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Detroit, MI: Wayne University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Gray wrapper with title and yellow star design. Edges of cover are somewhat worn, with light tearing. Back cover is slightly soiled. Binding is tight. Interior is clean. Produced to preserve the Detroit Historical Society's 1955 Annual Cass Lecture, this pamphlet reproduces the lecture given by historian Milo M. Quaife on the actions of American soldiers in York in 1813. ; Map; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 37 pp .

Map. Blueline map of the Peabody Quartz Mine and Adjacent Mining Claims; Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. Measures Approximately 40" X 52" Very large on heavy paper. Map shows pin holes from when it apparently was hung for viewing. Also has tabs along one side. Several of the tabs are lightly tearing (one missing) from map. Eight inch interior closed tear has been nicely repaired. Several small tears along edges. Scale of 120 feet to one inch. Has been folded in quarters but is in good condition for age. Light toning and soiling but overall, the map is quite attractive and would look quite stunning is mounted and framed. Original Survey and map were made by J. A. Jenkins in 1902. This tracing was made by Carlos McGuire in 1928. The Peabody Quartz Mine was but one of hundreds of mines and claims in the Grass Valley/Nevada City gold district. Adjacent to the Peabody and noted on the map are the Silver Bar, New Idea, Cabin Flat, Scotia and others. These mines were directly… Read More

Districto Federal, MX: Joaquin Moritz. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 9682701074 . Pictorial dust jacket with title on spine has moderate wear to all edges. Black boards have title in grey on spine. Boards have light wear to bottom edge and spine. This book contains the artwork of Abel Quezada (1920-1991) who was a leading Mexican cartoonist and painter. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 141 pp .

Philadelphia: Lee & Walker. Very Good. 1865. Pamphlet. Disbound with rough binding edge and light soil. A galop dedicated to Miss Virginia Tyrell Benners of Philad. J. Travis Quigg was a writer and editor of the Victorian era American Music Journal. ; 13 1/4" x 10 1/2"; 5 pp .

Las Cruces, New Mexico, U. S. A.: Prima Agua Press. Very Good. 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Very good first edition copy of Sangre has brown soft wraps with dark brown pictorial cover, dark brown endpages and cream colored text block. Light toning around the edges of the cover, the spine has faded and there is minor folding on the top right corner of the front cover. Interior pages are clean with sharp corners. There is a personal inscription by the author on the first endpage. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pp; Signed by Author .

Las Cruces, New Mexico, U. S. A.: Puerto Del Sol Press. Very Good. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. One of 500 copies of the first edition of Hijo Del Pueblo, stapled with hand-glued paper cover. Wrap is Teton blue with black pictorial cover designed by Trini Lopez. The spine is lightly creased and there are a few soil markings on the top and left center of the front wrap, and on the bottom edge of the rear wrap. There is also sign of rubbing and an indent on the front cover. Interior pages are bright and clean with sharp corners. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .