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199017165New York: Bantam 1990. First edition 8vo pp. 12 448; fine in jacket. <br/><br/> Bantam unknown books
1834008945Boston / Raleigh: Charles Bowen / Turner and Hughes 1834. Presentation Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down "Presented to Joseph Hyde Pratt 6/18/1926 Burnham S. Colburn" with the bookplate of Burnham Standish Colburn beneath the inscription. A great North Carolina Association Copy Burnham Colburn assisted in organizing the Biltmore Estate Company which developed Biltmore Forest. He was also a prominent banker in Asheville and a noted mineral collector instrumental in the founding of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society Joseph Hyde Pratt was a noted North Carolina geologist conservationist state and civic leader and World War I hero. In the original patterned cloth binding gilt lettering and decoration back Very Good 1/4" loss of cloth at top edge of spine end papers toned moderate toning throughout. Howes J234. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Patterned Cloth . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy. Charles Bowen / Turner and Hughes Hardcover books
1929006705Chicago: The University of Chicago 1929. Very Good in stapled wrappers 32 pp. numerous black and white photographs top corner crease last 2 pages and rear wrapper light soiling to wrappers. SCARCE. . First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The University of Chicago Paperback books
186320649New York: Cramoisy Press 1863. xiv 243 pp in original plain wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn along spine and edges. Unopened rear wrapper chipped old bookworm or insect damage affecting margin only of last 5 leaves; very good overall. One of the earliest editions of this dictionary which was reprinted many times. Field 602: "The fur traders of the eighteenth century.in coasting along the shores of Vancouver's and Nootka Sounds carried with them some of the words of each of the tribes who they visited; until at the mouth of the Columbia River they found a quick-witted people who adopted the mongrel jargon they heard from the lips of strangers and blended the fragments of twelve native tongues with some English and French terms into a sort of language possessing nearly 500 words. Mr. Gibbs.undertook to resolve this wretched jargon into its original elements and this is the result of his labors. Cramoisy Press unknown books
1833442411833. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Valuable 1833-1836 Compendium Of U.S. Commercial Regulations United States. Department of the Treasury. A Digest of the Existing Commercial Regulations of Foreign Countries With Which the United States Have Intercourse; As Far as They Can be Ascertained. Prepared Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Treasury In Compliance With a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3d March 1831. Three volumes. Volume I: City of Washington: Printed by Francis Preston Blair 1833; Volumes II and III: Washington City: Blair & Rives Printers 1836. Complete set. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards lettering pieces and blind fillets to spines. Some rubbing some scuffing to boards. Several unopened signatures. Occasional discoloration and foxing interior otherwise fresh. $500. This is one of 750 sets printed for the use of the House of Representatives. A valuable resource for students of commercial and international law of the period and students of taxation as well it contains laws the texts of treaties and statistical information. These books were published at an important juncture in U.S. history. Having survived the Napoleonic Wars and the devastation of the War of 1812 the United States was beginning to emerge as one of the world's leading commercial powers. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2003 Supplement 7432.70. unknown books
19132266San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences 1913. Softcover. Very Good. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series Vol. III August 28 1913. pp. 265-388 pp with colored folding map. Wrappers shows light soiling handling wear ownership markings on front cover; text clean. California Academy of Sciences unknown books
1928006991Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1928. RARE -SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on end page following half-title page - " To an old and tried friend Dana Coman. Arthur Walden Sept. 1/30". In 1927 Walden helped train sled dogs and drivers for Admiral Richard E. Byrds Antarctic expedition and he led the dog-sled freighting of the supplies from the ships to Byrd's base camp "Little America". Walden later became the original breeder of the Chinook sled dog. In 1930 Walden considered to be one of the most respected and heralded pioneers of the Klondike and Alaskan gold rushes was presented a photographic album by Admiral Byrd that contained over 500 images of the Antarctic expedition of 1928-30. Dana Coman Dr Francis Dana Coman 1895-1952 was with Byrds first and second expeditions to Antarctica and was a personal doctor of Admiral Byrd. He later had a mountain named after him by Finn Ronne of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947-48. Later Printing of this northland classic no date title page dated 1928 copyright page. Introduction by Walter Collins O'Kane. Illustrated with map end pages 12 black and white photos 9 attributed to noted Pacific Northwest photographer Asahel Curtis brother of the renowned photographer Edward Curtis 3 photos unattributed. Book is Very Good two quarter-sized stains rear boards that bleed onto rear end pages but do not affect text some underlining and marginal notations in ink by Dr. Coman. In the SCARCE dust jacket Good only 1/2" of jacket trimmed top and bottom and lacking the flaps. A great ASSOCIATION COPY. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Later Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
198552359La Crosse WI: Sumac Press 1985. Broadside 21 x 15 cm.; printed in black & green fine. "From a cut in a bookseller's catalog: Antiquariaat Fritz Knuf The Netherlands 1976." Rulon-Miller Wulling 175. <br/><br/> Sumac Press unknown books
1869008334New York: Masonic Publishing and Manufacturing Co. 1869. vi paginated 9-319 4 pp. publishers ads. Dated 1864 copyright page 1869 title page. Very Good Plus in publishers embossed brown cloth gilt lettering at spine. Lettering at spine faded yet still legible spine and front cover lightened from sun two small spots to fore edge. SCARCE Masonic treatise. . Early Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Small 8vo. Masonic Publishing and Manufacturing Co. Hardcover books
1984241127Richmond VA: Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust 1984. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 24pp. Paper binding stapled at spine. Pictorial front cover; no markings in text. Very Good binding. Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust unknown books
1888241753London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co 1888. Hard Cover. Good binding. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Binding cocked. Light edgewear to extremities with slightly heavier wear at corners. Archival repair to spine. Some light spotting to boards. Mylar cut to protect boards. no markings in text. Good binding. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co unknown books
001681No Place: Typophiles No date printed sometime during WWII . One of an unnumbered edition of 350 copies published as a not-so-playful poke at America's enemies during WWII. The original glassine dustjacket has 2 tiny closed tears at spine tips. Great drawings of Hitler and Tojo and a quite scarce Typophiles item. First Edition. Handmade Paper Wrappers. Fine/Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Typophiles Paperback books
1833205855London: G. Taylor for O.Rich 1833. First edition. 8vo. Folding frontispiece map 9-3/4" x 11-3/4" hand-colored in outline. Some occasional very pale spotting and light browning at edges. Contemporary pale-blue cloth-covered boards gilt-lettered leather spine label portions of early paper backing some light wear. FIRST EDITION 14-page publisher's advertisements at end. "Compiled from the Encyclopæedia Americana and American Almanacs" Sabin 70885. The advertisments including notice of the 'Bibliotheca Americana Nova or a Catalogue of Books relating to America' for both volumes pre- and post-1700. Also advertised on nearly a full page is Amos Lay's map of the United States: "engraved on copper its size is 5 fee 2 inches by 4 feet 4 inches." <br/><br/> G. Taylor for O.Rich hardcover books
1983217585Atlanta GA: Atlanta Bureau of Fire Services 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. Red decorated cloth binding with dark raised lettering. Boards slightly cocked. Very Good binding. Atlanta Bureau of Fire Services unknown books
18927599New York: Capitol Publishing Co. Press of Jos. B. Stilwell & Co. 1892. Oblong 8vo. 2 blank frontis. 123 3 blank pp.; illus. <br><br>On front cover: "Grand Army Souvenir 1892." Illustrations include photographs of prominent Washington figures and landmarks and paintings of Civil War battles. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers chipped and soiled front wrapper separated. Otherwise pages clean and free of chipping. Capitol Publishing Co. (Press of Jos. B. Stilwell & Co.) unknown books
197133004Minneapolis MN: James D. Thueson 1971. First edition limited to 1000 copies small 8vo pp. 63 1; endpaper illustrations by Wick Knaus; a fine copy in the dustjacket signed by Manfred on the half-title. The author's first book a collection of more than 40 poems. <br/><br/> James D. Thueson unknown books
193760055Washington: GPO 1937. Pamphlet. 48p. wraps. Miscellaneous Publication No 265 prepared under the general direction of O E Baker. GPO unknown books
191325517Minneapolis: printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends 1913. First edition thin 8vo pp. 25; a very good unopened copy in original dark green cloth-backed paper-covered boards slightly soiled and scuffed. This copy with the calling card of "Mr. Edmund D. Brooks" laid in. Printed in an unspecified edition at The Torch Press Cedar Rapids and published by Edmund Brooks the eminent Minneapolis bookseller. <br/><br/> printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends hardcover books
191350447Minneapolis: printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends 1913. First edition thin 8vo pp. 25; old rubberstamp price 25¢ on front free endpaper and half-title else a very good copy in original dark green cloth-backed paper-covered boards slightly soiled and scuffed. Printed in a limited but unspecified edition at The Torch Press Cedar Rapids and published by Edmund Brooks the eminent Minneapolis bookseller. <br/><br/> printed for Edmund D. Brooks and his friends hardcover books
197412789Aberdeen SD: North Plains Press 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. 240 pp with index bibliography and photographs. Clean tight and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed. "The fascinating story of the once sought and fought-over mines of the still-thriving Black Hills in South Dakota.it tells of the human interest struggles the success and failure of men who once made mining their lives." North Plains Press hardcover books
1961247122Raleigh: North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission 1961. Soft Cover. near Very Good binding. No pencil or ink markings in text; paper binding stapled at spine; front cover is spotted on upper half; light spotting to text block edges. near Very Good binding. North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission unknown books
18901780London: The Hansard Publishing Union 1890. Wraps. Orig. blue wraps. Good. 20 numbered pages. 18 x 12 cm. Travel Guide - plus 24 pages profusely illustrated advertisements for health pill sanitariums temperance hotels etc. Fold out map attached. Paper wrappers printed in black and blue. Wrappers fragile and worn 1 x 3 cm piece missing a head of cover. Small closed tear to map. <br/><br/> The Hansard Publishing Union paperback books
19088228Minneapolis: Hudson Publishing Co 1908. First and only edition 4to 569pp. numerous illus. and portraits throughout; publisher's gilt-stamped half brown morocco a.e.g. rubbed some mild waterstaining near the end of the text small cracks starting at the top of the joints; a good copy. Entertaining history of the state's largest city published on the fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation. <br/><br/> Hudson Publishing Co unknown books
190827022Minneapolis: Hudson Publishing Co 1908. First and only edition 4to 569pp. numerous illus. and portraits throughout; publisher's gilt-stamped half brown morocco a.e.g. light wear and rubbing but still a very good copy. Entertaining history of the state's largest city published on the fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation. <br/><br/> Hudson Publishing Co unknown books
1888003333South Carolina: Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 1888. 88 pages in thin paper wrappers. Very Good Minus the wrappers are heavily edge chipped and mostly worn away at spine contents are clean and tight prior owner name front endpage a few pages with light foxing and corner creases. SCARCE. Genealogy. South Carolina History. Church History. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Minus/No Jacket As Issued. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Paperback books