Search Results: Titles starting with U from Back of Beyond Books

Good. 4 ½" x 10" silver gel photograph. This photograph was likely taken during the WWI era. Rubber stamp on verso reads: "If not acceptable for use kindly return to the Hendee Mfg. Co. Springfield, Mass." Previous owner has written in blue pencil "U. S. Army Mis(?) - Motorcycles". Photograph has a 2" crease and a 1" tear at the bottom left corner, and light silvering. Overall good. This photograph depicts seven U. S. Army Signal Corp soldiers on Indian Motorcycles. The symbols for the Signal Corp and the Indian Motocycle Mfg. Co. can be seen on the side of each motorcycle. The Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company was originally founded under the name Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom. The name changed to the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company in 1923. We believe these motorcycles are the Indian Powerplus model which was purchased en mass by the U. S. Government at the beginning of WWI. .

Good. Mounted albumen photographic print depicting men of the U. S. Cavalry from the Spanish-American War era. No photographer information. Photo measures 8 ¼" x 6 ½" and mount measures 12" x 9 ¾". Previous owner has written "U. S. Cavalry 1898" on verso. Photo has moderate yellowing; mount has heavy chipping, missing a 1" x 3 ¾" piece along top edge, ¾" x ¾" piece from bottom right corner, and a 1" x 1 ½" piece missing from left edge. Twenty-two cavalrymen in uniform pose for a photo. They are dressed in typical cavalry uniforms of the late 19th century and have a "N. Y." patch or pin on the arm or collar, swords, and some have "4" pinned to their hats. White military tents and other uniformed men are in the background. .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Good. 1900. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards over half leather binding with title gilt on spine and all edges marbled. Leather has moderate chipping and all edges have moderate wear. Ex-library with catalog numbers on spine. Binding is tight and text block is clean. Includes many fold-out maps and plates. Collated and complete. This book contains a report on the operations of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries for the year 1899. Some of the state fish and fisheries discussed in this report are from New Hampshire, Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida, Washington, and Utah. Maps of note include: a color map of the "Route of the Sockeye Salmon in approaching the Fraser River from the Strait of Juan de Fuca," and a beautifully detailed map of the "Great Salt Lake." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 397 pp .

Very Good. Hardcover. This book contains 97 plates from the Pacific Railroad Reports of 1855 - 1861. Brown leather boards with decorative gilt border and title; all edges red; all plates have protective leaf. Title on spine reads: U. S. Pacific R. R. Surveys. Includes 69 color plates from the "U. S. P. R. R. Exp. & Surveys 47 & 49 Parallels - General Report" and 28 color plates from the "U. S. P. R. R. Exp. & Surveys - Birds." "J. Bien, N. Y. Lith." on all plates from the General Report, and "Bowen & Co. , Lith. & Col. Philada." on a few of the Bird plates. No other publication information given. Boards have moderate chipping to edges; gutters are cracked; some plates have light to moderate toning or foxing but most have little wear or soiling; light offsetting to opposing leaves of plates. Plates from the General Report are numbered I-LXX, with plate LVIII not included; and plates from Birds numbered II-XIX, XXVIII-XXXVIII, with… Read More

Good. W. H. Jackson large format albumen photograph on an original railroad mount. Likely photographed in the 1870s. The original mount has been scotch taped to a modern mount. Photo measures 17" x 21". Original mount measures 25" x 30" and reads: "The Rocky Mountains. Scenes along the line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad." Title and photographer information is in the negative. Original mount has a 3" x 15" loss to left margin and 1" x 2" loss to right margin and 1" or less chipping along the top edge. Minor scratching and moderate yellowing to photograph. Overall good. This W. H. Jackson photograph depicts a view of the U. S. signal and weather station at the summit of Pikes Peak. The foreground shows a scree-covered mountainside with stone signal station, an outbuilding, a horse-drawn carriage and a man with a box camera. William Henry Jackson was a photographer, painter, and explorer known for his images of the American… Read More

Tuscon, AZ: UFO Photo Archive. Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket in mylar, heavily marked from shelf wear, especially to back cover, not price-clipped; otherwise in good condition. Green board covers with title in silver and pictoral UFO on front cover, edges minimally worn from shelf wear, spine slanted from use; otherwise in good condition. Clean interior. Inscribed by author: "Greetings and best wishes to my friend John Hughes, W. C Stevens." Summary report of contacts to a professor claiming to recieve contact from an alien on a planet called Inxtria in Andromeda, shortly before the professor also disappeared in 1984. Stevens owned the largest collection of UFO photos in the world at the time of his passing. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 400 pp; Signed by Author .

Tuscon, AZ: UFO Photo Archives. Good in Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket in mylar, moderate soiling visible against white background from shelf wear, not price-clipped; otherwise in good condition. Red boards with title in gilt on spine and cover, spine slanted from use, moderate soiling around text block edges; otherwise in good condition. Clean interior. Signed by authors: "My highest regards to my friend John Hughes, W. C. Stevens" & "To John Hughes, with my best wishes, Antonio Ribera, Tuscon 5/5/91." Translated by one of the most prolific collectors of UFO materials, the late Wendelle C. Stevens, this book investigates UFO sightings. Includes two photos of convention attendees, potentially the author or associates, while within the book are many photographs of suspected UFOs and the stories behind their sightings. Stevens owned the largest collection of UFO photos in the world at the time of his passing. ; Vol. 1;… Read More

Tuscon, AZ: UFO Photo Archives. New in New dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Brown boards with pictorial dust jacket. Book contains information discussing science, technology, society and philosophy of the planet Iarga, planetary comparisons with earth, and witnesses to contact and meeting. Wendelle Stevens, a retired United States Air Force pilot, spent his years of retirement investigating UFO sightings and collecting UFO photographs, ultimately writing or editing 22 books and hundreds of journal articles. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

St. Louis, MO: USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Map. A few penciled notes on left quadrant, as well as a triangle drawn in red pencil; some soiling to lower left quadrant; else a clean and bright copy. USAF operational navigation chart of the Mojave Desert in Mexico and the United States; 1st edition published 1960 by the USAF Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. .

Iserlohn: J. Baedeker. Good. 1869. Map. Brown wrapper is heavily creased with dampstains and worn corners. Previous owner's name penciled on front. The large folding map is printed in red and black and measures 43" x 21 1/2", with fold toning and a few faint dampstains. This is a scarce German mining district map of Dortmund, an important coal and steel producer in 1869 and well into the 20th century. Only two copies found on OCLC. ; 8" x 5" .

Good. Original photogravure on Van Gelder paper. Image measures approximately 7.25 x 5 inches while the sheet measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Printed by John Andrew & Son in Boston. Copyright 1910 appears below the image. Image is crisp and in good condition. Toning around image (likely from framing); a few small spots of foxing in margins; creasing to one corner. Four small pieces of tape on verso. The provenance of this photograph is the Edward S. Curtis Gallery in McCloud, California. Edward Curtis (1868-1952) was an acclaimed photographer and ethnologist who undertook one of the most ambitious anthropological projects ever attempted. After participating in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska, Curtis came up with his "Great Idea": to record the traditional culture and lifestyle of North America's indigenous inhabitants before those old ways disappeared. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled the continent and produced a 20-volume set of books that document the… Read More

Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 8842807761 . From the library of late evolutionary biologist, paleontologist and science historian, Stephen J. Gould. Blue boards with title on the spine, light bumping on top and bottom edge. Pictorial dust jacket has very light edge wear. Signed by author and inscribed to Stephen J, Gould. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pp; Signed by Author .

Barcelona, Spain: Libros del Asteroide. Very Good. 2011. Softcover. 8492663421 . Signed Spanish language edition of Ivan Doig's Whistling Season, some light wear to wraps. Interior is clean, binding tight.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

Lake City, MN: Home Printery. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1904. First Edition; First Printing. Original Wraps. Dark grey cardstock wrappers, string tied with copper gromets. Deckle edges are lightly chipped and bent. Interior is clean. Printing error to p. 70 cleverly fixed. Apparently self-published. M. C. Russell, aka Uncle Dudley was a Minnesota pioneer beginning in1855; stories include time spent as a flat boatman, adventure seeker, timber rafter, hunter and Indian fighter. Howes R-536.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 256 pp .

Good. Ephemera. "Twenty-five Sterescopic Views of Great Battleships and Cruisers" and their crews "Special Copyrighted Editon", with an extra card making 26 total stereoviews, housed in the original blue box. Box is worn and soiled with pieces missing. Cards are in good condition with some rubbing and light soil. The color illustrated views from photos show Navy ships and crews from the 1910s, including "The Mascot of the Flagship Connecticut", a goat standing next to a seated sailor peeling spuds. ; Color Illustrations; 3 1/2" x 7" .

Chicago-new York: Victor Kremer Co.. Good. 1907. Sheet music. Sheet music is in good condition. Wear and toning to wraps and spine. Contains previous owners pencil notes. Small chips and closed tears on edges. ; 10.25" x 13.5"; 5 pp .

San Fernando, CA: Junipero Serra Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Miniature. Blue leather boards with gilt title on the front board . 2 13/16" x 2 1/16". Tipped in three cent postage stamp is torn. Limited to 200 copies. Bradbury - Junipero Serra Press 29.; 19 pp .

Very Good. Real photo postcard depicting an adobe church in New Mexico. RPPC dates between 1904 and 1918 and measures 3 ½" x 5 ½". No correspondence written on verso. Light soiling on verso, else very good. We could not identify the church but more research should yield a result. The adobe church is surrounded by trees and shrubs and a mountain looms in the background. The church looks to be well-kept with the structure completely intact. .

Denver, Colo.: F. D. Storm. Very Good. Cabinet card depicting a portrait of two uniformed soldiers with sabers drawn. Likely taken circa 1880s. Cabinet card measures 4 ¼" x 6 ½" and has photographer's imprint on verso. In very good condition with very light silvering to photo; light toning and soiling on mount. This portrait was taken by Francis D. Storm, who was first employed at William D. Chamberlain's studio in Denver, before taking it over in 1881 (Mautz, p. 208). .

Phoenix: Phoenix Art Museum. Fine with no dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 0910407592 . Signed by Kim Deitch on title page. Deitch is the only person to sign this book! Multi-colored illustrated boards with gilt lettering on spine. Very slight rubbing on tail of spine, otherwise fine. Faded price sticker on back board. No dust jacket. Tight binding and clean interior. Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum, this book showcases the work of five contemporary cartoonists: Kim Deitch, Jerry Moriarty, Gary Panter, Ron Rege Jr. , and Seth (Gregory Gallant). The book includes photographs of works that were shown in the exhibition as well as excerpts from each artist's published works. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator .