New York: American Bureau of Mines, 1866. 44pp, stitched. Original printed wrappers [front wrapper detached but present]. Else Very Good. A Report, by Thomas Egleston on behalf of the American Bureau of Mines, on the topography of Omaha; the Platte and its tributaries and their valleys; the geology of the..... More
Boston: Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery, 3 Cornhill, 1864. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original dark wrappers with gilt lettering and decorative border. Fine. The Company property consists of about fifty acres in the Waverley Gold District "about twelve miles from Halifax, N. S." A quarter mile..... More
[Atlanta?]: OCTOBER, 1872. 59, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, each page printed in two columns. Lightly foxed, Good plus. Reconstruction Governor of Georgia, a former New Yorker who had served in the Confederate Army, Bullock was defeated in the elections of 1870 and then "fled Georgia accused of every kind of..... More
[California: 1882]. 62, [2 blank[ pp. Original printed wrappers [lightly dustsoiled], stitched. Rubberstamp at head of front wrap: "McKee, J. Filed Feb. 25, 1882." Text clean. Very Good. [offered with] NO. 8072. ... POINTS AND AUTHORITIES FOR APPELLANT. MASTICK, BELCHER & MASTICK, ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT. 41, [1 blank] pp. Original..... More
1833. Lithograph Plate extracted from La Caricature, 6 June 1833. Light toning, mild wear. Good plus or so. "Auguste Desperret (1804-65) was a French artist who produced political cartoons and caricatures for the republican satirical weekly La Caricature, edited by Charles Philipon, which flourished briefly in France following the relaxation..... More
Lumpkin County, Georgia: 1844. Folio, 8" x 12-3/4". Three leaves: [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [2] pp. Completely in ink manuscript. Light tanning, old folds, minor wear and some short splits at fold edges. Prepared and signed by William H. Underwood, as Solicitor for the complainant. Very Good. From..... More
1889. [at head of title 'UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEYF.M. THORNSUPERINTENDENT.' Washington: Government Printing Office. 1889. [2], 313-512pp [as issued]. Bound in original dark cloth boards [front joint splitting, light staining and wear], gilt-lettered spine [large hinges to spine, coming detached]. Else Very Good. Bookplate gift presentation by John..... More
New Orleans: Picayune Steam Job Print, 1873. Original printed yellow wrappers, stitched. 44pp. Chip to lower margin of blank rear wrapper; spine wrapper worn, Very Good. Hilgard was the Mississippi State Geologist and a Professor at the University of Mississippi. More
Louisville, KY: John P. Morton & Company, 1897. 111, [1], 13 plate illustrations [most photographic], folding map. Original pictorial wrappers in black and red inks [front wrap detached, lightly chipped], three staples. Lightly age toned, light dustsoiling of first two leaves. Very Good. "An historical and scientific account of the..... More
New York: W.E. & J. Sibell, 1853. Original printed wrappers [detached, extremity chipping]. 16pp. Margin-spotted. Good+, with two folding sketches in very good condition: 'Side View of the Subterranean Cave and Lake at Schoharie, N.Y.'; and 'Ground View of Knoepfel's Cave.' The author lauds America's "wonderful subterranean caves," especially his..... More
Boston: T. Fleet, 1719. [2], xii, 51, 7 pages, as issued. Bound in later marbled wrappers, uniform light toning. Very Good plus. This is the first American edition, originally published in 1698 in London as "A Short and Easie Method with the Deists." The caption title, printed after the Preface..... More
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Boston, N.E. Edes & Gill. 1755. pp 72, [2] pp, but lacking the half title. The Advertisement and the erratum are present in the final two pages. Disbound, lightly foxed, Good+. This extraordinarily talented and influential minister, who championed the integrity of American religious institutions against establishmentarian claims of the..... More
Charleston, S.C. 1878. 14, [2] pp. Stitched, tanned and lightly worn. Good+. A defense of the Phosphate Act, which established the means by which the State would permit private companies to dig and mine phosphate rock in the State's navigable waters. McCrady opposes the Populist argument that the State ought..... More
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Philadelphia: E.C. & J. Biddle, 508 Minor Street, 1858. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 20pp plus color folding frontis entitled "Geological Cross Section in Western Warrants. McKean Cy. Pa." Light dusting. Circular rubberstamp on front wrapper: "Blood's Penny Post. Mar. 18 Philada." Verso of front wrapper has the bookseller stamp of..... More
[Colorado: c.1915]. 5-1/2" x 8-3/4". Printed form on pink paper, completed in ink manuscript, two holes punched at top. Very Good. Ernest George Ahl, age 19, born in Sweden and residing at 214 No. 4 St., V[ictor], lists his occupation as trammer, and claims eleven months' experience at Stratton's Independence..... More
Montreal [Canada]: John Lovell, 1855. 156pp. Original printed green wrappers [front wrap toned with light wear, lacks map and rear wrap, spine eroded], stitched. Light toning of text, minimal wear. Except as noted Good+. More
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[Washington]: June 11, 1844. 28th Cong., 1st Sess. SD407. Collated complete: 191pp + 25 maps and plates (many folding, some colored). Disbound, Very Good plus. The original 1840 printing did not include "the maps and illustrations which are to be found in the later editions and which are of considerable..... More
[Pennsylvania?]: 1839. Manuscript broadside, 11" x 22". Two drawings at head of report, followed by detailed descriptions of each drawing: boundaries, chutes, directions of veins, projected coal output, etc. Old horizontal folds, some splits along fold edges, a few small chips. Drafted on paper which bears the watermark of "John..... More
Saint Louis: W.B. Foster, 1851. Original printed wrappers [some spotting], stitched, 29pp. Errata slip present. Foxed, some wear, Good to Good+. Inscribed on front wrapper, 'With the Compliments of Jno. K. McDeamon.' Prout, a St. Louis physician who began the first exploration of fossils in the American west, explains that..... More
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[vp: 1898-1916]. Collected by Harvard University, bound in red institutional buckram with its library stamps and withdrawal notice on front pastedown. Several other library marks, generally inconspicuous. Else Very Good. Title quotation from Wikipedia's article on Schrader. The collection begins with a typed letter, signed by Schrader and dated 30..... More
Columbus: JR Emrie Printers- High Street, 1833. 16pp, stitched. Age toned, scatterd foxing. Numerical notation at head of top margin of title page. Good or Good+ "Relates to the early history of Ohio" [Thomson]. Tappan articulates the primary mission of the Society, to preserve the "authentic history" of Ohio's stunning..... More