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J. B. Lippincott. Very Good+. 1860. First Edition :. Hardcover. 6 large volumes with newer leather spines over embossed boards, all tight bindings, pages clean and bright, occasional mild foxing, mild shelfwear, else VG+ the lot. Some unopened pages. Contains hundreds of plates, may colored. Appears to be 3 plates deficient, possible printing error as in one instance the plate's location is in a section of unopened pages. A magnificent set; pictures available upon request. Massive weight; no air post available. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Montreal: F. E. Grafton & Sons. Very Good. 1892. 1st Edition , limited. Numbered and signed by the author. Large 12mo hardcover in duo-tone cloth cover: dark green spine over red buckram cloth separated by a vertical wreath of Maple leaves, tight textblock, pages clean, bright and unfoxed, the cover has a trace of rubbing at tips, front hinge weak, endpaper loose, book plate of Frances Silcox McDowell, else VG. Attractive copy in the duo tone cloth. 149pp illustrated (all present) , including dramatic Victoria Bridge, maps, top edge gilt. Quite scarce; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

T. Cadell Et Al. Near Fine. 1801. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover in one-half leather over marbeled boards, First Edition, complete, Title + vii (Preface) +cxxxii +412pp+ errata (two pages). The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of the author. Light wear to edges, spine very clean, marbeled boards, marbeled edges, hinges strong, gutters likewise, notation of being Mary Bouromeo Collection on front endpaper, faint stain on frontis, maps In nice untorn and unworn condition, else VG++ to NFINE. Contains 3 folding maps on heavy paper, one reinforced but not torn. A cornerstone of N American exploration narrative. Mackenzie became the first European to reach the Pacific by a cross country voyage in 1793, on his second attempt, the first ending in the Frozen Artic. He ended up near Bella Coola, B. C. This was years ahead of Lewis and Clark. Inquiries for pics answered quickly. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412pp pages .

Home Mission Board Southern Baptist. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition :. Softcover. Squarish 12 mo in wraps, tight and bright, light wear at tip, no other marks or detractions, ellse VG to NFINE. This book was illustrated by Lois Mailou Jones, "...an artist who painted and influenced others during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, during her long teaching and artistic career. Jones was the only African-American female painter of the 1930s and 1940s to achieve fame abroad..." --wikipedia. Her work is in major collections. Scarce ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Geibi Shuppan. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1958. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover, tight binding, cleand and bright pages, none marked, the covers have no discernable wear, one miniscule bump, else VG+++ to NFINE in dustjacket, which has large chips at edges, now in clear mylar wrap. This book is considered the first major postwar Japanese photo book, with photographs of both Tokyo and Chicago. The photos can be divided into two groups, being representational--children in Chicago, and abstract, focusing around forms and textures seen in Japan. A book of international reputation. ; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Bradbury and Evans. Very Good+. 1849. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Two octovo in full leather, fine binding, five raised bands, tight bindings, unfoxed pages (uncut) , all original wraps(24 issues bound In with issues 23 and 24 being a joint issue, two book plates, else both volumes VG+++. Bound in is a letter from an admirer and critic: "I trust you will pardon a boy's mentioning what appears to him a trifling error in your novel 'Pendennis'". To which Thackery replys in his tiny script: "I think you have caught Mr. Pendennis is in a scrape from me.....I assure you I am on that subject quite in the dark. ..Your very faithful servant. W. M. Thackery." A first bound edition with originals bound in. Scarce ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Detroit: Privately Printed for the Author. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1876. First Edition :. Hardcover. 12mo hardcover, 1/4 black leather spine over dark buckram cloth, tight binding, pages white unmarked and still rather fresh, none marked or torn, the covers have light shelfwear, in clear mylar wrap, else VG+++ or slightly better. Contains all 6 illustrations, all in excellent condition. The bark house built in 1834; the last plate shows his last house built in 1854, nicer and larger. Told by early Michigan pioneer who built a house west of Dearbornville (a 26 mile walk to Detroit). Tells a complete tale much on cutting trees, logging and clearing land. Logs to be burned, stumps to be pulled or professionals who paid 25 cents per stump at that time, etc etc. This book is a classic in pioneer life and listed in Howes and in 100 Michigan Rarities, etc. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 250 pages pages .

Unitgegeven Aan Boord Van De Zwerver. 1906. First Edition: SIGNED. Signed by author on limitation pg, #117/400cc. "Third Part" Oblong folio textured paper (straw? , palm? ) over boards with black buckram cloth spine, bold lettering on front in gilt, tight binding, pages (Japanese velllum? ) are clean text unfoxed, the cover has light wear at edges, one corner scuffed, lightly rounded, initial leaves light speckling, panels rubbed/smudged, (8) , 161-234pp, tiv, plus endpiece, condition: Good-VG, no DJ (as issued? ). Decorative printing red/black on title page, large tail piece, initials in red, large illustrations for each chapter with captions in red. Several full-page plates are extant. This is Nieuwenkamps book in which he captures his experences in Bali and Lombock, financed by the Dutch in which Balinese & Lombock arts were to be collected. Pictured are weavings, woodcarvings, paintings, houses, etc. A scarce work and to be prized. .

Self Published. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, tight binding, Signed/Inscribed by Dr. Blain on front endpaper, clean fresh pages, covers have slight tone of wear, top edge dusty, else NFINE. Solid copy. A Michigan doctor tells of details of Michigan history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Hodder & Stoughton. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. SIGNED; Second?. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, Signed on half-title, 'reprinted 1936' same year as first published, very tight spine/binding, clean unfoxed pages, covers unworn save for crease, endpapers faintly toned, tiny name embossment, else NFINE in bright intact DJ, tiny chips at spine tips, else VG to VG++ (see pics) . Illustrations by Bip Pares. All 27 illustrations with tissue guards are present. Extraordinary mountineerig adventure by the author; after two years in the wilderness choosing a different route and scaling the Nandi Devi. Scarce volume signed with bright DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1959. First Edition :. Hardcover. 085270139X . Octovo hardcover, tight binding with bright white pages, the covers have faint toning on bottom edge, prior owner name, else NFINE+++ in bright dustjacket, no obvious wear light toning to spine, now in clear mylar wrap. Solid copy , looks to have been seldom if ever read. A genius of great thought, originality with impish sense of humor, made famous in recent movie of WWII and his effort to crack the German Enegma machine and help win the war. Quite scarce book. ; Octovo; 157pp pages .

Berkshire, England: Carpathian Press. Fine. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto in full morocco bound by Anthony Wessely, from an edition of 125, this being #1 of twenty-five. Printed by Andrew Dolinski at the Carpathian Press on mould-made papers, illustrated in 6 full-page wood engravings by Forster depicting 'the macabre ritual of a judicial hanging'. All housed in a fine green cloth slipcase. A rare modern press book as 'only five copies from the entire edition of 125 are recorded in institutions'. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 103pp pages .

Chicago: The Western Historical Company. Very Good. 1883. First Edition :; First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover: new spine and foretips over original brown cloth boards, new endpapers, tight and square spine'binding, pages clean and unfoxed, the covers have negligable wear, first few leafs have chipping/tearing of edges the rest of the pages clean and solid, else VG or slightly better. Contains the large folding map with some tears , textual illustrations (line drawings) , else complete. Scarce original volume on Michigan's Upper Peninsula in nice condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 549pp pages .

New York: I Riley. Very Good+. 1809. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo in full leather (new binding) , tight binding: gutters strong; hinges strong, pages clean tho' browned (with moderate foxing) as usual, none torn or marked, covers unworn, else VG+++ , solid tight copy. Frontis portrait not present (as in early printings) , errata sheet found at the end. The author was born in New Jersey in 1730, as a young man Fought in the French and Indian War; he narrowly escaped the 'massacre' at Detroit, considered the only Englishman escaping Pontiac, explored the Great Lakes area, Lake Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. While there are a few inacurate dates and distances traveled, it remains a primary source in general Americana. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330pp pages .

Lutheran Missions, Gospel of Jesus Among Apache Indians. Very Good. 1923. First Edition :. Hardcover. 3 hardcover volumes ecompassing 24 volumes with paper covers bound in, ex-libris, tight bindings, unfoxed, pages unmarked , light library appurtenances, else VG the lot. Starting in 1923 contains issues/"volume" #1 all the way through issue/volume 24, which is in the third book dated 1946, 23 years in total with most years containing the 12 months of printing. Replete with facts, history, tales, language, etc etc of Apaches, mainly, possibly some Ojibway (fast scanning) , a related Athaspacan language group. Excessivly rare, only found in Beineke library, as found on World Cat. Fast shipping in cardboard. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 1,000 pages .

Published By Author. Very Good. 1903. First Edition :. Hardcover. Small octovo in original brown cloth cover: very tight text block, clean, bright and unfoxed pages, none torn or marked, the cover has light wear at tip of spine, one small library stamp and residue of paper label on spine but no other indication of ex-librariness, hinges started, else still VG, solidly. Several full-page photos found and an additional 30 page report of the Judge advocate of the US Army in back. The author was born in Kentucky and as a teen trained as a carpenter, in 1862 joined the Kentucky Militia as a clerk. Soon after acting under Gen. Carrington sought out information on the Sons of Liberty. He joined the order and worked in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He uncovered a subsersive plot to undermine the US military by this group through active rebellion, they started as the Knights of the Golden Circle during the Revolutionary War. One of the chief perpetrators for the Sons of Liberty was Clement L.… Leer más

Doubleday. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1975. First Edition :. Hardcover. Smaller octovo hardcover, Inscribed to Louis Robinson (friend and writer) "to whom I am very grateful", tight binding, fresh pages, unworn and quite FINE in similar DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. A famous book that was made into a movie starring John Wayne...; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Associated Publishers. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1939. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover in fine aqua-color cloth covers, tight binding, clean and unmarked pages, the covers show no wear, else FINE in bright pictorial dustjacket, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Not necessarily a history of Africa but of specific individuals. A few topics from the Contents: West African States; Among the Mossi; Mohammedanized Heroes; In Ashanti and Dahomey, South Africa Chaka; Khama; E. Africa, etc. "Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) [1] was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history." --Wikipedia Also founder of Black History Month...Scarce; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Jane Aitken. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1812. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, xix, (blank) 16 pages subscriber names, errata, (subscriber names) (2 page blank) 4 p. Additional list, 273 p. Rebound: black spine over marbeled boards, tight, pages clean and unfoxed, uncut pages, covers unworn and bright. The narrative of St Clair against hostile Indians in the northwest territory in which he was defeated. Ohio Indians, Miami, later defeated by mad Anthony Wayne. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273pp pages .

London: Bettesworth, Osborn, Longman. Very Good. 1728. Third. Hardcover. 24mo in full leather, tight binding, clean unfoxed pages, the covers have moderate wear at tips, gilt lettering on spine, may have had a new leather spine in years past, else a solid copy. Frontis of two women in conversation, long robes, sitting under a bower. Scarce; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 204 pages .