
• Topic: Americana – Western
• Binding: Hardcover
• Special Attributes: 1st edition
• Publisher: California Historical Society
• Publication Year: 1954
• Publication Location: San Francisco

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C lark A shton S mith. First Edition / 1st printing. Listing also contains rare contemporaneous photograph of a young C lark A shton. Pre dates Double Shadow by 21 years! His First Arkham House book by 30 years. Bibliophile for near ½ a century. On Instagram I’m ericjmzrarebooks. On Etsy I’m EricjmzRareBooks. On Facebook book boards (below) I’m eric margolis. The Rare and Collectible Books. Vintage, Rare, & antique Books. Rare Books and First Editions. Book Collectors – Antique & Vintage Only. Vintage Paperback and Pulp Forum. Vintage Paperbacks: The Definitive Paperback Group. Rare Vintage Mystery/Weird/ Imaginative Fiction. Year-long series of 1st edition books of the 19th-20th century Horror / Imaginative /Weird Fiction. A voluminous collection of the’Top-Tier’ of collectible Horror, 90% bought 45 years ago. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “ericjmz” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.

• Year Printed: 1912
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Antiquarian Mystical Weird Fantasy Horror
• Binding: Hardcover in Original Dust-Jacket
• Region: North America
• Illustrator: Clark Ashton Smith
• Author: Clark Ashton Smith
• Subject: Antiquarian Mystical Weird Fantasy Horror
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Publisher: A. M. Robertson
• Place of Publication: San Francisco, California
• Special Attributes: First Edition / 1st Printing, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated

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C lark A shton S mith. First Edition / 1st printing. Listing also contains rare contemporaneous photograph of a young C lark A shton. Pre dates Double Shadow by 21 years! His First Arkham House book by 30 years. (with its overseas postal). Just 4 other copies of The Star -Treader And Other Poems in ORIGINAL Dust-Jacket [DJ] on ABE…. Rare Vintage Mystery/Weird/ Imaginative Fiction Lot #474. Year-long series of 1st edition books of the 19th-20th century Horror / Imaginative /Weird Fiction. A voluminous collection of the’Top-Tier’ of collectible Horror, 90% bought 45 years ago. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “ericjmz” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Year Printed: 1912
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Antiquarian Mystical Weird Fantasy Horror
• Binding: Hardcover in Original Dust-Jacket
• Region: North America
• Illustrator: Clark Ashton Smith
• Author: Clark Ashton Smith
• Subject: Antiquarian Mystical Weird Fantasy Horror
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Publisher: A. M. Robertson
• Place of Publication: San Francisco, California
• Special Attributes: First Edition / 1st Printing, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated

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