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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. Gales & Seaton unknown
187745097Topeka:: Commonwealth Steam Printing House 1877. First edition. original printed wrappers. Light vertical crease where folded; wrappers very dust-soiled. 8vo. Commonwealth Steam Printing House, unknown
1875023451New York New York 1875. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. G/1st ed. Published in 1875 this first edition is really more to the Good Plus side with wear to the cloth covered boards at all corners and the top and the bottom of the spine. The binding is remarkably tight and the title on the front panel is bright and complete. All pages are present; the interior pages are a mellowed white the paste downs and free end papers are a little darker. The front paste down has the original owner's book plate and the front free end paper has an inscription from a member of the Ward family to the family of the original owner. The first 15 pages document the life of Samuel Ward's life followed by 5 pages about the Ward family. The book is housed in an non acid document bag for storage and will be mailed boxed and if you pick up I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> hardcover
1897biblio766<p>This is a memorial volume of Wells' writings edited by his wife with the deepest repect for the Presbyterian elder businessman and lifelong resident of the Albany NY area in the 19th century. For genealogists a valuable addition to the Wells family ansestral lore. Extremely scarce.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> Charles Van Benthuysen hardcover
1893056041Greensboro N.C.: Reece & Elam Power Job Printers 1893. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 141 23 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark grey cloth. The binding is worn and foxed but sound. There is a nick in the cloth on the rear hinge near the headcap. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Patterned endpapers. Splitting to the gutter of the title page at the bottom and the follow page photo of the "Five Original Directors of the G.B.G. Company" is detached but present. The text is stoned and has some foxing and smudging especially around the plates. Illustrated with a map and several photos and portrait engravings. <br/> <br/> Reece & Elam, Power Job Printers hardcover
1875008483Barre and Cambridge MA: Town of Barre MA Printed by Press of John Wilson and Son 1875. Book. VG. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown-burgundy cloth lettered in gilt blind ruled. Cloth is moderately flecked on both panels primarily along edges with modestly sunned spine panel. Some rubbing at corners extremities. 4281 pp. Clean intact interior a bit toned. Presumed 1st edition. 1875 on title pg. Not in Howes. Lacking map otherwise a notably well preserved copy. Town of Barre, MA [Printed by Press of John Wilson and Son] Hardcover
187718150St. Louis: John J. Daly & Co 1877. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff maroon linen wrappers gilt lettering. 39pp. Very good. Front wrapper titled "Give Us an Unobstructed Mississippi." Persuasive petition presenting a committee's proposal to deepen the channel of the Mississippi River. Very uncommon. John J. Daly & Co paperback
1882021823Reading PA: Daniel Miller Printer 1882. Book. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown pebbled cloth lettered in gilt bordered in blind. Mild shelf wear corners a bit curled. Text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Clean interior firm binding. 166 pp. History occasioned by the 150th anniversary of the Reformed Charge. Well preserved copy of a scarce issue. Daniel Miller, Printer Hardcover
1866058672New York: Harper and Brothers 1866. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gilt. Cloth mildly flecked on spine panel and portions of both covers toward edges. Binding is firm but fore-edges of several early signatures project along fore-edge. Former owner's signature/date in pencil on upper front flyleaf. Scarce. Harper and Brothers Hardcover
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
189631303Atlanta: Geo. W. Harrison State Printer. Franklin Printing and Publishing Company 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 542 pages. Tipped in label after right front flyleaf - "Compliments of W. S. Yeates State Geologist." Frontispiece photograph of the White Path Gold Mine Gilmer County Georgia. Illustrated with 21 photograph plates 7 maps and numerous diagrams. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamp borders on covers and gilt lettered title on spine. Marbled edges. Front hinge broken with exposed webbing. Small tear to the cloth spine. Light foxing to the end sheets. Page 87 and 88 have small holes from insect damage. Geo. W. Harrison, State Printer. Franklin Printing and Publishing Company hardcover
181030344Boston: Russell and Cutler Printers 1810. Broadside. Letterpress broadside issued by Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore in 1810. Text in two columns. The visible area of the broadside measures approximately 42 x 50.5 cm 16.5 x 20". Minor loss at folds. Professionally framed by S. C. Rose and Co. of Boston label on the back. Full text as follows: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency Christopher Gore Governor and Commander of in Chief of the State Aforesaid A Proclamation for a Day of Humiliation Fasting and Prayer. In conformity with the invariable usage of this Commonwealth and with a Sense of our absolute Dependence on the beneficent Parent of Mankind and of our numerous and aggravated Offenses against his holy Will and Commandments I have thought fit to appoint and by and with the advice and consent of the council I do appoint THURSDAY the FIFTH DAY of APRIL next as a Day of Public Humiliation Fasting and Prayer in this Commonwealth. And I do request the Ministers and People of every Denomination throughout the same to assemble on that Day in their several Places of Public Worship that we may unitedly humble ourselves in the presence of Almighty God and acknowledge with deep Contrition our manifold Sins and Transgressions; that we may devoutly deprecate his Judgments and implore His merciful Forgiveness through the merits of our blessed Lord and Redeemer.While we thus bow in humble Adoration before the Most High let us render Him our unfeigned thanks for the numerous Instances of His continued Bounty towards us and our Forefathers whom He planted in this fruitful Soil; and in an especial manners that He endued Them with Wisdom to render this a Land of Piety Freedom and Order. And inasmuch as we have disregarded their Example and neglected those Principles by which They obtained and transmitted to us the inestimable Blessings of the Christian Religion of Law and of Liberty let us earnestly beseech Him to heal our Backslidings and to restore us to that Temper and Conduct by which alone we can hope to be Happy in this World and in that which is to come. At the same time that we look with all humility to His Grace for the Remission of our Sins let us with one mind and one voice supplicate His Blessing for us and our beloved Country; that He would alike preserve us from the Pestilence that walketh in Darkness and the Destruction that wasteth at Noon Day; that He would graciously smile on the Labors of the Husbandman and cause the Earth to bring forth her Increase in due Season; that He would relieve our Commerce from the Embarrassments with which it is burdened and grant that Prosperity may again distinguish our Navigation and Fisheries so that they who go down to the Sea in Ships and do Business in great Waters may have abundant reason to praise his Holy Name that he would afford success to our Manufactures and prosper all the Work of our Hands. That He would graciously condescend to direct the Government of the United States and give Them wisdom to discern and Firmness to pursue the true Interests of the Country; that He would preserve us from War and from all Connections that lead to Dishonor and Adversity; that He would dispel the Clouds that encompass us about and continue to us the Enjoyments of Peace Liberty and Religion; That He would influence the Governments of the several States to do every thing within their respective Spheres to preserve the Union Order Tranquility and Independence of the United States; that He would protect us from the assaults of open enemies and from the snares of insidious Friends; that He would suffer no weapon formed against us to prosper but would set at nought the Counsels of those who devise Mischief against us. That He would vouchsafe his Blessings on our University our Colleges and Seminaries of Learning; that He would advance all means used for propagating true Religion and promote the pious purposes of those who endeavor to disseminate a Knowledge of the holy Scriptures that all may learn his Will and obey his Commandments. And it is recommended that all servile Labour and Recreation be suspended upon the said Day. Given at the Council Chamber in Boston this twenty-seventh Day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten and in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Independence of the United States of America. CHRISTOPHER GORE. By His Excellency the Governor with the advice and consent of the council. WILLIAM TUDOR Secretary of the State. GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS!" Shaw & Shoemaker 20674. Russell and Cutler, Printers unknown
18641158989Comstock & Cassidy 1864. Published 1864/1868. Nicely rebound in brown cloth with original leather spine titles. Tiny gouge in spine of Vol. 2 otherwise a sound fresh set. A heavy set which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. Quartos. Book. Comstock & Cassidy Hardcover
189415382Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers. Very Good. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in clean maroon buckram cloth with gilt title on spine. All edges gilt. B/W photograph illustrations. Text tight & intact. A condensed general history a brief descriptive history of each county and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties. Pages 146 214 300 383 424 441 498 589 and 607 handwritten research notes added. Pages 8-9 small ink stain. A few pages darkened from pressed flowers. Rare volume. South Genealogy; B/W Photograph Illustrations; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; 787 pages . Goodspeed Brothers hardcover
188024249San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6.75" x 4.5" 160 pp bound in original brick cloth with gilt title on front board. Moderate wear to extremities some soiling to read board internals clean and sound. Early ownership signature of J.B. Gray on front free endpaper. Scarce collection of mostly original maxims and aphorisms offered "to the people of California and elsewhere" as "a full broadside upon the masked batteries of fraud and hypocrisy which are wreathing their temples with the golden spoils which are wrung by bad laws or by the weakness of good ones from the laboring toil of honest worth." Seven copies located in OCLC. A.L. Bancroft hardcover
186923330San Francisco: H.H.Bancroft and Company 1869. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 200 pp in original brown pebbled cloth with title stamped in gilt on front board. Ex-library with call number on spine lacking front free endpaper. Binding sound text clean. A scarce edition of this compilation which was also published in the same year by Appleton as the second part of Browne's "Resources of the Pacific Slope." Includes: Taylor's Historical Summary of Lower California from its Discovery in 1532 to 1867; Scammon's Exploration of Lower California; Journal of the Expedition of Mr. J.D. Hawks and Party Through the Interior of the Peninsula of Lower California from San Domingo to San Diego; Report of Dr. John A. Veatch on Cerros or Cedros Island; Extracts from a History of Old or Lower California by Padre Francisco Javier Clavijero; Washington Territory Historical Memoir unattributed; and Historical Sketch of Nevada Including Boundaries Population Aboriginal Inhabitants Early Settlements &c. unattributed. Cowan p. 79. H.H.Bancroft and Company hardcover
1883051482Pasadena Ca: R. W. C. Farnsworth / Pacific Press 1883. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 132 Pp. Bright Red Cloth Elaborately Gilt On Front Cover Elaborately Stamped In Blind On Rear Cover; Floral Endpapers. Pacific Press Imprint On Copyright Page And Their Pacific Press Book Bindery" Paper Label On Front Pastedown. Possibly The Earliest Book To Include "Pasadena" In Its Title. Presentation Inscription To A Member Of A Prominent Pasadena Family From Winifred Farnsworth Hall Daughter Of The Editor Dated In 1945 And With The Recipient's Ownership Signature And A Few Pencil Notes Around The Printed Text Referring To His Family. <br/> <br/> R. W. C. Farnsworth / Pacific Press hardcover
189516004Harrisburg: Board of Commissioners. Very Good. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black cloth has gilt title on spine. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Carboniferous Formation. In three volumes this is Volume III part I. Illustrated with charts section drawings maps & photographs. Final Report ordered by Legislature 1891. Geology ; B/W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 522 pages . Board of Commissioners hardcover
