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199251992Minneapolis & St. Paul: Ampersand Club 1992. Broadside approx. 15" x 10½" printed in an edition of 250 copies at Coffee House Press printed in red and black on Magnani Pescia paper; fine. With a wood engraving by Gaylord Schanilec. An Ampersand keepsake welcoming Abe Lerner to the Twin Cities on the occasion of the publication of the Bibliography of the Typophiles Chap Books 1935-1992 by The Typophiles and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Quarter to Midnight B.104. <br/><br/> Ampersand Club unknown books
1931001621Indianapolis IN: Board of Public Printing State of Indiana 1931. Stiff grey wrappers printed in green and black. Front wrapper has a 2" closed tear bottom edge of spine. Gift inscription inside front wrapper and library receipt stamp front endpage. Each state has its own page with photos of its statehouse and governor and a brief history. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Board of Public Printing, State of Indiana Paperback books
1884002298Buffalo NY: Matthews Northrup & Co. 1884. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 3/4; pp. 9 8-35 1; brown wraps printed in black; a few small spots to margins of front wrap and a minor puncture to back wrap; a small nick to tail of spine and light wear to edges and corners; overall in very good condition. William Pryor Letchworth 1823 - 1910 was a businessman and a philanthropist renwoned for his charitable actions. He was very successful in the "malleable iron" business but he also took very seriously his work for the New York State Board of Charities first appointed to it in 1873 and later serving as its President from 1878 until 1897. He was credited with managing to inspect every alms house orphanage poor-house and juvenile reformatory in the state and recommending and implementing various improvements including the removal of all children under the age of 2 from such institutions and co-founding the Craig Colony - a state epileptic hospital. The booklet contained his lengthy address delivered at the 1884 National Conference of Charities and Correction which touched on the subjects of women and children under institutional custody juvenile offenders treatments for the insane financial accounting of various boards etc. Matthews, Northrup & Co. hardcover books
1992220164The Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe & The National Endowment for the Humanities 1992. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Some staining on back cover near the edges; Maroon Cloth. Very Good binding. The Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe & The National Endowment for the Humanities unknown books
196720960St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society 1967. First edition in English limited to 2000 copies this no. 883; 8vo pp. xix 1 423 2; 79 color plates after those in the original German edition of 1854-57 plus a few other illustrations in the text; a fine copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. "The book is the work of Henry Lewis an American artist then living in Germany; originally written in English Lewis' text was translated into German by one George B. Douglas. The first 72-pp. of an English edition are known but only discovered in 1951. The present volume reproduces that English fragment but the bulk of it is a retranslation from the German version." See Howes L-312 for an explanation of the original English edition which "was apparently abandoned after the third installment." <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Society unknown books
194022484New York: Doubleday Doran 1940. First edition 8vo pp. viii 2 390; bookplate; fine copy in a slightly chipped dust-jacket with loss to two letters of Lewis's name at the top of the spine. <br/><br/> Doubleday Doran unknown books
194922482New York: Random House 1949. First edition 8vo pp. 8 422; fine copy in a slightly worn jacket with two or three short closed tears. The last novel of the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. <br/><br/> Random House unknown books
193431872Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1934. First edition 8vo pp. 8 452; a very good copy in a slightly chipped unclipped dust-jacket. <br/><br/> Doubleday, Doran unknown books
1932006992Chicago and New York: M.A. Donohue & Co. 1932. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front end page - "The great 'Beyond' and other places South of Hoboken- Beer and Skittles Alan Innes-Taylor" and "From one deep-sea diver to another Charles L. Kessler" and additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at half-title page -"The top of the world with City of New York Wm. W. Darling" along with rubber-stamped "Byrd's South Pole Ship / A Century of Progress / 1933". The author lists Kessler as seaman and helmsman Innes-Taylor as dog-man and chief in handling and attending to the health and well-being of the sled dogs. Darling is described as a fireman and a hard worker and "The City of New York" was Byrd's flagship for the expedition. A great ASSOCIATION COPY given the personalization of the inscriptions seemingly presented to a fellow expedition member who almost certainly is Dr. Dana Coman medical director on the expedition as this title came with 2 other titles definitely from Coman's collection. The book is Very Good in the original green cloth stamped in gilt front board and spine with faint image of ship stamped front board and a penguin to spine illustrated with black and white photos. . A few marginal marks and notations in ink most notably at Coman's bio p. 229 where the notation reads "Oh ! that there were more poets in this funny old world". With two parts of the dust wrapper laid in comprising most of the front wrapper and roughly half of the rear hence wrapper is Good only. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. M.A. Donohue & Co. Hardcover books
1865WRCAM48848Olympia 1865. 4; 4pp. Large folio. Folded with some loss at folds. Chipping and small tears at edges light soiling and wear. Good. Washington state newspaper issue reporting on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The interior two pages are both column-edged in black the lead headline reading: "President Lincoln Murdered!! Mr. Seward Stabbed." The newspaper likewise reports on the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox and the end of the Civil War. The issue for April 1st reports a small column on the unconstitutionality of the Emancipation Proclamation. The WASHINGTON DEMOCRAT was published from Oct. 17 1864 to July 15 1865. Scarce. unknown books
191630703Little Falls MN 1916. 2 volumes 24mo pp. 192; 96; original printed wrappers; very good and sound. This leftist publication failed after but two issues. Lindbergh Sr. father of the aviator was a longtime U.S. Representative from northern Minnesota and an outspoken critic of national finance and World War I. <br/><br/> unknown books
195530198Stockholm: Albert Bonniers 1955. First Swedish edition printed in a limited but unspecified number this is copy no. 155 signed by Lindbergh 8vo pp. 8 483 1 10; photographic portrait frontispiece 11 illustrations on rectos and versos of 3 plates 7 pages of maps and graphs at the back; fine copy in original full blue morocco by Nylén & Co. gilt-stamped upper cover and spine publisher's slipcase. This copy additionally inscribed to "Lucile Wright from the Royal Swedish Aero Club in appreciation of her contribution to aviation. Stockholm 6.9.1957 Nils Stirnberg." Lucile M. Wright was a famous American woman aviator one of the original Ninety-Nines pioneer women aviatrixes as assembled by Amelia Earhart in 1929 and the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum in Jamestown New York is named after her. This book an account of the first solo nonstop flight between the United States and Europe in 1927 won for Lindbergh the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography. This is the only limited signed edition published outside the United States. <br/><br/> Albert Bonniers unknown books
1964006326Homewood IL: The Author 1964. SCARCE. Near Fine light rubbing at spine edges old tape mend top edge spine. 284 pp. with black and white photographs and drawings by James A. Wuellner. . Limited Edition Revised. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Author Paperback books
1916003175Indianapolis Indiana: Indiana Historical Commission 1916. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage-" Dr. George Rightmire With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Olive and Harlow Lindley 25 Dec. 1944". Near Fine prior owner bookplate front pastedown a couple of spots of soil bottom edge of pageblock. SCARCE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Presentation Copy. Indiana Historical Commission Hardcover books
1944007187Danville Illinois: Lindley Garage 1944. World War II patriotic calendar 1944 5 3/4" x 9" lithograph of General Douglas A. MacArthur before an American flag with complete calendar and temperature gauge. Lindley Garage Truck Repairing Wrecker Service 9 N. Franklin St. Danville Illinois. Very Good slight rubbing at edges. Uncommon. . First Edition. Calendar. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 5 3/4" x 9". Lindley Garage Paperback books
1997130561Tempe Arizona: Arizona State University Art Museum Nelson Fine Arts Cente 1997. Softcover. VG. White wraps with color illustration. 64 pp. Many illustrations in color and b/w. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Arizona State University Art Museum 1 February - 27 April 1997. Covers the works of these artists: Charles LeDray Christine LoFaso Kerrie Peterson Elaine Reichek Beverly Semmes Jana Sterbak Nick Vaughn Anne Wilson. Arizona State University Art Museum, Nelson Fine Arts Cente paperback books
006778Pleasant Hill MO: Little & Sprague No Date circa 1869 what is now called the Hannibal Bridge saw construction begin in 1867 and finish in 1869. Titled "Kansas City Railroad and Carriage Bridge" under photo "Little & Sprague Pleasant Hill MO" right margin in fine print under left side of photo "Total Length 1395 Feet" and :"PACAN & WINANS illegible" under right side of photo. Verso appears to have a map in faint pencil of the area of the bridge. Very Good dark spot to margin left edge. . Cartes-de-Visite . Very Good. 2 1/2" x 4". Little & Sprague Paperback books
198326311983. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 108 pp. 7 color 20 bw plates. Catalogue lists 120 works by this artist. Lengthy biographical essay by Robert S. Olpin with chronology in margins. Although born in Utah this artist spent 75 years in New York City. Influences are listed as Sloan Henri Bellows and Kuhn. His work was exhibited widely in the 1930's 40's and 50's. The only work I know of on this artist. unknown books
199451681Stockholm WI & Minneapolis: Midnight Paper Sales 1994. Edition limited to 250 copies this no. 109 of 200 bound in cloth and signed by the author and the printer; 8vo pp. 5-62 3; vignette title page printed in gray black and red; 4 colored wood engravings by Schanilec the whole designed and hand-printed by him; fine throughout in original gray cloth-backed floral boards paper label on spine. Quarter to Midnight A.130.b: "Four essays by Mary Logue documenting the trials of renovating her old Swedish farmhouse and her observations on small-town life in rural America." <br/><br/> Midnight Paper Sales hardcover books
1925004615New York: International Magazine Co. 1925. Introduction by Ray Long editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine. PRESENTATION COPY from Will H. Hays to his son Billie Will Jr. with full page SIGNED INSCRIPTION front endpage dated 2/7/26 - "Dear Billie There is not much in this book you need to read now. Later on maybe. Its like life itself- there is much very wholesome and some to be taken in moderation and only at certain times. However I want you to read pages 187 to 206 especially about Aunt Sallie on page 189. Show it to her too and if she would like one of the books I'll get you one to give her. She is a great individual. Affectionately W.H.H.". Pages 187- 206 contain the chapter written by Will H. Hays and is titled "I Learned a Lot from the Folks Back Home". He was wrong about the citation it begins on page 199. Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned 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. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Book is Very Good title rubbed at spine and barely legible. Blank rear endpage has been torn out. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Presentation Copy. International Magazine Co. Hardcover books
28911Softcover. VG. Off-white stapled wraps. Unpaginated. 5 color plates. Essay by Howard Fox along with illustrations. paperback books
1938006990Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1938. SCARCE -SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to W.A Ferguson inscription dated May 19 1939 - " for Ferguson and his Panaca CCC outfit S.C.S.- Nev.-3 with great respect. Russ Lord". The Civilian Conservation Corp was established by Congress March 31 1933 as part of Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal as a way to provide jobs for young unemployed men during the Great Depression. The Panaca Nevada "outfit" built the water tower at Cathedral Gorge State park among other projects in the area. Near Fine top edge a bit dusty in a Very Good dust jacket old tape mends spine faded. Introduction by William Allen White 310 pp. including bibliography illustrated with more than 30 black and white photos mostly credited to named individuals who were part of the SCS Soil Conservation Service . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
19312221715<p>First edition. 11" x 8 1/4". 13 color folding maps; numerous other photos and drawings. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and black. No dust jacket. Very good-fine. 206 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Regional Planning Commission hardcover books
303767<p>ca. 1912. Folio sheet folding to 16 pages 16mo. Illustrated with 3 photographs in orange green and black; large center page map by Clason Map Co. Fine. Located on 5th Street between Main and Los Angeles Streets. Paul G. Helmer manager; Walter E. Smith H.F. Messmore F.H. Messmore proprietors.</p> King Edward Hotel unknown books
1910303768<p>16mo. Folding panoramic views of Los Angeles. 4 photographs. Printed on yellow paper stamped in black. Fine. 12 pages. Manager Thomas W. Law; Col. E. Dunham President; Walter E. Smith Treasury.</p> King Edward Hotel unknown books
