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Over the Range to the Golden Gate & History of WI

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1 Hardcover Over the Range to the Golden Gate – A Complete Tourists Guide Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West by Stanley Wood published by R.R.Donnelley & Sons Chicago c. 18911st Edition. Brown cloth cover with Native American on cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Profusely illustrated, 351 pages in English. Book measures 9" x 6 1/4" x 3/4". Has hand-written "memorandum" detailing traves in the State of California c. 1894; and 1 Hardcover An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin being a complete civil, political, and military history of the State from its first exploration down to 1875 by Charles R. Tuttle published by B.B.Russell Boston c. 1875. 3/4 leather binding with purple cloth boards with gold gilt decoration on cover and spine. Illustrated, 800 pages in English. Measures 9 1/4"x 6 1/2" x 2 1/8".

Condition: Over the Range – Condition – Very Good – brown cloth cover shows wear to edges and spine. Cover lightly soiled. Corners bumped with light wear. Head and tail bumped. Cover creased. Front and back hinges split but intact. End papers have toning, old pencil inscription; History of Wisconsin – Binding clean and tight. Cover has loss to corners and spine. Cover faded and soiled. Gilt intact. Spine faded and worn. End papers toned. Old bookshop paper label inside front cover. Pull-out map intact. Bookstore stamp inside back cover. Please see photos.