NY: Macmillan, 1944. Later printing. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: lxv, 427; 64pp illus from phtographs, folded map in pocket. 8.25" x 5.25". (more information)

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Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1970. First Thus. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: xxvii, 252, index; illus from photographs, folding map. Collins was in the "second wave" of gold-rushers. As a prosperous leather merchant and fur-trader, he sought his fortune "among and from the discoverers and miners of gold" in the Montana and Idaho rush, operating trading posts in Omaha and elsewhere. The folding map in the back is labeled "John S. Collins' Hunting and Fishing Country." 6.75" x 4.25". (more information)

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Denver: Colorado Dept. of Highways, 1959. First Edition. Pictorial cover. Fine. Broadsheet, folded to 8.75" x 5.5", containing a large-scale road map of Colorado; mileage table; inset maps of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo; detailed text and photo-views of national parks, monuments, forests and scenic areas; information for motorists; calendar of Centennial events; etc. 34" x 22". (more information)

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Denver: Colorado Dept. P.R., 1959. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. (37)pp. Details hiking trails, camping facilities, natural features, and directions to many different campgrounds in national forests within the state of Colorado: Arapahoe, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre, Gunnison, Pike, Rio Grande, Roosevelt, Routt, San Isabel, San Juan, White River, and Rocky Mountain National Park. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Colorado Springs, 1950. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet, two pages, folded to 9" x 4". Contains a map of the Pikes Peak region, driving directions, and text on points of interest, recreation, Air Force Academy, etc. 18.5" x 12". (more information)

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Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1945. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. 24pp; photographs throughout text. This promotional booklet extolls the natural advantages of Colorado Springs and encourages Americans to relocate there. Includes the original, illustrated mailing envelope. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Washington: Prison Fellowship Ministries, 1987. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 61pp. Colson asserts that nonviolent offenders can benefit from punishment alternatives to prison, which neither deters nor rehabilitates them. 7" x 4.25". (more information)

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Chicago A. Zeese & Co. nd [1893]., 1893. Both sides in very good condition. 13.5" x 9" two sides The detailed map shows various streets and sections of Chicago, including the World's Fair Ground. The illustrated ad on the verso reads, in part: "Christmas Cuts and Holiday Illustrations . Wrapping Paper Cuts . A. Zeese & Co." Centered between the lines of Zeese ad copy is an engraved picture of a dynamo with the message: "Geo. E. Lloyd & Co., Automatic Dynamos, for the Deposition of All Kinds of Metals, Canal and Jackson Sts., Chicago.". Illustrated by map + engraving of dynamo. original issue edition. Binding is broadsheet. (more information)

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Hartford: Published by class alumni, 1885. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: iv, 156; 2 original photographs. Presentation copy to Hon. George G. Barclay of Philadelphia, a member of the class of 1830, inscribed and signed by Cone. Bound at the back are two original, sepiatone photographic images, each 4.5" x 8" with tissue guards. On pages 155-156 of the text, Cone explains: "Meeting at the Class Secretary's, September 30 and October 1, 1885. James B. Cone being somewhat of an amateur photographer, it was proposed that photographs of those present should be taken upon the piazza, and the two accompanying groups [portraits] were the result of the experiment. The group of gentlemen consists of Barnard with his luxuriant white beard, Loomis, Andrews, and Bissell, all standing, with Comstock in front of Bissell, and Cone next, the two last seated. The group of ladies consists of Mrs. Andrews, whose face is in profile, Mrs. Cone and Mrs. Bissell, all seated, with Miss Eva Comstock standing between the two last, and Mrs. James B. Cone behind Mrs. Andrews, the group being guarded on the right and left by Comstock and Cone standing, Comstock uncovered and Cone with hat on, both, however, being wholly unconscious that they were within the field of the camera." This is a very readable, first-person account of the early days at Yale, beginning with the author's matriculation in 1826. 9.5" x 5.75". (more information)

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Richmond, VA: C.S.A., 1865. not bound. Fine. Issued to David Snyder in the sum of $100, under Act of 17 February 1864, redeemable 1 July 1884 with interest, etc. The main signator, Robert Tyler, was the son of President John Tyler. Robert served in the Mexican War prior to becoming the CSA's Register of the Treasury. This is a nice item for display, featuring a naval-battle cartouche. 8.75" x 11.25". (more information)

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Lancaster, PA. not bound. Fine. The Victorian furniture, decorative table coverings, and attire worn by the kids suggest American immigrant backgrounds. The photographs are by: A.M. Lease, 22 N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA; Dengler's Studio, 14 So. Queen St., Lancaster; and Saylor of Lancaster. 6.5" x 4.25". (more information)

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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original cloth, spine expertly repaired. pp: xix, 291; index; 32 plates from photographs. Adams, Rampaging Herd, 369. Six-Guns, 484. Reese, SIX SCORE, 23. Graff Collection, 863. 9.5" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Columbia University Press, 1931. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp:(vii), 68, 50. Reproduced from the original Paris editions of 1831 and 1832 in English and in French. Cooper wrote his letter "at the immediate instigation of Lafayette" to use during the 1832 budget debate in the French Chamber of Deputies. 8" x 4.75". (more information)

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Washington USGPO 1939., 1939. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 5.75" 35pp "The thoughts and feelings of America's young people today will have much to do with the course of American history tomorrow.". Illustrated by 4pp charts. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original cloth. 293pp; frontispiece photograph. Arranged by topic: legends of the eccentric; Yankee traveling salesmen; tales of rural thrift; legends of rural spooks; etc. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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Worcester Press of Charles Hamilton 1899., 1899. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents unopened, very good condition. 10" x 6" 26pp First published in the AAS Proceedings, October 1898. 1st book edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Chicago: Thompson & Thomas, 1904. Limited. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. John T. McCutcheon. 487pp; 58 illustrations. Crissey, a journalist with the Saturday Evening Post, based these 58 fictional letters on his knowledge of politicians. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Richardson, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Some spotty foxing here and there. 275pp; two portraits. This presidential campaign biography also has a number of chapters relating to the Civil War. Nevins, Civil War Books, II-49. Miles, The Image Makers, #538. 7.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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Gretna, LA: Pelican, 1982. 2nd printing. Original boards. Fine/Very Good. pp: x, 213, index; map. The author highlights men of action and pivotal events in the Volunteer State. 8.75" x 5.75". (more information)

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Harrisburg: M'Kinley & Lescure, Printers, 1848. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Pamphlet removed from bound volume and in good condition. 30pp. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)

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Denver, CO: Denver & Rio Grande RR, 1916. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pictorial cover. 72pp; illus from photographs, double-page map. This was the "official magazine of the Passenger Department of the Denver & Rio Grande RR." In this issue: Ozokerite Deposits of Sodier Summit, Utah; Among the Ruins of the Mesa Verde by Arthur Chapman; Colorado Springs, the City of Sunshine, as a Winter Resort; Remarkable Dikes of the Spanish Peaks in Colorado; Douglas County, Colorado; etc. 8" x 5.75". (more information)

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Colorado Denver & Rio Grande RR, 1916. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pictorial paper covers. 72pp; illus from photographs, double-page map. This was the "official magazine of the Passenger Department of the Denver & Rio Grande RR." In this issue: New Mexico's Ancient Harvest Festival by Edwin L. Sabin; Outdoor Sports of the Pike's Peak Region by H.H. Fawcett; Mineral Springs Near Salida, Colorado; Indian Lands in the Uintah Basin; Leadville District Output Greatest in History; etc. 8" x 5.75". (more information)

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Denver: H.I. Scofield, D & RG WRR, 1930. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. (4)pp; illus from photographs. Describes 11 Royal Gorge tours, with information on rail connections, the history of "the world's loftiest bridge," etc. Includes Colorado's natural attractions as well as major cities, dude ranches, &c. Has rates for hotels and resorts in Colorado, camps for boys and girls, connections by rail, &c. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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Bloomfield, NJ: 150th Anniversary Committee, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial boards. 84pp; 3 maps, illus from photographs. Complete with the recording of two songs and a narrative. This copy is inscribed and signed by Rachel Diamond. 9.5" x 8.5". (more information)

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Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1801. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. Removed from bound volume of pamphlets, and laid into archival boards. 52pp. Appended to this 1801 edition of LATE REGULATIONS. is: THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THE RESOLVES OF THE FIRST CONGRESS, HELD AT NEW-YORK, IN THE YEAR 1765, stating 15 points of the colonial government proposed by the colonies. Howes, US-iana D328; Evans, American Imprints 9950. 8" x 4.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1801. Early Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. Removed from bound volume of pamphlets, and laid into archival boards. 35pp. Howes, US-iana D331; Evans, American Imprints 10283. 8" x 4.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1801. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Self-wraps. Good. Removed from bound volume of pamphlets and laid into archival boards. 43pp. This 1801 edition contains a useful foreword to Dickinson's speech in the Pennsylvania House of Assembly: "On the 4th of March, 1764, George Grenville, then Minister, and the House of Commons on his Motion, began their hostile Operations against the British Colonies on this Continent. This Speech . describes the Sentiments of Administration concerning Colonial Government, takes Notice of the then meditated Innovations, and was followed by a regular Course of such Measures as were apprehended and alluded to. The Change attempted did not take place." 8" x 4.75". (more information)

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Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1801. Early Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. Removed from bound volume of pamphlets, and laid into archival boards. 152pp. Howes, US-iana D329: "The Farmer's Letters in this collection are published from the Virginia edition of them in 1769, the only copy the editors have been able to procure. The preface to that edition is believed to have been written by Richard Henry Lee, afterwards president of Congress." Howes notes that this work was the "earliest serious study into colonial legal rights." 8" x 4.75". (more information)

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NY: Viking Press, 1938. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. William Gropper. Private bookplate, some light shelf-rubbing. 188pp. Prefaced by an acknowledgment to the Federal Writers Project, WPA, State of Massachusetts. Tells of the astonishing adventures of Bowleg Bill, a cowboy from Laramie, who becomes a fisherman and whaler, sailing out of various Massachusetts ports, especially on Cape Cod. A lengthy appendix describes where and from whom the author collected these folk tales. Berger authored THE CAPE COD PILOT for the WPA. 8" x 5.5". (more information)

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Albany: State of New York, 1921. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Two volumes. 1,423pp; 45 plates, 4 maps. This history of the region and annotated bibliography is the standard work on the subject. 9" x 5.75". (more information)

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