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1998Best.-Nr. 0099541998. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Consumer Reports Books 1998 V.Good HB ISBN: 0-89043-889-7 hardcover
1856Best.-Nr. 1004314to original cloth rebacked with original spine strip laid on new endpapers. Illustrated with 20 of 21 color lithographs several steel engraved charts and shell engravings and three color lithographed folding maps. Table of contents list 20 color plates but some copies seem to have twenty-one. Two of the folding maps/charts have been placed in a rear endpaper pocket; one has a neat repair. A little rubbing to cloth and some minor darkening within. Could be missing one plate. Overall very good and nicely restored. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. Wagner-Camp 263 Beverly Tucker hardcover
1857Best.-Nr. 1004304to 11 ½ x8 ¾ original law calf morocco illustrated 4 134 85102 114 2 iv 64 pp. Some scuffing and wear to covers slight gouge to front joint chipping to edges. Two plates detached one with a chipped corner. Overall very good. Organized by the War department under the direction of Jefferson Davis who was Secretary of War at that time a collection of volumes was produced in the quest for the best route for a railroad to the West. Jefferson Davis wrote part of the introduction to this series and outlines the goals of the project. This report is on routes explored in Northern California and Oregon. Specifically the expedition was to look for a railroad route crossing the Sierra Nevada near the source of the Carson River and to see if it was feasible to connect the Sacramento valley with the Oregon Territory. Most of the color plates in this volume are located in the first three parts of the publication which is focused on topography geology and botanical subjects. This volume includes 23 color lithographs of scenery and botanical subjects 2 hand colored plates of birds and 24 steel engraved plates. Wagner-Camp 264a. Beverly Tucker, unknown
1856Best.-Nr. 1006214to leather spine and tips with marbled boards 36 Illustrations include 21 tinted/color lithographs one folding diagram two folding maps and a couple of black and white plates 36 14 136 127 175 pp. Binding with some wear at the spine and extremities hinges cracked some pages are a bit loose plates all present but probably not bound in correct order folding maps have a few tears some staining to front endpapers but not into the balance of the text plates and text show some aging foxing and browning but most plates resonably are clean. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. The substantial amount of information on various Indain tribes makes this installment an important one. Since many of these volumes are broken for the plates they are getting somewhat scarce. Beverly Tucker, hardcover
1860Best.-Nr. 100432Large thick 4to contemporary calf spine and tips with marbled boards 70 very attractive color lithograph plates 358 41 pp. Extremeties worn minor aging one map has tear in lower corner plates bright and clean. The Pacific Railroad Surveys 1853-1855 explored possible routes for a transcontinental railroad. However the surveys went beyond looking for a place for a railroad they included and incredible amount of information on natural history and the peoples that inhabited the areas where the surveys explored. Representing the first part of the final volume of these surveys this installment focused on the northern route for a railroad. The 12 volumes included in these surveys is also known for rich illustrations many of which were in color. With 70 color plates one folding and three folding maps in Volume XII part 1 this edition is particularly rich in illustration and the plates are bright and clean. Thomas A. Ford hardcover
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1975Best.-Nr. 260871United Kingdom: Books of Rhodesia 1975. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback quarto 10 7/10" x 8 1/2" a very good tightly bound copy in a rubbed pictorial dust wrapper the text is clean and unmarked b&w plates maps 160pp. Books of Rhodesia Hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. N4485Jerusalem -: Israel MINISTRY OF JUSTICE 1971. Original Wrappers. Near Fine. Folio -. Official reports of the Israeli Ministry of Justice. ENGLISH TEXT. A FINE COPY. Israel MINISTRY OF JUSTICE unknown
1946Best.-Nr. 191366Jan Kobes: Czechoslovakia 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Red paper boards with a blue cloth spine- boards and spine are rubbed at the edges- rubbed through at rear board bottom corner. Missing pages 9-12 top 4 inches of binding starting to crack at the missing pages section- binding otherwise good. Quarto. 60 pages. tnos Jan Kobes: Czechoslovakia hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. 54901Consumer Reports Books. New. 1989. Paperback. 089043266X . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 242 pages -- with a bonus offer-- . Consumer Reports Books paperback
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2012Best.-Nr. 546323Massachusetts: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Foundation 2012. Volumes I & II. Oversized hard covers with unclipped dust jackets within a complementary blue card slip case all in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear to slip case only minor rubbing and occasional blemish. Small bar code ticket present. Within case both volumes are in unread condition and are 'as new'. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Foundation Hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 546600Massachusetts: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Foundation 2012. Volumes I & II. Oversized hard covers with unclipped dust jackets within a complementary blue card slip case all in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear to slip case only minor rubbing and occasional blemish. Small bar code ticket present. Within case both volumes are in unread condition and are 'as new'. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Foundation Hardcover
1869Best.-Nr. mon0000097935J B Ford & Co 1869-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1890. Moderate edge & shelf wear to maroon boards. Some penciled notations. Else clean Binding tight. J B Ford & Co hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 217856Washington D.C.: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 1968-1972. Includes: 'Current Economic Position and Prospects of Indonesia. Volume I - General Report' October 1 1968 iv 93pp; 'Current Economic Position and Prospects of Indonesia. Volume II - Sectors' November 14 1969 vi 79 19 17pp; 'The Indonesian Economy: Recent Development and Prospects for 1972/73' November 30 1971 iii 53 22pp; 'Development Issues for Indonesia. Volume II' December 1 1972 44 7 3 35pp. Ex-library copies with usual markings and deaccession stamps an interesting working set. Four stapled reports on the state of the Indonesian economy from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued shortly after the establishment of Suharto's New Order regime and the nation's resumption of full cooperation with the United Nations. . International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. unknown
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Best.-Nr. 39511Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1898 & 1899. Hardcover. Two Volumes Bound as One. 24.5cm xxiv39581-179 & xxx56397-580181329pp. large folding map rebound in half marooon fabrikoid with gilt titles over green cloth boards a fine copy. Documents relate to the Proposed of Union of Upper and Lower Canada the Siege of Quebec the Land Companies of Canada and the Naturalization Question. Also State Papers for Lower and Upper Canada 1824 to 1828. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1898 & 1899 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 32913Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1895. tall thick8vo 24.5cm xxiii573 & xxviiivariouspp. 2 volumes in One 1 large folding map Sable Island in half contemp. crimson morocco rubbled and worn hinges cracked or detached internally sound and clean working copy as is. Volume one is: Callendar of paper's relating to Nova Scotia. Vol. 2. same for Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Cape Breton Hudson's Bay and Sable Island. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1895 unknown
Best.-Nr. 18019Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1899. Hardcover. 24.5cm xxx56 183148pp. in full black morocco raised gilt ruled ba nds gilt spine titles blind ruled borders on the boards marbled endpaper s a fine copy n1 Documents received relate to the Siege of Quebec the L and Companies of Canada and the Naturalization Question. Also State Paper s for Lower and Upper Canada 1824 to 1828. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson. 1899 hardcover
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1990Best.-Nr. 5023Mount Vernon New York: Consumer Union First Printing 1990. Illustrated. XII 224 pages. New Hardcover AsNew Color Illustrated DJ One less than 1/8" tear. 9.25"x6.2"x0.9". be4x. Consumer Union hardcover