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184920650Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. pp. x 13-386 in publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth. Losses to spine ends corners rubbed through slightly shaken but still a better than average copy of this title which is often found in poor condition. Hill 1910: The ships made port in Rio de Janierio Valparaiso Callao Paita the Marquesas Honolulu Monterey Mazatlan Manzanillo Acapulco and Gayamas. Extensive visits were made in Rio Lima California the Gulf of California and Mexico. Woods was traveling in central Mexico when the Mexican War began and he escaped via Vera Cruz. The intelligence gathered by Wood in Mexico was instrumental to the U.S. seizure of California by Commodore Sloat in that war. Carey and Hart hardcover
188561108Boston: The Prince Society 1885. Edition limited to 250 copies small square 4to pp. vi 2 385 1; slightly later full green cloth gilt title on spine gift plate from the estate of Dr. Otto L Schmidt president of the Illinois State Historical Society; touch of scuffing to boards and darkening of spine near fine. "First printing of these famous journals. Radisson and Groseilliers were the first Europeans to see the upper reaches of the Mississippi. They probably got to the Missouri" Howes. Howes R-6. The Prince Society unknown
1850DEMO015143ILille France: L. Lefort 1850. Stated Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. steel-engraved frontispiece. 8vo 258 pages 20th century half sprinkled calf marbled boards original wrappers bound in place. <br/><br/>Needs to be read with de Smet's LETTERS AND SKETCHES . AMONG THE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 1843 which contains several letters not included in this French text; but this French text "contains material not found in the English - Wagner-Camp-Becker 113a:5." Howes M288; Graff 3831; Monaghan 1332. Binding by "Reliure Francais". Issued in the Bibliotheque Historique et Morale this is actually the Third French Edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece. L. Lefort hardcover
18220007721Paris: Chez Bechet 1822. First French Language edition. Original Boards. Good. 8vo xiv 351; vi 359 pages untrimmed in contemporary boards. Very scarce. <br/><br/>Attracted by the ideals of the "Declaration of Independence" Fanny Wright traveled extensively through the U.S.A. tracking how those ideals were being realized. In France who became almost like a daughter to Gen. Lafayette. She and her sister returned to America and with Lafayette were guests of Jefferson at Monticello. Later as a U.S. citizen she founded the Nashoba commune in Tennessee in anticipation of emancipation. She visited New York and Philadelphia West Point Niagara Falls Lake Errie and on to Lower Canada Montreal Lake Champlain Burlington Vermont Washington D.C. to Virginia with many observations along the way. This edition has a dedication to Lafayette by the translator who also supplied a new translation. Vol. 1 ends with remarks upon Morris Birkbeck's letters about the Illinois country. All in all Fanny Wright became one of the most remarkable women of the first half of the 19th century: among other accomplishments being the first woman to write this work the first travelogue by a woman. Howes D74; Sabin 18642; Clark Old South 16; Buck 137. Chez Bechet hardcover
1876DEMO004430IChicago: H. F. Kett & Co. 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Good. lithographed portraits. 8vo 342 pages later blue buckram. Rare. <br/><br/>Buck 772. With a two-page hand-colored map of the county and lithographed portraits of notables such as Shabbona the Marsh brothers inventors of the Marsh Harvester and the inventors of barbed wire. H. F. Kett & Co. hardcover
1830298759Richmond VA: Samuel Shepherd & Co 1830. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in mottled calf boards lacking a title label to the spine; there is the beginning of separation at the ends of the front joint; there is a previous owner name on the endpaper; iv 1 2-919 920.~~In the Preface Ritchie and Cook note that after the legislature had failed repeatedly to revise the state Constitution a bill was passed to have the citizens vote and the question was carried: “The consequence of this great excitement was that an assembly of men was drawn together which has scarcely ever been surpassed in the United States . two of the Ex-Presidents of the United States; the Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall.†Cook and Ritchie note as well that the debate over representation between different parts of the state was “maintained with great spirit and perseverance†pp. iii-iv. Very Good binding / no dust jacket. Samuel Shepherd & Co unknown
1888biblio516<p>This is a redeemable complete copy of Volume One of Brock's venerated history of "Old Virginny". Hard to find this anywhere this first volume being the more spectacular and the price reflects an opportunity for restoration.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> H.H. Hardesty hardcover
189034147Boston: J.G. Cupples Co. Publishers 1890. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Half calf with raised bands and gilt spine lettering and glazed marbled paper over bevel-edged boards. xiii 485pp 3pp 4pp ads. All edges gilt. Frontispiece illustrations marbled endpapers. Very good. Inner front hinge a tad delicate but expertly archivally strengthened thus tight. First edition -- second volume only of this scarce standard work. Other than the reinforced delicate front inner hinge this is an exceptionally handsome example in custom quarter leather with a text block clean and bright. Only volume two alas but a drop-dead-gorgeous example. NEW HOWES L 79. SIX-GUNS 606. J.G. Cupples Co. Publishers hardcover
1885037566NY: Wittemann Bros 1885. Early edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 12 panels of views accordion-fold leporello format. Views include: Washington Monument; Capitol; Peace Monument; U.S. Treasury; Corcoran Art Gallery; Post Office Deparment; Smithsonian Insittute sic; National Museum; Soldiers' Home; &c. Decorative red cloth stamped in black. Two panels archivally rejoined on verso. 3.25" x 5" WorldCat locates only the NYHS holding of this title. Wittemann Bros unknown
1880040522Portland Maine: Chisholm Brothers 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 panels of views. Accordion-fold leporello format. Views include: Pennsylvania R.R. Station Jersey City showing birds eye view of the Hudson River New York City etc.; Pennsylvania R.R. Ferries plying between Jersey City & New York; Bridge Crossing the Raritan River; Broad St. Station.Philadelphia Grandest R.R. Depot in America; New Public Building Philadelphia Cor. Broad & Market Streets Built of Marble.; Bryn Mawr Hotel; Bryn Mawr Station; Bridge Crossing the Susquehanna River 6 Miles West of Harrisburgh; Lewiston Narrows; Jacks Narrows; Horse Shoe Curve; Near Bolivar on the Conemaugh; Spruce Creek Tunnel; View of Pittsburgh & Allegheny City Pa.; &c. Bound in embossed blue boards gilt cover title. Edges of boards lightly rubbed; internally fine. 5" x 6" The views here are very detailed and in sharp focus. WorldCat locates three holdings of this viewbook: N-Y Hist Soc Hagley Museum Duke University. Chisholm Brothers hardcover
1891036774Boston: Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Co 1891. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good. 35pp; 17 views from photographs descriptions on facing pages; folding map bound at back opens to 8" x 16". Printed by Thomas H. Brackett Boston. Pictorial light-board covers; lower portion of spine roughened else clean and tight. 5.75" x 9" Views include: Steamer "John Brooks"; Marblehead Rock; Baker's Island; Cape Ann Lights; Isles of Shoals; Appledore Island; Whale's Back; &c. OCLC does not record this title. Boston & Portsmouth Steamship Co unknown
18513027162Berlin, Veit, 1851. 132 S. Mit Urkunden. Kart. (mit eingebundenem OUmschlag) (leicht stockfleckig).
18231364447Middlebury: J. W. Copeland 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xx pp. 9 - 567 1; G; Rebacked in light brown cloth with original boards preserved paper spine label pasted to spine with black lettering; Boards show moderate wear / bumping to corners moderate wear to edges light soiling overall signifiant cracking to spine label light soiling / discoloration to cloth on spine and an ink ownership inscription to the front cover; Textblock show light age-toning and curling/chipping to untrimmed edges light plus shelfwear to bottom edge and uneven age-toning to pages throughout interiorly; Transcription of epitaph to Nathaniel French appears on last page. RWO. 1364447. Special Collections. J. W. Copeland hardcover
185269784Gotha Germany: Justus Perthes 1852. Map. Very Good. Hand-colored map. From Stieler's Schul Atlas. No. 29. "Schul-Atlas über Alle Theile der Erde Nach dem Neuesten Zustande. Das Weltgebäude. Nach Stieler's Hand-Atlas verkleinert. Zwei und Dreissigste verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage". 30 cm wide x 24 cm tall. Lightly foxed. Light dampstain to top right fore-edge corner measuring 3" tall by 1 1/2" wide. A German map showing the State of Deseret. The publishing house Justus Perthes Gotha was founded in 1785. Justus Perthes unknown
18110082971811. Near Fine -. 1 handwritten vellum deed 45 x 83 cm. dated 2 April 1811. Rudolph Stauffer and his wife Beata Reiner Stauffer sell to John Price storekeeper 103 acres in Coventry Township Chester Co. Pa. for 1800 pounds "lawful money of Pennsylvania." Recorded 3 Feb. 1812 by recorder Charles Kenny. Signed by witnesses George Prise and David Kinehart justice of the peace for Chester County John Hiester Jr. recorder Charles Kenny and Rudolph Stauffer and Beata Stauffer Rudolph's name is in German script while Beata's is not. In Near Fine- Condition: light soiling and discoloration; otherwise clean and bright. An attractive early 19th-century vellum deed. unknown
180813033City of Washington: A. & G. Way 1808. FIRST EDITION. Stapled into original wrappers tattered and detached; some light soiling. Contemporary underlining to text. Embossed stamp of Aurora College Illinois to title. First edition of this pamphlet written to discuss the question of the repeal of certain embargo laws. A. & G. Way unknown
1876004112Philadelphia: Pomeroy Whitman and Company 1876. Very Good . 1 double-leaf print from the 1876 Atlas of York County Pa. Signed "Ray Del." Contains an aerial view of the ironworks with inset illustrations showing sections of the house front department and the machine shop as well as several close-ups of machinery. Also shows a steam locomotive on the train tracks running in front of the ironworks. The ironworks was located on W. North Street in York. The company was founded in 1840 by Elisha Geiger and Samuel Bechtol; other partners during the 19th century included Alexander Small Edward G. Smyser and Smyser's sons. "E.G. Smyser" appears over the central door in the print with "Variety Iron Works" above that. In 1877 it opened an office in Baltimore where much of the ornamental ironwork was sold. The company also produced iron castings for J.W. Fiske Co. in New York City beginning in 1869. The company continued to operate until 1941. As of 2013 the central building was being used by the York Academy Revinoal Charter School. In Very Good Condition: slight staining along edges not impacting the image; solid and otherwise clean. Pomeroy, Whitman and Company unknown
1889040481Salt Lake City: Utah Land Investment & Trust Ass'n 1889. Original document. Very Good. Issued to F.N. Shelton Certificate No. 99 for one share of the assets of Series B to be paid in 12 assessments of 10 dollars each. Par value of each share $120. Engraved decorated border printed in blue. Signed by Walter Murphy Secretary and by F.S. Bascom President of the Association. Several payments recorded in ink on the verso and signed by Murphy. 5.25" x 9.75" F.S. Bascom M.D. was also a practicing physician who extolled the health benefits of the Salt Lake City climate the nearby sulphur springs and the waters of the Great Salt Lake. Utah Land Investment & Trust Ass'n unknown
1856111111112214Weed Parsons and Company 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. Weed Parsons and Company; Albany 1856. Hardcover. Includes fold-out plans of seating. A Very Good red binding with gilt lettering and gilt ornate design on front board gilt ornate design on rear board and gilt lettering on spine binding sturdy and intact TEG with some blemishes some rubbing to board edges and joints small abrasions to board corners small clear taped spot on verso of fold-out seating plan four raised hubs some age toning to pages discoloration and age spotting to pastedowns and endpapers page from back matters torn out and missing. Overall a nice clean and unmarked copy. 16mosextodecimo or approx. 4 x 6.75 inches 524pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Weed, Parsons and Company hardcover
18679684London: Chapman & Hall. Very Good. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 348pp. 8vo; bound by Stikeman & Co. in full green morocco spine lettered and decorated in gilt; raised bands; gilt rule on covers; top edge gilt; marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Split to two second and third free endpapers running just over halfway down from top near hinge. Split starting at same spot on subsequent half-title. Joints rubbed but firm as are hinges. Title and text pages a little age toned. But for the odd splitting actually an attractive copy. Mark Lemon 1809-1870 had varied career as a playwright actor and journalist. He and Henry Mayhew were founders and editors of Punch Magazine. Here he takes the reader and some of the past chroniclers of the past who are preserved in older ink arm and arm chatting and pointing up and down their beloved streets. . Chapman & Hall hardcover
1897010616Chicago: Illinois Central Railroad Company 1897. Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 87 pages 22 manuscript 61 typed and 4 telegrams. Almost all individual correspondences signed. This collection of correspondence documents the late-nineteenth-century planning and negotiation necessary in constructing an Illinois Central Railroad Company ICRR branch line connecting Dyersburg Tennessee to the Stevens Lumber Company track at the Obion River. This project envisioned during a period of rapid railroad expansion displays the economic importance of regional development via railroads at the turn of the twentieth century. The planning of this line would ultimately contribute to the formation of the Chicago Memphis & Gulf Railroad Company in the early 20th century. This collection likely assembled and retained by David Sloan acting Chief Engineer of the ICRR includes engineering reports drafts of contracts cost estimates invoices telegrams and letters exchanged amongst railroad officials predominantly regarding the Dyersburg to Obion River switch. Main themes include route selection flood risk right-of-way acquisition grading costs and the financial feasibility of constructing thirteen miles of track through flood-prone terrain described here as being "overflowed every year." They also note the need for a wide right of way and extensive elevation measurements due to seasonal flooding along the Mississippi floodplain. The correspondence also illustrates the web of permissions agreements and financial commitments required to advance a railroad project even when constructing just thirteen miles of track. Because Stevens Lumber Company and the citizens of Dyersburg were primary financial backers their interests also heavily influenced decisions. There were also discussions about a line connecting a southern alignment along the Chester tract to the Stevens Lumber Co. track a line from Dyersburg to the "Joe Stinger place on the old channel of the Mississippi River" and a line from the Obion River to Carruthersville and Tiptonville. This project eventually evolved into a line extending from Dyersburg to Tiptonville first independently organized as the Dyersburg Northern Railroad Company and later renamed the Chicago Memphis & Gulf Railroad Company. Notable correspondents: David Sloan Chief Engineer ICRR J. P. Wallace Assistant Second Vice President A. T. Sabin Assistant Engineer T. J. Hudson Traffic Manager A. W. Sullivan General Superintendent M. Gilleas Assistant General Superintendent C. A. Wilson Chief Engineer Chicago Dyersburg & Northern Railroad and the Obion Business League. Overall condition Very Good all sheets legible. . Illinois Central Railroad Company unknown
185429574St. Paul: February 23 1854. 4to 43 lines approx. 330 words; previous folds else fine and with the original mailing envelope bearing an 1854 St. Paul postmark. Homes warns that St. Paul is no place to live: "I shall not give them much encouragement if they come here and must come on their own responsibilities. I know Jonas would not like it here and would soon get homesick and as it costs considerable to get here. I don't wish to be responsible for the uncertainty of their liking the country. I would not stay here were it not for making money. This country has many failings which are great detriments to it. Timber is very scarce and in some parts the soil is not good. A large portion of the land about this place is land that won't wear long. I think the best portion of this country is on Lake Superior. Some from this place are moving there now. February 23 unknown
