All clothbound in brown with gilt lettering (with the exception of one, which is bound in green). Lot includes:

1. The Americanization of Edward Bok: The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After, by Edward W. Bok. 2000.

2. Mrs. Hill's Journal - Civil War Reminiscences, by Sarah Jane Full Hill. 1980.

3. Mark Twain's West: The author's memoirs about his boyhood, riverboats and western adventures, edited by Walter Blair. 1983.

4. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army, by George Ballentine. 1986. 

5. Revolutionary Days: Including passages from My Life Here and There 1876-1917, by Princess Julia Cantacuzene Countess Speransky, nee Grant. 1999.

6. + 7. + 8. Three copies of Westward Journeys: Memoirs of Jesse A. Applegate and Lavinia Honeyman Porter Who Traveled the Overland Trail. 1989.

9. + 10. Two copies of A Frontier Doctor, by Henry F. Hoyt. 1979.

11. + 12. Two copies of Hell Among the Yearlings, by Edmund Randolph. 1978.

13. + 14. Two copies of Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter, Written by Himself: A Vindication. 1987.

15. + 16. + 17. Three copies of Skyward, by Richard Evelyn Byrd. 1981.

18. + 19. Two copies of Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite, by William M. Breakenridge. 1982.

20. Buckskin and Blanket Days: Memoirs of a Friend of the Indians, by Thomas Henry Tibbles. 1985.

21. + 22. Two copies of Narrative of the Coronado Expedition, by Pedro de Castaneda of Najera. 2002.

23. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin 1853, 54, 55, by Elisha Kent Kane. 1996.

24. From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Including excerpts from Indian Boyhood, by Charles Alexander Eastman. 2001.

25. Behind the Scenes, by Elizabeth Keckley formerly as slave, but recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Lincoln or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. 1998.

26. From Mexican Days to the Gold Rush: Memoirs of James Wilson Marshall and Edward Gould Buffum Who Grew Up with California. 1993. 

27. Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians, by Fanny Kelly. 1990. 

28. The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk: Adventures in the China Seas, by John S. Sewall. 1995.

29. Fighting the Flying Circus, by Capt. Edward Rickenbacker Commanding Officer 94th Pursuit Squadron U.S. Air Service. 1997.

30. We Pointed Them North: Recollections of a Cowpuncher, by E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbot and Helena Huntington Smith. 1991.

31. A Texas Ranger, by N.A. Jennings. 1992.

32. My Life East and West, by William S. Hart. 1994.

33. Frontier Fighter: The autobiography of George W. Coe who fought and rode with Billy the Kid. 1984.

34. Buckskin and Blanket Days: Memoirs of a Friend of the Indians, by Thomas Henry Tibbles. 1985.

35. Autobiography of an English Soldier in the United States Army, by George Ballentine. 1986.

36. + 37. Two copies of Children of Ol' Man River: The Life and Times of a Showboat Trouper, by Billy Bryant. 1988.

38. Mrs. Hill's Journal - Civil War Reminiscences, by Sarah Jane Full Hill. 1980.

39. Mark Twain's West: The author's memoirs about his boyhood, riverboats and western adventures, edited by Walter Blair. 1983.

40. The Rough Riders, by Theodore Roosevelt. Clothbound in green. 2003.

Provenance:
Property of a Leonard, MI private collector.

Dimensions:
40 PCS x H 7" W 4.5" All with pencil notations in the upper corners of the first pages. 1. Good. 2. Rubbing at the lower edge of the binding. 3. Rubbing at the lower edge of the binding. 4. Minor rubbing, upper and lower edges of the binding. 5. Good. 6+7+8. Minor rubbing to the gilt at the top paper edge. One still in plastic wrap. 9+10. Minor rubbing to gilt at top paper edge. One still in original plastic wrapping. 11+12. Minor rubbing, lower edge of binding. 13+14. Minor rubbing, lower edge of binding. One still in plastic wrapping. 15+16+17. One still in plastic wrap. Spot of foxing at the paper edge of another. 18+19. Minor foxing at the paper edges of one. The other is good. 20. Rubbing, lower edge of binding. 21+22. Spots of discoloration on the cover of one. The other is wrapped in plastic. 23. good. 24. discoloration to the binding. About 50 pages with moister damage in the middle of the book. 25. Discoloration at the upper paper edges and binding. 26. Good. 27. Discoloration at the upper edge of the binding. 28. MInor discoloration at the upper edge. 29. Good. 30. Good. 31. Discoloration at the top. 32. Discoloration at the top. 33. Discoloration at the top. 34. Still wrapped in plastic. 35. Scratches to the gilt at the top paper edge. 36+37. One wrapped in plastic. The other with slight discoloration at the top edge. 38. Discoloration at the top edge. 39. Still wrapped in plastic. 40. Good. | Please note all lots show signs of wear commensurate with age and use, and the lack of a statement regarding condition does not imply the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from defects or the effects of aging. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of DuMouchelles' specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the “Request Condition Report” or “Ask a Question” buttons or email conditions@dumoart.com.