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1926004176Indianapolis IN: Indiana Academy of Science 1926. Near Fine 1/2" round sticker shadow front wrapper Else Fine. 15 pages in beige stapled wrappers paginated 93-107. RARE. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Indiana Academy of Science Paperback books
54770Minneapolis: Coffee House Press. 15.25" x 10" broadside gift acknowledgement and certification for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota. <br/><br/> Coffee House Press unknown books
192061861On a lake in northern New England 1920. Photographs. Small snapshots 3 x 4 1/2 inches nice images. The vintage outboard motor being used is especially interesting. Very good. 8871. <br/><br/> unknown books
195014643Bakersfield CA: Kern County Historical Society and the County of Kern 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 84 pp with bibliography illustrations maps of Spanish explorations and Mexican Land Grants. One small stain on front board else a fine copy in a clean dust jacket with some mild creasing and one short 1/4 inch tear. Originally a master's thesis. Chapters on early exploration Mexican grants San Emigdio Rancho El Tejon Ranchos Fort Tejon. Kern County Historical Society and the County of Kern hardcover books
1905001717Dublin: M.H. Gill and Son 1905. Very Good Plus boards a bit rubbed at the tips. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY the inscription dated 1/25/1910 from Seumas MacManus to Mrs.Bryan Charlotte Lowe Bryan wife of Indiana University President William Lowe Bryan. Bookplate of Indiana University President's House Library affixed to front pastedown. William Lowe Bryan was President of I.U. for 35 years and President Emeritus for another 18 years. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. Fifteenth Enlarged Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Presentation Copy. M.H. Gill and Son Hardcover books
191956738Fort Snelling Minnesota: US Army General Hospital No. 29 1919. 4to 14 weekly issues from vol. 1 no. 1 April 26 1919 to vol. 1. no. 14 July 24 1919 comprising the complete run of the magazine. Each number with 18 or 22 pages photographs and illustrations throughout original printed paper wrappers paper brittle and toned with some shallow chips to edges but no significant loss the occasional library stamp a very good set. The Reveille was established as a magazine for the military hospital at Fort Snelling. In its inaugural issue it makes the following statement: Reveille makes its bow to the people of the Twin Cities and to all well-wishers everywhere. Its success means much for Fort Snelling and for its great Hospital . Through its pages all the progresses made along all lines will be duly reported." Includes general news and essays alongside news about personnel some of it serious but most clearly submitted as jokes by fellow service members "Mystery. How many sisters has Brown got They seem to come and they seem to go." cartoons sports and a section for nurses. The final issue of the magazine was July 24th and the hospital was discontinued in August 1st. A 15th volume was issued after the fact with the title Centennial Memorial of Fort Snelling. Duluth Public Library only in OCLC to which we can add MHS. <br/><br/> US Army General Hospital No. 29 unknown books
190236066New York: New Amsterdam Book Co 1902. 2 volumes 12mo pp. cxci 1 193-355; 2 folding maps plus a larger folding map in rear cover pocket; original gilt-decorated cloth lettered in gilt on upper covers and spines t.e.g.; slight rubbing; very good. For the first edition of 1801 see Wagner-Camp 1.1; Graff 2630; Lande 1317; Pilling Algonquin 2384; Sabin 43414; TPL 658; Streeter 3653 and Howes M-133: "First crossing of the continent from ocean to ocean by a white man. The narrative portion was prepared for publication by William Combe from Mackenzie's notes. The account of the fur trade - the first ever published - is attributed to Roderick Mackenzie." Mackenzie's route led him from Montreal along the north shore of Lake Superior to the present site of Grand Portage Minnesota thence along Minnesota's northern border to Rainey Lake and Lake of the Woods before heading north into Canada. <br/><br/> New Amsterdam Book Co hardcover books
1908008931Washington D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington 1908. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR William Phipps Blake at front end page - "Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt Chapel Hill N.C. with compliments of W.P. Blake Oct. 28 1908 Leafs 45". Phipps contribution starts at p. 45 titled "Geological Sketch of the Region of Tucson Arizona". Phipps 1826-1910 was the Territorial Geologist of Arizona a noted mining consultant and educator who started the first school of mines in the Far West in 1864. Professor Joseph Hyde Pratt 1870-1942 was a prominent North Carolina geologist conservationist and state and civic leader. Near Fine bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine 111 pages illustrated with numerous black and white photographs 3 fold-out maps scattered light toning and light rubbing to boards Pratt's ownership signature front paste down. SCARCE in hardcover a great geology ASSOCIATION COPY. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CONTRIBUTOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Carnegie Institute of Washington Hardcover books
19041782Geo. Rice & Sons 1904. Hardcover. Good. Third revised edition. 172 pp illustrations advertisements with index. Front hinge cracked general wear to boards with large chip missing from mounted illustration; contents clean. No dust jacket. From the Preface: "The object of this little volume is to meet and answer the daily recurring inquiries: What shall I do with my roses Why don't my violets bloom How treat the chrysanthemums when through flowering And so on though a long list of the world-known common flowers of the garden." Geo. Rice & Sons hardcover books
198043317Saint Paul MN: Saint Paul's Priory 1980. First edition slim 8vo pp. 4 71; black and white photographic illustrations and facsimiles throughout; original tan pictorial wrappers printed in brown unadorned spine; occasional notes in margins else about fine. Signed and dated by the author. <br/><br/> Saint Paul's Priory unknown books
19853158Capitola CA: Capitola Book Company 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. xv 550 pp with maps illustrations references index. Light wear to edges; else fine. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. "This first-ever study of the Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region traces their history from the arrival of the first fishing people in the early 1850s to the contributions of present-day leaders in the community" dust jacket. Capitola Book Company hardcover books
1949002439Indianapolis IN: Indiana Historical Society 1949. Fine tiny sticker shadow front wrapper. Map inserted in pocket inside rear wrapper. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Indiana Historical Society Paperback books
19122222226<p>Later printing of 1891 edition. Octavo. Original gray cloth stamped in gilt and silver with pictorial design of man on horseback in silver and black. Frontispiece portrait of Lummis and seven full page b/w plates from photographs taken by Lummis. No dust jacket. Very good few stains. 217 pages.</p><p>Signed and inscribed by Lummis on half title page: "To Paul B. Wright and his good Indian 'The Junior' with best wishes of Their Friend Chas. F. Lummis."</p><p>With the longhorn cattle bookplate of Purd B Wright Jr.</p> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
21243California: Historic Record Company. Hardcover. Good. Undated ca. 1927. Title continues "Containing also short well-written personal sketches of many men and women deceased and living who by their own unaided efforts have made this one of the foremost sections of the State." 10.5 inches 983 pp with illustrations from photographs. In original black and green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Some soiling to boards lacks frontispiece. Otherwise complete internally sound and clean. Historic Record Company hardcover books
191350447Minneapolis: printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends 1913. First edition thin 8vo pp. 25; old rubberstamp price 25¢ on front free endpaper and half-title else a very good copy in original dark green cloth-backed paper-covered boards slightly soiled and scuffed. Printed in a limited but unspecified edition at The Torch Press Cedar Rapids and published by Edmund Brooks the eminent Minneapolis bookseller. <br/><br/> printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends hardcover books
191325517Minneapolis: printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends 1913. First edition thin 8vo pp. 25; a very good unopened copy in original dark green cloth-backed paper-covered boards slightly soiled and scuffed. This copy with the calling card of "Mr. Edmund D. Brooks" laid in. Printed in an unspecified edition at The Torch Press Cedar Rapids and published by Edmund Brooks the eminent Minneapolis bookseller. <br/><br/> printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends hardcover books
19791747Minneapolis: Lerner Publications 1979. First edition 8vo xiv & 178pp. numerous text illus.; upper front hinge torn else a fine tight copy in a dust jacket. A study of the business-leader founder of "one of the most important street railway companies in the U.S." by his grandson. Laid in the book are 1 ALs & 1 TLs from the author. <br/><br/> Lerner Publications unknown books
1892004558Cambridge MA: Houghton Mifflin 1892. Association Copy inscribed on front endpage -"Presented to Willie H. Hays on his graduation May 29th 1896 by his friends Dr. and Mrs. Mathis Carlisle Indiana". Will Willie H. Hays was born in 1879 making this a high school graduation gift. Hays went on 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. A unique bit of Hollywood history from the estate of "the most feared man in Hollywood" ! Book is Very Good Plus with tiny rubs at tips of cloth. Decorative red cloth all edges gilt. . Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Association Copy. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
19688780New Orleans LA: Friends of the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum 1968. Softcover. G Label & few marks from previous gallery owner; average edge and spine wear; interior surfaces are clean and clear. Tan paper wraps. 88 pp. 48 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of exhibitions dividing the art history of New Orleans into three periods: Colonial 1718-1803 Ante-Bellum 1803-1860 and Civil War and Post-Civil War 1860-1914. Catalogue lists 70 works including some paintings relating to the history of New Orleans and the South. Includes artist biographies of numerous painters and short essays that relate to the particulars of each historical period. A nice overview. Friends of the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum paperback books
74413pamphlet. 22 page. Slim 8vo original printed wrappers. New Orleans: J.S. Rivers 1878.<br/><br/> unknown 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
1924305814<p>14" x 6 1/2". Brochure folds to form 8 page prospectus. Illustrated with 6 b/w photographs; 2 panel pictorial air-plane map. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. Edward A. Salisbury's proposed weekend resort located up Boquet Canyon an hour and thirty minutes from Los Angeles. Sites were offered at $200.00 including golf club membership. Together with a Typed Letter Signed "Herbert Ellis" giving further details of the La Joya resort - a "virgin paradise."</p> La Joya Lodge unknown 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
