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26955Hardbound. VG. Black cloth with beige ill. DJ. 150 plates. Catalogue raisonne of Danish-born sculptor who enjoyed a prolific career at Iowa State University as a sculptor-in-residence. Extensive text by Lea Rosson Delong. Contributions by Patricia Lounsbury Bliss Charles Eldredge Linda Merk Gould Dana Michels and Lynette Pohlman. Includes compact disc. hardcover books
198843281Collegeville MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library 1988. First edition 8vo pp. xlix 1 307; frontispiece facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; red ownership label at spine head else. fine. Vol. I of three only. <br/><br/> Hill Monastic Manuscript Library hardcover books
199043280Collegeville MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library 1990. First edition 3 volumes 8vo; frontispiece facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; fine. Addenda and corrigenda laid into Vols. I and II. Vol. III compiled by Amos and Jonathan Black. <br/><br/> Hill Monastic Manuscript Library hardcover books
200442753Minneapolis: Nodin Press 2004. First edition 8vo pp. xvii 1 203; black and white photographic illustrations throughout; origianl green pictorial wrappers back cover a bit soiled French flaps; near fine. Unsigned author inscription dated May 7th 2004 on half title page. The collected speeches and reflections of former Minnesota governor Andersen with an introduction by Eugene McCarthy. <br/><br/> Nodin Press unknown books
200551731Minneapolis: Ampersand Club 2005. First edition limited to 626 copies this one of 26 lettered copies this the letter 'Z' signed by Gaylord Schanilec and printed by him on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club; 8vo pp. 2 43 8; wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by Schanilec color photograph of Elmer Andersen tipped in at p. 36 Andersen's bookplate designed by Schanilec laid in at the colophon title page printed in blue and black; original maroon calf-backed gold paper-covered boards title in gilt on spine brown cloth slipcase; fine. Elmer Andersen long-time Ampersand member Grolier Club member governor of Minnesota CEO of H. B. Fuller and newspaper publisher contributed a regular column to one of his newspapers on book collecting under the pseudonym of Arne Kjelsberg a selection of which is printed here with an Afterword by Rob Rulon-Miller. Quarter to Midnight A.240.a. <br/><br/> Ampersand Club hardcover books
193041887Minneapolis: Andersen & Foss Typesetting Company 1930. Small 8vo pp. 140; illustrations; original stiff brown wrappers printed in brown and green; covers a bit creased light wear else very good. Minnesota Historical Society only in OCLC. <br/><br/> Andersen & Foss Typesetting Company unknown books
191025239Minneapolis MN: n.p. 1910. First edition 8vo pp. 11 5; 1 plate showing portrait of Longfellow; original leather-grained tan paper saddle-stitched with decorative ribbon the very slightest of soiling otherwise a fine copy. A brief biography of Longfellow apparently one of a series compiled and published by the author from sources "of the first rank and the most authentic source." OCLC locates just three copies. <br/><br/> [n.p. hardcover books
189220811San Francisco: The Bancroft Company 1892. Hardcover. Very good. 384 pp in original brown cloth decorated in black and gilt. Rubbing to edges dent to top edge of front board otherwise very good. Binding tight text clean. Beautifully illustrated with engravings of various hot springs and scenic locations in California including a nice view of Yosemite Valley. The Bancroft Company hardcover books
185738235Washington: Robert Farnham 1857. Second edition printed the same year as the first and in the same format 12mo pp. viii 215 1; original brown blind-tooled cloth soiled faded gilt spine; edges and corners badly bumped and worn small loss to spine head; contemporary signature on title page Edward Chenery Gale's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. A good copy. With statistical information appended at the back including post and land offices tables of distances newspapers town seats etc. A good travel account describing settlements along his route and his visit with the Chippewa Indians. Howes A-253 calling for a map but there is no evidence that any map was ever in this copy; and until recently we had never seen a copy with the map until we found a copy of the fourth edition that had one. Was the map in the fourth edition only Sabin 14881. <br/><br/> Robert Farnham hardcover books
185733678Washington: Robert Farnham 1857. Second edition printed the same year as the first and in the same format 12mo pp. 215 1; near fine tight copy in original brown cloth gilt lettering on spine. With a presentation from the author on the front flyleaf. With statistical information appended at the back including post and land offices tables of distances newspapers town seats etc. A good travel account describing settlements along his route and his visit with the Chippewa Indians. Howes A-253 calling for a map but there is no evidence that any map was ever in this copy; and until recently we had never seen a copy with the map until we found a copy of the fourth edition that had one. Was the map in the fourth edition only Sabin 14881. <br/><br/> Robert Farnham hardcover books
1915006514Bloomington Indiana: Indiana Club of Indiana University 1915. SCARCE. Near Fine in original gray paper covered boards with red cloth spine gilt title slight rubs to tips of boards. Numerous black and white photographs. 136 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Indiana Club of Indiana University Hardcover books
1880008483Cincinnati Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company 1880. Two thick quarto volumes arranged by congressional district and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers all edges gilt numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good rubbed at edges and corners corners bumped scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. . First Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Western Biographical Publishing Company Hardcover books
007858Millbrook NY: No Publisher SCARCE. No date circa 1907-1910. Five sepia toned original photographic postcards of the Bennett College for Girls in Millbank Dutchess County New York a school founded in 1890 in Irvington New York which moved to this location in 1907. Its main building Halcyon Hall was built in 1893 by H. J. Davison Jr. a publisher from New York. Designed by James A. Ware it was meant to be a luxury hotel but the hotel never caught on. It served as a school into the late1970's and today lies in a state of disrepair. Near Fine the cards curled. Four of the cards are 9 1/2" w x 3 1/2" h the last 8 3/4" w x 3 1/2" h. . Postcard. Near Fine. Various . No Publisher Paperback books
1850005268Indianapolis IN: E. Chamberlain 1850. RARE. Third Edition 1850. In the original Full Calf binding 440 pp. 25 engravings throughout black leather spine label with gilt title. Good title page missing large section bottom right corner leather boards worn particularly at spine ends light foxing throughout period prior owner names front end pages. Contents clean and unmarked rear board detached. Contains 2 parts "A General View of the State" and "Topography and Statistics". Third Edition. Full Calf. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. E. Chamberlain Hardcover books
001587New York: Leavitt & Allen No Date circa 1850's. Stamped and gilt decorated red leather. all edges gilt. Black and white illus. throughout. 263 pages with 5 color plates lacking the 6th plate the presentation page plate. Boards are rubbed at tips and at spine; spine lightly faded. Contents are clean unmarked and tight. Overall a nice copy of this scarce piece of Masonic history. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Leavitt & Allen Hardcover books
199857724St. Paul Minn: Minnesota Outdoors Press 1998. First edition limited to 226 copies this no. 185 of 200 in the regular edition signed by the author and illustrator; tall 8vo pp. 8 72 1; 8 color wood engravings 2 double-page by Gaylord Schanilec fold-out map; fine in brown cloth decorated in gilt leather spine label slipcase with pictorial label. A stunning production describing and illustrating River Warren Falls Bridal Veil Falls Hidden Falls Ivy Falls Lilydale Ice Falls Minnehaha Falls Shadow Falls and St. Anthony Falls. Quarter to Midnight A.179.b. <br/><br/> Minnesota Outdoors Press hardcover books
197236297Tempe: Hayden Library of Arizona State Univ. 1972. First edition. Stiff paper wrappers. A near fine copy. 45 pp. Illus. with duotone reproductions and photos. Sm. 4to. Servin Manuel preface. Ishmael. Hayden Library of Arizona State Univ. unknown books
199151654Minneapolis: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies this one of 300 of the regular edition numbered and signed by Armajani small oblong folio frontispiece on translucent paper 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge designed by Armajani and each consisting of a colored folding woodblock print and a half-sheet leaf of text containing a description of the bridge in question and a photograph of it 3 of the photographs in color. Original cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards without the publisher's die-cut slipcase but enclosed in a green cloth clamshell box. Prospectus and order form laid in. As new. The woodblocks were printed by Gaylord Schanilec and the endsheets were printed by Kent Aldrich. Inspired by his commission from the Walker Art Center to design a pedestrian bridge connecting the Walker Sculpture Garden with Loring Park spanning "sixteen lanes of roadway" the book "pays homage to seven of Armajani's bridge designs." Quarter to Midnight A.104. <br/><br/> Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts hardcover books
199129436Minneapolis: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies this one of 300 of the regular edition numbered and signed by Armajani small oblong folio frontispiece on translucent paper 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge designed by Armajani and each consisting of a colored folding woodblock print and a half-sheet leaf of text containing a description of the bridge in question and a photograph of it 3 of the photographs in color. Original cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards publisher's die-cut slipcase. As new. The woodblocks were printed by Gaylord Schanilec and the endsheets were printed by Kent Aldrich. Inspired by his commission from the Walker Art Center to design a pedestrian bridge connecting the Walker Sculpture Garden with Loring Park spanning "sixteen lanes of roadway" the book "pays homage to seven of Armajani's bridge designs." Quarter to Midnight A-104.b. <br/><br/> Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts hardcover books
190138265Saint Paul: E.W. Porter 1901. 8vo pp. ix 456; photographic portrait frontispiece 22 plates; original red cloth soiled gilt lettering; spine toned edges and corners badly bumped and rubbed small tears and fraying at spine head; interior fine. <br/><br/> E.W. Porter hardcover books
190113189Saint Paul: E.W. Porter 1901. First edition "compiled and enlarged from the author's Early History of the Dakota Territory in 1866" 8vo pp. ix-x 456; portrait frontis and 22 plates; spine slightly faded else near fine in original maroon cloth gilt lettering on spine and upper cover. A printed letter from the Dept. of History State of South Dakota is tipped in and reads: "This is one of five hundred copies . presented to the South Dakota State Historical Society by the author . The work pertains in the main to Dakota history and to the events of the earliest days of the Territory." Ex-Grand Lodge of South Dakota Library with their bookplate. <br/><br/> E.W. Porter hardcover books
18642095Chicago: S.P. Rounds 1864. First edition of Minnesota's first literary anthology 8vo pp. 4 336; engraved portrait of Stephen Miller governor of Minnesota one of the contributors and to whom the book is dedicated plus contributions from 22 Minnesota poets each with a brief biographical sketch appended including Ignatius Donnelly and Thomas Yardley. Printed on paper of varying quality covers a little spotted and binding slightly shaken but overall a good copy or better. <br/><br/> S.P. Rounds unknown books
197273580Mexico City: Direccion de Promocion Industrial. Very Good. 1972. Hardcover in jacket. Direccion de Promocion Industrial Comercial y Artesanal Mexico City Mexico 1972; Measures 12 1/2" x 0 1/2"; worn pictorial jacket; contents clean bright and fully illustrated. Complete in 106 pages. . Direccion de Promocion Industrial hardcover books
1886006553St. Louis MO: American Institute of Mining Engineers 1886. 32 pp. with 2 fold-out maps 2 fold-out charts rebound according to pencil notation at p.32 in 1972 in handsome green cloth binding with gilt titles at spine. name stamp of Belgian profesor X. Stainier at top edge of page 1. A Fine copy of a SCARCE title. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Institute of Mining Engineers Hardcover books
1905008992Greensboro North Carolina: Charles L. Van Noppen 1905. SCARCE. #312 of 750 registered and numbered sets. this set with the ownership signatures in Vol. I of Joseph Hyde Pratt noted North Carolina mineralologist geologist conservationist state and local civic leader and WWI hero. SCARCE in this limited eduion 8 volumes bound in dark brown crushed morocco gilt seal of the state front covers floral gilt borders front covers and spines top edges gilt marbled end papers. Very Good toning mainly associated with tissue guards chips to heads of spines of Vols. IV VI and VIII rubbing mainly at spinesand corners. A quite handsome set with distinguished North Carolina provenance. This heavy and oversize set will require additional postage for anything beyond media mail- please inquire. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Crushed Morocco. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles L. Van Noppen hardcover books
