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A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512). by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer) - (ca. 1866-1869)

by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer)

A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512). by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer) - (ca. 1866-1869)

A Collection of 5 early stereoviews of New Orleans: Algiers Dry Dock. (nr. 201); French Opera, Bourbon Street. (nr. 544); St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis Street. (Nr. 554); Mechanics Institute, Dryades Street. (nr. 536); University of Louisiana, Common Street. (nr. 512).

by [New Orleans] Blessing, S.T. (Photographer)

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5 Albumen stereo photographs, each mounted on yellow coloured studio board with rounded corners, with photographer's imprint & series title, one card with title label mounted on verso. 'Views Around New Orleans'-series (New Orleans in Stereoscope) and 'Views of New Orleans and Vicinity'-series.

Rare stereoscopic views of New Orleans in exceptionally good condition by Samuel Tobias Blessing (1830-1897), photographer of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and paper prints made using the wet plate collodion process. He appears to have worked as a photographer in Alabama and Texas before settling in New Orleans in 1854. After the Civil War, Blessing concentrated on selling cartes-de-visite's and stereocards, photographic equipment, frames, and art supplies. His four-story establishment on Canal Street was one of the largest photographic studios and supply houses in the south.

All stereoviews in in beautiful condition, from a Dutch collection formed pre-1870. Cf.: M. Denton Smith & M.L. Tucker, Photography in New Orleans: The Early Years, 1840–1865. (Baton Rouge, 1982).
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  • Place of Publication New Orleans
  • Date Published (ca. 1866-1869)
  • Size Albumen image: ca. 16.5 x 7.5 cm
  • Keywords Stereoviews, Albumen photographs
  • Size Albumen image: ca. 16.5 x 7.5 cm; card size: ca. 17.5 x 8.5 cm.
Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United...

Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United States on Bedlow's Island, New York, Thursday, October 28, 1886

by [bookplate of Luigi Palma Di Cesnola]

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New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.
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Crest Album: A Bound Album Of Original Victorian Letterhead Crests And Seals

Crest Album: A Bound Album Of Original Victorian Letterhead Crests And Seals

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1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Original Colored Embossed Crests. Standard Published Blank Book, All Edges Gilt, Recently Rebound In Full Leather With Gilt Lettering And Decorations, Original Yellow Endpapers. With 20 Spaces Per Page For Clipped Letterhead Crests, Now Including Several Hundred Pasted In At Some Time In The Middle Nineteenth Century. The First Page Includes French Royalty, Including Napoleon, Prince Napoleon Le Fils, The Prince Imperial, Princess Eugenie, Napoleon Iii, Princes Jerome, Joseph Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pierre N. Bonaparte, Antoine Bonaparte, And The Comte And Countess De Chambord. The Next Page Includes12 Seals Of Royal Yachts, Warships And The Admiralty. Three Pages With 54 Crests Of Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Etc., With Many Notable Political And Other Celebrities. Another Page With 9 Small Crests, Some With Mottos.Several Pages With 53 Crests, All Or Almost All Of Commercial Establishments, Most Names.More Pages With Another 191 Crests, Some Familial, One Ship… Read More
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Prairie and Rocky Mountain adventures: or, Life in the West. To which will be added a view of the...
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1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
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The Mississippi River
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Historical sketches
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Life on the frontier
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Western scenery,
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California and the Mines;
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Narrative of a voyage to the Northwest coast of America
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Narrative of a voyage to the Northwest coast of America

by FRANCHERE, Gabriel

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1854 CANADA 1ed Franchere Voyage Northwest Winnipeg INDIANS Astoria Irving Astor
"The most important source of the Astor adventure!" (Howes)
Gabriel Franchere was a Canadian explorer best known for his voyages of the Pacific Northwest. Employed out of Montreal and the Pacific Fur Company, Franchere spent time exploring all over Canada and helped establish the first American settlement in the Canadian Pacific (i.e. Winnipeg) as part of the famed Astor expedition. His Northwest voyage through the Rocky Mountains gained popularity throughout the 19th-century after author Washington Irving used Franchere as the basis for his book 'Astoria'.
Franchere published a book of his discoveries and experiences – 'Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America'. This 1854 first English edition was translated by Jebediah V. Huntington who claims that this book is,
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Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
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Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.

by MEACHAM, A. B.

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1875 Wigwam and War Path Meacham Modoc War INDIANS Northwest Tribes Illustrated

'Wigwam and War-Path'is a late 20th-century account of Meacham's thirty years' experience among the Indian Tribes of the Northwest and his career as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon and as chairman of the Modoc Peace Commission. This 1875 edition contains a wide array of information about northwest Indians with special interest paid to the Modoc Indians and the Modoc War of 1873.
This 1875 edition includes 20 illustrations throughout, including portraits.

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Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
Boston: J.P. Dale and Co., 1875.
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· Provenance: Handwritten
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o George Black
o C. G. & Leona Fairchild
· Language: English
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Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United...

Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United States on Bedlow's Island, New York, Thursday, October 28, 1886

by [bookplate of Luigi Palma Di Cesnola]

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New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.
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Crest Album: A Bound Album Of Original Victorian Letterhead Crests And Seals

Crest Album: A Bound Album Of Original Victorian Letterhead Crests And Seals

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1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Original Colored Embossed Crests. Standard Published Blank Book, All Edges Gilt, Recently Rebound In Full Leather With Gilt Lettering And Decorations, Original Yellow Endpapers. With 20 Spaces Per Page For Clipped Letterhead Crests, Now Including Several Hundred Pasted In At Some Time In The Middle Nineteenth Century. The First Page Includes French Royalty, Including Napoleon, Prince Napoleon Le Fils, The Prince Imperial, Princess Eugenie, Napoleon Iii, Princes Jerome, Joseph Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pierre N. Bonaparte, Antoine Bonaparte, And The Comte And Countess De Chambord. The Next Page Includes12 Seals Of Royal Yachts, Warships And The Admiralty. Three Pages With 54 Crests Of Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Etc., With Many Notable Political And Other Celebrities. Another Page With 9 Small Crests, Some With Mottos.Several Pages With 53 Crests, All Or Almost All Of Commercial Establishments, Most Names.More Pages With Another 191 Crests, Some Familial, One Ship… Read More
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Prairie and Rocky Mountain adventures: or, Life in the West. To which will be added a view of the...
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1860 Prairie & Rocky Mountain Adventures Indians Mormons GOLD RUSH California

John Van Tramp's book 'Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures' is a glorified view of 'manifest destiny' and the union of the America's from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. Van Tramp covers the history and present day (1860) of the American west including:
·
The Mississippi River
·
Historical sketches
·
Life on the frontier
·
Western scenery,
·
California and the Mines;
·
The California gold rush
·
Indians Territory, Antiquities, and Mounds
·
Pioneers of Tennessee
·
The prairies and prairie hunting
·
The desert
·
Mountain regions explored
·
Pacific region explored
·
Rocky Mountains
·
Geology
·
Rivers
·
Utah and the Mormons
·
Early history of Missouri
·
Territory of Kansas and Nebraska
·
Iowa and Minnesota Territory
·
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Narrative of a voyage to the Northwest coast of America
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Narrative of a voyage to the Northwest coast of America

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1854 CANADA 1ed Franchere Voyage Northwest Winnipeg INDIANS Astoria Irving Astor
"The most important source of the Astor adventure!" (Howes)
Gabriel Franchere was a Canadian explorer best known for his voyages of the Pacific Northwest. Employed out of Montreal and the Pacific Fur Company, Franchere spent time exploring all over Canada and helped establish the first American settlement in the Canadian Pacific (i.e. Winnipeg) as part of the famed Astor expedition. His Northwest voyage through the Rocky Mountains gained popularity throughout the 19th-century after author Washington Irving used Franchere as the basis for his book 'Astoria'.
Franchere published a book of his discoveries and experiences – 'Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America'. This 1854 first English edition was translated by Jebediah V. Huntington who claims that this book is,
"the only account by an eye witness and a participator in the enterprise, of the first attempt to form a settlement on the Pacific under the… Read More
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Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
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1875 Wigwam and War Path Meacham Modoc War INDIANS Northwest Tribes Illustrated

'Wigwam and War-Path'is a late 20th-century account of Meacham's thirty years' experience among the Indian Tribes of the Northwest and his career as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon and as chairman of the Modoc Peace Commission. This 1875 edition contains a wide array of information about northwest Indians with special interest paid to the Modoc Indians and the Modoc War of 1873.
This 1875 edition includes 20 illustrations throughout, including portraits.

Item number: #16931
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MEACHAM, A. B.
Wigwam and War-Path: or, The royal chief in chains.
Boston: J.P. Dale and Co., 1875.
Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
XXIII, [1], 700, [2]
o
20 full-page illustrations
· Provenance: Handwritten
o James G. Patterson
o George Black
o C. G. & Leona Fairchild
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life

Attempt on Roosevelt Life

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How To Talk Minnesotan (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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How To Talk Minnesotan (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Mohr, Howard

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1987 - 1st ed - SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper - softcover - "Complete with authentic Minnesota dialogue in easy-to-follow lessons..." book: very good - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Samuel The Seeker
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Samuel The Seeker

by Sinclair, Upton

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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with bold, black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

by Traven, B

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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp, A First Time Book
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The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp, A First Time Book

by Berenstain, Stan and Jan

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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition, full number line. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket.
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Famous Sally
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Famous Sally

by Jackson, Shirley

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Jackson, Shirley: Famous Sally (1966, Stated First Printing, A Harlin Quist Book) Pictures by Chas. B. Slackman. Cover design by John Bradford. Children's book. RARE. Used. Exlib. VG/Good. Unclipped $3.35 net price dust jacket. Missing brown front free endpaper. . BY SHIRLEY JACKSON AUTHOR OF "THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE". "No one in the world knows Sally's name – and that Sally decides, must be changed. How can she make everyone in the world know who she is? Sally's imagination is equal to her determination, and she marches through all the cities of her fanciful world educating the world to her name. A charming, whimsical conceit, her story is certain to delight readers of all ages."
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room...

Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos

by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen

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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey

Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River

by John B. Wyeth

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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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