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1941TB33750Washington DC: U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service WPA and CCC 1941. First Edition. Both volumes of this complete two volume set are in very good and near fine conditions. Both are small quartos of 10 1/4 by 7 3/4 inches bound in adhesive bindings in light brown cloth covered boards with darker brown text on the spines and front boards. The cloth at the head and heel of volume I is rubbed and worn and the upper fore corners of the front and rear boards are bumped but professionally straightened and strengthened. Volume II shows only light wear to the cloth at the head of the spine and the text block for this volume was made from two-hole punched paper. Volume I is made from standard un-holed paper. Both volumes contain four index tabs each. In volume I: Northwest Inland States; Pacific States; Yellowstone; and Yosemite; Volume II: Central States Southwestern National Monuments; Southwestern States; and Territorial Parks and Monuments. These two volumes contain 664 pages of bibliographies on 79 national parks and national monuments each one with its own pagination. This bibliography is not listed in any of the WPA or American Guide resources held by Town's End Books. OCLC locates only five institutions owning the book version of this title. The forward contained in volume I mentions that this project started in 1936 with: where "much credit is due Mrs. Hazel Hunt Voth for originally laying out the program and directing it until her resignation in April 1939." Hazel Voth's other other major accomplishment was A Bibliography of Yellowstone National Park which is reprinted in this set. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, WPA and CCC hardcover
188034640New York: E. Wells Sackett & Bro. Printers 1880. 1880. NEW YORK STATE. First edition. 8vo. 8" x 5 1/4" pictorial wrappers 45 3 pp. illustrated map advertisements. The folding map is bound in at the very front and is a map of the New York Ontario & Western Railway and branches and shows the line running from New York City to Oswego and stations in between. There are 10 steel engraved full-page plates of New York towns and views and a brief sketch of all of the towns along the route to Oswego. An interesting advertisements promotes farms for sale priced from $15.00 to $40.00 an acre. A long list of hotels boarding houses and private families on or near the route of the New York Ontario and Western Railway is provided. Covers lightly soiled else a very good copy of an interesting an informative booklet. E. Wells Sackett & Bro., Printers], 1880. unknown
184989449Agra: The Secundra Orphan Press 1849-51. First editions. Interesting collection of technical papers relating to the government of the North Western Provinces. Includes the description of a bridge built at Seoni by Major Boileau with plan; detailed plans for the cutting of a canal from the Sutlej at Tihara with excellent maps; an account of the "Oothaeegeeras" or Sunoreahs "professional thieves of Bundelcund" including a glossary of "Bolee" their argot; a important "Report upon the Tea Plantations in the North Western Provinces" by Robert Fortune noted botanist and plant collector for the HEIC; together with some revenue surveys of the region submitted by William Muir as secretary of the revenue board to John Thomason the lieutenant-governor. Attractive group of uncommon Indian imprints. Octavo 200 x 126 mm Twentieth-century blue cloth title gilt to the spine original upper wrappers bound in. pp. ii 66-108 3 folding lithographic maps with colour; pp. ii 213-250 folding lithographic map and 3 folding letter-press table; ii 251-286pp. folding letter-press table and tables to the text. Cloth clean and sound Patent Office Library ink-stamps to the wrappers maps and occasionally to the text light toning overall very good. hardcover
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2012Manohar-9780415695398Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. Routledge hardcover
2012Manohar-9780415695398Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. Routledge hardcover
199135399Bozeman. Montana: Nygard & Elliott Publishing Company 1991. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Oblong folio suede leather bound hardcover with slip case. xvi 132 pages. Illustrated with color plates with an alphabetical list of paintings in back. Two black and white photographs of Lougheed - page i and page 120. This special leather edition is limited to 10 numbered copies. This is number 9. It is inscribed signed and dated by the author. This copy is also inscribed - "Best Wishes Cody Lougheed June 15 1991" on the table of contents. Signed and dated signature of Tom Lovell writer of "An Appreciation" on page vii. Also signed and inscribed by Wayne Wolfe on page ix - "My Thoughts About Bob Lougheed. Nygard & Elliott Publishing Company unknown
41384Printed folio document 10-1/4" x 15-1/2." Completed in ink manuscript. Signed by the President S. N. Felton and Secretary Chas. Hinchman of the Western Land Association. Docketed on the verso with manuscript release of portion of a mortgage from the Association. Usual folds Very Good plus.<br /> <br /> A Jay Cooke project to give him access to the lands along a Minnesota Railroad. "One of the projects growing out of Jay Cooke's connection with the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad was the 'Western Land Association of Minnesota.' The purpose of this company was similar to George Francis Train's Credit Foncier of America. It sought to exploit Duluth and the town sites and land privileges along the right of way of a projected railroad. The first published report of the Western Land Association was made in 1871. The company had received cash of $200000 for its shares. Its receipts consisted of $97321 for real estate sold and $21166 in interest on deferred payments and it paid out $182390 for real estate purchases. But the most important item mentioned in the report is the stock interest acquired in the company by the Northern Pacific Railroad. In return for an agreement of the Northern Pacific to fix its eastern terminus at Duluth and to connect with the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad the Western Land Association sold 2000 shares of its stock for $120000 to the 'Lake Superior and Puget Sound Company' the real estate subsidiary of the Northern Pacific.<br /> "The president of the company Mr. Samuel M. Felton said 'The company will soon be attacked by the Press and in the Courts as a monopoly and being the creature of the law may be subject to continual and expensive annoyance.' Moreover 'the Western<br /> Land Association has now accomplished as a holder of a large number of town lots the object for which it was organized and kept out of the hands of unprogressive speculators the property they would otherwise have held to the detriment of all large plans of improvement". Sakolski THE GREAT AMERICAN LAND BUBBLE. Harper & Brothers. 1932. Chapter 14 page 294 et seq. Reprinted 1966. unknown
190862495San Francisco CA & Portland OR: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. June 1908. 8vo. 4 x 354 2 69 1 pp. Supplement changes and business pages in pink-tinted paper and with early text illustrated ads. Gray-brown printed softcovers cover art of PT&T logo front cover original braid hanger still intact minor chipping head of spine creasing edgewear minor creasing to corners couple leaves w/ minor chipping at corners still VG- copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce telephone directory for Portland & Oregon City OR un-incorporated Multnomah County as well as Vancouver WA in the Progressive Era. This exceptional reference not only offers an essential tool in tracking residents in the Portland-Vancouver area at the beginning of the 20th-Century but also lists many of the Chinese-American & Japanese-American residents in Portland’s very small Chinatown as well as businesses including restaurants. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. had been formed from the Pacific States Telephone Co. in 1907 just the year before and was headed by Scott and Glass who would later become subject to the California investigations into graft and bribery in San Francisco. No copies in Worldcat. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., paperback
1937813G1657Portland Oregon: The Timberman. Fair. 1937. First Edition. Paperback. 96 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo circa 1885 of steam bull donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply Susanville CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products Ltd. mill at Port Tasis Tahsis is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington Oregon and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty C.A. Doty Charles Gilchrist W.C. Miles Jerry Startup S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Timberman An International Lumber Journal November 1937 Volume XXXIX Number 1 McBride Bay vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timke . The Timberman paperback
184727881Ontario 1847. 47 1 blank pp plus two folding maps as issued: 'Map and Profile of the Great Western Railway Canada West' 48 1/2 cm x 32 cm; 'Map of the Route of the Great Western Railway Shewing its Connection with other Public Works' 35 1/2 cm x 29 cm. Versos with expertly repaired closed tears short margin tear else Very Good.<br /> <br /> The railroad is "on the precise ground that will enable it to control the trade and travel of such a vast portion of the Canadas and the prosperous American States." <br /> TPL 2850. Sabin 28478n. unknown
188541697Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. Printers and Engravers 1885. 1885. DAKOTA TERRITORY. RAILROAD. First edition. 7 5/8" x 5 3/8" original stapled printed wrappers 16 pp. map of the Chicago & North-Western Railway system on the back cover. Primarily a series of signed testimonials solicited by the Railway to describe “the Dakota boom.” Farmers relate their experiences settling and cultivating the land detail their crop yields and profits from cattle ranching and encourage further settlement as land is still inexpensive and readily available. Several describe the settlers as “a most excellent class of people” who are educated industrious and and morally upright. And if that’s not incentive enough there’s the unsurpassed healthfulness of the air which is “free from malaria and full of inspiring oxygen and invigorating ozone.” 3 copies found in OCLC. Top corner of rear cover has been torn away but with minor influence on the railway system map else very good. Rand, McNally & Co., Printers and Engravers, [1885]. unknown
1927757H3005Vancouver British Columbia: Vancouver Girls' Corner Club 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127 pages. "The inspiration to compile this Cook Book came from an increasing desire to preserve the recipes of the delicious cakes served by the ladies of the various church organizations at the Tuesday night suppers of the club. This service has been faithfully rendered since 1917 when the Club was organized." - page 7. Several charming ads for local businesses including the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. which makes the case for housewives to convert to electric ranges "the modern method of cooking." Unmarked with moderate soiling and wear. A wonderful culinary memento of 1920s Vancouver. Bibliographic references: Driver B61.1 Hale 2606 Ferguson & Fraser p.233. Vancouver Girls' Corner Club Hardcover
1956732h5328British Columbia: Northern Sentinal Press 1956. Book. Illus. by Haddelsey Vincent. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. pp. viii 46. "A selection of legends folk stories and customs of the Haisla people a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Northern Sentinal Press Paperback
192947745N. P. Denver: Privately printed 1929. 1929. SADDLES. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers front cover in color 72 pp. illustrated. The Western Saddle Mfg. Co. basically specialized in making and repairing saddles therefore the catalog offers 52 pages of various saddles and their descriptions. Also depicted are chaparejos bridles bits reins spurs spur straps saddle blankets and pads spur rowels cuffs etc. Fine bright copy with original order blank and addressed envelope laid-in. Also laid-in is the original addressed and stamped pictorial mailing envelope. Privately printed, 1929. unknown
1876143791876. Americana Historic newspaper. The Press July 7 1876 issue Philadelphia PA. The first front-page story reports on the Battle of the Plains and General Custer's consequent demise. In part: "Despatches to Generals Sherman and Sheridan which show that the first reports were only too true - an intimation that Custer sacrificed himself and his command by blundering hardihood. The name Custer is a household word. It was marked deep on the hearts of our people during the brightest and darkest hours of the late rebellion. Custer fell- fell at the head of his command; fell where Death's sickle cut close and sure; fell and around him were gathered the gallant men of his commend who illustrated their bravery a full appreciation of Espirit du corps and amor patria." Front page is war-related. Slight wear and small tears around the edges. Only includes the front page spread pages 1278. A rare copy even incomplete. In very good condition. unknown
1890212411890. Archive of illustrated and photographic postcards documenting the popular image of the American cowgirl in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Western visual culture. Working in Cultural / Representational Mode the material traces how women participating in rodeo equestrian performance and frontier-themed entertainment were presented to mass audiences during a period when gender conventions in the United States remained heavily tied to domestic ideals. The postcards illustrate popular fascination with female riders engaged in activities associated with masculine frontier labor and spectacle including trick riding roping horse handling and armed performance. The archive also provides insight into the commercialization of the American West through souvenir imagery touring exhibitions rodeos and romanticized frontier iconography circulated through postcard publishing during the first half of the twentieth century.<br /> Collection consists of 19 postcards dating from approximately the 1890s through the 1950s including primarily colored lithograph and chromolithograph postcards alongside several later colored real photo postcards. Most measure approximately 3.5 x 5.25 inches. Images depict cowgirls mounted on horseback using lassoes pistols and whips in staged action scenes including bucking galloping roping demonstrations and parade formations. Earlier cards portray women riders wearing skirts or dresses while mounted reflecting transitional equestrian fashions prior to the widespread normalization of riding trousers for women during the 1920s. One postcard depicts a "Grand Entry" scene featuring numerous mounted cowboys and cowgirls carrying national flags from various countries suggesting an international rodeo or exhibition setting. Another early color postcard shows a man and woman posed together on horseback in cowboy attire. A postcard postmarked 1951 depicts a cowgirl tending to her horse and bears the handwritten verso inscription: "How we long for you in Fort Worth horses and more horses cowgirls too" addressed to Alabama. Several additional cards contain handwritten correspondence and postal markings dated between 1906 and 1908.<br /> The archive documents the enduring cultural construction of the cowgirl as both frontier laborer and commercial entertainment figure during the height of Western Americana imagery in American popular culture. The postcards capture changing attitudes toward women's athleticism mobility and public performance while preserving highly stylized depictions disseminated through inexpensive mass-produced print media. Particularly notable is the tension visible between conventional feminine presentation and physically demanding equestrian activity especially in the earlier cards depicting women riding aggressively while still dressed in skirts and formal attire. Minor edgewear scattered markings and light handling wear to some cards; overall very good condition. A cohesive visual archive of cowgirl imagery and the gendered mythology of the American West across more than half a century of postcard production. unknown
1890212421890. Archive of postcards documenting the popular image of the American cowgirl in Western Americana and early twentieth-century mass visual culture. Working in Cultural / Representational Mode the material illustrates how women participating in rodeo performance equestrian spectacle and frontier-themed entertainment were presented to national audiences during a period when women's public roles remained heavily circumscribed by conventional gender expectations. The postcards emphasize physical skill horseback mobility and frontier self-sufficiency through repeated depictions of women handling lassos firearms and bucking horses. Collectively the archive offers insight into the commercialization of the American West and the circulation of gendered frontier mythology through inexpensive illustrated print media from the late nineteenth century through the postwar period.<br /> Collection consists of 16 postcards dating approximately from the 1890s through the 1950s including early colored lithographs chromolithographs and colored real photo postcards. Each measures approximately 3.5 x 5.25 inches. Images portray cowgirls mounted on horseback in a variety of staged action scenes including lasso throwing galloping bucking and trick riding performances. Many women wear fitted riding outfits cowboy hats bandoliers holsters and western boots while posed with rifles pistols whips or ropes against rugged frontier backdrops. Several postcards emphasize dramatic movement with horses shown rearing trotting or in mid-action poses. The repeated use of lassos and firearms visually aligns the women with iconography traditionally associated with male cowboys in Wild West shows rodeo advertising and popular Western entertainment. Some postcards retain handwritten inscriptions on the versos.<br /> The archive preserves a long-running commercial visual tradition in which the cowgirl functioned simultaneously as frontier worker entertainer and symbol of female independence within American popular culture. Particularly notable is the tension between conventional femininity and the rugged physicality emphasized throughout the imagery with the women consistently portrayed as active riders and performers rather than domestic figures. The postcards also document the persistence of Western mythology across changing photographic and print technologies during the first half of the twentieth century. Minor edgewear and scattered markings to some cards; overall very good condition. A visually cohesive grouping documenting representations of women in frontier and rodeo culture across more than five decades of American postcard production. unknown
021955Rochester NY: Western New York Nursery Company. Very Good. Hardcover. Black staplebound cloth over thick cardstock. Boards are rubbed on edges and moderately worn. Binding is solid with slight separation at front. Interior mostly clean with soiling to edges; a few of the plates show light foxing. One plate has 1 3/4 inch closed tear. Brown endpapers. Front endpaper has an inch closed tear and 1/8 inch hole. Inside front board reminds the salesman to "Please handle Plate Book carefully and do not mark prices on the plates. " Produced by the Western New York Nursery Company and printed by Vredenburg & Company both of Rochester New York. From the University of Rochester "In the latter half of the nineteenth century Rochester New York was a leading American nursery center. Auxiliary to the nursery businesses there developed allied enterprises one of which was the production of colored fruit and flower prints designed to aid nurserymen and their travelling salesmen sell plants. This business in nurserymen's plates as these prints were also termed flourished until changes in marketing nursery products and the increasing use of colored illustrations in nursery catalogues caused its decline. By the early years of this 20th century the production and use of these plates was ending. A typical nurserymen's color plate was approximately 9 by 12 inches or the smaller "pocket size" of 6 by 9 inches which was introduced in the early 1870's. Each pictured a specimen of fruit flower shrub ornamental tree or occasionally a hardy vegetable such as rhubarb. Under the illustration would be its name perhaps a brief description of its attributes as much for the benefit of the salesman as the potential customer and the name and often city of the producer of the plate. These plates were generally printed on heavy paper stock to withstand wear." Our copy has chromolithographic plates divided into equal parts of fruits and ornamental plants. The book can be dated to no earlier than 1904 as the "Perfection Grape" won a Gold Medal at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition. An attractive salesmans fruit and plant book from the early 20th century. ; 5.5" x 8.5"; 72 pp . Western New York Nursery Company hardcover
118696Very Good. All are gelatin silver prints on thick stock; eight are oblique photographs 207 × 154 mm; two are vertical views approximately 165 × 220 mm; the larger ones are slightly creased at the corners one of them a little more so; the others are in excellent condition. All images are captioned in the negative. All eight oblique views carry the same date 25 June 1918 preceded by 'A3 AEO 62°' ranges from 110 to 121. Place names on them are Hamel Hamel Wood Somme Accroche Wood Tailloux Wood and Vaire Wood. The vertical images are dated 3 May and 27 June 1918 and carry a larger set of alpha-numeric references commencing 'A3 AE A 715' and '35 AE B 929' respectively. All ten prints have the signature 'Capt Sexton' in indelible pencil on the verso. Digitised service records indicate the signature is that of Eric James Sexton of the Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh; he enlisted on 14 August 1914 shortly before his 21st birthday and was appointed to the 10th Battalion with the rank of lieutenant. He was wounded at the landing at Gallipoli promoted to captain the following day and later invalided back to Australia disembarking on 6 August 1915. By January 1916 he was declared fit again for active service and re-embarked in April for England where he performed various training roles. On 14 February 1917 he transferred to the Australian Machine Gun Training Depot with the rank of major. He embarked for Australia on 12 March 1918 arriving in Melbourne on 22 May 1918. Accordingly Sexton did not serve in France and was a major not a captain by the time these photographs were produced. We cannot explain the anomalies but will let the photographs speak for themselves. Significantly they show the area where the important Battle of Hamel was fought on 4 July 1918. <p>'Hamel was a big battle in miniature involving the experimentation of tanks and small ammunition drops as part of a broader all-arms offensive. While a coordinated offensive was not a new approach to warfare Hamel represented the culmination of three years of learning and innovation on the Western Front testing an all-inclusive approach to mobile warfare. The flawless execution of the operation resulted in Hamel becoming a model for future operations on the Western Front. In his account of the event Monash famously wrote that "the perfected modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition where the various arms and units are the instruments and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases' Ellen Cresswell: 'The Experiment - Innovations at the Battle of Hamel' Australian War Memorial website. 10 items. unknown
2026x-0197779123Oxford University Press Inc 2026. Paperback. New. 4th edition. 560 pages. 8.40x0.70x10.70 inches. Oxford University Press Inc paperback
2000x-1560220708Food Products Pr 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 382 pages. 8.75x6.25x1.50 inches. Food Products Pr hardcover
18812605130274<p>The Western Historical Company Chicago IL Published by A. T. Andreas 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Extremely thick. Hardcover. Rebound in the early 20th century. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. All edges gilt. Minor shelf wear. 1633 pages. Double page frontispiece of a birds-eye view of Milwaukee. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts and steel engraved portraits.</p> The Western Historical Company, Chicago, IL Published by A. T. Andreas hardcover
2012SKU0206858Routledge 2012-01-26. Hardcover. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Routledge hardcover
2019x-1526459515Sage Pubns Ltd 2019. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 376 pages. 10.00x8.00x1.00 inches. Sage Pubns Ltd hardcover
