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Fremont Nebraska: Privately Published By Author, 1939. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Photograph and Artwork. Bound in brown cloth with titles and decorations in white. No additional printings. 55 pages. With a photograph of the Nebraska State Capitol and artwork depicting a Native American. Just a touch of edgewear; boards very slightly bowed. Clean, tight and unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1909. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norwegian language. Bound in tan cloth with titles and decorations in dark brown. 200 pages. No additional printings. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Light edgewear only. A clean, tight copy. Uncommon.

Kristiania: Th. Steen & Alb. Cammermyers Forlag, 1895. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Bound in blue marbled boards with leather spine. The corners are rounded and worn through. The boards are rubbed. The paper label on the spine is almost entirely gone. Hinges are tight. Bookplate of prior owner Herman Gimmestad is present on the inside of the front cover. Uncommon.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Second Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Photographs. Bound in blue boards with spine titles stamped in gilt. Second printing, July 2000 (stated). Signed by the author on the Heartland Literary Society bookplate, which has been affixed to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. All four corners bumped, the uppers more so, otherwise the book itself has no flaws. There are two dust wrappers, both price-clipped, the outer one of which has a slightly rubbed rear panel. Hinges solid, binding square. A clean, tight copy, with the jackets now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs and Maps. Bound in red cloth with spine titles stamped in black. First English language edition; no additional printings. Translated by Thea and Harry Lindauer. Well illustrated look at the short but active career of the German cruiser Emden, along with an account of the escape of part of the crew and their subsequent arduous passage to Constantinople. Gift inscription to the half-title, otherwise unmarked. The dust wrapper shows only very faint rubbing - no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight copy with the jacket now in mylar.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is ' The Last War Trail' by Edward S. Ellis and is one of the Deetfoot Series, published by Henry T. Coates & Co. Original copyright was 1887. Date of this book circa 1896 to 1904. Very good condition, clean and bright with light rubbing to cover. Hinges are tiight

White Plains: Bernard C. Harris Publishing, 1994. Hardcover. Fine. very clean and bright, unmarked. Black with gilt emblem and lettering. Laid in is a 2 page 1995 letter on the 45th anniversary reunion of the class of 1950, a booklet for the alumni weekend of 1995, a mapof the campus, the program for the reunion, lists of the members of class of 1950, living and deceased, and a 1997 letter annoucing the death of gladys Tiihonen.

White Plains: Bernard C. Harris Publishing, 1999. Hardcover. Fine. very clean and bright, unmarked. Black with gilt emblem and lettering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Tiskem A Nakladem Ant. Novaka. Hardcover. Fair. In Czech language. Bound in red cloth with black design in corners of cover and black rule border to front cover. Cloth worn through at corners tips. Fraying at spine ends. Crack between title page and front endpaper. Pages browning. Undated but apparent late 19th century or early 20th. A worn but intact copy. A book on water treatments with line drawings.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1862. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. Bound in brown pebbled cloth with blindstamped rules and spine titles stamped in gilt. Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, April, May and June, 1861. From the second London edition, revised. Corners bumped and worn through, spine reattached with loss at the head and heel, lettering faded. Newspaper clipping dated 1892 affixed to front pastedown. Front hinge just started. Library association stamp to title page; glue residue to rear pastedown. Decent copy for reading/reference.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1916. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Caswell, Edward C.. Bound in blindstamped brown cloth with titles stamped in white. Book three in the "Football Eleven" series. With four illustrations on coated paper by E. C. Caswell, all present. Mattson & Davis format one, with the book just shy of eight inches tall. First editions in this series must have corresponding dates to the title and copyright pages, and this copy lacks the title page date, hence an early reprint. The cloth shows only very light edgewear and the white lettering is nearly intact on the front cover and about 75% intact on the spine, much better than the average copy. Hinges solid; binding square. Clean, tight and unmarked. See photos. Mattson & Davis 26300. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Longview, Alberta, Canada: OH Ranch, 1996. First Edition. . suede and simuilated brown morocco. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Magee, Robert. Custom bound in 3/4 medium brown suede amd simulated dark brown morocco by Colin Bate Books in Calgary. Titles stamped in gilt. With a matching custom clamshell case of the same materials. Paintings by Robert Magee. A fine copy in a very near fine case with just a hint of wear at the corners. Conversations with Colin Bate indicate that only six copies were produced in this binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1916. First Edition (NAP) . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Norwegian language. Small quarto bound in brick-red printed wraps; 20 pages. Volume 8. Corresponding 1916 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Bound sheet music. The composer was born in Norway and emigrated to the Unied States in 1888. In 1903 he became head of the Music Department at St. Olaf College, where he continued until his death in 1955. The volume shows just a touch of edgewear. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1916. First Edition (NAP) . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Norwegian language. Small quarto bound in brown printed wraps; 23 pages. Volume 7. Corresponding 1916 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Bound sheet music. The composer was born in Norway and emigrated to the Unied States in 1888. In 1903 he became head of the Music Department at St. Olaf College, where he continued until his death in 1955. The volume shows just a touch of edgewear. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1910. First Edition (NAP) . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Norwegian language. Small quarto bound in blue printed wraps; 23 pages. Volume 2. Corresponding 1910 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Bound sheet music. The composer was born in Norway and emigrated to the Unied States in 1888. In 1903 he became head of the Music Department at St. Olaf College, where he continued until his death in 1955. The volume shows just a touch of edgewear. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1919. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Norwegian language. Small quarto bound in gray printed wraps; 20 pages. Volume 1. Bound sheet music. The composer was born in Norway and emigrated to the Unied States in 1888. In 1903 he became head of the Music Department at St. Olaf College, where he continued until his death in 1955. The volume shows just a touch of edgewear. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Jericho: Interstate Directory Publishing Co., 1994. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in black cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. No additional printings; state color codes complete through 1994. 176 pages. Illustrated throughout with color photographs of various plates for each state and some government agencies. The upper corners have small bumps, and there is 1" impression along the top edge (see photos). The jacket has slight wear in the same spots and is very faintly rubbed. A near fine copy of a volume that normally sees significant use from collectors. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1917. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Bound in blindstamped burgundy cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1917 dates to the title and copyright pages, no additional printings. 150 pages. First edition of this translation of the 16th century Spanish work. Inscribed. signed and dated 6 April 1917 by the author to Chicago railroad magnate Herbert Vanderhoof. Vanderhoof would later found a town named for himself in British Columbia, now a tourist destination. The cloth shows only very light edgewear; the spine is faintly sunned. Hinges solid; binding square. Scarce. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Minneapolis: The Lund Press, Inc., 1926. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Photographs. Bound in pale green cloth with titles stamped in black. Corresponding 1926 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Signed by University of Wisconsin - Madison professor of Scandivavian Languages Julius E. Olson (son-in-law of Rasmus B. Anderson), with an inscription describing his purchase of this book at the dedication of the Knute Nelson Memorial at Skoponong, Wisconsin, May 28, 1933. The four-page dedication pamphlet, along with several news clippings of the occasion, have been inserted into an envelope attached to the front pastedown. This envelope also carries the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad, who purchased a number of books from Olson's collection in the 1940s. Nelson was Minnesota's first Norwegian-American Governor and later Senator. The cloth shows only a trace of edgewear, and other than the envelope and inscription, is… Read More

Omaha: The Author, 2008. First Edition (stated) . Pictorial Boards. Fine/None Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs. Bound in pictorial paper-covered boards. First edition (stated). Newspaper columns by the long-time Omaha World-Herald journalist (and later publisher), most concerning his life with his wife Marian. A fine copy, quite possibly unread. Clean, tight and unmarked.