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1986020415Dallas Texas: Curtis Media Corporation 1986. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT print on demand. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1986. First Edition. Lavishly illustrated with portraits and vintage photographs. Surname Index. Bound in the original black cloth stamped in bright gold. On the front cover is a color pastedown illustration by G. Brey of a railroad track old wagon and large wooden building with "Curtis" over one door. Oversize Hardcover. 9" wide by 12.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket probably as issued. Illus. by Brey G. cover art. vi 337pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Curtis Media Corporation Hardcover
20085001282USA: Weider History Group 2008. Bound in red cloth stamped in silver. This is the compete set 12 Volumes in 16 books. A 2008 reprint of the original edition that was published in 1899 by The Confederate Publishing Company in Atlanta GA. Tight clean copies many still in the publisher's shrink wrap. Scarce in the complete set only nine copies of the set on OCLC. Illustrated with some maps. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Weider History Group Hardcover
201259006669No Place: Xlibris 2012. Bound in thick glossy illustrated boards. An incredibly scarce only three copies on OCLC/Worldcat hard cover three volume set of this massive work on the Civil War. Book One. Secession and the Outbreak of War -- Book Two. The Rebellion Intensifies -- Book Three. The Final Desperate Fighting & the Aftermath of War. Glossy stock hundreds of black and white and color illustrations. Over 1000 pages in total. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket as published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Xlibris Hardcover
1840008505Ithaca N.Y.: Published by the Author. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published by the Author Ithaca N.Y. 1840. 8vo. 400pp. includes large 1838 folding map of Oregon Territory one full page plate engraving of the Columbia River and a 14 page Vocabulary of Indian Languages - Nez Perce Klicatat Calapoosa and Chinook. Parker accompanied the American Fur Company's exploring party of 1835 from Council Bluffs to Walla Walla. The map is the earliest reliable representation of the Oregon interior. Blind embossed dark brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Two small blemishes along the spine cloth minor age darkening to pastedowns else very good pages bright no foxing binding strong and tight map near fine. . Very Good. Hard. 1840. Published by the Author unknown
1895005653New York: Francis P. Harper 1895. Vol 1 356pp/frontis. Title page loose. Vol 2 357-856pp Green cloth lettered in gilt. Small bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. First edition and considered the "best edition." Coues added copious crtical commentary to the original text of 1810 together with a memoir of Pike. Minimal markings lightly yellowing. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Francis P. Harper Hardcover
1982027522Dupree South Dakota: Ziebach County Historical Society 1982. Fine condition. NO chips tears creases rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. Printed by State Publishing Co. Pierre South Dakota 1982. First Edition. This SCARCE volume is a wonderful historical and genealogical resource with text and pictures for hundreds of Zeibach County pioneers settlers residents and their families. Includes fascinating history about the settling of the area including cowboys and ranchers the area's Native American Lakota tribe and much more. Profusely photo illustrated. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth lettered in bright silver with the state of South Dakota and Ziebach County outlined on the front cover. Oversize Hardcover. 9" wide by 11.25" tall by 1.5" thick. This large heavy book nearly 5 pounds before packaging will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Fine condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. viii 658pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Ziebach County Historical Society Hardcover
1890007357New York: Brooklyn Fire Department 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 400 p.; 36 cm. Half calf with morocco-grain cloth over boards. The handwritten daily record book of Engine Co. No. 12 of the Brooklyn Fire Department. The list of members with street addresses attached to the front free endpaper names Stephen Allen as the foreman. Allen was born in 1853 and became a fireman in 1880 assistant foreman in 1887 and foreman in 1889. It provided a daily record of the activities of the fire engine company from Oct. 25 1890 through June 8 1891. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: loss of leather from spine; edges rubbed; cocked; cover is soiled; front free endpaper is detached but present; some page corners creased; internally clean and solid. Brooklyn Fire Department hardcover
18959460Paris, Collection Hetzel, J. Hetzel & Cie / Série " Les Voyages Extraordinaires " sans date ( 1898 ). In-4 reliure éditeur pleine toile rouge de 480 pages au format 18,5 x 5 x 28 cm. Premier plat polychrome " Au Globe Doré " de type 3. Nom de l'auteur dans un cartouche doré et le titre dans un rouge. Dos rond au phare, avec titre, filets et fleurons dorés. Tête et tranches dorées. Quatrième plat de type Engel h aux lettres entrelacées sur fond noir, avec petites brunissures et petite fente et trou au mors. Coins et mors un peu frottés et tassés. Haut et bas du dos un peu tassé, frotté, avec de petits manques. Frontispice et page de titre avec rousseurs. Intérieur assez frais, avec petite trace rouge au bas de la page 193. 64 illustrations par Georges Roux et 35 photos des Etats-Unis d'Amérique en noir. Carte dépliante, hors texte, des Etats-Unis. Dépliant hors-texte représentant le célèbre Jeu de l'Oie des Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Quelques hors texte sont polychromes, sépia ou gris. Catalogue éditeur en fin d'ouvrage. Rare édition originale en assez bel état général.
1904LBW-8724[Saint-Etienne], Neyret Frères, 1904. Œuvre originale tissée (31 x 31 cm).
164091S.l. [Paris], 1756 in-12, [2]-XXIV-212 pp., bradel papier rose (reliure moderne).
182873822Paris Thiercelin 1828 1 vol. Relié in-8, demi-veau havane, dos à nerfs orné de frises dorées, fleurons à froid et pièce de titre de basane fauve, tranches marbrées, 319 pp. Edition originale parue sans nom d'auteur et ornée d'une lithographie d'Engelmann en frontispice représentant le fort de Pierre Scize à Lyon, où le jeune comte de Moré-Chaulnes (1758-1837) fut enfermé par lettre de cachet en 1775. Son évasion pour suivre La Fayette dans sa première expédition américaine marqua le début d'une carrière dédiée aux Etats-Unis où il retourna en 1781 sous Rochambeau, puis en 1793 pour recevoir du Congrès américain l'arrérage de solde dû aux officiers qui avaient été à son service. Ces mémoires rares, inconnus de Sabin, ont été imprimés par Balzac (rue des Marais St-Germain, n° 17). Bel exemplaire dans une fine reliure de l'époque.
182873822Paris Thiercelin 1828 1 vol. Relié in-8, demi-veau havane, dos à nerfs orné de frises dorées, fleurons à froid et pièce de titre de basane fauve, tranches marbrées, 319 pp. Edition originale parue sans nom d'auteur et ornée d'une lithographie d'Engelmann en frontispice représentant le fort de Pierre Scize à Lyon, où le jeune comte de Moré-Chaulnes (1758-1837) fut enfermé par lettre de cachet en 1775. Son évasion pour suivre La Fayette dans sa première expédition américaine marqua le début d'une carrière dédiée aux Etats-Unis où il retourna en 1781 sous Rochambeau, puis en 1793 pour recevoir du Congrès américain l'arrérage de solde dû aux officiers qui avaient été à son service. Ces mémoires rares, inconnus de Sabin, ont été imprimés par Balzac (rue des Marais St-Germain, n° 17). Bel exemplaire dans une fine reliure de l'époque.
30373New York, imprime par "John Polhemus printing company, 121 Fulton street, New York", 1899. Format 16x24 cm, superbe reliure plein cuir havane, plats et dos ornes, filet, contre filet, fleurons en coins, toutes tranches dorees, 333 pages. Ouvrage en langue anglaise. Coins frottes.Bon etat.
238611Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1839 2 vol. in-8, XXVIII pp., 514 pp. ; XII pp., 502 pp., un f. n. ch. d'errata, avec 40 (sur 41) planches hors texte, dont une (sur deux) planche de musique notée en dépliant, une carte (à la fin du vol. I), 26 tableaux en dépliant et 13 planches dépliantes (à la fin du vol. II), demi-chagrin aubergine à coins, dos à faux-nerfs fleuronnés, pièces de titre cerise, chiffre R. W. S. poussé en queue des dos (reliure de la fin du XIXe). Rousseurs.
1932103923New York, Harper & Brothers, 1932-1968, 26 vol. in-8°, 364 pp, 312 à 585 pages chacun, cartes, index dans chaque volume, reliures toile éditeur, état correct. Texte en anglais
2010177532010 Impression en couleurs sur papier Canson à grains, signée en bas à gauche dans la planche, (1980), 41 x 29.5 cm.
17888756A Londres, Chez J. Johnson ; & chez C.R. Hake, 1788. In-8 de XII-403 pp., basane marbrée, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin olive (reliure de l'époque).
1893AMO-2434Chicago, A.C.McClurg and Co., 1893 [Elliot Stock, London] 1 volume grand in-8 réimposé in-4 (29,5 x 22 cm) de XII-232-(3) pages. Nombreuses petites vignettes en noir dans le texte. Reliure éditeur demi-chagrin marron, plats de toile bleu nuit. Reliure frottée au dos et aux coins. Charnières intérieures fendues et fragiles, relié sur brochure, non rogné. Exemplaire à très grandes marges imprimé sur papier vélin teinté. TIRAGE A 25 EXEMPLAIRES SEULEMENT SUR GRAND PAPIER, POUR LES ETATS-UNIS. Il a été fait un tirage ordinaire pour l'Angleterre la même année sous l'adresse d'Elliot Stock. Bien qu'il porte l'adresse de McClurg à Chicago, ce volume sort des mêmes presses d'Elliot Stock à Londres.
221936Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1884-1890 7 vol. in-8, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs (reliure de l'époque). Rousseurs. Traces d'étiquette de bibliothèque au dos, taches noires à la reliure de certains volumes. Cachet (annulé).
237259Weimar, Wilhelm Hoffmann, 1828 2 parties en un fort vol. grand in-8, titre, XXX pp., un f. n. ch., 317 pp. ; IV pp., un f. n. ch., 324 pp., [2] ff. n. ch., avec des figures dans le texte et 13 planches hors texte, dont des plans dépliants des États-Unis, de New York, de Philadelphie, de Pittsburg et de l'Ohio aux contours rehaussés de couleurs, toile bleue modeste, dos lisse, étiquette de titre (reliure postérieure). Rousseurs.
19942209210125Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S. G.P.O. 1994. Hardcover. Good. 10 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Light library stamps and markings. Appears unread. Contents: Contents: 1996. bk. I. Jan. 1-June 30 1996; 1997. bk. I. Jan. 1-June 30 1997. bk. II. July 1-Dec. 31 1997; 1998. bk. I. Jan. 1-June 30 1998. bk. II. July 1-Dec. 31 1998; 1999. bk. I. Jan. 1-June 30 1999. bk. II. July 1-Dec. 31 1999; 2000-2001. bk. I. Jan. 1-June 26 2000. bk. II. June 27-Oct. 11 2000. bk. III. Oct. 12 2000-Jan. 20 2001 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., hardcover
212 pages. Features: Straight Line Architecture - the modern trend in office buildings; Organizing a Modernizing Campaign for Your Town; Ornamental Flashings - New York Architect Henry J. McGill starts a new trend in design; Firesafe and Rigid Construction - light steel joists and masonry bearing walls used by the Warren E. Richards Company of Cincinnati; Standard Loading Table for Open Web Steel Joists; San Antonio's Parkmoor Place successfully developed by Guaranty Building Corporation, L.E. Fite, President; Your Clients Want Kitchen Ventilators!; Chicago Three-Family Co-op Apartment Design; The Livingston Apartments, Forest Hills, Long Island; The Benjamin Franklin Apartments, Los Angeles; Beaux-Arts Studio Apartments, New York City; Home Plan Suggestions - residence of W.F. Spencer, Esq., of Erie, PA; Moderne Electric Home; Graceful Gambrels; Modern Home Interiors - details of a breakfast room; All-feature Home - complete working plans for an English style house of eight rooms presented in one-eighth-inch scale drawings; Getting the Most Out of Power Saws; Joining Different Pitches; Common Sense in Fireplace Construction; Dozens of sensational illustrated ads - some in color - are sure to tickle any modern designers with a taste for the past; and more. Writing on front cover. Above-average wear to color-illustrated covers. Back cover barely holding. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this marvelous vintage issue. Book
pp. viii, [2], 204. Extensive footnotes. Index. "A concise superbly documented study of the U.S. government's virtual dominance of the creation and the development of mass communication research. A chilling history of federal influence on finances, research topics and academic careers, it illuminates the political context of scholarship in the United States." - W.S. Solomon. "At last, a thoroughly researched, well-documented critical history of the relation between the U.S. government and the academic community in the creation and development of mass communication research. Enormously useful and clarifying." - J.W. Carey. Title #13 from the 'Forbidden Bookshelf', a list of controversial books disappeared by America's power brokers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this, the first paperback edition. Book
1945129275San Francisco: United States Navy Department 1945. Pp. 68 text illustrations upper pastedown map VT-17 Calendar and list of Strikes on upper free endpaper; med. 4to; art. leather boards a little worn upper board decorated with the squadron insignia and lettered in gilt; occasional inked marginalia; United States Navy Department San Francisco n.d. c.1945. This Squadron VT-17 was one of the most decorated in the Pacific and saw extensive action whilst stationed on board USS Hornet between February and June 1945. United States Navy Department unknown
1850019528London and New York: The London Printing and Publishing Company - Limited 1850. First Edition Thus . Half Leather. Good. 11 1/8" Tall. 3 Colored Maps 22 Colored Plates 30 Uncolored Plates. Two Volumes Three Quarter Leather. Volume 1: 944 Pp With 30 Uncolored Plates And One Colored Map "Mexico California And Texas: The Newly Discovered Gold Districts". Volume Ii: 784 Pp With Two Colored Maps Of Canada And 22 Colored Plates All With Yellow Borders And Nice Original Color Throughout. The Map Of Mexico And California Tipped In But Neatly Loosened And Detached Without Intention And Usually Not Present Has Nicely Detailed Illustrations Of The Ruins At Uxmal Yucatan Mexican Peasantry And Gold Washing And Outlines The Gold Districts Of The U S And Mexico In Yellow. No Date Of Publication Indicated But Presumably 1850. Bindings Poor Three Of Four Boards Detached Spines Perished Boards Very Worn And Frayed Deserving Of An Expensive Rebind. Contents Near Fine Clean Maps Perfectly Preserved. Volume I With Additional Illustrated Title Page Showing Penn's Treaty Painted By Benjamin West And Here Engraved By J. Rogers. This Greatly Enlarged Fourth Edition With The Colored California Gold Map Is Uncommon About 7 Holdings Shown In Worldcat; It Is Not Listed In Carl Wheat's "The Maps Of The California Gold Region 1848 - 1857" Nor In The Addendum To The 1997 Martino Reprint Of That Book. <br/> <br/> The London Printing and Publishing Company - Limited hardcover