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Rare Russian Imprint of ‘Life in Utah’
1- Beadle, John Hanson. Zhizn' Mormonov v Uta; ili Tainstva i
prestupleniia Mormonizma; izlozhenie tainikh obriadov i tseremonii
sviatikh posldnikh dnei [Life in Utah; or, the mysteries and crimes of
Mormonism]. Sanktpeterburg [Saint Petersburg, RUS]: Tip. M. Khana,
1872. First Edition in Russian. 415pp. Octavo [25 cm] Original 3/4 calf
over blacked pebbled boards. Minor sporadic foxing throughout
otherwise near fine. Title translates to: 'The life of the Mormons in
Utah; or the Sacraments and Crimes of Mormonism.'
Rare Russian imprint of Beadle's screed against Mormonism. We locate
two institutional copies (LoC - LDSCHL). This is one of only two books in
Russian listed in Flake/Draper and the only dedicated solely to the LDS
Church (the other title: 'Puteshestvie po Amerike V 1869–1870,' is a
travel narrative that includes ten pages devoted to Salt Lake City and
the LDS Church). So, few copies of this work have surfaced, we assume that the print run was small. That
this title was translated into Russian (only two years after the American first), shows the fascination that
Utah held to the outside world. Flaker/Draper 348d. Rare.
John Hanson Beadle(1840-1897), was a journalist and author who was born in Liberty township, Parke
County, Indiana. As a youth of twenty-one he enlisted in the 31st Indiana infantry for the Civil War,
serving as a private until 1862, when he was discharged for disability. He then entered the State
University of Michigan, where he studied law in addition to his regular subjects, and was graduated in
1867. He was admitted to the bar, but after practicing in Evansville, Indiana for one year, abandoned
that profession for the career of a journalist. His first newspaper work was done for the Cincinnati
Commercial, following which he spent eight years in the far West, the first year as editor of the Salt Lake
Reporter. His Life in Utah, Western Wilds and the Men Who Redeem Them, and The Undeveloped West
are the results of his experiences in the western states. In the latter years of his life he wrote editorials
and historical and political articles for the American Press Association. Subsequently he made an
extended tour of Canada and Nova Scotia and in 1890, through Europe.
"John Hanson Beadle, though equally as serious as Kate [Field] on the Mormon question, was a clever
and popular journalist. His caustic remarks about the pretensions of Western communities, his savage
wit in describing Western personalities, his remorseless judgments of Western boosters remind one of
the late H. L. Mencken. As with Mencken, Beadle's humor, at least on matters about which he felt keenly,
was an instrument of ridicule and derision. He was a master of caricature - the deliberate exaggeration
of defective qualities and characteristics in order to convey an image of absurdity and ludicrousness. Just
as Mencken's "The Hills of Zion" and "The Sahara of the Bozart" were intended to produce profane
laughter at the pretensions of the Bible Belt, Beadle's anti-Mormon columns and books were a veritable
bastion of hyperbole, designed to quash any incipient admiration for Mormon industry, sobriety, and
brotherly love." - Leonard Arrington.
$2,500
Only Located Copy
2- [LDS] [Mormon] [Cantonese]. The Hong Kong Missionary
Encyclopedia. [Hong Kong]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints, Hong Kong Mission, 1973. First Edition. 360pp.
Octavo [23 cm] Black buckram with the title gilt on the front
board and backstrip. Gentle bowing to the boards, otherwise
better than very good.
This Hong Kong Mission produced work was intended as a guide
for LDS Missionaries in Hong Kong and offers directions and
instructions in Cantonese/English (Characters & Romanization).
This comprehensive work is divided into eight sections:
Priesthood Ordinances and Ceremonies; Conducting Church
Meetings; Scripture; Church History & Church Officials; Chinese
Surnames; [Chinese] Geography; [How to Write] A Chinese
Letter; Miscellaneous Vocabulary.
"It is our hope that this first edition has laid the foundation and
set the pattern for a substantial and helpful general guide to the
Cantonese Language." - from the Preface.
We do not locate any copies of this 1973 printing (that is stated
as a first edition). We do locate three copies of a 1969 edition
(BYU, LoC, LDSCHL) which is also stated to be a first edition and
has Illustrated section dividers in color, this copy has illustrated
section dividers in black and white. Rare.
$125
Trent Harris’ Luna Mesa - 1/10 copies
3- Harris, Trent. Luna Mesa. [Salt Lake City]: 2019. First Edition, 4/10. [34]pp. Oblong octavo [21 cm x 28
cm] Purple boards with the title on the front board. Fine.
This edition was limited to ten numbered copies, this is copy #4. Signed and numbered by Harris on the
title-page. A blu-ray of Luna Mesa is included (which is also signed). This work contains 53 color
reproductions of Harris' illustrated notebook pages and illustrated postcards that became the basis for
his experimental film, 'Luna Mesa.'
"Luna Mesa: Notebook pages created by Trent Harris in bars and hotel rooms in faraway lands. They
were used as source material for Harris' abstract film, 'Luna Mesa.' Also included are postcards, ones
Harris sent to himself." - Title-page.
Trent Harris has directed nine feature films and scores of documentaries and experimental pieces. To
date he has been honored with retrospectives at: Raindance Film Festival (London), 92 Y Tribeca (New
York), BUTT Film Festival (The Netherlands), Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Salt Lake City), Mar del
Plata International Film Festival (Argentina).
$275
General Authority’s Selling Techniques
4- Sill, Sterling W. 1957 Sales Bulletins. [Salt Lake
City]: 1957. Quarto [28.5 cm] Blue buckram with
the title gilt on the backstrip. Near fine. A handful
of instances of marginalia and underlining by Sill
throughout.
Privately printed and distributed sales guide that
contains 52 short motivational pieces and
salesman techniques. At the time, Sill, worked for
New York Life, who in 1940, appointed him as
inspector of agencies for New York Life's offices in
seven Western states.
"Remember to impregnate these sales talks with
yourself with a lot of positive, pleasant,
enthusiastic emotions. We become what we feel
and do and we need feelings of self-confidence,
optimism, determination and faith. Practice
seeing yourself as you want to be, and doing the
things you want to do, and making the money
you want to make." - p.[3]
Sterling W. Sill (1903-1904), was a popular
speaker and prolific writer, he was also a
prominent businessman and educator. Sill was
named an emeritus General Authority of the L.D.S
Church on Dec. 31, 1978. He was an insurance
executive at the time of his calling as an Assistant
to the Twelve, to which he was sustained on April
6, 1954. During his service, he was the speaker
over KSL Radio's Sunday Evening on Temple
Square for 17 years, and addressed many Church
and civic gatherings. He authored 47 books on
religious and social themes, including a popular
series on leadership. He served for 11 years as a
member of the Board of Regents of the University
of Utah, four as chairman of the board.
We locate no institutional copies of this work. Rare.
$125
Sales Guide from a General Authority
5- Sill, Sterling W. Laws of Great
Salesmanship - Successful Salesmanship.
[Salt Lake City]: [New York Life], (c.1959).
[344] 172pp Quarto [28.5 cm] Blue buckram
with the title gilt on the backstrip. Near fine.
Mimeographed contents with text on rectos
only.
Privately printed and distributed sales guide
by Sill, who at the time worked for New York
Life. Signed by Sill at the end of the
introduction
"For over 26 years it has been my highly
esteemed privilege to be engaged in the great
business of selling life insurance. More than
21 of those years have been concerned
primarily with success in others. If one spends
that many years at a substantial number of
hours per day trying to recognize, isolate and
attract success, not only in himself but in
others of varying backgrounds, different
personalities and different ambitions, he may
be able to make some helpful observations." -
p.[2]
Sterling W. Sill (1903-1904), was a popular
speaker and prolific writer, he was also a
prominent businessman and educator. Sill was
named an emeritus General Authority of the
L.D.S Church on Dec. 31, 1978. He was an
insurance executive at the time of his calling
as an Assistant to the Twelve, to which he was
sustained on April 6, 1954. During his service, he was the speaker over KSL Radio's Sunday Evening on
Temple Square for 17 years, and addressed many Church and civic gatherings. He authored 47 books on
religious and social themes, including a popular series on leadership. He served for 11 years as a member
of the Board of Regents of the University of Utah, four as chairman of the board.
We locate one institutional copy (LDS CHL) of this work. Rare.
$125
Salt Lake City, Believe the Hype
6- [Salt Lake City, Chamber of Commerce]. Salt Lake City
and Utah: The Center of Scenic American. Salt Lake City:
Chamber of Commerce, 1927. 31pp Quarto [30.5 cm] Tan
wrappers with the title gilt on the front panel. Better than
very good. Gentle overall wear.
Profusely illustrated guide with dozens and dozens of
captioned photographs of Salt Lake and Utah.
"There are several points of view from which to consider
Salt Lake City. You might see it as a city of romance and
interesting history. You might see it as a place of
enchanting physical beauty. You might see it as the
commercial center of a vast and rich territory. You might
see it as the symbol of the New West - Pulsating with life
and eager with hope - hospitable and open hearted - and
sure of the success of its deliberately made plans. You
might see it as the hub and headquarters of those
startling regions which comprise Scenic America."
$75
Salt Lake Route Card
7- [San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]. From Los Angeles to Salt Lake City via the Salt Lake
Route. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Printing Co., (c.1905). Single sheet [9 cm x 28 cm] on heavy card stock
with a vertical fold at the center (as issued) and printed in striking full-color. Very good. The tunnel is a
die-cut window, on the reverse it is one of the arches next to the L.A. Depot.
Decorative post card for William Andrews Clark's 'San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad',
popularly known as the 'Salt Lake Route' which ran from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles across a mostly
uninhabited Mohave and through the then small outpost of Las Vegas in Clark County, which is named
for W.A. Clark. San Pedro is listed on the shield, so this card was issued before San Pedro was removed
from the name in 1915.
One side of the card shows the front of a train in a desert landscape as it approaches a tunnel. The
reverse has an illustration of the Los Angeles Depot on one side and the Salt Lake Depot (next to the
Tempe) on the other.
$75
D&RGW Menu
8- [Salt Lake Temple]. Denver & Rio Grande Western Menu. Denver: Denver & Rio Grande Western,
[1940]. Single sheet menu [23.5 cm x 31.5 cm] folded in half and printed in color. Near fine.
Dinner menu for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Dining Car. Cover shows a color print of the Salt Lake
Temple. Interior contains a breakfast menu. The rear cover contains a brief description of the Mormon
migration from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley.
"The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. Travelers on the Denver & Rio Grande Western
Railroad witness this prophecy as they approach Salt Lake City through a valley of incomparable beauty
and majesty. The city, 'the vision come true,' stands as America's most unique metropolis: fascinating
with historical sights amid glowing modernity, with the famed Temple rearing its lofty spires toward the
blue. The city is the starting point for thrilling journeys to sixty-two National Parks and Monuments, truly
the heart of the great Scenic Intermountain West." - from the rear cover, beneath the migration
description.
$50
Early Hotel Utah Ephemera
9- Relf, George O. Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City -
The Hotel Beautiful. [Salt Lake City]: (c.1914).
Single sheet [15 cm x 27.5 cm] that folds to
[15 cm x 9.5 cm] with two vertical folds as
issued. Very good. Small ink stamp for a
travel agent below the room rates.
One side contains an illustration of the Hotel
Utah and list of room rates. The reverse
features three captioned images, all under
the heading 'Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.':
'Mormon Temple - Hotel Utah' / 'Hotel Utah,
Salt Lake City' / 'Roof Garden, Hotel Utah'
"The new hotel will be, when completed, one
of the most beautiful structures from an
architectural standpoint of any building of its
kind in the west, and from the endorsement
of Mr. Relf from Kansas City and other places
where he has operated hotels, the owners of
the Hotel Utah have secured a hotel man of
wide experience and of unusual executive
ability in leasing the new structure to Mr.
Relf." - 'Goodwin's Weekly' (12/17/1910).
Early ephemera from the Hotel Utah
featuring three nice photos.
$40
Savage Temple Construction Image
10- Savage, Charles Roscoe. Mormon Temple. [Salt Lake City]: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar, (c.1890). Albumen
cabinet card [10.5 cm x 15.5 cm] on a decorative gilt stamped mount [11.5 cm x 16.5 cm] with an 'Art
Bazar' backstamp. Very good. Strong contrasts.
Striking Salt Lake Temple Construction photograph taken from the center of the Temple Block and shows
the north west corner with scaffolding surrounding the mostly completed spires. New planted trees dot
the grounds.
Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived
successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking
photographs and befriending other important photographers of his day such as Carleton Watkins,
Edward Wilson, Timothy O'Sullivan, Alfred Hart and A.J. Russell. Savage took several of the West's most
famous images at the celebration of the joining of the transcontinental railroads at Promontory Point,
Utah in 1869. Savage also took the first photographs of what became Zion National Park.
$675
Savage Temple Construction Image
11- Savage, Charles Roscoe. [Salt Lake Temple Construction]. [Salt Lake City]: C.R. Savage, Art Bazar,
(c.1890). Albumen cabinet card [10.5 cm x 15.5 cm] on a decorative gilt stamped mount [11.5 cm x 16.5
cm] with an 'Art Bazar' backstamp. Very good. Strong contrasts.
Photograph of the Temple Block with the Temple under construction, taken from Arsenal Hill (200 north
between State and Main) - just north of the Heber C. Kimball lot. There are five children kneeling and
facing the camera in the foreground. A nice image of early Salt Lake City
Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived
successfully within his Salt Lake City community and traveled widely throughout the West taking
photographs and befriending other important photographers of his day such as Carleton Watkins,
Edward Wilson, Timothy O'Sullivan, Alfred Hart and A.J. Russell. Savage took several of the West's most
famous images at the celebration of the joining of the transcontinental railroads at Promontory Point,
Utah in 1869. Savage also took the first photographs of what became Zion National Park.
$625
Fennemore Mining View
12- Fennemore, James H. Mining Scene. [Beaver, UT]: J. Fennemore, (c.1868). Albumen large format
photograph [16 cm x 20.5 cm] on a Fennemore cream mount [20 cm x 25 cm] with decorative gilt
borders. Rear of mount stained (glue?) and coming apart on the right side a few small stains to the
mount.
Rare James Fennemore image of a mining operation with out-buildings, smoke stacks and two wagons.
This image is very likely to be from the Beaver area (Lincoln MIne?).
James Fennemore (1849-1941) began his photography career in Beaver, Utah, before moving to Salt
Lake City and working for C.R. Savage. He later replaced E.O. Beaman as the photographer of the Powell
expedition (1871-72). Fennemore taught John K. Hillers, then a teamster on the expedition - who
eventually replaced Fennemore, who quit due to illness. Fennemore was also the photographer at the
John D. Lee execution.
"In the fall of 1871, [John Wesley] Powell walked into [Charles Roscoe] Savage's studio in Salt Lake, and
asked James Fennemore, one of Savage's employees, to print 250 pictures taken by [E.O.] Beaman during
his recent trip from Green River, Wyoming, to what is now Green River, Utah. Powell needed these
pictures to help convince Washington congressman to fund further exploration. He was so pleased with
the printing that he asked Fennemore to join the expedition the following year as photograher-in-chief."
- p.64 'The Savage View.'
$850
Hayden Survey Uinta View by Jackson
13- Jackson, William Henry. 113 - Gilbert's Peak, Uinta Mountains. New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co,
[1870]. Stereoview. Albumen photograph [9.5 cm x 15.5 cm] on an orange 'Views of the Rocky
Mountains - Dep't of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories' mount [10 cm x 18 cm] Printed
Anthony back stamp. Minor rubbing to extremities. Image has strong contrasts.
Nice image of the third highest peak in Utah, Gilbert Peak, with Gilbert Lake in the foreground. A man
sits on a rock near the lake. This photograph was taken by Jackson as part of his duties as the official
photographer of the Hayden survey.
"Our other experiences in the High Uintas were all interesting, but difficult at times. It was a long, hard
expedition, lasting until long after dark. Most of the time we were at an altitude of eleven thousand to
twelve thousand feet, but the splendid scenes of the lake and of the Uintas were ample compensation for
the day's effort." - William H. Jackson.
In 1870 Dr. Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden invited Jackson to become the official photographer of the
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Jackson remained with the Survey
until 1878, working closely with the artist Thomas Moran and others. The official report of the Survey for
1875 stated of Jackson's photographs: "They have done very much, in the first place, to secure
truthfulness in the representation of mountain and other scenery."
$150
Hayden Survey Uinta View
14- Jackson, William Henry. 111 - Uinta Mountains. Head of Smith's Fork. New York: E. & H.T. Anthony
& Co, [1870]. Stereoview. Albumen photograph [9.5 cm x 15.5 cm] on an orange 'Views of the Rocky
Mountains - Dep't of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories' mount [10 cm x 18 cm] Printed
Anthony back stamp. Minor rubbing to extremities. Image has strong contrasts.
Image of Smiths Fork in the High Uintas with Red Castle in the background. This photograph was taken
by Jackson as part of his duties as the official photographer of the Hayden survey.
"The following morning the party made an early start for high mountains, while I remained behind to put
the finishing touches on my outfit and to photograph the old mill. then, following the others, I made my
way up and over one of the long ridges coming down from the main Uinta Range. There are many
beautiful vistas, including grassy meadows and little lakes, with glimpses of the distant snow-clad
peaks." - William H. Jackson.
In 1870 Dr. Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden invited Jackson to become the official photographer of the
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Jackson remained with the Survey
until 1878, working closely with the artist Thomas Moran and others. The official report of the Survey for
1875 stated of Jackson's photographs: "They have done very much, in the first place, to secure
truthfulness in the representation of mountain and other scenery."
$150
Hayden Survey Independence Rock View by Jackson
15- Jackson, William Henry. 126. - Independence Rock. From east. New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co,
[1870]. Stereoview. Albumen photograph [9.5 cm x 15.5 cm] on an orange 'Views of the Rocky
Mountains - Dep't of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories' mount [10 cm x 18 cm] Printed
Anthony back stamp. Minor rubbing to extremities. Image has strong contrasts.
"Camp had been made at Independence Rock, a well-known landmark on the old Overland Trail. the rock
had been given this name, it is said, from the fact that an early pioneering party had camped there on
the Fourth of July. It is an immense rounded mass of granite, rising above the level valley floor near the
Sweetwater River. It is nearly two hundred feet high at one end and about fifteen hundred yards in
circumference. On one side the slope is so gradual that we led Hypo to the top with my photographic
outfit on his back." - William H. Jackson.
In 1870 Dr. Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden invited Jackson to become the official photographer of the
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Jackson remained with the Survey
until 1878, working closely with the artist Thomas Moran and others. The official report of the Survey for
1875 stated of Jackson's photographs: "They have done very much, in the first place, to secure
truthfulness in the representation of mountain and other scenery."
$125
Hileman Image of Glacier National Park
16- Hileman, Tomar Jacob. Mount Rockwell and Two Medicine Lake. Kalispell, MT: Glacier Park Photo
Shop. Silver gelatin photograph [28 cm x 17 cm] with Hileman blind stamp in the lower right corner and
Glacier Park Photo Shop backstamp. Title is manuscript in the blank space of the backstamp. Strong
contrasts. Better than very good.
Nice image from T. J. Hileman (1882 - 1945), who for decades photographed in Montana (primarily
Flathead Lake and Glacier National Park), originally for the Great Northern Railway. In 1926, Hileman
opened photo studios in Glacier Park Lodge and for many years he produced and sold countless
photographs of the area.
$200
44 Magic Lantern Slides by F.J. Haynes
17- Haynes, Frank Jay. Magic Lantern Slides. St. Paul, MN: Haynes Picture Shops, (c.1879-1887). 44
Magic Lantern Slides. Silver gelatin glass positives [8 cm x 10.5 cm] On Haynes slides. Printed and
manuscript labels. Complete list and images available.
Nice early images from the renowned photographer. Besides the usual sampling of excellent images of
Yellowstone, this collection also contains many uncommon Haynes portraits and views: two Native
American portraits (Rain-in-the-Face and Curly); images of the Upper Missouri; railroad construction
images; Billings; Fort Lincoln and the Badlands.
Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was employed by the Northern Pacific RR in 1875 to take pictures along
their route from Minnesota to the West Coast for advertising and promotional purposes. From 1884
through 1915 Haynes operated a lucrative service industry in Yellowstone National Park making and
selling souvenir photographs, taking pictures of tour parties, and publishing graphic souvenirs. F. Jay
Haynes was known as the "Official Park Photographer."
$1,725
Twenty Edward Curtis Photogravure Cards
18- Curtis, Edward Sheriff. Native American Photogravure Postcards. [Seattle, WA]: 1904. 20
Photogravure Postcards [9 cm x 14 cm] All in nice condition.
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Edward Sheriff Curtis was a prolific photographer who took over 40,000
images over a three-decade span, that ranged from the Eskimo or Inuit people of the far north to the
Hopi people of the Southwest. His importance as a western photographer and documenter of Native
Americans cannot be overstated. This series of 20 Native Americans images was produced in the fall and
winter of 1904, that he sold to help fund field work for the following year.
$3,775
Rare Images of Early Oklahoma
19- Dedrick, John Virgil. Taloga, Oklahoma RPPC Collection [Native Americans]. Taloga, OK: (c.1907-
1910). 109 Real Photo Postcards [9 cm x 14 cm] Most in nice condition. More than half contain
manuscript notes and postmarks. Included is the Wichita Postcard Club publication: 'Numbered &
Illustrated Checklist for Real Photograph Post Cards by John V. Dedrick - Taloga, Oklahoma.' Of the 123
numbered cards 106 are present, there are three Dedrick cards from the same time that are
unnumbered. List available.
This is the largest collection of Dedrick cards that we aware of being offered for sale.
John Virgil Dedrick (1873-1960) began his career as a photographer in 1907 in Taloga, Oklahoma taking
photographs of Native Americans, cowboys, sod houses and early ranch and western life, this numbered
series dates from then. It is this early series that is most collected and very difficult to find. In 1910 he
moved to Texas and evolved to other types of commercial photography. He eventually took his business
to Tacoma, Washington.
"Around the time of Oklahoma Statehood (1907) John and his brothers, Charlie and Frank, moved to the
Fort Sill area. John began taking pictures of Indians and other points of local interest such as sod houses,
dugout houses, and the way of life at that time. They lived in Taloga, Oklahoma, for several years. Taloga
is where this numbered series of Indians and Oklahoma postcards originated. The known series now
numbers from one to one hundred and twenty-three. We still don't know all of the titles, but the search
continues." - from the 'Comments' page of the Dedrick checklist.
$23,000
Touring the West in the 1930s
20- [Western Photo
Album]. 'Photographs -
Gray Mt. Ariz.'. (c.1940).
[70pp] Oblong octavo
[23 cm x 33 cm] String-
bound tan limp leather
covers with an original
painting of a Native
American man in profile
with a full feathered
headdress.
'Photographs' printed
and 'Gray Mt. Ariz.'
skillfully burned to the
front panel. Rear cover
missing.
323 black and white snapshots in corner mounts, attached to black leaves. The images are various sizes.
Some images are missing from the mounts. There are forty small color pictorial tourist cards mounted
near the center of the album. The photographs are a mix of purchased tourist shots and self-taken
photographs.
Full photo album documenting someone's travels in the American West with stops at Mount Rushmore,
Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Oregon Coast, Las Vegas (including a nice shot of Fremont Street),
Boulder Dam, The Grand Canyon, Albuquerque and points in between. The album concludes with a series
of images of a wrecked truck.
$200
El Escalante Letterhead
21- [Utah Parks Company]. El Escalante Hotel - Cedar City, Utah: Gateway to Bryce Canyon National
Park - Grand Canyon National Park - Zion National Park - Cedar Breaks - Kaibab National Forest.
[Omaha, NE]: [Union Pacific Railroad], (c.1940). Illustrated letterhead [26.5 cm x 18.5 cm] unused. Fine.
Color illustration at the head of the El Escalante. A map of the Utah Parks Company Tour (printed lightly)
covers the page. The El Escalante was the starting point for countless Utah Parks Company tours. The
Utah Parks Company was a subsidiary of the Union Pacific and ran guided tours of the Parks and
Monuments of Southern Utah and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
$25
Utah Parks Company Map
22- Utah Parks Company. Hi-Way Map to Zion-Bryce Canyon - Grand Canyon National Parks. Chicago:
Rand McNally, [1930]. Single sheet [46 cm x 41 cm] that folds up to [23 cm x 10 cm] pamphlet size.
Printed in red, blue and black. Very good. Folds as issued. Gentle overall wear.
One side features a nice map [41 cm x 23.5 cm] that shows the Union Pacific Routes and roads through
Utah and Northern Arizona. To the right are three smaller road maps [ea. 12.5 cm x 14.5 cm] of Zion,
Bryce Canyon, each contains a brief blurb at the foot. The reverse features descriptions and images of the
parks. Brief mention of the then (1929) recently completed Grand Canyon Bridge [Navajo Bridge].
"This folder, which contains maps showing the motor routes to and around Zion, Grand Canyon and
Bryce Canyon National Parks, is presented to motorists by Union Pacific System, with the hope that it will
be of assistance to people driving to these famous scenic regions."
Produced to promote trips from the Utah Parks Company, which was a subsidiary of U.P., that ran guided
loop tours of the parks and monuments of southern Utah and northern Arizona.
$50
El Tovar & South Rim Chromolithograph
23- Akin, Louis. El Tovar, Grand Canyon Arizona on the Santa Fe. [Grand Canyon, AZ]: [American
Lithograph Company], [1906]. Large chromolithograph [46.5 cm x 94 cm] in a contemporary wooden
frame [61 cm x 108 cm] that has a gilt border and a brass plaque. Image and frame in very good
condition. Image has a few small areas of subtle discoloration. This has not been examined out of the
frame. There are two different sizes of this lovely work, this is the larger.
Charming image of Fred Harvey's legendary lodge on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, El Tovar. This
is the unofficial companion piece to Thomas Moran's chromolithograph 'The Grand Canyon of Arizona
from Hermit Rim Road,' that was also produced for the Santa Fe Railroad, and like this was produced, to
hang in Santa Fe Railroad offices and also to sell to tourists.
This striking work that was originally painted a year after Fred Harvey opened the doors to the now
legendary, El Tovar Hotel on the edge South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This opulent and faux rustic resort
offered visitors an opportunity to view the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon while living in the lap of
luxury. The artist of this work, Louis Akin (1868-1913), lived for a time in El Tovar and is now widely
recognized for his landscapes of the Arizona wilderness and paintings of the Hopi.
$2,250
Maynard Dixon’s Personal Ledger
24- Dixon, Maynard. Paintings by Maynard Dixon. [San Francisco]: [1912-1920]. 74 leaves [46 cm x 39
cm] of handmade paper. The majority of the leaves have three uniform holes at the left.
The portfolio contains 75 entries (28 are duplicates), as well as the title page, on handmade paper. All
entries are in Dixon's distinctive hand, and include the title, size, date, and sometimes the location and
disposition of the work. The cover is titled Paintings by Maynard Dixon, along with his distinctive
Thunderbird symbol outlined in a circle.
The entries were accompanied by original photographs done by noted San Francisco photographer
Gabriel Moulin. Most of the Moulin photographs have been removed but five still remain. These
photographs [24 cm x 17 cm] contain either Edith Hamlin's stamp or Gabriel Moulin's (and in many cases
some pencil annotations, probably by Hamlin). The photographed paintings are: 'The Trading Post' -
'Corral Dust' - 'Camp in the Mountains' - 'Home Pastures' - 'The Old Cow Town'.
Among the numerous entries are murals for Anita Baldwin's Indian Room and Jinks Room for her Arcadia
home, The Old Trading Post, Corral Dust, Home Pastures, Pony Boy, Blackfeet Historians, Camp in the
Mountains, The Navajos, The Story Tellers, From Range to Range, What an Indian Thinks, Cattle Country,
Home of the Half-Breed, among others.
A number of works are from his legendary 1917 trip to Montana. Dixon probably intended the portfolio
as a document he could show prospective clients and for museum and gallery exhibitions. Although most
of the photographs have been removed by Dixon or his third wife, Edith Hamlin, there is information
contained in the portfolio that cannot be found elsewhere. As such, the portfolio is an unmatched record
of paintings by one of this country's greatest Western artists. From the library of noted Dixon scholar
Donald Hagerty by way of Dixon's third wife, Edith Hamlin.
$3,750
Kolb Brothers Card
25- Kolb Brothers. The View Hunters at Work in the Canyon. Brooklyn: The Albertype Company,
(c.1928). Post Card [9 cm x 13.5 cm] Divided back.
Advertising card for the Kolb Brothers. "Grand Canyon visitors are cordially invited to inspect the stock of
views for sale at Kolb Bros. Studio, located on Bright Angel Trail and overlooking the Canyon. See the
Canyon and trail parties through our powerful telescope."
The legendary Kolb Brothers, Emery & Ellsworth, opened their studio in 1904, perched on the rim of the
Grand Canyon. The building is still standing, but is now operated as a museum and gallery. They took
countless images of the Canyon and the Colorado River below.
$30
Fred Harvey Map of the Southwest
26- [Fred Harvey]. Illustrated Map of the Great Southwest. Including Points of interest in New Mexico
and Arizona. [Kansas City, MO]: Fred Harvey, 1946. Map [30 cm x 53 cm] on a single sheet [36 cm x 56
cm] that folds to booklet size [18 cm x 14 cm] Printed in blue ink. Folds as issued. Nice condition
The reverse contains two panels of 'Indian Signs and Symbols' and a panel each for: 'Navajo Motifs: From
Silverwork and Weavings' - Pueblo Motifs: From Pottery and Paintings' - 'Clouds and Rain Designs by
Pueblo Indians' - 'Pueblo Bird Motifs.' Beneath the map is a list of 'Altitudes of Principal Points in the
Southwest' and 'Altitudes of Various American Cities.' Inset of Grand Canyon National Park at the head.
Promotional pictorial map of the southwest from the Fred Harvey company, who was the concessionaire
for the Santa Fe Railroad and who also ran a string of motels and restaurants from Chicago to southern
California with a focus on the American southwest.
$50
Millroy & Hayes Mormon Route Map
27- Millroy & Hayes. Route of the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo to Great Salt Lake. Salt Lake City:
New Wilson Hotel, [1903]. Fold-out pamphlet [21.5 cm x 10.5 cm] that contains a chromolithograph
[21.5 cm x 75.5 cm] and descriptions of Salt Lake, Utah and the Mormons on the reverse. Folds as
issued. Near fine. 'A' condition.
This is the smaller New Wilson Hotel version, of this lovely route map.
Captivating map of the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake, which depicts the
physical features of the countryside, the mountains, rivers, waterfalls, trees, etc. Also, wagons and
trekkers on the trail, Indian encampments, buffalo, and more.
A truly marvelous depiction of one of the great episodes in American history, produced to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the journey. This detailed image was produced with the aid of Apostle Franklin D.
Richards, the church historian, in 1899. Uncommon.
$975
Turn-of-the-Century Idaho Pocket Map
28- [Idaho]. Indexed
County and Township
Pocket Map and
Shippers' Guide of Idaho.
Chicago: Rand McNally,
(c.1900). [28]pp.
Duodecimo [17 cm]
brown printed wrappers.
Better than very good. A
seventeen-page index
begins this work, which is
followed by eleven pages
of advertisements. Fold-
out color pocket map [48
cmx 31 cm] bound in at
the rear.
Subtitle: 'Accompanied by
a New and Original
Compilation and Ready
Reference Index, Showing
in Detail the Entire
Railroad System, The
Express Company doing
business over each Road,
and accurately locating all
the cities, towns, post
offices, railroad stations,
villages, counties, islands,
lakes, rivers, etc.'
$125
Tahoe Promotional Work with Bird’s-Eye Map
29- Eddy, Gerald A. Lake Tahoe. Tahoe City, CA: Lake
Tahoe-Sierra Association, (c.1955). Single sheet [46 cm x
39.5 cm] that folds to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm]
Very good. Folds as issued with gentle overall wear. One
of the sides contains a bright and lovely color birds-eye
map [21 cm x 37.5 cm]. Below are two maps: 'Fifty-One
Historical Spots: Sutter's Fort. State Capitol, Crocker Art
Gallery Etc.' [20 cm x 28 cm] and a California/Nevada
mileage map showing the distances to Lake Tahoe [20
cm x 8 cm] Maps drawn by Gerald A. Eddy.
Charming birds-eye map produced by the Lake Tahoe-
Sierra Association to entice tourists to Lake Tahoe, and
the surrounding area. The reverse contains information
on the Lake and other nearby points of interest.
"Lake Tahoe, the fairest picture the whole earth affords,
reposes in the heart of the Tahoe Wonderland, supreme
vacationland and playground empire of the West."
$150
Large Helena Montana Bird’s-eye
30- [Wellge, Henry]. Perspective Map of the City of Helena, Mont. Capitol of State, County Seat of
Lewis and Clarke Co. Milwaukee, WI: American Publishing Company, 1890. Bird's-eye view. Lithograph
[70 cm x 101 cm] mounted on board and in a simple wooden frame [106 cm x 74 cm] Image is sharp and
in nice overall condition.
Uncommon bird's-eye view of Helena, that is usually printed with a Kessler's Brewery Advertisement
beneath the title. Sixteen inset illustrations along the foot as a border, of prominent buildings and views.
Some of the buildings are numbered/lettered, legend lists: Public buildings, Hotels, Railroads, Street
Railways, Schools, Newspapers and Churches (52 in all).
"A Brewery in Helena appears as the sponsor of the large view of that city in 1890. Perhaps some copies
of these views were published and sold in the normal way through subscriptions and sales in local shops,
while other copies were overprinted with such advertising copy and made available to the sponsor at a
previously agreed upon price." - p.29, 'Cities on Stone' (John W. Reps).
$1,175
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