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1880658Cincinnati 1880. Very good. Folding brochure eight panels to each side. Minor wear and soiling. Contemporary ink stamp on two panels. Promotional brochure for the land grants of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. The brochure outlines the benefits of the climate the resources and agriculture in the region ease of transport and access and other features: "People from all sections of the country who desire to better their condition are cordially invited to come to Arkansas and secure cheap homes. All classes of citizens without regard to political opinions join to build up the material interests of the state and develop its extraordinary resources. The colored people constitute only one-fourth of the population." The usual "Bound for the Happy Lands" circular woodcut of the railroad adorns two panels and a small map highlights the Texas Short Line from St. Louis to Texarkana. With the ink stamp of Henry H. Hannan land agent in Swan Creek Ohio. unknown books
187537686St. Louis: The railway Jno. McKittrick & Co. printers St. Louis 1875. Broadside 21 x 7 inches three paragraphs of promotional material ticket office addresses and fare rates set in many typefaces and sizes including display type and illustrated with a circular bird's-eye view map below the heads. Some old staining mostly in margin; "Henry Hannan Land Agent" stamp else very good. Advertising ticket fares and lands for sale to customers in Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois and Kentucky. OCLC locates two copies Yale Truman State University. <br/><br/> The railway (Jno. McKittrick & Co., printers, St. Louis) unknown books
1880WRCAM55682St. Louis: Jno. McKittrick & Co. 1880. Broadside 21 x 6 1/2 inches. Old center horizontal fold small chip to left edge slight wrinkling. Very good. Matted and shrinkwrapped. An attractive broadside promotional for the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway with a large engraving in the center depicting the route from St. Louis through Arkansas and into Texas beneath a train wheel bearing wings about which the motto "Bound for the happy lands" appears all in the center of a circle of stars. A schedule of ticket costs for various routes is included as well as a pitch directed at homesteaders regarding the purchase of government lands. The names of three land agents are listed at bottom - one in Missouri one in Illinois and one in Arkansas. <br> <br> The railway touts their "large grant of lands from the United States Government embracing all varieties of soil and timber adapted to Farming Fruit Growing and Grazing purposes.Immigrants can locate on railroad land in well improved neighborhoods having Roads Mills Churches and Schools and peopled by honest and industrious citizens who will give a cordial welcome to all good people coming among them." <br> <br> Only six copies in OCLC spread over four records located at Yale SMU Michigan the University of Texas at Arlington Truman State and the University of Missouri at St. Louis. OCLC 22160865 166641127 702349761 761878887. Jno. McKittrick & Co. unknown books
7199baSt. Louis MO: St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Book. Railroads; ticket for passage. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway unknown books
188059233St. Louis Mo.: Woodward & Tiernan Printers 1880. Broadsheet 28 3/8 x 15 3/8 inches folded to narrow 8vo recto with 13 panels of promotional text touting Arkansas as an agricultural paradise verso with a map of Arkansas featuring the railway lines and eight panels of promotional text illustrated with two wood engravings with some emphasis on healthful springs and "advantages to poor people." Stamp Agent on rear wrapper. OCLC locates four copies Arkansas-Fayetteville SMU Missouri Yale. Very good. Original illustrated wrappers with red highlighting. 59233. <br/><br/> Woodward & Tiernan, Printers unknown books
In-8 (cm. 26), brossura, pp. 184, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
0571125492.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1995601798London: Faber & Faber 1995-07-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Fading to D/J spine. Faber & Faber hardcover
DADAX0571125492Brand: Faber and Faber 0000-00-00. paperback. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Faber and Faber paperback
5718St. Louis: St. Louis Globe-Democrat Job Print; Woodward Tiernan & Hale Map Engr's 1878. Broadsheet with map 20.75" x 6.5" plus margins printed in black and red. Map size 11" x 5". Faded purple stamp of agent Henry H. Hannan. CONDITION: Very good upper-half of right margin rough cut. <p>A scarce and attractive promotional broadsheet with map issued by the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway advertising special railway offers to emigrants headed to Texas.</p> <p>This broadsheet announces cheap excursion tickets free baggage up to 200 lbs. and reduced emigrant rates for departures from St. Louis on the Short Line Route which runs through Arkansas into Texas. A table of rates on the verso lists first class and emigrant rates. The Texas Short Line extends from St. Louis Missouri to Galveston and Austin and cuts diagonally across the map with various spurs along the way including intersections the Texas & Pacific R'y and the International & Great Northern R'y. Interested parties seeking assistance information on Texas maps time-tables rates of fare etc. are encouraged to call upon or address the nearest of the railroad's Agents located in Missouri Chicago New York City and Ohio whose names are provided on both recto and verso.</p> <p>The St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway began selling off land holdings in Arkansas in the mid-1870s and continued to do so into the early twentieth century. OCLC records some twenty maps published by the railroad company promoting land it owned in Arkansas issued during this time period. These lands extended from the northernmost point of the state around Little Rock to the line's southern terminus in Texarkana. The company offered various inducements for settlers deep discounts for putting money down as well as reduced freight should homesteaders wish to transport their belongings via the railway. As demonstrated by the present broadsheet the railroad also capitalized on emigration to Texas.</p> <p>OCLC records only three copies at Yale Princeton and University of Texas at Arlington.</p> St. Louis: St. Louis Globe-Democrat Job Print; Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Map Engr's, 1878 unknown
1923006266Paris: Jouve and Co 1923. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 75 pp. With several black and white illustrated plates. A collection of lectures given at the American School of Fine Arts Palais de Fontainebleau discussing both the historical practice of fresco painting in Italy and beyond as well as discussing techniques for fresco painting. This is done with an eye toward reviving the art into then modern tastes examining problems and solutions found in the practice of fresco painting. Jean Robert la Montagne Saint Hubert is credited with painting several Art Deco frescos found in the Grand Salon of the Fondation des Etas-Unis. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven browning and fading to the covers. Minor soiling with some bumping small tears and creasing along the extremities. Interior clean and solid with browning to the paper. Jouve and Co unknown
dola72Paris: Jouve & Co. 1923. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 75 2 leaves. frontis. portrait & 1 other plate. wrs rubbed spine taped Paris: Jouve & Co., 1923 unknown
19872090202118108434Mountain and Keikokusha Mountain and Keikokusha 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Mountain and Keikokusha (Mountain and Keikokusha) paperback
51501Lausanne, Librairie Payot, 1942, in 8° broché, 168 pages ; illustrations ; couverture illustrée.
17454Lausanne, Editions de La Concorde, [1928]. In-8°, 192p. Broché, couverture illustrée.
In-8, 192p. Première édition. Illustré de photographies hors texte et de dessins dans le texte. Quelques accrocs à la couverture.
1925GIT00a60Paris Charles-Lavauzelle et Cie 1925. In-8 broché XXIV 527pp. Illustré de figures dans le texte, 13 planches à pleine page dont 5 de signes conventionnels, 1 plan et une planche regroupant 3 comparatifs (types de blessures en 1914-1918 et lors des conflits antérieurs), tous deux dépliants. Manque en tête du dos (env 2,5cm).
19862090502113708142Not Available 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19942090502113717034Not Available 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19972090502113713047Not Available 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19652090502113708178Not Available 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19882090502113712983Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
48 pages. The result of a study of mountain slopes and their potential for providing for human settlement. It grew out of a belief that mountain slopes could be developed into an exhilarating and satisfying environment in which to live, as well as from the recognition of a need to relieve population pressures on agricultural flatlands through the development of mountainous areas. Applies in particular to British Columbia, Canada. Illustrated. Contents include: Climate; Mountain Hazards; Human Attitudes to Physical Setting; Financing Transportation and Pedestrian Movement; Landscaping and Design; Slope Designation, Platform Creation and Construction; Mount Ekos - Sketch of a Prototype. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Book
16841Editions France-Empire, 1974 - In-8, broché, couverture couleur bronze cernée d'un encadrement blanc, titrage en noir, 217 pages, ensemble enrichi d'un envoi autographe de l'auteur. Très bel exemplaire.
1978DYTWW10127Japan Broadcasting Corporation 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books£º1 Japan Broadcasting Corporation paperback
