The complete auction catalogue (Sale 69, 84, 96) of this very important sale of 433, 756, and 580 entries respectively. With an introduction and short selected bibliography. Part 1: WESTERN EXPLORATION; THE FUR TRADE; THE NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT & EXPLOITATION. Section 1, The Native American, Lot 1-54; Section II, Western Exploration, Losts 55-247; Section III, Settlement & Exploitation, Lots 248-433. Part 2: CALIFORNIA EXPLORATION THROUGH THE GOLD RUSH Section I: The Native Californians-Lots 1-35. Section II: California under Spain & Mexico-Lots 36-289. Section III: The American Period: Conquest through the Gold Rush- Lots 290-756. Part III: CALIFORNIA AFTER THE GOLD RUSH TO THE PRESENT TIME; Section I, Geography, Geology, etc. (incl. Yosemite), Lots 1-241; Section II, San Francisco, Lots 242-388; Section III, Southern California & Los Angeles, Lots 389-453; Section IV, Other Local History, Lost 454-488; Section V, California Miscellany including the Comstock Lode, Pictorial Lettersheets, Newspapers, ect., Lots 489-580. Near fine. With black-and-white plates throughout. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.