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1874H21740Chicago: R. R. McCabe 1874. First printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo publisher's green cloth gilt good copy with light ink stains to front cover minor bubbling and mottling to cloth light rubbing and wear old bookplate contents very good and clean. 422 pp. appears to be a novel set in Minnesota; includes material on the Minnesota Massacre. R. R. McCabe hardcover
186045840New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 15¼" X 12¼" image area 13¼" X 11¼". Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. An exceptionally bright and sharp example of this map many of whose names and boundaries have changed dramatically from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." "Transcaucasia" is now Armenia Georgia and Azerbaijan Turkey includes what is today Syria and Iraq Persia is of course Iran etc. etc. Inset at lower left shows "Palestine or the Holy Land." Extra bold coloring and with handsome decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
186045832New York: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. 1860. Folio 15¼" X 12¼" image area 13¼" X 10½". Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning only. Quite sharp and attractive map of this what was then Canada's western counties from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World Plans of Cities Etc." Portions of Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and New York also visible below. Well colored and featuring a handsome decorative border. S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. unknown
18481605New York: Edward Kearny 1848. 1848. Hardcover. Good. Small 8vo. Pp. viii 299. Frontis. engraved portrait of Black Hawk. Engraved half-title vignette. Bound in elaborate blindstamped ribbed cloth. Decorated endpapers. Scattered heavy foxing to preliminaries some soiling to several pages. Lacking tissue guard. Dust soiling to top edge. Contemporary owner name on front free-endpapers two other contemporary names in pencil on rear free-endpapers. Wear to binding notably tail of spine and rear joint. An elaborate re-working of the author's prior effort The History of Black Hawk published in Milwaukee 1846. Despite detracting qualities a sturdy copy. Edward Kearny hardcover
184218891Edinburgh 1842. Very good condition. January 8th article on George Grey's expedition to the Northwest of Western Australia. Sir George Grey 1812 - 1898 explorer governor of South Australia and governor and Premier of New Zealand lead two expeditions to northwest Australia in 1837-9. Both expeditions were extremely grueling with Grey being wounded but led to the discovery of the rivers Glenelg and Gascoyne. Grey describes threatening to shoot his aborigine tracker "Kaiber" who Grey claimed pretended to not be able to find the members of the party they had left temporarily while in search of water. Folio 6pp complete issue. The article three full columns over two pages. String bound a bit ruffled at right margin otherwise very good condition. unknown
189063670Norwich CT: The Henry Bill Publishing Co. 1890. Six works in one vol. Thick 8vo. xxxvi 715 1 pp. Frontisp. with 379 woodcut-engravings and maps. Publisher’s pictorial green cloth over beveled boards decorated endpapers marbled fore-edges gilt illustration of “Cliff-Dwellers†ancient ruins front cover Old Faithful geyser on spine minor shelfwear rubbing minor scuffing to tissue over extra-illustrated frontisp. title at gutter margin still VG bright copy. Early printing of this lavishly illustrated history of the West incorporating 100’s of engravings based on original photographs together with map diagrams and other illustrations. Of particular interest are the extended sections on the California Gold Rush gold mining and mineral riches in California; cattle ranching and cattle industry in how it shaped the West as well as many references to logging and timber in the Pacific Northwest. Scarce in such fine condition. The Henry Bill Publishing Co., hardcover
1860250708New York & Chicago: Derby & Jackson 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Good. engraved portrait. 12mo; 270 187 pages brown embossed cloth x-library with only a rubber stamp on title-page and white call numbers on spine apparently never circulated tips of spine worn corners rubbed. Ex libris Fred W. Jones <br/><br/>Presidential Candidate Douglas' campaign biography when he opposed Lincoln for the White House not the Senate Chamber. Engraved portrait frontispiece. The first part is the biography. Part 2 is his collected Speeches and Reports. Note: the Doublas-Lincoln Debates are not included. Derby & Jackson hardcover
1835H21346Pittsburgh: White & Grant 1835. First printing. Paperback. Good. 8vo wraps disbound pamphlet lacking original covers good with some tanning and foxing. 22 pp. Rare and hard to tell from OCLC's typical chaos how many original copies there are in libraries. White & Grant paperback
183649788Pittsburgh: William Allinder 1836. First Edition. Octavo 22.5cm.; removed; 22pp. Rather worn and somewhat soiled and toned remnants of original wrappers along spine margins; Good or better overall. The fourth and final report issued by the Society including letters from missionaries in western Africa the Ganges and among the Native American tribe the Wea. William Allinder unknown
188990531Perth: Government Printer. 1889. Foolscap 4 pp very good condn. "Transmitted to the Legislative Council 20th March 1889 as an enclosure to Message No. 1 from his Excellency the Governor." <br>"Ordered by the Coucil to be Printed." <br>"A. 2" Government Printer unknown
1826369810London : Pirnted for James Ridgway and Budd & Calkin 1826. First Edition. Softcover. Poor disbound copy. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean.Minor library marks remain. Physical description; 43 p. ; 21 cm. Contents; Includes one page of booksellers' advertisements. Subjects; Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of 1770-1828. Huskisson William 1770-1830. Free trade. Currency question Great Britain. Free trade. Free trade Great Britain. Currency question Great Britain. Money Great Britain. Great Britain Economic conditions 1760-1860. Great Britain Economic policy 19th century. Great Britain Economic conditions 1760-1860. Currencies. Currency and coinage legislation. Finance. London : Pirnted for James Ridgway and Budd & Calkin paperback
188676211Philadelphia: Allen Lane & Scott Printers. Very Good. 1886. Stapled wraps. Spine stained. Corner fold to rear cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 22 pages . Allen, Lane & Scott, Printers paperback
1874095132Hudson Michigan: Jas. M. Scarritt Printer "Post" Job Rooms. Covers very spotted faded over spine circular stain on back cover binding a bit loose pages somewhat worn some soiling. RARE. . Good-. Hardcover. 1874. Jas. M. Scarritt, Printer, "Post" Job Rooms. hardcover
1868010967Great Western Railway 1868. Book. Fair. Paper Covers. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 50pp fragile with sl loss at edges. Great Western Railway Paperback
18505004759London: Sampson Low 1850. Bound in one quarter black leather and printed boards. Binding shows some edgewear but still tight. Ex-Lib Yale - with withdrawn stamp few marks. 440 pp. in total. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Sampson Low Hardcover
18809310London: McCorquodale & Co 1880. Stiff wraps. Very good . Octavo decorated brochure one piece light grey stiff paper folded twice double page map of London. Front and rear covers illustrated with victorian architectural graphics; Euston Hotel Euston Station Hotel Cariff and London & North Western Station and Hotel Liverpool. McCorquodale & Co paperback
1880187528Edinburgh.: J. Bartholomew. circa1880s. Map 40.2 x 30.4 cms with printed colour and outline hand colour in very good condition. Handsome map with colonial interests attractively coloured. . J. Bartholomew unknown
18981150721.08The Helman-Taylor Company Cleveland Ohio 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover no dj. Brown cloth black title lettering. Vg condition. Small prev. bookseller's ticket at lower corner of front paste-down; front & rear hinge paper split w/ just the slightest loosening of front board no loosening of pgs. Contents lightly & uniformly age-toned otherwise quite clean no markings or foxing; interior binding firm. Boards very slightly smudged; first word of title "Brule's" rubbed away at upper spine. xii 184 p. 7 plates incl. frontis. Published under patronage of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The Helman-Taylor Company, Cleveland, Ohio hardcover
1890327c5167San Francisco: The History Company Publishers 1890. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 792 pages. Index. Bibliography. Fold-out map of B.C. Lowther 731. Few markings to contents. Very heavy wear to leather binding. Front board and pages up to and including title page separated but present. Back board loose but present. Backstrip holding along back edge only. In need of restoration but still a worthy reading copy. The History Company, Publishers Hardcover
1856mon0000018903George Virtue and Co c. 1856. HardcoverLeatherSpineCorners. Like New. in x in x in. No DJ. Volume II only. Few pages with light foxing. No other marks in lightly read book. 36 b/w plates no foxing. Binding intact. Three-quarter leather over marbled boards with wear of leather. No publication date. George Virtue and Co hardcover
188734305New York: Press of Fleming Brewster & Alley 1887. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. String bound wraps with illustration on the front. 8 pages. Illustrated views of Kennesaw Mountain and Confederate troops digging in defensive positions on Kennesaw Mountain. The red string on the front cover is torn and the front cover is mostly detached. Covers have light to moderate soil. Light edge stains to the interior. Poem written in facsimile hand. A fair to good copy. Published the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Press of Fleming Brewster & Alley unknown
188560593New York: Harper & Brothers 1885. 12mo. 312 pp. Frontisp. map. Pictorial brown publisher’s cloth gilt & black illust. of bugle and sunrise on front cover wear to fore-edges corners rubbing to spine still good copy w/ mounted albumen photo of a classroom on school steps on front pastedown sized 4 x 5 in. from the library of Florence Puher fl. 1890-1920 teacher and stenographer in Kansas City MO. First edition 2nd state of this account of General Custer and his wife during the Dakota campaigns right up till the battle at Little Big Horn. “Libbie†Custer 1842-1933 graduated valedictorian from the Young Ladies’ Seminary & Collegiate Institute in Monroe MI and soon after meeting Captain Custer and his meteoric rise to Brigidair General before Gettysburg married him Feb. 9 1864. Libbie’s charm and intelligence helped advance her husband’s career was admired by Gen. Phil Sheridan and accompanied her husband following the Civil War as he marched a cavalry division from Louisiana to Texas. After the Battle of Little Big Horn she would spend the next 57 years tirelessly writing and promoting to defend Gen. Custer’s reputation including this title and later the Following the Guidon 1890. See: Shirley Leckie Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth 1993. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
186579374Boston Massachusetts 1865. Engraved and printed in black on thin blue stock 7 ¾†x 6 ¾†with a green stamp this is certificate number 143 signed. Faded revenue stamp pasted on the left edge.<br /> <br /> A certificate for 100 shares in the mining company. Clear Creek owned 600 feet on the Kinney Tunnel Lode on North Creek in Black Hawk Colorado. Gold was found as high at $600 per ton and the mine also owned a mill-site on the creek at the mouth of a mine entrance a house and a 25-horse engine Hollister Ovando James: The Mines of Colorado. unknown
187579372Del Norte Colorado 1875. Engraved and printed in black on thin cream stock 11†by 8†this certificate No. 62 is for 100 shares of capital stock for $100 each. The certificate is signed and includes a blue cancellation stamp.<br /> <br /> Mining property in the San Juan Mountains region of the Colorado Territory. unknown
1887038377New York: American Bank Note Co 1887. First Edition. Very Good. Broadsheet printed in black ink on buff stock opens to 12.25" x 25.5". Includes an inset map 5.75" x 8.75" and a long paragraph of text on Chautauqua Lake. Folds to 6" x 3.25" with different illustrations of Niagara Falls on both cover panels. Dated "August 21 1887. Corrected to Sept. 18." Not found in OCLC nor WorldCat. American Bank Note Co unknown
