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18871661London 1887. Very good plus. Three printed documents varying sizes 14pp. total. Light wear along folds. Light tanning. One document in a red cloth folding case. An interesting group of three printed documents concerning the Powder River Cattle Company in Wyoming. The manager of the company Morton Frewen was the scion of Anglo-English gentry and came to the Wyoming Territory in 1878 to seek his fortune establishing one of the larger cattle concerns on the Northern Great Plains in what is now northeastern Wyoming with additional holdings in Alberta. In 1882 the company was reorganized as the joint-stock Powder River Cattle Company Ltd. with an English board of directors and investors. Frewen served as manager until 1886 when controversy ensued with charges of false statements of losses due to overstocked pastures and harsh winter. The present group includes Frewen's report to the first annual meeting of the company as well a defense in an 1886 lawsuit between Frewen and the directors of Powder River and an 1887 profit-and-loss statement composed by the company's liquidator. In full they are as follows: <br /><br />1 The Powder River Cattle Company Limited Report of the General Manager. at the first Annual General Meeting Held February 26th 1884. London: 1884. 4pp. <br /><br />2 In the High Court of Justice. Between Morton Frewen. Plaintiff and The Powder River Cattle Company Limited. Defendants. Defence Delivered the 26th Day of March 1886 by Messrs. Stibbard Gibson & Co. London: 1886. 6pp.<br /><br />3 To the Shareholders of the Powder River Cattle Company Limited. The Balance sheet of the above Company. C. Fitch Kemp. London: 1887. 4pp.<br /><br />Early and unusual ephemera relating to British ranchers in Wyoming. books
18921468152d Cong. 1st Sess.: SED118. 1892. 54pp Disbound some loosening. Very Good. SED118. unknown books
187526463Fall River Mass: Fiske & Munroe Steam Book and Job Printers 1875. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. 76 pages. Publisher's green cloth gilt. 8vo. Blank spine title "Water Works City of Fall River." in gilt on front board. Frontis is illustration of the Engine House. Fall River binder's ticket on front pastedown endpaper. Cloth. The first annual report of the works. Contains 1. The history of the works and operations of the water commissioners and of the Watuppa Water Board previous to Jan. 1 1875 -- 2. The report of the water registrar -- 3. The report of the engineer and superintendent giving a description of the works. Fiske & Munroe, Steam Book and Job Printers unknown books
184473153Wash D. C.: GPO. Very Good. 1844. Softcover. 28TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION SENATE 241 PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF CITIZENS OF KNOX COUNTY INDIANA TO OBTAIN A GRANT OF LAND TO THAT STATE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE WABASH RIVER. March 25 1844. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and Ordered to be Printed. 5 pgs. This government document/pamphlet was removed from a bound volume with some wear/remnants to the spine. The contents are bright and clean. Good for reading or reference. . GPO paperback books
187233775Houston: TexasBaptist Herald 1872. First Edition. 171pp. fold table at rear. Original printed wrappers. Unrecorded by Winkler TexasBaptist Herald unknown books
188313324Philadelphia: Russell & Creamer 1883. Original printed wrappers light soil and staples. 30 clean pages. Very Good plus. This is a scarce prospectus for the Company a Wisconsin corporation formed in 1881 with plans to use the water power of the River. The rapids of the St. Louis River near Duluth furnish "one of the greatest of all the available water powers of the world." Indeed "the water power of the Mississippi at its one place of fall is so much less in available power than the fall of the St. Louis River." When fully developed the area around Duluth will be preferable to Chicago for "the great markets of the East." Much material is presented on the opportunities for development of the lumber trade and available natural resources. Expenses data on area commerce and material on commerical opportunities are presented. FIRST EDITION. 515 NUC 0038380 2. Not in Eberstadt Decker Soliday Graff. Russell & Creamer unknown books
18301718221st Cong. 1st Sess.: HD106. 1830. 57 1 blank pp disbound. Light tanning scattered foxing. Good. AI 5155. HD106. unknown books
181837090Buenos Ayres: Imprenta de Los Expòsitos 1818. First edition. A near fine copy light edgewear faint toning. Broadside. 4to. Dated and signed in print: Quartel general en Santiago abril 8 de 1818 -Exmo. Sr. José de San Martin. San Martin's second and conclusive report on the success of the Battle of Maipu on the 5th of April which won the Chilean stuggle for independence. San Martin and his rebels completely destroyed the Spanish forces led by General Mariano Osorio. The Spaniards were so completely overrun with nearly 3000 prisoners taken and 2000 dead that San Martin soon swept through and liberated Peru. "Despues de mis repetidos avisos del resultado de la batalla del 5 en el llano de Maypú tengo el honor para mayor esclarecimiento de V.E. de incluir los partes originales que he recibido añadiendo que à la fecha pasan de mas de 2500 prisioneros con 170 oficiales. Los enemigos habian dexado en Talca sus grandes despositos parque equipages y caja militar: yo estoy seguro que todo caera en nuestro poder." The broadside ends: "Hoy salen para esa ochocientos prisoneros americanos y manana de quinientos a seiscientos; es muy buena gente especialmente los Chilotes." Quite scarce. OCLC shows only a single copy at JCB. Not in BN Chile. Zinny: BibliografÃa histórica p. 216 No. 18. BibliografÃa del General Don José de San MartÃn IV p. 135. Imprenta de Los Expòsitos unknown books
1893WRCAM22985Philadelphia 1893. 39pp. Plus large folding map laid in. Original printed wrappers. Negligible chipping to upper margin of front wrapper. Very good. With John Birkinbine's report on water volume potential of the St. Louis River at the head of Lake Superior. Map depicts portion of St. Louis River in Minnesota showing property of the St. Louis River Water Power Company from Thomson to Fond-Fu-Lac. unknown books
1860WRCAM6253Washington 1860. 501pp. Modern cloth leather label. Occasional foxing small tear to one leaf not affecting text repaired with tape. Very good. The main work is a request for "enlargement of the powers and privileges of said company as will enable them to extend their road to the Pacific at or near Mazatlan." hardcover books
183935138Paris: Mequignon 1839. hardcover. very good. 12 plates some folding all but one brightly hand-colored one plate repaired. 684pp. skattered foxing small 8vo 1/2 morocco rubbed marbled boards. Paris: Mequignon 1839. Scarce. Very good.<br/><br/> Mequignon unknown books
1841122477Venice Italy: Tipi del Gondoliere 1841. Hardcover. VG- Boards show some wear and discoloration. Off-white paper over boards; Off-white vellum at spine; Title plate at spine; 478 pp.; No illustrations. Text in Italian. Tipi del Gondoliere hardcover books
18584741baY2Toronto Ontario: John Lovell 1858. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Canada; Manitoba; Red River expedition 1857; Assiniboine and Saskatchewan expedition 1858; 258pages; 25.5cm; full black leather binding re-backed; inserted folded map: 35 x 77cm; part of Red River Valley north of 49th parallel to accompany report of H. Y. Hind's Canadian Red River expedition; small tear bottom left corner small breaks at 2 folds; detached folded map: 76.5 x 142cm; plan 'shewing' proposed route from Lake Superior to Red River settlement compiled from Dawson & Napier's maps T. Devine surveyor branch west Crown Lands Department Toronto 29th May 1858 Andrew Russell assistant commissioner; across map bottom: Profile of canoe route by Professor Hind horizontal scale 10 miles to 1 inch vertical scale 600 feet to 1 inch; center top of map: Plan of country between Red River settlement and Lake of the Woods scale 8 miles to inch; signed S. J. Dawson note-this is reduced copy of map from actual survey accompanying Dawson's report of 15th March 1858; Red River expedition under direction of George Gladman 1800-63 and Simon James Dawson 1820-1902; report by Henry Youle Hind 1823-1909; Canada Legislative Assembly Victoria 21 appendice No 3. A. 1858. First edition. John Lovell Hardcover books
1888WRCAM5178Np 1888. 4pp. Quarto folded to docket size. About fine. An angry statement from Moreton Frewen mainly concerning the management's plan to liquidate the company stock in Alberta a further move in stripping Frewen of his authority and position. unknown books
181337080Buenos Ayres: Imprenta de Niños Expòsitos 1813. First edition. A good untrimmed copy a few stab holes and string from binding in a larger volume some small worm holes affecting a few letters edgewear mildly toned. Broadside. 1 pp. 4to. Dated abril 10 de 1813. To celebrate the victories at Salta and Tucuman. "Esta proclama fué dada con motivo del desenlace de sucesos importantes como lo eran las dos brillantes victorias de Tucuman y Salta asà como por el triunfo de la libertad en los pueblos de Tanja Cinti Tupiza Potosà y la provincia de Charcas" Zinny p. 91. Also signed by: Dr. Antonio Alvarez de Jonte; Nicolas Rodriguez Peña and Tomas de Allende secretario de guerra. Furlong: IV 2895. Zinny BibliografÃa histórica p.91 No. 9. Not in Fors. Imprenta de Niños Expòsitos unknown books
180623530Washington: A. & G. Way 1806. Folio 2 leaves printed on rectos only 3 folding tables as issued each printed on recto and verso. Light margin rubberstamp bound in modern cloth bookplate on front pastedown. Near Fine<br/><br/> Treasury Secretary Gallatin transmits the Commissioners' determination of the identity of grantees of British land grants east of the Pearl River south of Tennessee but whose title "was not confirmed by the articles of agreement between the United States and the state of Georgia." Accompanying tables show the name of each grantee present claimant number of acres granted present state of title conditions annexed to the grant and status of their performance. Chief Justice Marshall sought to unravel the tangled knots of conflicting land titles in the case of Henderson v. Poindexter's Lessee 25 US 530 1827. The early grantees included John M'Intosh Abraham Little Robert Farmer Peter De Forge Allen Grant William Clark and others all from the 1770's. <br/>OCLC 54195284 1-Yale OCLC 83950729 no libraries noted. AI 11612 2- DLC NN. A. & G. Way unknown books
18961381554th ConG. 1st Sess.: HD209. 1896. 3pp 4 large folding survey maps. Light wear. Very Good. HD209. unknown books
1838WRCAM10298New York: Wm. H. Colyer 1838. 119pp. Folding frontispiece map. 12mo. Cloth printed paper label. Foxed a few marginal dampstains else very good. Gives a history of the discovery and navigation of the river with many events of the Revolution. This is apparently the only edition. HOWES N199. SABIN 33524. Wm. H. Colyer hardcover books
188315606Troy: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad 1883. 3 bill receipts for this railroad; for stoves evidently from the Schenectady Stove Co. & M.L. Filley; two from 1883 one from 1884; all signed by the Agent Andros; small vignette of a railroad locomotive tender & freight cars; each 4 1/2" x 8" approx. size; light wear darkened; very good condition. Very Good. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad unknown books
184028329n.p.Newport NY: n.p. 1840. First edition. Stitched self wrappers. Scattered foxing and creases to the last leaf else very good. 11 pp. 8vo. List of Churches and delegates copy of constitution of the newly formed organization reports from various churches mainly in Herkimer County New York. Signed in type by A. B. Earle. OCLC shows only a single copy of this first issue at the Southern Baptist Theol.Sem. Lib. Not in Starr. n.p. unknown books
1882JC111661882. Hardcover. Very Good. Mottled black cloth backed in ornately gilt-ruled black calf; oblong 184 x 132 mm; contains 25 pencil drawings most of them titled and dated. It includes Fort Snelling; Minnehaha Falls; Oak Drive in White Bear Lake; a boat on White Bear Lake; St. Anthony's Falls in Minneapolis; Lake Minnetonka; Wabasha St. Bridge; an Old Brewery in St. Paul; Shanty-ville; Shelter Island New York; Goat Island; plus 3 portraits a bonfire scene and other views of the upper Mississippi River Niagara Falls and St. Paul Minnesota. Boards detached and spine perished; a few leaves loose and laid-in. Skilled work most of it on one side of the leaf therefore removable and suitable for display. <br/><br/>Harley DeWitt Nichols 1859-1939 was born in Barton Wisconsin. He began his education in art as early as 11 years of age. His first job putting his talent and training to use came in the form of an apprenticeship with the Milwaukee firm Marr & Richards where he stayed for 3 years drawing and engraving on wood. The subsequent years included many moves from Milwaukee to Chicago and later to New York where he studied at ASL and was encouraged by Professor Packard to pursue a career as an illustrator at a European school. Nichols left for Munich in October 1885 to attend the Royal Academy where he studied under Heckel became a member of the American Club and socialized with Carl von Marr the clubs president. He went to London for a little while and worked as an illustrator. By 1893 hed returned to New York working mostly in advertising and illustrating for Harpers Weekly and Century magazines. He helped organize the New York Water Color Club. Nichols didnt curb his parapatetic lifestyle until he moved to Laguna Beach California in 1894. The art community in Los Angeles was in its infancy but he got a teaching job at the Echo Mountain summer school and he was inspired by the scenery of Yosemite Monterey San Juan Capistrano and other locations in southern California. He stayed in Laguna Beach until his death in 1939. hardcover books
185964413Chicago IL: Press and Tribune Print 1859. First edition. 8vo. 203 51 pp. Folding plate tables. "On the question of whether the railroad bridge from Rock Island Illinois to Davenport Iowa was a hazard to the navigation of the Mississippi River" OCLC. "James Ward a St. Louis steamboat owner filed a bill praying that the bridge be declared a nuisance and ordered removed; in 1866 Congress finally passed an act requiring that the bridge be replaced by another half the cost to be paid by the United States" "The Mississippi River: St. Louis' Friend or Foe" by James Lemly Cambridge U. Press online. Drop-title: "District Court United States. Southern District of Iowa. James Ward vs. Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company." Chicago Ante-Fire Imprints 413: "Not located title from Heartman Cat. No. 187 June 1926 No. 300." OCLC locates eight copies New York Public Yale Chicago History Museum Harvard-Baker Missouri-St. Louis Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library of Congress Newberry. Very good. Original printed olive wrappers some soiling lacking rear wrapper rebacked with archival paper. 10747. <br/><br/> Press and Tribune Print unknown books
188136639Saint Louis: Great Western Printing Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy extremities worn front hinge starting foxing to endpapers and fore edge presentation stamp on title. 244 pp. 8vo. "Together with a Memorial to Congress prepared by the Committee of Twenty-One as Authorized by the Convention." Gift copy with stamp reading: "Compliments of George L. Wright Secretary" who ran the meeting. Great Western Printing Co. hardcover books
18778042baSt. Louis MO: John J. Daly 1877. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Americana; Mississippi river; 39p.; 19.4cm; original brown soft cloth; Sylvester Waterhouse 1830-1902 from paper delivered at convention in St. Paul MN; cover title: Give us an unobstructed Mississippi; owner marks. John J. Daly Hardcover books
188436643Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1884. Second edition. Cloth. A very good copy spine ends worn boards rubbed plates fine and quite uncommonly except for two small marginal tears without blemish. 2407-2901 pp. i.e 494 pp. plates. Illus. with 61 folding b/w plates 3 other plates and occasional in-text drawings. 8vo. Published first as part of "48th Congress 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc.; No. 37." [U.S.] Government Printing Office hardcover books
