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23. (Arizona) Grazing Permit allowing Juan Roache to pasture 12 cattle and 3 horses in the ChiricahuaNational Forest in southeastern Arizona. Printed form filled in with typewriter, signed by Arthur P.Zachan as supervisor. 26.5x20.2 cm. (10½x8”).July 1, 1915Juan Roach, of Bernardino, Arizona, for payment of $7.56, is authorized to graze his cattle andhorses for a year on federal land abutting his ranch. The earmarks are indicated, and there arerubberstamps of a steer and a horse with the brands sketched in. Very good.(200/300)24. Armstrong, Leroy & J.O. Denny. Financial California: An Historical Review of the Beginningsand Progress of Banking in the State. 191, [1], xcv, [1] pp. Frontispiece; portraits; text illustrations.(8vo) original flexible read morocco. First Edition.San Francisco: The Coast Banker Publishing Company, 1916An indispensable work on California’s early banking history. Uncommon. Not in any edition ofCowan; Norris 117; Rocq 16654. Light wear to binding, a few dark spots on front cover; verygood.(300/500)25. (Army) Tabular Statements Showing the Names of Commanders of Army Corps, Divisions andBrigades, United States Army, During the War of 1861 to 1865. Title page + 42 leaves. 47.5x60.5 cm.(18¾x23¾”), brown gilt-lettered cloth, re-backed with original spine laid down.Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge, 1887The title page continues: “Compiled from data on record in the office of the Qquartermaster-General of the Army.” With slip from the publisher tipped in at leaf 1, advertising a limitededition of this publication plus 1 other. Plus with printed notice laid down on front pastedownasking any readers to submit errors to the Quartermaster General. Moderate shelf wear; frontfree endpaper torn with some yellowing; very good.(200/300)26. Arnold, H[enry] H[arley] (Hap). Typed Letter, signed, regarding a troublesome newspaper article.Typed Letter, signed, on War Department letterhead.Washington, D.C.: October 14, 1937General Arnold writes Clifford Henderson, director of the National Air Races, regarding thecontents of a newspaper article: “I could scarcely believe that either you or Phil had inspired thenewspaper article which caused so much trouble...I am glad to know that each of you disclaimsany responsibility for the article since as you know it created a great deal of hard feeling.”Creased from mailing; fine.(200/300)27. Ashmead, William H., et al. Insects, Parts I & II - Volumes VIII and IX of the Harriman AlaskaSeries. 2 volumes. ix, [1], 238; ix, [1], 284 pp. Frontispiece in each volume (Vol. VIII in color); 20additional leaves of plates; text illustrations. Each volume indexed separately. (8vo) original greencloth, top edges gilt. First Edition.Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1910The entomological findings of the 1899 E.H. Harriman Alaska Expedition, the firstcomprehensive study of Alaska insects. Light wear to extremities; near fine.(300/500)Page 8