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MISCELLANIES
by BARRINGTON, Daines
- Condition
- Used - Occasional foxing, heavy to a handful of pages; a few pencil notes to text. Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1781
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$2,500.00
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London: J. Nichols, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional foxing, heavy to a handful of pages; a few pencil notes to text. Near Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") in contemporary polished calf (rebacked, preserving original spine and labels). A curious and compelling collection illustrated with 2 maps, 2 portraits, and 5 tables. Includes "Journal of a Voyage in 1775… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
ROUGHING IT
by TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]
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- Used - Some toning to the paper, as often the case, with pages clean; hinges sound. Joints with a few small areas of loss of cloth, the
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1872
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$937.50
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Hartford et. al.: American Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Some toning to the paper, as often the case, with pages clean; hinges sound. Joints with a few small areas of loss of cloth, the spine lightly frayed at the tips. Very Good. Publisher's black cloth. BAL 3337: State A of page 242, with final ad leaf. Publisher's… Read more about this item Item Price
$937.50
THE OVERLAND MONTHLY. Volume I, #1-6 with AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) by Harte
by HARTE, Bret (editor) CLEMENS, Samuel
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- Used - The letter is badly faded and extremely difficult to read; the magazines have expected wear and some soiling but are intact and
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1868
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,562.50
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San Francisco: A. Roman and Company, 1868. First Edition. Softcover. The letter is badly faded and extremely difficult to read; the magazines have expected wear and some soiling but are intact and quite nice. Housed in a Fine slipcase. The first six issues of this important California periodical in their original printed wraps, edited by Bret Harte. Contributions… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,562.50
THE STORY OF JERRY SIMPSON
by DIGGS, Annie
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- Used - A 1912 owner inscription on the front blank. Fine, bright copy
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1908)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$62.50
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Wichita, Kansas: Jane Simpson, (1908). First Edition. Hardcover. A 1912 owner inscription on the front blank. Fine, bright copy. Gilt-lettered dark green cloth. The story of flamboyant "Sockless" Jerry Simpson, three-term member of Congress from Kansas, and his political career in Kansas and in Congress, the Farmers Alliance and the Peoples Party, and more. Laid in a small… Read more about this item Item Price
$62.50
PHOTO ALBUM OF AN AUTOMOBILE TOUR OF THE WEST IN 1927 BY A GROUP OF WOMEN
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- Used - Fading to some of the photographs but most are not too bad. Very Good
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- 1927
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$937.50
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1927. Softcover. Fading to some of the photographs but most are not too bad. Very Good. Decorated suede covers (9-1/4" x 6-1/2") with a rawhide tie containing 94 4-1/4" x 3-1/2" original photographs captioned in white ink on the album pages and 6 4" x 6" commercial photographs with captions in the negatives, all documenting an automobile trip… Read more about this item Item Price
$937.50
MANUSCRIPT LETTER with a copy of MISSIONARY HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, CONTAINING THE WONDERFUL STORY OF JASON LEE, WITH SKETCHES OF MANY OF HIS CO-LABORERS ALL ILLUSTRATING LIFE ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS IN PIONEER DAYS
by [CALIFORNIA & PACIFIC NORTHWEST] HOYT, Mrs. Francis and HINES, H. K
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- Used - The letter in Near Fine condition with normal folds from mailing; the writing in red ink a little difficult to read but legible.
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1850 and (1899)
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- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$4,375.00
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Portland, OR and San Francisco: H. K. Hines and J. D. Hammond, 1850 and (1899). First Edition. Letter. The letter in Near Fine condition with normal folds from mailing; the writing in red ink a little difficult to read but legible. The book is Very Good with some edgewear. A closely-written 4-page letter on one sheet of paper… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,375.00
NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823 ... COMPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING, AND COLHOUN
by KEATING, William
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- Used - Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1824
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,250.00
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Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing affecting a few plates; labels missing from spine. A Very Good set. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-3/4") volumes in contemporary calf with early rebacking; 16 (ads), xii, [2], [9]-439; vi, [5]-459 pages. Complete with half-title pages. Illustrated with a large folding map and 15 plates. The primary… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
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VOYAGES FROM MONTREAL ON THE RIVER ST. LAURENCE, THROUGH THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, TO THE FROZEN AND PACIFIC OCEANS; IN THE YEARS 1789 AND 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country
by MACKENZIE, Alexander
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- Used - Lacking the half title, as usual. Minor occasional foxing; some offsetting from portrait to title page and on maps which, except
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1801
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$9,375.00
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London: Cadell & Davies, 1801. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking the half title, as usual. Minor occasional foxing; some offsetting from portrait to title page and on maps which, except for one neat repair and two minor marginal closed tears are fine; slight bowing of boards. A very attractive, Near Fine example of this important text. Large quarto (8-1/4"… Read more about this item Item Price
$9,375.00
ON A MEXICAN MUSTANG, THROUGH TEXAS, FROM THE GULF TO THE RIO GRANDE
by SWEET, Alex E. & KNOX, J.Armoy
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- Used - Hinges neatly reinforced; early owner ink stamp on front blank. Light soiling to covers. Very Good and increasingly uncommon in
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1883
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$156.30
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Hartford: S. S. Scranton & Company, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Hinges neatly reinforced; early owner ink stamp on front blank. Light soiling to covers. Very Good and increasingly uncommon in this condition. Decorated mustard cloth with fancy gilt designs on the front cover and spine; 672 pages. Illustrated with many plates and facsimiles. Sixguns 2174; Adams HERD 2217:… Read more about this item Item Price
$156.30
THE JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
by LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William
- Condition
- Used - Spines slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Good or better slipcase with rubbing and soiling
- Published
- 1962
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$250.00
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Spines slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Good or better slipcase with rubbing and soiling. Carl Bodmer. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in decorated parchment-toned buckram with a map design in sepia and leather spine labels hand-lettered and stamped in pure gold leaf. Edited by Nicholas Biddle with… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
THE SANTA FE TRAIL. A HISTORICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
by RITTENHOUSE, Jack D
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1986
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$31.30
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Albuquerque, NM: Jack D. Rittenhouse, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Light green wraps; [viii], 271 pages with errata sheet laid in. The Second printing, consisting of 500 copies, after the 1971 hardbound edition of 1500 copies. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
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$31.30
CATALOGUE OF EARLY BOOKS ON MUSIC (Before 1800) Supplement (Books Acquired by the Library 1913-1942) With a List of Books on Music in Chinese and Japanese
by BARTLETT, Hazel
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- Used - Owner name on front endpaper. Near Fine, issued without dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$31.30
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Washington DC: (United States Government Printing Office), 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on front endpaper. Near Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Red cloth; iv, 143 pages. Includes the catalogue, index to authors of works issued anonymously, books on East Asiatic music (Chinese and Japanese), and a list of books from the Dayton C. Miller Collection.
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$31.30
THE RAMPAGING HERD. A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry
by ADAMS, Ramon F
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- Used - Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- (1982)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$43.80
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Cleveland: John T. Zubal, Inc., (1982). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Green cloth; xix, 463 pages including index. Reprint of the 1959 First Edtion. An indispensable bibliography on the American cowboy.
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$43.80
THE KING OF THE BRONCOS AND OTHER STORIES OF NEW MEXICO
by LUMMIS, Charles F
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- Used - Offsetting to endpapers, rough erasure of owner name on front pastedown and endpaper. Near Fine
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Published
- 1897
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$125.00
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London: George Newnes, Limited, 1897. First British Edition. Hardcover. Offsetting to endpapers, rough erasure of owner name on front pastedown and endpaper. Near Fine. Publisher's decorated wine cloth. Published the same year as the American edition. Illustrated with 9 plates.
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$125.00
LIFE OF COL. FREMONT
by [GREELEY, Horace]
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- Used - Occasional foxing, mostly clean. Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1856
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- Pamphlet
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$43.80
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New York: Greeley and M'Elrath, 1856. First Edition. Pamphlet. Occasional foxing, mostly clean. Very Good. Pamphlet in self wraps; 32 pages. Illustrated with a portrait of Fremont taking more than the first half of the front page and two full-page engravings. A short life of Fremont from his early childhood to his presidential nomination in 1856, the first… Read more about this item Item Price
$43.80
KLONDIKE. THE CHICAGO RECORD'S BOOK FOR GOLD SEEKERS
by GREENWOOD, Rev. F. W. P. and EMERSON, G. B
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- Used - Text fairly clean; ink stamp "Property Wild Goose Club, Not to be removed from premises" on front endpaper and first page of tex
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1897
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$93.80
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Boston: Desmond Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Text fairly clean; ink stamp "Property Wild Goose Club, Not to be removed from premises" on front endpaper and first page of text. Covers quite rubbed, lettering on the spine completely gone. Still about Very Good. Thick octavo in publisher's decorated cloth; 555, [5] pages. A detailed guide for gold… Read more about this item Item Price
$93.80
THE JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
by LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William
- Condition
- Used - Fine in lightly worn glassines and a Near Fine slipcase with uneven sunning
- Published
- 1962
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$468.80
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn glassines and a Near Fine slipcase with uneven sunning. Carl Bodmer. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in decorated parchment-toned buckram with a map design in sepia and leather spine labels hand-lettered and stamped in pure gold leaf. This is copy #887 of 1500 edited… Read more about this item Item Price
$468.80
THE JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
by LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William
- Condition
- Used - Small chip to spine label of the first volume. Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$562.50
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Small chip to spine label of the first volume. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Carl Bodmer. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in decorated parchment-toned buckram with a map design in sepia and leather spine labels hand-lettered and stamped in pure gold leaf. This is copy #1175 of 1500 edited… Read more about this item Item Price
$562.50
THE JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE SOURCES OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
by LEWIS, Meriwether and CLARK, William
- Condition
- Used - Spines slightly darkened with minor edgewear. Very Good or better, lacking the slipcase
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Hardcover. Spines slightly darkened with minor edgewear. Very Good or better, lacking the slipcase. Carl Bodmer. Two quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in decorated parchment-toned buckram with a map design in sepia and leather spine labels hand-lettered and stamped in pure gold leaf. Edited by Nicholas Biddle with a good historical… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
PICTURESQUE LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ILLUSTRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE
by [CALIFORNIA] (FRIEND, Herve)
- Condition
- Used - Spine perished, front cover and endpaper detached; contents Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1887
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,875.00
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Chicago: American Photogravure Co., 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine perished, front cover and endpaper detached; contents Fine. Folio (9-3/4" x 12") in broken publisher's gilt-decorated leather-backed cloth; 16 pages of text and 65 full-page photogravure plates with tissue guards. From the unidentified author's preface: "To fully illustrate the many beautiful spots to be found in Los Angeles County… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,875.00
