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AN IMPARTIAL HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT TO THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE. VOL. I
Gettysburg, Pa.: Printed by James Magee for the Subscribers, 1802.. 372pp. Contemporary calf, red leather label. Some moderate rubbing. Endpapers bit foxed and soiled. Very good. An interesting early Gettysburg imprint. Although this is volume one only of Rabaut- Saint-Etienne's book, this Gettysburg edition is not listed in Shaw & Shoemaker, OCLC, or the NUC, and it is entirely possible that the first volume was all that was ever published. Rare. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$400.00
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THE FRENCH WINE AND LIQUOR MANUFACTURER. A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND RECEIPT BOOK FOR THE LIQUOR MERCHANT
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, [1863].. 276,[12]pp. plus illustrations and diagrams. Original cloth, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Rubbed, some minor stains on covers. Moderate foxing, contemporary pencil ownership signature on rear free endpaper. A good copy. Self-styled third edition, after the first of the same year. A comprehensive trade manual for selling French wine and spirits. CAGLE & STAFFORD 625 (another ed). ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$375.00
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THE RITUAL AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WINNEBAGO MEDICINE DANCE
New York. 1911.. pp.149-208. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper detached. Very good, unopened. Radin's Columbia dissertation, in a separate issue from its appearance in the JOURNAL OF AMERICAN FOLK-LORE. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$35.00
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[TYPESCRIPT OF RAFINESQUE'S Autikon botanikon...]
[New York. 1932].. 199,[1]pp. Typescript on onion paper. Moderate to heavy edge wear and chipping. Good. A typewritten copy of Rafinesque's important botanical work, first published in 1840, taken from the New York Botanical Garden copy by E.D. Merrill. The AUTIKON BOTANIKON... was originally intended to consist of five parts, but only three were ever published. According to the introduction, the text was to have been accompanied by botanical specimens, "the best botanical figures are the objects thems... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$200.00
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APPEAL TO THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION IN CONGRESS UPON THE GOAT ISLAND GRANT TO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC R.R. CO
San Francisco. 1872.. 59pp. Folding map. Half calf and marbled boards. Very good. A group of citizens of San Francisco oppose the granting of Goat Island in San Francisco Bay to the railroad, pointing out its monopoly and the affect of a causeway on tides in the Bay. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$125.00
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COMPAÑIA NACIONAL DE FERRO-CARRILES DEL PACIFICO, MEXICO Y EL RIO BRAVO
Mexico: Tipografia Mexicana, 1869.. 33pp. 12mo. Dbd. Ink stamp in upper outer corner of titlepage. Upper outer corner of final (blank) leaf chipped. Old faint dampstain in upper edge. Withal, still about very good. A rare pamphlet promoting a major Mexican railroad company, with plans to build a line across Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The by- laws are statutes of the railroad are given, its capitalization is discussed, and the officers listed. Mariano Riva Palacio was the President of the railroad company,... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$325.00
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SUPREME COURT OF MONTANA. JANUARY TERM, 1886 [caption title]
[Np. 1886].. 4pp. Dbd. Considerable chipping at blank margins, old fold, printed on brittle paper. Reports the case of the NPRR vs. Lilly, in which the latter refused to allow the NPRR to cross a tract of land in accordance with the Congressional land grant of 1864. The court found in favor of the NPRR. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$40.00
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY AND OREGON SHORT LINE RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. DATED, APRIL 14TH, 1885 [wrapper title]
[Np. 1885].. 11pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$125.00
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LAND DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS [wrapper title]
[New York? 1871].. 8pp. Map. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Old fold, some darkening, else very good. An invitation for veterans of the Civil War to apply for homesteads on NPRR lands, with statistics regarding available acreage and prerequisites for applicants. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$200.00
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SAINT PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS AND MANITOBA RAILWAY COMPANY AND NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. GENERAL CONTRACT [wrapper title]
[Np. 1882].. 15pp. Original printed wrappers. Some soiling, else very good. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$50.00
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. GENERAL FIRST MORTGAGE
1881.. 46pp. Printed wrappers, a near fine specimen. Copy of the general first mortgage for the Northern Pacific Railroad, for the purpose of constructing a railroad and telegraph line between Lake Superior and Puget Sound. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$85.00
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A BILL ADDITIONAL TO AN ACT GRANTING LANDS TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH LINE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO PUGET SOUND, ON THE PACIFIC COAST, BY THE NORTHERN ROUTE
[Washington]. 1864.. 7pp. Later plain wrappers, very good. Original separate printing of Senate Bill 516, granting additional recompense to the builders at the completion of each 20 miles. Specifically to enable the company to meet its schedule between the Rocky Mountain and Coast Range. This grant was to support the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$200.00
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SPECIAL REPORT OF A RECONNOISSANCE OF THE ROUTE FOR THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND PUGET SOUND, VIA THE COLUMBIA RIVER, MADE IN 1869
Philadelphia. [1869].. 51pp. Dbd. Marginal stain, titlepage soiled and chipped, else very good. Report of the expedition made by W. Milnor Roberts, Civil Engineer, under the direction of Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co., a Philadelphia banking firm. The narrative describes the route, topography, etc. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$225.00
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD; ITS HISTORY AND EQUITABLE RIGHTS. ADDRESS OF FREDERICK BILLINGS, PRESIDENT, TO THE COMMITTEE ON PACIFIC RAILROADS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. APRIL 15TH, 1880
[Np. 1880].. 19pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. Billings recounts the history of the building of the road, and stresses the importance of its completion and and the necessity of the extension of the Congressional land grant. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$60.00
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LETTER FROM THE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR...RELATIVE TO THE LANDS GRANTED TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
[Washington. 1886].. 23pp. Gathered signatures, stitched. Very good. Outlines all the grants to the line. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$40.00
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TRAFFIC CONTRACT. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. AND THE SAINT PAUL MINNEAPOLIS AND MANITOBA RAILWAY COMPANY. DATED, 1ST. AUGUST, 1879
[Chicago? 1881].. 30pp. Original printed wrappers. Couple of chips at spine. Very good. The contract was drawn up between the two companies to settle differences regarding rates and new road construction. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$50.00
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. THE CHARTER AND AMENDMENTS. THE GENERAL MORTGAGE ON RAILROAD AND LAND GRANT, AND COPY OF FIRST MORTGAGE BOND
[Philadelphia. ca. 1870].. 2-29,[4]pp. Self-wrappers, stitched. Front wrapper detached, slight toning. Very good. The articles of incorporation of the famed northwest railroad that would later help build the fortune of railroad magnate James J. Hill. Built too quickly, the Northern Pacific traversed poor land and ran on ill- constructed rails. By 1896, the success of James J. Hill's Great Northern allowed Hill and his associated to buy the Northern Pacific and merge it with the Great Northern. Throughout th... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$200.00
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. UNITED STATES AND STATE LEGISLATION. 1884
[Washington. 1884].. 34pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped, else very good. Reprints the original charter, the grant of land by Congress, with amendments, followed by consent of the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$85.00
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THE LAW WHICH DETERMINES THE RIGHTS OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC R. R. CO. TO ITS LAND GRANT. OPINION OF GEO. GRAY, ESQU., GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMPANY
New York. 1882.. 8pp. Original printed self-wrappers. Very good. Further dialogue regarding extension of the time period for the Congressional land grant to the NPRR. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$50.00
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD MEMORIAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NOVEMBER
Hartford. 1867.. 11pp. Self-wrappers. Binding residue along spine edge, lightly chipped, else very good. This memorial was directed at the Senate and the House of Representatives requesting government aid for continuing construction. This copy is signed by Thomas Canfield, one of the directors of the line. ... (more information)
Offered by William Reese Company - Americana (Connecticut, United States) |
$125.00
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