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1913001658New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 1913. Near Fine rear wrapper lightly foxed. Printed and distributed by the insurance company for the use of its policy holders. 24 page pamphlet illustrated in b & w. SCARCE. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Paperback books
194821502New York: Pandick Press 1948. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Revised edition one of 750 copies. 190 pp indexed bound in publisher's red cloth with black spine label. Slight sunning to top edges of boards else fine. Dust jacket has some small chips at the spine ends and one short tear. "An essay in historical detection" that seeks to unravel the truth behind an oft-told episode in the life of J.P.Morgan involving the purchase of 5000 surplus rifles that were then sold back to the Government at a stupendous mark-up during the Civil War. Pandick Press hardcover books
1746008005Glasgow: Robert Foulis 1746. 6 334 8 index ; 4 346 10 index pp. Printed by Robert Foulis. SCARCE in this edition. Two volumes bound in contemporary full calf gilt lettering and decorations with red morocco labels to backs five raised bands the armorial bookplates of David Monypenny Lord Pitmilly 1769-1851 noted Scottish jurist with the family motto "Imperat Aequor". 175 numbers originally issued March 12 to October 1 1713 daily except Sunday. 82 numbers were by Steele 53 by Addison the rest by Berkeley and others.WorldCat. Second Edition published in Scotland the 1st published in 1743. Both volumes Very Good small chip to calf head of spine Vol. II light rubbing to boards light toning to end papers. . Second Scottish Edition . Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Robert Foulis Hardcover books
188521184Baltimore: Christian & Fleet Printers 1885. Softcover. Very good. 15-page pamphlet in original printed wrappers. Partial split at spine chip to one corner of front wrapper otherwise very good. The author was Secretary of the State Tax Commission of Maryland and was also a member of the Baltimore City Tax Commission. Here he argues that the City of Baltimore lacks a proper system for assessment of property which has resulted in significant inequities in the tax burden on property owners. He recommends establishment of a permanent department with well-trained employees to perform assesments on an annual basis. Four copies located in OCLC. Christian & Fleet, Printers unknown books
1968206784New York: Delacorte Press 1968. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. No pencil or ink markings in text. Boards clean. Very small bump on spine near top. Corners very lightly bumped. Dustjacket lightly soiled. Small tears and chips at top and bottom of front and rear dustjacket covers at folds with very small pieces missing. Chip on dustjacket spine at front dustjacket cover about 1 inch down from top. Small closed tears at top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Small closed tears at top and bottom of front and rear dustjacket covers. DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Very Good binding / near Very Good dust jacket. Delacorte Press unknown books
1790008031London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington L. Davis T. Longman G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al 1790. Two volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf the backs decorated in gilt with two black morocco labels lettered in gilt marbled end papers. Very Good joints showing wear and starting to open at ends end papers toned boards rubbed at tips interior clean and free of toning or foxing overall a quite handsome set. . New Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Longman, G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al Hardcover books
199621305Phoenix AZ: The Heard Museum 1996. Softcover. Very good. 9 x 12 inches 254 pp indexed with b/w illustrations. Light cover wear clean and tightly bound. A collection of articles prepared for a February 1996 symposium held in conjunction with the exhibit "Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and Native American Art" organized at the Heard Museum. The essays describe the Harvey/Santa Fe partnership detailing the effects of the collaboration on tourism in the American Southwest and showing how the lives of Native American artists and their communities were transformed by the massive scale on which the Fred Harvey Company bought sold and popularized American Indian art. The Heard Museum unknown books
195848648New Milford Ohio 1958. 1st Printing. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning Very Good. Single sheet printed recto only 25 lines large ornamental type in top 3 lines. 13" x 10-1/8" <br/><br/>"Wishing to make a permanent business I have adopted this method and now offer goods at REDUCED PRICES!" Gurley follows with 12 lines of goods offered. "Excellent brown sugar 91/2c" "Prime Rio Coffee worth 15c for 14c" concluding with "Parents save that afflicted little one by purchasing a box of WORM CANDY it is a sure cure." I'm sure it was. unknown books
1966TB09447New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1966. Fourth Printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt and silver text stamping on the spine. In a very good dust jacket with light wear at the upper edge of the spine area and a 1/3" chip from the upper right corner of the rear panel. "America's route of the ages." The 8th volume in The American Trails Series. This is one in a set of 15 McGraw-Hill Trails Series titles. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
1966TB15720New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1966. First Edition. First printing Very good in blue cloth covered boards with the outer edges of the very faintly faded and with minor dust staining to the top edge. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with minor wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and nicks to the fore corners of the panels. "America's route of the ages - from Asia across Alaska down the Rocky Mountains to the plains of Texas." The 8th volume in The American Trails Series. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
190817390Ottawa: S.E. Dawson 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 80 pp with five colored maps four folding b/w illustrations from photographs. Original blue cloth boards with map of Canada and the upper United Stated on front board gilt lettering on front board title hand-lettered on spine. Moderate soiling to boards contemporary ownership signature on front pastedown all else very good. Includes testimony and communications from a number of pioneers missionaries scientists and explorers on forestry fisheries climate mineral resources agricultural potential etc. Peel 1719. S.E. Dawson hardcover books
1841008974London: Longman Orme Brown Green and Longman 1841. SCARCE in contemporary fine binding two volumes in polished calf the backs with black and red morocco labels and intricate gilt tooling marbled end papers and edges the bookplates of Walmer Castle and a later 20th c. owner front end papers prior owner inscriptions in pencil and ink concerning Walmer Castle and Cattermole's engravings "considered to be some of his finest". Very Good the calf rubbed and soiled. Both volumes with frontis engravings and engraved title pages Vol. I with 7 engravings in text Vol. II with 13 in text. The title pages call for 15 in Vol. I and 13 in Vol. II leaving the possibility of 4 missing engravings however no evidence of removal. . First Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman hardcover books
1922004492New York: Doubleday Page and Co. 1922. Presentation Copy. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -"To Will Hays with the affectionate regard of the author". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General the position he held at the time of this conference. He resigned that office on Jan. 14 1922 to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Hays is mentioned on page 3 of this book as being one of the prominent onlookers at the start of the conference. The Conference on the Limitation of Armament was held in Washington DC from Nov. 12 1921- Feb. 6 1922 Conducted outside the auspices of the League of Nations it was attended by nine nations the United States Japan China France Britain Italy Belgium Netherlands and Portugal regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. While the treaties resulting from this conference kept the peace during the 1920s they were also credited with enabling the rise of the Japanese Empire as a naval power leading up to World War II. Book is Very Good Lacking the dustjacket blue cloth at spine faded titles barely legible. A fascinating piece of US history !. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Chase Joseph Cummings. Presentation Copy. Doubleday, Page and Co. Hardcover books
191644105New York: The Naval History Society / De Vinne Press 1916. First Limited Edition. Limited to 650 hand-numbered copies. Octavo 24cm in publisher's slipcase. Half parchment over paper-covered boards; lxxviii269pp; frontispiece 4 inserted leaves of plates. Minimal aging to parchment spine else Fine in a lightly worn slipcase. Prospectus laid in. The seventh volume in the series. The Naval History Society / De Vinne Press unknown books
1969TB04190not stated: American West Publ. 1969. First Edition. First printing Near fine In a very good dust jacket worn at the top edges of the spine and with closed tears at the rear corners; but very clean and neat. Written by T. H. Watkins with a forward by Wallace Stegner and a contribution from his book Beyond the Hundredth Meridian and contributions from many others. Accompanied with many color and black and white photos drawings and woodcuts. American West Publ. unknown books
1956006031No Place: The Journal of Modern History 1956. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front cover - "To Oscar Winther with best regards John". From the collection of Oscar Winther who was the long-time editor of the Mississippi Valley Historical Review and the Journal of American History. Reprinted from The Journal of Modern History Vol. XXVIII December 1956 No. 4. Paginated 325-337. Near Fine light creasing top corners of wrappers. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Pamphlet. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Journal of Modern History Paperback books
1968006891Illinois: McKnight & McKnight Publ. Co. 1968. A reprint of the 1874 First Edition Very Good Plus in red cloth with gilt lettering at spine 865 pp. plus index of ads paginated A-M light wear to cloth at spine ends prior owner name stamps front and rear end pages. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. Uncommon in either edition. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. McKnight & McKnight Publ. Co. Hardcover books
1961145561961. Softcover. Very good. 8.5 x 11 inches stapled at the upper corner. 11 pp extensively illustrated from photographs one map. One horizontal folding crease otherwise minimal wear. Provides a brief but useful history of Jacksonville Oregon along with a historic walking tour. paperback books
1962TB09439New York: McGraw-Hill 1962. Sixth Printing. Fine in decorated black cloth covered boards with a prior owner's name on the first free end paper. In a near fine dust jacket with slight tanning of the spine area. The 4th volume in the Trails of America Series. The trail that started in Mexico and went north up the California coast to San Francisco. McGraw-Hill hardcover books
2338Denver CO: Reinert Publishing. Hardcover. Good. 151 pp index publisher's catalogue with frontispiece illustrations. Shelf wear and soiling to boards hinges a bit wobbly gift inscription on front free endpaper; text clean. No dust jacket. From the Foreword: "The stories here collected and which have been published previously as individual stories in The Daily Mining Record are designed to portray both the 'inside' and the 'outside' of the noble fellows of the mines and of the dauntless men of the trail." This is the first appearance in book form. Reinert Publishing hardcover books
1990253483London: Barrie & Jenkins 1990. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price-clipped; no markings of any kind; dust jacket protected in a mylar cover; digital images can be made available upon request. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Barrie & Jenkins unknown books
1964TB19144New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1964. First Edition. in second state dust jacket Fine in purple cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with only a hint of fading at the heel of the spine. More often than not this title is found with fairly typical fading of the board's edges as the purple cloth is very prone to fading. In a very good unclipped second state dust jacket with a slightly tanned spine area which is also lightly rubbed at its upper edge. The sixth volume in The American Trails Series and one of the fifteen in the series produced by McGraw-Hill. The story of the Mormon Trail. 331 pages including an index bibliography text and a section of illustrations of reproductions of contemporary art. A very handsome and collectable copy. McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
1967007071New York: Committee for G.I. Rights 1967. SCARCE in the First Edition dated November 21 1967. Near Fine faint verticl crease to pamphlet. 41 pp. with black and white photos and illustrations. . First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Committee for G.I. Rights, Paperback books
1914919Buffalo N.Y: The Hammond Press 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A fine first edition of a classic reference work on the fur trade. Brown cloth boards with gilt images and title stamping. One rubbed corner no other flaws in book. Binding is sturdy tight and square. Brown endpapers free of any writing. Text is clean a bright. Text is clean and bright. Rear pastedown has original price sticker from 1912: "Eastern Agent Geo. W. Reynolds" &etc. Map frontis. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. 5 372 pp including index. 6 9 1/4 inches tall octavo. It was Marcus Petersen who rst published in his book. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals" something that was different from the material used by the authors of earlier fur books. Petersen however con ned himself principally to the fur-bearing animals and the characteristics and distinguishing properties of different furs. He was. however the rst authority to compile a table giving the weights and the durability or wearing qualities of each fur and we believe that this table has been accepted as a standard by fur men everywhere. Mr. Petersen's idea of measuring the durability of all furs with otter natural and sea. as the standard fur skin rated at 100. was something that proved to be of great help to the industry and added great value to his book." The Fur Trade Review March 1921 The Hammond Press hardcover books
1961920Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good . A very near fine first edition complete in two volumes in a very good plus original slipcase. Publisher's orginal tan buckram with brown and gilt titling. Binding is strong sturdy and square on both volumes no writing no nameplates clean and bright inside. There are five tiny coffee drop stains on the front cover of volume I. In volume 2 two pages of the index have a dog ear fold which has been straightened out. The slpcase is very good: it has the original labels and shows a short bump on the front left lower corner. There is a minute area on the top edge where the slipcase paper has started to peel but all paper still present. These books look good smell good and are an important read on the history of the North American fur trade. xxvi 686 & viii 696 pp.indexed and illustrated with a bibliography.Octavo 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. In her introduction to the 1954 edition of Hiram Martin Chittenden's The American Fur Trade of the Far West Grace Lee Nute Research Associate of the Minnesota Historical Society noted how well Chittenden's work has stood the test of time since its publication in 1902 but suggested that because of the specialized monographs published since that time "a vast literature is now at hand for anyone capable of welding it into a unified comprehensive history of the fur trade of the North American continent." The attempt has now been made and the result is a qualified success. Paul Chrisler Phillips devoted his life to the task; he died before its completion. J. W. Smurr provides the concluding chapters to this massive two volume work. Publication of the book handsomely accomplished by the Oklahoma University Press has been aided by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Here is the entire history of the North American fur trade from its inception as a gleam in the eye of European explorers and merchant-adventurers to its decline in the mid-nineteenth century with the shift in consumer interest to cheap textiles. The story is told in a basically chronological form although the vast area of the trade and the variety of European and American traders who conducted it require a constant process of starting again and again in time. The research is exhaustive. Though based principally on printed primary sources extensive use has been made of manuscript materials. Let it be said at once that Phillips' study helps correct the view held by most about the importance of the fur trade in inciting maintaining and expanding European settlement in North America. The evidence marshaled by Phillips goes far to prove that the lowly "trade" so readily ignored or slighted by kings at the time and by historians later played a more important role than is normally assigned to it. Indeed one can wonder whether the very establishment of English and French colonies on North American soil would have been accomplished but for the existence of fur-bearing animals and the Indian who was willing to trap them and exchange their pelts for European goods. Nevertheless by concentrating so exclusively on the fur trade Phillips tends to see all political movement in terms of a struggle for beaver. The Great War for Empire between France and Great Britain is presented in such a context as are other events which may perhaps legitimately be assigned more complicated origins. The integration of the sources mined by Phillips and the formal expression of his interpretation of them leave something to be desired. The sentences except in Smurr's concluding chapters flow in a harsh monotony. In a two volume work the unvarying style and the massive accumulation of fact become burdensome to the reader. The text is unrelieved by sensitive passages of summary interpretation or imaginative insight. The personalities of the traders do not "live" as they do in Chittenden's still useful though geographically and temporally more limited history. The book is splendidly illustrated with many original drawings of furbearing animals by Mary Baker as well as with more conventional illustrations drawn from a variety of sources. It has excellent maps. It is well designed and carefully printed. Its two volumes are indexed and paged separately. The indexing is reasonably full but as is usually the case in university-oriented publications it omits direct reference to the material objects trade goods costume items etc. associated with the trade and thus makes the museum scholar create his own index. In sum the book is a significant achievement and an important contribution to our knowledge of our past. ---- WILCOMB E. WASHBURN of the Smithsonian Institution in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 86 No. 2 Apr. 1962 pp. 210-212 University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
