An American Theme and its application to Australian History. Pp. [viii]+48, frontispiece portrait, bibliographical note, appendices; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, corners of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, faded and lacking the backstrip, edges lightly chipped and split; small ownership stamp and bookseller's stamp on upper free endpaper... More about MOVING FRONTIERS
Texte de Claude Aubry. Gravures de Saul Field. [Text in French]. Pp. 102, 10 full page coloured illustrations, patterned endpapers; med. 4to; pictorial beige cloth, lettered and decorated in maroon, the boards slightly foxed; text block faintly browned; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Les Editions des Deux Rives, Ottawa... More about LE VIOLIN MAGIQUE et autres legendes du Canada Francais
With Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska. Handbook for travellers. With 10 maps and 7 plans. Pp. lxii+254, 17 coloured maps and plans (several folding, others full or double page), printed upper pastedown, index; f'cap. 8vo; limp red cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, slightly mottled, edges a.... More about THE DOMINION OF CANADA
from the coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois. Pp. 156, hand-coloured folding frontispiece map; full nineteenth century calf, with gilt lettered maroon leather title label (chipped) on spine, boards with gilt edges, the spine ruled in gilt around raised bands, small ink stain to upper board, the boards... More about NOTES ON A JOURNEY IN AMERICA
from the Land of the Golden Dog. Illustrated by the author. Pp. [vi]+120, 10 coloured plates, notes; small f'cap. 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, tiny bump to fore-edge of upper board below centre; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a longer closed tear... More about LEGENDS OF QUEBEC
Glimpses of John Augustus Sutter, the Hok Farm and neighboring Indian Tribes, from the Journals of Prince Paul, H.R.H. Duke Paul Wilhelm of Wurttemberg. Edited with an introduction by John A. Hussey. Pp. 80, frontispiece portrait, 2 plates; med. 4to; qr. brown cloth, printed label on spine, patterned papered boards;... More about EARLY SACRAMENTO
Preface by Walter Wenzel Frese. Pp. 192, numerous illustrations, index; demy 4to; qr. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green papered boards; dust wrapper, with barcode sticker on reverse; Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1994. *Originally published by Hastings House, in 1962. 'Samuel Chamberlain photographed New England for... More about THE NEW ENGLAND IMAGE
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xiv+104, index; Maurizio Martino Publisher , Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published in Washington in 1941. More about DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF MAPS PUBLISHED BY CONGRESS 1817-1843
A voyage of discovery to the Hawaiian Islands and Canada, April to June 1950. Pp. xvi+304, frontispiece portrait plus 14 plates, text maps, endpaper map printed in green, bibliography; brown cloth, lettered and decorated in white, the boards a trifle sprung, bottom edges lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges... More about HANDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC
Pp. [viii]+196(last blank), text illustrations and figures, bibliography, index; The University of Alabama Press, Alabama, 1982. *Collection of papers originally presented at a symposium held during a Southeastern sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America in Birmingham, March 1980. More about THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH
American Immigration to Australia. Pp. [ii]+xxii+254(processed), text maps, tables, appendices, sources; corners of boards lightly worn; dust wrapper, rubbed, edges slightly split; a little light foxing; R & E Research Associates, San Francisco, 1977. First edition. *With a typescript list of other works by the author tipped-in at the end..... More about THE YANKS ARE COMING
An Anthology of Native American Tales and Legends. With decorations by Donald Crews. Pp. x+214(last blank), decorations printed in grey & black, notes and sources; qr. red/brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, beige papered boards, the upper board decorated in blind; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and..... More about THE TALKING STONE
Letters of Henry Eno from California and Nevada, 1848-1871. Edited and with an Introduction by W. Turrentine Jackson. Pp. xiv+224, frontispiece, plus 2 plates, title page vignette, full page family tree, bibliography, index; qr. brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow papered boards; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges... More about TWENTY YEARS ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
A history of Michigan's Battery D through the letters of Artificer Harold J. Bartlett, 1861-1864. Pp. [x]+171+25(Unit roster, last blank), frontispiece plus 18 plates; dust wrapper, edges a trifle split; Ray Russell Books, Rochester, Michigan, 1983. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. More about TO THE SOUND OF MUSKETRY AND TAP OF THE DRUM
Pp. xii+276(last blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, full page text illustrations, double page map, bibliography, index; qr. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a trifle flecked, light blue buckram boards, lettered and decorated in gilt; inked gift inscription on upper free endpaper; General Publishing Co., Toronto, 1966. *Signed by the... More about 150 YEARS AT ST. JOHN'S, YORK MILLS, 1816-1966
1963. Pp. [iv]+38, frontispiece portrait, printed textured paper wrappers, stapled; privately printed by Winthrop Grant, Philadelphia, 1963. *With a loosely inserted sheet noting the murder of President Kennedy: 'A great sorrow has come over our country in the untimely passing of John F. Kennedy, revered 35th President of The United... More about THE GRANTS ON THEIR WAY REJOICING
Pp. [iv]+62, frontispiece portrait; printed textured paper wrappers, stapled, tiny mark on lower wrapper; upper free endpaper a trifle foxed, the staples starting at front; privately printed by Winthrop Grant, Philadelphia, 1962. More about IRENE & WIN EXPLORING AMERICA, 1960-1962
Pp. 8[Introduction]+[2]+32[facsimile almanac, illustrated]; printed papered boards, edges lightly faded, spine fractured at head and a trifle chipped at foot; a little light foxing; Friends of the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 1942. *Printed at the Ward Ritchie Press. Includes news from the gold diggings. More about THE CALIFORNIA ALMANAC FOR 1849
Pp. [viii]+292, frontispiece, text illustrations, bibliography, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly faded and worn, edges chipped, with small piece torn from head of backstrip; Oxford University Press, New York, 1956. *Biography of A. Oakey Hall, who became Mayor of New York in 1868, during... More about THE ELEGANT OAKEY
Pp. 122(last blank); tiny bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned, edges a trifle rubbed; name in ink on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Andre Deutsch/Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1977. First Australian edition. More about APPLE OF MY EYE
printed and in manuscript, offered for cash. l20 page catalogue, listing l36 items with prices, several illustrations of title pages, large folding map with yellow border; small demy 4to; marbled papered boards, printed label, edges slightly rubbed; tiny closed tears to margins of a few leaves; Metuchen, N.J., 1930. More about AMERICANA
A collection of contemporary broadsides, pamphlets and a few books pertaining to the history of the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre and other pre-revolutionary troubles, the War for Independence, and the Adoption of the Federal constitution. Alphabetically arranged with index to items issued anonymously but listed under author's name. Bibliographically... More about THE CRADLE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1765-1789
Memoranda of a journey across the plains, from Dundee, Ill., to Olympia, W.T., May 7 to November 3, 1862. Pp. 80(last blank); med. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in blue; patterned endpapers; Dogwood Press, Seattle, 1955. *First published in 1863 at Olympia, at the office of the Washington Standard... More about NOTES BY THE WAY
The most fascinating house in America. Pictures by Samuel Chamberlain. Pp. [iv]+84, coloured frontispiece and 3 plates, numerous black & white illustrations (several full page), upper endpaper plan, index; small cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly chipped and split, small ink scribble on front flap... More about BEAUPORT AT GLOUCESTER
The Houstons and Woodwards of Chestnut Hill. Foreword by E. Digby Baltzell. Pp. xviii+208(last blank), frontispiece plus 31 plates, full page map, family tree, notes, index; dust wrapper; University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1988. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on title page. The story of one of... More about A PHILADELPHIA FAMILY