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1388 Curtiss (D. S.) Western Portraiture and Emigrant's Guide. A description of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, with remarks on Minnesota and other Territories. Map. 12mo. cloth, pp. 351. N. York, 1852. 1 50 1389 Dana (E.) Geographical Sketches on the Western Country. Designed for Emigrants and Settlers, being the result of extensive Researches and Remarks. Includ

ing a particular description of the unsold Public Lands, etc. 12mo. boards, uncut edges, pp. 312. Cincinnati, 1819. 3.00 1390 Another copy. Sheep.

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1391 Another copy. New half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges. 400 1392 Darby (William). Emigrant's Guide to the Western and Southwestern States. Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Description of the State. Map. 8vo. half bound. pp. 324. New York, 1818. 2 50 1393 Description of Banvard's Panorama of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, known as the "Three Mile Painting." 8vo. paper, pp. 48. London, 1848. 1394 Dow (Lorenzo). Vicissitudes in the Wilderness. Exemplified in the Journal of Peggy Dow. To which is added an Appendix of her Death and Reflections on Matrimony. 12mo. sheep, pp. 214. Norwich, Conn., 1833. 1 50

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1395 Drake (Daniel). Remarks on the Importance of promoting Literary and Social Concert, in the Valley of the Mississippi, as a Means of Elevating its Character and Perpetuating the Union. 8vo. half bound, uncut edges, pp. 26. Louisville, 1833. 1 50 1896 Dulieu (M. J.) Mississipi et Indiana.

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1403 Falconer (Thos.) On the Discovery of the Mississippi, and on the Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern Boundary of the United States. Maps. 12mo. cloth, pp. 200. London, 1844. 2.00

1404 Fashionable Tour (The). A Guide to Travelers Visiting the Middle and Northern States and the Provinces of Canada. Illustrated. 16mo. half bound, pp. 434. Saratoga Springs, 1830.

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1405 Ferris (Jacob). The States and Territories of the Great West. Their Geography, History, Resources, Local History, etc. Giving a Table of Distances. Maps and illustrations. 12mo. cloth, pp. 352. New 1 50 York, 1856.

1406 Finley (J. B.) Sketches of Western Methodism. Biographical, Historical, and Miscellaneous. Illustrative of Pioneer Life. Portrait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 551. Cincinnati, 1854.

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1409 Another copy. Half bound.
1410 Another copy. New half calf, extra,
gilt top, uncut edges.
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1411 Another copy. New half morocco, extra,
gilt top, uncut edges.
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1412 Flint (Timothy). The History and Geog-
raphy of the Mississippi Valley; to which
is appended a Condensed Physical Geogra-
phy of the Atlantic States and the whole
American Continent. 2 vols in 1.
sheep. Boston, 1833.
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1413 Another copy. First edition, 2 vols.
8vo. boards, uncut. Cincinnati, 1828. 5 00
1414 Flint (Timothy). Western Monthly
Review. 3 vols. 8vo. half bound. Cincin-
nati, 1828-30.
12 00
1415 Foster (J. W.) The Mississippi Valley.
Its Physical Geography, including Sketches
of the Topography, Botany, Geology, Min-
eral Resources, etc. Maps and Sections.
8vo. cloth, pp. 443. Chicago, 1869. 3 50
1416 Fuller (S. M.) Summer in the Lakes in
1843. 12mo. cloth, pp. 256. Boston,

1844.

1 25 1417 Gallagher (James). The Western Sketch Book. 12mo. cloth, pp. 408. Boston, 1850.

1 50 1418 Gallagher (W. D.) The Progress of the Northwest. 8vo. pp. 85. Cinti, 1850. 50 1419 Geographie et Voyages. Les Normands dans L'Ohio et le Mississipi. [An account contained in three numbers of the Journal General de L'Instruction Publique.] Paris, 1862. 1. 00

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1432 Hall (James). Notes on the Western
States. Containing Descriptive Sketches of
their Soil, Climate, Resources, and Scenery.
12mo. cloth, pp. 304. Philadelphia, 1838. 1 50
1433 Hall (James). Reply to Strictures on
Sketches of the West, in the North Ameri-
can Review, No. 92. 12mo. paper, pp. 23.
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Philadelphia, 1838.
1434 Hall (James). Romance of Western
History; or, Sketches of History, Life, and
Manners in the West. 12mo. cloth, gilt
top, uncut edges, pp. 420. Cincinnati,
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1871.

1435 Another copy. Half morocco, gilt top, 2 50

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1436 Hall (James) Statistics of the West at
the Close of the Year 1836. 12mo. cloth,
pp. 284. Cincinnati, 1836.
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1437 Another copy. Half calf, gilt top, very
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1420 Gilmore (Parker, "Ubique"). Prairie and Forest. A Description of the Game of North America, with Personal Adventures in their Pursuit. Illustrated. 8vo. cloth, uncut, pp. 380. London, 1874. 3.00 1421 Goddard (F. B.) Homes and Fortunes in the Boundless West and the Sunny South; their Climate, Scenery, Soil, etc. trated with numerous maps and engravings. 8vo. pp. 591. Philadelphia [1869]. 2 50 1422 Gravier (Gabriel). Decouvertes et Etablissements de Cavelier De La Salle de rouen Dans L'Amerique Du Nord. (Lacs Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Vallees de L'Ohio et du Mississippi et Texas.) Portraits, map, and plates. Imp. 8vo. pp. 411, half morocco, extra, gilt top, uncut edges. By Bradstreet. Paris, 1870. 1423 Another copy. Sewed, edges entirely 1450 Hall (James). The West; Its Soil, Sur

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1438 Hall (James). Sketches of History, Life, and Manners in the West. Containing Accurate Descriptions of the Country and Modes of Life in the Western States and Territories of North America. 2 vols. 12mo. cloth, pp. 282-276. Philadelphia, 1835.

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1439 Hall (James). The West; Its Com-
merce and Navigation. 12mo. cloth, pp.
328. Cincinnati, 1848.
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face, and Productions. 12mo. half morocco, gilt top, pp. 260. Cincinnati, 1848. 2. 00 1451 Hall (J. W.) Record of the Western Lakes. Embracing Anecdotes and Sketches of the Early Navigators, and Persons who have been Prominent in the building of the

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1453 Hartley (Cecil B.) Hunting Sports in the West. Comprising the Adventures of the Most Celebrated Hunters and Trappers. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia. 1 75 1454 Hayes (E. L.) Illustrated Atlas of the Upper Ohio River and Valley from Pittsburg, Pa., to Cincinnati, Ohio. Giving a

Continuous Chart of River for that Distance. With maps, plates, charts, and views of all the cities, towns, and villages upon its banks. Oblong folio, half sheep, cloth, pp. 231. Philadelphia, 1877. 10 00 1455 Hildreth (S. P.) Contributions to the Early History of the North-west, including the Moravian Missions in Ohio. 16mo. cloth, pp. 240. Cincinnati, 1864. 1 25 1456 Hopewell (M.) Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi. [The Osage Indians and their Origin. The Cross-marks on the Rocks, etc.] 12mo. cloth, pp. 506. London. 2 25 1457 Houston (Mrs.) Hesperos; or, Travels in the West. 2 vols. 12mo. half bound, pp. 293, 279. London, 1850. 2 50 1458 Another copy. Cloth, uncut edges. 2 25 1459 Howe (Henry). Historical Collections of the Great West. Containing Narratives of the Great Events in the History of the West, from the Discovery of the Mississippi to the Opening of the Pacific Railroad; together with Histories and Descriptions of the new States and Territories. Maps and illustrations. 8vo. cloth, pp. 564. Cincinnati, 1873. 2 25 1460 Another copy. Full bound. 2 25 1461 Another edition. 2 vols. 8vo. bound in 1, sheep, pp. 410. Cincinnati, 1854. 2.00 1462 Imlay (G.) A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America. Containing an account of its Climate, Population, Manners, and Customs, etc. 8vo. half bound, pp. 247. London, 1792. 3 50 1463 Imlay (G.) A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America. To which are added the Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky, by John Filson. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone. The Minutes of the Pianshaw Council, 1784; and an Account of the Indian Nations. The second edition, pp. 432. Map and Index. 8vo. new half morocco, extra, gilt top, uncut edges. London, 1793.

1464 Another copy. 8vo. half bound. 1465 Imlay (G.) The third edition.

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which are added: The Culture of Indian Corn, Hemp, Flax, etc. Heart's Observations on the Ancient Works. Hutchins' Description of Louisiana and West Florida. Account of the Soil, Growing Timber, and other Productions, etc. Franklin's Remarks. Hutchin's Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, etc. Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois River. Description of Tennessee. An Act Establishing Knoxville. Treaty between the United States and Spain for the Free Navigation of the Mississippi; and Plan of Association of the North American Land Company. pp. 598. Maps and Index. 8vo. new half morocco, extra, gilt top, uncut edges. London, 1797. 9 00

1466 Another copy. 8vo. full bound. 750 1467 Another edition. 12mo. new half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges, pp. 249. Dublin, 1793. 4 00 3 00 1469 Incidents and Sketches connected with the Early History and Settlement of the West. With numerous illustrations. 8vo. paper, pp. 72. Cincinnati.

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1473 Kimball and James' Business Directory for the Mississippi Valley. With a brief Notice of the Discovery and Occupation of the Mississippi Valley, etc. 8vo. half bound, pp. 546. Cincinnati, 1844. 1474 Kinzie (Mrs. John H.) Wau-Bun, the "Early Day" in the Northwest. Illustrated. 8vo. cloth, pp. 498. New York, 1856. 4 00 1475 Kirkland (C. M.) Western Clearings. 12mo. cloth, uncut edges, pp. 238. London, 1846.

1 50 1476 Larrance's Maps of Ten (Western) States. Showing the Counties and County 16mo. cloth, pp. 48. Cincinnati,

Seats.

1866. 30 1477 La Salle. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and his Companions in their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers of the New World. By John S. C. Abbott. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1875. 1 50 1478 Latrobe (J. H. B.) The First Steam

boat Voyage on the Western Waters. 8vo. paper, uncut, pp. 32. Baltimore, 1871, 1 00 1479 Life in the West; or, The Adventures of Moreton Family. 16mo, cloth, pp. 258. Philadelphia, 1851. 1 00 1480 Lilly (Lambert). The History of the Middle States. Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes. 16mo, cloth, pp. 167. Boston, 1846. 75 1481 Lloyd (James). Steamboat Directory, and Disasters on the Western Waters. Containing the History of the First Application of Steam as a Motive Power, the Lives of John Fitch and Robert Fulton, Likenesses and Engravings of the First Steamboats, Early Scenes on the Western Waters, from 1798 to 1812. Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, etc. 8vo. cloth. Cincinnati, 1856. 4.00

1482 Log Cabin (The); or, World before You. Also, a New Home-Who'll Follow; or, Glimpses of Western Life. By Mary Clavers. 18mo. cloth, uncut, pp. 448. London, 1844. 150

1483 [Lorraine (E.)] The Central WaterLine from the Ohio River to the Virginia Capes, connecting the Kanawha and James Rivers. Map. 8vo. paper, pp. 95. mond, Va., 1868.

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1484 Lyford (W. G.) The Western Address Directory. With Historical, Topographical, and Statistical Sketches of those Cities and Towns in the Mississippi Valley. 12mo. cloth, pp. 468. Baltimore, Md., 1837.

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1485 McCall (George A.) Letters from the Frontiers. Written during a period of thirty years' Service in the Army of the United States. 12mo. cloth, pp. 539. Philadelphia, 1868. 1486 McClung (John A.) Sketches of Western Adventure. Containing an Account of the most interesting Incidents connected with the Settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794, with an Appendix. Also, additional Sketches of Adventure. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth, pp. 398. Covington, 1872. 2 00 1487 Another edition, 12mo. boards, uncut edges. Philadelphia, 1832. 2.00 1488 Another edition. 12mo. cloth. Cincinnati, 1836. 1 50 1489 McDonald (John). Biographical Sketches of General Nathaniel Massie, General Duncan McArthur, Captain William Wells, and General Simon Kenton, who were early settlers in the Western Country. Portraits and illustrations. 12mo. pp. 267. Dayton, Ohio, 1852. 3 50

1490 McKnight (Charles). Our Western Border. Its Life, Combats, Scouts, Massacres, etc., One Hundred Years ago. Containing the cream of all the rare old Border Chronicles, together with a large amount of |

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1503 Northwest Territory. Laws of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River. Containing the Laws of the Governor and Judges, under the Ordinance of 1787, for the Years 1788, 1790, 1792, and 1795; and the Acts of the First and Second General Assemblys, held at Cincinnati and Chillicothe, 1799, 1800, and 1802. (The only form in which these Laws can be found). 8vo. paper, pp. 258. Cincinnati, 1833. 1504 Ohio Valley Historical Miscellanies. I. A Tour in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Territory, in 1805. By Josiah Espy. II. Two Western Campaigns in War of 1812: 1. Expedition of Captain Henry Brush with Supplies for General Hull; 2. Expedition of Governor Meigs for the Relief of Fort Meigs, 1813. By Samuel Williams. III. The Leatherwood God; an Account of the Appearance and Pretensions of Joseph C. Dylks in Eastern Ohio in 1828. By R. H.

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1506 Olden Time (The). A Monthly Publication, devoted to the Preservation of Documents and other authentic Information in relation to the Early Explorations and the Settlement and Improvement of the Country around the Head of the Ohio. Edited by Neville B. Craig, Esq. 2 vols. 8vo. pp. 583-580. Pittsburg, 1846; Cincinnati, reprinted by Robert Clarke & Co. 1876. Cloth, $10.00; cloth, uncut edges, gilt top, $10.50; half morocco, $14.00; half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges.

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1508 Patterson (A. W.) History of the Backwoods; or, The Region of the Ohio. Authentic, from the Earliest Accounts. Embracing many Events, Notices of Prominent Pioneers, Sketches of Early Settlements, etc, not heretofore published. Map. 12mo. half bound, pp. 311. Pittsburg. Printed for the Author. 1813. 15 00 1509 The same. Cloth. Map torn, but very neatly repaired and mounted; almost as good as new. 12 00

1510 Peck (J. M.) A new Guide to the West. Containing Sketches of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, etc. 18mo. boards, pp. 381. Cincinnati, 1848. 1 00 1511 Another edition. Мар. 16mo. half bound, pp. 336. Boston, 1831. 1 75 1512 Perkins (James H.) Annals of the West. Embracing a concise Account of Principal

trated. 12mo. cloth, pp. 332. Philadelphia, 1860.

1 50 1516 Pioneer Mothers of the West; or, Daring and Heroics Deeds of American Women. Comprising Thrilling Examples of Courage, Fortitude, Devotedness, and Self-Sacrifice. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth, pp. 348. Boston, 1869. 1 50

1517 Pittman (Philip). The Present State of the European Settlements on the Mississippi. With a Geographical Description of that River. Maps and plans. 4to. half bound, perfect copy, pp. 100. London, 1770. 7 50 1518 Pownall (T.) A Topographical Description of such Parts of North America as are contained in the (annexed) Map of the Middle British Colonies, etc., in North America. With Gist's Journal of a Trip down the Ohio, in 1750, etc. Map. Folio, new half morocco, very neat. London, 1776. 20 00 1519 Pritts (J.) Mirror of Olden Time Border Life. Embracing a History of the Discovery of America; History of Virginia; History of the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania, and Personal Narratives of Captivities and Escapes, together with Sketches of Frontier Men. Illustrated. 8vo. sheep, pp. 700. Abingdon, Va., 1849.

6 00 1520 Proceedings at the Quarter-Century Anniversary of the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West, Marietta, Ohio, November 7-10, 1868. With an Appendix. 8vo. paper, pp. 182. New York, 1868. 1521 Rae (W. F.) Westward by Rail. The New Route to the East. Two Series of Letters which appeared in the London News. 12mo. cloth. New York.

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2.00 1522 Revoil (B. H.) Shooting and Fishing in the Rivers, Prairies, and Backwoods of North America. 2 vols. 12mo. cloth, pp. 291-279. London, 1865.

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3 50 Topographische Beschreibung der Staaten von Missouri, Iowa, Wiskonsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, und Arkansas. Map and plate of St. Louis. 8vo. half morocco, gilt top, pp. 154. 3 50 Maintz, 1849.

Events which have Occurred in the Western States and Territories to the Year 1845. 8vo. sheep, pp. 592. Cinti., 1816. 3 50 1513 Another copy. New half morocco. 5 00 1514 Pierce (George F.) Incidents of Western Travel. In a Series of Letters. Por-1526 Selections from the Poetical Literature trait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 249. Nashville, of the West. 12mo. boards, pp. 264. Cin1857.

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1515 Pioneer Life in the West. Comprising the Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Clarke, the Whetzels, and others, in their Fierce Encounters with the Indians. Illus

cinnati, 1841.

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1527 Shea (John G.) Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley. With the Original Narratives of Marquette, Allonez, Membre, Hennepin, and Anastase Douay.

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