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185020826Washington: Gideon & Co 1850. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 28 pp in original sewn self-wrappers not disbound from a larger volume as often found. Light foxing; very good. "Winthrop emphatically advocates the immediate admission of California and exhorts Congress to refrain from the injustice of omnibus tactics which would "embarrass and perhaps peril her admission" Eberstadt. Cowan p. 691. Gideon & Co paperback books
1942003315Berkeley CA: The Pacific Historical Review 1942. Reprinted from The Pacific Historical Review Vol. XI No. 4 December 1942. Reprint. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. The Pacific Historical Review Paperback books
193132040Minneapolis: Winston Bros. Co 1931. Large 4to pp. 119; extensively illustrated throughout showing the Winston brand of tunnels railroad beds bridges dams mining projects and other construction and engineering projects. With a pro-forma presentation on the front free endpaper presenting this copy to Mrs. Philip B. Winston Jr. <br/><br/> Winston Bros. Co unknown books
1940006713Indianapolis IN: Iana Historical Society 1940. Volume 13 No. 3. Near Fine small crease head of spine very light soiling to wrappers. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Iana Historical Society Paperback books
1904008397New York: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1904. Near Fine tiny rubs at corners top dusty. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. The Trail Makers Series A Library of History and Exploration edited by Prof. John Bach MacMaster. . First Trail Makers Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A. S. Barnes & Co. Hardcover books
1910003642Chicago: Popular Mechanics Co. 1910. Vol I Nos. I-IV. published Jan. Apr. July and Oct. 1910. All 4 publications bound in cloth boards with leather spine title and gilt lettering. Very Good Plus small library stamp front and rear pastedowns small tears at front and rear gutters edges of page block moderately soiled. Contents are clean and tight. 786 pages of Shop Notes Reviews and Data Sheets presenting a fascinating view of turn-of-the-century technology on a multitude of subjects. A sampling of articles includes " Noiseless Steam Water Heater" "Turning Piston Rings for Gas Engines" "Stripping Silver Plate" "How to Build a Small Dam" and "The Eye of the Submarine". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Popular Mechanics Co. Hardcover books
187716249St. Paul: Pioneer Press Co 1877. 500 copies ordered printed 8vo pp.73; 4 maps 2 folding and in color; in orig. printed yellow wrappers split along back joint but in otherwise excellent condition. Winchell was the nationally-known state geologist from 1872 to 1900 and professor of mineralology and geology at the University of Minnesota. Here he provides a detailed study of the geology of Minneapolis and the surrounding area. He was also the author of one of the most respected works on the American Indian The Aborigines of Minnesota 1911. <br/><br/> Pioneer Press Co unknown books
18777334Saint Paul: Pioneer Press Company 1877. 500 Copies Ordered Printed 8vo 73pp. 1 plate 1 full-page map 2 folding maps both hand-colored and in fine condition and several charts in the text; very good but for the fragile original printed paper wrappers which show soiling creasing and overall wear and a few ink stains front and back. Winchell served as state geologist from 1872 to 1900 and published 24 volumes of Reports on the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota of which this is one. <br/><br/> Pioneer Press Company unknown books
188157625Minneapolis: Minnesota Historical Co 1881. First and only edition 4to pp. 4 717 3 ads; text in double column; pages toned back cover spotted neatly rebacked with the original spine laid down; good and sound in publisher's half brown morocco gilt lettered on spine and upper cover. Howes W-551. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Co unknown books
191158137St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society 1911. First edition 4to pp. xvi 761; 36 half-tone plates 26 folding plates and 642 figures in the text; original half black morocco; joints and extremities rubbed; textblock fine; a very good copy. Highly respected and definitive work on the Ojibwa and other aborigines of the Dakota stock in Minnesota including their prehistoric ancestors customs costume treaties missions war and weapons etc. Howes W-550. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Society unknown books
193611222<p>First edition. Octavo. 25 b/w illustrations pictorial endpapers by E. A. Burbank pictorial dust jacket illustration by George Carlson. Bibliography. Dust jacket minor nicks. Fine. 322 pages. Signed by Wilson on title page.</p> The Macmillan Company hardcover books
193611224<p>First edition. Octavo. 25 b/w illustrations pictorial endpapers by E. A. Burbank pictorial dust jacket illustration by George Carlson. Bibliography. Dust jacket faded front and spine; nicks to top and bottom of spine. Very good. 322 pages.</p> The Macmillan Company hardcover books
196520159Glendale CA: Arthur H. Clark 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Western Frontiersmen Series XII. 268 pp with frontispiece illustrations appendix bibliography index. Fine copy in original plain paper dust jacket inscribed on the front free endpaper "For Bill Mason with best wishes and deep appreciation for your help Sincerely Iris H.W. Engstrand." As described in the publisher's prospectus not present here William Wolfskill was a Missouri fur trapper and Santa Fe trader who explored uncharted areas of the Southwest before settling in Los Angeles where he pioneered in numerous agricultural economic and cultural projects. Arthur H. Clark hardcover books
1946006719Indianapolis IN: Indiana Historical Society 1946. Near Fine 1/4" tear fore edge of front wrapper. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Indiana Historical Society Paperback books
2007006135Chicago: Cityfiles Press 2007. SIGNED BY AUTHORS Michael Williams and Richard Cahan on title page. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Foreword by Stuart Dybek. . SIGNED BY AUTHORS. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cityfiles Press Hardcover books
196914425New York: Da Capo Press 1969. Hardcover. Near fine. Reprint of the University of California Press edition of 1921. 543 pp with index and bibliography 4 illustrations. Bound in blue cloth; no dust jacket. Light bumping to upper corners stamp of Da Capo Press on rear endpaper else fine. From the Introduction: "We cannot understand the Committee of Vigilance until we understand the failure of the courts to punish crime and the consequent survival of the resort to popular tribunals. Nor can we discern the initial need of such popular tribunals and their recognized place in the life of 1848 and 1849 until we realize the extraordinary problems that developed when a hundred thousand gold seekers swarmed into a mining region that was destitute of any form of civil government. For an explanation of this strange lack of the ordinary bulwarks of American society we must look still deeper into the unusual status of California while it was held as a military possession during the war with Mexico and.we must appreciate how these years of uncontrolled tumultous life developed in the men of California an enormous self-reliance." Da Capo Press hardcover books
187624332Saint Paul: published by the Minnesota Historical Society 1876. First and only edition 8vo 475pp. 5 engraved portraits many others and 9 views in text; a very good sound copy in contemporary half brown morocco slightly scuffed. This is the first full history of St. Paul and Ramsey County. <br/><br/> published by the [Minnesota Historical] Society unknown books
18764340Saint Paul: published by the Minnesota Historical Society 1876. First and only edition 8vo 475pp. 5 engraved portraits many others and 9 views in text; a fine copy in orig. dec. green cloth stamped in gilt and black; this copy enhanced by two ownership signatures of Edward Bromley Minneapolis Minnesota's earliest important photographer. This is the first full history of St. Paul and Ramsey County. <br/><br/> published by the [Minnesota Historical] Society hardcover books
191597961no place: State Engineer and Surveyor 1915. 8p. 5.75x9 inches illustrated with 4 b&w photographic plates a table and a 16x15.5 inch color folded map tipped-in at rear very good lightly handled in original stapled wraps. History and description of the progress of the canal system including the Erie Canal. State Engineer and Surveyor unknown books
188213879San Francisco: Bacon & Company 1882. Hardcover. Good. Second edition. xvi 255 pp with frontis portrait of the author in original red cloth boards. Spine sunned boards edgeworn foxing to frontispiece owner's signature on front flyleaf. Binding sound text clean. Narrative of missionary work in early San Francisco. The author was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of San Francisco. Bacon & Company hardcover books
192917991New York: Spiral Press 1929. Edition ltd. to 535 no copies 8vo pp. xi 1 94 1; illustrated title-p. and 6 illus. in text by Gag; fine copy in orig. beige cloth-backed boards paper label on spine. Gag's first book Millions of Cats was published a year earlier. One of AIGA's Fifty Best Books for 1929. Bolton p. 63. <br/><br/> Spiral Press hardcover books
194431473Parchman Mississippi: Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman. 1944. First Printing. Documents. Three documents: 1 Typed Letter signed from M. E Wiggins Superintendent Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman to Provost Marshall Major J. B. Bullis of the 6th Service Command Chicago introducing the prisoner noting Governor Thomas L. Bailey's suspension of his sentence so he can re-enlist in the Army November 30 1944. 2 a cheaply printed form with many remarks type in noting that Byars will join thy Army as a condition of the suspension; it is also noted that the suspension can be revoked any time pending good behavior. This document is signed on the verso by Wiggins. Byars' race is unknown. 3 Original mailing envelope from Wiggins to Bullis 1944.The envelope is very good although it has a few notations on the verso. The Typed Letter signed is very good with old folds small corner crease and old staple holes in upper left column. The filled-out form is very good with old folds and a tiny chip at the edge of one fold. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 4 pp . Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman unknown books
197311729St. Paul MN: West Publishing 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint of the 1938 edition. 514 pp illustrated and indexed; black boards stamped in gilt no dust jacket. Lower corners lightly bumped else fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "Greetings from House of Wickersham Ruth Allman Juneau Alaska 1973" with a simple drawing of mountains above the inscription. House of Wickersham promotional card with text and a photo of Ruth Allman "your hostess and lecturer" and the niece of James Wickersham laid in. Memoir describing Wickersham's adventurous life as a pioneer judge assigned to a vast area. Includes accounts of the trials of famous outlaws during the gold rush era; hunting; mining; and dog-sledding as well as an his attempt--the first on record--to climb Mt. McKinley in 1903 via what is now known as the Wickersham Wall. Tourville 4858; Neate W69. West Publishing hardcover books
186653831Cleveland: Fairbanks Benedict & Co 1866. First edition 8vo pp. 54 2; tables and 28 figures in the text including 5 maps and charts and several profiles; stitched as issued; near fine. Whittlesey a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy served in the Black Hawk War. Afterwards he became assistant geologist for the state of Ohio and later was employed by the Federal government. In these positions he participated in numerous geological investigations in Ohio and the Upper Midwest including David Dale Owen's famous survey of Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota from 1847 to 1851. <br/><br/> Fairbanks, Benedict & Co unknown books
187046512n. p.: Published by the Authority of the Legislature 1870. First edition 2nd printing Currey & Kruska 61; Farquhar 7c. A handsome volume bound in luxurious deep maroon full leather gilt stamped title lettering to spine blue marbled eps. Complimentary maroon cloth slipcase. Binding shows little wear as does slipcase Nr Fine. Text-block with some occasional blemishes & smudges Very Good. Map with some soiling age-toning occasional split along a fold Very Good. vii 8 - 155 1 blank pp. Folded map untinted of Yosemite Valley a first printing map without the "Julius Bien NY" imprint in pocket at rear. Lacking 2nd map. Royal 8vo. 9-1/2" x 7" <br/><br/>Regarding this edition C&K state "Stereotyped from the plates used for the first edition first printing." Published by the Authority of the Legislature hardcover books
