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1969237990New York: Vantage Press 1969. First. hardcover. very good-/good. Illus. 8vo maroon cloth d.w. heavily foxed cloth lightly soiled light foxing to endpapers. New York: Vantage Press 1969. First Edition<br/><br/> From the library of Jose Ferrer. Inscribed by the author "Para Mr. Jose Ferrer artista de Puerto Rico y del mundo. Cordialmente Antonio L. Rivera". T. River is the pen name of Antonio L. Rivera.<br/><br/> Vantage Press unknown books
34803Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Howard Pyle N C Wyeth Andrew Wyeth James Wyeth. NY Graphic Society 1971. 121 pages fine copy in slightly worn and price-clipped dust jacket. . Other hardcover books
16282HETZEL. Susan Riviere. THE BUILDING OF A MONUMENT A HISTORY OF THE MARY WASHINGTON ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR WORK. Lancaster Pennsylvania: Press of Wickersham Co. 1903. 8vo. Publisher's blu cloth. vi 255 pages 18 plates. First editon. The history of the efforts of the Mary Washington Associations to erect a monument to the mother of George Washington. Chipping to extremities of spin else very good. unknown books
1965006679Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1965. Translated and edtied by James F. Shearer. xiii 127p. dj. Louisiana State University Press unknown books
195540432Denver CO: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company 1955. 1st printings. Beige printed paper wrappers stapled. Light wear to paper faint creasing. A VG set. One of 10 pp. one of 14. Charts housed within. 10-1/2" x 9-3/8" <br/><br/>"The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading with a motto of Through the Rockies not around them and later Main line through the Rockies both referring to the Rocky Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line in the United States over the 10240 feet 3120 m Tennessee Pass in Colorado and the famed routes through the Moffat Tunnel and the Royal Gorge. At its height around 1890 the D&RG had the largest operating narrow gauge railroad network in North America. Known for its independence the D&RGW operated the last private intercity passenger train in the United States the Rio Grande Zephyr." Wikipedia. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company unknown books
2017UYOUFOR00FPSt. Martin's Press 2017. Fine. Youers Rio. The Forgotten Girl. New York NY: St. Martin's Press 2017. 343pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. St. Martin's Press hardcover books
1963000974Ohio Gates Mills 1963. Softcover. First edition; 6 x 9; pp. 1-129; spiral-bound stiff lithographed wraps; small rubbed spot from removed bookshop label to lower left corner of front cover; some spotting to back cover; internally mostly very clean; illustrated in b&w by artist Paul Meunier; very good or better. A collection of recipes revealing the various cultural backgrounds and preferences of the contributors of the recipes which include British influenced - English Trifle Southern - Creole Tomatoes Eastern European - Kifli Dough Crescents etc. Ohio, Gates Mills paperback books
195540440Berlin Canada: Grand River Railway 1955. 1st printings. Buff paper printed with black ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning edgewear with light creasing and chipping no losses to text. Bottom of advertisement torn. An about VG collection. 3 items each of folded single sheets. Single black and white photographic image to advertisement. Varying sizes. <br/><br/>This collection includes: Grand Railway's "The Lake Erie and Northern Railway" Timetables No. 29 & 62 and a "Last Call" Interurban Jaunt advertisement for a farewell trip to the Lake Erie & Northern Railway and the Grand River Railway on May 1 1955. Grand River Railway 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
196550174sGarden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1965. Quarto softbound color-illus. wrappers 192 pp. Very Good with light edgewear and spot to upper cover from removed price tag. Contents: A Ballistics Primer; .22 Rifles; Varminter Rifles; Center-Fire Rifle Ammunition; Center-Fire Rifles; Iron Sights; Telescope Sights; Gunstocks; Sighting and Shooting Rifles; Handguns and Their Loads; Shooting the Handgun; Reloading Center-Fire Ammunition; The Shotgun; Handling the Shotgun; Shot-Shell Reloading; Shooting Accessories; Hunting Hints; Gun and Hunting Safety; Gun Care; Glossary of Shooting Terms and Abbreviations. Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1965]. paperback books
120795First Edition. hardcover. 60 engravings map of Hudson River Valley. 53pp. ads. 4to orig. pict. wrs.; rebacked in modern cloth; wrs. chipped around edges. N.Y.: Appleton 1875.<br/><br/> unknown books
1981TB06057New York: Random House 1981. First Edition. First printing Fine in decorated black cloth covered boards with red text stamping on the spine and a red embossed open boot on the front board and illustrated end sheets. A small quarto measuring 11 1/8 by 7 3/8 inches. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 299 pages including an index. Illustrated with black and white line drawings throughout. Random House hardcover books
19434294Denver 1943. 44pp. Square octavo 23 cm x 20.5 cm Stapled wrappers that fold to digest size 23 cm x 10 cm Near fine. Time tables and descriptions of the D&GRW line with photographs illustrating the text with a large route map at the center 21 cm x 38 cm. <br/><br/>"The Scenic Limited via world-famed Royal Gorge Favorite with American Travelers for more than half a century. The Exposition Flyer via the Moffat Tunnel Popular scenic shortcut thru the Rockies along the Colorado River and its brilliant canyons. unknown books
2003189669Guernville: The Sisters 2003. 3-panel brochure folded to 3.75x8.5 inches informational brochure about the Russian River organization which formed in 2001 listing their HIV/AIDS services and various other events and services. The Sisters unknown 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
19323746New York: Ingersoll-Rand Company 1932. 29pp. Quarto 29 cm Tan illustrated wrappers. Minor wear to covers with a name in ink on the front panel. History of the Hoover Dam that tells the story of the early history of the Colorado River and the development leading up to the selection of the dam site. It also offers general information and facts regarding the undertaking and the men who are directing it. <br/><br/>"The Hoover Dam is the latest in a long list of major construction projects to employ Ingersoll-Rand equipment. Preparations for the actual building of the dam consist largely of rock drilling operations. Hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of rock are being moved in building highways and railroads in scaling canyon walls of loose material and in driving the diversion tunnels which will carry the river past the dam during the construction Ingersoll-Rand Company unknown books
1852007773London: Bradbury & Evans 1852. Finely rebound in signed Riviere & Son caramel morocco back ornately gilt top edge gilt marbled end pages. Original cloth covers and back bound in at rear. Near Fine light foxing to end pages. scattered light toning. Illustrated. A quite handsome copy. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bradbury & Evans Hardcover books
1906277307London: Cassell 1906. First. hardcover. very good-. About 100 Illus. 14 maps. Tall 12mo red cloth cloth lightly dampstained one corner bumped scattered light foxing not affecting illustrations. London: Cassell 1906.<br/><br/> Cassell unknown books
1857WRCAM36019New York: Phelps & Watson 1857. 502pp. including printed wrappers and illustrations plus three maps and one view on yellow folding leaf 8 1/2 x 23 inches. Original printed wrappers. Minor soiling and occasional light stains. Very good. A detailed guide with numerous in-text and full-page engraved views and one full-page map of the city of New York and vicinity. The long folding leaf contains a map of Manhattan below 48th Street a bird's-eye view of New York from Union Square a long map of the Hudson River and a map of principal railroad routes extending west to Iowa and Missouri. Phelps & Watson unknown books
1869100268Pamphlet 8vo original wrappers illustrated including large folding map 50 pp. Wrapper on spine mostly missing top cover torn near spine making it partially detached a couple of minor chips and folds to the back cover and some edge folds normal aging map in very nice shape. A decent copy. This work includes all kinds of facts and figures about the Hudson River.There are several wood engravings several ads and a large long folding map. The map of the river shows some of the highlights and places you can visit. Gaylord Watson books
120790paperback. engravings map of New York City and vicinity. 50pp. 8vo pr. wrs.; lacks 4 maps wrs. soiled spine worn light foxing pencilling on t.p. N.Y.: H. Phelps 1857.<br/><br/> unknown books
1657JC14411London: Philip Briggs 1657. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4to. 417pp dictionary index. Two folding plates. Contemporary English calf spine repaired at top. Lacking title and dedication; photo copies of these laid in. Several early ownership signatures and scrawls. <br/><br/> Philip Briggs hardcover books
2012260801Afton Minnesota: White Pine Prints 2012. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Black cloth. As new in dust jacket. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Lavishly illustrated work on the Whale River Salmon Camp founded in 1967 by Stan Karbowski 1917-2010 the people the flora and the surrounding landscape of northern Quebec. The photographer Chuck Koosman first visited the Whale in 2001. David Ledie has fished the river for 18 years and chronicles the history of the camp and the changes in the salmon runs over the decades noting that the numbers of fish seen and caught came back dramatically when the Greenland and Newfoundland commercial salmon fisheries were bought out. <br/><br/>A beautiful production. White Pine Prints unknown books
402Richmond: Shepherd & Colin 1838. . 8vo printed pale green wrappers soiled extremities of spine chipped Signature of John Hartwell Cocke on the front free endpaper dated November 15 1838. "Progressive and prescient in all things he promoted new agricultural methods the founding of agricultural societies the development of waterways and steam navigation." DAB. He fought with great brilliance in the War of 1812 and rose from Captain to Brigadier General in eighteen months. He was against Slavery tobacco and was President of the American Temperance Union. He refused to run for public office although many attempts were made to persuade him to do so. Despite the many differences between the two men and Cocke's disapproval of some particulars of Thomas Jefferson's architectural plan he cooperated with Jefferson on the building committee of the University of Virginia and was a member of the Board of Visitors for 33 years Richmond: Shepherd & Colin, 1838. unknown books
