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196931549Washington D.C. 1969. In full: "Dear Harvey and Agnes The St. Paul visit was hectic and exhausting but the warmth of the welcome left us with a glow that will never entirely go away. Now comes the work but the loyalty of friends & their good wishes will help sustain us. Sincerely Warren." 8vo integral leaf attached; fine. unknown
188962778Burlington Vermont: publisher not identified but printed in Chicago by Donohue & Henneberry 1889. First edition large 8vo pp. 48; steel-engraved portrait frontispiece; text printed in double column; original brown cloth gilt-stamped on upper cover; ex-James J. Hill Library Saint Paul with perforated stamp at bottom margin of title page a small rubberstamp on the last leaf of text and accession numbers in the upper left corner of the upper cover. All else very good and sound. With James J. Hill's personal bookplate and an inscribed presentation plate by Canfield reading: "To my esteemed friend & early pioneer of the Northwest & Red River Valley James J. Hill Esq. St Paul Minn. . July 4th 89 Tho. H. Canfield." Laid into a pocket at the back are two small pamphlets one: Deep Waterways. Subject of a Talk at the Algonquin Club Last Evening drop title by Thomas H. Canfield 1896 16 pages not found in OCLC with informed annotations throughout in pencil possibly by Canfield himself; also In Memoriam. Thomas Hawley Canfield 1897 8 pages Minnesota Historical Only in OCLC. Howes C-113. [publisher not identified, but printed in Chicago by Donohue & Henneberry] unknown
191227326Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Co 1912. First edition 3 vols. 4to a number of illus. in the text throughout; vol. III consists of biographies of famous residents with a number of fine half-tone and steel-engraved portraits; extremities a little rubbed but in all a very good sound copy in original half black morocco gilt-lettered direct on spine. Uncommon. <br/><br/> The Lewis Publishing Co unknown books
191227326Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Co 1912. First edition 3 vols. 4to a number of illus. in the text throughout; vol. III consists of biographies of famous residents with a number of fine half-tone and steel-engraved portraits; extremities a little rubbed but in all a very good sound copy in original half black morocco gilt-lettered direct on spine. Uncommon. The Lewis Publishing Co unknown
192821080New York: William Edwin Rudge 1928. Accompanied by the supplemental third volume: Americana collection of Herschel V. Jones. A check-list 1473-1926 compiled by Wilberforce Eames New York: privately printed by William E. Rudge's Sons 1938. Together 3 volumes folio edition limited to 200 copies numerous facsimiles throughout a fine set in orig. black cloth gilt t.e.g. first two volumes in the publisher's box. Jones 1861-1928 bought The Minneapolis Journal in 1908 and he remained associated with that paper for the rest of his life. He is perhaps best remembered however as a bibliophile and among other collections assembled one of the greatest collections of Americana ever here memorialized and described in detail. <br/><br/> William Edwin Rudge hardcover books
197352982New York: Harcourt Brace 1973. First edition 8vo pp. xix 1 363; 33 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; fine in the jacket. Political biography of the aviator's father. Signed on the title-page by Lindbergh Jr. the aviator and by the author. Lindbergh autographed the book the last time he was in his home town of Little Falls Minnesota. He died shortly after publication. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace unknown books
197352982New York: Harcourt Brace 1973. First edition 8vo pp. xix 1 363; 33 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; fine in the jacket. Political biography of the aviator's father. Signed on the title-page by Lindbergh Jr. the aviator and by the author. Lindbergh autographed the book the last time he was in his home town of Little Falls Minnesota. He died shortly after publication. Harcourt Brace unknown
185252164St. Paul: W.G. Le Duc & Rohrer 1852. Slim 8vo pp. 17 37 17 ads; folding wood-engraved frontispiece map of Minnesota Territory fine in original printed salmon wrappers. Editions of Le Duc's Minnesota Year Book were published for 1851 1852 1853 and 1855. Martin Minnesota Imprints 63. Howes L-179. <br/><br/> W.G. Le Duc & Rohrer unknown books
194451852Saint Paul: Webb Publishing Co 1944. First edition of the author's first book 8vo pp. 8 226; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy signed by Manfred on title page and with a lengthy inscription on endpaper: "Dear Carol and Helen-- I was working for the Journal when I began writing this book -- The jounal gave me the security I needed to think of a long reach product." Carl Jones was the editor of the Minnapolis Journal. <br/><br/> Webb Publishing Co unknown books
194448524Saint Paul: Webb Publishing Co 1944. First edition of the author's first book 8vo pp. 8 226; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy inscribed "For Paul C. Hillestad 'our' first book together. Frederick Feikema Manfred." Hillestad was Manfred's editor at Webb. <br/><br/> Webb Publishing Co unknown books
194748526London: Dennis Dobson Limited 1947. First British edition of the author's first book small 8vo pp. 241 1; a fine copy in original dust jacket with original glassine wrapper over it. Warmly inscribed by the author to his editor at Webb Publishing Company in St. Paul Paul Hillestad: "To my very dear friend Paul C. Hillestad I wonder what this book would have looked like translated into the English language Feike Feikema 7-19-48." <br/><br/> Dennis Dobson Limited unknown books
194451852Saint Paul: Webb Publishing Co 1944. First edition of the author's first book 8vo pp. 8 226; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy signed by Manfred on title page and with a lengthy inscription on endpaper: "Dear Carol and Helen-- I was working for the Journal when I began writing this book -- The jounal gave me the security I needed to think of a long reach product." Carl Jones was the editor of the Minnapolis Journal. Webb Publishing Co unknown
194748526London: Dennis Dobson Limited 1947. First British edition of the author's first book small 8vo pp. 241 1; a fine copy in original dust jacket with original glassine wrapper over it. Warmly inscribed by the author to his editor at Webb Publishing Company in St. Paul Paul Hillestad: "To my very dear friend Paul C. Hillestad I wonder what this book would have looked like translated into the English language Feike Feikema 7-19-48. Dennis Dobson Limited unknown
193117372Chicago: John Calhoun Club. Very Good. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition #72 of 160 copies in publisher's brown cloth-backed patterned boards with matching slipcase. Printed on Italian handmade paper. Brown cloth spine with bright gilt title. Deckle page edges top edge gilt. Interior of text is tight clean and intact. Contains14 illustrations of early printings including a folding Deseret News unopened. Text & slipcase bordering near fine. Typography Western Americana; Samples of printing; 8vo; 91 pages . John Calhoun Club hardcover
193550066New York: Loring & Mussey 1935. First edition small 4to pp. 79 1; illustrated throughout; a near fine copy in a very slightly chipped dust jacket. This copy inscribed by Mulholland to Carl Jones the Minneapolis magician on the half-title: "For Carl W. Jones this account of a few of his friends Cordially John Mulholland." Newspaper shadow over all the inscription except the signature. Loring & Mussey unknown
193550066New York: Loring & Mussey 1935. First edition small 4to pp. 79 1; illustrated throughout; a near fine copy in a very slightly chipped dust jacket. This copy inscribed by Mulholland to Carl Jones the Minneapolis magician on the half-title: "For Carl W. Jones this account of a few of his friends Cordially John Mulholland." Newspaper shadow over all the inscription except the signature. <br/><br/> Loring & Mussey unknown books
187221704St. Paul: H.E. Newton & Co 1872. First edition 8vo pp. 20 ads 415; folding map of Minnesota folding advertisement plate on heavy stock lithograph plate printed on both sides on heavy stock advertisements for local enterprises on paste-downs and free endpapers; orig. brown morocco-backed printed paper-covered boards rubbed also with ads; some wear but generally good and sound. <br/><br/> H.E. Newton & Co hardcover books
190747717v.p. 1907. Mostly 8vo amd smaller largest is 48 pages but most have 8 or fewer pages with many broadsides and broadsheets showing the extraordinary outreach of the Minneapolis Symphony to cities and towns east of the Rocky Mountains and into Canada. The programs all locally produced are for concerts in Grand Forks Winnipeg Topeka Brookings Yankton Omaha Wichita Des Moines Kansas City Sioux City Albert Lea La Crosse Salina Denver Galesburg Kalamazoo Moline Lincoln Pierre Aderdeen Mason City Menominie Belvidere Chicago Austin Lawrence Joplin Iowa City Decatur Springfield Deadwood Superior Appleton Louisville Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo New York Fort Wayne Streator Battle Creek Normal Faargo Waterloo Peoria St. Louis Toledo Detroit South Bend Valparasio Bloomington Grand Island Brooklyn Wheeling Madison among others. <br/><br/> unknown books
185272676Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo & Co 1852. First edition thick 4to pp. xxxviii 39-638 2; 70 woodcut illustrations in the text tables 27 plates of fossils 17 folding geological sections many hand-colored and a large hand-colored folding geological map; original brown cloth gilt-stamped spine; spine with library stickers removed old library rubberstamp on the verso of the title page but the binding is sound and the text clean but some of the plates are slightly misfolded. In some copies the plates and maps are separately bound. Here they are in a single volume. "The illustrations of fossil remains were particularly fine for that period" see DAB. Owen 1807-1860 the third son of the social philanthropist Robert Owen came to America from Scotland in 1827 and took up residence in New Harmony Indiana where his father had undertaken to plant a socialistic community. "It was in the course of this survey that Dr. John Evans made under Owen's direction the first survey of the Bad Lands of the Upper Missouri." Sabin 58009. Lippincott, Grambo & Co unknown
188561108Boston: The Prince Society 1885. Edition limited to 250 copies small square 4to pp. vi 2 385 1; slightly later full green cloth gilt title on spine gift plate from the estate of Dr. Otto L Schmidt president of the Illinois State Historical Society; touch of scuffing to boards and darkening of spine near fine. "First printing of these famous journals. Radisson and Groseilliers were the first Europeans to see the upper reaches of the Mississippi. They probably got to the Missouri" Howes. Howes R-6. The Prince Society unknown
18535837St. Paul: at the Pioneer Office 1853. Fifteen Hundred Copies Printed by Order of the House of Representatives containing the Governor's Message 8pp.; Second Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools 8pp.; School Law of Minnesota 8pp.; Auditor's Report 8pp.; Report of the Board of the Building Commissioners 30pp.; Report of the Adjutant General 8pp. 8vo fine copy in original printed wrappers. Martin Minnesota Imprints 38 containing Martin nos. 37 35 43 34 & 44 each with its own title-p. Sabin 49267. <br/><br/> at the Pioneer Office unknown books
18537324Saint Paul: Printed at the Pioneer Office 1853. First edition 8vo 877729 ii and 2-7pp.; in the original printed tan wrappers with paper on spine greatly perished else fine. This pamphlet also contains "Second Annual Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of the Territory of Minnesota" with a separately paged "Appendix to the Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools Containing the School Law with the Amendments of 1852 and Forms for the Use of School Districts;" an "Auditor's Report;" "Report of the Board of building Commissioners of the Territory of Minnesota;" "Report of the Adjutant General;" and a "Treasurer's Report." Martin 54. <br/><br/> Printed at the Pioneer Office unknown books
18578603Saint Paul: Earle S. Goodrich 1857. First printing of the debates and proceedings of the Democratic wing of the Constitutional Convention 8vo xix-xxii & 685pp. original half sheep over marbled boards red morocco label on spine with the small blindstamp "Pioneer Bindery St. Paul" at the base of the spine. The Constitution which was adopted by a joint committee of the Republican and Democratic wings on the 28th of August 1857 was largely the same document framed by the Democratic wing independent of the Republican. Martin 139. <br/><br/> Earle S. Goodrich hardcover books
18578603Saint Paul: Earle S. Goodrich 1857. First printing of the debates and proceedings of the Democratic wing of the Constitutional Convention 8vo xix-xxii & 685pp. original half sheep over marbled boards red morocco label on spine with the small blindstamp "Pioneer Bindery St. Paul" at the base of the spine. The Constitution which was adopted by a joint committee of the Republican and Democratic wings on the 28th of August 1857 was largely the same document framed by the Democratic wing independent of the Republican. Martin 139. Earle S. Goodrich unknown
198852119Minneapolis: Pentagram Press 1988. Edition limited to 176 copies signed by the printer this being one of 26 lettered copies "signed by many of the contributors" this copy U; 8vo pp. 42; bound in quarter black morocco over cream paper-covered boards gilt-lettered spine; printed in various colors tipped-in photograph tipped-in sample of marbled paper and numerous typographical oraments throughout; fine. With the signatures of all those who have participated in the book on the half-title 16 in all including Phil Gallo Will Powers Clifford Burke Harry Duncan Leonard Bahr Paul Hayden Duensing Bradbury Thompson Merce Dostale Will Cheney Emerson Wulling and Greg Campbell himself who was the binder of the book as well as Tarachow's landlord. Lid in are a keepsake printed by Michael Tarachow of the Pentagram Press for the Minnesota Festival of the Biook Spetember 1988; and a circular letter signed by Michael Tarachow to the Commonplace Book contributors. <br/><br/> Pentagram Press hardcover books