St. Louis, Mo. J.W. Steele & Co., Printers, 514 Pine Street, [1890]. 12mo. 24pp. Stitched in original salmon-pink printed wrappers. The imprint is printed on the front wrapper. "1890" at top of title. Contemporary newspaper clipping and owner's note on verso of front wrapper. The clipping reports the results of..... More
Keokuk, Iowa: William Rees, Printer, Binder and Stationer, 1869. Original printed wrappers [front wrap loose and substantially chipped, but no loss of text] with wrapper title [as issued]. Stitched, 56pp, clean text and two inoffensive institutional rubberstamps. Good+. The dispute, a collision of State and Federal Courts, went like this..... More
Corning, N.Y. Printed at the Journal Office, 1862. Original printed wrappers [spine wear], stitched, 24pp. Tanned, two small binding holes in blank inner margin. Good+ or so. Butler argues that the City of Muscatine, Iowa, is not liable to bondholders because the bonds, on which payment was defaulted, were issued..... More
New York: Brown & Hewitt, September 15, 1869. 32pp, original printed wrappers (chipped at spine and edges), stitched. Double-page map of the route, with boundaries of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois outlined in yellow [a short closed tear without loss]. Good+. The pamphlet contains information on the resources and..... More
New York: Brown & Hewitt, March 1, 1870. 32pp, original printed wrappers (light dust and wear), stitched. Double-page map of the route, with boundaries of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois outlined in yellow. Very Good. The pamphlet contains much information on the resources and economic potential of the State..... More
Buffalo, NY: Matthews, Northrup & Co., [1883]. 104pp, frontispiece illustration, many illustrations. Original color printed wrappers [detached, rubbed and chipped], four staples. Light wear, Good+. "The time occupied in making the reconnaissance upon which this report is predicated was about three months, during which time about 4,000 miles of railway..... More
Des Moines: 1857. Broadside, 8" x 10," printed on blue paper. Very Good. The Dewey & Tubby firm were civil engineers, surveyors, and "prominent among the land and loan agencies" [Brigham, Des Moines: The Pioneer of Municipal Progress and Reform of the Middle West 90. Chicago: 1911]. The firm lists..... More
Greenwich [NY]: 1875. Broadside, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Attractive green typescript. Light horizontal folds, Near Fine. George Dorr lived in Greenwich, New York. Contemporary accounts list him as a "manufacturer," and a principal in the Ondawa Paper Company and Ondawa Mill. George is ready to help his customers invest in mortgages..... More
36th Cong., 1st Sess. SMD 60. 1860. 50pp, Disbound, Very Good. More
[np Des Moines? nd, 1876?]. Caption title [as issued], folded folio leaf, untrimmed and uncut. Last leaf with some wear, Good to Good+. The Hayes and Wheeler Club of Des Moines rejoices in the defection of General Tuttle, an old War Democrat, to the Republican team. His renunciation of the..... More
Chicago, IL: Gedruckt in der Office der Chicago Union, 233 Randolph Str, 1868. viii, 175, [1, errata] pp. Printed green paper over boards [spine ends chipped, boards lightly edgeworn with short closed tear at head of front board, lightly soiled]. Light scattered foxing, heavier on endpapers. Occasional light chipping to..... More
Iowa City, Iowa: Republican Publishing Company. 1888. 96pp. Original printed wrappers [badly chipped with an old tape repair], stitched. Text clean. Good+. The Opinions resulting from a challenge by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific to State railroad legislation that allegedly interfered unconstitutionally with interstate commerce and unduly restricted their..... More
[Iowa City? 1856]. 14pp, disbound. Lightly tanned, minor dustsoiling to outer leaves, small chip to top corner of title page. Occasional minor fading of text. Good+. Free Soil men of all political stripes-- Whigs, Republicans, Anti-Nebraska Democrats-- elected Grimes, an opponent of slavery, Iowa's third Governor in 1854. he "made..... More
7 3/4" x 9 3/4", folded. 1-1/3 pages, plus integral address leaf stamped 'FREE' and postmarked from Burlington, May 15. On light blue paper; small blank margin tear on last leaf from opening the Letter. Docketed as having been "Answered May 22/54." Very Good plus. Free Soil men of all..... More
Dubuque: Daily Times Book and Job Printing House, 1869. 56pp, stitched and loosened. Title and last page dusted, upper forecorners creased, blank upper forecorner of title leaf torn. Inscription [partly lost by reason of forecorner tear] on title page by H.T. Woodman, Vice President of the Institute. Good to Good+..... More
Muscatine: Faust Steam-Power Printing House, Iowa Avenue, 1857. iv, 63 pp. Stitched into original printed title wraps. Light dustsoil and wear. Institutional blindstamp and withdrawal rubberstamp on front wrapper. Good+. With proceedings of the board of directors, lists of committees, descriptions of the Fair, hotel accommodations, railroad facilities. "Committee-men would..... More
Iowa City: 1849. xvi, [17] -235, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp. Original printed front wrapper [corner chip]. Very Good. Front sheep board detached. Several institutional marks. Very Good. [bound with] ACTS, RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE STATE OF IOWA..... More
Chicago and New York: [1889]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 44pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
Chicago and New York: [1905]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 34, [4] pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
Muscatine, Iowa: Printed by Order of the Constitutional Convention, 1857. 26pp, stitched. Upper blank forecorner clipped on all pages, not affecting any text. Persistent light dampstain at upper quadrant, light scattered foxing. Good+. Section 23 of Article I, the Bill of Rights, prohibited slavery or involuntary servitude, "unless for the..... More
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[Des Moines, Iowa: 1858?]. 11, [1 blank] pp, plus folding chart of the members of the House of Representatives. Contains the Rules of the House of Representatives at pages 3-8, Joint Rules [of House and Senate] at pages 9-10, and Standing Committees of the House at page 11. Disbound. Scattered..... More
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[n.p. 1896?]. Broadside, 5.5" x 12". Printed in black ink using several different typsettings. Tanned, minor edgewear. Very Good. Charles J. Ives [1831-1906], the son of a farmer, became president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern [B.C.R.N.] Railway. This self-made railroad mogul opposed Free Silver policies of William Jennings..... More
Dubuque: Herald Steam Printing House, 1869. 74pp. Disbound, some light pencil underlining, else Very Good. Johnson had been a Galena Copperhead, imprisoned for several months in 1862 without trial or charges during the Civil War. Union authorities seized him in Galena and detained him in several prisons. Johnson explains the..... More
[Keokuk, Iowa: 1918]. Quarto, 4pp + original printed wrappers [institutional stamps, several edge chips]. Text and wrappers loose. Good+. The Keokuk Industrial Association urges establishment of a railroad line from Logansport to Peoria and Keokuk, via the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad; and then through Missouri..... More
Fort Madison [Iowa]: Statesman Office, 1850. 24pp. Stitched, first two gatherings foxed. Housed in a folding case. Good+. "First imprint of this city" [Howes]. "An important work on the Half Breed Tract" [Eberstadt]. The revelation of Mormon President Joseph Smith, Jr., "directing Galland's activities is here printed, with an account..... More