Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1901. 2nd edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, blind stamped decorations on covers. 150 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Excellent condition. This is a curious reference book, listing all of the geographic names that the United States government changed..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 2nd printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth. Deckle edge. Numerous photographic illustrations. 208 pp. No jacket. Ex-library with stickers on spine and front cover, card pocket pasted inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of the memoirs of Sioux indigenous rights activist Chief Red..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1865. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Hand-pressed paper. Frontispiece and full-page map of Florida in 1565. 420 pp. Binder's copy. Cloth covering of spine detached and laid in, so both boards detached. First few leaves, up to p. xiii of..... More
Madison, WI: Calkins & Webb, 1857. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s blind-stamped cloth. 547 pp. Much wear to edges and corners. Several strips of spine cloth torn or missing. Ex-library. Foxing throughout. Occasional offsetting. Rear board split and nearly detached. This is an 1857 report from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s blind- stamped cloth, printer’s device in gilt on front cover. 463 pp. plus advertisements. Binder's copy. Cloth spine covering gone so boards detached. Stamp and (attractive but frankly threatening) bookplate of Henry von Wackerbarth of Chicago. Some foxing and..... More
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1905. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's quarter cloth over buckram boards. Gilt lettering on spines and gilt top edges. Deckle edges. Hand-pressed paper. Frontispiece, maps and illustrations throughout. Vol. I: [9], x-xciii, 407. Vol. II: [5], vi, 412-797, [5] advertisements. Very minor scuffing to corners. 1/8"..... More
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated and illustrated cloth. Hand-pressed paper. Deckle edge. 334 pp. Minor edge wear and some sunning to covers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. A few closed tears to margins. Tight and clean, an excellent copy. This is an early reprint..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1914. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Green publisher's cloth. Illustrated plates throughout and a folding map. 244 pp. plus advertisements. Cock to spine. Minor edge wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Hinges overopened. Occasional pencil notations. Small closed tear on folding map. Plate after p...... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1902. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green publisher's cloth with spine rebacked in black tape. Illustrated plates throughout and a folding map. 244 pp. plus advertisements. Spine rebacked and hinges repaired. Not terribly attractive, but very tight. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover, stamp..... More
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece folding map, 9 full-page and numerous text illustrations. 329 pp. Minor shelf wear. A few scuffs on covers. Small strip of cloth torn away from spine header. Interior, including folding map, is excellent. This..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark, 1906. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Frontispiece, illustrated plates and maps throughout. 424 pp. plus advertisements. Spine a bit sunned. Otherwise fine. This is an uncommon volume from Thwaites' larger set of American exploration history, limited..... More
Chicago: D.F. Keller & Company, 1923. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Original illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Illustrated plates and maps throughout, including a large folding map. 278 pp. Dust jacket complete but split at spine edges and tattered around all edges, laid in. Some..... More
Chicago: self-published, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with pastedown on spine and gilt lettering on front cover. Gilt top edge. Numerous photographic and text illustrations. 323 pp. Corners bumped. Spine pastedown rather rubbed. Right edge of cloth spine covering torn from footer about halfway up. Ex-library with a stamp..... More
Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s illustrated cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and half-gilt stamped device. Numerous photographic illustrations. 390 pp. Vertical tear to cloth at header of spine. Light edge wear. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover, stamp on bottom..... More
Chicago: National School Furnishing Company, 1883. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Original printed cloth-backed boards. Red stained edges. 128 pp. Map not present. Much of cloth backing on spine is missing, which has weakened the hinges. Inside rear cover is a handwritten letter from the author to a colleague about the book..... More
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New York: Putnam, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spines and gilt top edges. Uncut edges. Numerous maps (many folding) and photographic plates throughout. Vol. 1: [4], xxiv, 383. Vol. 2: [2], vi, 457. Wear to cloth edges and corners. Ex-library, with sticker on spine..... More
New York: Putnam, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover and gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Numerous full-page illustrations, many photographic, and folding map. 377 pp. Ex-library with mark on spine, sticker on front cover, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket..... More
Philadelphia: Archibald Bartram, 1805. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf backed with a leather strip. Large folding map frontispiece. Unpaginated. Boards and leather spine strip unglued from block. Toning and spotting throughout interior. Several contemporary plant leaves pressed in, which have caused discoloration. 2 closed tears at creases of folding..... More
Johnson City, TN: Watauga Press, 1930. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge. Folding map. Deckle edge. 508 pp. Minor edge wear. Ex-library with sticker on front cover, stamp on bottom block edge, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket on front free..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1877. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on spine and cover. Frontispiece and full-page illustrations. 368 pp. Very minor shelf wear and a few speckles of water stain on covers. Hinges overopened but firmly attached. An excellect copy. This is a scarce first edition of..... More
Belleville, IL: Buechler Publishing, 1929. Boards. Large 8vo. Original printed thin flexible boards. Dramatic frontispiece photographic illustration, numerous additional photographic illustrations. 569 pp. Ex-library with stickers on spine and front cover, stamp on bottom block edge, card pocket inside front cover, and embossment on title and rear pages. Previous owner's name..... More
Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1833. 2nd Edition Revised. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Large folding frontispiece, additional folding map, full-page and text illustrations. 400 pp. Leather worn. Front hinge split but firmly attached. Contemporary signatures in front and end matter. Foxing throughout, mostly marginal. Frontispiece intact but tender at creases..... More
New York: Morrow, 1946. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. Frontispiece portrait. 333 pp. No jacket. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and embossment on title and rear pages. This is a scarce biography of 19th century pioneer Bridger. More
London: Octopus Books, 1974. Cloth. Folio. Publisher’s illustrated cloth boards. Many color illustrations throughout, including photographic plates. 144 pp. No jacket. Light wear to edges. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover and card pocket pasted on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a lushly illustrated children's book about..... More
New York: Bruce Publishing, 1945. 2nd edition. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's decorated cloth. Photographic frontispiece, nearly every page illustrated. 80 pp. Ex-library with sticker on spine and cover and card pockets pasted inside front cover. Previous owners' names on front free endpaper. Tight and clean, interior excellent. This is an early edition of..... More