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Unused Western Tourist Decals

1- [Western Auto Touring]. 39 Western

Touring Decals. Spokane, WA: Lindgren Turner

Company, (c.1950). 39 decals [11 cm x 8 cm]

All are unused and in fine condition, with most

in their original sleeves.

Large collection of auto touring decals from

the western U.S., that gives a glimpse at the

tourist attractions (and traps) of postwar

America.

Decals for:

Idaho: [Bikini Cowgirl], Sportsmens Paradise,

Snake River Valley, Craters of the Moon, Soda

Springs.

Colorado: [Bikini Cowgirl]

Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park, The Old

Overland Trail, Evanston Hotel, The Old Oregon

Trail, Wyoming, Wonderland of America,

Devil's Tower, Shy Anne from Cheyenne,

Yellowstone [Bear], Yellowstone [Elk],

Yellowstone Cub.

Utah: Bingham Canyon, Zion National Park, St.

George, Bryce Canyon.

Nevada: Carson City, Gambling - Wide Open,

Nevada.

Arizona: The Grand Canyon State,

California: California [Sun bather].

Oregon: State Capitol at Salem, Meadowlark - State Bird, Portland, Corvallis.

Washington: Floating Bridge - Seattle, Olympia - State Capitol, Washington [Apple], Goldfinch -

Washington State Bird, The Evergreen State

Mexico: Tijuana [Cowboy], Tijuana [Bull Fight], Tijuana [Mission]

Canada: [Mountie]

$400

Large Bryce Canyon Railroad Poster

2- [Utah Parks

Company]. This

Summer - Visit Bryce

Canyon Nat'l. Park,

Utah. [Omaha, NE]:

Union Pacific Railroad,

(c.1930). Large [106 cm

x 69.5 cm] color poster.

Near fine.

Large image that

"pops," Rock formations

are spectacularly

displayed in oranges,

reds, yellows and

browns and speckled

with spots of greenery,

while put into

perspective via three

travelers on horseback.

Produced to promote

trips from the Utah

Parks Company, which

was a subsidiary of U.P.,

that ran guided loop

tours of all three parks

out of Cedar City.

"See all three. Grand

Canyon - Zion - Bryce

Canyon National Parks,

combined in one low-

cost circle trip."

$2,250

Charming Birds-Eye of Boulder Dam and Southern Nevada

3- Eddy, Gerald A. Panoramic Perspective Map of Boulder Dam and Adjacent Area as it Will Appear

When Lake is Filled. [Omaha, NE]: Union Pacific Railroad, 1938. Color birds-eye map [78.5 cm x 46 cm].

Near Fine. Folds as issued. Map drawn by Gerald A. Eddy.

Charming birds-eye map produced by the railroad to try to entice tourists to the Mojave, southern

Nevada (this was before Las Vegas was "Las Vegas"), and the surrounding area, that was also served by

the U.P. with Bryce and Zion shown in the upper right.

The reverse contains information on the Dam and area, including descriptions of the location, the

hydroelectric capabilities, Boulder City, Las Vegas and recreational suggestions.

"Down in the rock-walled recesses of the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, an army of men and a vast

array of titan machinery recently completed, two years ahead of schedule, the construction of the

greatest engineering project of its kind the world has ever known - Boulder Dam."

$175

Touring Indian Country

4- [Southwest Tourism]. Indian Detours Roundabout Old Santa Fe New Mexico. Chicago: The Atchison,

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, 1940. [21pp]. Square quarto [23 cm x 20.5 cm] Pictorial printed

wrappers. Near fine.

Promotional tour piece touting trips to Santa Fe, Taos, Hopiland, Mesa Verde and the immediate area.

Illustrated with 20 black and white photographs (many full page) and two maps.

$40

1920s Dude Ranch Tourism in Yellowstone

5- [Yellowstone - Dude Ranch]. Richard Ranch - Cody, Wyoming. On the Cody Road in the heart of The

Buffalo Bill Country. [Cody, WY]: [1926]. 20pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Tan printed wrappers. Near fine.

Illustrated booklet touting the amenities and planned itineraries of this dude ranch, just outside

Yellowstone park. Nice double page map at center.

$125

Yellowstone Guide with Images by Haynes

6- Colborn, Edward F. & Frank Jay Haynes. To Geyserland: The New and Splendid Train Service of the

Oregon Short Line Railroad. Denver, CO: Williamson-Haffner Co., [1909]. 38pp. Square octavo [23 cm x

20.5 cm] Color wrappers. Very good. Vertical fold at center as issued. Cover title: Where Gush the

Geysers. Oregon Short Line All Rail Route to the Yellowstone.

This early 20th century work offers a brief history of Yellowstone, followed by transportation routes into

the park, a description of the geysers (with timetable) and hot pots, The Canyon and falls and the Inns

(lodges) of the park.

Seventeen full-page tinted photographs by Haynes illustrate the text along with two dozen black and

white images and a double-page four color map at the center of the Oregon Short Line / Union Pacific /

Oregon R.R. & Nav.Co / Southern Pacific and connections.

$125

Card Road Maps from Salt Lake City to Yellowstone

7- Rishel, W.D. [Salt Lake to

Yellowstone]. [Salt Lake City, UT]:

Salt Lake Tribune Auto Map Service,

(c.1920). 8 loose cream-colored card

route logs [23 cm x 11 cm] printed in

black ink. All cards good or better

with age-toning and discoloring.

The front side of every route log

offers a road map between two

points and the ensuing card, picks up

where the previous map left off.

Distance is noted between towns and

landmarks. Someone had added

manuscript time splits (they left Salt

Lake at 9am). Maps drawn by 'Bell'

The reverse of each has a paragraph

that notes road conditions, speed

limits, and brief observations. Below

this is a list of the towns that one

would pass through on the journey

and their population.

Cards present are: 'Salt Lake to

Ogden' / 'Ogden - Brigham -

Tremonton' / 'Tremonton to Downey'

/ 'Downey to Pocatello' / 'Pocatello

to Idaho Falls' / 'Idaho Falls to

Anthony' / 'Victor, Idaho to Jackson,

Wyoming' / 'Jackson to Yellowstone.'

Lacks the St. Anthony to Victor card

(which is a shame)

$250

1920s Utah Pocket Map

8- [Utah Pocket Map]. Rand McNally Standard Map of Utah. [Chicago]: Rand McNally, (c. 1920). Map

[71 cm x 53 cm] Overall very good with some minor sporadic splitting at the folds.

Pocket map that locates the State Capitol, county seats, county lines and other major towns, as well the

rail lines through the state. Population figures at the left margin. The reverse contains a road map for the

state that locates all the major auto routes of the time, including Lincoln Highway (I-80), Arrowhead

National Trail Highway (I-15) and Banff-Grand Canyon Road (U.S. 89).

Advertisement for Delta [Utah] Lumber & Hardware Company on the front and rear panels, and at the

head of the map.

$150

Panoramic Photochrom of Salt Lake City

9- [Jackson, William Henry]. [Salt Lake City Panorama]. Detroit: Detroit Photographic Company, 1900.

Panoramic photochrom [17 cm x 70 cm] mounted on heavy cardstock as issued. Very good. Some minor

wear at extremities. Image is bright with nice colors.

Lovely panorama of Salt Lake City taken at the turn of the century from Capitol Hill. Image likely by

famed western photographer, William H. Jackson.

$350

Self-published LeConte & Zipporah Stewart Book Signed

10- Stewart, Zipporah L. [LeConte Stewart]. Door to Noisemakers Inn. [Kaysville, UT]: [1976]. [391pp]

Octavo [23.5 cm] Lime green cloth with a color pictorial front board. Very good. Twenty-three pages of

black and white photographs near the center of the text block.

Signed by LeConte Stewart at the lower margin on the right side of the color frontispiece (which is one of

his paintings), on the left side of the lower margin, he has written the title of the painting "The Shed,

Gran(?) Valley."

Additionally, inscribed by the author, Zipporah, on the front flyleaf.

Zipporah Layton was born in Utah in 1894. She married LeConte Stewart, a well-known artist, while he

was painting the murals for the Hawaiian LDS temple. They returned to Utah settling in Kaysville and

were the parents of four children. Stories concerning their lives and those of their ancestors make up this

volume written by Zipporah Stewart.

Self-published with a presumed small print run. I am able to locate three institutional copies.

$750

Uncommon Polygamous Wife Biography

11- Thurston, K.K. The Winds of Doctrine: The Story of the Life of Mary Lockwood Kemp in Mormon

Utah During the Last Half of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Exposition Press, 1952. First Edition.

259pp. Octavo [22 cm] Gray cloth with the title stamped in green on the front board and backstrip.

Good/Near fine. Jacket split at the front hinge with some chipping to extremities, including a thumbnail

sized chip to the foot of the rear panel. Interior clean and bright.

Lengthy Inscription from the author on the front free endsheet: "To Marie Hollingshead from the author

for Jan 28th." followed by two short poems with the author's signature at the foot. Mary Lockwood was

a British convert, that made the trek to Utah. Here she became a polygamous wife, and settled in

southern Utah. This work was penned by her daughter.

Uncommon title, rare in jacket.

$200

“Be Honest with Yourself”

12- [Mormon Kitsch]. 10 Faith Promoting Cards. [Salt Lake City, UT]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-

day Saints, (c.1959). 10 color faith-promoting cards [14 cm x 10 cm] All cards very good or better. Some

gentle rubbing at the extremities and some show age-toning to the reverse.

Cards produced as reminders to "Be Honest with Yourself" and to "Know the Truth - Keep the Faith."

Each card contains a color illustration on the front with the reverse containing a few paragraphs of faith-

promoting verse, quotes, helpful hints, etc.

The cards are: 'More Precious Than Rubies' - 'Keep Faith with Your Family' - 'We are Making Memories' -

'This is the Life' - 'The Search for Truth' - 'Read it...test it' - 'Living Prophets' - 'Dare to be Different' - 'Add

Prayer' - 'A Religion Worth Learning'

$75

Rare Utah Pre-Prohibition Work

13- [Utah Teetotalers]. Prohibition as a Christian Measure. Salt Lake City: Democratic State Committee,

[1909]. [4pp] Single sheet [23 cm x 30 cm] folded in half. Very good.

This work opens with a swipe at then Governor Spry, who vetoed a local prohibition measure. Following

is a list of the Board of Trustees of the Anti-Saloon League of Utah, the list is made up of local religious

and civic leaders (including Heber J. Grant). The ensuing two pages is dedicated to local religious leaders'

favorable views of prohibition, including almost an entire page from Joseph F. Smith. The final page

includes a final swipe at Spry and an "Anti-Saloon League Legislation Map -1910."

I can locate a single institutional copy (BYU). Not in Flake/Draper. Rare.

$100

Behind the Zion Curtain

14- Utah Liquor Control Commission. 35 Liquor Price Lists for Utah and State of Utah Liquor Control

Act. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Utah Liquor Control Commission, [1937-1957]. 23 Utah Liquor Control

Commission Price Lists. Each is 16 pages. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Printed color wrappers. Most are very

good or better. (with) 12 Utah Liquor Control Commission Supplementary Lists. Each varies in length.

Mimeographed and corner stapled 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. (with) State of Utah Liquor Control Act. 1937 72pp.

Narrow octavo [23 cm x 10 cm] Tan printed wrappers. Near fine.

Each contains a list of state liquor stores and package agencies, which is followed by all of the different

spirits and the sizes and prices of each. The rear panel contains a list of closings due to holidays.

Presumed uncommon.

$350

Runaway in San Francisco

15- [Missing Child Poster]. Circular for Missing Boy, Abey S. Marden. Martinez, CA: R.R. Veale, Sheriff of

Contra Costa Co, 1915. Missing person circular [28 cm x 22 cm] Very good. Two vertical folds. One

horizontal fold. Glue residue at the head on the reverse.

"..He is said to be bright for his age and is very anxious to earn money, has delivered parcels in San

Francisco. All officers are kindly requested to make a diligent search and inquiry for this boy as his

parents are very anxious to learn his whereabouts.." - excerpt from the text.

$100