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1934ref. 3798This delightful pictorial map focusing on the North Pacific Ocean was distributed as a premium in connection with the syndicated radio program "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen." The program featuring Jimmie Allen as an adventurous 16-year old pilot ran from 1933 to 1937 and from 1946 to 1947 and was sponsored initially by the Skelly Oil Company. Background on the show appears on the Radio Days Theater of the Mind Museum website http://radiodaysmuseum.org: "Broadcast History: 1933 to 1937 and 1946 to 1947. The writers of Jimmie Allen had been flying aces in World War I. They came up with the idea of a show about a boy pilot while at a party in Kansas City and used their experience as pilots to create and write the show. The show was one of the first to capitalize on the idea of a club as a promotional tool. To join the Jimmie Allen Flying Club all a child had to do was apply at any Skelly Gas Station the initial sponsor. As a member the child received a whole host of goodies ranging from a set of wings through to a "personal" letter from Jimmie himself. An incredible 600000 club newspapers were sent out to children each week and many thousands attended the Jimmie Allen Air Races that were held in Midwest cities. The show was first broadcast between 1933 and 1937 and then came back to the air with brand new stories after the war between 1946 and 1947. The post-war stint in no way lived up to the fascination for the show in the 1930s." http://radiodaysmuseum.org/index.php/our-collection-1/2-old-time-radio-shows/7-juvenile/265-air-adventures-of-jimmie-allen-the An uncommon map. References: David Rumsey Map Collection: List no. 11105.001. No examples on OCLC. Condition: Two vertical fold lines which may have been partially separated. Mounted on backing board. Very good. ICN 7719.3 Skelly Oil Co.
1880ref. 38887Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. n. d. ca 1880. 1880. First edition. 5 3/4" x 4" oblong color pictorial wrappers 16 pp. black & white engraved view of the "Hotel Colfax at Colfax Springs Iowa 333 miles west of Chicago and 24 miles east of Des Moines on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway." "Accommodations for three hundred and fifty guests. On the site of the famous Magnesium Chalybeate and Colfax Mineral Springs. A sanitarium for invalids and fashionable Summer Resort." Descriptive paragraphs about all the fishing grounds along the routes mostly in Illinois and Iowa with some mention of Missouri Dakota and Minnesota. Small agent's stamp at bottom of title page light evidence of a fold crease to the front cover else a near fine bright clean copy. Rand, McNally & Co., n. d. (ca 1880). unknown
1836ref. 508917Crocker and Brewster / Leavitt Lord & Co 1836. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. First Edition of what became the standard scholarly reference for New Testament Greek for the better part of the 19th century. 920pp. 4to half sheepskin leather over marbled boards marbled endpapers speckled edges. Some modest rubbing to the extremities spine a bit parched and cracking as usual with sheep tidemark to top edge of the first few pages typical age spotting otherwise a very clean sound copy. With multiple provenance inscriptions to the front matter notably for this Oregonian cataloger one 'F. W. Cathey' which is Rev. Frankly Warren Cathey b. Gresham 1863 d. Seattle 1941. Loosely tucked in between pp. 12 adn 13 is a notice of a meeting led by A. C. Scott. Both men were Methodist ministers in Oregon. Edward Robinson was one of the most prominent English-speaking Biblical Scholars in the 19th century holding professorships first at Andover-Newton and later Union Theological Seminary. 'His most important fruit . was the preparation of an independent Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament which at once took the place of the his own translation of Wahl's Clavis. He made frequent use of his predecessors — Bruder Schleussner Wahl Bretschneider and all exegetic sources of importance; and. in the later editions particularly of the commentaries of De Wette and Meyer which he preferred on account of their great philological advantages and concise brevity without however allowing them to disturb his American orthodoxy in any important point. This extremely valuable and sterling work first appeared in 1836 and was at once welcomed as the best English lexicon of the New Test. and reprinted in three different editions in England. A new edition greatly improved and in part entirely altered appeared in 1850 and made it the first work of its kind to the present time. It is likewise an almost complete concordance and enables the student to nearly dispense with Bruder. This work is a monument of labor and industry. Its motto is 'Dies diem docet' and 'Nulla dies sine linea.'' McClintock & Strong 'Robinson was born near Southington Connecticut the-son of a Congregational minister. He was educated at Hamilton College in Clinton New York 1812-16. On a visit to Andover in 1822 Robinson fell under the spell of Moses Stuart who persuaded him to study in the seminary. In 1826 Robinson went to Europe where he studied four years primarily at Halle and Berlin. Returning to Andover he was named Professor of Biblical Literature in 1830. In 1837 Robinson was appointed to the faculty of Union Theological Seminary in New York which had been founded the year prior. William Baird History of New Testament Research II/28. Crocker and Brewster / Leavitt, Lord & Co hardcover
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ref. 9780879933357Book Is Clean from Marking. Initial few pages and back few pages are waterdamaged from corner. However each page can be in totally readable condition. hardcover
1948ref. 49014Montreal Canada & Liverpool UK: Canadian Pacific n.d. ca 1948. ca 1948. First edition. Double Atlas Folio. 30 3/4" x 41" folded to 5 1/4" x 10 1/4." Illustrated on recto and verso with 6 large color deck plans delineating decks amenities cabins for first class and tourist class passengers together with black and white photo illustrations. Scarce deck plan for the Empress of Canada SS Duchess of Richmond and the Empress of France SS Duchess of Richmond after the two 20400 tons ocean liners had been refitted following World War II. Initially launched as the "Mini-Empresses" but also referred to as the "Drunken Duchesses" as they tended to roll in heavy seas. They were designed to allow travelers to sail further up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal as well as to those wishing to travel into the Great Lakes. The ships were fitted with enough capacity to hold 400 first class passengers and 300 tourist class passengers. The ships entered service from Liverpool to Montreal in July 1947 and September 1948 respectively. Sadly the Empress of Canada caught fire in 1953 and after re-floating was scrapped in Italy the following year. The Empress of France was refitted in 1958/1959 and continued to sail until retired in 1960. Some age toning slight closed tear at one fore-edge and with creasing at folds. Very good. Canadian Pacific, n.d. [ca 1948]. unknown
1857ref. 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
1856ref. 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
1857ref. 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 books
1856ref. 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 books
1751ref. 2342048Venezia: Presso Francesco Pitteri Con Licenza de' Superiori e Privilegio 1751. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Revised edition. Rebound with new endpapers. Minor ink notes on flyleaves modern owner bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. 1751 Hard Cover. 12 310; 406 pp. 12mo. Cloth spines gilt titles paper over boards. Italian text. An 18th century guide to Venice by Pietro Antonio Pacifico with engraved illustrations including several fold-outs. Presso Francesco Pitteri, Con Licenza de' Superiori, e Privilegio hardcover
1751ref. 2342048Venezia: Presso Francesco Pitteri Con Licenza de' Superiori e Privilegio 1751. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Revised edition. Rebound with new endpapers. Minor ink notes on flyleaves modern owner bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. 1751 Hard Cover. 12 310; 406 pp. 12mo. Cloth spines gilt titles paper over boards. Italian text. An 18th century guide to Venice by Pietro Antonio Pacifico with engraved illustrations including several fold-outs. Presso Francesco Pitteri, Con Licenza de' Superiori, e Privilegio hardcover books
1875ref. 10295Boston: Heliotype Printing 1875. Heliotype 38 cm x 48 cm on cream colored stock 55 cm x 66 cm with printed title and credit. Overall age toning. Heliotype promoting the Union Pacific line with a view of the tracks crossing Sherman Hill and the Continental Divide outside of the now ghost town of Sherman Wyoming. Sherman Hill is one of the landmarks on the transcontinental railroad and the highest point on the original U.P. line with a summit topping of 8247 feet above sea level. Sherman Hill is one of the easiest crossings of the Rockies and today it is one of the busiest lines. We are unable to locate another example of this poster. Rare. Heliotype Printing unknown
1870ref. 9707Omaha: Omaha Herald Steam Printing Establishment 1870. First Edition. 44pp. Octavo 23 cm Black buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Original printed salmon wrappers bound in. New endsheets and pastedowns. Manuscript label to head of original cover with paper of a similar color attached to the head of the verso. Small lib. ink stamp with accompanying 'Discard' stamp to title page. Complete with all three maps including the fold-out map 'Map of the Union Pacific Railroad Line in Nebraska' 19.5 cm x 56 cm / 7.5" x 22". Land promotional work from the Union Pacific encouraging the settlement of three million acres of U.P. lands that divides the available lands into three groups: agricultural lands the first 350 miles west of the Missouri River grazing lands from the forks of the Platte through the Laramie Plains in Wyoming and mineral lands between the Black Hills and the Wasatch Mountains. "No section of the United States furnishes facilities for grazing and stock raising superior to Nebraska and the lands on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The rich bottom lands of the valleys of the Platte Elkhorn Loup Fork Papillion Maple Shell Logan and Pebble Creeks Wood River Wahoo and Big Blue are included within these limits and present extensive tracts of the finest meadow land in America." Eberstadt 115: 856 later edition. Graff 4238 later edition. Herd 2351 later edition. Uncommon. Omaha Herald Steam Printing Establishment unknown
1870ref. 9707Omaha: Omaha Herald Steam Printing Establishment 1870. First Edition. 44pp. Octavo 23 cm Black buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Original printed salmon wrappers bound in. New endsheets and pastedowns. Manuscript label to head of original cover with paper of a similar color attached to the head of the verso. Small lib. ink stamp with accompanying 'Discard' stamp to title page. Complete with all three maps including the fold-out map 'Map of the Union Pacific Railroad Line in Nebraska' 19.5 cm x 56 cm / 7.5" x 22". Land promotional work from the Union Pacific encouraging the settlement of three million acres of U.P. lands that divides the available lands into three groups: agricultural lands the first 350 miles west of the Missouri River grazing lands from the forks of the Platte through the Laramie Plains in Wyoming and mineral lands between the Black Hills and the Wasatch Mountains. "No section of the United States furnishes facilities for grazing and stock raising superior to Nebraska and the lands on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The rich bottom lands of the valleys of the Platte Elkhorn Loup Fork Papillion Maple Shell Logan and Pebble Creeks Wood River Wahoo and Big Blue are included within these limits and present extensive tracts of the finest meadow land in America." Eberstadt 115: 856 later edition. Graff 4238 later edition. Herd 2351 later edition. Uncommon. Omaha Herald Steam Printing Establishment unknown books
1875ref. 10295Boston: Heliotype Printing 1875. Heliotype 38 cm x 48 cm on cream colored stock 55 cm x 66 cm with printed title and credit. Overall age toning. Heliotype promoting the Union Pacific line with a view of the tracks crossing Sherman Hill and the Continental Divide outside of the now ghost town of Sherman Wyoming. Sherman Hill is one of the landmarks on the transcontinental railroad and the highest point on the original U.P. line with a summit topping of 8247 feet above sea level. Sherman Hill is one of the easiest crossings of the Rockies and today it is one of the busiest lines. We are unable to locate another example of this poster. Rare. Heliotype Printing unknown books
ref. 0006888San Francisco: The Bancroft Company 1893. First edition. Very Good. 12mo 64 pages 3/4 morocco scuffed marbled boards original pink wrappers bound in. Ex libris Cyrus H. McCormick son of the inventor; he was Chairman of International Harvester Corp. Scarce WorldCat cites only 9 copies. Bennett was the Editor of "Bennett's Own" a weekly Hawaiian newspaper. He also authored the HONOLULU DIRECTORY and SKETCHES OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY. Forbes 4409 . The Bancroft Company hardcover
1850ref. DEMO015143ILille France: L. Lefort 1850. Stated Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. steel-engraved frontispiece. 8vo 258 pages 20th century half sprinkled calf marbled boards original wrappers bound in place. Needs to be read with de Smet's LETTERS AND SKETCHES . AMONG THE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 1843 which contains several letters not included in this French text; but this French text "contains material not found in the English - Wagner-Camp-Becker 113a:5." Howes M288; Graff 3831; Monaghan 1332. Binding by "Reliure Francais". Issued in the Bibliotheque Historique et Morale this is actually the Third French Edition. Steel-engraved frontispiece. L. Lefort hardcover
1867ref. 40392New York 1867. Oblong broadsheet 9-1/2" x 11-1/2." Attractively printed within a ruled border with several type styles and sizes and engraved vignette of a steamship. The number '110' printed in lower margin beneath the border. Signed in type at the end "F. R. Baby Agent." Advertisement on verso for "Simons Brothers & Co. Manufacturers of the Metropolitan Shirt. . . Boston." Light foxing Very Good. "One of the above large and splendid Steamships will leave Pier No. 42 North River foot of Canal street at 12 o'clock noon on the 1st 11th and 21st of every month. . . for APSINWALL connecting via Panama Railway with one of the Company's Steamships from Panama for SAN FRANCISCO touching at ACAPULCO. Those of the 1st touch at MANZANILLO. "Families in Second Cabin and Steerage taken at reduced passage rates. "An allowance of one-quarter on through rates to clergymen and their families and school-teachers going to practice their vocations." According to Wikipedia "The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was founded April 18 1848 as a joint stock company under the laws of the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants. Incorporators included William H. Aspinwall Edwin Bartlett American consul at Lima Peru and also involved with the Panama Railroad Company Henry Chauncey Mr. Alsop G.G. Howland and S.S. Howland. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was established to carry US mail on the Pacific leg of a transcontinental route via Panama." OCLC does not record this as of August 2024 nor does AAS; but the Huntington owns a copy "Date is determined by the vessels listed in the print". unknown
1867ref. 40392New York 1867. Oblong broadsheet 9-1/2" x 11-1/2." Attractively printed within a ruled border with several type styles and sizes and engraved vignette of a steamship. The number '110' printed in lower margin beneath the border. Signed in type at the end "F. R. Baby Agent." Advertisement on verso for "Simons Brothers & Co. Manufacturers of the Metropolitan Shirt. . . Boston." Light foxing Very Good. "One of the above large and splendid Steamships will leave Pier No. 42 North River foot of Canal street at 12 o'clock noon on the 1st 11th and 21st of every month. . . for APSINWALL connecting via Panama Railway with one of the Company's Steamships from Panama for SAN FRANCISCO touching at ACAPULCO. Those of the 1st touch at MANZANILLO. "Families in Second Cabin and Steerage taken at reduced passage rates. "An allowance of one-quarter on through rates to clergymen and their families and school-teachers going to practice their vocations." According to Wikipedia "The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was founded April 18 1848 as a joint stock company under the laws of the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants. Incorporators included William H. Aspinwall Edwin Bartlett American consul at Lima Peru and also involved with the Panama Railroad Company Henry Chauncey Mr. Alsop G.G. Howland and S.S. Howland. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was established to carry US mail on the Pacific leg of a transcontinental route via Panama." OCLC does not record this as of August 2024 nor does AAS; but the Huntington owns a copy "Date is determined by the vessels listed in the print". unknown books
1856ref. 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
1856ref. 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 books
ref. 56-0290San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1920 revised 1937. Map. Blueline print 24" x 54". From Cypress Ave to Phelan Ave. Only streets indicated west of Meridian Road approx. 50 industries indicated directly on map. Scale 1" = 500'. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1920, revised 1937. unknown
ref. 56-0289San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1920 revised 1926. Map. Blueline print 24" x 54" with mauve red and green highlighting. From Cypress Ave to Phelan Ave. Only streets indicated west of Meridian Road approx. 40 industries indicated in downtown and West San Jose. Scale 1" = 500'. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1920, revised 1926. unknown
ref. 56-0226San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1947 revised 1949. Map. Blueline print on vellum. 35 x 78 inches. With multicolor lines indicating switching zones. Map from San Francisco Bay to San Leandro and North Berkeley to Alameda and Oakland Airport. Index of Industries with approximately 600 entries. Scale: 1 inch = 1000 feet. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1947, revised 1949. hardcover
