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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1977ref. 2090502113718056Not Available 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
196540 pages. Features: New flag for Canada's 98th birthday - article with photos; The Queen Mother - Her Personal Story - part 1 of 4; Jean Seberg's Return to the Top - Burned at the stake on film and in reviews, she begain again in Europe - article with photos; Photo of Miss Patricia Soulliere, "Miss Textile of the Week"; Jerry Marx Survived An Avalanche - article with photos; Fantastic colour photo centerfold ad for the Rambler line of cars; Upsurge in Canada's Track and Field Athletic Performance; Paul Anka and Diana Ayoub, the girl he left behind (and after whom his first hit song is named); Kendo battles on the Fraser River Delta dunes in Steveston - Jim Murray studies the Japanese Martial Art - article with photos; ; Back cover Esso ad with the 'Tiger in your Tank' theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
2012ref. 270344San Francisco: Mission Mini-Comix 2012. Pamphlet. 8p. including covers miniature comic book made by photocopying cutting and folding an 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper 2.75x4.25 inches folded size very good condition. Mission Mini-Comix unknown books
1994ref. 371452Keg River: Keg River History Book Committee 1994. First edition. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 4to. pp.310. previous owners inscription on title page Keg River History Book Committee hardcover
2017ref. 340660Ellesmere Port : Boat Museum Society 2017. First edition. Softcover. Near fine copies in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved set; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 7 volumes: ill. maps; 20 cm.Subjects: Inland navigation Great Britain; Periodicals.Canals Great Britain; Periodicals. Genre:Periodical. Ellesmere Port : Boat Museum Society paperback
ref. 1397317930.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1397317671.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19308vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and numerous maps (2 folding on japon), neat contemporary inscription on half-title; green cloth, upper board framed and lettered in blind, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
1982211 pages. Fold-out map. Bibliography. Index. British Columbia Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 5. Contents divided into four sections: Habits and Habitat; The Waterfowl; Places and Projects; Waterfowl Problems. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
ref. 0666810842.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1945ref. 46525Washington: Government Printing Office 1945. Negotiating Water Rights Between the United States and Mexico Government document concerning a treaty between the United States and Mexico respecting the "utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande from Fort Quitman Tex. to the Gulf of Mexico." The hearings were held in January and February 1945 and the present document is published in five parts covering the entirety of the hearings. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ratified at the end of the Mexican-American War gave the right to navigation of these waters between the two countries; the treaty signed in February 1944 sought to regulate other usages beyond navigation such as irrigation and consumption. Among the numerous illustrations graphs and maps is a folding graph showing "Water Production and Consumption By States" within the Colorado River System and a folding "Map of the United States and Northern Mexico Showing Location of Rio Grande Tijuana and Colorado River Basins." An important document that illuminates the history of the allocation and distribution of limited natural resources and an interesting historical source of hydrographical information and data. Contemporary red three-quarter morocco and cloth spine gilt. Hinges reinforced. Modern bookplate on front pastedown; ownership markings on front flyleaf. Internally clean. Very good. hardcover books
1945ref. 46525Washington: Government Printing Office 1945. Negotiating Water Rights Between the United States and Mexico Government document concerning a treaty between the United States and Mexico respecting the "utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande from Fort Quitman Tex. to the Gulf of Mexico." The hearings were held in January and February 1945 and the present document is published in five parts covering the entirety of the hearings. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ratified at the end of the Mexican-American War gave the right to navigation of these waters between the two countries; the treaty signed in February 1944 sought to regulate other usages beyond navigation such as irrigation and consumption. Among the numerous illustrations graphs and maps is a folding graph showing "Water Production and Consumption By States" within the Colorado River System and a folding "Map of the United States and Northern Mexico Showing Location of Rio Grande Tijuana and Colorado River Basins." An important document that illuminates the history of the allocation and distribution of limited natural resources and an interesting historical source of hydrographical information and data. Contemporary red three-quarter morocco and cloth spine gilt. Hinges reinforced. Modern bookplate on front pastedown; ownership markings on front flyleaf. Internally clean. Very good. hardcover
ref. 0428855210.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback