Americana from Pengilly Books

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1953. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. The movement of logs and its relationshipto land settlement, waterway development, railroad construction, lumber production and prices. ** American Waterways Series IV ** The Arthur H. Clark Company Bibliography #205. Based on primary source material, Rector's study reveals the intimate details of the logging… Read more about this item

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1983 The Journal and Observations of William Dane Phelps, Master of the Ship "Alert". Western Lands and Waters Series XIII Introduced and Edited by Briton Busch. One of 975 copies published. Near fine Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993 A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California 1958-1993.Limited to 500 copies. Printed by Mastercraft Press and bound by Cardoza-James. This bibliography continues the earlier bibliography which listed the first 100 titles published by this club of book collectors. With plates showing reproductions of some of the earlier… Read more about this item

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000 The Story of a New England Town's Rise to Prominence Foreword is by Joanne Woodward. 1st printing. Book & Jacket in VG+ condition, very light shelf wear to jacket. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check… Read more about this item

New York: Eyre & Spottiswoode Publishers Ltd, 1963 The Oregon Trail. 6th printing. American Trails Series. A couple of minor spots to the spine of the jacket, otherwise VG+ condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our… Read more about this item

Boston: The Boston Athenaeum, 1929 Robert Charles Billings Fund Publications Number 8. Hull was commander of the Mediterranean Station in the years 1838-1841 Blue ribbed cloth, gilt-stamped, with a trace of shelf wear top edge gilt. Illustrated. A Very Nice Copy. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1976 Prospects and Vistas. Jointly published by the New York Public Library - this copy with a letter laid in stating that this was a giift from the Friends of the New York Public Library (for becoming a member). A little edge wear to the jacket extremities and some foxing to the top edge of the… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005 Images of America Series At the turn of the century, the Rocky River valley was a quiet, productive farming community nestled in the foothills of Connecticut's Berkshire Mountains. On July 15, 1926, the Connecticut Light and Power Company's board of directors approved a plan to create a lake for the purpose of producing electric power, a… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1937 Partial set of 3 (of 6) numbers. First edition thus. The set includes: 1. White, Stewart Edward. The Hold-Up. Printed by Johnck & Seeger. 2. Burgess, Gelett. A Murder at the Dome. Printed at the University of california Press. 3. Dobie, Charles Caldwell. The Crystal Ball. Printed by John Henry Nash. Each… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: The Arctic Institute of North America, 1962 Technical paper number 9. 2 Maps present in rear pocket A trace of staining to the upper edges - else VG Condition - hard to find. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases –… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co Inc, 1969 Dairy of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869 With photos and Epilogue by Eliot Porter 1969. Great Photos! Stated 1st edition. Book & Jacket in VG+ condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple… Read more about this item

Westvaco, 1982 Selections from Twenty-Four Volumes. Cloth Binding teg. 25th of the 50 Volume American Classics series published on special papers for presentation to Company employees and friends. No slip case. Book in near fine condition, with just a trace of foxing to the (2) edges of the book block Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970 The Story of the Gold Rush Routes across Mexico. The American Trails Series. Stated First Edition in a VG+ (price clipped) jacket. Internally VG+ condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other… Read more about this item

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1965 1/4 Cloth Binding with decorative paper to boards. In VG decorated slip Case.8th of the 50 Volume American Classics series published on special papers for presentation to Company employees and friends. Book in near fine condition.Slip case has a touch of yellowing to the extremities, else VG+ Please feel free to inquire… Read more about this item

Westvaco, 1999 Cloth Binding In VG decorated slip Case.42nd of the 50 Volume American Classics series published on special papers for presentation to Company employees and friends. Book & Slip Case in near fine condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: The Arctic Institute of North America, 1963 Technical stuff! Folding map at rear. Small pampflet of additional notes laid in. Spine lightly faded, some minor damp damage to rear board, not affecting book, some minor markings to front board. Internally VG condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard… Read more about this item

New York: Times Books, 1988 The Epic Story of the The Transcontinental railroad. 1st soft back edition in VG+ condition Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on… Read more about this item

New York: Rinehart & Co Inc, 1954 Horgan's epic in 2 Vols, missing the slip case in which originally issued. Some light shelf wear, internally VG+ Condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International… Read more about this item

Norman, OK: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 2009 An Overland Journey on the Southern Trails, 1849. American Trails Series XXI Near fine condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed… Read more about this item

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1962 The Lakeside Classics Christmas Publication. " theatre much less well known -the Southwest. . history of the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers, by Ovando J. Hollister. . Hollister's eyewitness account of the New Mexico campaign of 1861 and 1862, which stopped the drive of the Confederates to penetrate California and to block the sizable… Read more about this item