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Hamburg, Germany. Very Good. Trade Card. Off white trade card with text and image in black, measuring 4 3/4" tall by 6" wide. Vertical fold down middle of card. Light toning and soiling to all edges. Written in German, this trade card advertises the services of general agent, M. Flatau located in Hamburg, Germany. It advertises tickets to New York, Canada, Austalien, Africa and England by steamship and states that free information about ships and railways can be provided. The agent's address and telephone number are included on verso of the card. .

Bloomington, IN: Ira J. Newman. Very Good. 1967. Limited Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Rare limited edition of Jonathan Williams' Lullabies Twisters Gibbers Drags is french fold format with printed parcel paper wraps stapled over newsprint. Designed and printed by Ira J. Newman at Indiana University, 1967, this is copy number 11 of 50, signed by the author and printer. Soft brown cover shows very light rubbing on both front and back. Bottom edge has minor fold from shelving; spine is gently bumped. There are two faint soil markings on the front cover, a soft crease on the top right corner, and a small chip on the fore-edge. Interior pages, illustrated with black and white photos and portraits, are browned with age and lightly toned. There is a pencil marking on the colophon. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author .

Portland, OR: Madeleine Press. Fine. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardboards printed with photographs of memebers of the parish. Photographs, timelines, and stories of parishioners of the Madeleine Parish in Oregon. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 223 pp .

A collection of approximately 75 items of correspondence from businesses in Madison County, Montana. Items are dated from the late 1880s to 1910. Correspondence is housed in two modern binders. Overall in very good with light soiling and wear. This archive of material comes from businesses in Madison County, Montana mostly dating to the first two decades of statehood. Madison County is located in southwestern Montana and was founded in 1865 as one of the nine original Territorial counties. Many of the towns in the county were established during the Montana gold rush in the 1860s. Towns represented in this archive include Silver Star, Ruby, Ferguson, Willow Creek, Mammoth, Meadow Creek (McAllister), Lakeview, Pony, Glendale, Jeffers, Junction City, Lewis, Washington Gulch, Washington Bar, Sand Creek, Salisbury, Revenue, and Adobetown. Most correspondence is from one business to another; ordering general merchandise, making payments to accounts, and requesting money or information.… Leer más

New York. Very Good. 1966?. First Edition; First Printing. Stapled wraps. Rare underground poetry magazine is made of side-stapled letter-size cardstock sheets covered in fullpage newspaper wrapper, New York Times dated November 21, 1965, with color stamped magazine title on front and back. Wrapped in mylar. Cover has browned with age, as newsprint does, shows some rubbing around the edges, minor chipping/cracking and a burn mark on the back cover. Inside pages are very clean. This edition of this unique magazine is edited by Lewis Ellingham and features writing by Henry A. LaFargue, Denise Levertov, Wesley Day and more. Illustrations by R. Fitzgerald, Armando Navarro and Roger Penney. ; Vol. 3; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Buffalo, New York, U. S. A.. Very Good. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Stapled softcover. Side-stapled magazine with corrugated cover, mylar wrapped. Cover has very light bending at the page edge and minor fraying at the bottom of the spine. There is an extra staple at the center and a soil mark on the back cover. Interior very clean. This issue include writings by Fred Wah, John Wieners, Lewis MacAdams, J. Temple, George F. Butterick and more. ; Vol. 3; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Very Good. 1978. Softcover. Uncorrected Proof of Nichols' second book in his Milagro trilogy. Signed by Nichols. Peach colored wraps are lightly soiled on front and edges. Two 1/2" tears at bottom of wrapper. Interior is clean.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

Long Beach, CA: Mr. Nathaniel Holmes, Publisher. Good. 0. Softcover. Small booklet with tied binding attempts to inspire the reader with the massive intellect of its actor author. Six sketches colored in with colored pencil, with accompanying descriptions, and much talking in the third person, i.e. "Mr. Nathaniel Holmes contends that monkey glands are non-essential in portraying the aged men of the present day." Previous owner's name in ink on front wrap.; Book; 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall .

San Fernando, CA: Junipero Serra Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Red Leather boards with gilt lettering on front board; all edges gilt. This book is in fine condition. 2 7/8" x 2 1/8". Frontispiece features a picture. One of 300 copies. A short biography of Timothy Cardinal Manning. Bradbury - Junipero Serra Press 54. ; Miniature; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8; 18 pp .

Uthrie, Oklahoma, The State Capital Company, Printers, 1905. First Edition. 4to 11” - 13” tall. 116pp. Hardcover. Good. Original full leather boards, rebacked with blue book tape supporting gutters; includes many b&w portraits. Original boards have light scratching and cracking of leather; text block has light soiling and toning; pages 96 and 97 have dampstaining damage and 1 ½” tear where leaves stuck together, affecting content. Brief biographical sketches of pioneers, territorial officials, educators, merchants and others, accompanied by portraits. .

New York: Angel Hair Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Stapled wraps. White paper wraps with illustration on front. Wraps have protective acetate cover. One of 400 copies. Some toning and soiling to front and back wrap. Text block has some very light marking due to printing error, but all text is fully readable and pages are otherwise very clean. No loose pages. "Makes Sense" is a printing of one poem by Ted Greenwald that spans the length of the entire book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson. Good. 1935. Hardcover. Brown quarter cloth binding with title label on spine. Boards have moderate wear and title label on spine is heavily chipped; text block has light foxing and toning throughout. The letters of General Ewell are divided into four sections: West Point Cadet, United States Dragoon, Confederate General, Gentleman Farmer. ; B & W Illustration; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 161 pp .

Columbus, OH: Buckeye Poultry Yards. Very Good. N.D.. First Edition; First Printing. Paper/Ephermera. Printed on newsprint, this advertisement for mammoth bronze turkeys is in very good condition. The single sheet is printed on both sides and shows minor wear. There is a red printed correction on one side. The Buckeye Poultry Yards in Columbus, Ohio used this sheet to sell laying fowls, young chicks, duck, geese and turkeys, as well as feed. There is also a pitch for magazines dedicated to raising poultry. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 2 pp .

Very Good. Color engraving by G.K. Stillman of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite. Engraving measures 21" x 27" (including margins). Printed by the Times Steam Job Color Press Print. Engraver's imprint in the lower left corner: "G.K. Stillman, Engraver, 4th & Walnut, Cin." No date but likely 1870s or later. This engraving is linen backed and the colors are still bright. There are 7 tears along the margin that measure between 1" - 2 ¼" each, all have been repaired, and there are a handful of smaller tears; minor loss in lower right corner (in the margin) measuring about 1" x ½" in total which has also been repaired; light soiling and foxing in the margin. From Currey & Kruska: "A fanciful engraving of the Calaveras Grove, showing the principal trees, living and dead, grouped around the hotel. The text identifies the trees and provides minimal information. The Big Tree Stump is depicted without a structure on it, and The… Leer más

Santa Fe, New Mexico. Very Good. 1881. First Edition. Softcover. Minor chipping on edges, and creasing from folding. The Mammoth Consolidated Mining Milling and Smelting Company had a mine located in Golden, in the New Mexico Territory. In the Ortiz Mountains, 33 miles northeast of Albuquerque, Golden was established in 1880 and is a ghost town. The mineral deposits were mostly placer and in about 1880 eastern investors and southwestern politicans formed several mining companies. Date on certificate is Sept 23,1881. Certificate is made out to Juan Delgado with minor waterstains to ink. Embossed stamped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pp .

Cincinatti, OH: John Church Company. Fair. 1910. Sheet music. Sheet music is in fair condition. Spine is torn aside from bottom 2 inches where it has been taped together. Significant toning through out item; soiling on wrapper. Music company stamp on front of wrapper. ; 12" x 9"; 7 pp .

London: John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy. 1778. Engraving, large print. Light foxing, small one-inch tear in bottom edge; overall in very good condition. According to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, Unalaska was first sightedon June 27, 1778. Captain James Cook made three voyages throughout the Pacific. He made first contact between European & Pacific cultures. Somewhat infamously, Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779.; 22" x 16.5" .

London: John Stockdale, Scatcherd and Whitaker, John Fielding, and John Hardy. 1778. Engraving, large print. Light foxing; overall in very good condition. According to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the Resolution, Cook's ship, made its journey to Prince William Sound in May 1778. "The sitter may possibly be the man who came aboard the Resolution on 14 May 1778. Cook called him a 'good looking middle aged man . . . He was cloathed in a dress made of the Sea beaver skin and on his head such a cap as is worn by the people of King Georges Sound, Ornamented with sky blue glass beads about the size of a large pea.' " Captain James Cook made three voyages throughout the Pacific. He made first contact between European & Pacific cultures. Somewhat infamously, Cook was killed in Hawaii in 1779.; 22" x 16.5" .

Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. Second Printing. Softcover. Light brown craft paper wrapper with orange text printed on cover. Staple-bound. A special reprint of Southern California-related sections of the Stone team's Men to Match My Mountains. Second printing. Wrapper and interior are clean and sharp. ; 9" x 6"; 27 pp .

Winnipeg, MB: Great Plains Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Pictorial boards w/ no dust jacket; front board shows a painting of two men on horseback shooting at an American bison; yellow and green text to boards and spine; faint scuff marks on front and back boards; else fine. Interior book clean; tight binding; numerous B&W and color illustrations throughout. Volume 1 in a series, this book contains the history of Manitoba pre-1870 written from a journalistic point of view by some of the province's best journalists. ; Manitoba 125; Vol. 1; B & W and Color Illustrations ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 238 pp .