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1848DEMO010152ILondon: G. Berger 1848. First edition. Wrappers. Good. 16mo 64 pages original printed wrappers: chipped repaired; perforated with the ex libris of the Union League Club of Chicago. NOTE: offered with a copy of the 1936 Lakeside Classic edition of this title. <br/><br/>Life in Pike County Illinois 1831-1845 by an English emigre. "It is an excellent picture of frontier life -Buck 235". Mrs. Burlend was a Yorkshire peasant. She was the pioneer wife of a pioneer farmer. "Her narrative was written primarily for the information of people of her own class in England who might be weighing the question of migration to America -Milo M. Quaife." Howes B992; Hubach p.70; Clark III 19; Graff 490. G. Berger unknown
168910130London: Richard Baldwin. Very Good. 1689. Softcover. 36pp.; square 12mo; in later black marbled paper wrappers with slight creasing and wear at edges. Pages 4 & 5 with some tanning in the gutter near lower edge off of the text; p. 6 thru 8 with a few spots of foxing; the rest of the text shows only light foxing at edges. . Richard Baldwin paperback
1856006302Boston: John P. Jewett & Co. 1856. Book. Very Good. Leather. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. This was the platform for the first national Presidential election 1856 with a Republican candidate John C. Frémont. A RARE publication in its own right Rare Book Hub notes last copy appearing in a dealer catalog in 1970. This copy rendered unique and historically significant by the original owner's addition of 78 blank pages which he mostly filled with pasted in contemporaneous newspaper clippings including 7 pp. of the Democratic Party Platform of 1856. Other significant clippings are headed: The Sanford Letter Wash. Aug. 21 1848 2 pp.; Kansas Affairs-Official Instructions to Gov. Geary and Gen. Smith Wash. Sept.3 1856; Kansas Slave Code 4 pp.; Who Are the Disunionists ; 4th of July Toasts in South Carolina: The White Man Shall Be a Slave If a Laborer: Slaves Horses and other Cattle a Sale by J.B. Sproull & Co. 1855; and The Buchanan Democracy Hate Freedom. Overall approximately 40 newspaper clippings pasted in with some marginal writings and notations in ink in the handwriting of the original owner who although unnamed appears to have resided in Greene Co. OH and was most definitely a Republican ! Very Good bound in sewn brown leather 78 blank pp. with contemporary newspaper articles pasted onto most of the blank pages; the Republican Party Platform 36 pp.; Declaration and Constitution 32 PP. Whenever any other copy of the 1856 Platform comes to market it is unlikely to be as intriguing to historians and collectors as this copy. John P. Jewett & Co. Hardcover
1912060303Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. XXI 1910. Original copy rebound in red buckram spine panel lettered in gilt edges trimmed. 664477218 pp. illus. with b&w plates. Proceedings held at York Oct. 1910 copyrighted and published in 1912 in an edition limited to 600 copies. Cloth is modestly soiled text block edges typically tanned. Firm binding clean interior lacking title page but otherwise complete and fully intact. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. Contains the Miller/Beissel material from the Ephrata Cloister the first part of Sachse's history of the Wayside Inns in Lancaster County continued in a future annual and a guide to the Moravian Cemetery God's Acre in Bethlehem PA. Pennsylvania German Society Hardcover
1831069053Philadelphia and Pittsburgh PA: Key and Mielke/John I. Kay and Co. 1831. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in full light brown calf spine panels with black title/volume labels lettered in gilt gilt dentilled edges. Key & Mielke 1831. Ex-library did not circulate with handwritten call numbers on lower spine panels book plate mounted inside each front cover perforation and discard stamps to each main title. Leather rubbed along edges and joints reasonably intact spine panels somewhat darkened by age. Firm bindings and joints generally clean and unmarked interiors. Unpaginated illus. w/ 55 lv engraved plates over both volumes printed variously on white light blue and pale yellow leaves. Key and Mielke/John I. Kay and Co. Hardcover
1884040194Manchester N.H.: Press of John B. Clarke 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 203pp; frontispiece view of Mount Hood. Bound in brown cloth decorated in black and gilt. 7.5" x 4.75" Joyce Personal Writings by Women 3789. Contents taken from WorldCat: Chapter I. First notes --At Chicago --Chapter II. From Chicago to Pueblo --Pueblo --Chapter III. Manitou and its environs --Chapter IV. Denver --Clear Creek Cañon --Central City --The Grand Cañon --Marshall's Pass -- Chapter V. Leadville --La Veta Pass -- Over Raton Mountain to New Mexico -- Chapter VI. Sante Fé --<br/> Chapter VII. From Sante Fé to Los Angeles -- Chapter VIII. Los Angeles -- Chapter IX. The Yo Semite Valley -- Chapter X. San Francisco notes -- Chapter XI. Monterey -- San José and Santa Clara -- The Napa Valley -- On the Pacific and Astoria --<br/> Chapter XII. The Lower Columbia River -- Portland -- Chapter XIII. Puget Sound and its ports -- Victoria -- Chapter XIV. Tacoma -- Chapter XV. The Willamette Valley -- Salem -- The middle Columbia -- Chapter XVI. On the Northern Pacific and Utah & Northern railroads --<br/> Butte City Chapter XVII. Salt Lake City -- Chapter XVIII. Finally homeward bound. Press of John B. Clarke hardcover
1826050066Raleigh: Printed by Bell & Lawrence Printers to the State 1826. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 11 pages. Soft cover. Stitched pamphlet with a simple string tie at the spine The binding is worn with creases and chips along the edges. Several dam spots at the fore edge and at the bottom of the title page which is the front cover. Browning and foxing to the text. The issue was the claims of members and descendants of the Continental Line during the American Revolution who were supposed to receive land grants in the western part of Carolina afterwards Tennessee. George Edmund Badger 1795-1866 was a superior court judge Secretary of the Navy and was a U.S. Senator originally from New Bern North Carolina. In 1828 he supported Andrew Jackson as President but he opposed the National Bank so he joined the newly formed Whig Party. In 1840 he was appointed as Secretary of the Navy and he did much to modernize the Navy setting the foundation for the Atlantic Fleet and investing in research for new types of Ordinance and weapons. At the outset of the Civil War he was a delegate from Wake County to the Secession Convention of 1861. Quite Scare. NOT FOUND IN THORNTON. <br/> <br/> Printed by Bell & Lawrence, Printers to the State paperback
19752512ec1699Houston Texas: Cordovan Press 1975. O1 - A 3rd edition No. 449 of 1000 hardcover book SIGNED by Robert S. Gray on page x in good condition that is severely cocked some bumped corners and chipping on the cover edges some light stains and scuffing on the page edges couple of labels adhered on the front endpapers patches of stains on a few inside pages pencil writing and marking on a few inside pages light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Folded map MAP of the State of COAHUILA and TEXAS with some wrinkling crease and a tear adhered on the hinge of the page before the title page. A CORDOVAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION. This hard bound edition of A Visit To Texas is limited to one thousand signed and numbered copies of which This is Copy No. 449. Being the Journal of a Traveller Through Those Parts Most Interesting to American Settlers with Descriptions of Scenery Habits Etc. 9"x5.5" 184 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cordovan Press Hardcover
1929047703Winston-Salem North Carolina: Winston Printing Company 1929. Second Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 79 pages. Soft cover bound in tan wrappers. Light wear to the binding. There are some very brief tears and creases along the edges of the front cover. A sound copy with clean text. The book is so nice and clean it looks like it must be a reprint but the only printing information on the notes a First Edition in December 1928 and a Second Edition in January 1929. The binding of the text block is stapled with an outer paper wrapper; the staples show rust so this is a book with some age although the binding looks newer. This work was reissued in 1982 & 1983 by the Winston-Salem Journal with the addition of "Yadkin Passage" by Floyd Rogers. This is NOT that re-issue. This work also has a foldout compilation of three illustration between pages 64 and 65 which are not in the 1980s re-issue. Scarce. <br/> <br/> Winston Printing Company paperback
1866055989Chicago: Church and Goodman 1866. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 241 1 pages. Hardcover in dark green publisher's cloth. The binding is rubbed and worn and bumped at the corners. There are a couple of chips on the spine and a bit of chipping or abrasions at the spine ends. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Lacks the front and rear flyleaves. The front pastedown has an early signature "E. M. White" and a later ink notation "H 30". Foxing throughout the text. A sound copy. <br/> <br/> Church and Goodman hardcover
1996BOOKS075167IEden VT: Eden Historical Society Inc 1996. HC. very good green boards hardcover - very faint bow book block. B&W illustrations. 175pp. Eden Historical Society, Inc unknown
18823430074Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Binding sound with hinge papers starting. Pages clean tanned. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with bumped corners edge rubbing. Gilt lettering on spine with label at lower spine. George Henry Gordon 1823-1886 served as a Union general in the American Civil War. Ex-Library; 8.25" tall; 437 pages. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
1965000795NY: Viking. First Edition first printing. Hard cover in original dust jacket. Published NY: Viking 1965. 78pp. Illus. w/ 51 b/w photos by Levitt. Black cloth w/ white lettering colored end papers. Oblong 8vo. 7 3/4" x 9 1/4." Photographs of scenes she witnessed in the streets of Harlem Yorkville and the Lower East Side in New York City. Mild ex-office copy. "Department of Education" rubber stamp on front and rear f.l. "duplicate" written over front stamp. Small blank pocket neatly glued to rear pastedown. No other markings. Book is clean straight and tight with no signs of wear. Cloth and pages clean no smudges or marks. Cover lettering bright and sharp. Minor bump curl to tips of fr. cover. Minute rubbing spot to lower tip. DJ is Very Good NOT price clipped price of $6.50 w/ mild fraying at crown/ heel sl. edge curl very light foxing spots on interior side with two areas of sweating at the interior front panel edge fold some visible on inside front panel. Very good in VG dj. Scarce . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1965. Viking unknown
18870009741Chicago: Rand McNally 1887. First edition. stapled wrappers. Fair. Quarto 68 pages lacks rear cover. lacks spine. <br/><br/>Includes images of maps depots railroad stations Fort Dearborn river views burnt ruins from the Great Chicago Fire Exposition Building parks fountains street views monuments plans of water supply system post office Armory court house jail city hall stock yards schools colleges churches Foundlings Home hospital cemeteries private clubs theaters music hall insurance buildings Pullman Building bank interior and residences. Includes 27 p. of advertisements in addition to advertisements on insides of both front and back covers and on back cover.Includes map of central Chicago on page opposite inside back cover and a map of the Calumet Manufacturing District. Rand McNally unknown
200559826University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0806137282 . Stiff clean book unmarked but for blindstamp of previous owner to lower title page and inventory tick to top edge. In ligthly rubbed dust jacket. ; 12.1 X 10.1 X 1.0 inches; 256 pages . University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
1994540Atheneum 1994. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket and cover have light wear. Spine is slightly cocked to the right. Former book owner's name in upper right corner of front endpaper. Stated first printing. Signed by the author Reynolds Price on title page. Atheneum hardcover
196745354US: J. P. - G. S. P. 1967. first edition. Pamphlet. Very good . 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. 42 pp. Booklet with paper wraps small B&W line illustrations of the wild foods described. A booklet for the young people on Outward Bound trips to Hurrican Island Maine where they were famoulsy dropped off with a book of matches and little else. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean with mild partial toning. PO's name in ink on front. Stapled binding tight and text spotless. Scarce item. Maine. Ephemera. RGR. J. P. - G. S. P. unknown
197445562Maine: Hurrican Island Outward Bound School 1974. Pamphlet. Very good. 5 x 7 in. 50 pp. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers have some water stains and toining to spine. Minor wear. Stapled binding tight text clean unmarked. Maine. Stax. Hurrican Island Outward Bound School unknown
0023070Privately Published. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. F/1st ed.supposed. The last date that I found in this book was 2010 so circa 2011. There's no infromation about the publishing of this book listed. The Davis and Swearingen families are from Georgia and Florida. Another family prominetly mentioned is the Holzendorf familyGA. Book has no wear no soiling laminated covers sharp corners. 192 pages with 3 additional pages for notes many b&w photos a few color photos documents and a bibliography for both the Davis and the Swaringen Families with additional information on the Holzendorfs. Well researched. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. <br/> <br/> Privately Published hardcover
1961FN6386Madison Wisc: The University of Wisconsin Press 1961. 1st Edition. HB. Blue cloth gilt lettering on spine 8vo 188 pp. Clean unmarked book binding tight. Covers show just slight edge wear. In price-clipped dust jacket that shows minor chipping soiling. First book by Ambrose. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. The University of Wisconsin Press hardcover
199836773Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin 1998. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards. xiii 173pp. Illustrations. Fine. A tight handsome first edition no dust jacket as issued of this exploration of a handful of this institution's most intriguing books each with an essay by an appropriate specialist -- Alan T. Nolan and Allan G. Bogue among them. On an inner flyleaf is a fine presentation inscription in black ballpoint: "To Merrillyn Hartridge / from the Wisconsin Historical Society - State Archivist Staff -- Peter Gottlieb / in appreciation -- 4/5 02." GOTTLIEB was the Wisconsin State Archivist and HARTRIDGE 1922-2011 was as noted Madison television show host and writer who'd been honored by the Society in 1998 for a nonfiction book she'd written. This copy bears another unique autograph addition for tipped to an inner flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed by the books' best-known contributor controversial historian and presidential biographer STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 1936-2002. 1p 8¼" X 11" Baltimore MD n.y. 1960s September 7. Near fine. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 officer of the New York City Civil War Round Table. On letterhead of the history department of "The Johns Hopkins University Ambrose helps Gates arrange details for him to visit New York likely to address the Round Table. Signed simply "Steve" in blue ballpoint. By the way the book Ambrose discusses in his "Wisconsin Fifteen" essay is one penned by his Ph.D. mentor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison William B. Hesseltine whose "Pioneer's Mission: The Story of Lyman Copeland Draper" was published in 1954. A superb copy with a most uncommon letter. State Historical Society of Wisconsin hardcover
1901034467New York: Doubleday Page And Co. 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Drawings By Ernest Seton-Thompson G. Wright And E. M. Ashe; Marginal Drawings By S. N. Abbott; Cover And Title Page By The Author. 361 Pp. Green Cloth GiltDecorated In Dark Green Wolf Howling At The Moon Top Edge Gilt Deckled Edges. Yellow Endpapers.First Edition. Very Near Fine Just Slight Traces Of Rubbing On Front Cover. Small Discoloration 5/8" Long At Top Right Of Front Cover.Gift Quality <br/> <br/> Doubleday, Page And Co. hardcover
19180022154New York New York: The Century Co. 1918. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None as Issued. VG/0/1st ed. The 1927 J.W. Burke edition is not a first edition. The first edition was published in 1918 by Century Company Publishers. That said this a a tight clean copy with a tight binding with all gilt lettering on front present. No markings or soiling to interior or exterior. The journal covers events that take place near Covington Georgia from January 1 1864 through December 25 1865. Introduction and notes by Julian Street. BASN <br/> <br/> The Century Co. hardcover
1919006816Chicago IL: The Lakeside Press 1919. 269pp/frontis. Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt texton the spine a gilt top edge to the text block with gilt text a decoration and borders on the front board. The gilt text on the spine is quite bright and very readable and the gilt borders and decorations on the front board are also quite bright and free of tarnish. The 17th volume in the Lakeside Classic series which was released in 1917. The book reprints "The Memoirs of Christina Holmes Tillson" which was originally only circulated to her family and her close friends and describes her life in early Illinois. A tight and clean copy! . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Lakeside Press hardcover
191915960Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1919. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine embossed publisher's medallion on front cover in gilt t.e.g. fore-edge and bottom edge deckle. Illustrated with two portraits of the author. So many pioneer stories were written at the request of a child or grandchild. What makes Christiana Tillson's humorous memoir different was her background. Tillson's story records the reactions produced upon a refined New England woman by an environment at once predominantly southern and wholly frontier. Her youth in 1822 and her parting from all that she had known in the East were common of many later Western migrants. But when she and her husband went out to try their fortunes the "West" was what we today call the Midwest. It was still a wild dangerous and uncertain place to try to make a future. . Head and heel of spine are very very slightly rubbed else pristine unmarked tight square and clean. NEAR FINE. . The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 17. Two Portraits. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxi 169 pp . R. R. Donnelley & Sons / The Lakeside Press hardcover