Books - Americana from Yesterday's Books & Paper

Bruno, NE: Hardcover (decorative cover), no dust jacket, as issued, Very Good+. Self-published, 1988, First Edition, compiled by the Centennial Book Committee, xi,168 pp, 8 1/2"x11", with numerous historic photos, and numerous family histories; Index.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. Softcover, Very Good +. 1997, revised edition, (6),73 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"; with numerous B&W historical photos, Bibliography. (Packed with cardboard backing to prevent bending.)

Hardcover book (navy blue leather-like cover with decorative design & lettering; no dust jacket as issued) in fine condition. Compiled, edited & published by Mary Gardner Greathouse 1998, 1st Edition, vi,322 pages, 8 1/2"x11", with numerous B&W photos. (For Contents, see photo #3).

Self-published, printed by Sutherland Printing, Inc., Montezuma, Iowa. HB/Near Fine (minor cover & edge wear); No DJ, as issued; 1983, 1st Edition, (6),318 pages, 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", with numerous B&W photos of local businesses, street scenes. transportation of yesteryears, Churches, clubs & organizations, schools, plus many family photos & histories.

The Donning Company. Hardcover/DJ, Near Fine/Near Fine, 1998, First Edition, Signed/Inscribed/Dated by Author on title page (see photo); 192 pages, 8 1/2"x11", numerous B&W historic photos, plus some color photos

Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press. Hardcover (burgundy cloth with gold lettering on cover & spine)/DJ, Near Fine (previous owner gift inscription front endpaper)/DJ, Near Fine; 1994, First Edition, xii,674 pages, oversize - 8 1/2"x11 1/4", with numerous B&W historic in-text photos, Index. (Book weighs 4.4 lbs unpacked)

SD: Pine Hill Press, Inc. Softcover, Very Good (light edge wear; bottom front corner cover & several front pages creased; page 1 appears to be missing - Page 2 is present, & Pages 3 & 4 are the half-title & title pages as shown on photo 2), 1998, 1st Edition stated, 234 pages, oversize - 10 1/4"x14", one-page newspaper stories,… Read more about this item

MD: Town of Bel Air, Maryland & The Maryland Historical Trust. Hardcover/DJ, Near Fine/Near Fine, 1995, 1st Edition, vi,298 pages, 8 1/2"x10 1/4", with numerous B&W photos, plus several pages of architectural diagrams; Glossary; Index. For Contents see photo 3.

Des Moines, IA: The Iowan/Mid-America Publishing Corp, Softcover magazine, Near Fine. Summer 1994, 70 pages, 8 1/4" x 11 1/2", articles on: The Cedar Falls Municipal Band; Dubuque Innkeepers / Juniper Hill Farm; Iowa in the Depression; WWII Fighters; Sherry Pardee, Artist; Making Hay the Old Way; etc (for complete Contents, see photo #2) plus numerous ads.

Self-published. Softcover, Very Good+ (minor edge wear; author's name/date written on verso of front cover); 1979, 1st Edition, Signed by Author beneath photo, 186 pages, 8 1/4"x10 3/4", with 15 B&W illustrations.

IA: Madrid-Register News. Softcover, spiral-bound, Very Good; 1970, 1st Edition, unpaged - 284 pages; with numerous B&W historical photos, including pioneers, businesses, churches, schools, the railroad, clubs & organizations, women's groups, sports, family histories; various ads at the back.

IN: Terre Haute Northwest Territory Celebration Committee. Hardcover/No DJ as issued; Very Good (minor edgewear; previous owner inscription front endpaper); 1938, 1st Edition, unpaged-125 pages, illustrated with numerous historical B&W photos & drawings of residents, businesses, schools & area scenes. Decorative leather-like cover picturing portraits of Wm. M. Harrison & Zachary Taylor & blind-stamped historic Old Fort Harrison in the… Read more about this item

Hooper Productions. Softcover; VG; 1966, 1st Edition, 144 pages, with over 40 historical photographs, plus numerous ads, some containing additional photos; history of the Borough including transportation, banks, churches, schools, businesses, etc; also photo of Miss America of 1954 - Evelyn Ay.

IL: The Rio Grande Press, 1962. Hardcover/No DJ; X-Library w/usual markings, light wear top spine, minor cover soil, o/w VG (Note: interior pgs clean & unmarked); 1962, Reprint Edition; 198,(80) pages, illustrated with B&W Plates: 24 Landscapes, 6 Mammals, 6 Birds, 20 Reptiles, 3 Fishes, & 21 Plants; (Note: Plate #14 in Landscapes & #2 in Birds are missing &… Read more about this item

Self-Published. Spiral-bound Softcover, Very Good (light fade to covers); 1965, 1st Edition, (6),101 pages, 8 1/2"x11", typewritten format, with 4 B&W photos, 1875 map of Guthrie County in 1875; copies of Professional (business) Cards for several Attorneys, published in the Guthrian, Oct. 16, 1879; Bibliography. "This book is a companion volume to the Author's Heritage of Guthrie County"; & its… Read more about this item

NY: Bramhall House. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine (Bookplate; NO fold-out map)/DJ-VG+; Revised Ed; xvi,526pp; tall 8vo; "As a showcase of American architecture, Newport, Rhode Island, is without peer or parallel...(and) the volume's impressive scholarship and numerous photographs make it a feast of detail and history"; with over 500 illustrations, including B&W photos, drawings, & diagrams; 35pp Appendix; Notes. ISBN: 0-517-097192.

MA: Boston Elevated Railway Company. Softcover, stapled; Good (large stain from title page thru pg 15 & from pgs 134-143, not affecting text, plus a bit on cover; staples are rusted); 1901, presumed 1st Edition; 143 pages; turn of the 20th Century statutes which governed the Boston Elevated Railway Co., the West End Street Railway Co., & Street Railways operating… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1985. Probable 1st Ed; xiii,354pp; 4to; comprehensive history of the architecture of Allegheny County & Pittsburgh from the development of local architecture in the 1750's to the present; profusely illustrated with 20 color & 175 B&W photographs (with 150 in the Allegheny county Industrial Region, many reflecting the "Lost Allegheny County"; gold-stamped… Read more about this item

McGrath-Defoe. Hardcover/No DJ; VG (darkening along inner gutters, appears to be from publisher's glue); 1964, Presumed 1st Edition; 72 pgs; illustrated with B&W photos; "The five years beginning with 1956 and ending with 1960 were good years for the Michigan District of Kiwanis International".

KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1977. Hardcover/DJ; VG+ (prev owner inscription)/DJ-VG (edgewear); 1st Ed; xi,182,(6)pp; oblong folio (14"); statistical reference guide inc social, economic, cultural & ecological life; with 142 maps in full color & 150 photos; plastic overlay in rear pocket.