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188010960Detroit: The Post & Tribune Co 1880. 1st edition. Brown decorative cloth. A Fine bright copy. 396 pp 36 pp appendix. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Post & Tribune Co hardcover books
1819307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. ORIGINAL BOARDS. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown books
189930932New York: Francis E. Fitch 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy faint soiling to the spine small book plate of the Oregon Commandery M.O.L.L.U.S. Library on front paste down contents bright and unmarked. 690 pp. Illus. with b/w plates and drawings. Sm. 4to. Francis E. Fitch hardcover books
1877164602Boston: Published by A. W. Lovering 1877. Octavo pp. 3-4 5 6 7-282 note: text complete despite gap in pagination title leaf is first leaf of signature 1 flyleaves at front and rear original decorated terra cotta cloth front panel stamped in black spine panel stamped in black and gold cream coated endpapers. First U.S. edition. Allegorical fantasy set in the far future one million A. D. of speculation in the corrupt ruinous British stock market narrated by an ancient space traveling spectre who returns to Earth from time to time to observe the activities of the inhabitants of his home world. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume III p. 183 describing the UK first edition. Locke Voyages in Space 2011 V 613. Reginald 13473. Cloth worn at spine ends spine a bit age-darkened a tight very good copy. #164602 Published by A. W. Lovering unknown books
1877156053Boston: Published by A. W. Lovering 1877. Octavo pp. 3-4 5 6 7-282 note: text complete despite gap in pagination title leaf is first leaf of signature 1 flyleaves at front and rear original decorated terra cotta cloth front panel stamped in black spine panel stamped in black and gold cream coated endpapers. First U.S. edition. Allegorical fantasy set in the far future one million A. D. of speculation in the corrupt ruinous British stock market narrated by an ancient space traveling spectre who returns to Earth from time to time to observe the activities of the inhabitants of his home world. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume III p. 183 describing the UK first edition. Locke Voyages in Space 2011 V 613. Reginald 13473. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips a few mild stains to cloth old private owner's stamp on front free endpaper and ghosts from removed labels small price sticker on front free endpaper a tight very good copy. #156053 Published by A. W. Lovering unknown books
1868254892Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
1840HGK913-32Edinburgh:: The Society of the Arts 1840. Very Good. 1 sheet folded. 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches. 4 pp. the last a blank. Seal of the Society printed on page 1 text with the program for the evening of Wednesday 12th February 1840 page 3 with a blank form to fill out and give to guests who may tender the completed form for admission; text unmarked. The sheet has been folded several times for mailing and is addressed by hand to "Wm. Kennedy Esq 59 Northumberland Street" and with a return address "1840 Edw. S. Fiby Society of Arts." Sealing wax impression on top of page 3 and the bottom corner of page 3 is torn away missing a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch piece of paper torn at a diagonal to the corner no text or writing affected. Some light foxing in the paper page 4 soiled at the creases. Very Good. Fun little survival from 1840s Edinburgh announcing 8 lectures on such topics as "On a new kind of ink obliterated with great difficulty" by Andrew Fyfe and "Notice on the use of Brass or Copper Plates having their surfaces Silvered for producing Pictures by the process of Daugerreotype" by Mr. John Adie Optician and others. The Society of the Arts, unknown books
183712235Washington: Thomas Allen printers 1837. 8vo. 150 pp. <br><br>Concerning the claim of the petitioners William B. Stokes Richard C. Stockton Lucius W. Stockton and Daniel Moore for compensation for services performed as contractors hired to carry the mail. Government document: 25th Congress 1st Session. Doc. No. 52. Ho. of Reps. Removed from a nonce volume; six holes in inner margin touching only a few letters or numbers without affecting sense. First and last several pages lightly foxed. First page with ink numeral in upper right corner. Thomas Allen, printers unknown books
187934994NY: Reprinted from "The World" 1879. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. Being a Truthful Tale of The Seventh Regiment in the Armory during the Railroad Strikes in July 1877. NY: Reprinted from "The World" 1879. Decorative head and tail pieces. 86 pp. Hardcover. 12mo size. Red cloth. Head and heel quite chipped and worn. Corners quite curled and split. Spine heavily darkened. Boards lightly rubbed and soiled with mild to moderate scattered abrading; concentrated more along front fore-edge. Edges and pages mildly toned with minimal scattered foxing and staining. Former owner's name label to front paste-down; "Geo. W. Corner Jr.". Gift inscription in ink to front fly-leaf to a G. W. Jr. possible relative of the subject. Top fore corner of pp. 41 - 44 chipped. Still quite good. Text bright binding tight. Good/. Reprinted from "The World" hardcover books
1850008088London: R. MacDonald 1850. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good. 16mo. Complete with 90 pages 4 folding illustrations and 1 advertising leaf. Original green wrapper. Sound binding. Clean pages with dampstains and dog-ears. Legible but heavily rubbed and edgeworn cover. <br /><br />An early traveler's guide to Paris that not only addresses the city's sights public buildings and exhibitions but also provides information about its hackney coaches cabs ominbuses railway stations money cafes restaurants theatres churches postal system and much more. <br /><br />In 1848 London was visited by a delegation of several hundred members of the French National Guard who took the city by storm with their good manners general interest and exceptional friendliness. At a farewell dinner hosted by the Honorable Artillery Company the Frenchmen openly expressed their thanks and publically stated "an earnest desire that it might not be long ere they should enjoy the pleasure of a visit in return from the honest citizens of London. Within a year a semi-official excursion of 300 Londoners visited Paris and one of the travelers published this guide. R. MacDonald paperback books
18328122New York: J & J Harper 1832. 1st edition Wright 2024. Green cloth with black lettering. Fair Vol I lacks backstrip & ffep/both volumes have top 1/2" of tp excised prior owner name removal. 2 volumes. 12mo. <br/><br/>A novel of a Virginia family pioneering on the Kentucky frontier. Paulding a contemporary of Irving's known for his staunch support and defense of Jeffersonian ideals. Was appointed Van Buren's Secretary of the Navy from 1838-41. OCAL. J & J Harper hardcover books
1900009672Collection of forty-eight western tokens plus other exonumia composed mostly of merchant "good for" tokens several Pony Express commemorative 'so-called-dollars' a tool-check and a 'dog house' license. These were issued at various locales mostly in Nevada with a couple from California. The tokens were identified by Palazzo John Schilling or Holabird Auctions. Palazzo's old and badly worn cardboard mounts have been replaced with new Lighthouse coin 'flips' and the original information has been transferred. Mixed condition; some near mint and others well-worn as is common with many tokens. One of the images at the link displays a list of all the tokens which will also be provided in hard copy.<br /><br />Trade tokens were a form of unofficial 'minor coinage' made from base metals such as brass copper nickel or aluminum and usually cast as circular disks but occasionally as octagons triangles or in scalloped shapes. They seldom if ever had a value of more than a dollar. Trade tokens sometimes referred to as "Good Fors" because they were usually stamped "Good for" followed by a product service or monetary value first appeared in the United States during the late 1700s and it's been suggested that George Washington used a trade token to attend Bill Rickett's Philadelphia Circus in 1793. <br /><br />Often like some of the tokens in this lot they were issued to be exchanged for a specific product or service such as a loaf of bread game of pool meal hotel room or brothel visit. In the western states company stores and independent businesses made frequent use of tokens in mining towns and camps where coinage was often scarce. As an added incentive for businesses they could only be redeemed at the place of issue and with little if any law enforcement they were a safe substitute for gold and silver. Also if the tokens were never redeemed business owners pocketed a little extra profit.<br /><br />The towns and cities represented in this collection include Aztec Blair Carson City Crystal Duckwater East Ely Elko Fairview Goldfield Los Angeles McGill Mound Hill Reno Tonopah Tuscarora and Winnemucca. Today some of these places are ghost towns. <br /><br />The lot includes tokens distributed by the American Borax Company general stores drug stores tobacco stores billiard parlors hotels and saloon/brothels. <br /><br />Four of the most interesting tokens in this lot are<br /><p><p style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:10%;">Two different tokens from Goldfield Nevada's most famous saloon The Northern. One of these tokens was originally bimetallic with an aluminum ring around a copper or brass disc. The disc is missing on this token just as it is on almost all the others that have survived. Tex Rickard and his silent partners Wyatt and Virgil Earp opened The Northern in 1905 and Wyatt briefly managed the establishment during its first year of operation. In time Rickard became a very successful fight promoter; he promoted the championship fight between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson. He later used his fortune to build the third iteration of Madison Square Garden--which lasted from 1925 to 1968. During his Garden's second year of operation Rickard formed a professional hockey team to play there Tex's Rangers known today as the New York Rangers.<br /></p><p><p style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:10%;">A 12½ cent token for the Red Top Bar one of Goldfield's notorious brothels.<br /></p><p><p style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:10%;">Two 5-cent tokens from the Jeffries & Kipper Billiard Parlor and Gentlemen's Café in Los Angeles which the two men opened in partnership in 1907. Kipper was a frustrated boxer who eventually became the manager of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Jeffries was the legendary Heavy Weight Champion James J. Jeffries who was lured back into the ring for a $1 million payday in today's dollars six years and an additional 110 pounds after he retired as the "Great White Hope" to fight the then-current champion Jack Johnson. </p><p>For additional information about trade tokens see Rulau's <i>Standard Catalog of United States Trade Tokens 1700 to 1900</i> Ascarza's "Mine Tales: Trade tokens were used widely but are rare today" in the 9 Dec 2013 issue of the <i>Arizona Daily Star</i> and "John Bill Ricketts and the Ricketts Circus" at Circuses and Sideshows online.<br /><br /> A fascinating physical record of commerce in the boomtowns of the American West. Recent auction results found at Worthpoint suggest the total value of this lot to be just under $1600.</p> books
1844273107London: Baldwin & Cradock 1844. unbound. J. & C. Walker. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Sheet measures 13.5" x 16".<br/><br/> This lovely 1844 map by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or SDUK depicts Western Australia and Tasmania or Van Diemen's Island. Issued as two separate maps printed on a single sheet the map of the left details the southwest portions of Western Australia extending from Albany to Jurien Bay. Notes settlements including those of Swan River and King George's Sound as well as rivers mountains and other topographical features.<br><br>The map on the right details Tasmania and includes significant updates from previous editions reflecting the further exploration of the region and is issued just a few years following the Black War which all but annihilated the islands indigenous people. <br><br>Copyrighted in 1833 and published by Baldwin and Cradock for the SDUK. The map is in good condition with minor foxing and minor edge wear.<br><br>The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision.<br/><br/> Baldwin & Cradock unknown books
187385155New York: John J. Caulon Printer 1873. Paperback. Good. pp. 65-211. Original wrapper. 23 cm. Edges and backstrip chipped. <br/><br/> John J. Caulon, Printer paperback books
187185169New York: J. Adnah Sakett Law Book and Job Printer 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. viii reports individually paginated. Original cloth. 24 cm. Ends of backstrip chipped. "1" in gilt on backstrip. Slip tipped to front free endpaper presenting this copy to J. Watts De Peyster. <br/><br/> J. Adnah Sakett, Law, Book and Job Printer hardcover books
1900041719Hudson MA: E.F. Worcester Press 1900. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. Original green cloth lightly worn. Binding degraded internally and a number of signatures loose; very good otherwise. Attractive period photos of the area. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 041719. <br/><br/> E.F. Worcester Press hardcover books
1878266631878. WOOLMAN AND ROSE ATLAS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. WEST CREEK MAP 1878. AN 11-inch by 14-inch map of West Creek. $45.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
181900730scsUrbana Illinois: University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station Circular 718 February 1954. Revised Octaober 1960. Octavo softbound 262 pp. Fine. Contents: Introduction; Descriptions of Weeds; Keys for Identifying Weeds; Glossary; Index to Families; Index to Species. University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular 718, February, 1954. Revised Octaober, 1960. paperback books
189342477NY: The Engineering Record 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. 1pp. 17 plates 1pp. 17 plates 4ads. Some spotting and darkening to the red cloth with a bit of glue residue on the front small chip to edge of front free endpaper with some light wear to the extremities else a very good example in publisher's beveled boards lettered in gilt. Rear endpaper loose but present. <br/><br/> The Engineering Record hardcover books
1844244270London: Baldwin & Cradock 1844. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand outline coloring. Image measures 11.5 x 14.5".<br/><br/> This detailed plan of Warsaw provides insight into the city's history. The map itself depicts the city around 1831 rendering in exacting detail the shapes of buildings and curves of streets that make up its structure. Within this rendering a dashed line highlighted in yellow points out the boundary of the city in 1762. This inclusion reveals the extent of growth which the city had undergone in the intervening years now extending to the new outer fortifications highlighted in red. The little-developed Praga district is visible across the river with a note that the district had burned in 1794 and 1831. Along the bottom of the map are elevations of 13 of the city's prominent landmarks. The map is in excellent condition with generous margins. Crisp and clear impression with very minor chips not affecting the image. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge or SDUK was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision.<br/><br/> Baldwin & Cradock unknown books
18165960Frankfort Kentucky: 8 June 1816. The survey refers to acreage bound by "a post" "a black oak" "a Spanish oak" "two hickory bushes" and the creek. The lot is near modern Little River in Christian County in the Southwestern part of the state. Isaac Shelby was Kentucky's founding governor inaugurated the same day that the Commonwealth joined the United States. His term ended in 1796 but with the outbreak of the War of 1812 Shelby was brought out of retirement to serve a second term. By all accounts he was a brilliant governor. 1 leaf 327 x 400 mm. Seal of the Land Office of Kentucky. Lot warranted to Josiah Matthews described in manuscript with paraphs. Signed by the governor and by M.L. Hardin secretary. Partially divided along horizontal fold; chip on left edge; toned. 8 June unknown books
1878266621878. WOOLMAN AND ROSE ATLAS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. WARETOWN MAP 1878. AN 11-inch by 14-inch map of Waretown. $45.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
18985545Portland ME: Lefavor-Tower Co. 1898-1915. First Editions. Hardcover. Near Fine to Very Good Textblocks Fine. No DJ. Light shelf/edge wear tips of Vol. 3 gently bumped spine of Vol. 3 shows light toning Vol. 3 shows lightening at front lower corner Vol. 4 shows lightening spot near tail presentation inscription at fep of Vol. 4 bookplate lifted from Vol. 4 else tight bright and unmarred. Navy boards gilt lettering and decorative elements teg. 352pp plus errata; 349pp; 357pp; and 344pp. Illus. b/w plates. Index. <br/><br/>Arguably the more important collection of Maine related Civil War papers. Includes several essays from Joshua Chamberlain the capture of Mobile AL and Richmond VA an essay on "Colored Troops" the "Attitude of Women" about the war etc. Uncommon to find as a complete set and this one was clearly "built". Volume Four bears a presentation inscription to the Paris Hill Library N.B. there are no library markings from Henry W. Lyon "The first paper Hamlin Centennial Celabration will interest all citizens of Paris Hill." Overall a handsome set. Lefavor-Tower Co. hardcover books
1873002874Washington DC: Published by Order of the Secretary of War 1873. First Edition. Good. Six maps for: Monday February 17 1873 - 11 P. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Tuesday February 18 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 7:35 A. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 4:35 P. M.; Wednesday February 19 1873 - 11 P. M.; 8 3/4 x 11 1/2; relief shown by hachures and gradient tints; small reference table in the lower half of the image; edges brittle with small chips and cuts; overall in good to very good condition. A scarce collection of maps their publication began in January of 1871 with no less than 3 maps being published every day. Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph had made it possible to easily observe gather and transmit data from different points over the entire country. A small note at the head read: "All observations made at the same moment of actual not local time." Released by the US Army's Signal Service the maps were intented to be primarily used by farmers and merchants. They were published in at least three different sizes and formats the current being one of the smaller ones. These particular maps showed precipitation and wind velocity at various elevation points. Published by Order of the Secretary of War unknown books
1878260981878. WOOLMAN AND ROSE ATLAS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. WALL TOWNSHIP BRIGHTON LAND ASSOCIATION: 1878 MAP. A 14-inch by 22-inch map showing the Brighton Land Association situated in Wall Township adjoining Spring Lake. Also showing a smaller map of central & southern New Jersey. $65.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
