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Cody, WY: Stockade Publishing, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. photogravures, map endpapers, sketches by Bob Edgar & James E. Bama, . 4to, brown cloth,viii, 244 pages An account of the Pitchfork Ranch, founded in 1878. Inscribed to Rod on the title-page by co-author Edgar at Cody, WY 5/19/79, with a sketch of an arrowhead. This is an unnumbered copy of the original Centennial Edition for the 100th anniversary of the ranch. Based on memoirs by Otto Franc and others. Photogravures, map endpapers, sketches by Bob Edgar & James E. Bama, . and photos by Charles J. Belden.

Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, 1979. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to; 771, 15 cloth, rubber stamp on endpaper This was originally published by F. A. Battey & Co. in 1882. Some portraits.

Leeds, Wakefield: B. Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth, 1816. Second edition Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. engravings, woodcuts. Folio; xvi, xvii, 261 [i.e. 268],123, 159, 11: pagination irregular; 42.5 cm. contemporary panelled & diced calf, extra gilt, newly rebacked, foxed . Ex libris Alfred Harris, and G. F. Ferrand. 2 vols in 1. With the pedigrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, from records, original evidences, and manuscripts ( including 13 genealogical tables). The original edition of this book, in 1715, justified Thoresby's membership in the Royal Society, and displayed his erudition on Englands's Roman antiquities and coins (many of which are depicted here). Thoresby also owned a broad collection of "curiosities", from incunables to medical anomalies, which was ranked second only to Tradescant. In this edition, the continuation of the Pedigrees was principally done by Christopher Bolland, and the additions to Part 2, "Musaeum Thoresbyanum", detail items added after 1715 to… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1869. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vos, 3/4 calf, extra-gilt spine, scuffed (DNB) Robinson was an intimate friend of Lamb, Hazlitt, Madame de Staël, Flaxman, Sir John Franklin, and was acquainted with Goethe, and other leading figures of his day.

Chicago: Charles H. Kerr Publishing, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo, 265 pages, two corners bumped "This work is based upon research in family papers and other sources not previously used by Debs biographers."

Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. maps, woodcuts, engraved portraits. Quarto, 875 pages, fresh leaves in publisher's original half morocco, bevelled edges, extremities rubbed, title-page lightly spotted, hinges reinforced, dark, varnish-like strip on top cover. The Standard History of Chicago through the 19thC - and not since superseded in its usefulness. [Jewell A18]. Andreas' work is fundamental to the study of Chicago [ Howes A243]. "The great mine of Chicago history ... undoubtedly the three volumes were the biggest and most important project ever undertaken and completed by Chicago printers [to that time] -Paul Angle." Andreas assembled this unparalleled reference work by employing a dozen researchers, and many more volunteers. In addition to the historical accounts, there are 2236 complete biographies within. " [THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO] is still recognized as the best historical record of Chicago in the nineteenth century -Walter W. Ristow." Also abundantly… Read More

Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. maps, woodcuts, engraved portraits. Quarto, 780 pages, contemporary half morocco, chipped spine, covers detached - in a black cloth custom clamshell box: offered "as is" with various small faults to the pages; folding photographic plate of the Great Fire (at page 758) chipped, and mended at folds. The Standard History of Chicago through the 19thC - and not since superseded in its usefulness. [Jewell A18]. Andreas' work is fundamental to the study of Chicago [ Howes A243]. "The great mine of Chicago history ... undoubtedly the three volumes were the biggest and most important project ever undertaken and completed by Chicago printers [to that time] -Paul Angle." Andreas assembled this unparallelled reference work by employing platoons of researchers. In addition to the historical accounts, there are 2236 complete biographies within. " [THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO] is still recognized as the best historical record of Chicago in the nineteenth… Read More

Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884, 5, 6. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. maps, woodcuts, engraved portraits. Quartos, 648, 780, 875 pages, original most deluxe of the bindings in full morocco, extra-gilt spine and both covers, a.e.g. (sets were done in quarter, 3/4 and full morocco) ; edgeworn, vol. 1 rehinged. The Standard History of Chicago through the 19thC - and not since superseded in its usefulness. [Jewell A18]. Andreas' work is fundamental to the study of Chicago [ Howes A243]. "The great mine of Chicago history ... undoubtedly the three volumes were the biggest and most important project ever undertaken and completed by Chicago printers [to that time] -Paul Angle." Andreas assembled this unparallelled reference work by employing platoons of researchers. In addition to the historical accounts, there are 2236 complete biographies within. " [THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO] is still recognized as the best historical record of Chicago in the nineteenth century -Walter W. Ristow." Collated and… Read More

London: John Murray, 1845 - 1850. Mixed editions. Hardcover. fine . 8vos, embossed blue cloth. Inked name of Lord Barclay Campbell was a Chief Justice and Lord High Chancellor of England. A standard work.

Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong quarto, 449 pages, fore-edge spotted (coffee? tea?) Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Extensively illustrated with photogravures.

Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 16mo, green cloth, cracking hinges Coffin was a war correspondent in the Civil War, and was called, "the Ernie Pyle of his era". Most of his post-war books were historical fiction, but this details his travel by train - especiallly the Northern Pacific R.R. - from Chicago, up the Mississippi to Duluth, then across to Portland. Large folding map in rear pocket. Woodcuts.

Dublin: James Duffy, 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimos; 418. 318 pages, full calf, extra-gilt spines, marbled edges and endpapers, one cover detached. some foxing; ex libris John Sheepshanks, 1852: he was a businessman, art collector, philanthropist. This work covers the years 1760-1820. Wolf Tone and others, inspired by the French Revolution, organized in 1791 to throw off the English oppressors., resulting in the 1798 Rebellion, which was crushed by British forces. Madden made it his focus to assemble original sources to report fully on these Irish participants. This is the third of four series in the complete work.It contains all the names of the conspicuous and illustrious families of Ireland." With 10 portrait engravings. "It has been very generally complained of, that the arrangement of the materials of the preceding series is defective. I acknowledge the defect; but had it been wholly avoided I must have dealt with original documents and authoritative statements, in a… Read More

London: J. Madden & Co., 1842, 1843. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimos; 452. 538 pages, full calf, extra-gilt spines, marbled edges and endpapers, covers rehinged. some foxing, small tear to map at gutter; ex libris John Sheepshanks, 1852: he was a businessman, art collector, philanthropist.. Scarce - especially the large map, for which I find no sales records since 1915! This work covers the years 1760-1820. Wolf Tone and others, inspired by the French Revolution, organized in 1791 to throw off the English oppressors., resulting in the 1798 Rebellion, which was crushed by British forces. Madden made it his focus to assemble original sources to report fully on these Irish participants. This is the second of three series in the complete work. With an excellent, large, fold-out map, in color: " Ortelius Improved, or a new map of Ireland ... " The folding map republishes the 1777 map which Charles O'Connor published bearing the names both of the English and Irish proprietors in the… Read More

New York: Lancer Books, ( 1968 ). First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 16mo, 190 pages, lightly worn wrappers A collection published in the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination. With a photographic section of recent highlights from his life, to go with the biographical material.Lancer book 74-955.