Search Results: Authors starting with N from McBride Rare Books

[Mexico City: Bouligny y Comp, 1889. Good.. 105,[55]-59,[2],17pp., as issued. 12mo. Original brown pebbled cloth, gilt titles on front cover. Noticeable scuffing and spotting to boards, spine a bit frayed, spine ends worn. Hinges separated but text block holding by spine glue. Text clean. A useful and informative pocket guide for employees of the Mexican National Railroad in the late-19th century. The work is printed in both English and Spanish and includes sections on general rules, time tables, signal rules, train rules, with separate sections detailing regulations governing "movement of trains by telegraphic order," numerous templates for train orders, and concludes with a section of seventeen paginated "Diagrams Illustrating Manner of Using Signals According to the Standard Code of Train Rules. As Adopted by the General Time Convention. Approved July 15, 1889." The latter illustrates the types, colors, and positioning of signal flags and lights depending on the movement of the train and time of… Read More

Pomona, Ca: Frasher's Fotos, 1930. Near fine.. 163 real photo postcards, each approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Numerous card versos filled out, stamped, and cancelled. Minor dust soiling. A substantial collection of nearly 165 real photo postcards of Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico by Burton Frasher, one of the most prolific western photographers during the first half of the 20th century. "Burton Frasher Sr. (1888-1955) began his commercial photography business in Lordsburg (now LaVerne) California in 1914. In 1921, he moved his studio to Pomona, California, where he began to sell his own increasingly popular picture postcard views of the Southwest. By the end of the 1920's, what had begun as a sideline became Frasher's main business focus. He traveled extensively through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, ranging up through Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, and down through Baja, California and Sonora, Mexico, taking pictures of whatever subjects he thought would… Read More

[Browning, Mt, 1900. Very good plus.. Fifty-four real photo postcards, each approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Occasional minor wear; light dust soiling. A substantial collection of almost fifty-five real photo postcards carrying the images and work of Thomas B. Magee, a noted photographer of the Blackfeet Native American tribes in Northwestern Montana during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Magee maintained a commercial studio in Browning, Montana, which was continued by his son Henry following his death in 1930. The elder Magee was married to a Blackfeet Pikuni woman named Julia Howling and was a friendly colleague of Walter McClintock, the most prolific of the early 20th-century Montana Indian photographers. Like McClintock, he had the trust of the Blackfeet (in this case, because of his marriage), and therefore had greater access to their daily lives and activities. "As postmaster of Browning and husband of a Pikunni woman, Magee knew the people so well that he was generally welcome… Read More

[Salem, Or, 1957. Very good.. [12]pp. Small quarto. Original pictorial wrappers printed in black, gilt, and pink, stapled. Minor wear and dust soiling, small smudge on covers and margin of first text leaf, two short rows of mathematical notations on rear cover. A seemingly unrecorded supplemental issue of the Chemawa American, a weekly (then biweekly) periodical produced by and for the Chemawa Indian School near Salem, Oregon. According to the title page of the present supplement, printed on the inside front cover, this publication was intended to show "Chemawa Activities, People and Scenes Shown in Pictures." And that's exactly what it shows. Most pages are essentially a photocollage of images showing the Chemawa campus, academic activities, the activities of the various departments (agriculture, home economics, shop, etc.), and a page showing a variety of other basic school activities. In addition to the photocollages, two pages feature portraits of the young men and women comprising the "Class of… Read More

Muskogee, Ok, 1919. Very good.. Twenty-two documents, [27]pp. Folio sheets, typed on recto only. Typescript documents, some with manuscript signatures or notations. Some light wear and soiling. Group of documents concerning oil leases for the Wellsville Oil Company on lands owned by the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. Most of the documents are from the desk of Gabe E. Parker, the Superintendent for the Tribes. The contents concern royalties, leases, inheritance issues on leased, and requests for delinquent reports from Wellsville. Several documents name specific tribal land holders or mention legal issues surrounding the owner and the oil company. An example of the legal issues herein reads, "There is herewith returned, for correction, division order between your company, as lessee, and Job Thomas, as lessor, Royalty No. 1586. It will be necessary to eliminate from this division order the NE4 of the NE4 and the SE4 of the NW4 of the NE4 of Section 20, Township 24 North, Range 17 East, being… Read More

El Paso, 1933. About very good.. 100,[3]pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrap separating; spine ends chipped. Light wear and minor chipping at edges. Toned. From the early 18th century, Catholics were prohibited from joining Masonic orders, but the popularity of freemasonry in the United States seems to have generated considerable interest among Spanish speakers. At least as early as 1818, publishers in the U.S. issued Spanish-language books explaining, supporting, and critiquing freemasonry. The translation of this extended article, apparently adapted from an encyclopedia, is credited to "el Obispo de Sonora," probably Juan Navarrete, who occupied that post from 1919 to 1968. The work provides an extensive description of masonry, its organization, and activities, with the goal of dispelling any masonic "propaganda" that attempted to portray their groups simply as social and benevolent societies. The final section details the history of Catholic prohibitions against masonry. We locate only one… Read More

Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, 1918. Overall, very good.. Map on seven individual cards, each 3.75 x 10 inches, in original printed storage envelope. Envelope with some dust soiling and light wear. Light tanning to map cards. Rare map of a western section of the Lincoln Highway from Cheyenne to Omaha, published at the end of the 1910s by the Automobile Club of California. The highway, as conceived and dedicated in 1913, ran from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco on state and federal roads; today the route is largely superseded by Interstate 80. This part of the route, consisting of just under 600 miles of roads, ran on U.S. Highways 30, from Cheyenne passing through Kimball, Big Springs, Ogallala, North Platte, Kearney, Grand Island, Columbus, and Fremont before reaching Omaha. The Automobile Club of Southern California published several such sectional route maps of the Lincoln Highway during the late 1910s, but the present map is not located in any… Read More

[Clearwater, Nb, 1900. About very good.. Thirteen original photographs, varying sizes but most approximately 3.5 x 5 inches. Small oblong album, with string-tied paper covers. Some splitting at spine; light rubbing and wear to wrappers. Photos mounted to album leaves; light fading and soiling to images. Contemporary manuscript captions. A charming group of thirteen original images of Clearwater, Nebraska, from about the turn of the 20th century. Surrounded by farm lands in northeastern Nebraska, the town began in earnest when the Chicago & Northwestern built a railroad depot on the site in 1881. From a population of just over 200 in 1900, the town has boasted a relatively steady group of approximately 400 residents since World War II. The images here show several views of the town, the namesake creek, and the photographer's home during winter, as well as views of boating and carriage excursions. Relatives of the compiler owned the nearby Marwood Ranch, and there are images of their cattle operations… Read More

Columbus, Ne: Columbus Printing & Specialty House, 1910. Very good.. 16pp. plus two leaves of ads. Original beige wrappers, printed in red, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. "This, the first issue of 'The Sandburr,' will undoubtedly mark the beginning of a new era in the history of the Columbus High School. For years we have struggled along without any athletic associations, literary or musical clubs, or official organ of the student body. ... We must all pitch in and boost for our athletic teams; our debaters -- if we have any -- our musical organizations; and last, but not least, we must all boost for 'The Sandburr.'" Contains a short piece of fiction, some notes on the athletics, current events, and local ads. A handsome little production -- we find no record of it in OCLC, and so do not know whether it lasted beyond its first issue.

Omaha, 1872. Very good.. Small broadside, 8.25 x 5.5 inches. Previously folded. A couple of minor nicks at edges. Light tanning. The organizers of a Nebraska lottery for the benefit of the Mercy Hospital in Omaha advertise ticket sales in this March 28, 1872, broadside. James Monroe Pattee, known as the "Lottery King," came to Omaha in 1870, and with a Dr. J.W.B. Gardiner, a staff member and holder of the mortgage for the hospital, set up this raffle to pay the debt. The Grand Prize was the Redick Opera House in Omaha, valued at $50,000. When the prize was awarded, however, a man with connections to Pattee "won," and signed the Opera House back to Pattee. The citizens were outraged, and passed a law in Nebraska prohibiting lotteries for nearly 100 years. Pattee took his lottery schemes to Wyoming. Not in OCLC.

Denver: Clason Map Co, 1920. Good.. 31,[1]pp. plus folding map, 21 x 28 inches. Original printed card covers, stapled. Wear and creasing to covers, light wear to text. Travel guide for Nebraska, providing brief history and overview for travelers -- particularly auto drivers -- as well as state and city maps, auto routes and distances, and railroads. There is also a commercial index of towns with hotels, industries, altitudes, and population details. There are single-page city maps of Omaha and Lincoln. The large map is printed on both sides, depicting the state on one side showing railroads, while the verso shows "paved roads, all weather roads and other thoroughfares." We locate four copies in OCLC, at Yale, the Colorado School of Mines, SMU, and a copy in Germany.

[Lincoln]: Latsch Brothers, 1924. Good.. Blueline sheet map, 34 x 28 inches. Old folds. Several edge tears, some slight loss at folds and edges. Minor soiling. Large map of Lincoln, Nebraska, published by the Latsch Brothers firm. A key denotes street car lines, steam railroads, and the suburb limits. Notable landmarks include the State Penitentiary, the State Hospital for the Insane, the College of Agriculture (today the University of Nebraska), Wesleyan University, Union College, the country club, sewage disposal plant, and the state fair grounds. Scarce, we find no records in OCLC.

[Chicago & New York: Rogers and Company, 1910. About very good.. [48]pp. Oblong octavo. Original dark green printed wrappers, tied with cord. Light wear and soiling, small chip to front cover. Light wear and soiling internally. Promotional work for the small town of Aurora, Nebraska, located between Kearny and Lincoln, near the Platte River. "Aurora is a clean city and will continue to be so. It has no saloons, brothels, or gambling houses." Primarily pictorial in nature, the work features images of all the major town edifices, as well as a substantial number of residences. The final page contains a group portrait of young women holding ice skates, captioned, "It's Saturday and we're goin' skatin'." Three copies located in OCLC, at the Denver Public Library, Princeton, and the Fiske Genealogical Center in Washington State.

[Lincoln, Ne, 1869. Good.. Two small broadsides. One previously folded, with minor wear at edges and closed tear along horizontal fold line. Light tanning and dust soiling. Two pieces of interesting promotion for land sales in and around the new state captial of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1869. Nebraska became a state in 1867, and the capital was moved from Omaha to the more centrally located town of Lancaster, which was renamed Lincoln. The first piece is a flyer that advertises the sale taking place on September 23rd of: "Twelve Hundred Lots in the Town Site of Lincoln, said lots being being the odd numbered Blocks (the even number shaving previously been sold) of the Town, and comprising the most eligible lots in the place. The said lots will be Appraised by the Commissioners and sold to the highest bidder over the aprraisement -- TERMS CASH. There will also be offered for Sale at the same time about Thirty Thousand Acres of State Land, Known as Saline Lands, situated within an area of ten miles of… Read More

Beatrice: Daily Democrat, 1888. About good.. 24pp. on a single folded sheet. Light soiling and wear, separating at central fold. Unrecorded and ephemeral promotional brochure for the tiny town of Beatrice, Nebraska, located in the southeast corner of the state. The town, founded in 1857, experienced a boom in the late-19th century when three major railroads passed through it. The present work gives a brief history of the state, the town, and the town's merits for manufacturers and agriculture, while a full panel advertises a series of rail excursions to the town from various locations in the East.

Fremont: Hammond Printing Co, 1926. About very good.. [48]pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small patches of dampstaining and light wear to wrap. Central pair of conjugate leaves detached. Internally clean. A very scarce 1920s promotional for the central Nebraska town of Fremont, northwest of Omaha on the Platte River. The pamphlet is profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs that depict numerous town buildings and street scenes. The images are organized into sections such as "Homes," "Parks and Monuments," "Business Blocks and Buildings," and "Industry," while also showing farms, public buildings, and religious edifices in the area. The last several pages include "Some facts of Fremont," which note that the town "has 14 churches, 13 white - 1 Negro" and "almost every known secret order, and others." OCLC locates two copies, at Yale and the Denver Public Library.

Madison, Ne, 1897. Good plus.. [12]pp. Small newspaper folio. Stitched and folded. Light wear at edges; short separations along fold line from fore-edge. Light tanning. Special twenty-fifth anniversary issue of this small-town Nebraska newspaper. The first four pages contain a history of the paper, but the work is more interesting for its eight-page photographic spread that documents the homes, commercial and municipal buildings, and surrounding scenery of the tiny, rural town of Madison at the end of the 19th century.

[Burlington, Ia: Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company, 1872. Very good.. 24pp. 24mo. Original yellow printed wrappers. Light soiling and wear. Lovely little promotional work advertising lands along the Burlington Route in Nebraska and Iowa. At this time the Burlington Route ran from Burlington, Iowa, across Iowa and Nebraska to Fort Kearney, where it linked up with the Union Pacific. The present work is comprised primarily of price charts for lands in Iowa and Nebraska, with interest rates and terms on different acreages. "These Iowa and Nebraska lands are not exceeded in fertility, beauty and all attractions and advantages of locality and soil which are essential in the estimation of farmers, by any region in the world...." A map of the route is printed on the rear cover. An ephemeral little piece -- not located in OCLC.

Fremont: Hammond Printing Company, 1910. Very good.. [106]pp. plus folding plate. Oblong quarto. Original brown printed wrappers, tied with cord. Light chipping and wear to covers and spine. Some light internal wear, first page soiled. "Fremont is a city of 12,000 inhabitants possessing advantages and ambitions that distinguish it as a place of certain future development, conservatively speaking, and even larger probability." Extensive pictorial promotional work for the town of Fremont, often lauded as the most beautiful city in Nebraska. The work is comprised almost entirely of half tones depicting all aspects of the town, including many very ordinary residences -- an unusual feature in such a work. The folding plate is a large panoramic image of the plant of the Fremont Brewing Company, showing the brewery, ice plant, engine house, malt house, office, and bottling house. Rare, with two copies located in OCLC, both in Nebraska libraries.

[N.p., possibly Grand Island, Ne, 1933. Very good.. Photographically-illustrated poster, 22 x 18 inches. Original folds, minor wear and very slight separation at a few crossfolds. A striking promotional poster for the Nebraska town of Alliance, issued during the Great Depression. Alliance is located in the northwestern corner of Nebraska, as the present poster attests: "Alliance, the livestock, potato and small grain center of Nebraska, is justly proud of its reputation as the host city of Western Nebraska. The town has also been situated along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad line since 1888, which resulted in heightened prominence for the city (and a name change from Grand Lake to Alliance in 1891). The present poster touts Alliance as "The Center of a Vast Domain" of railroading, ranching, farming, dairying, mining," and more. The poster includes statistics related to the city, as well as information on its streets, schools, churches, amusements, airports, farmer's markets, industry,… Read More