This week's list is an eclectic mix of photography, posters, maps, art, and ephemera. Featured items include an early 20th century vernacular photo album from Colorado, a collection of 1930s California Road Maps, an original Edward Borein drawing, and an autograph book with Susan B. Anthony's signature.

From the inscriptions and content, we believe the family lived in Raton, New Mexico (photo of residence and building) and must have been somewhat well off spending time on wagon excursions, camping and hunting trips. Locations include the Brazos River in Texas, Cimarron Canon/River and Chico River in New Mexico plus several Raton New Mexico views. Colorado locations include nine views in an around the Conejos River, seven images of areas near the upper San Juan River, a flume near Sangre de Christo, four pictures near Pagosa and two identified as Elk Creek. We have handled few vernacular sets from rural New Mexico and Colorado that we have liked as much as these. These turn of the century images are not spectacular but collectively are a special group showing rural scenes and activities not often documented. More photos available upon request. 023065. $900

A story in pictures of the trip of two adventurous tourists traveling the good Highways of Hoosierdom through Florida's swamps in a car equipped with a "Fool-Proof" Remy High Tension Magneto, as told by the Kodak. Our grand adventurers, A. T. Mosher and Harry Harter headed south from Anderson, Indiana, home of the Remy Electric Company, driving 6,000 miles to showcase the reliability of the Remy High Tension Magneto. As stated in the booklet, "This supreme test of the Magneto, as shown by the pictures in this booklet, stands alone in the history of the manufacture of parts and accessories for the motor." Not short on hyperbole, the photos do however document the car running through high waters without stalling, while attracting an appreciative crowd where ever they traveled. Just a classic ephemeral advertising item early in the automotive era. Four copies found in OCLC as of April 2021. 022685. $275

This handy reference dial was meant to help those learning to play Spanish Guitar. Rotating the dial to different key signatures gives which chords should accompany the desired key. The back of the dial shows minor chords, major and minor key signatures, and information about accidentals, parallel minor chords, and transposition. A fun piece of music ephemera. 023078. $50

This time table pamphlet for the Chicago and North-Western contains a map of the through car and train service from Chicago. Comps found at Stanford and the David Rumsey Map Collection as of August 2021. 023045. $250

This volume contains a pioneer history of the Uncompahgre country including all of Montrose and Ouray counties and parts of Delta and San Miguel counties. This book was compiled after Rockwell produced a successful television series under the same name. Wilson Rockwell (1909-2007) was a Colorado rancher operating a ranch near Maher since 1938, author of a handful of western lore and history books, and Colorado politician. 4to; 278 pp. 023066. $325

This grotesque poster shows an image of two men and their dogs posing next to a pick-up truck covered with coyote pelts. The advertised coyote races were an "Open Contest" with cash prizes - "Bring Your Fast Dogs." It adds that there would be entertainment from "Allie Powers' High School Horses" as well as "Coyote Hounds and Saddle Horses for Sale." Admission was 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. No guns were allowed and the organizers were "Not responsible in case of accidents." No copies of this obscure piece of history found in OCLC as of August 2021. 023051. $350

A nice collection of early thirties California maps put together for an intrepid motorist. The strip maps are particularly pleasing, showing detailed views of specific routes usually at a scale of around 5 miles per inch. Often the verso of the strip map has a list of hotels and garages found on that route. The set of 158 maps covers destinations across the state, from San Diego to Crescent City with a few reaching into Oregon and Nevada. A few notable examples of the folding maps are a map of the Mojave Desert, Colorado Basin, and Death Valley; an industrial map of Los Angeles Harbor; and a map of automobile routes entering Yosemite National Park. Given the likelihood of mechanical difficulties and the lack of services along the way, these maps may have been used to navigate some quite adventurous road trips. Now the collection serves as a fascinating piece of California history. 023077. $500

These sketches likely were from early in Goodwin’s career as he was developing his distinctive style of sportsman and outdoor art. Philip R. Goodwin (1881-1935) studied under the great American illustrator Howard Pyle alongside N. C. Wyeth and others in the Brandywine Valley. Primarily a commercial artist, Goodwin sold hundreds of images for use as cover illustrations in magazines, ads for hunting and ammunition firms and was best known for his images reproduced for calendar art. Without exaggeration, one could claim that most hunting cabins contained Philip R. Goodwin prints and calendars in the 30’s and 40’s. After his passing in 1935 his artwork slid into obscurity. In 1978, an article in the art periodical Persimmon Hill by Patricia Johnston gave life to Goodwin’s work and in time art historians discovered Goodwin’s influence on Charlie Russell and slowly Goodwin’s work became well known within the art world. Larry Len Peterson’s fabulous monograph, Philip R. Goodwin—America’s Sporting and Wildlife Artist, published in 2001 cemented Goodwin’s fame and collector’s began snapping up Goodwin’s work. These study sketches offered here came through the collection of Patricia and Charlie Johnston who visited Goodwin’s sister-in-law-law Neva Goodwin in the mid 1970’s and acquired a portfolio of Goodwin’s sketches, prints and calendars. The Johnston’s played a huge role in the “rediscovery” of Philip R. Goodwin. We acquired these from Charlie Johnston’s daughter after Charlie passed in 2020. 023081. $1250

This is a very presentable copy of a book that collects the remarkable work of American artist Frederic Remington. His skilled depictions of cowboys, Native Americans, and the U. S. Calvary are iconic portrayals of the drama, brutality, and romance of the American Old West. Howes R-205. 023047. $3000