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1910ref. 77069Glendive Montana 1910. A small archive of material from 1910 for the Riverview Park development in Glendive Montana a town that was expected to gain prominence backed by government funded irrigation projects new railroad lines and general westward expansion. Located in the far eastern part of Montana Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway during the construction of its transcontinental rail line in the 1870s. In 1910 the town had a population of 4500. Despite the promise of Riverview Park its population is roughly the same today. This unique land promotion archive consists of disbound pages from a rare promotional booklet not found in OCLC. Included is the color cover art showing eager investors flocking to Glendive a 10" x 20" bird's eye view of Glendive "showing the advantages of the Riverview Park Addition" two detailed newspaper advertisements a real photo postcard showing "House No. 1" under construction several mimeographed testimonial letters and samples of the company's printed application forms and payment receipts. Two 8 1/2" x 7" black-and-white photographs of a group of people sitting on a long porch are unidentified. In his testimonial letter E.J. Berry proprietor of Glendive's Hotel Jordan urged prospective buyers: "I can and do advise all that can purchase one or more of these lots to buy. I can further honestly say that there is no addition to any town in the State of Montana that will have the improvements placed on it when the work is completed by the Glendive Montana Company Inc. beautiful ornaments streetlights shade trees concrete walks water mains." The testimonial letters and a few small pieces of ephemera have been affixed to stiff black scrapbook sheets; otherwise the materials are in very good condition and provide a unique view of land development and western expansion. unknown
1897ref. 3024Helena 1897. Good plus. 5062pp. Thick octavo. Original cloth spine gilt board's printed. Spine ends a bit chipped corners worn hinges cracked and a bit loose. A couple of tape repairs light toning and dust soiling. The eighth city directory for Helena Montana published by the prolific firm of R.L. Polk & Co. Contains an alphabetical listing of residents including addresses occupations and occasional indications of "col'd" individuals and businesses followed by a classified directory of businesses only organized by type. With a sixteen-page section of advertisements at the front and additional leaves of ads scattered throughout. unknown
1897ref. 3024Helena 1897. Good plus. 5062pp. Thick octavo. Original cloth spine gilt board's printed. Spine ends a bit chipped corners worn hinges cracked and a bit loose. A couple of tape repairs light toning and dust soiling. The eighth city directory for Helena Montana published by the prolific firm of R.L. Polk & Co. Contains an alphabetical listing of residents including addresses occupations and occasional indications of "col'd" individuals and businesses followed by a classified directory of businesses only organized by type. With a sixteen-page section of advertisements at the front and additional leaves of ads scattered throughout. unknown books
1891ref. 48425Granite MT: Published by Chas. Weitfle ca. 1891. Views in Montana A volume of interesting views of these mining towns in western Montana just west of Helena and not far from the Anaconda copper mine. Granite which thrived in the 1890s as a silver mining center is now a ghost town although Philipsburg still exists with a population of 820 in the 2010 census. Though undated this volume was likely produced during the area's silver mining heyday and features views of the towns of Granite and Philipsburg. Also included are views of a number of mines with their names given mining company offices mining equipment and miners themselves. There are also views of local schools churches hotels homes residences shops and a fishing scene as well as an interesting view of Main Street in Granite on June 9 1891 showing the street flooded with rushing water. Charles Weitfle a German immigrant was a Union photographer during the Civil War and is best known as a producer of stereoviews. He was based in Colorado in the 1870s and 1880s until a Denver fire consumed his studio in 1883. He eventually moved to Cheyenne and then to Granite County Montana. 16mo. Original red paper boards stamped in blind and gilt. A bit of edge wear and rubbing to the boards else fine. hardcover
1891ref. 48425Granite MT: Published by Chas. Weitfle ca. 1891. Views in Montana A volume of interesting views of these mining towns in western Montana just west of Helena and not far from the Anaconda copper mine. Granite which thrived in the 1890s as a silver mining center is now a ghost town although Philipsburg still exists with a population of 820 in the 2010 census. Though undated this volume was likely produced during the area's silver mining heyday and features views of the towns of Granite and Philipsburg. Also included are views of a number of mines with their names given mining company offices mining equipment and miners themselves. There are also views of local schools churches hotels homes residences shops and a fishing scene as well as an interesting view of Main Street in Granite on June 9 1891 showing the street flooded with rushing water. Charles Weitfle a German immigrant was a Union photographer during the Civil War and is best known as a producer of stereoviews. He was based in Colorado in the 1870s and 1880s until a Denver fire consumed his studio in 1883. He eventually moved to Cheyenne and then to Granite County Montana. 16mo. Original red paper boards stamped in blind and gilt. A bit of edge wear and rubbing to the boards else fine. hardcover books
1918ref. 026453Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club 1918. No Binding. Near Fine. 8 pages VG to NF condition. We have for sale most of the Supplements to this popular White Mountains guide dating back to the first one in 1910 entitled 'The Great Gulf'. We also have many other early/scarce pamphlets from the AMC in our shop here in Lincoln NH. as well as the largest collection of White Mountains Books and Maps early guides etc. for sale anywhere in the world. Make an appointment to look for yourself I will be here for another few years or so. Thanks Mat Appalachian Mountain Club unknown
1928ref. 026466Boston MA U.S.A.: AMC 1928. Seventh Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Assorted Maps. 7Th Edition 1928. Dark Mustard/Tan cloth. Black illustrated titles mild to moderate wear to the spine cloth. Includes The Original 1928 Mt. Washington Large Folding Map In About Fine Condition as well as all of the other inserted maps. Book Is In VG to NF Near Fine Condition 'Library' Variant without the Flap. 528 pp With 4 All Clean 'Memoranda' Pages. Complete with all maps. Owner name in small script top of fep. NOTE: a nice/neat bookshop sticker was placed in the gutter of the front fep at the bottom of the page from the famous 'Old Corner Book Store' in Boston. This one is the 100th Anniversary store sticker dated 1828-1928. A very nice association item for this book which was published in the same year. Photos available. AMC hardcover
ref. 21721n.p.: n.p. n.d. Near fine. Hardcover. Accordion style book bound in floral patterned silk and with five double pages of original water color and calligraphy. Each is signed by the calligrapher as and there arre additional artist seals for a total of 10 seals. The double page images measure 12 by 12 inches and the subjects are: crane with pine branches; green bird with peony; panda with bamboo; blue birds and nasturtiums; dragon fly and peony; brown birds and berries. Finely executed in a lovely binding which has only a trace of wear. We have on good authority that the calligrapher is Tan Tien . Although not dated it appears to be from the later half of the 20th century. . n.p. unknown
ref. 21721n.p.: n.p. n.d. Near fine. Hardcover. Accordion style book bound in floral patterned silk and with five double pages of original water color and calligraphy. Each is signed by the calligrapher as and there arre additional artist seals for a total of 10 seals. The double page images measure 12 by 12 inches and the subjects are: crane with pine branches; green bird with peony; panda with bamboo; blue birds and nasturtiums; dragon fly and peony; brown birds and berries. Finely executed in a lovely binding which has only a trace of wear. We have on good authority that the calligrapher is Tan Tien . Although not dated it appears to be from the later half of the 20th century. . n.p. unknown books
ref. 15565Paris, Germer Baillière (Tomes 1 à 3), puis Félix Alcan (Tomes 4 à 6), 1869-1888 ; 6 tomes in-8 (21,8 x 14 cm) ; demi-chagrin vert-empire, dos à nerfs soulignés de pointillés et filets dorés, titre et tomaison dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; VIII, 604 ; 512 ; 532 ; 502 ; 461, (1) errata ; 458, (2) pp. catalogue.
1885ref. 68867Paris: Ed. Monnier 1885. Fine. Ed. Monnier Paris 1885 16 x 24 cm relié First edition alternately illustrated by Gorguet and Fau with initial letters and tailpieces in black and 10 superb full-page compositions in black with colored and gilt borders. One of 30 copies on Japan paper the only deluxe edition No. 12 numbered and signed by Monnier. Original wrappers preserved under an orange tissue sheet rarely present. Contemporary full bordeaux morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 small fleurons and blind and gilt fillets. Wide decorative border frame on boards. Interior frieze. Raw silk endpapers. Light rubbing at head and to 2 corners. Handsome copy uncut full-margined with fresh paper. Collection of 10 ribald tales some vaudevillesque others set in the Orient. The cover bears the title upside down written in mirror image. Ed. Monnier hardcover
1936If vintage true crime is your thing, you just hit the jackpot! 48 pages of fascinating cover-to-cover articles on sensational crimes of the day and related topics, all generously illustrated with quality black and white reproductions of photos. Features: Rehabilitation As I See It - by Richard E. Davis, Warden, Utah State Penitentiary; Inside Story of the Murder of Curtis W. Dobbins, brilliant young engineer of the RCA Victor Corporation, in the exclusive Camden suburb of Haddonfield; The Skull That Came Back To Life - the bones of Lillian White, murdered on Cheesecock Mountain near Haverstraw, New York, were used to reconstruct her identity and make possible a feverish manhunt; Sex Behind Bars - an expose of the ways of prison love and the unscrupulous "wolves" therein; The Most Wanted Man in Portland - Roy "Ted" Massey, alias Jack Henry, wanted for Hold-up and Murder Investigation; Rise and Fall of Racketeer Barons - Dossier of the Fabulous Volpe Brothers of Pittsburgh - they reached out for racketeer gold - and ruin; The Rape and Murder of pretty NYU student Helen Clevenger; What Happened to Vanished New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Force Carter?; Sterilization - If legalized it could have prevented the heinous love racket killings of Harry F. Powers; Amazing photo of a portion of the throng of 20,000 souls who turned out to witness the hanging of 'Negro rapist' Rainey Bethea in Owensboro, KY; Brief write-ups (with small photos) of the murders of Japanese actress Neda Taka in Los Angeles, and Louise Trammell in Chicago; San Quentin Penitentiary Inmates caught operating a counterfeiting plant that circulated queer money from Canada to Mexico!; Modern Science in Crime Detection - fingerprints at the scene; Spicy color-illustrated back cover ad for the next issue features young lady being whipped; Somewhat above-average external soiling, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this outstanding vintage issue. Book
1926Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Great photo of cable-pulling gang; The progress of the phone in greater Vancouver; New record set by Vancouver installers; Cartridge fuses defend against foreign currents; Providing phone facilities is a co-operative task; New Kerrisdale exchange being equipped; How a switchboard lamp is made; William Buckle and Splicing; Construction/splicing in Vancouver; A Switchboard Plug and Cord Explains its troubles; Where the cables end when they crawl out of the sea; Chilliwack's first telephone agent, John McCutcheon, passes away; Nice photo of Granville and Hastings; Nice photo of Richmond Road and area near Victoria; Operator training - 8 pages with nice photos; Peter Grant helped equip Canada's first common battery office; Nanaimo and New West. offices to be expanded; Preparing the pay cheques; George P. Kelly - installed 80' poles; More trunks in Vancouver; Lightning damage on mainland; Repeaters aid voice currents on long journeys; automatic typewriters - chief repeaterman William Faulkes; New Kerrisdale office; Bar Graph of growth of the B.C. system; Statement of Development: # of phones in operation in towns across the province; Victoria and Vancouver to be united by new route; how the phone bill was paid 20 years ago; Kootenays get service; The service application; High tension hazards; draughting the system; Mr. C.E.S. Fisher; Operator Grant gets a phone in her home; Arithmetic is paramount in traffic man's life; Phone shattered by lightning strike; Kamloops now connected to coast; Despatching yellow cabs from 'seymour 4000'; New Carlton office; plant garage serves many cars; new Langley office; Long Kamloops feature with many photos; Grouse Mountain yields to phone's advance - long article with many photos; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of backstrip which shows significant wear and is loose along back edge. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Book
1878ref. Arm1018Chambery Pierre Carron 1878 Ouvrage contenant 9 photographies exceptionnelles contre collées sur carton - In8 - broché - 148 pages - envoi autographe de l'auteur- 1 grand plan couleur in fine et 2 planches - les 9 photographies sont en bon état , légèrement passées sans gravité ce qui pour des photographies de 1878 justifie son prix .
1878ref. Arm1018Chambery Pierre Carron 1878 Ouvrage contenant 9 photographies exceptionnelles contre collées sur carton - In8 - broché - 148 pages - envoi autographe de l'auteur- 1 grand plan couleur in fine et 2 planches - les 9 photographies sont en bon état , légèrement passées sans gravité ce qui pour des photographies de 1878 justifie son prix .
ref. 141772aafWinterthur. bei C. Studer Lithograph, 1838, kl. in-8vo, mehrfach gef., 10 x gef. Leporello in Federlithographie, 12 x 232 cm. mit Randbild, exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, ill. Original-Pappband (Abb.: Eine Bäuerin und ein Bauer in Zürcher Tracht vor einem Getreidefeld). Auf Rücken: Ansicht des Dorfes Brütten.
ref. 141787aafLondon, by J. Connor, Wardour-Street for David Fowler (foot of title-page clipped off), not dated. (1791), sm. in-8vo, XII + 201 S. + 2 engraved plates (The ancient city of Auguste (= Augusta Raurica) + a view of the Lake of Bienne, (known also... by Rousseau), Heraldic bookplate: Basil Readman (devise: Ducitur ron Trahitur)/ + Peter E. Obergfell / + a hand written note: R. Robinson’s Book October 19. 1826, Contemporary calf, spine and front-hinge worn,
ref. ANAIS-1889105171Barrett Kendall Publishing Lt. other. Good. 0x0x0. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Barrett Kendall Publishing, Lt unknown
1909ref. 1100515.82The Cape Town Section South Africa 1909 - 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover. 22 bound hardcover volumes. Nearly complete run of the journal's annual volumes from the 1909/1910 issue to the 1965 issue but LACKING only the 1912 issue No. 15. Each volume bound in green or black cloth binding together original paperback issues two or three years in each volume original covers bound in. Incl's bound Cumulative Index volume covering 1894-1968 Nos. 1-71 plus additional unbound issues in paperback binding of: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1985 1993 1994 last two issued in glossy hardcover. Vg condition overall. Volumes bound by the Appalachian Mountain Club each vol. bearing their name at lower spine w/ small "AMC" stamp on orig. paperback cover of each issue. Aside from missing 1912 issue contents complete clean interior bindings firm. Initially published as "The Mountain Club Annual": first 8 volumes show moderate exterior rubbing 2 with front & rear hinges cracked no loosening of pgs 2 others w/ very neatly cloth-tape-repaired hinge. Remaining later volumes quite bright & clean bindings tight gilt spine lettering bright. 22 bound hardcover volumes each appx. 300 pgs with b&w illustrations some fold-out; plus 14 individual issues in originally issued bindings. The Cape Town Section, South Africa hardcover
1896ref. 558071 vol. grand in-8 reliure demi-basane blonde, dos à 2 nerfs, Librairie P. Juliot, Clermont-Ferrand, 1896, VIII-340 pp. et 12 planches hors texte
18961 vol. grand in-8 reliure demi-basane blonde, dos à 2 nerfs, Librairie P. Juliot, Clermont-Ferrand, 1896, VIII-340 pp. et 12 planches hors texte Le présent ouvrage fut "publié pour être offert aux membres du Club Alpin Français qui viendront à Clermont, à l'occasion du Congrès du mois d'août 1896. Il est l'oeuvre de la collaboration improvisée de plusieurs membres de la Section d'Auvergne. Quelques semaines avant la date du Congrès, le bureau de la Section avait décidé qu'un itinéraire des diverses excursions serait imprimé et distribué aux congressistes. On se partagea le travail de rédaction, et quand chacun eut apporté son contingent, il se trouva qu'au lieu d'un simple itinéraire, on avait presque un ouvrage d'ensemble sur l'Auvergne [ ... ]". Etat très satisfaisant (premier plat de couv. conservé mais sans faux -titre ni titre, petites restaurations marginales en couv. conservée et premier feuillet de texte et dans un f. en marge, reliure modeste mais bien solide) pour cet ouvrage très rare, qui propose un voyage très savant et érudit dans le Puy-de-Dôme (Clermont, Montferrand, Gergovie, la Limagne, le Puy-de-Dôme, de Royat à Randanne, du Mont-Dore au lac Chambon, à Marols et Saint-Nectaire, la Bourboule, les lacs de Besse,, etc...) mais également dans le Cantal. Français
18601 vol. in-8 (20,5 x 14 cm à la reliure) format à l'italienne cartonnage éditeur pleine percaline rouge, R. Dickenmann Peintre, Zurich, s.d. (circa 1860 ?), avec 25 aquatintes en noir sous serpente : Genève et le Mont-Blanc pris depuis l'Hôtel des Bergues ; Genève prise depuis l'Hôtel de l'Ecu ; Hôtel Beau-Rivage près Lausanne Lac de Genève ; Lausanne ; Vevey ; Montreux ; Chillon ; Hospice du Simplon et le Mont Léone ; Berne prise de l'Observatoire ; Thoune. Vue générale prise de l'Eglise ; Interlaken ; Hôtel et Cascade du Giefsbach Lac de Brienz ; Brienz ; Glacier inférieur de Grindelwald et l'Eiger ; Wengernalp Hôtel de la Jungfrau ; Le Staubbach à Lauterbrunnen ; Lucerne ; Righi Kulm ; La Chappelle de Guillaume Tell au lac des IV Cantons ; Tunnel près de Fluelen ; Pont du Diable route du St Gothard ; Hospice du St Gothard ; Zurich prise de l'Eglise de St Pierre ; Chute du Rhin ; Bâle Superbe recueil, dans un état de conservation assez exceptionnel. Le cartonnage est en parfait état, les planches sont en général très fraîches, on relève quelques rouss. sur certaines (voir les photos). Français
ref. FRE64Accordion-fold album containing twelve 12 original photographs each approximately 11.4 × 8.9 cm 4.5 × 3.5 in. mounted on heavy cloth leaves between dark brown cloth-covered boards; album when closed approximately 12.7 × 10.2 cm 5 × 4 in. Prints somewhat faded and with generally light contrast nevertheless retaining considerable detail. Some wear and fraying to the cloth mounts and extremities; overall good condition. The photographs form a coherent visual record of the aftermath of the January 15 1895 Butte explosion and fire one of the deadliest disasters in Montana history. The fire began in Butte’s warehouse district and had already become well established when the fire department arrived. A relatively small initial explosion was heard inside the Kenyon-Connell warehouse; believing it safe to continue fighting the blaze firefighters resumed pumping water before a much larger explosion occurred caused by a large quantity of dynamite stored inside the building without the fire department’s knowledge. Firemen and bystanders were killed and injured and the explosion drew additional people to the scene to assist in recovering the dead and wounded. During these efforts another major explosion occurred at the nearby Butte Hardware Company warehouse where dynamite was also being stored. The official death toll was 57 possibly higher and included thirteen paid and part-paid members of the Butte Fire Department. Only two paid firefighters survived together with “Jim” the horse pulling the hook-and-ladder wagon. In the aftermath Butte prohibited the storage of dynamite within the city. The album includes with two contemporary memorial composites of members of the Butte Fire Department. A substantial group of photographs records the immediate physical destruction. Broad sections of the warehouse district have been reduced to fields of splintered timber collapsed sheet material and structural debris with virtually nothing left standing in several views. Individual photographs show townsmen and recovery workers wondering around the ruins; groups of men gathered amid the wreckage; isolated figures crossing the devastated area; and the skeletal remains of large wooden structures. Another photograph shows men gathered beside a horse-drawn wagon within the disaster area apparently during the recovery and clearing of the site. The concluding photographs document the public mourning and funeral procession following the disaster. One shows an immense crowd filling and lining a Butte street; others photographed from elevated positions record the long procession passing through the city with pedestrians mourners and successive horse-drawn vehicles extending far into the distance. Taken together these views convey both the scale of the funeral and the extraordinary effect of the disaster upon the community. The explosions killed the majority of Butte’s professional firefighting force and devastated part of the warehouse district while the subsequent funeral became a major civic event. The album is particularly effective in its progression from memorial portraits of the firefighters through the almost completely flattened explosion site and contemporary recovery activity to the mass public mourning that followed. hardcover
ref. 522-Eo.J. Pinsel und Feder in Grau, grau und gelblich laviert, über Bleistift, auf Velin, rechts unten betitelt und datiert ?Dull Mühle in der Bischofsmütze d 28 Sept 1833?. 19,9:25,3 cm. - Knickfalte rechts geglättet.
1923Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of downton Nelson; Bird's-eye photo of Nelson from atop a mountain on north shore of west arm; Kootenay Feature 'The Romance of the 1890s - 8 pages of text and archival photos, including electric street cars in Nelson!; Table showing 'Exchanges in order of percent good toll calls; Cover advert. for Northern Electric Vacuum Cleaner!; Review of growth show steady expansion - 3 pages; Telephoning across Atlantic by AT&T Wireless continued for hours; When the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company issued its own (one call) nickels; B.C. Industrial Review - statistics; Bar graph of # of phones operated from 1906 through 1923; the company's operator school; Issuing of monthly phone bills a work of magnitude - 4 page article with photos; photos of the halibut industry before 'the fish were scarcer in quantities and their habitats more scattered'; William Farrell- an appreciation of the former company president; 7 page article on B.C.'s deep sea fishing industry - great photos - halibut, herring, flounder; multiple photos from the Kootenays of snakes which have climbed up phone poles onto the wires!; photo of 25 year-old phone; Great full-page photo of the CIBC building at Hastings and Granville; 8 page article on the banks of vancouver with excellent photos; First interdepartmental football game; new power plant at Seymour office; A phone in B.C. for every 6 persons; Feature on Dams and the water-powers that turn the wheels of industry - photos of dams and various industries which use electricity, including the American Can factory and grain elevators; new power plant at Seymour office - illustrated; photos of productive farms and ideal homesites with super centerfold luxury Saanich home; Cover photo of U.S. President Harding in Stanley Park; Full-page photos of the U.S.S. Henderson entering the narrows and at dock with President Harding aboard; 13 page illustrated feature on the visit of President Harding - the first visit to Canada made by a President of the United States (President Harding died mere days later on August 2nd in San Francisco and this is reported as well); Photo of Crosland Bros. Farm in Duncan; 9 page illustrated feature on the seed growers of B.C.; photo of Duncan office under construction; Nice 8-page illustrated feature on Haney and area; photographing sound; Exploring Kootenay - Bill Skilling; 9 page illustrated feature on the Delta and Ladner district; Many miles of new long distance circuits; Improved inter-office trunk lines in Vancouver; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear overall with the exception of the backstrip which is missing small chips and loose at back edge. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge else unmarked. Binding intact. Spine leaning moderately. Book
