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1894rif. Q1911Burgettstown PA: Printed at the Enterprise-Call Office 1894. First Edition. Dark brown cloth 8vo 86p. Blind embossed boards with gilt-stamped title. Frontis photograph of the cemetery grounds in 1893 preceded by the author's portrait 2 photographic plates total. Near Fine with very minor rubbing to tips and subtle sunning. "Compliments of the Trustees Cross Creek Presbyterian Church" slip tipped to ffep. The "Cross Creek Cemetery Company" was founded in 1890 a non-denominational organization to oversee the much-needed expansion of the overpopulated cemetery grounds. The book was intended to raise funds for the work: "the old yard will all have to be dug over by hand and leveled up and the vines and bushes eradicated" 85 With many biographical notes throughout the register of inscriptions including remarks on soldiers church elders and some notable causes of death: Reuben Philips killed when an engine exploded 1863; Samuel McCune thrown from a horse 847; Ella Gault a 4-year-old who died of smallpox in 1856. The entry for Martha Edgar née Smiley d. 1783 the first wife of prominent judge James Edgar though Simpson uses the term "consort". He notes that she was "known as a doctress.sent for from far and near to doctor the sick. She knew more of the healing art than any in her day in the Western country. Her death was regarded as a calamity to the whole community." 28 Of course you won't find anything about Martha Smiley Edgar elsewhere in history booksa reminder of how remarkable stories are often buried in obscure local history books. Printed at the Enterprise-Call Office hardcover
1955rif. 758g0424Nanaimo BC Canada: Women's Association of the Brechin United Church. Fair. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. 118 pages. Appears to be circa 1950s. A nice collection of recipes from Nanaimo British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Above-average but not excessive wear. Scattered markings and soiling through use. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Recipe Book Nanaimo Bc British Columbia Brechin United Church Book Women's Association . Women's Association of the Brechin United Church paperback
1945rif. 61-1310US Army Dec. 1945 1945. Parts 1-6 in Three massive volumes. Recent black cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Offset printing. Evidence of Yamashita's war crimes. 382 exhibits. Photos. Illustrations. Maps. Facsimilies of documents. Very heavy set. Near Fine Set. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. US Army, Dec. 1945 hardcover
1955rif. 617G1233Seattle WA: University of Washington 1955. Book. Illus. by Rumely John H.; Janish Jeanne R. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Uniform and handsome in beige cloth. Volume 5 printed in 1955 Volume 4 in 1959 Volume 3 in 1961 Volume 2 in 1964 and Volume 1 in 1969. Umarked with light wear and sound bindings. An excellent first edition example of this magnificent work. Please note: Very heavy. Special shipping considerations may apply. University of Washington Hardcover
1916rif. 23535Roanoke VA: Agricultural & Industrial Department Norfolk & Western Railway 1916. Softcover. Good. The Southern Homeseeker and Investor's Guide was published quarterly by the Norfolk & Western Railway from 1909 to 1918. Each 11.5" x 8.25" issue has an attractive color-illustrated cover and contains 40 pages of articles and advertisements relating to agricultural prospects and investment opportunities in the area served by the Norfolk and Western Railway. Most relates to Virginia but there is also content on North Carolina and West Virginia and occasional reference to states further afield. Articles cover topics such as fruit growing wheat farming dairying success stories about specific farms advice for prospective settlers higher education in Virginia what bankers' associations are doing to help farmers boys' and girls' agricultural clubs etc. This grouping includes Volume IV Number 2 June 1912 Volume IV Number 3 Sept. 1912 Volume IV Number 4 Dec. 1912 Volume V Number 3 Sept. 1913 and Volume VIII Number 1 March 1916. Condition ranges from good to very good with varying degrees of chipping tears creasing and general handling wear and a few detached wrappers. Internally all are very good. OCLC lists holdings of this periodical at only 6 institutions. Agricultural & Industrial Department, Norfolk & Western Railway unknown
1987rif. 230256Texas Christian University Press 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 7 1/4 x 10" 1353 pp. A comprehensive reference! Nice used copy cover shows light wear and some rub. Many many articles! Texas Christian University Press hardcover
1982rif. 044299Indianapolis IN: Western Electric Co. 1982. 2nd Ed. 6th Print. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 328pp.incl.index; HB brwn.w/white; slight rub w/cleantight pgs. DJ tan w/brwn.&blue; rubbed&sunned w/wear on edges&corners. "This book is a working Handbook prepared by Western Electric people for Western Electric use. Its primary purpose is to provide a guide for applying statistical quality control principles to the company's manufacturing and other operations. Western Electric Co. hardcover
1987rif. 041141Fort Worth Tx: Texas Christian University Press 1987. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1353pp.incl.index; HB gray design w/white&blk.&brwn.w/blk.&silver; slight rub w/cleantitht pgs. "The importance of western literature as part of our national lieterature. " 3 parts: Encountering the West; Settled In: Many Wests; & Rediscovering the West. Texas Christian University Press hardcover
1836rif. 016450Boston: Dutton & Wentworth Printers 1836. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. A bound volume containing a collection of ten publications relating to the Western Rail-Road Corporation from the incorporation in 1836 to 1840. The First Annual Report from 1836 is included twice. Bound in contemporary original three quarter leather which is moderately to heavily worn with the front board nearly detached. There is minor to moderate foxing and the final half of the text is lightly stained at the top corner. The 1836-37 Reports of the Engineers is complete with two fold-out maps which were printed on very thin onion-skin paper. These two maps have been detached and are misfolded with minor tearing as well as some foxing. A ready-made collection of the founding documents of this railroad company which starts in Boston winding its way across the state where it enters New York State at West Stockbridge. Dutton & Wentworth, Printers Hardcover
rif. 001040Logan Iowa: The Perfection Form Company Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Oblong quarto 4to. 25 prints. Bound with spiral clasp. 10" tall x 13" wide. Blue paper wrappers are slightly shelfworn with a 1" tear to bottom edge and small scuffs or rear. Small sticker affixed to front cover. Includes a facsimile plate of the State of Colorado Automobile Permit #1 and scenes of early automotive use and travel in the first decades of the 1900's. Included are eight smaller plates issued by the Automotive Manufacturers Association illustrating early auto use. The Perfection Form Company Paperback
1978rif. 8811Santa Barbara CA: Harold G. Davidson 1978. Limited to 200 copies this copy unnumbered and unsigned. 4to 288pp. Photo frontis black and white facsimiles throughout. Bound in publisher's red leather with gilt lettering. Housed in gray marbled paper slipcase with red leather paste on with gilt lettering on front. Fine book in slipcase with some light wear. Harold G. Davidson unknown
1927rif. 15028Western Electric Company 1927. Large hardback in good condition. 1926-1927. Hardcover. Good. Western Electric Company Hardcover
1985rif. 24111Published for the Amon Carter Museum by the University of New Mexico Press 1985. Hardback in fine condition with very good condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Published for the Amon Carter Museum by the University of New Mexico Press Hardcover
2006rif. 14032Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Western Canada Wilderness committee 2006. Large paperback in very good condition. Includes CD. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Western Canada Wilderness committee Paperback
1975rif. mon0003852564Unigraphic 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. . 2-volume set. large heavy books. minimal wear tanned pages. Unigraphic hardcover
1977rif. 417H3149Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 40 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Prohibition and the Runners of Rum Alberta; Phantom Growler of the Unuk River Country; Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel - miner Fred Beach goes on a rampage with his Winchester; The Silk Connection - the silk train roared from Vancouver to New York with her valuable cargo of silk from the Orient; West Kootenay Memories - the village of Procter; Wild Old Days; Billy Newcombe - son of Dr. C.F. Newcombe; Victoria's First Mayor Was a Character - Thomas Harris; The Great Fire at Miramichi October 7 1825; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canada West Magazine Summer 1977 Volume 7 Number 2: Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel Prohibition and the Runners of Rum Alberta; Phantom Growler of the Unuk River Country; Murder at the Mount Sicker Hotel - miner Fred Beach goes on a rampage with . Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. unknown
1979rif. 417H3153Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. Good. 1979. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 44 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Bulldog Kelly - Cold-Blooded Murderer; Victoria Mariner's Search for Gold - Capt. C.H. McLeod; Daredevil in a Petticoat - Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell the tale; Some Facts About Gold part 2; A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey - when colonists arrived in the promised land there was no one to meet them and none of the food lodging or transportation they had been promised; The Night of the Meteors; West with the Harvesters - an army of 1500 adventurers headed west to harvest the wheat and perhaps grow up with the country; Ghost Town Log part 1 - British Columbia offers hundreds of ghost towns mining camps and historic sites; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canada West Magazine - The Pioneer Years Summer 1979 Volume 9 Number 2 Collector's Number 34 Isaac Barr Bishop George E. Lloyd Cold-Blooded Murderer; Victoria Mariner's Search for Gold - Capt. C.H. McLeod; Daredevil in a Petticoat - Mrs. Annie Edson . Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd. unknown
2004rif. 631G3676Canada: S.P.E.C. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 0919773125 . Generically signed and inscribed by author atop title page. 304 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival and contemporary black and white photos. ". An account of the cattle raising industry in British Columbia. The stock raising industry and related activities are described whenever possible from the reminiscences of the ranchers stockmen and cowboys who lived this way of life." - from Forward. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A high quality copy of this highly-informative and most engaging reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; British Columbia Cattle Stock Ranching History Cowboys ranchers Stsockmen; Signed by Authors . S.P.E.C. paperback
1948rif. 201H0018Canada: The National Home Monthly. Good. 1948. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 76 pages. Features: Nostalgic colour GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover for their Red Strap Overalls features farmer with farm in background; Half-page colour-photo ad for Ritz Crackers; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad shows farmer on tractor in corn field; Can Europe Be Saved - Sequel to President Truman's Message; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry features beaming girl; Who Will Be the Moses of the Federal Liberal Party; The Money Belt short story; Happy Ending short story; The Company of Adventurers - colour-illustrated article on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company; Swan Song short story; What Did She See in Him short story; Let's Abolish Easy Driving Tests - article with photos of horrific car accidents; Nice one-page colour ad for B-A includes four service station scenes; Magnificent colour two-page 1948 Chevrolet ad features light brown car and fishing couple; Cominco in the Kootenays - photo-illustrated article; Half-page air mail ad; It's Comfort That Counts - interior design article; Half-page colour ad for V-8 veggie drink shows smiling girl; Nice fashion illustrations; Singer Sewing Centers one-page colour-photo ad; Children's birthday recipes; One-page colour ad for Swift's Premium bacon; Colour one-page Heinz ad features large 57 with colour photos of their many products; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Article on Colour shoes - with colour photos; One-page colour Coke ad shows many pop machine scenes; Fashion/Beauty article; Nice Burn's meat one-page colour ad shows Spork Sausage and Speef; Nice colour mother and daughter scene in Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover; Dutch Cleanser ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The National Home Monthly Magazine May 1948 - Cominco in the Kootenays / The Company of Adventurers HBC Hudson's Bay Company Trail British Columbia Sullivan Mine GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover for their Red Strap Overalls features f . The National Home Monthly unknown
1876rif. H26995Pittsburgh: Benjamin Singerly 1876. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo publisher's dark green cloth gilt very good clean copy lightest wear and toning. With handwritten errata sheet for this book clearly from the time of publication. 445 pp illustrated with plates. Benjamin Singerly hardcover
1876rif. z014102Pittsburgh: Benjamin Singerly 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1876. First edition. Hardcover 8vo. in green cloth with gilt titles. 445pp. frontis illustrated. Very good. Light scuffing edge wear to boards. Contents bright and unmarked. Benjamin Singerly hardcover
1987rif. 461j2132Toronto: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0770421962 . "A no-holds-barred account of a fiercely determined man committed to his faith and to the ideal of always doing his best. Chronicles his bumpy road to fame fortune misfortune - and eventual triumph as one of Canada's most entrepreneurial businessmen." - dust jacket. Why send your child to business school when you can give them this book instead Our favourite part is when Jimmy parlays $25000 into $76000000 during the great silver boom of 1980. Although the business stories he recounts are now fading into the mists of time the lessons they teach are timeless - and priceless. 4 300 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A attractive example of this inspiring life story. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jimmy Jim James Pattison Entreprenuers British Columbia Car Sales Neonex Crush Beverages Neon Signs Autobiography Bowmac Expo 86 Vancouver Leasing Canadian Billionaires Financiers . Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. hardcover
1987rif. 422a7852Canada: Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Printing. Hardcover. 0770421962 . Signed and briefly inscribed by Jimmy Pattison. "No other Canadian has 'gone for it' with more impressive results. Jimmy did it all himself." - Peter C. Newman. The autobiography of legendary Canadian businessman Jimmy Pattison. 300 pages. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jummy - An Autobiography Canadian Business Leaders British Columbia Neon Sign Overwaitea Save-on Foods Metro Toyota; Signed by Authors . Seal Books/McClelland-Bantam Inc. hardcover
1970rif. 514j2067Delta British Columbia: Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. Fair. 1970. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "The recipes in this book may not have been Laboratory tested but their merit has been established by the most critical group of all. our Husbands!" - Introduction. A collection of recipes contributed by members of this Tsawwassen chapter founded in 1966. 10 54 8 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1970. Many vintage ads for local businesses. Lots of markings. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Not so pretty but a rare surviving example of this nostalgic Tsawwassen epicurean memento.; 8vo . Tsawwassen Chapter I.O.D.E. unknown
