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SIOUX CITY ILLUSTRATED: The Pioneer Period And An Authentic Sketch of The Sioux City of To-Day
by Heizer, E. P. ("Edited By")
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- Original
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- 1888
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$275.00
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Quarto (12 by 9 1/4 inches) stiff wrappers: 64 unnumbered pages illustrated with numerous vivid black and white lithographic views of business blocks, mills, various industries, office buildings, banks, homes, and other prominent landmarks; cover tinted in colors.
Good condition (minor chipping at edges, and along spine; light, old water stain extending from upper right corner of title page to middle… Read more about this item Item Price
$275.00
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A COURSE OF OPERATIVE SURGERY
by Heath, F.R.C.S.,Christopher
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- First American Edition
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- 1878
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$375.00
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Quarto (11 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches) viii, 130 pages, 20 color plates ("Drawn from Nature by M. Leveille and Colored . . . Under His Direction"), index, original pebble brown cloth binding, with title and author in gilt, centered on upper cover, and title in gilt on spine.
Very good condition (minimal, and insignificant normal shelf wear on spine, not… Read more about this item Item Price
$375.00
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A TREATISE ON ARCHERY, Or The Art of Shooting with the Long Bow
by Waring, Thomas
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- Eighth Edition
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- 1830
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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12 mo. (7 1/8 by 4 1/4 inches) 62 pages, two plates, marbled paper over plain paper covered boards, bookplate, inked name of a previous owner dated 1831 on upper right of front fly leaf; very good condition.
"Containing every requisite information to obtain a complete Knowledge of that Noble Weapon, considered as an Instrument of Amusement To Which is Added… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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EXPERIMENTS IN AERODYNAMICS
by Langley, S. P.
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- Original First Edition
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- 1891
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Folio (13 1/2 by 10 inches) 115 pages, in wrappers, 10 draphtsman-like quality plates (detailed technical drawings); in addition to charts, graphs, and tables regarding "The Counter Poised Eccentric Plane," "The Rolling Carriage," and other flight experiments.
Good condition internally: (disbound, with small "withdrawn" stamp from Lake Erie College on bottom margin of Contents page, "Lake Erie Seminary Dept. of Physics"… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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ON OLD RANCHO SAN PASQUAL
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- Original
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- 1922
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) 48 page stapled promotional booklet, written by the Publicity Department, South Pasadena Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank, bound in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.
Rancho San Pasqual was deeded as part of… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS
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- Second Edition
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- 1923
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$85.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Published by the Lankershim Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923, written by the Publicity Department, Lankershim Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Second Edition. 56 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent landmarks, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
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FIRST OF THE RANCHOS
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- Third Edition
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- 1927
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$50.00
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Small octavo (7 7/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Glendale Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank, 1927. Written by the Publicity Department, Glendale Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Third Edition.
48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of street scenes, portraits, and historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.
Originally… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
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THE FIVE FRIENDLY VALLEYS
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- Second Edition
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- 1923
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Highland Park Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923. Written by the Publicity Department, Highland Park Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank, second edition. 48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images;… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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CORONADO TENT CITY NEWS
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- Original Edition
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- August 19 to August 26, 1911
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- Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$24.75
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) [San Diego, California], August 19 to August 26, 1911. Original Edition. 16 page stapled weekly advertising periodical, and calendar of programs, bound in wrappers for the "Tent City" adjacent to the famous Coronado Hotel. Good condition (there is a small scribbled date along the lower margin of the front cover, modest age toning,… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.75
![THE LAND OF SUNSHINE FRUIT AND FLOWERS [1898 Southern California View Book]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/048/130/1593130048.0.m.jpg)
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE FRUIT AND FLOWERS [1898 Southern California View Book]
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- Used
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- Original Edition
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- 1898
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$295.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches) Columbus, Ohio: Ward Brothers, 1898. Original Edition. twelve plates folded leporello style containing upwards of 70 images, plus seven pages of text describing the natural, historical, and cultural qualities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino. Bound in red moire cloth, with minimal wear to edges. Very good condition.
An illustrated, souvenir,… Read more about this item Item Price
$295.00
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PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF POLA IN ISTRIA
by Allason, Thomas
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- Used
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- Original First Edition
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- 1819
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- Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$1,395.00
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Original hardcover folio in very good condition (17 1/2 by 12 inches) John Murray, J. and A. Arch, J. Booth, and Colnaghi and Co. London, 1819
Four leaves, (including half title), 67 pages, ten full page engraved plates by W. B. Cooke, George Cooke, Henry Moses, and Cosmo Armstrong on separate leaves (including the frontis, "Drawn by J. M. W. Turner… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,395.00
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RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY
by Squire, Watson C.
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- Used
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- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1886
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- Sewn Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Hanford Stationery and Printing Company, 1886. Original First Edition. 72 pages, large foldout map (18 1/2 by 24 inches) attached to back wrapper, bound in original sewn wrappers, very good condition.
Written before Washington became a State, the author describes "Some of the reasons qualifying this Territory for early admission into the Union .… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DEMON OF THE ORIENT
by Williams, Allen S.
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- Original First Edition
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- 1883
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$275.00
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Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 3/8 inches) New York: Published by the Author, 1883. Original First Edition. 140 pages, frontispiece, original green hardcover cloth binding, good condition (normal, mild shelf wear, printed on paper that is now aged and brittle, but intact, with no loss; and not affecting contents which are complete).
An early expose on opium and its affect… Read more about this item Item Price
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MEMOIR OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Johnson, Richard W.
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- First Edition
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- 1881
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$120.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. First Edition. 322 pages illustrated with engraved frontispiece and portraits (including Sheridan, Sherman, Rosecrans, and Grant), Appendix (containing "Speech of General W. T. Sherman," and letters from George B. McClellan, and others regarding the unveiling of a statue, and the dedication of a monument in honor… Read more about this item Item Price
$120.00
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HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
by Van Horne, Thomas B.
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- First Edition
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- 1875
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$395.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Cincinnatti: Robert Clark & Co., 1875. First Edition. Two Volumes, xiv, 454 & v, 478 pages including an Appendix, with details on the construction of block house fortifications, and an Index."Illustrated with Campaign and Battle Maps Compiled by Edward Ruger, Late Superintendant Topographical Engineer Office, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland," in an… Read more about this item Item Price
$395.00
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THE LIFE O MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Van Horne, Thomas
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- First Edition
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- 1882
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$115.00
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Octavo (8 3/4 by 6 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882. First Edition. x, 502 pages, eight folded maps, frontis is an engraved portrait of Thomas.
Appendix contains "Roster of Troops Engaged at Mill Springs, Kentucky January 19, 1862," and "Organization of U. S. Forces Commanded by Major General Geo. H. Thomas, at the Battle of Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 15… Read more about this item Item Price
$115.00
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CHINA BOY
by Jones, Idwal
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- Used
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$45.00
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Octavo (8 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles, California: The Primavera Press, 1936. First Edition. 132 pages, quarter cloth, with Chinese characters printed on decorative paper covered boards; title, decorative device, author's name, and publisher's name in gilt on spine; original worn dust jacket protected by mylar, title page drawing by James Bodrero. Very good condition.
A collection of short… Read more about this item Item Price
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(1877) WINE AND WINE COUNTRIES:
by Tovey, Charles
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- "New Edition"
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- 1877
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$550.00
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16 mo. (6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches) London: Whittaker & Co. , 1877. New Edition. 519 pages, the frontis is an original tipped-in photographic portrait of the author, illustrated title page with views of Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafitte, 15 unnumbered lithographic plates of wineries, and scenes associated with wine production, 4 maps, a facsimile foldout of a signed… Read more about this item Item Price
$550.00
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CRUISES IN THE BERING SEA
by Niedieck, Paul (Translated From The Original German by R. A. Ploetz, M. A.
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- First Edition
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- 1909
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$175.00
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Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches) London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1909. First Edition. xv, 252 + [4] pages of Publisher's Advertisements, "With 73 Full-Page Plates (on unnumbered leaves), a Map, and 56 Illustrations in the Text, Reproduced From Original Photographs."
The colored map is folded into a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Original gray cloth binding with title… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
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CURIOUS CREATURES IN ZOOLOGY
by Ashton, John
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- Original
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- [1890]
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$85.00
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Octavo (8 5/8 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Cassell Publishing Co., [1890]. Original. 348 pages, illustrated "With 130 (sepia toned) illustrations throughout the text." Good condition, hardcover, original green cloth with decorative device in gilt on upper cover showing two figures: a male and female in the water holding a large shell, title, author and publisher's name in gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
