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1933ref. 12164New York: Huntington Press. Fine. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Patterned tan cloth lettered & illustrated in brown. Illustrated with full page drawings. Inscribed on half-title with a drawings by the author: "With best wishes from Powder River Jack Lee & wife "Kitty" and with courtesy of Clara P. Caulfield. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; Signed by Author . Huntington Press hardcover
1933ref. 51200New York: Huntington Press 1933. First Edition. Octavo. Tan decorative cloth boards purple topstain to textblock; 204pp. Publisher's slip laid in. Author inscription with drawing on ffep. Trivial age-toning and foxing to margins of textblock mild pulling to crown of spine else a tight clean unmarked copy. Near Fine. Huntington Press unknown
1933ref. 51200New York: Huntington Press 1933. First Edition. Octavo. Tan decorative cloth boards purple topstain to textblock; 204pp. Publisher's slip laid in. Author inscription with drawing on ffep. Trivial age-toning and foxing to margins of textblock mild pulling to crown of spine else a tight clean unmarked copy. Near Fine. Huntington Press unknown books
1892ref. 165841892. Very good condition with some cancellation holes. An early Junk bond with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with an eagle on the verso. Issued at 4 percent dated 13 Oct. 1892. It is signed by Chauncey Depew 1834 - 1928 whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill NY. Among many other positions Depew was president of the New York Central Railroad System and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken NJ north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. Approx. 13 5/8 x 9 1/4" unknown
1885ref. 168991885. Very good condition with a small closed tear into right margin. An early Junk bond with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with a train on the verso. Printed in green & black 9 1/2 x 15" with most of the coupons attached and an orange Tax stamp in the top right corner. Issued at 4 percent principal due in 2361. Signed by Chauncey Depew 1834 - 1928 whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill NY was president of the New York Central Railroad System and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken NJ north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. unknown
ref. 16893Very good condition with some cancellation holes. An early Junk bond with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with an eagle on the verso. Issued at 4 percent dated 12th March 1918. Chauncey Depew 1834 - 1928 whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill NY was president of the New York Central Railroad System and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken NJ north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. Approx. 13 5/8 x 9 1/4". Printed in orange and black. With a stamp duty affixed to the top right corner. unknown
ref. 16896Very good condition with some cancellation holes. An early Junk bond with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with an eagle on the verso. Issued at 4 percent dated 24th November 1936. Chauncey Depew 1834 - 1928 whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill NY was president of the New York Central Railroad System and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken NJ north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. Approx. 13 5/8 x 9 1/4". Printed in brown and black. unknown
ref. 16900An early Junk bond with an attractive bank-note engraving of the Hudson Highlands - a fictitious Garrison's Landing looking west across the Hudson towards the plains of West Point; with a train on the verso. Printed in green & black 9 1/2 x 15" with half of the coupons attached and an orange Tax stamp in the top right corner. Issued at 4 percent principal due in 2361. Signed by Chauncey Depew 1834 - 1928 whose ancestors settled in 1685 at the present location of Peekskill NY was president of the New York Central Railroad System and president of the West Shore Railroad Company. This line extended from Weehawken NJ north along the west shore of the Hudson River to Albany NY and then west to Buffalo; it is no longer a passenger line & now serves as CSX Transportation's main freight route from the west to the New York City area. unknown
198178 pages. Features include: cashing in on meteorites; Pennsylvania; Carolina Gold; Patio Sailing; Tumbling cabs for profit; the Rio Puerco Valley; The Byrum Brothers; Aerial photos and how they can help; Northern steamship emblems; Ontario trip; Northeastern sites; coinshooting North Carolina tobacco barns; the psychology of collecting. Average wear. Book
197962 pages. Features: "Lapidaryitis" - something for everyone; The goldmaker of the Adironkacks; Brass on the beach; 2 people + 1 discriminator = good friends; Lost North Fork placer gold; Coins from the past; Seaprobe to recover deep water treasures; Portland Proprietaries - old medicine bottles; Gold in Rhode Island; Create your own coinshooting calendar; The great salted desert treasure; coinshooting - where not to look; Tracks along a river - an historic spot for TH'ing. Average wear. Book
198070 pages. Features: Diamond finds; plowed fields - a THer's bonanza; Over discrimination - enemy number one; Suwanee River Coral; Lapidary skills not hard to learn; Copper country adventures; Digging up glass money - serious bottle diggers make money; Bad start, good finish - gals discover a great coinshooting spot; Treasure hunging - romantic adventure; Stanton, Arizona and its ruthless shopkeeper - the history of a ghost town; Black Hills treasure - some placer gold may lay hidden between Deerfield Reservoir and Mystic; The Invisible Purple - the amethysts of Maine. Above-average wear. Book
197978 pages. The Wilderness - relic hunting in Virginia; Seminoles invaded!; Canning jars have soared in value; We make a cabochon; Prospecting small creeks for gold; National Forests - happy hunting grounds; Apache tears, crystals, and even gold - directions to an exciting spot; Identifying Minerals - a step-by-step course; Last but not least - after the hurricane; Treasuring Mouse Island - More fun than profit; Herbie and the innertube - a Rouge River experience; Buying cheap can be expensive; Fort Erie - the hardluck outpost; Pick a ghost town; Delamar - the 'widow-maker town. 2"x5" Chunk missing from bottom corner of back cover else average wear. Book
1893ref. 10521Denver: S. K. Hooper 1893. Softcover. Very good . Octavo 56pp. illustrated. A very good or better copy in the publisher's printed wraps. Mild stining to wraps with a few small chips but the contents crisp clean and bright. A nicely illustrated travel volume filled with full-page illustrations some from photographs others from artwork depicting dramatic Rocky Mountain scenes. S. K. Hooper unknown
2020ref. 4082Birmingham England: Short Scary Tales Publications 2020. First edition first printing limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 9.5"x6.5". 266pp. Burgundy cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles yellow endpapers. Tipped in publisher's page/plate: hand-numbered 82 of 400 numbered copies signed by Youers and King. Illustrated plated throughout by Vincent Sammy. Short, Scary Tales Publications hardcover
1989215 page report listing 398 areas, each of which has: Wetland classification (water [marsh, stream estuary] & vegitation type) Municipality, Land status Survey date and Air photo reference with Notes, sometimes extensive, listing the history of the area, type of waterfoul there now, other animals, etc. With methodology section, results and discussion section, five appendices, maps, floppy disk data file in plastic envelope, and large fold-out map in pocket at back of book. All in excellent condition, book shows little use and 1/4" tear at bottom of front cover is only blemish. Plastic comb binding.
ref. 94507aafEdinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1864, lg. in-8vo, engraved frontispiece + X + 1 ll. (2 p.: half-title : Journal...Somali Land) + 372 p., + 1 double-page + 1 folding map, a very clean copy, engraved ex-libris: James Early Smith + one small legacy stamp on first fly: C.A.W. Guggisberg, contemporary h.-leather, spine richly gilt. Fine copy.
ref. 0331593114.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1926ref. 156650Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation 1926. Vintage press photograph from the 1926 silent film showing director Raoul Walsh posing with actors Barry Norton Leslie Fenton Edmund Lowe Dolores del Rio Victor McLaglen and others on the set. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. During World War I a US Marine sergeant finds his budding relationship with a French innkeeper's daughter threatened by the arrival of his romantic rival a fellow Marine sergeant. The first Fox film to use the studio's new Movietone sound system and the first film ever to use "special effects" as a credit. Set in France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with adhesive residue on the verso. Fox Film Corporation unknown
1926ref. 156650Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation 1926. Vintage press photograph from the 1926 silent film showing director Raoul Walsh posing with actors Barry Norton Leslie Fenton Edmund Lowe Dolores del Rio Victor McLaglen and others on the set. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. During World War I a US Marine sergeant finds his budding relationship with a French innkeeper's daughter threatened by the arrival of his romantic rival a fellow Marine sergeant. The first Fox film to use the studio's new Movietone sound system and the first film ever to use "special effects" as a credit. Set in France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with adhesive residue on the verso. Fox Film Corporation unknown books
1973viii, 990 + x, 893 pages in this complete two-volume set. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Index in each volume. "Tells the story of Vulcan, from humble beginnings as one man's simple store beside a rutted wagon trail, to a thriving prairie town of wide paved streets and sunny parks - of a bustling market place and bursting elevators, of comfortable homes and hospitals ands schools - surrounded far into the distance by broad golden acres of prosperous farms. This is also the story of the pioneers who built and served the area, who envisioned a happy and successful life in the new west for themselves and their children. About 16 townships are covered in this history running partly east to Lake McGregor, west to the Little Bow River, south six miles and north about 18 miles, taking in the communities of Brant, Ensign, Reid Hill and Kirkcaldy." - Foreword. Prior owner's name stamped upon front free endpaper and title page of each volume, otherwise unmarked with light wear. Bindings tight. A quality example of this invaluable genealogical reference. Volume I was printed in 1973 with Volume II following in 1988. Bibliographic references: Krotki (2nd Edn) 1091, Strathern 3285. Book
1852ref. ZB471761Washington: 1852. 11 pp issued as 32d Congress 1st Session HR 167 Minority; light extraction roughness at spine and light general age toning now in self wrappers; concerns objections by the State of Pennsylvania to the replacement of the bridge over the Ohio River at Wheeling. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: unknown
1993Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and endpaper charts; green cloth, upper board board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed, heartfelt and well-illustrated tribute to British service personnel who died in Malaya, Singapore and as POWs of the Japanese. Graham & Cole R3.
1931ref. 355490720929London 1931. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Philip Allan & Co. Ltd. 1931. First UK Edition. 8vo. Pages xvi 236. Black and white photographic plates including the frontispiece line illustrations in the text. Patrick Reginald Chalmers is one of the best loved sporting writers of the early 20th century. 'Where the Spring Salmon Run' is a work on the techniques and joys of fishing. It details great spots to find the fish and the best methods for catching them. Salmon fishing in Great Britain with fly bait and spinning tackle. "All I have tried to do is to re-visit chiefly for my own amusement rivers that I have fished in and to remember the few fish that I have caught in my life or lost". Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath in full brown calf with 5 raised bands to the spine. Title in gilt on red label to the spine; author in gilt to green label. Angling-related decorations in gilt to the spine. Double-border in gilt to the front and rear boards. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. A stunning production. A fine copy really clean internally. NB: this is a Bayntun Riviere binding of the Philip Allan first edition from 1931 and should not be confused with the recent Wright Press edition. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
198184 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos on glossy stock. "Traces the evolution of the Lardeau-Duncan River valleys through the remembrances of the inhabitants, representing both newer and older generations of settlers." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
[4], 376 pages. Index of Names. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The Town of Vauxhall (Alberta) and surrounding districts is a thriving community fondly called 'The Potato Capital of the West.' This publication has been designed to give a glimpse into the life of its people, its civic, its commercial, industrial, cutlural and financial strength." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. Orange illustrated covers. A sound copy of this excellent local history and vital genealogical reference. STRATHERN 3282, KROTKI (2) 1078. Book