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85. (Civil War) Rosecrans, Major Gen. W[illiam] S[tarke]. Report on the Battle of Murfreesboro’,Tenn. [2], 577 pp. With 2 folding maps. 22.5x13.5 cm. (9x5½”), original blindstamped cloth.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863Official report on the Battle of Murfreesboro, or Stones River, in Tennessee, December 31 -January 2, 1863, a victory for the Union army but Rosecrans’ lack of pursuit of Braxton Bragg’sConfederate forces made it an indecisive one. Spine faded, some minor staining to covers; verygood. Bookplate of John H. Starin.(300/500)86. (Civil War - Confederate Constitution) Fac-Simile of the Constitution for the Provisional Governmentof the Confederate States of America. [2] + 9 leaves. 36.6x47 cm. (14¾x18½”), gilt-lettered cloth.[New York]: Joseph Laing, 1883Photo-lithography from the original parchment in the possession of F.G. de Fontaine, esqr.Light shelf wear to cloth; contents fine; very good.(200/300)87. Colnett, James. The Journal of Captain James Colnett Aboard the Argonaut, From April 26, 1789 toNov. 3, 1791. Edited with Introduction and Notes by F.W. Howay. Illustrated with plates reproducingmaps & sketches. (8vo), red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. No. 348 of 550 copies.Toronto: Champlain Society, 1940No. XXVI in the publications of the Champlain Society. Colnett opened the South Pacificsperm whale fields, made two visits to the Galapagos Islands, and visited the coast of Chile, Peru,and California. He was the principal character in the “Nootka Sound Controversy,” when he andhis men were arrested and his ship seized by the Spanish following the Englishman’s attempt totake possession of Nootka and build a fort there. Howes C609; Smith 1905. Spine faded, lightwear; very good.(150/250)88. (Colorado) Fifth Annual Festival of Mountain and Plain; and State Fair. 48 pp. incl. 2 pp. of text& 44 pp. of plates from photographs & drawings, some in color. 13.6x19 cm. (5½x7½”), originalcolor pictorial wrappers.Denver: Edward G. Arkins, 1899Rare “Official Souvenir Program, Denver, Sept. 25th to 30th, 1899,” as stated on front wrapper.OCLC/WorldCat lists only four copies - at Autry National Center, SMU, Colorado HistoricalSociety Library, and the Pikes Peak Library District. Some rubbing to front wrapper, new rearwrapper, spine repaired with cloth tape; very good.(400/600)You can bid absentee directly from the item description inthe online version of the catalogue at www.pbagalleries.com.Or bid during the auction using the Real-Time Bidder.Page 27