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WELD Isaac;
Travels Through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada During the Years 1795 1796 and 1797
London John Stockdale 1799 First edition. . rebacked preserving original leather spine with gilt title lettering and decorations marbled boards internal hinge cracked but firm name on title interior is clean and fine with light foxing on a few leaves including some plates mostly marginal. . 4to 27.5 x 12 cm; xxiv 464 pp 16 plates and maps complete as per list including folding colored map other map 3 plans etched frontis tissue guards. . Howes W235. Sabin 102541. TPL 708. A good first edition of these important travels. The plates include several of Niagara Quebec city Cohoz Falls Mount Vernon Bethlehem views etc. The maps include a large folding colored map of northern states of America and a map of Upper and Lower Canada. Clark II 132: 'Weld landed at Philadelphia in November 1795 from which he made excursions in all directions. On one of these he visited Baltimore Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon. On another he moved west to York and Lancaster the northern neck of Virginia and Williamsburg and Norfolk apparently going as far south as the Dismal Swamp. At Williamsburg he noted that the capital was crumbling to pieces that William and Mary was a grammar school rather than a college that the church was out of repair and that the hospital for the insane was not well regulated. On his return he journeyed to Richmond and west to the mountains and as was usual with travelers he described Rock Bridge. After coming back to Philadelphia he went to Canada' including Montreal Quebec Kingston Niagara Detroit etc. A highly popular account translated into several languages and with many later printings including a second edition in the same year in two volumes using the same material and much on social economic agricultural conditions customs topography etc. Howes W235. Sabin 192541. Lande 890. TPL 708. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, John Stockdale, 1799, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12746
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Wellman Paul I.
Death on Horseback Seventy Years of War for the American West
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 484 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in tan cloth. Moderate wear to the binding. The binding is a little dust-stained and soiled from handling. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. <br/> <br/> J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040121
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Welsch Ulrike
Boston Rediscovered
Commonwealth Editions 2002 Jaquette légèrement fendillée en tête, sinon très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 68753 ISBN : 1889833371
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Wenger Ferdi
Guide Mondial :Canada-Alaska
Vilo, n° 3 1978 In-8 broché 20,5 cm sur 13. 256-36-40-IV pp. 36 pages de photos en couleurs. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 129545
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Werther-bellamy
Les etats-unis- cent ans après
Éditions du burin 1972 293 pages in8. 1972. reliure d'éditeur. 293 pages.
Bookseller reference : 52451
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WERTZ (Jay).
Les indiens d'Amérique : expériences.
Paris Guy Trédaniel 2008 1 vol. relié in-4 oblong, cartonnage de l'éditeur sous étui illustré, 64 pp., nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et fac-similés dépliants. Très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 88455
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WERTZ (Jay).
Les indiens d'Amérique : expériences.
Paris Guy Trédaniel 2008 1 vol. relié in-4 oblong, cartonnage de l'éditeur sous étui illustré, 64 pp., nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et fac-similés dépliants. Très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 88455
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Wescott John W.
Woodrow Wilson's Eloquence
N.p.: The Author 1922. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 103 pages. Hardcover bound in tan cloth. Light wear to the binding. Early owner's signature dated 1923 on the front flyleaf. A sound copy and clean within. <br/> <br/> The Author hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039703
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WEST (Robert C.), AUGELLI (John P.)
Middle America. Its Lands and Peoples.
Englewood, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1966. Grand in-8, rel. d’éditeur pleine toile orange sous jaquette ill., 482 pp., texte en anglais sur 2 col., nbr. ill. et fig. en noir in-t. Index.
Bookseller reference : 562393
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WESTLAKE DONALD E. ....
DOSSIER WESTLAKE
Polar n° 22, 1982. In-8 broché, 191 pages, quelques illustrations;
Bookseller reference : 2534
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WESTLAKE DONALD E. ....
DOSSIER WESTLAKE
Polar n° 22, 1982. In-8 broché, 191 pages, quelques illustrations 5 Nouvelles inédites : L'imbroglio Mulligan par D. Westlake, l'Aiguille du diable par R. rendell, Charlie dans la toudra par B. Garfield, Cendrillon par L. Chomarat, La belle et le nègre par A. Paucard.
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WH. Holmes W. H.
Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1903-1904
Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1907. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very good. A very good first printing. Brown cloth boards with native portrait in gilt. Binding slightly cocked yet sturdy.Spotting to cover and foxing to last free endpaper. Full of hundreds of black and white plates depicting lifeways and artifacts. xxvi 285 pp. 8 x 11 1/2 inches tall octavo. Contents: The aborigines of Porto Rico and neghboring islands Certain antiquities of Eastern Mexico Government Printing Office hardcover
Bookseller reference : 868
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Wheeler Patricia R.
My Roots Are in this Soil - Guide to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Cincinnati OH: The Creative Company 1993. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. 24 pages. Softcover staple bound in white wrappers with colour portrait of Hoover on front cover. Binding has white price sticker on rear cover. Prior owner's name and blindstamp impression on page 1. Text is otherwise unmarked. <br/> <br/> The Creative Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 039489
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WHEELER, Keith & les redacteurs de Time-Life.
Les Batisseurs du Rail.
in-4, 240 pages entierement iIlustrees n&b et couleurs, index, reliure skyvertex havane avec image contrecollee sur le premier plat, titre dore. Tres bel exemplaire. [P-50]
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WHEELER, Keith & les redacteurs de Time-Life.
Les Batisseurs du Rail.
Amsterdam, Time-Life ("Le Far West"), 1978. in-4, 240 pages entierement iIlustrees n&b et couleurs, index, reliure skyvertex havane avec image contrecollee sur le premier plat, titre dore.
Bookseller reference : 41945
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Whidden, Guy C. / Schoff, Wilfred H
La Pennsylvanie et ses Exploitations variées. Préparé pour le Douzième Congrès International de Navigation.
Philadelphie, Comité local d'Organisation du Congrès [Local Organizing Commission of the 12th International Congress of Navigation], 1912. In-8°. Avec plusiers photos b/n et 1 carte pliante. 287 p. Reliure pleine toile. 1 cachet d'une bibliothèque sur les gardes et 1 cachet sur la page de titre. Page de titre avec très petit accroc.
Bookseller reference : 21780
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WHIDDEN, Guy C. – SCHOFF, Wilfred H.
La Pennsylvanie et ses exploitations variées. Douzième Congrès international de navigation. Avec 1 carte des USA.
Philadelphie, Comité du Congrès 1912, 240x170mm, 287pages, illustré, reliure toile de l’éditeur.. Très bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 12219
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WHIPPLE A. W. J. C. Ives J. M. Bigelow George Englemann etc;
Reports of Exploration and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the Direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-4 volume IV
Washington House of Representatives 1856 First edition House issue. . later cloth with printed title label on spine light stain on margin of title but overall clean solid very good condition. . 4to 30 x 24 cm; vii 193; 288 pp 59 lithographed and engraved botanical plates complete including 24 of cactii 10 of mosses index to each part large folding hand colored chart showing vegetation cross-sections. . Hasse 62. The surveys to produce a national railroad provided some of the most important natural history geographical and ethnological information that has ever been made available and resulted in the important 12 volume set of which this is volume IV complete in itself. It consists of a report on the botany of the expedition soil and productions along the route by J. M. Bigelow cactaceae by George Englemann and J. M. Bigelow descriptions by famous botanist John Torrey mosses by W. S. Sullivant. and report on the zoology of the expedition. Wagner Camp Becker 263a. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Washington, House of Representatives, 1856, First edition, House issue. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J8980
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White Beth
Goliad Remembered 1836-1940: The Raucous Cultured Century
Austin TX: Nortex Press 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 115 14 pages. Softcover in tan wrappers. Spine is toned. Edges of text block are foxed. Text has occasional foxing. <br/> <br/> Nortex Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 038615
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White Nell; and Nell White Hargreaves
Goliad in the Texas Revolution. A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School University of Houston in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts
Austin Texas: Nortex Press 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 62 pages. Softcover in tan wrappers. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. <br/> <br/> Nortex Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 038617
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WHITE Philo;
Narrative of a Cruize in the Pacific to South America and California on the U. S. Sloop-of-War "Dale" 1841 - 1843
Denver Fred A. Rosensock Old West Publishing Co 1965 First edition limited to 1000 copies. . original cloth clean fine. . 4to; x 84 pp colorfrontis five plates one color. . Edited by Charles L. Camp from the original manuscript with illustrations William H. Myers. An excellent production. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Denver, Fred A. Rosensock, Old West Publishing Co, 1965, First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J1070
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White William Allen
MASKS IN A PAGEANT
New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Bookplate. Former owner's name on front free endpaper; 8vo; 507 pages . Macmillan Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9442
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White (Stephen)
La Photographie et le Rêve américain 1840-1940
Marval 2002 In-4 23 x 32 cm. Broché sous couverture rempliée et illustrée en couleurs, 211 pp., 183 photographies en noir et blanc, en sépia, et en couleurs. Exemplaire en bon état. - Edité par Stephen WHITE
Bookseller reference : 21375 ISBN : 286234348
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WHITE, C. A.:
A review of the non-marine fossil mollusca of north America. Annotated catalogue.
Washington, U.S. Geol. Survey, 1883, gr. in-8vo, 159 p. + 32 plates, Half clothbound.
Bookseller reference : 73921aaf
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White, C.A., & Nicholson, H.A., 1878.:
Bibliography of North American invertebrate paleontology, being a report upon the publications that have hitherto been made upon the invertebrate paleontology of North America, including the West Indies and Greenland.
Pp. 132, annot. bibl. Orig. wrs.
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White, C.A., 1877.:
Report upon the invertebrate fossils collected in portions of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, by parties of the Expeditions of 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874.
4to, 29.5cm. Pp. [ii],219,[43], numerous figs. on 21 lithogr. pls., index. New cloth. - "Report of the United States Geographical Surveys of the One Hundreth Meridian, in charge First Lieut, Geo. M. Wheeler [...] Vol. IV. Paleontology." - Description and illustration of a large number of fossils from pre-carboniferous Paleozoic strata (pp. 32-94), Carboniferous (pp. 96-160), Jurassic (pp. 162-169), Cretaceous (pp. 169-205), and Tertiary (pp. 206-216).
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WHITE, Robb
Notre ile vierge (Our virgin island) / Traduit de l'americain par Hilda Barberis
1953 Gallimard, NRF, Collection L'air du Temps. Paris 1953, in-8° broché.231 pp , exemplaire non coupé, bon état, Collection dirigée par Pierre LAZAREFF
Bookseller reference : 10857
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Whitley (Davis S.)
L’art des chamanes de Californie
Seuil 2000 In-4 relié 27,5 cm. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 15758 ISBN : 2020234823
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WHITLOCK Brand
UN AMERICAIN D'AUJOURD'HUI - Scènes De La Vie Publique et Privée Aux États-unis
Paris Berger-Levrault 1917 In-12 Broché Satisfaisant
Bookseller reference : 001768
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WIESENTHAL, Simon.
LA VOILE DE L'ESPOIR. La mission secrete de Christophe Colomb.
in-8°, 245 pages, ill., broche, couverture illustree. Bon etat. [MI-9]
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Wilbur C. Keith
The Woodland Indians
Philadelphia PA: Chelsea House 1997. presentation bookplate flyleaf. Later Printing. Pictorial Boards. Good . Ex-Library. Chelsea House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19324 ISBN : 0791045277 9780791045275
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Wilcox Desmond
Explorers
London: British Broadcasting Corporation 1976. 25cm 224p some bumping dj wrinkled. hardcover. Very Good/Good. British Broadcasting Corporation Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2570 ISBN : 0563128763 9780563128762
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WILCOX Walter Dwight;
The Rockies of Canada; A revised and enlarged edition of 'Camping in the Canadian Rockies'
New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1903 . . original green pictorial gilt cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover gilt spine vignette top edge gilted edges bit rubbed spine lightly faded but lettering clear slight foxing on few end leaves else very good sound and solid copy. . large 8vo 25 x 17.5 cm; ix i 309 pp frontis 42 plates with tissue guards with letterpress of which 25 plates are fine photogravures 3 maps including 2 large folding maps in rear pocket index. . Neate W73. The author America mountaineer and original A. A. C. member explored the Canadian Rockies in the 1890s to the north of Kicking Horse Pass and south to Mt. Assiniboine. He made more than 20 first ascents of in the Canadian Rockies. This nicely illustrated work was first published as Camping in the Canadian Rockies in 1896 and is here expanded. Whale 1694. Lowther 1250: 'An account of camp life in the wilder parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains together with a description of the region around Banff Lake Louise and Glacier and a sketch of early explorations. . . one of the best early sources of information on the Alberta-British Columbia border region'. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903, . hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11691
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Wild Peter ; Barclay Donald A ; Maguire James H eds.
Into the Wilderness Dream : Exploration Narratives of the American West 1500-1805
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press 1994. 23cm 397p. Trade Paperback. Fine. University of Utah Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 2156 ISBN : 0874804442 9780874804447
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Wilentz Amy
The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier
U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster 1989. Dust jacket has light wear. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very good. 9.5 x 6.5. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 415211 ISBN : 0671641867 9780671641863
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Will George F.
THE WOVEN FIGURE Conservatism and America's Fabric
New York: Scribner. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684825627 . Price clipped DJ; INSCRIBED by author to title page; 8vo; 384 pages . Scribner hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15406 ISBN : 0684825627 9780684825625
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William H. Prescott
History of the Conquest of Mexico Vol. II Only: Ancient Mexican Civilization
A. L. Burt 1948. Volume II only. Hardcover in maroon cloth no jacket. Light soiling and wear to boards; light foxing to textblock fore-edge else interior is clean tight and lightly toned. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. A. L. Burt Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 624860
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William H. Price
The Civil War - Centennial Handbook - First Edition par William H. Price
ARLINGTON, Edit. par Prince Lithograph Co., 1961 - 1 ère Edition - In-8 - Broché - Couverture illustrée - nombreuses photographies N&B, certaines P.P. - 8 Planches couleurs H.T - 72 pages - Très propre
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William H. Price
The Civil War - Centennial Handbook - First Edition par William H. Price
1961 ARLINGTON, Edit. par Prince Lithograph Co., 1961 - 1 ère Edition - In-8 - Broché - Couverture illustrée - nombreuses photographies N&B, certaines P.P. - 8 Planches couleurs H.T - 72 pages - Très propre
Bookseller reference : 45996
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William M. Davidson
History of the United States
<p> Cover is well worn but still sound. The pages have a few marks The Book is bound in brown cloth covered boards with Lettering and floral imagry on the cover and spine. All pages are intact with only minor bent edges. All images are in good condition and the book has a clean good binding.</p> Scott, Foresman & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : A3-112
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William Marshall Anderson / Dale L. Morgan Ed. / Eleanor Towles Harris Ed.
The Rocky Mountain Journals of William Marshall Anderson . The West in 1834
Lincoln USA: University of Nebraska Press 1987. Reprint . Very Good. 5.25 x 8 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Unread copy light marking to page edges otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches 13.5 x 20 cm. Paperback. Printed pages: 430 University of Nebraska Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 1131E602 ISBN : 0803259107 9780803259102
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WILLIAM, Richard L. & les redacteurs de Time-Life.
Les Bucherons.
in-4, 240 pages entierement iIlustrees n&b et couleurs, index, reliure skyvertex havane avec image contrecollee sur le premier plat, titre dore. Tres bel exemplaire. [HP-1]
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Williams Donald R.
Nicholas Stoner and the Sammons Boys or a Tale of the Mohawk Valley SIGNED
Wells N. Y.: Haderondack House / Adiorndack Books 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 113 3 pages. Green hardback with titles in gilt. Light wear to the binding. There is a small green sticker on the front pastedown. A sound copy with unmarked text. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br/> <br/> Haderondack House / Adiorndack Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040891
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WILLIAMS J. J.;
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec; being the Results of a Survey for a Railroad to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans made by the Scientific Commission under the Direction of Major J.G. Barnard U.S. Engineers
New York D. Appleton & Co 1852 First Edition. . original blind-stamped cloth gilt spine title lettering is clear small light stain on cover lightly rubbed lightly foxed mainly to tissue guards faint small erasure on title margin overall very good sound and solid copy. . 8vo 23.5 x 15 cm; 295 errata slip pp 14 tinted or partly colored plates by Sarony including frontis tissue guards geological section plate folding chart folding map tables. . The work was commissioned by the Tehuantepec Railroad Company of New York to propose an interoceanic railway. Reports on geography topography geology economy climate animals flora illustrated with attractive plates and the often lacking errata slip. With much on southern Mexico especially Veracruz and Oaxaca. Sabin 3480. Bryan 91. Palau 375712 A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, D. Appleton & Co, 1852, First Edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J12890
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WILLIAMS David
AMERICA ILLUSTRATED
Boston 1883, in4 toile verte illustrée, 121pp Abondantes gravures sur bois hors texte et dans le texte. Trace d'humidité sur la reliure. Langue: Français
Bookseller reference : ML663
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Williams, J.S., 1943.:
Stratigraphy and fauna of the Louisiana Limestone of Missouri.
4to. Pp. iv,133, 271 figs. of invertebrate fossils on 4 pls., 4 other pls. of photos, 9 figs. in text, refs., index. Orig. wrs. - Lower Carboniferous.
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WILLIAMS, ST. and BRAIN, J.P
Excavations at the Lake George Site, Yazoo County, Mississippi, 1958 - 1960.
Cambridge (Mass.), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology/Harvard University, 1983. 4to. 24 pp., 1 leaf, 483 pp., numerous figs. and photographs, 1 microfiche enclosed (Papers of the Peabody Museum Vol. 74). Orig.-wrappers (dusty).
Bookseller reference : 1303213
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WILLIARDS, E
Geschichte von Nordamerika. Neue Ausgabe. Lpz., Senf,.
1865. 6 S., 1 Bl., 382 S., 1 Stahlst.-Portr. Washington's. Neuer Ppbd m. aufgez. OUmschl. (St. a. T., etwas braunfl., unaufgeschnitten).
Bookseller reference : 1011086
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WILLIS, N.P
Das malerische und romantische Nordamerika. Nach den Zeichnungen v. W.H. BARTLETT in Stahl gestochen v. A.H. PAYNE. Mit erläuterndem Texte. Ins Deutsche übertr. v. E. SUSEMIHL. (Teil 1 (v. 2)).
Leipzig, Thomas u. München, Bergmann und Roller, (1840). Gr.-8vo. 96 S., 23 Stahlstichtaf. m. 36 Ansichten Hldrbd d. Zeit m. Rückenvergoldung u. eingebundenem OUmschl. (beschabt, Ecken etwas weggeschabt, Vorsätze leimschattig, Taf. braunfleckig).
Bookseller reference : 1321049
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WILLIS, N.P. - BARTLETT.
L'Amérique Pittoresque ou Vues des Terres, des Lacs et des Fleuves des Etats-Unis d' Amérique. Ouvrage enrichi de gravures faites sur les dessins de M. W.H. Bartlett... La partie littéraire par N.P. Willis. Traduit de l' anglais par L. de Bauclas.
1840 Londres, Georges Virtue, Paris, Ferrier, 1840 ; 2 volumes in-4°,demi-chagrin violine de l' époque, dos lisse orné en long de grands fleurons "rocaille" dorés, d'un fer doré à l' oiseau, titre et tomaison doré; VIpp.,140pp.;IVpp.,106pp. lllustré de 2 titres-frontispices gravés et de 119 gravures hors texte sur acier ( dont 1 carte), chaque gravure est protégée par une serpente.
Bookseller reference : c4557
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