Duncan Robert B.ABAA
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1894002434Indianapolis IN: The Bowen-Merrill Co. 1894. SCARCE and early publication of the Indiana Historical Society. Very Good in grey printed wrappers wrappers chipped at spine tips and along edges sticker stain front wrapper. Pages are uncut and in excellent condition. 28 pages. Volume II Number 10. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. The Bowen-Merrill Co. Paperback books
188421455New York: Funk & Wagnalls 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 148 pp publisher's catalog. Red cloth decorated in black and gilt. A volume in the Standard Library series. Spine lightly sunned corners rubbed text clean binding sound. BAL 13799; Wright III: 3740 Cowan p. 429. Gold rush fiction. Funk & Wagnalls hardcover books
1855007164Sacramento California 1855. Two manuscript letters in ink both on ruled paper with folding creases the 1855 letter 8" x 12 1/2" with single spaced writing both sides approx. 500 words. The 1856 letter 15" x 10" folded in half to make 4 pp. approx. 300 words with small blindstamp top left corner depicting an eagle. The earlier letter is headed "September 18th 1855 Naperville Dupage County Illinois" and ends "Michael direct your letters Nevada County Nevada post office California". George writes to his brother Michael in Naperville that he has "seen a good dele sins i rote you they last letter" including a hundred "inshins" and some "Buffellow". He adds that "we had good luck all they way of may we left Council Bluff" and that he is not home sick yet. He then talks of the gold mines river mining what they are paying and the cost of things such as board "from five to ten dollars a week" "Beaf" "wors 15 to 20 cents" and "potato" "4 cent per pound". He adds that he intends to have some gold before he comes home and that "girls are not so plenty here as they are in state". He closes by asking his brother to write him and to remain at home in Illinois to care for their parents. The 1856 letter headed Sacramento august 3th 1856 informs his brother that he is well and "down to Sacramento now" working on a farm feeding a "schrasing" thrashing machine and that "they times is verry hard in California now". He adds that he had some money "stole" while he was in the mountains but since coming down into the valley he was making money and will send some home soon. The letter ends with George wishing to see them all soon and that he is not home sick. The third page of the letter bears a drawing of a wing or leaf eleven smaller versions of the same image interspersed on page 2. A fascinating testimonial on California during the gold rush written in a strong hand and in a wonderful vernacular style by a good observer. . HOLOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. Manuscript. Very Good. books
186420612Albany New York: Weed Parsons & Company 1864. Folding map printed in blue tones on thin paper; approx. 25" x 30 1/2" size; with a decorative border and inset of a steam locomotive in full throttle traveling cross-country; also with inset list of 'Rail Roads in Operation" with various lengths of roads; map gives rail lines indications of bituminous coal findings canals city town county designations; one part of the border line partially chipped away old holing along fold lines no loss closed tear along one panel; some light foxing spotting unobtrusive; no covers; the map in good condition a nice survival and decorative of the railroads to be found in New York State during the Civil War period. Good. Weed, Parsons & Company unknown books
187425465New York State: Not Published 1874. 4 pages manuscript written in ink. A legal opinion being rendered regarding the arrangements made by law to collect the monies from the toll authorities by banks and their guarantors for the New York State canal system specifically mentioning here the Buffalo and Tonawanda collections. Names mentioned are John L. Ganson noted as 'now deceased' and Thomas Brown; also Sweeney and Evans. The opinion delineates responsibilities of the banks and individuals who are the contract guarantors and cites precedence relating examples and giving the chronology of the case in hand. Not signed no place mentioned. Each page approx. 7 3/4" x 12 1/2" size; they are all still attached in one long sheet. Some edge-chipping browned along old fold lines. Ephemera from the late 19th century canal system & banking industry in New York state. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1887007655Poughkeepsie NY 1887. Flexible leather album front cover stamped in gilt with title "Autographs" surrounded by gilt flourishes spine decorated in gilt all edges gilt. 98 pp 19 of them blank leaving 79 with manuscript and 78 signatures 4 with writing in Japanese as well as English 3 with full page calligraphic drawings of birds with 38 photographs in the form of stamps including one oversize stamp measuring 1 3/4" x 2 1/4" of Mrs. C.C. Gaines wife of the President of Eastman College the other stamps all measure 7/8" x 1". The rest of the stamps are males either students or faculty. The photographic stamps were done by C. H. Gallup of Poughkeepsie NY. The album belonged to student Clif. J. Prosser. Very Good the leather rubbed at edges rear leather cover about half loosened from the board light soiling. A wonderful early Eastman Business College autograph album perhaps from the beginning of the use of photographic stamps. . SIGNED. Album. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 5" x 7 3/4" . Hardcover books
1899364591899. Softbound. VG. Black wraps. 16 pp. 4 bw plates. 35 works listed. Rare. Includes illustrated works by Alexander Pope F.H. Hatfield Abbott Graves Eva Cowdery. paperback 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
18373992Baltimore: Pr. by Sands & Neilson 1837. 8vo. 90 pp. <br><br>An investigation into the dispute between the Whig and van Buren electors concerning the appointment of the Maryland state Senate. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 7886. Plain pasteboards. Spine perished. Covers detached and soiled. Ex-library copy with rubber stamps charge pocket and shelving label. Half of first blank page torn away. Foxed. Waterstains also present. Pr. by Sands & Neilson hardcover books
188743474St. Paul MN: The Pioneer Press 1887. 8vo pp. 4 261; portrait frontispiece of George Washington 22 leaves of plates; original imitation tree-calf paper-covered boards all edges red green endpapers; edges a bit rubbed and worn spine ends chipped textblock good and sound. Annotated timeline of United States history. <br/><br/> The Pioneer Press hardcover books
1829008474Richmond VA/ New York / Philadelphia : Various 1829. A collection of small religious books two were published Richmond both are Psalms and Hymns 1867 the rest NY 3 Bibles 1829 1864 1869 or Philadelhia Book of Common Prayers 1868. Range in height from 3 7/8" to 5 5/8". Together with an Autograph Book no publisher or date but inscription dated 1866. All were owned by a Southern minister in Memphis named J. O.James Owen Stedman and his daughter Ella Owen Stedman. Stedman was pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Shelby County from 1854-1868. He then helped to found the Alabama Street Presbyterian Church in Memphis in 1868. The autograph book with one page presentation inscription to Stedman dated Dec. 1866 with ten signatures of elders and deacons of the church on 3 pages. No further autographs or writing in the book. Autograph book good loss of half the spine leather the book quite rubbed. The small Bibles etc. are Very Good to Near Fine. A unique collection of post Civil War Memphiana. . Leather. Very Good. Various. Various Hardcover books
18251552Columbus: Geo. Nashee State Printer 1825. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Octavo 3-534pp. Period leather boards reinforced hinges. Previous owners signature on front end paper from the Van Matre family library. Clean text toning as expected due to age. Sabin 56898 Thompson 690. This scarce work contains the Ohio Company's purchase of the Ohio territory and the details of Connecticut Western Reserve. The book was compiled by Gustavus Swan at the direction of the Ohio Legislature. Swan was a lawyer and banker in the state of Ohio and was later appointed to fill a vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1829. Geo. Nashee, State Printer unknown books
1882194111882. First Edition. Privately printed with date of 1881 on title page but actually published in 1882. 6 x 8.75 inches pp. viii 376 in original black cloth stamped in blind with gilt lettering on spine. Moderate edgewear to boards smudging/light soiling on some page margins small hole in front free endpaper; else very good. Zamorano 80 #75. Gary Kurutz writes in the Dorothy Sloan Zamorano 80 Catalogue: Tyler's narrative has long been considered the authoritative work on this heroic battalion of Mormon volunteers. The battalion numbering about 500 men was organized at Council Bluffs Iowa in July 1846.After reaching Santa Fe they headed to California following the Gila River. They experienced as reflected in Tylers vividly written account a journey filled with unbelieveable hardship. Thirst starvation heat and freezing cold were their constant companions." The reached San Diego in January 1847 and though they never saw combat they "established Fort Moore in Los Angeles and strengthened the American hold on California.In addition to telling the story of the trek west Tyler provides and important overview of the bitter rivalry between Stephen Watts Kearny and John C. Fremont for political control of newly conquered California; life in the pueblos of San Diego and Los Angeles; the return journey to Salt Lake City; and the role of several 'Battalion Boys' who were at Sutter's Mill on that fateful January 1848 morning when John Marshall discovered gold." Howes T-447; Cowan p. 648; Flake 9063; Graff 4226; Streeter 2314. hardcover books
1869008334New York: Masonic Publishing and Manufacturing Co. 1869. vi paginated 9-319 4 pp. publishers ads. Dated 1864 copyright page 1869 title page. Very Good Plus in publishers embossed brown cloth gilt lettering at spine. Lettering at spine faded yet still legible spine and front cover lightened from sun two small spots to fore edge. SCARCE Masonic treatise. . Early Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Small 8vo. Masonic Publishing and Manufacturing Co. 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
183418883New York: Printed by B.G. Jansen 1834. Paperback. Orig. blue stitched wrappers. Near fine. 8 pages. 15 x 10 cm. Eleven paragraphs of rules and regulations. Internally clean and fresh. A few worm holes in front cover spine head. Printed by B.G. Jansen paperback books
182122183Washington: Gales & Seaton 1821. 8vo pp. 3 plus 4 large folding tables and one smaller folding table; removed. Includes an early mention on the second table of "Cantonment Leavenworth on the river St. Peter's" under the command of Colonel Snelling with other particulars given with regard to its detachment of 345 soldiers. Cantonment Leavenworth became on the death of Snelling Fort Snelling which continues to stand at the confluence of the present day Minnesota River and the Mississippi. Another table relates mostly to the forts and outposts along the Mississippi. <br/><br/> Gales & Seaton unknown books
1832008336Cambridge Massachusetts: Hilliard and Brown 1832. SCARCE. First Edition 1832 a second volume The Water Birds was published separately by Hilliard and Brown in 1834. Bound in contemporary full calf gilt back with black label marbled end papers.About Very Good triangular chip to calf at head of spine label with about 50% loss boards rubbed front hinge just starting yet binding still solid. vi 683 pp. Illustrated. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hilliard and Brown Hardcover 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
187920963San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 106 pp in publisher's dark red pebbled cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed otherwise a very nice copy unmarked and sound. Contains "brief descriptions of over five hundred species of plants known to grow in the region bounded on the west by the coast line from Monterey Bay to Mendocino County and on the east by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada." It is indexed but alas not illustrated. Uncommon in the first edition. A.L. Bancroft hardcover books
189634143Spokane: Rand McNally 1896. First Edition. 50pp. illusthroughout showing houses buildings etc. Original quarto wrappers rebacked in paper A mine of information fully illustrated of Washington State. Rand, McNally unknown books
185427652Albany: C. Van Benthuysen Printer 1854. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Wrappers soiled rear wrapper and a few leaves chipped at the fore edge not affecting text some dampstaining; overall still good. 8 pp. 8vo. Much information about the members: there were 52 farmers 22 lawyers of course 2 Gentlemen not bad there are even less today 1 hatter 1 railroad conductor 1 brewer and of course many others. OCLC & RLIN show 3 copies See Sabin 53981 1853 ed. C. Van Benthuysen, Printer unknown books
189111163Philadelphia: John Y. Huber Co 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 418 pp with frontis portrait and 70 plates and illustrations from wood engravings. Re-backed with original cloth laid down; new endpapers. An enlarged edition of Schwatka's Along Alaska's Great River describing a 1300-mile journey along the Yukon River with three new chapters on discovery and history the people and their industries and geographical features. Arctic Bibliography 15598; 15604. Rear board stained. Spine very mildly slanted cloth worn at the edges and lightly rubbed. John Y. Huber Co hardcover books
1878008328St. Louis MO: Western Publishing Co. 1878. Original publisher's dark brown embossed cloth with gilt stamped lettering front cover and spine. Very Good prior owner name stamp front paste down cloth rubbed at edges and lightly soiled front hinge about half open yet holding nicely end papers toned. Internally clean and unmarked with numerous illustrations. A great history of the St. Louis of the 1870s. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Western Publishing Co. Hardcover books
