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187224393Boston and New York: Alexander Moore and Lee Shepard & Dillingham 1872. Hardcover. Very good. Third edition revised and enlarged; second printing. Small quarto pp. v-x xi-xii 13-98 with two maps and 20 original mounted albumen photographs credited to Boston photographer John Soule. In publisher's green cloth with beveled edges; front board decorated in gilt black and rose; all edges gilt; each text page and each photograph bordered in red. A very good copy with rubbing and fraying to corners and spine ends bookplate of Canadian bookseller and collector G. Ducharme on front pastedown handwritten date of December 15 1872 on front free endpaper evidence of an erased ink stamp on title page. Lacks tissue guard over plate facing p. 35 all others present. Contents sound and clean. This is the rarest and most desirable edition of this work as it is the only one to contain 20 rather than 10 mounted photographs. Kneeland 1821-1888 was a physician naturalist and Professor of Zoology and Physiology at MIT. This book is based on his first visit to the Yosemite Valley in 1870 and includes a narrative of his trip from and return to Boston. "Kneeland made every effort to obtain current and accurate information and each of the later editions of the guide incorporates new material.Weston J. Naef in his book Era of Exploration the Rise of Landscape Photography in the American West 1860-1885.comments that the photographs 'are curious because there is no evidence that Soule a talented landscape photographer was ever in California.which suggests that he might have purchased the negatives from a California photographer not an uncommon transaction'" Currey & Kruska 225. Eadweard Muybridge and Martin Hazeltine are both considered strong candidates to have been the actual photographer. Farqhuar #10; Cowan p. 333. Only two copies of this edition have appeared at auction in the past 30 years and there are no others on the market as of September 2025. Alexander Moore [and] Lee, Shepard & Dillingham hardcover
18092221587<p>RARE MIDSHIPMAN APPOINTMENT</p><p>"Th: Jefferson" Partly-printed vellum DS as president 1 page 10" x 10 1/2" January 16 1809. President Jefferson issues a naval appointment for Henry Pilliam. In part: "That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Patriotism Valour Fidelity and Abilities of Henry Pilliam I do appoint him a midshipman in the Navy of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary pf the Navy Robert Smith. The document bears an embossed Navy Department seal to the upper left. Intersecting folds overall wrinkling and light staining otherwise fine condition. Such appointments by Thomas Jefferson are quite scarce as he and the Republican party opposed a strong navy. However as Jefferson's term neared its conclusion the naval forces were beginning to grow out of necessity in order to protect the maritime interests of the United States as merchant vessels were frequently being interfered with during their voyages on the high seas. Ultimately these disputes would culminate in the War of 1812 during President Madison's administration. A desirable and well-preserved example of a Jefferson appointment. Very good.</p> unknown
1804009517New York and Washington City: Printed By C. Wiley Isaac Riley and Daniel Rapine 1804. Book. Fine. Imitation Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The complete set in nine volumes published 1804 1812 1816 and 1817. Recently professionally rebound in full dark brown goat sweps imitation leather spines with two new imitation labels similar to original saving original flysheets and adding new parchment end papers while retaining the original bookplate in Volume One of John H. Peyton John Howe Peyton 1778-1847 a Virginia lawyer and planter who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Volume One is a First Edition Washington City Published for John Conrad and Co. Volumes Two-Four are Second Editions so stated at title page printed in New York in 1812 by C. Wiley. Volumes Five and Six are First Editions printed in New York in 1812 by Isaac Riley. Volumes Seven - Nine are First Editions printed in Washington City by Daniel Rapine Vols. Seven and Eight in 1816 and Vol. Nine in 1817. Published over a period of fourteen years in three different cities by three different printers RARE in either the First or Second Editions of any of the volumes. Near Fine uniform browning and scattered toning to interiors in lovely new bindings that can be handled for years to come. Front end pages Vols. 2-9 with the small stamp of Brownlee & Brother. Title pages Vols. 2-9 inscribed by D. D. Pratt with his blindstamp. Daniel Darwin Pratt October 26 1813 - June 17 1877 was a United States Senator from Indiana 1869 - 1875 and Commissioner of Internal Revenue holding that office in 1875 and 1876. A complete set with Vol. One added to the Pratt Volumes Two-Nine with good historical provenance. William Cranch was the 2nd Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1802 to 1815. Cranch's Reports contain accounts of over 350 cases from the court of Justice John Marshall including Marbury vs. Madison that are basic to the history of the Supreme Court and helped to form the backbone of our American Constitutional system of law. RARE. Printed By C. Wiley, Isaac Riley and Daniel Rapine Hardcover
1886010275Pittsburgh PA: Thomas Rodd 1886. Paper. Very Good. Unbound. A set of four original architect's plans on translucent white architectural paper for the construction of the Indianapolis Union Railway Station. The plans are 1. Front Elevation North 24 2/8" w x 30 1/4" w. 2. Design A. 1st Floor Plan22" h x 33 5/8" w 3. Design A. 2nd Floor Plan 22" h x 33 1/2" h. and 4. Showing Elevation of Interior Pier 1/2 Elevation 1/2 Section and Plans of A.A. B.B. C.C. D.D. F.F.29 3/4" h x 25" w. The Front Elevation and the 4th plan with "Tho's. Rodd Engr. & Arch.t Pittsburgh PA" lower left the 1st and 2nd Floor Plans unsigned. Overall a Very Good set general soiling and wrinkling small chips at edges. Front Elevation North plan with red ink "Note: The Red Lines Show Corrected Grades Oct. 20th 1886". All four plans with red ink additions the 2nd Floor plan with blue ink additions as well. The Indianapolis Union Railway Station was built in 1888 to replace the 1853 station which was the first "union" station ever built and its red brick and granite Grand Hall is renowned as one of the finest Romanesque Revival-styled structures in America. It was restored beginning in 1983 and today houses the Crowne Plaza Hotel which features thirteen 1920's Pullman cars converted into hotel suites. London-born Pittsburgh architect and engineer Thomas Rodd 1849-1929 later became a Chief Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad West of Pittsburgh. He was responsible for the design and construction of many buildings in western Pennsylvania and the Midwest. A wonderful set of plans encompassing American architectural railroad and Indiana history. . Thomas Rodd unknown
182119<p>JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1819-1820 IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS HECLA AND GRIPPER UNER THE ORDERS OF WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY R.N. F.R.S. AND COMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION. London. John Murray. 1821. 4to. First Volume. The original edition with 14 plates and 9 maps hors-texte. Half Title both works complete with half titles Vol. I 310pp. 179 pages of IX appendix and 132pp. of the North Georgian Gazette and Winter Chronicle. 14 engraved and/or aquatint maps and plates. Toal number of pages 621. Sabin 58860 and 58864; Holland pp. 185-86; Artic Bibliography 13145; Hill p. 225; Stanton and Tremaine 1295. The first volume contains the first edition of Parry's first voyage during which he explored the Strait of Lancaster and discovered the island of Melville and the straits of Wellington. Parry solved the problem of locating the entrance to the Northwest Passage and navigating through half of it and returning with new observations on meteorology and zoological and geological examples. Vol. I contains the original edition of 30 plates and 9 maps hors-text. Sabin 58860 and 58864 Holland pp. 185-86 Artic Bibliography 13145 Hill pp. 225 The first volume contains The North Georgia Gazette was a weekly Arctic newspaper Issued from Nov.1 1819 to March 20 1820 and IX Appendix. RARE with the supplement as here.</p><p>Journal of the Second Voyage of the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; performed in the years 1821-22-23 in his Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla. Ib.Id. 1824. 2nd Volume First edition. Quarto. 2 vol. in-4 4 ff.n.ch.-f. d'errata XXIX 1 f.n.ch.-576 pp. 31 plates in engraving and /or aquatint and 6 maps h.-t. and 2 ff.n.ch. pp. III-CLXXIX for the appendix-XII-132pp. Including . 4 ff.n.ch.-XXX-1 f.n.ch.-576 pp.-2 ff.n.ch. of the catalog Both volumes are bound in half brown morocco calf marbled end papers 2 ornaments and the title on spine in gold.</p><p>This Parry's 2nd of 3 expeditions traveled through Hudson Strait in Hudson Bay and north. This expedition was concerned with the aboriginal life of the Eskimos. Also accounts of a variety of scientific discoveries.</p><p>A beautiful set in fine condition with the original silk ties in both volumes still in fine condition. The exception that some of the illustrations have bled on to the opposite pages even though there are original tissues bound in on most of them.</p><p>Please request a list of the Titles of the IX Appendix in the 1st Volume.</p> John Murray hardcover
18231396999Washington D.C.: Gales & Seaton 1823. First Thus. Hardcover. Octavo 11 16 15 206 4 5 3 3 8 4 4 4 3 4 25 5 24 pages. In Good minus condition. Full brown calf with chipped gilt-lettered spine label. Front board detached but present. Boards show moderate plus wear overall with significant age toning and chipping to leather on spine. Text block has light plus age toning to untrimmed edges light to moderate age toning to pages throughout varying degrees of foxing to folding tables and occasional off-setting. <br> <br> Contains all 16 numbers appearing in Volume I of the U.S. House-ordered printing. Appears to contain all folding tables 41 in total.<br> <br> Shelved Room A. The printing ordered by the U.S. House of Representatives containing one of the earliest printings of Message from the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress in which President James Monroe first elaborated the “Monroe Doctrineâ€. Monroe guided by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams articulated a policy obligating European powers to treat the western hemisphere as the United States' exclusive sphere of influence. The eponymous doctrine has been a cornerstone of American foreign policy ever since. <br /> In his State of the Union Monroe declared that ". the American continents by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for further colonization by any European powers." 1396999. Special Collections. Gales & Seaton hardcover
1851008968Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo & Company 1851. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "Collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per Act of Congress of March 3d 1847." Presentation Copies of Parts I III and IV only each part a First Edition 1851 1853 and 1854 published by Lippincott Grambo & Company Philadelphia . Part I SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "Prof. George Howe with respect of H.R. Schoolcraft" at front paste down in tidy secretatial hand. Parts III and IV SIGNED AND INSCRIBED alike "Rev. George Howe with respects of H.R. Schoolcraft". George Howe 1802-1883 was an ordained minister and professor at Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia S.C. and the author of History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina published 1870-1883. Provenance: Part I additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down "Presented to Joseph Hyde Pratt by Prof. George Howe University of North Carolina". Prof. George Howe 1876-1936 was the grandson of George Howe and was a longtime professor of Latin and the Classics at UNC. He was also the nephew of President Woodrow Wilson. Joseph Hyde Pratt 1870-1942 was State Mineralogist and State Geologist of North Carolina a longtime professor at UNC and a WWI hero. Parts III and IV with Pratt's ownership signature at front end page. The three volumes are complete with all plates. Part I xviii 13-568 p. 76 plates; Part III xviii 19-635 p. 45 plates 3 of which are listed as appearing in Vol. IV; Part IV xxvi 19-668 p. 41 plates. A good set in unsophisticated original decorative cloth bindings Part I with damping at fore edge margins worn at corners cloth at spine torn and separating from front joint cloth chipped at head of spine. Part III cloth torn and peeling from top and bottom of spine corners worn; Part IV rear hinge starting corners worn holes in cloth along top half of front joint 1/4" loss of cloth at head of spine. Scattered toning and end papers soiled throughout the set Presentation Copy with distinguished provenance. of three of the first four volumes of Schoolcraft's six volume massive contribution to the history of Native Americans. Lippincott, Grambo & Company Hardcover
188610165Huron Dakota: Huronite publishing house 1886. Second Edition. Very good. 12mo 88 1 pages. original pictorial wrappers portrait and plates. -- Light wear to tips of the spine corners bumped bottom lightly top corner has a diagonal crease corners of pages themselves top lightly bumped bottom hardly at all. Internally clean and tight. A few pages with small foxed spots to the extremities. --- Overall condition for this fragile & rare book. "Not in Allen's Dakota Imprints. Wilkins had an adventurous time after leaving Fort Snelling. He gives some interesting anecdotes of the Sioux Uprising and the mass hanging of the thirty-eight Sioux at Mankato".-rarebookhub: Rare Book Transaction History one listing found in a dealers catalog @$125.00; source year 1953. Huronite publishing house unknown
186952169N.p. Saint Paul 1869. Large plate albumen photograph approx. 12" x 21" mounted on a printed card approx. 16" x 21"; slight toning; very good. A large and unusual photograph by an unnamed photographer showing the steamer Buckeye towing what was at the time the largest raft ever run on the Mississippi River from Read's Landing in Minnesota to St. Louis Missouri. unknown
1884W2434New York: The Century Co. 1884. The image is 4 5/8 inches by 7 1/4 inches on artist board measuring 14 1/2 inches by 12 1/4 inches. Original ink drawing by Walton Taber 1857-1933 after a post-battle photograph. The scene shows dead Confederate soldiers in front of Battery Robinette on October 5 1862 the morning after the battle at Corinth Mississippi. Civil War historians J. Matthew Gallman and Gary W. Gallagher attributed the photograph to Ohio born and Corinth based photographer George Washington Armistead . However the Library of Congress has a virtually identical photographic negative that is attributed to Nicholas D. Brown. Although the photographer's identity remains uncertain it is clear that the drawing is by Walton Taber and is signed by him in the lower left corner of the image. Taber did the drawing for the Century Company who published it on page 751 of volume 2 of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. This drawing along with others by Taber that were included in the Century Collection of Civil War Art was auctioned by Christie's in New York in 1988. Born in New Bedford Massachusetts Taber was one of the most important American illustrators during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His pen and ink drawings provided the Century Company almost 250 illustrations for Battles and Leaders. The drawing offered here is in near fine condition: clean and bright on artist board that is lightly and uniformly toned on the recto; there is some minor soiling on the verso along with notations made by Century editors and a later framer. The drawing is now archivally matted and ready for a 16" by 16" frame. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Isaac Walton Taber. 4 5/8" by 7 1/4". Fine Art Print. The Century Co.
18620099951862. Book. Very Good. Leather. Signed by Authors. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A large Civil War archive dated 1862-1865 featuring a Company Morning Reports ledger for Company B 52nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers with reports dated January 1862 to September 1863 and 22 separate documents including two discharge papers orders to conduct an investigation into missing medical supplies medical inventory lists travel documents orders establishing an ambulance corps manuscript letters sick and wounded reports a list of soldier's names a period newspaper clipping and an envelope. The documents Very Good Plus to Near Fine the Morning Reports book about Very Good a 2" hole to leather at spine loss of leather at spine ends and corners and hinges broken with 2 loose pages. "The 52nd Indiana Infantry was organized at Rushville and Indianapolis Indiana and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on February 1 1862. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade 3rd Division Army of the Tennessee to March 1862. Garrison Forts Henry and Donelson Tennessee to April 1862. 1st Brigade 4th Division Army of the Tennessee to May 1862. 2nd Brigade 4th Division Army of the Tennessee to July 1862. 2nd Brigade 4th Division District of Memphis Tennessee to September 1862. Garrison Fort Pillow Tennessee to November 1862. District of Columbus Kentucky XIII Corps Department of the Tennessee to January 1863. District of Columbus Kentucky 6th Division XVI Corps to January 1864. 3rd Brigade 3rd Division XVI Corps to December 1864. 3rd Brigade 2nd Division detachment Army of the Tennessee Department of the Cumberland to February 1865. 3rd Brigade 2nd Division XVI Corps Military Division of West Mississippi to August 1865. The regiment lost a total of 205 men during service; 2 officers and 26 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded 2 officers and 175 enlisted men died of disease."Wikipedia . A fascinating collection that provides a substantial picture of the medical challenges and issues faced during the Civil War. Hardcover
18522202020008Philadelphia: P.S. Duval & Co. Philadelphia: Lippincott Granbo and New York: Horstmann Bros. & Allen 1852. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Rare American Military Costume Plate Book Bound in contemporary wraps. Held in modern cloth folder. Folio 14 x 11 1/2 inches. Moderate wear to wraps spine cloth. 14 of 15 plates 12 of which are chromolithographs. 15 1 pages. Marginal tears along bottom margin. Moderate foxing and soiling. A seminal work on naval uniforms including the full set of regulations in effect at that time and finely executed plates. Lithographed by C. Schuessele after drawings by J. Goldsborough Bruff and printed by the Philadelphia firm of P.S. Duval & Co. Sabin 68960. P.S. Duval & Co. (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Granbo and New York: Horstmann Bros. & Allen) paperback
186117755New York: S. N. Gaston. Good. 1861. First Edition. Soft Covers. Rare pocket-sized atlas focusing on the secessionist or slave-holding states at the outset of the American Civil War. Bound in tan publisher's printed wrappers. Front wrap is identical to the title page & with American eagle emblem. Saddle-stitched binding is tight. 14 hand-colored cerograph maps 1 double-page. Blank on verso of each map. Cover has small areas of chipping but generally good; interior has only minor pencil marginalia & light age toning. The initial double-page map of the United States and Territories is indicated with "great cantonments and strategic points" marked with a hand-colored red dot. These points include New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Baltimore Washington DC Norfolk Pensacola Cairo St. Louis Santa Fe Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Individual maps of the Confederate and Border States follow: Delaware/Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Kentucky/Tennessee and Texas. OCLC locates 5 copies. Military; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . S. N. Gaston paperback
188622219New York: Great American Tea Company 1886. Near fine. Original chromolithograph advertising poster 22 x 32 inches. A stunning print with exceptionally rich color archivally backed. Professional restoration to edges and a few small spots on the printed area. Near fine. "Ten minutes for refreshments!" was the well-known cry of railroad conductors across the United States before dining cars became common on trains. Hungry and thirsty passengers would rush off the train and into the depot where they scrambled to order and then bolt down their lunch under the watchful eye of conductor determined to keep the train on schedule. In this advertising print for the Great American Tea Company the conductor stands in the doorway with pocket watch in hand calming observing the chaos as customers all white men served by Black waiters frantically consume their food and beverages some leaving smashed crockery in their wake as they rush to re-board the train. Coffee is dispensed from urns advertising the company's Sultana Coffee and its baking powder and a giant sign on the wall reads "The Teas & Coffee used in this establishment are from the Great American Tea Co." Founded in New York City in 1859 the Great American Tea Company made its name using a direct-to-consumer sales approach that enabled them to offer quality tea at lower prices than found in retail shops. After a period of success selling mail-order to clubs they began opening their own storefronts which were sumptuously decorated in a Chinese-inspired style. In 1870 the company was renamed The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company better known today as A&P in honor of the newly completed transcontinental railroad but retained the Great American Tea Company name on its products thus the appearance of the older name in this 1886 print. The company was a major force in American advertising in the late 19th century using periodicals circulars trade cards and premiums to spread their name. This scarce poster is one of the finest examples of their effective and popular campaigns. Great American Tea Company unknown
1840007645London: George Virtue. First edition. 2 volumes bound in extra gilt-ornamental red full leather with panels raised bands all edge gilting gilt edge decorations colored endpapers ribbon markers. Bookplate of former U.S. Senator and Congressman William L. Scott Virginia Republican on pastedown in each volume. Published London: George Virtue 1840. Large 4to. 8 3/4" x 11" 140pp.map66 engravingsengraved title; state A of volume 2 with contents page numbered 106pp.53 engravingsengraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Internally fine with no toning or foxing plates nearly immaculate under tissue guards. Joints and corners rubbed front joint of one volume starting. Very good near fine internally . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1840. George Virtue unknown
1812006922London: James Carpenter et al. Complete text in 5 volumes. First editions. Published London: James Carpenter et al. 1812 - 1815. 4to's 8 3/4" x 11" xx574; 597; 512; 636; xl4621105pp. illustrated with tables one folding. Bound in embossed glazed half leather over marbled boards with gilt stamped morocco spine labels all edges specked. Armorial bookplate of Sir Joseph Radcliffe in each volume. First edition in English. First published in Madrid as "Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó América: es á saber: de los reynos del Perú Nueva España Tierra Firme Chile y Nuevo reyno de Granada" in five volumes 1786 - 1789. Sabin 368. Some wear at the tips and along edges rubbing to the leather glazing light occasional foxing else very good plus attractive set pages bright sturdily bound. . Very Good. Half-Leather. 1st. 1812. James Carpenter et al hardcover
180716527London: Richard Phillips. Good with no dust jacket. 1807. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Contemporary 3/4 leather over scuffed marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Text tight. Early owner's ink stamp on title page. Condition of individual books as noted after each title. Each book was issued separately throughout the year. Binding Instruction including insertion of plates is at the end of the volume although they were sometimes bound individually. These books were of considerable interest because at the time they were one of the only sources of information as to current conditions in foreign countries. Most travel & exploration books were of a more historical nature. There were 10 or more volumes published in this series. Full Titles: 1 "TRAVELS THROUGH THE TWO LOUISIANAS AND AMONG THE SAVAGE NATIONS OF THE MISSOURI; ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES ALONG THE OHIO AND THE ADJACENT PROVINCES IN 1801 1802 & 1803" by M. Perrin Du Lac translated from the French. Title page 106pp. 2pp index. Light waterstain on approx 1/3 of lower quarter of pages. 2 "VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE NORTH-EAST OF SIBERIA THE FROZEN OCEAN." by Gawrila Sarytschew Russian Imperial Major General translated from the Russian. Title page 80pp index at rear lacks plate of man & woman in Unilaschka. 3 "TRAVELS FROM ST. PETERSBURGH THROUGH MOSCOW GRODNO WARSAW BRESLAW.TO GERMANY IN.1805" by G. Reinbeck translated from the German. Title page 160pp fold out plate "Palace of the Czars" lower corners dampstained index at rear. 4 "TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AMERICA COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI RED RIVER AND WASHITA BY CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK DR SIBLEY AND MR DUNBAR; WITH A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRIES ADJACENT" As Laid Before the Senate by the President of the United States and Never Before Published in Great Britain an edition of 1000 copies was published inWashington in 1806. Title page 116pp index at rear. Illustrated with charts & a folding table. Information on Indian tribes flora fauna geography & first account of Texas in book form. Nice condition: quite rare. 5 "ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA; PERFORMED BY HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP FAVOURITE IN THE YEAR 1805" by F. B. Spilsbury surgeon to the Favourite. Title page 2pp ad 43pp index 2 fold-out & 5 full page plates dealing mainly with slavery lacks 2 plates. Light scattered foxing. Parts 6 & 7 Analyses of New Works of Voyages and Travels Lately Published in London are summaries of larger works & do not have title pages. 6 " ANALYSES A VOYAGE TO SHEERAZ BY THE ROUTE OF KAZROON AND FEEROZABAD; .MANNERS CUSTOMS LAWS LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE PERSIANS." by Edward Scott Waring. 64pp index in rear. 7 "TRAVELS IN THE YEAR 1806 FROM ITALY TO ENGLAND THROUGH THE TYROL STYRIA BOHEMIA GALLICIA POLAND AND LAVONIA" by Marquis De Salvo. 32pp. World Travel Americana Africa Russia Persia Native American Slavery ; B.W. Plates; 8vo; 600 pages . Richard Phillips hardcover
1891010274Saint Joseph Michigan 1891. Map. Very Good. Map. 1st Edition. A RARE late 19th century Michigan map apparently unrecorded dated by "Soundings taken December 11th - 18th 1891". A manuscript map by E.C. Dunbar Ass. Engr. on translucent vellum architectural paper 39" x 30" "Scale 1 inch = 100 feet Soundings reduced to zero of U.S. guage react - 20 ft." Drawn in black ink with State Street in pencil and red ink for the Vandalia Lines Depot Grounds area. Very Good light soiling and light wear at edges "24" in black ink at bottom right and top corners with the 24 top right inked out and replaced with "106-17" in black ink. Of particular interest is the small drawing about half way up the right edge of a shore bird with a frog in its mouth! Along with several streets the map shows The Morrison Channel St. Joseph River and the Pawpaw River. It also shows the lines of the West Michigan Railroad Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan Railroad and the Lake Michigan Railroad Vandalia Lines. 1891 was the year that Saint Joseph was incorporated as a city. An amazing piece of Southwestern Michigan history. . hardcover
184922103Washington 1849. Very good. Lithograph map in seven sections with each sheet measuring approximately 15.5 x 25 inches. Not bound. Second issue of this monumental and important map of the Oregon Trail described by Wheat as "a road guide for Oregon emigrants such as had never previously existed." The second issue is nearly identical to the first which appeared in 1846 but the lithographer's name has been omitted and the numbering of sheets III and VI is reversed. An exceptionally clean set with no splits or repairs and almost none of the toning often seen along the folds. Charles Preuss was a Prussian-born surveyor and cartographer who accompanied John C. Fremont on three of his five exploratory expeditions in the American West. His first great map illustrating Fremont's explorations of 1842 to the Rocky Mountains and of 1843-44 to Oregon and California was published in 1845. Fremont set off on his third expedition later that year but Preuss remained behind using information compiled during the previous expeditions to develop this new more detailed map Described by historian William Goetzmann as "one of Fremont's and Preuss' greatest contributions to the development of the West" the map is constructed at a scale of just ten miles to the inch with each section covering about 250 miles of the route. Preuss provided excerpts from Fremont's narrative and additional notations that anticipated the needs of travelers with details on topography weather location of game forage and sources of water and fuel. This information had not previously been readily available to travelers and the map was put to good used many of the overland trail parties see Rumsey 2773. Graff 3360: "An extraordinary map by a master cartographer." Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West 523: "The purview of each section is quite narrowly limited to the emigrant road but the topography is developed in rather more detail than on the parent map. Owing to its rarity and to its having long stood in the shadow of the much more widely known and distributed Fremont map of 1845 Preuss' sectional map of 1846 has been insufficiently appreciated by students of Western history. In particular those interested either in Fremont's travels of 1842-43 or in the evolution of the transcontinental wagon roads will find that the map rewards close study. unknown
1808006969Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson 1808. Book. Illus. by Fry & Kammerer Printers. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION of the First American work on naval medicine. Edward Cutbush 1772-1843 received his official naval commission as officer in the United States Navy on June 24 1799 and was the first surgeon listed in the Naval Registry and the only one listed as hired during the eighteenth century. Very Good in original contemporary calf 16 336 14 2 pp. lacking the 2 copper plates 3 folding tables present and a bit foxed with small chips to 1st table calf rubbed at the tips 20th c. prior owner bookplate front pastedown and name in ink front end page he was also U.S.N bookseller's notations in pencil front end page light to moderate toning internally. Errata slip pasted to verso of contents leaf includes a 14 pp. appendix by Benjamin Rush originally published 1777 entitled "Directions for preserving the health of soldiers addressed to the officers of the army of the United States." Plus 2 page publisher's ads at end. Gilt title at spine over red dye quite legible. Overall a handsome and sound copy of this RARE landmark book on American naval medicine. Thomas Dobson Hardcover
188110532Las Vegas N.M.: Imprenta Del Rio Grande 1881. First Edition. Good condition. 8vo. handcrafted leather binding self bound frontis portrait pp. 292 errata page. -- Author's name written in pencil on the title page; appears to be a crude attempt to copy the authors signature. I doubt it is authentic. Last blank leaf has writing in pencil in Spanish. Printed pastedown inside rear cover mostly complete; top part in Spanish and last paragraph in English. the English part commends the work of the author Estanislao N. Ronquilla. Imprenta Del Rio Grande unknown
187912653San Francisco: H. Keller & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1879. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear to the covers very slight rubbing at the corners. Owner's name inside the front cover in pencil. The contents are at least fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104ads pages . H. Keller & Co. hardcover
1820105055<p>Archive contains more than 5o items including letters manifests printed and manuscript and pay vouchers etc. in a loose-leaf binder. Some light wear and creasing some minor chips and fold tears normal aging and toning; overall about fine.This is a fairly large archive of the career of Captain Paul Ambrose Oliver c1796-c1848 and his ships the "Louisiana" the "Tiber' and the "Trenton". The archive includes manifests for the shipment of sugar cigars and coffee from Havana to New Orleans St. Petersburg Hamburg and London. One key item is a partially printed Bill of Sale for the Ship "Tiber" dated January 13 1834 for $21500. There is also an estimate for repairs to the "Tiber' dated November 6 1836. The earliest document is dated September 14 1829 and while most of the other documents are between the late 1820s to the 1840s the archive includes some items that are later. There is a letter to his son Brigadier-General and Medal of Honor recipient Paul A. Oliver dated March 29 1869 there is also a copy of the Last Will and Testament of the younger Oliver done in 1911. General Oliver was actually born on his father’s ship the "Louisiana’". There are numerous pay vouchers and receipts from what appears to be a successful career. There is even a rare book list and the burial confirmation for Captain Oliver dated September 17 1849. Other interesting items include a family tree for the Olivers some family letters including a letter to his sons several receipts concerning coffee shipments and a number of ship manifests from various places. Over 50 documents in the collection.</p>
1845111118-M67Washington D.C.: Galfs and Seaton Printer 1845. Very Good tooled cloth with reinforced spine 1845 large foldout map of Rocky mountain rivers in front pocket two more large foldout maps tipped into text and numerous illustrations and charts of flora and fauna and other data. Interior pages foxed maps are intact and in very good condition Sewn binding is tight binding reinforced. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Galfs and Seaton, Printer Hardcover
18475350002New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1847. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Sound bindings and hinges. Text pages slightly tanned clean. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Previous owner's name on title page. Half leather binding has general light wear shallow tear at top of volume 1 spine. Extensive collection of the writings of George Washington. Each volume has engraved portrait of Washington as frontispiece. 9.5" tall. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
