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McElroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1844: Containing the Names of the Inhabitants their Occupations Places of Businesses and Dwelling Houses; also a Business Directory Containing an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Subscribers to this Work Under their Appropriate Business Heads; Besides a List of the Streets Lanes Alleys the City Offices Public Institutions Banks &c. Seventh Edition
Philadelphia PA: Edward C. Biddle 1844. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy rebound in brown buckram spine panel lettered in gilt. Firm binding notably clean interior text block edges typically somewhat toned with small ink blot on lower fore-edge. 41232 pp. rear ads. In exceptional overall condition given its age ideal reference copy. Edward C. Biddle Hardcover
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McElroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1847: Containing the Names of the Inhabitants their Occupations Places of Businesses and Dwelling Houses; also a List of the Streets Lanes Alleys the City Offices Public Institutions Banks &c. Tenth Edition
Philadelphia PA: Edward C. and John Biddle 1847. Book. Good. Half-Leather. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black 1/4 leather blue printed paper covered boards. Worn but complete a decent enough reference copy with rubbing along joints rounded corners rubbed edges. Area of surface paper loss at top front cover corner approx. 5% of cover affecting a few letters with both covers rubbed and soiled. Approx. 1/4" square hole in center of front cover extending through interior to p. 7 title almanac first several pages of text with text affected fairly minimally bottom text block corner clipped through most of text block text unaffected. Vintage signature of A. H. Chambers 13 1/2 South 4th St. as well as a Burnett signature inked on front flyleaf also inscription on rear fixed endsheet. 42820 pp. rear ads. Interior shows typical foxing mostly relatively mild with toned/soiled text block edges firm binding. Edward C. and John Biddle Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050050
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MEDICAL DIPLOMA Ohio College of Medicine for Joseph Bowlby March 8 1883
Cincinnati Ohio: Not Published 1883. Unique As Issued and framed in period gilt ornamnetal frame under glass. Diploma with original seal and ribbon 18" x 22" in frame 22 1/2" x 26 1/2". Near Fine diploma a bit wavy 1" dia. spot of age toning. Signed by The President and the Secretary of the college along with the signatures of 10 Professors from the faculty. Dr Joseph Bowlby was born 17 Feb. 1854 in Rush County Indiana and died 28 June 1906 in Shelbyville Indiana. His practice was in Shelby County and Shelbyville Indiana from his graduation until his death. He served as President of the Homestead Building and Loan Association was a Presbyterian a Mason and a Republican. The Ohio College of Medicine located in Cincinnati was active from 1819 until 1896 when it merged with the Dept. of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Text of the diploma in Latin printed by Strobridge & Co. Lithographers of Cincinnati. A quite unique piece of medical Indiana and Ohio history. Being framed under glass this item will require extrz shipping charges- please email for estimate. . Unique As Issued. One Sheet Illustrated. Near Fine. 18" x 22". Not Published Paperback books
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Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas East Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families
Easley South Carolina: Southern Historical Press 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/None Issued. NF/Reprint. Great resource reseach copy. Clean and unmarked Small dent at bottom of front cover. Title on front and spine in gold lettering. Originally published in 1895 by the Goodspeed Brothers this reprint was published in 1982 with new material by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas and published by Lucas at the Southern Historical Press. This book starts with a short history of Texas and proceeds to individuals who were important to the gowth of the state. 463pp. many illustrations and portraits. Individual biographies are one and a half to two pages. An excellent sturdy copy that comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage and mailed in a box. And I can have it in the mail tomorrow. <br/> <br/> Southern Historical Press hardcover
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Memorial of the President Directors and Company of the Bank of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Treasury 1851. Paperback. Good. 10 p.; 24 cm. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "7" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. No date of publication but published in response to the declaration in 1851 by the state treasurer John M. Bickel that the Bank of Pennsylvania was subject to the tax on dividends. Very scarce. In Good Condition: disbound; heavily foxed; otherwise clean and tight. Pennsylvania Treasury paperback
Bookseller reference : 005089
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Men of Minnesota: a collection of the portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in Minnesota
St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Company 1915. 2 volumes thick 8vo pp. 540 520; chiefly black and white photographic illustrations; uniformly bound in contemporary brown morocco gilt spines in 6 compartments a.e.g. marbled endpapers; extremities rubbed slight discoloration to fore-edge of the second volume's upper cover else a very good attractive set. Second volume published by R.L. Polk & Co. Minnesota Historical Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 41862
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Men of Minnesota: a collection of the portraits of men prominent in business and professional life in Minnesota
St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Company 1915. 2 volumes thick 8vo pp. 540 520; chiefly black and white photographic illustrations; uniformly bound in contemporary brown morocco gilt spines in 6 compartments a.e.g. marbled endpapers; extremities rubbed slight discoloration to fore-edge of the second volume's upper cover else a very good attractive set. Second volume published by R.L. Polk & Co. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Company unknown books
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Men of the Pacific Coast 1902-1903
San Francisco: Pacific Art Company 1903. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. overall light rubbing to dark purple leather covers. rear cover moderately sun faded. all edges gilt with wear to gilding. marbled endpapers with nicely gilded edge decorations. 634pp. Pacific Art Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : W2.127
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MENSCH U. STAAT in Recht und Geschichte. Festschrift für Herbert Kraus zur Vollendung seines 70. Lebensjahres.
Kitzingen, Holzner, 1954. VIII, 468 S. Mit Porträt. OLwd.
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Midwick Country Club. By-Laws House Rules Roster Of Members 1930
Monterey Park / Los Angeles / Pasadena / Alhambra: Midwick Country Club 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 69 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Purple Endpapers. With Historical Lists Of Officers. Slight Rubbing At Corners Last Two White Endpapers Browned From A Piece Of Paper Like A Newspaper Clipping Apparently. Scarce: Worldcat Shows Only The Huntington Library Copy. Owner's Informtion On Front Endpaper. <br/> <br/> Midwick Country Club hardcover
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Miniature Book Little Webster Dictionary; 18000 Words
New York: Tiny Book & Novelty Co 1933. "The Federal Building Worlds Fair Chicago 1833-1933" stamped in silver rear cover. Limp leather binding with metal snap fastener 2" h x 1 1/2" w a true miniature. Very Good the leather rubbed at edges prior owner inscriptions one dated 1933 front and rear end papers. . Limp Leather. Very Good. 2" x 1 1/2". Tiny Book & Novelty Co Paperback books
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MINING LAWS Enacted By The Legislature of Colorado From First To Ninth Session Inclusive and the Laws of The United States Concerning Mines and Minerals Together With Laws and Information Concerning Farming and Grazing Lands. To March 1873
Central City Colorado Territory: Collier & Hall 1873. a Colorado Territorial publication; lightly rubbed edges and corners; covers slightly hand-soiled but not offensively; published three years prior to Colorado Statehood; not listed in Wynar's Colorado Bibliography; includes instructions for proceedings to obtain titles & C.; an unread copy; 100pp. Fourth Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Collier & Hall Paperback
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MINNESOTA the empire state of the new northwest the commercial manufacturing and geographical centre of the American continent. Published by the Board of Immigration for the state of Minnesota. President: Governor John S. Pillsbury
St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co. printers 1878. 8vo pp. 88; without the folding map of Minnesota found in some copies; original gray printed wrappers soiled slight chipping at edges remains of old label adhered at upper wrapper; generally a good copy of a promotional pamphlet for immigrants addressed: "To Laboring Men. To Landless Men. To All Men of moderate means and men of wealth who will accept homes in a beautiful and prosperous country. H.M. Smyth & Co., printers unknown
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MINNESOTA the empire state of the new northwest the commercial manufacturing and geographical centre of the American continent. Published by the Board of Immigration for the state of Minnesota. President: Governor John S. Pillsbury
St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co. printers 1878. 8vo pp. 88; without the folding map of Minnesota found in some copies; original gray printed wrappers soiled slight chipping at edges remains of old label adhered at upper wrapper; generally a good copy of a promotional pamphlet for immigrants addressed: "To Laboring Men. To Landless Men. To All Men of moderate means and men of wealth who will accept homes in a beautiful and prosperous country." <br/><br/> H.M. Smyth & Co., printers unknown books
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MINNESOTA'S MAJOR HISTORIC SITES A Guide. By June Drenning Holmquist & Jean A. Brookins. Photographs by Eugene D. Becker
St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society 1963. First edition 8vo pp. 182 illus. throughout with maps & photographs; very good in dust jacket. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Society unknown books
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MINNESOTA: her agricultural resources commercial advantages and manufacturing capabilities . Published by the State Board of Immigration
St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co 1879. Later issue measuring 215mm. x 140mm. and with the paper used for text and map of a decidedly lesser quality 8vo 40pp. some fading at extremities but generally a very good copy in original pink printed wrappers. H.M. Smyth & Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 7174
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Minnesota: its place among the states. Being the first annual report of the Commissioner of Statistics for the year ending January 1st 1860. Published by authority of law
Hartford: Case Lockwood and Company 1860. 8vo pp. 173 3; original printed wrappers spine neatly reinforced with old tape nicked at extremities some soiling else a very good copy. Sabin 49279. Case, Lockwood, and Company unknown
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MINNESOTA: Its Advantages to Settlers. Sixth edition
St. Paul: for gratuitous circulation by Girart Hewitt 1867. 8vo 36pp. a fine copy in orig. blue printed wrappers and scarce thus. Wrappers with different letterpress than the above and now bound without the ads; text identical. Howes H-455 not mentioning the different issues for the year 1867. for gratuitous circulation, by Girart Hewitt unknown
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MINNESOTA: her agricultural resources commercial advantages and manufacturing capabilities . Published by the State Board of Immigration
St. Paul: H.M. Smyth & Co 1879. Later issue measuring 215mm. x 140mm. and with the paper used for text and map of a decidedly lesser quality 8vo 40pp. some fading at extremities but generally a very good copy in original pink printed wrappers. <br/><br/> H.M. Smyth & Co unknown books
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MINNESOTA: Its Advantages to Settlers. Sixth edition
St. Paul: for gratuitous circulation by Girart Hewitt 1867. 8vo 36pp. a fine copy in orig. blue printed wrappers and scarce thus. Wrappers with different letterpress than the above and now bound without the ads; text identical. Howes H-455 not mentioning the different issues for the year 1867. <br/><br/> for gratuitous circulation, by Girart Hewitt unknown books
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Minnesota: its place among the states. Being the first annual report of the Commissioner of Statistics for the year ending January 1st 1860. Published by authority of law
Hartford: Case Lockwood and Company 1860. 8vo pp. 173 3; original printed wrappers spine neatly reinforced with old tape nicked at extremities some soiling else a very good copy. Sabin 49279. <br/><br/> Case, Lockwood, and Company unknown books
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MINNESOTA: its progress and capabilities. Being the second annual report of the Commissioner of Statistics for the years 1860 and 1861. And containing an abstrract of the United States Census
Saint Paul: William R. Marshall 1862. 8vo 126-127pp. errata tipped in at the back covers soiled else good and sound in original printed wrappers. Martin 431. <br/><br/> William R. Marshall unknown books
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MINNESOTA: its resources and progress its beauty heathfulness and fertility and its: attractions and advantages as a home for immigrants. Compiled by the Commissioner of Statistics and published by direction of the State Board of Immigration.
Minneapolis: Tribune Printing Company 1872. 8vo 79-80pp. original printed wrappers; spine a little chipped small library sticker on upper cover and lacking the folding map otherwise a very good copy. Staehlin 538. <br/><br/> Tribune Printing Company unknown books
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MINNESOTA: its resources and progress; its beauty health and fertility; and its attractions and advantages as a home for immigrants
St. Paul: Press Printing Co 1870. 8vo pp. 72; original yellow printed wrappers with the rubberstamp of the Northern Pacific Railroad at the top; near fine. Compiled by the Commissioner of Statistics and published by direction of Governor Horace Austin. <br/><br/> Press Printing Co unknown books
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MINNESOTA: Premium list and rules and regulations of the third annual fair of the Mississippi Valley Industrial Association to be held at their driving park and fair grounds Red Wing.
Red Wing Minn: Red Wing Printing Co. Steam Print 1880. 8vo pp. 16 18 ads; 5 vignette woodcuts in the text plus several illus. ads at the back; a very good copy in orig. yellow printed wrappers; there is a cancel slip tipped to the title-page changing the dates of the fair to September 14-17 1880. <br/><br/> Red Wing Printing Co., Steam Print unknown books
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Minutes of the Presbytery of Redstone of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Cincinnati OH: Elm Street Printing Co. 1878. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the Organization of Presbytery September 191781 to December 1831. Limited First Edition of 300 copies. This Presbytery or synod was the first one formed west of the Allegheny Mountains and included much of Western Pennsylvania. Primarily meeting minutes and correspondence of the organization. Book Condition : Good- Ex-College Library; former owner's name in ink inside front cover and on front free end paper; library stamping to title page and text block; pocket inside rear cover; age toning throughout minor foxing; beginnings of spine separation all pages intact; bumping/tearing to spine ends; text unmarked. Elm Street Printing Co. Hardcover
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Mirroscope Catalogue "E" 1912
Cleveland: The Buckeye Stereopticon Co. 1912. RARE catalogue for the year 1912 Very Good brad bound soiling to covers lacking pages 1-4 pages 5-8 loose originally 32 pp. The first 22 pp. with pictures of stereopticons one side and product specifications on verso with the last 10 pp. "Suggestions for an Evenings Entertainment with a Mirroscope". . First Edition. Brads. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 6" x 9". The Buckeye Stereopticon Co. Paperback books
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Modern Travel By Pullman.is an Adventure in Modern Gracious Living
The Pullman Co. 1957. 22" x 34 1/2" poster folded to form an 11" x 11 1/2" pamphlet. Near Fine small chip top edge. Verso of sheet makes a nice poster showing the history of Pullman cars from 1859 to 1956. . First Edition. Poster. Near Fine. The Pullman Co. books
Bookseller reference : 004912
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Motor Age. September 11 1913 With Story About Road Racing Events At Corona Californi
Chicago: Class Journal Company 1913 1913. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Cover By Clinton Petter. Great Cover With Two Seat Racer Driven By A Woman With A Party Of Seven Other Figures All Watching A Sailboat Race In The Background. Feature Story About Racing At The Circle City Corona California "The Circle City" Whose Circular Grand Avenue Was The Race Track. <br/> <br/> Class Journal Company 1913 paperback
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Motoring to Southern California
Los Angeles: Touring Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California 1931. Softcover. Very good. 4.5" x 8" 31 pp in original stapled wrappers. Light soiling to front cover otherwise clean and sound. Very good. The Automobile Club of Southern California founded in 1900 was one of the nation's first motor clubs.--dedicated to improving road conditions and signage providing maps and promoting motor travel generally. This booklet describes the points of interest and road conditions on a selection of major roads that would eventually lead the motor traveler to southern California. Those covered in the most detail are the Old Spanish Trail the Santa Fe or National Old Trails Road Lincoln Highway Arrowhead Trail and Pacific Highway. Briefer notes are supplied for U.S. Highways 66 366 54 70 450 20 12 and 10; the Union Pacific Highway; Victory Highway; Pike's Peak to Ocean Highway; Detroit Lincoln and Denver Highway; Custer Battlefield Highway Old Oregon Trail and Redwood Highway. A brief note remindes travelers of the need to book ahead for good hotels and campgrounds and a section on apparel reassures them that cars are now more dependable and roads less muddy such that "the modern motorist is usually a neat and clean person--a direct contrast to the motor pioneers of the early days." We find no copies of this edition--likely the first--in OCLC. Touring Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California unknown
Bookseller reference : 22090
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Mozyr - Land: Russland (= General-Karte von Mittel-Europa 1:200 000. 38. 47? 52?)
Wien, Kaiserlich-K?nigliches Milit?r-Geographisches Institut, 1914. Hochformat, ca. 34 x 55 cm, Ausgabe: mehrf?rbig; Zustand: gut +
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Mozyr - Land: Russland (= General-Karte von Mittel-Europa 1:200 000. 38. 47? 52?)
Wien, Kaiserlich-K?nigliches Milit?r-Geographisches Institut. Hochformat, ca. 34 x 55 cm, gefaltet zu 4 Segmenten, Ausgabe: mehrf?rbig; Zustand: gut +
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National Geographic Magazine January 1910 Vol. XXI No. 1 Alaska and the North Pole
Washington DC: The National Geographic Society 1909. Softcover. Good. 90 pp ads with many b/w illustrations from photographs. Moderate wear and soiling but sound and complete. Includes a report on the National Geographic Society's Alaskan Expedition of 1909 as well as articles on photography in glacial Alaska the Discovery of the North Pole and its celebration at the Society's annual banquet and Alaskan coal fields. The National Geographic Society paperback books
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Native and introduced forage plants. Issued in Bulletin No. 40 South Dakota agricultural college and experiment station Brookings S.D.
Brookings: Dutcher Breed & Storgaard 1894. First edition 8vo pp. 208 3; 58 plates; lacking wrappers; stitched as issued; some foxing; else good or better. Details various grasses and wheats for agricultural purposes. <br/><br/> Dutcher, Breed, & Storgaard unknown books
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Neat Pieces: The Plain-Style Furniture of Nineteenth-Century Georgia
Atlanta Georgia: Atlanta Historical Society 1983. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/ exhibition catalog-First ed. This is the original catalog from an exhibition at the High Museum in Atlanta from December 9 1983 until June 10 1984. Furniture was originally exhibited in 1983 at the High Museum in Atlanta. 176 pages of black and white pictures and 8 color plates and descriptions of all kinds of Georgia furniture pieces from the 1800s. A lengthy alphabetized list of Georgia furniture makers and lenders to the exhibition are in the back section of the book. Clean and tight good corners a little light wear at top and bottom of spine. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. And I can have it in the mail tomorrow. A wonderful book for the antique collector. BOXA <br/> <br/> Atlanta Historical Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 023301
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New Light on Lincoln's Character
New York: Lincoln History Society 1902. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. 32pp. Illustrations. Very good. Outer wrappers only a tad age toned and a bit edgeworn. Nice copy of the elaborate prospectus for Ida M. Tarbell's "The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from original sources and containing many Speeches Letters and Telegrams hitherto unpublished" first published in 1900 and reissued by Lincoln History Society in four volumes in1902. Definitely uncommon. Laid in is an 8" X 4" pale blue printed order form for this set $10 for "English Ribbed Cloth" $14 for "Three-Quarter Leather" and also a 4 3/4" X 7 3/4" Typed Letter Signed from this company's registrar W.R. Caldwell bearing his rubberstamped signature 1 April 1903. Addressed to E.P. Farr. Very good. Blue-ink mimeographed sales pitch letter for this set. Apparently this publisher reprinted this prospectus each time they reprinted this set others bear the date 1903 1907 1908 and 1909 on the facsimile of the Tarbell title page but this 1902 is the earliest and represents the year the LHS first published their edition. MONAGHAN 1312 note. Lincoln History Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 42650
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New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State
NY: Hastings House. Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled spine faded. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. xxxvii 458pp index. Many photogravures. Orange cloth binding. One of the WPA's American Guide series highlighting natural and man-made landmarks history geography and culture. Map missing from rear pocket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Hastings House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 55259
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New York in the Spanish-American War 1898: Part of the Report of the Adjutant-General of the State for 1900 In Three Volumes
Albany NY: State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; First several pages of volume one loose front . hinge is cracked boards heavily worn. Volumes two and three much tighter . and with only mild wear to spines. 1900. Hardcover. A three volume set comprising a detailed record of New York State's official involvement in the Spanish-American War. Peach-colored cloth bindings with blind-stamping and black-stamped lettering on spines. Frontispiece photograph of New York Governor Frank T. Black in first volume. Volume One contains information about all official State documents issued concerning the conflict long lists of ordnance quartermaster supplies and medical supplies issued and detailed lists of soldiers who died during the War. Volume one also lists short biographical information about soldiers enlisted in Troop A Troop C 4th Battery 5th Battery 7th Battery 1st 2nd 3rd and 8th Regiments. Volume two provides registers of soldiers enlisted in the 9th 12th 13th 14th 22nd 47th and 65th Regiments. Volume three provides registers of soldiers enlisted in the 69th 71st 201st 202nd and 203rd Regiments as well as information about the naval militia. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . State of New York hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40842
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New York Social Register 1887 - Facsimile Edition
New York: Social Register Association 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black "leatherette" paper-covered boards lettered in orange. A bit of surface rubbing to covers otherwise about as issued. Firm binding clean interior. Facsimile of 1887 edition. viiixl256 pp. 1st thus: Nov. 1986. Social Register Association Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 057842 ISBN : 0940281007 9780940281004
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NIEDERSCHRIFT über die I. (bis IV.) Verbandsversammlung. des Verbandes der öffentlichen gemeinnützigen Arbeitsnachweise des Königreichs Sachsen. 4 Hefte.
Leipzig, Noske, Radelli, 1912/15. Insgesamt 300 S. OKart./Kart.
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Executive board and of the Ladies' Board of Managers of the Union Benevolent Association
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson printers 1850. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains a list of people who contributed to the Union Benevolent Association for the previous year with the amount given as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked. The male officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled and creased; 3-cm. closed tear at upper corner of front wrapper; internally clean and tight. Merrihew & Thompson, printers paperback
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Nomania
Nome AK: Nomania Publishers. Very Good. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Card Covers. Vertical crease part way up the front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Contents are "fine." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 75 pages . Nomania Publishers unknown
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North Castle/ New Castle Historical Records Colonial History and Minutes of Town Meeting 1736-1791 Also Maps Patents Census Lists. Volume 1
New Castle New York: Jointly Published By Town of North Castle Town of New Castle 1975. First Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/None Issued. F/1st ed./Signed. Clean and with an uncreased binding this first edition is firm in its glued binding and is signed and dated by the Committee Chairwoman for the project on the verso of the title page. The previous owner left his embossed book stamp discreetly on the top of the front free endpaper. There is no marking to either the interior or exterior of the book and the pages are bright white. 142pp. notes bibliography and index along with an assortment of early maps and pictures of early local buildings. There are a few early portraits and many mentions of local individuals and families. A really well thought out history for both of these towns. Book will come to you in an non acid document bag for storage. <br/> <br/> Jointly Published By Town of North Castle, Town of New Castle paperback
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Notable Men of the West Including Members of the United States Supreme Court Supreme Courts of Several States and Prominent Lawyers and Business Men in the Western States
<p>Chicago: The Inter Ocean Newspaper Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and stained hinges cracked. 1902. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in gilt on spine. Index to portraits. Cameo photo portrait reproductions of various judges lawyers politicians and businessmen of the American West including US Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller US Supreme Court Associate Justices John M. Harlan Henry B. Brown David J. Brewer Edward D. White Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna George Shiras Jr. and Horace Gray and many others. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 219 pages .</p> The Inter Ocean Newspaper Company hardcover
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Nouvel Etat Général et Alphabétique des Villes, Bourgs et Paroisses, Villages, Hameaux et Ecarts en dépendant, compris dans les Etats du Duché de Bourgogne, Comtés & [et] Pays adjacents ; Avec l'indication des Recettes d'Impositions, Directions de Chemins, Dioceses, Bailliages, Subdélégations, & Bureaux de Contrôle des Actes, d'où dépendent lesdites Villes, Bourgs et Paroisses. Rédigé & imprimé par ordre de MM. les Elus-Généraux des Etats de Bourgogne, conformément à leur Délibération du 12 Novembre 1781.
Defay 1783 A Dijon, chez A.M. Defay, Imprimeur de S.A.S. Mgr le Prince de Condé, 1783, 1 volume de 20.5x26.5 cm environ, 4-434 ff. (un numéro pour 2 pages), demi-reliure cuir fauve, dos lisse portant titres dorés sur pièce de titre verte, tranches finement mouchetées de rouge., un ex-libris sur le premier contreplat. Mors en grande partie fendus et fragiles, reliure frottée, contreplats râpés, premières pages un peu déreliées et froissées sur le bas. Sinon intérieur propre.
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NURSERY SPECIMEN BOOK FROM CHASE BROTHERS NURSERY IN ROCHESTER NY
Rochester New York: Chase Brothers Company 1902. Magazine. Illus. by Stecher Lithographic Company. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. With 47 glorious color lithographs by Stecher Lithographic Company of Rochester "the pioneer firm in this line with experience of forty years" and numerous black and white photographs. 102 pp. Very Good in original green string-tied wrappers wrappers rubbed and with corner creases 1" paper loss to wrappers at base of spine 6 lithos with 1" horizontal tears at fore edge. Chase Brothers Company New England Nurseries was established in 1857 incorporated in 1887. Chase Brothers Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007175
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NURSERY SPECIMEN BOOK FROM CHASE BROTHERS NURSERY IN ROCHESTER NY
Rochester New York: Chase Brothers Company 1902. With 47 glorious color lithographs by Stecher Lithographic Company of Rochester "the pioneer firm in this line with experience of forty years" and numerous black and white photographs. 102 pp. Very Good in original green string-tied wrappers wrappers rubbed and with corner creases 1" paper loss to wrappers at base of spine 6 lithos with 1" horizontal tears at fore edge. Chase Brothers Company New England Nurseries was established in 1857 incorporated in 1887. . First Edition. String Tied. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Stecher Lithographic Company. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Chase Brothers Company Paperback books
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Observations of the arkansaw traveler
Van noy railroad news co kansas city SD In 4 obl 26cmX31cm 90 pages très nombreuses illustrations
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Official Freight Shippers' Directory of the Pennsylvania Railroad & Its Connections Giving Alphabetical Lists of Stations. with Directions as to the Freight Depots at Which Shipments Should be Delivered in New York Philadelphia Baltimore & Pittsburgh
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1890. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Title continues;"including A General Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad Maps of the Principal Cities and Other Information of Interest to Shippers". With original wrappers bound in 20th c. black cloth with gilt lettering at spine Near Fine light soiling to wrappers one map detached but laid in and complete a few pages with contemporary pencil notations bottom edge of page block "FRT STAS PRR" in ink . Stiff cardboard wrappers 194 pp. with maps and numerous advertisements. "This book contains an alphabetical list of stations on all lines owned leased or operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company east of Pittsburgh and Erie together with numerous other points on its direct connections and shows at which of the various Freight Stations of the Company in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore shipments for the points named may be delivered; also the stations at which there are no agents or sidings and the junction points with connecting roads." p. 15. RARE not found at OCLC/WorldCat RareBookHub Auction & Book Sales Archive by BIBLIO or in Google search. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010198
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Official Map of Los Angeles City ca. 1902
Los Angeles: Bekins Van & Storage. Very good. 15" x 13" indexed city street map issued as a promotional piece by Bekins Van & Storage "shippers of household goods to and from eastern points at half rates. Warehouse Cor. 4th & Alameda Sts. Very good condition with folding creases one small tear to right margin stabilized with archival tape. The map is undated but evidence of its early date comes from the photographic illustration on the verso which shows a line of horse-drawn moving vans and from the designation on the verso of Los Angeles as "Earth's Garden Spot Population 125000." 1902 is the estimated date given in the catalog record from the Huntington Library which holds the only copy we located of this edition of Bekins' map which was updated repeatedly over the next several decades. Bekins Van & Storage unknown
Bookseller reference : 23954
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