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A Selection of Three Score and Ten Wildflowers of the Southern Sierras Presented By the Directors of the Bear Flag Museum to Mr. Isaac O. Levy. original Botanical sampler
Bear Flag Museum 1932. Original Wildflower Sample Box . Lettered Box. Good. 9 1/4" x 7. A simple white box with a long hand-lettered description presenting the contents to Isaac O Levy for his support of the Bear Flag Museum and dated 1932. The contents are glassine sheets holding actual dried wildflowers seeds etc. some with notes showing exact locations and dates where they were picked. <br/> <br/> Bear Flag Museum unknown
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A selection of six publications as below
Minneapolis and/or Saint Paul v.d. Brown John Mason. Beyond the present. Minneapolis & St. Paul 1948. Edition ltd. to 650 copies slim 8vo 6 & 28pp. fine copy in orig. brown cloth paper labels tissue dust jacket. Aris Rutherford. The ampersand in script & print. An essay in honor of the Ampersand Club on the occasion of its semicentary Minneapolis 1980 8vo pp.13 illustrated throughout fine in original pictorial wrappers. Rota Anthony. Life in a London bookshop: excerpts from a lecture. Minneapolis: Ampersand Club 1989. Edition limited to 200 copies 8vo pp.4 19 5; frontispiece; fine in original olive cloth stamped in gilt. McLean Austin J. In fair dehiscence. The correspondence of James R. Eckman & T. M. Cleland 1961-1963. Minneapolis 1992. 8vo pp. 30 2 illustrations from photographs; fine in original printed paper-covered boards. Wulling Thomas E. Emerson G. Wulling: 75 years a printer . with excerpts from the subjects writings. Minneapolis 1991.12mo pp. 27; portrit frontispiece printer's mark fine in original decorative wrappers. Andersen Elmer L. On book collecting. By Arne Kjelsberg. Minneapolis: Ampersand Club 2005. Limited to 626 copies this 1 one 500 of the regular edition printed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club by Gaylord Schanilec; 8vo pp. 2 43 8; wood-engraved frontis portrait of the author by Schanilec title-p. printed in blue and black; as new in original gray cloth with printed wrap-around label on spine and upper cover. Elmer Andersen long-time Ampersand member Grolier Club member governor of Minnesota CEO of H.B. Fuller and newspaper publisher contributed a regular column to one of his newspapers on book collecting under the pseudonym of Arne Kjelsberg a selection of which is printed here with an Afterword by Rob Rulon-Miller. <br/><br/> hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42339
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A selection of six publications as below
Minneapolis and/or Saint Paul v.d. Brown John Mason. Beyond the present. Minneapolis & St. Paul 1948. Edition ltd. to 650 copies slim 8vo 6 & 28pp. fine copy in orig. brown cloth paper labels tissue dust jacket. Aris Rutherford. The ampersand in script & print. An essay in honor of the Ampersand Club on the occasion of its semicentary Minneapolis 1980 8vo pp.13 illustrated throughout fine in original pictorial wrappers. Rota Anthony. Life in a London bookshop: excerpts from a lecture. Minneapolis: Ampersand Club 1989. Edition limited to 200 copies 8vo pp.4 19 5; frontispiece; fine in original olive cloth stamped in gilt. McLean Austin J. In fair dehiscence. The correspondence of James R. Eckman & T. M. Cleland 1961-1963. Minneapolis 1992. 8vo pp. 30 2 illustrations from photographs; fine in original printed paper-covered boards. Wulling Thomas E. Emerson G. Wulling: 75 years a printer . with excerpts from the subjects writings. Minneapolis 1991.12mo pp. 27; portrit frontispiece printer's mark fine in original decorative wrappers. Andersen Elmer L. On book collecting. By Arne Kjelsberg. Minneapolis: Ampersand Club 2005. Limited to 626 copies this 1 one 500 of the regular edition printed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club by Gaylord Schanilec; 8vo pp. 2 43 8; wood-engraved frontis portrait of the author by Schanilec title-p. printed in blue and black; as new in original gray cloth with printed wrap-around label on spine and upper cover. Elmer Andersen long-time Ampersand member Grolier Club member governor of Minnesota CEO of H.B. Fuller and newspaper publisher contributed a regular column to one of his newspapers on book collecting under the pseudonym of Arne Kjelsberg a selection of which is printed here with an Afterword by Rob Rulon-Miller. <br/><br/> hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 42339
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A Short Course in Paper Making: As Told in One of America's Most Modern Paper Mills
Spring Grove Pa: P.H. Glatfelter Co 1939. Paperback. Good . 19 1 p. 1 folded leaf: illustrations; 31 cm. Illustrated wrapper printed in red and black. Wrapper is included in pagination. Printed in red and black throughout. Folded leaf off of back wrapper contains illustrated papermaking flow chart. The Glatfelter company based in York Pa. has been producing paper for over 150 years. This explanation of papermaking is well-illustrated with photographs of the Glatfelter plant. Scarce. In Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled and sunned along edges; small stains at lower edges of wrapper and at lower corner of pages; lacking lower corner of front wrapper; otherwise pages are clean and tight. <br/><br/> P.H. Glatfelter Co paperback
Bookseller reference : 004466
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A Sketch of the Debates in the Convention
N.p.: N.p. 1831. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. Pp. 45-75. Very good. Complete in itself this pamphlet constitutes the second portion of "The Journal of the Free Trade Convention held in Philadephia from Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 1831; together with A Sketch of the Debates in the Convention" published by T.W. Ustick in Philadelphia in This convention the first of its kind sought to organize opposition to tariffs on imported goods. N.p. paperback
Bookseller reference : 15148
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A Society's Chief Joys: An Exhibition from the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society
Worcester MA: American Antiquarian Society 1969. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Tan stiff wraps lettered in red. Slightly soiled along top edge of front cover otherwise essentially as issued now in protective clear PVC wrap. 138 pp. illus. in b&w color. American Antiquarian Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 032341
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A Society's Chief Joys: An Exhibition from the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society 1969. Paperback. Small 4to. Tan wrappers. 137pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Probable sole edition. American Antiquarian Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 222
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A Souvenir of Saint Mary's Hospital Founded in Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Nine
1922. Early history of the hospital which is part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. 88pp. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hardcover
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A Statement of the Course of InstructionTerms of Admission Expenses &c. At Harvard University. Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge: University Press - Hilliard & Metcalf. 1823. First edition. Very Good. 23pp. two more pages at rear including a fold-out page disbound 8vo. Scarce & historical. Contents include costs for the year $600.50 - "By a law of the college the pecuniary concerns of Students from distant places in particular are subjected to particular regulations with a view to secure due moderation in expense.It is the united opinion of those intrusted with the care of this Institution that one of the greatest evils to which it is exposed is the excessive indulgence of Students in the articles of clothing and pocket expenses. Such Indulgence is productive among them of a perverted emulation.is a principal source of depraved morals."; costs include wood candles books servants &c.; proper dress; the Harvard buildings; Course of Study Lectures; & more. Light staining to front page else quite neat clean & bright. University Press - Hilliard & Metcalf. unknown
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A Study of Various Problems of School District Number Eleven Showing the Development of These Problems from 1927-1939
Colorado Springs: The Board of Education of School District Number Eleven 1939. Ex-library copy minimally marked. Very clean and tight textblock with minimal edge wear. 29p. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. The Board of Education of School District Number Eleven Paperback
Bookseller reference : AC1738
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A Survey of Historical Sites in the Lower Savannah Region
Aiken SC: Lower Savannah Council of Government 1976. NF/Revised 1976. Originally created in 1970; this revision is the second; the survey was updated for the US Bicentennial. 117 pages black and white photos of landmark homes and other buildings in the lower Savannah region of South Carolina. Excellent condition one small stain to back cover and a small crease at lower corner. Comes to you in an acid free document bag.for storage. I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BOXA. Revised Edition. Large Tradepaper soft/Spiral. Near Fine/None Issued. South Carolina Architecture. Lower Savannah Council of Government Paperback
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A SYMPOSIUM ON ANDREW FURUSETH.
New Bedford MA: The Darwin Press no date 1948. 1948. Green cloth. 2 vi 7-233 2 pp frontispiece portrait and numerous plates. Rubber stamp of American Merchant Marine Library Association to front pastedown; AMMLA presentation label to front free endpaper; rubber stamped to top page edges; foxing to endpapers page edges and first three leaves; a good unworn copy otherwise tight in the binding. Furuseth was leader of the SUP and the ISU seamen's unions on the west coast of the USA. Contributions by Robert LaFollette Louis Adamic John L. Lewis Fiorella LaGuardia and many others. Hardcover. The Darwin Press, no date [1948].
Bookseller reference : 11891
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A Testimonial to Charles J. Paine and Edward Burgess: From the City of Boston for Their Successful Defense of the America's Cup
Boston: Boston City Council. Very Good with no dust jacket; Head and foot of spine and corners bumped . and rubbed penciled inscription on front flyleaf front hinge cracked . small dampstain to the top of several pages. 1887. First Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth beveled edges gilt spine titles and front emblem. Black and white frontispiece photo with tissue guard black and white photos and illustrations. An introductory history of the America's Cup a complete description of the 1887 race in which Paine and Burgess represented the US with their sloop Volunteer biographical sketches of Burgess and Paine and details of the reception in Faneuil Hall commemorating the race. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages . Boston City Council hardcover
Bookseller reference : 39171
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A TEXAS SCRAP-BOOK. Made Up of the History Biography & Miscellany of Texas & Its People.
N. Y.: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1875. Rebound with original green cloth laid down on green library cloth gilt lettering on spine 657 pp. frontis. of Stephen F. Austin inside front cover 33 illus. index. Large 2.5"x4" faded area on rear cover. New endpapers & the very last page is a copy. Contains 315 essays biographies memoirs and articles on almost every aspect of Texas history. Basic Tx. Bks#5-".still a highly useful resource on early Texas." C.W. Raines called it "an invaluable book of references as to informatiion about Texas." Together with Morrison-INDEX TO A TEXAS SCRAP BOOK. Ltd. 300c 1984 #25127. 1st. Cloth. Very Good/None. A. S. Barnes & Co. Hardcover
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A THRILLING NARRATIVE OF THE MINNESOTA MASSACRE AND THE SIOUX WAR OF 1862-63. Graphic accounts of.Siege of Ft. Ridgely
Chicago:: A.P. Connolly. VG unmarked illustrated Hardback; spine libr. mark; no DJ. c. 1896. ISBN: .Battles of Birch Coolie Wood Lake Big Mound Stony Lake Dead. ISBN: Buffalo Lake & Missouri River. Catalogs: HISTORY - UNITED STATES. Keywords: HISTORY MINNESOTA SIOUX INDIAN WARS BIRCH COOLIE FORT RIDGELY MASSACRES. A.P. Connolly hardcover
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A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam 1941-1975 Schulzinger Robert D
Very Good. Publisher: Oxford University Press Date of Publication: 1997 Binding: hardcover with DJ Condition: Very Good. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 25592 ISBN : 0195071891 9780195071894
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A TOUR OF HISTORIC RICHMOND: ARRANGED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF GUESTS IN RICHMOND BY THE JEFFERSON HOTEL
Richmond VA: Whittet and Shepperson. Very Good. 1938. Paperback. 32 page stapled boolklet off-white - shows some dust; Engravings & map . Whittet and Shepperson paperback
Bookseller reference : 12116
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A Treasury of Arizona's Colorful Indians
Arizona Highways 1967. Book. Good. Soft cover. Magazine highlighting Arizona Indians. Color photos. First page shows light water marks otherwise good. Beautiful photos and art work and beautiful people. A touch of history here. Arizona Highways Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021868
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A Treasury of American Heritage A selection from the first five years of The Magazine of History
New York and London: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. 1. Hard Cover. is bright and clean . D/J has slight tear at spine bottom and shows shelf-wear. Book edges show slight wear . Interior . B&W & Color Illustrations. 81/2 by 11 1/4. 400 pp . Simon and Schuster hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21814
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A tribute to Will Powers: beloved brother husband friend and American book designer and typographer
St. Paul: Ampersand Club 2009. Square 8vo pp. 9" x 9" pp. 47 1; color photographs throughout; a collection of rememberences by close friends of Powers; original gray paper wrappers; fine. Powers was design and production manager at Minnesota Historical Society Press as well as proprieter of Amaranth Press and a devoted Ampersand Club member. Over the course of his career he also worked for Ernest Morgan the Stinehour Press and the Plantin Press. <br/><br/> [Ampersand Club] unknown
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A Tribute From The Koregraphic Organization To Kane County Illinois
Aurora IL : Aurora Daily Beacon 1893. First edition. Crown folio measures 18 x 11.5 / 46 x 30 cm. 43 pages 15 photogravure plates cord-tied leaves largely disbound with creased alligator-patterned paper wrappers. Inked name of W.C. Masterson. Offered "as is" with any faults. NOTE: SOME GRAVURES MISSING. <br/><br/>This peculiar work was included in the Library of the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition. The WCE inspired the female employees of Kane County Illinois to create this testimonial to the progressivism of the Kane County Government in employing women. Funds were raised with an elaborate celebration of the dedication of the new County Court House September 30 1892. The previous court house had burned down. This work recounts how the women employees defied the smoke and flames while feeding the paperwork into the vault. Not in Dybwad's bibliography of the World's Columbian Exposition . ( Aurora Daily Beacon ) unknown
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A Tribute to W. W. Corcoran of Washington City
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1874. Cover wear. Hinges cracked. Damage to top and bottom of spine. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Porter & Coates Hardcover
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A TRIBUTE TO REV. ALLEN H. BROWN: A PIONEER OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
Philadelphia: Allen Lane & Scott. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardback. Light rubs at spine ends and corners owner's name; Photographs . Allen, Lane & Scott hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5840
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A tribute to Will Powers: beloved brother husband friend and American book designer and typographer
St. Paul: Ampersand Club 2009. Square 8vo pp. 9" x 9" pp. 47 1; color photographs throughout; a collection of rememberences by close friends of Powers; original gray paper wrappers; fine. Powers was design and production manager at Minnesota Historical Society Press as well as proprieter of Amaranth Press and a devoted Ampersand Club member. Over the course of his career he also worked for Ernest Morgan the Stinehour Press and the Plantin Press. <br/><br/> [Ampersand Club] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 50303
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A Visit with Helen Jackson
Colorado Springs CO: Community School Development Corporation 1979 Book block clean and tight. Small stains at bottom hinge of pages and cover. Cover rubbed; light shelf wear. Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sepia Photographs. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Booklet. Community School Development Corporation paperback
Bookseller reference : 11201
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A Wild Kind of Boldness: The Chicago History Reader
Eerdmans Pub Co 1998. Hardcover. Includes index. VG in VG Dj Eerdmans Pub Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1 ISBN : 0802830196 9780802830197
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A Wyoming-Idaho Sampler
Harbinger House 1940. Book. Illus. by Lawrence Hall. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine condition pages toning previous owner markings on front endpaper. DJ is price-clipped and in fair condition has chips and pieces missing and two closed tears now in mylar cover. An anthology compiled in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of statehood. Poems short stories essays - both serious and humorous are included. Harbinger House Hardcover
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A Young Patriot In The American Revolution 1775-1783 A Record Of Events Written During The Year 1809
Revolutionary War: Westvaco 1981. 202 pgs. illustrated The wartime services of John Greenwood. Embossed cover This book comes in a illustrated protective sleeve. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/None Issued. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Westvaco Hardcover
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AAA FLORIDA TOUR BOOK 2007 EDITION VALID THROUGH NOVEMBER 2007
G. 2007. Softcover. Normal usage showing. Some pages have creases and wrinkles. ; 51/2x81/2; 1126 pages . paperback
Bookseller reference : 17297
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About Black Americans: A History of Afro-Americans in the United States
South Deerfield MA: Channing L. Bete Co. Inc 1990. Decribed as a Scriptographic Booklet this 1990 Edition mainly contains timelines with drawings on various topics related to the African American experience including Colonization and Slavery The American Revolution The Cotton Revolution Civil War and Reconstruction The Turn of the Century WWI and the Twenties Depression and WWII The Civil Rights Revolution The Age of Protest and The Age of Choices. This booklet is only 15 pages but is packed full of concise facts to inspire more in-depth research. The booklet measures 8 1/2 by 11. . Oversized Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Channing L. Bete Co., Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001323
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About the Avenues
Canon City CO: Fremont-Custer Historical Society Inc. 1987 Previous owner's name and date on title page else text block clean and tight with minimal wear to binding; 32 pp. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Paperback. Fremont-Custer Historical Society, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 15574
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Abraham L. Brick Late a Representative from Indiana Memorial Addresses
Washington DC: GPO 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 52 pages; cloth light staining to dark covers <br/><br/>With a frontispiece portrait. With memorial addresses by Albert Beveridge and the other senator from Indiana and muliple Congressmen. GPO hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6175
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Academy Players Directory Issue No. 48 October 1947
Los Angeles Hollywood: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 1947. First Edition Thus . Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Photographs Throughout. 615 Pp. "Published Every Three Months As A Cooperative Service To The Players And Production Studios Of Hollywood. Distributed To The Casting Departments Directors And Executives Of The Participating Studios And To Others Concerned With The Employment Of Motion Picture And Radio Talent." Lightly Used Spine A Little Browned With Small Losses At Parts Of Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine. <br/> <br/> Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unknown
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Academy Players Directory Issue No. 89 1961 Part One
Los Angeles Hollywood: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 1961. First Edition Thus . Printed Wrappers. Good. Photographs Throughout. 501 pp. Very light wear contents near fine dampstaining to spine and edges of front cover and edges of pp to p. 6 the second page of the directory at front no loss to lettering anywhere <br/> <br/> Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unknown
Bookseller reference : 024708
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Acadia National Park & Mount Desert Island
New York: Crescent Books 1991. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good . 9 1/2 x 11 inches. Condition of the book is Near Fine; looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good; very light surface wear. STK <br/><br/> Crescent Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28748 ISBN : 0517623633 9780517623633
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Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of Robert Marion La Follette
Washington: U.S. Gov. Printing Office 1929. First Edition. hb. Black cloth gilt lettering on front cover 8vo 90pp. 71st Congress 1st Session Senate Document No. 4 Presented by the State of Wisconsin. Presentation inscription on ffep from the office of Congressman Harry Sauthoff 1879-1966 Progressive Representative from Wisconsin's 2nd District. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show light scuffing top of spine. Book condition VG-. U.S. Gov. Printing Office hardcover
Bookseller reference : LI7829
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Acceptance of the Statue of Dennis Chavez Presented By the State of New Mexico
Washington DC: USGPO 1966. 49 pp. B&W photos. Blue cloth gilt lettering. 89th Congress 2nd Session - Senate Document No. 128 - Proceedings in the Rotunda United States Capitol March 31 1966. Includes a letter form letter from current New Mexico Senator Joseph Montoya regarding the presentation of the statue. There are a few spots on the front cover. Binding tight text clean. First Printing. Cloth. Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. USGPO Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 37264
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Acceptance of the Statue of John Burke Presented by the State of North Dakota: Proceedings in the Congress and in the Rotunda United States Capitol June 27 1963
Washington: Government Printing Office 1963. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth. xi 50pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Near fine. "Compliments of." stamped on front flyleaf. Typed Letter Signed from North Dakota representative Mark Andrews tipped in. Tribute to this former North Dakota governor with a TLS from Mark Andrews a North Dakota congressman tipped to the front pastedown. Dated April 29 1964 Andrews writes a constituent transmitting and discussing this book. Government Printing Office hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1521
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Acceptance of the Statue of Marcus Whitman Presented by the State of Washington
Washington DC: Government Printing Office GPO 1955. 1st printing. VG/no dust jacket as issued. vii 79 p. frontis photos 8vo; Government Printing Office (GPO) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2181
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Acceptance of the Statue of Maria L. Sanford Presented by the State of Minnesota: Proceedings in the Congress and in the Rotunda United States Capitol
Washington D. C: United States Government Printing Office 1960. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. 86th Congress 2d Session Senate Document No. 134. Dark blue ribbed cloth gilt titles on front board & spine xx 108 pp 9 ff b & w photo plates. William Watts Folwell first president of the University of Minnesota once said "the greatest thing I ever did for the University was to bring Maria Sanford here" as a professor of rhetoric and elocution. This volume is the transcript of the ceremony detailed in the title to which is appended information on the sculptor and her statue written tributes to Sanford that were not delivered in the ceremony and a section of memorial poetry. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . Fine/No dj. 23� X 15 cm. United States Government Printing Office Hardcover
Bookseller reference : RGMN00099
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ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATUE OF WILL ROGERS PRESENTED BY THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Washington DC: USGPO. Fine with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. USGPO hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11884
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ACCOUNT BOOK OF FRANCIS JACKSON TREASURER. Of The Vigilance Committee Of Boston.
The Library of The Bostonian Society: Published by ca. 1980. The Boston Society was organized to promote the study of the history of Boston and the preservation of its antiquities. This book is an exact facsimile of the original manuscript published without a title page and any other information to identify this book. The manuscript was given to the Society by E. Channing Stowell of Malboro New Hamphire in 1924. This manuscript is the accounts of the Vigilance Committee of Boston who ran the Underground Railroad over the period of Oct. 1850 to Jan.1861. This account is a fascinating record of the activities of the Vigilance Committee. For example on Dec. 12 1850 200 handbills were printed for $5.00 "warning fugitives of the people against Slave Hunters" On Feb. 18 - March 6 1851 mentioned are the passages of several slave fugitives to various locations such as Canada England and Plymouth Ma. The cost of legal fees food and clothes are also noted. One explanatory note for Feb.15th 1851 notes the following. "Shadrach a fugitive Slave from Virginia was arrested at the instance of John Caphart a Slave hunter from Norfolk via and taken before Commission Curtis who after the adjournment of the first examination was rescued from the Suffolk Court house by the colored people & sent to Canada. For this brave act Lewis Hayden Robert Morris James Scott & Elvin Wright were arrested & tried before Judge Sprague of U.S. Court & were all acquitted; the expanses of these trials are herewith recorded & were defrayed by donations & contributions entered on the opposite pages of this book." FINE HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Library of The Bostonian Society: Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009263
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Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains under the Command of Major Stephen H. Long
Barre MA: Imprint Society. Fine; Slipcase rubbed. 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. 0876360274 . One of 1950 numbered copies of this abridged reprint of this 1832 title. Green cloth in illustrated cardboard slipcase. Illustrated endpapers. xxxvi 547pp index. 12 color plates by Samuel Seymour. "From the Notes of Major Long Mr. T. Say and Other Gentlemen of the Exploring Party Compiled by Edwin James Botanist and Geologist of the Expedition." Introduction by Howard R. Lamar. A narrative of the 1819-20 travels of the scientific wing of the larger Yellowstone Expedition exploring the Platte River and Great Plains. . Imprint Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 39626 ISBN : 0876360274 9780876360279
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Acropolis Color Our World
Hershey PA: Milton Hershey School 2016. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Milton Hershey School Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20170919-06
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Acropolis A Story to be Told
Hershey PA: Milton Hershey School 2014. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Milton Hershey School Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20170919-05
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ACROSS ATLANTA A Resident's Guide to the Best of the City and the Suburbs/1995-96
Atlanta GA: Peachtree Publishers Ltd. Near Fine. 1995. Early printing. Paperback. 156145088x . Small rub at bottom of spine; 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 Inches; 294 pages . Peachtree Publishers, Ltd paperback
Bookseller reference : 28591 ISBN : 156145088x 9781561450886
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Act of Incorporation and Supplements Together with Digest o Ordinances of the Borough of York
York PA: City of York 1877. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. City of York Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20180102-12
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Act of Incorporation of the American Academy of Music and the Supplements Thereto; with the By-Laws of the Corporation
Philadelphia: Maas & Vogdes printers 1862. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 16 p.; 24 cm. Yellow paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music officially named the American Academy of Music was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Near Fine Condition: clean and bright. <br/><br/> Maas & Vogdes, printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 004256
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Act of Incorporation of the American Academy of Music and the Supplements Thereto; with the By-Laws of the Corporation
Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley printers 1857. Pamphlet. Very Good. 15 1 p.; 24 cm. Off-white paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music officially named the American Academy of Music was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Very Good Condition: back cover and final blank leaf are soiled; one light vertical crease throughout; otherwise clean and tight. <br/><br/> Crissy & Markley, printers unknown
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ACTS OF A GENERAL NATURE AND LOCAL LAWS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE FIFTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO AT ITS FIRST SESSION.1860
Columbus: L. D. Myers & Bro. State Printers 1860. 188pp leather spine and corner tips marbled paper covers slightly puckered from water damage corner tips slightly rubbed edge of upper spine missing light waterstain on pages a few brown foxing spots stains on end pages Volume LVII the texts of acts and resolutions passed everything from "To more effectually protect wool-growers against loss by dogs"; enlargement of the Ohio penitentiary; "To prevent and punish child stealing"; state printing and binding; railroads; to other legislative and local community topics. Hard Cover. Good. Columbus: L. D. Myers & Bro., State Printers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w200127699
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