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1 . hardback. Good. With a Sketch of the Life of Col. Doniphan. Illustrated with Plans of Battlefields, a map, and fine engraving. 1st edition. Cincinnati (J.A. & U.P. James) 1848. Spine worn, and foxing throughout, else a good copy with folding map torn but complete.
The Life and Inventions of Thomas A. Edison by Dickson, W. K. L., And Dickson, Antonia - 1894
by Dickson, W. K. L., And Dickson, Antonia
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The Life and Inventions of Thomas A. Edison
by Dickson, W. K. L., And Dickson, Antonia
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1894. SCARCE, and the earliest biography of Thamas Alva Edison (1847-1931 ). Near Fine in original grey cloth decorated in gilt, gilt titles, top edge gilt, tissue-guard frontis photo of Edison in his home, two small spots of toning else a Fine copy. Ilustrated with over 150 black and white photographs and illustrations, including photographs by W. K. L. Dickson, R.F. Outcalt, L. Bauhan, and J. Ricalton. 362 pp. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Doniphan's Expedition; Containing an Account of the Conquest of New Mexico; General Kearney's Overland Expedition to California; Doniphan's Campaign against the Navajos; his unparalleled March upon Chihuahua and Durango; and the Operations of General Price at Santa Fe.
by Hughes, John T.
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Memoirs of the life and travels of John Ledyard from his journals and correspondence.
by Sparks, Jared (Ledyard, John)
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First English edition. Henry Colburn. London. 1828. 8vo. Title, xii, 428pp. Full marbled paper covered boards, 19th Century pseudo tree calf papier croisé pattern. Red spine label with gilt lettering and edge rules. Blue endpapers. Title page slightly toned. Lacking half-title. Rubbing to spine edges. A crisp copy of the rarer London first edition.In making a Papier Croisé, the final step required that the paper be lifted up and carefully moved while still wet. This caused the characteristic knotting in the design.
John Ledyard (1751-1789) American explorer and adventurer. Ledyard accompanied Cook on the third and final voyage 1776-1780. Visiting the Sandwich Islands, Cape of Good Hope, the Prince Edward Islands off South Africa, the Kerguelen Islands, Tasmania, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Tahiti, and then Hawaii. It continued to the northwest coast of North America, making Ledyard perhaps the first U.S. citizen to touch its western coast, along the Aleutian islands and Alaska into the… Read More
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The Historical Encyclopedia of New Mexico, Volumes One and Two (One, Two, I, II)
by Davis, Ellis Arthur (Editor)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: New Mexico Historical Association, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Two brown cloth hardcovers with gilt and color embossed lettering and illustrations to spines and fronts; map endpapers; b&w foldout map at end of volume one; b&w photos. Very good condition: mild wear to spine tips of volume one; it's corners slightly worn; very slight wear to extremities of volume two; a bit of interior toning; straight; inner back hinge of volume one has been glue-repaired and is holding well. Will require extra for shipping..
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Traité sur la mesure des eaux courantes: ou expériences, observations et méthodes concernant les lois des vitesses, le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines, des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'actio
by P. P. Boileau
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P(ierre) P(rosper) Boileau, Traité de la mesure des eaux courantes ou expériences, observations et méthodes. Concernant les lois des vitesses, le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines, des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'action dynamique des courants sur les corps en repos. Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1854. Quarto, 4+XIV+361 pp., 7 foldout plates. Marbled half calf with gilt titles on spine, 6 false bands. Very rare (we found no copies for sale since 2015) treatise on hydraulic engineering, in which the author (1811-1891) introduced many innovative methods and apparatuses for the measurement and gauging of tunning waters. A nice copy, spine and boards rubbed, some foxing to title and plates (text is clean and bright), no markings or creases. Complete with all 7 fouldouts, showing many diagrams of tubes, wheels and other hydraulic devices. Pictures available upon request. Ships by DHL or Fedex worldwide,…
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Arizona in the '50's (1850's)
by Tevis, Captain James H.; Illustrated by Horace T. Pierce; Foreword by Russell C. Ewing
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The University of New Mexico Press, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good minus. Book: slight stain to spine, otherwise binding is clean and bright; straight; hinges strong; ownership inscription inside front, otherwise interior is in excellent condition. Jacket in mylar protector; jacket has shallow chips, mostly upper edge; clean other than an old price penned on front. 1954 on title and copyright pages..
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THE GREAT RUSSIAN BALL AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NOVEMBER 5, 1863 (Print)
by Homer, Winslow
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Fine Condition. Original wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, November 21, 1863. Sheet measures 22 by 16 inches (55.88 by 40.64 cm). Professionally cleaned and deacidified. Image is clean and bright.
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MYSTERY PICTURE-MAKER Pictures of America
by Forbell, Charles
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Pencil marks on title page. ; Designed by the author illustrated by the reader. Pictures are uncolored. ; Unpaginated pages .
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Westchester County, New York, During The American Revolution (with Autographed Letter of Author laid in)
by Dawson, Henry B.
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NY: Morrisania, 1886. First edition, limited to 250 copies signed by the author. Published NY: Morrisania, 1886. 4to., 7 3/4" x 11", vi+281pp. illustrated frontis engraved plate of author, 2 folding maps, tables, ALS laid in. Quarter bound leather and marbled boards, peach endpapers. Backstrip lacking, leather and edges worn. Internally very good, pages clean, bright, unmaked. Folding maps in very good condition, each with a minor tear in the margin attaching to the book. Scarce, and scarce to find that is not ex-library. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER. Containing Political, Historical, etc., Documents, Essays, and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Volume 3, and Appendix. 26 issues from September 1812 - March 1813.
by Niles, Hezekiah, ed.
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Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1813. THE WEEKLY REGISTER. Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Astronomical, Statistical and Biographical Documents, Essays, and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Volume 3, fully indexed, Addenda and Appendix. 26 issues covering the period from September 1812 - March 1813. First edition. 26 issues bound together with addenda and appendix. Published Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1812-1813. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", iii+ 416; 1 plate plus 16pp. addenda entirely on the Oliver Evans' Columbian Steam Engine, plus 64pp. appendix. Every issue contains notices on the progress of the War. Some issues list the prizes made by the American Navy, name and size of vessels and crews. Half roan and marbled boards. Some toning, minimal foxing to preliminaries, small loss at top corner of general title page, some scuff/edgewear else very good, clean and attractive. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.…
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First Hand Report The Story of the Eisenhower Administration: What happened in a crucial era, by the man who probably exercised more power as a President's confidential advisor and co-ordinator than any other in modern times.
by Adams, Sherman
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Signed on first page: Sherman Adams Clean text. Unclipped price ($5.95). Protected by Brodart dust jacket cover.Book in good condition with discoloration on some pages. Dust jacket in very good condition with some chips in top and bottom of jacket on and around spine. Sherman Adams was an American businessman and politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as the 67th governor of New Hampshire. He lost his White House position in a scandal.Eisenhower adopted the military model, which emphasizes the importance of the Chief of Staff in handling all of the paperwork and preliminary decisions. With rare exceptions, anyone who spoke with Eisenhower had to have Adams' prior approval. Adams took his role as Chief of Staff very seriously; with the exception of Cabinet members and certain NSC advisors, all requests for access to Eisenhower had to go through his office. This alienated… Read More
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The Life and Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison
by Dickson, W. K. L.; Dickson, Antonio
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. Green/grey cloth with gilt titling and decoration, very good with light rubbing shelf-wear. Spine square. Binding sound. No jacket, if issued. Prior owner's name inked at FFEP; toning at front endsheet; interior else clean, pages bright and unmarked. Laid-in at front endsheet are several browned newsclippings and a signed letter to the previous owner from Orson Desaix Munn, editor of Scientific American, on Scientific American letterhead.
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The Life And Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison
by Dickson, W.K. L. & Antonia Dickson
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Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1894. Later Printing. Hardcover. 3rd Printing and EX-Lib copy, with pasted on plates inside front and rear boards, stamped Discard. Black Bindery tape used on front hinge inside front free endpaper. Rear hinge is fine. Evenly yellowed pages, rubbing to grey cloth boards and first 20-30 page edges due to front hinge repair. Some fraying to cloth edges, corners, foot and head of spine. Overall not a bad copy at all, sounds much worse than it is - much better than Good, thus VG- for this hard to locate title. .
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A History of American Art
by Daniel M. Mendelowitz
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This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art
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Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Procuts
by Coggshall, William L & Roger A Morse
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New York: Wicwas Press, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages with a few illustrations and photographs Contents include: Beeswax Grading and Economics Harvesting Beeswax Commercial Preparation of Beeswax for Market Testing Beeswax Beeswax in Comb Foundation Beeswax in Candles Beeswax in Art and Industry Showing and Judging Beeswax Home Products including Candles and Car and Floor Polishes Moderate wear and edgewear to covers, light soil to top of book and shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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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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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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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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A Rebel Came Home: The Diary and Letters of Floride Clemson, 1863-1866
by Lander & McGee (editors)
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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Top edge of jacket slightly flared but overall in excellent condition. Book itself is clean and free of any markings except for previous owner's name on first page (Jeanne M. Nixon). Book has some light shelf wear to corners and spine is slightly canted. Solid binding. 189 indexed pages. 0.75" X 6.25" X 9.25" 2cm X 16cm X 23.5cm Part of the series "Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South". Illustrated by Olivia Jackson McGee with additional black and white photo reproductions. Includes a family tree. The Revised edition includes additional material in the form of letters between Floride and her mother Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson between July-October 1863 at the height of the Civil War. The main body of the book is Floride's journal from January 1863 until 1866. The main sections concern Florida's trip to Niagara in summer 1863, the journey form Beltsville Maryland to Pendleton South Carolina at the end of the 1864, and the last says of Floride's grandmother Mr.s John C. Calhoun in…
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America's War for Humanity: Including a Complete History of the World War Up-To-date
by Russell, Thomas H
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USA: L. W. Walter, 1917. Hardcover with no dust jacket, 1917. Book has heavier corner wear to board corners and edges, and spinefoot, and aging and some soiling to cloth. This book has blue cloth with navy and red text and design. Tipped plate of American flag on center of front board. Interior tanning heavily from age and book has light warping from age and moisture. Has small bookworm hole affecting the upper right corner of pages 23- 83, completely out of the way of any text and only about 1/2 inch in depth. Missing page corner as depicted, affecting the first front illustration page, affects a small amount of caption text, and the edges of 2 photos. Book generally lays flat and is readable and is fairly supple, Binding is decent and will permit reading. Fair condition, but not terrible for its age. 100+ illustrations. A peice of history, as this was basically news when this was printed. RARE EDITION: NOT A REPRINT. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo -…
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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 black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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The Lick Observatory of the University of California, Eleventh Edition, 1947
by Lick Observatory
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University of California Press, 1947. 11th. Paperback. Author unstated : The Lick Observatory of the University of California - A Brief Descriptive Account Prepared at the Observatory. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1947. Eleventh Edition. Stapled booklet, size is demy octavo (8vo), 8 1/8"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green wrapper stapled to textblock. [vi] pp prelim material, 47 numbered pp, plus three blank. Glossy paper. In addition to many b&w photos, included is information for visitors, organizational info about the observatory, its Chile station, its students, features it observed, acknowledgments. Condition notes: Staples rusted, but holding, moderate wear and scuffing but no tears to wrappers. No notes or highlighting. The observatory is on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, CA. We learn that the observatory was the gift of James Lick, who also left money to support building of a monument to Francis Scott Key in San Francisco, "...a Home for Old Ladies in San Francisco..." and…
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To the Golden Door
by Potter, George
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION): How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time
by David; Eidinow, John Edmonds
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2004 - SIGNED by one of the authors on the title page - FIRST EDITION stated "1" present - book: very good+ - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked - not remainder - dj: very good+ - no chips or tears - not price clipped (NPC) - slight amount of edgewear "In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men -- the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer -- met in the most notorious chess match of all time. Their showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, held the world spellbound for two months with reports of psychological warfare, ultimatums, political intrigue, cliffhangers, and farce to rival a Marx Brothers film."
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
by William R. Gillis
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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