America's National Game (Historical Facts...Evolution, Development And Popularity Of Base Ball With Personal Reminiscences Of Its Vicissitudes, Its Victories And Its Votaries) de K. G. Spalding - 1911

Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. Very Good+. 1823. Hardcover. A two-volume first edition of an account of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains by expedition botanist and geologist Edwin James. Compiled from the notes of Major Stephen H. Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the party by Mr. James. This rather scarce set presents the account of the experiences of the Stephen H. Long expedition of 1819-1820, in which Long was sent to find the source of the Platte River in the Rocky Mountains. Lacks the separate accompanying oversize atlas which was issued in 1822 per Howes J.41, who remarks [the expedition was notable in that it supplemented] ". . .earlier discoveries of Pike and of Lewis and Clark, and pronouncing the plains region as nothing but a desert, incapable of cultivation!". --- In maroon half leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling, four raised bands to spines and marbled endpapers. --- A very nice set, with bright, mostly… Leer más

London: Printed for Thomas Wilcox, 1757. First Edition. Boards. Good. 4to. Nineteenth-century half-calf over marbled boards. xii, 255pp. Front board detached along with first two endpapers. Endpapers not original, added later. Some unobtrusive foxing throughout. Lacks the folding frontispiece. Interior is excellent and otherwise complete. This is a rare first edition of the "first and classic history of New York" (Streeter). A foundational text for any collection of books about New York or American colonial history, based on the official records of the administration of New York and on the earlier works of Colden and Charlevoix. The first edition covers history to the year 1732, though later reprints extended this coverage further. Smith was a British loyalist during the Revolutionary War who fled New York for Quebec City, where he became chief justice for all of Lower Canada throughout the late 18th century. Says Larned: "Within the period subsequent to the English Revolution, Smith is still… Leer más

The History of Engineer Wagon Company 5
69 Members
1 Photo of 69 Company Members facing p. 106
1 Photo of 15 Company Sergeants facing p. 107
1 Photo of mess Sergeant and Staff (11 total) facing p. 122
1 Photo of Major Boles and Staff (22 total) facing p. 123
Photo of Charlie Chaplin (horse) with Killourhy & Lynch facing p. 138
Photo of Bobby (horse) with unnamed rider facing p. 139
Photographed Individual Members:
Anderson, Maury; Major
Campbell, Donald G.; Corporal
Carr, Frank L.; Sergeant
Grim, Iris W.
June, Harry F.; Lieutenant
Killourhy, Joseph H.; Lieutenant
Knight, Leonard G.; Sergeant
Lynch, Martin
Morrison, Laughlin P.; Captain
Nesmith; Linn W.; Sergeant-Major
Roberts, Edward P.; Lieutenant
Spencer, Edward W.; Corporal
Tabor, W.E.; Lieutenant
Taylor, Arthur; Captain
Tournier, Edward P.; Sergeant
Members Mentioned (102):
· Anderson, Maury; Major
· Morrison, Laughlin P.; Captain
· Tabor, William E. Lieutenant
· Taylor, Arthur; Captain
· Killourhy, Joseph H.;… Leer más

California Illustrated: Including. A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, by A Returned California - (John M Letts). 1852. New York: William Holdredge: 224 pages, includes California ConstitutionTrue first edition, copyright by John M Letts, 1852. With 48 Engravings, many with original tissue guards: "G.V. Cooper Del, On Stone by J Cameron, Litho of G. W. Lewis.NOT a library copy. No marks, inscriptions, or stamps found within. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine DJ. 1/4 dark blue cloth and light blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. Book is tight and square. Hardcover has some edge wear on the boards. Bump to bottom rear tip. Unclipped DJ ($3.50) DJ spine has some mild sun fading. Crown of spine has two tiny chips. Very light edge wear to DJ. A few random spots/marks to interior pages. Tanning to endpapers. A collector's copy. Additional shipping for international orders.Additional shipping costs may be required for international orders.

[Vernon, California?]: Pacific Coast League, 1911. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled wrappers. One horizontal fold, the front wrap age-toned, some marginal tears on a couple of pages, very good. Program for a game between the Vernon Tigers of Vernon, California, and the Los Angeles Angels. The program features photos of several players, center score card/roster pages with pre-printed players' names, ballpark rules: "Bottle and cushion throwing prohibited," and some amusing baseball related advertising. Founded in 1903, the PCL was the highest level of western baseball until the Dodgers and Giants moved to California in the 1950s. Vernon was one of only two cities in Los Angeles County that was "wet," and with alcoholic beverages as an attraction, the Tigers attracted big crowds by the standards of the day. They weren't bad either, winning three pennants during their 17-year history. Very early memorabilia from the PCL is scarce.

London: R Baldwin, 1755. First UK printing of these two volumes giving the history of the British Settlements in North America. 568 pages in first volume and 416 pages in second, light to medium foxing on some pages, a little heavier on endpapers, lengthy neat ink comments on front endpaper, few other ink notations on endpapers and ink annotations on a few pages. Bookplates of John Peyto Verney and Robert John Verney, both Lord Willoughby de Broke, in each volume.. Original fold out map opposite title page in volume one, this map is in very good condition. Both volumes bound in full leather which is worn with splits on outer hinges but binding is holding. A good two volume set of a scarce work SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First UK Edition. Full-Leather. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8 ¼ x 5¼ Inches. Hardcover.

1848 Mississippi Exploration Indian Wars Color MAP Western Americana Monette

'History of the discovery and settlement of the valley of the Mississippi' is the history of the Americas along and around the Mississippi river. It is told primarily from the perspective of the Indian Wars between Native Americans and France, Spain, and Great Britain.
"The first volume is principally occupied with a relation of the French and Spanish discovery of the territory, and the association of the colonial governments of these nations with the Indians, and their wars with the various tribes inhabiting it. Much of the larger portion of Vol. II. is devoted to a narration of the Indian wars of the States bordering the Ohio. The work is probably the best of the numerous class of books on the subject of western history" (Field).

This 1848 edition includes:
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First Spanish discoveries in Florida 1512 to 1538 --
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Exploration of the Mississippi River by La Salle: his colony on the Colorado 1673 to 1696 -… Leer más

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1993. Limited edition. CLoth. Fine/Slipcase fine. Limited, Signed edition. #26 of 50. A Fine copy in Fine slipcase. Oblong 4to., 22pp., chiefly illustrated with b&w photographs. Burgundy cloth, housed in the publisher's black, heavy stock slipcase, with gilt title.

Quarter morocco over pictorial maroon cloth board with gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. Limited edition copy No. 91 of 380 issued, this being the English Toned Paper edition. Hors textes plates with tissue guards throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout text as well. Title continued: "to which are added a chronology of one hundred voyages westward, projected, attempted, or accomplished between 1431 and 1504; biographical accounts of the three hundred pilots who first crossed the Atlantic; and a copious list of the original names of American regions, caciqueships, mountains, islands, capes, gulfs, rivers, towns, and harbours." Topics include: John Cabot, Gaspar Corte-Real, Christopher Columbus, Ancient Maps, First Knowledge of Florida, Colonisation [colonization] of Nova Scotia, Aliminos, Pardon Real, Lusitano-Germanic Cartography, and much more. Wear to head of spine and hinges, but still intact and sturdy. 802 pp. 9 3/4 x 11 3/4. A clean, bright volume without previous owners'… Leer más