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197748546New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1977. First edition 8vo pp. x 2 721 1; author's inscription on front free endpaper edges a bit soiled else near fine in a near fine dust jacket lightly soiled. Mulder and Timmerman A23a. <br/><br/> Crown Publishers, Inc unknown books
197748547New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1977. First edition 8vo pp. x 2 721 1; signed by Manfred on front free endpaper; a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Mulder and Timmerman A23a. <br/><br/> Crown Publishers, Inc unknown books
48561New York: Crown Publishers Inc n.d. Uncorrected proof 8vo pp.801; extremiites lightly soiled else very good in original green printed wrappers. <br/><br/> Crown Publishers, Inc unknown books
21382Murrieta CA. Softcover. Near fine. Undated 1930s or 1940s. Single sheet printed on both sides folded to a 4 x 9-inch brochure with bright color covers b/w illustrations from photographs inside. "Riverside County" written in pen on front cover; else fine. Fritz Guenther began developing Murrieta's natural hot springs as a resort in 1902 and his family ran it until the 1960s. This brochure describes the healthful benefits of the springs "conceded by eminent medical authorities to surpass all others in California in healthul properties. Treatments are recommended for neuritis rheumatism and all ailments of the stomach bladder liver and kidneys" the food amenities and various levels of accommodation. unknown books
198851535bdTallahassee: Florida Department of State 1988. Quarto softbound xiv 327 pp. Fine. Florida Department of State, 1988. paperback books
198094099N.pl: the Chapter 1980. 24p. 8.5x11 inches many photographs wraps. the Chapter 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
19047183St. Paul 1904. Second Autograph Edition signed at preface 8vo 384pp. 7 photographic plates; a very good copy in the original red cloth gilt very slightly soiled. A volume of political reminiscences gathered during a long career devoted to journalism by the man who established the St. Paul Dispatch in 1868. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1932006707Peru Indiana: Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 1932. Very Good wrappers light rubbing and soiling front wrapper torn at spine yet still held by staples. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Paperback books
193417067Minneapolis 1934. Edition limited to 200 copies 8vo pp. 82 2; fine in orig. blue cloth gilt lettering on spine. Fifty-four poems by 16 poets as judged by Louis Untermeyer Arthur Guiterman and Witter Bynner among others. The first cloth-bound book issued by the press. Press Preterite 23. <br/><br/> hardcover books
192039231Stillwater: Minnesota State Prison 1920. 16mo 14.5cm.; publisher's pictorial staplebound self-wrappers; 30pp.; double-page bird's-eye view of the prison laid in as issued. Two short chips to rear wrapper only just touching text without loss of meaning uniformly toned else Very Good. Together with a color photographic postcard showing the cellhouse at the Prison and a bifolium brochure "To Our Visitors" on the Minnesota prison industry. Hand book appears to have been issued annually. Minnesota State Prison unknown books
188326300St. Paul: Tribune Job Dept. Print. 1883. Only edition 8vo pp. 4 126; illustrated with 16 wood-engravings many full-p. as well as an inserted double-p. map of the city; very good copy in original limp terracotta cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover. Published during Minneapolis's great boomtime the book details everything from libraries and sewer systems to railroad lines and newspapers to hotels and resorts; there is a long account of the region's history and of the geological peculiarities the last of which is largely credited to Prof. N. H. Winchell of the State Geological Survey in the anonymous author's Preface. <br/><br/> Tribune Job Dept., Print.] hardcover books
192121358New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good. pp. xiii 347 pp with index illustrations folding map of the park. Slight rubbing to corners else a fine copy in publisher's green pictorial cloth with the scarce dust jacket. Jacket has old creases chippng to top edge tidemark on lower 1/2 inch of rear panel repair to lower spine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Mr. Geo. De Forest with sincere good wishes of Ansel F. Hall Yosemite Valley Sept. 21 1921." Hall was Yosemite's first official Park Naturalist. This book compiles articles on the history of the region the history and administration of the park geology birds mammals reptiles fish insects trees and flowers as well as recreational opportunities camping mountaineering motoring photography. Stephen Mather first Director of the NPS contributed an article titled "Ideals and Policy of the National Park Service" and University of California biologist Joseph Grinnell authored five chapters on the natural history ecology and fauna of the Park. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1901008951Burlington Iowa: City of Burlington 1901. One PageFolded 8" x 5 3/8" printed one side "Contagious Diseases - Certificate for Re-Admittance Burlington Iowa 188." that side left blank. Verso in manuscript black ink- " Burlington Ia. Sept. 20. '01 This will certify that I have this day vaccinated Horace W Arnold W Arthur W Anna W C. E. Barnes". In different ink follows "Good". Very Good 4 small holes small ink blot. . One PageFolded. Very Good. 8" x 5 3/8". City of Burlington paperback books
199150241Kansas City: BkMk Press 1991. 8vo pp. 60 4; fine in fine pictorial paper dust jacket. Inscribed by Evans to fellow poet John Rezmerski and his wife Norma on title page. <br/><br/> BkMk Press unknown books
198250159New York: Atheneum 1982. First edition of Keillor's first book 8vo pp. xii 210 2; fine copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. This copy inscribed by Keillor "To John Calvin hugs & kisses from your fellow Calvinist. Like this book a lot. Garrison Keillor." <br/><br/> Atheneum unknown books
1901002415New York: Harper & Brothers 1901. Very Good in brown printed wrappers wrappers are chipped at corners of rear panel and worn at spine tips while contents remain remarkably clean and tight. Contains the 1st printing of Mark Twain's story "The Death-Disk" which was made into a silent film in 1909 directed by D.W. Griffith. Also contains "A Ward of Colonel Starbottle's" a story by Bret Harte "The Coming of Peace" by Woodrow Wilson and illustrated by Howard Pyle a story by Sarah Orne Jewett and color illustrations by Albert Sterner and W.T. Smedley among numerous other stories essays poems illustrations and advertisements. A great collectable. SCARCE. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Harper & Brothers Paperback books
191021727Washington: Smithsonian Institution 1910. Hardcover. Very good. Volume VIII: pp ix 238 indexed with color frontispiece and 16 other plates as well as figures and line drawings in the text; Volume IX: pp ix 284 indexed with photogravure frontispiece and three plates. Original green cloth stamped in gilt. Volume XIII has a small area of dampstaining on the back cover not affecting the interior and light rubbing to the spine ends; Volume IX has some minor discoloration to the front board. Both volumes internally very clean and sound. Organized and financed by railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman the Harriman Alaska Expedition included 25 scientists and naturalists as well as sizeable team of photographers and artists among them Edward Curtis Frank Dellenbaugh and Louis Agassiz Fuertes. During the summer of 1899 the party cruised the waters off southeastern and southern Alaska and the eastern Aleutians making numerous stops for scientific investigation and collecting. Trevor Kincaid the expedition's entomologist collected 8000 insects representing a thousand species of which 344 were previously unknown. A dozen specialists then received relevant parts of the collection for study and ultimately wrote the 18 papers contained in these two volumes. Smithsonian Institution hardcover books
200026930Memphis: Towery Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1881096831 . Color photographs throughout. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Towery Publishing hardcover books
19292221430<p>First edition. 9" x 4". 8 pages. Fine fresh copy.</p><p>Steamers included: Matson Manoa Malolo Sonoma Ventura Sierra Maui. Includes information on tours to Australia and New Zealand Japan China Philippines as well as around the world tours.</p> Matson Line unknown books
189319229Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company 1893. First edition 8vo 527pp. numerous illus. throughout the text; previous owner's rubberstamps on title-p. and endpapers else a very good sound copy in orig. dec. blue cloth stamped in silver and gilt. Glazier explored the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1881 and claims the discovery of the true source of the Mississippi lying immediately to the south of Lake Itasca a small lake which he humbly named Lake Glazier. The photographic illustrations in this volume by F.J. Trost are purportedly the first such illustrations of the Mississippi headwaters. <br/><br/> Rand, McNally & Company hardcover books
1890006394Toledo OH: Woolson Spice Co. 1890. Lion Coffee trading card 4" x 6 1/4". Very Good Plus top corner crease and horizontal crease 1/2" from top of card. Front side with portrait of Stanley in sepia back side with biography of his life up to 1890. . Cardstock. Very Good Plus. 4" x 6 1/4". Woolson Spice Co. Paperback books
1939TB28151Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1939. First Edition. Near fine in decorated bright red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/2" with a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page and with mild dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a very good unclipped dust jacket but with a Christmas sticker over the upper corner of the front flap hiding the printed price. The ends of the spine area have very shallow chipping. 122 pages including an index and illustrated with maps and two sections of black and white photographs and with a multi-colored fold-out map in the rear pocket. A handsome tight clean and collectible copy. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1939TB17301Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1939. First Edition. First printing Very good in decorated red cloth covered boards with modest fading to the heel of the spine and the lower edge of the front board and with a gift inscription on the front free end paper and a prior owner's name on the front end paper. In a poor dust jacket with a 3/4" deep chip at the upper edge of the spine area which wraps around to the panels with numerous other small chips wear creasing and tears some of which have been repaired with tape. 122 pages including an index and illustrated with maps and two sections of black and white photographs. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
198750217Saint Paul: Midnight Paper Sales Press 1987. Edition limited to 200 copies this being copy no. 145 of 174 numbered copies signed by Schanilec there was also an issue of 26 lettered copies containing an extra suite of the engravings; 8vo 2 p.l. 19 1 leaves and so paged; text in double column; 10 colored wood engravings 1 double-page; fine in original gray cloth printed paper labels on spine and upper cover. Schanilec's first attempt at colored wood engraving and the book which effectively launched his career. Out of print from the get-go the text was inspired by the demolition of the High Bridge which connected St. Paul with South St. Paul from 1889 to 1987. Quarter to Midnight A.77.b. <br/><br/> Midnight Paper Sales Press hardcover books
