Search Results: Titles starting with R from Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA

Chicago, Illinois: Eisendrath's Glove Co, 1916. Good. Railroad Time Book Compliments of the Makers of Asbestol, Eisendrath's Celebrated Horse Hide Gloves and Mittens, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1916, 3.25 x 7.75 inches, unpaginated 32 pp. Staple-bound color pictorial wrappers; bottom corner bumped; interior contains one timetable entry and previous owner name, else clean, unmarked; overall good condition. Mostly blank railroad time table booklet. There is only one entry in the time table, dated 12/1, and the previous owner's name, G. L. Poffenberger, written on the last page. This booklet was published by Eisendrath's Glove Company; in the early to mid-20th century, they were one of the world's major producers of leather for footwear, and the Eisendrath name was well-known in the leather industry. This booklet contains a few pages of advertisements for Eisendrath's Asbestol gloves and mittens. A great railroad collector's item.

San Francisco, California: Southern Pacific Company, 1916. Very good. [Railroad] Wayside Notes Along Sunset Route, Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco, California, 1916, 7.75 x 9 inches, 33 pp. Staple-bound booklet with pictorial wrappers; contains black and white photos on all numbered pages plus illustration and small map on last two pages; slight edge wear; small bit of foxing to top edge of back wrapper; interior pages clean, unmarked; very good condition. Informational booklet with comprehensive information about the cities and other attractions along the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route, as well as branch routes a traveler could choose to make side trips on. This 1916 edition is not found in OCLC as of January 2024.

San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England, 1869. Very Good. [Railroads, Philately] 1869 ALS Regarding Pending Completion of American Transcontinental Railroad, Red. McKnight to George McKnight, San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England, April 23, 1869, 8 x 10.5 inches, 1 pp. bifolio. One-page bifolio letter on fragile blue paper; small holes at folds, else in excellent condition, no edge wear; franked with 12-cent black Washington stamp embossed with an E-grill (Scott #90). Very good condition. Letter also bears a magenta San Francisco paid exchange circular stamp and a manuscript "pr Overland Mail" endorsement; it was carried by the S.S. Donau, a ship of the North German Lloyd Line, which left New York on May 6th and arrived in Southampton on May 17th according to a red London Paid transit circular date stamp, with a backstamp showing it arrived in Liverpool later that day. Transcript of letter and Philatelic Foundation Certificate of Authenticity will be provided. Interesting letter… Read More

Illinois, 1922. Very Good. [Railroad] [Vernacular] [Illinois] Really Large Illinois and Greater Midwest Vernacular/Occupational Photo Album, 1911-1922 Black leather screw-post album with 'Photographs' in gilt on front. Wear to front and back boards. The first and last pages in album are loose, which for a 100-year-old album 3.5 inches thick is remarkable. The album is 11.5 inches wide by 7.25 inches tall. Black album pages are chipped to edges. Photos all with photo corners, most of which are intact. A few missing photos. Maybe 5% of the photos are mounted upside-down. A decent number of images have dates written on them. There are also some captions, though these appear inconsistently throughout. This album holds approximately 797 photos; of those, 665 are 4.25 x 2.5 inches; 117 are around 3 x 2 inches, and 15 measure 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very good condition. With several hundred rail-oriented photos, this mammoth album could almost be termed an occupational album. Interspersed are many vernacular… Read More

Columbus, Ohio: Long's College Book Co, 1952. 1st Thus. Fine/Very Good. George E. Hyde, Rangers and Regulars, Long's College Book Co., Columbus, Ohio. 1952. 143pp. 9 x 6 inches. Grey boards with blue imprint on front and spine. Tight binding with clean interior. Fine Condition. Orange dust jacket not price-clipped. Spine and half-inch of front jacket is sunned. Several very small chips at edge. Very Good Condition. Re-print of the 1933 issue. Book details the Spanish, Mexican and American military action against the mounted tribes of the southern plains, particularly the Comanches.

Sacramento, California, 1850. [Territorial California] Rare California Territorial Circular Date Stamp And Manuscript Note to Territorial Governor Peter Burnett, July 16, 1850. 1pp. 6.25 x 10.5 inches. Manuscript note written on thin blue paper unevenly trimmed and folded into a stampless letter. Previous folds with light toning. Note written on top of address. Stampless folded envelope addressed to "To the Governor of California, San Jose, Alta California" with a bold and striking circular date stamp from Sacramento 16 July at a rate of 121/2 cents. According to the "American Stampless Cover Catalog Volume 1" the circular date stamp of this fashion was used prior to statehood on September 9, 1850. Peter Hardeman Burnett served as the Territorial Governor from the capitol on San Jose. There likely was an enclosed note or additional letter sheet (verso is blank with no enclosure present) yet the gist was a request from an L.F. Harris of Shasta County applying for the appointment of a judgeship from… Read More

N.P.: W. H. Lawrence & Co, 1881. Good. [Rare, Colorado] Beauties of Colorado Illustrated View Book, W. H. Lawrence & Co., N. P., circa 1881, 5.25 x 3.5 inches, unpaginated bifolio 18 pp. Intricately embossed brown boards, gold stamped lettering to front; some light scuffing to back, corners lightly rubbed, else clean; interior 18 pages of finely detailed duotone lithograph plates of Colorado railroads and scenery; pages lightly toned; last page has come loose from where it was glued to rear board. Overall good condition. Scarce; no copies found in commerce or OCLC as of January 2024. A pretty little illustrated view book of Colorado's scenic beauty and early railroads. I could not find much information on the publisher or date of this book; someone sold another copy on Worthpoint which was dated 1881 in pencil and print. The publisher appears to be W. H. Lawrence & Co., a Denver-based publisher active in the 1880s, according to historycolorado.org. Furthermore, Heritage Auctions had a different… Read More

Brooklyn, New York and Morenci, Arizona: Albertype Co, 1901. Good. Rare Mining View Book, Views of the Clifton-Morenci Copper Belt, or Views of the Clifton-Morenci Copper Belt of Arizona, Photo-Gravures, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York, S. Wallace Parrott, Morenci, Arizona, circa 1901, 7.25 x 5.25 inches, 16 unnumbered leaves plus title page. Ribbon-bound booklet, heavily toned pictorial wrappers; wrappers brittle, with a few chips and moderate edge wear; a few fingerprints to first interior page, else interior clean, unmarked; black and white photographs printed on every page. Overall good condition. A rare and interesting piece of Arizona mining history, this view book contains photogravures of the Clifton-Morenci copper mines, mining camps and company towns. Each of the 16 leaves contains 1-6 photogravure images with printed titles. Views include the towns of Clifton and Morenci, a "Mexican Celebration" in 1901, mule teams, and views around the mining camps. One page is titled "Places of… Read More

1898. Ray-Richardson "Starvation Winter in the Klondike" Archive 1897-1898. Circle City and Fort Klondike, Alaska. Archival collection consisting of telegrams, letters, financial documents, and newspaper clippings all pertaining to the Klondike Gold Rush, especially regarding the winter of 1897-1898 in and around Circle City and Fort Yukon Alaska, and Dawson, Yukon Territory. About 3 inches of documents. Expected wear but overall, the archive is in very good condition and is generally legible and organized. A full inventory will be provided with the collection along with transcriptions for a number of the important holograph letters. The Klondike Gold Rush triggered a migration of an estimated 100,000 people into southeast Alaska headed towards Yukon Territory and the Klondike. More than half those who left for the Klondike never made it, turning around. Regardless, such a surge of people in remote interior Yukon/Alaska going into the winter of 1897, when no supplies could be moved, left a huge… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: W. Raymond and I. A. Whitcomb, 1884. Very good. Raymond's Vacation Excursions: Fourth Annual Spring Excursion to Colorado and California, W. Raymond and I. A. Whitcomb, Boston, Massachusetts, 1884, 5 ⅜ x 4.25 inches, 80 pp. Perfect-bound booklet with color pictorial wrappers; some light edge wear and spot stains to wrappers; penny blue Benjamin Franklin stamp with fancy cancel to back; interior pages clean, unmarked; foldout engraving of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California tipped in before title page; overall very good condition. 1884 booklet advertising a fifty-nine day tour to Colorado and California, with stops in Chicago, Santa Fe, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and more - described on the title page as a "grand transcontinental pleasure trip through seventeen of the states and territories", with an "incidental excursion to the Yosemite Valley and the big tree groves." The booklet contains information on the trips and the various highlights along the way, as well as… Read More

Seattle, Washington: Scenic Photo Publishing Co, 1920. Very Good. [Real Photo Postcards] Real Photographs SceneOGraph Seattle to Skagway, Scenic Photo Publishing Co., Seattle, Washington, circa 1920s, 4 5/8 x 3 inches. Set of 16 real photo postcards, each measuring 4.5 x 2.75 inches in a folding box measuring 4 5/8 x 3 inches. Box has 1/2 inch closed tear to one flap, corners slightly rubbed, otherwise clean; photos inside clean, unmarked; also includes a paper order form. Very good condition. Beautiful photographs of the scenery between Seattle and Skagway, including glaciers, icebergs, mountains, and more. A nice item for Pacific Northwest enthusiasts. I found very little information on the Scenic Photo Publishing Co.; they appear to have operated in the 1920s and 1930s, and their most commonly reproduced photograph is of two shrunken heads. Worthy of further research. No copies found in OCLC or commerce as of January 2024.

Trieste, Italy: David Waddington Publications, 1953. Good. Recall: A Picture Story of the U.S.S. Quincy, CA 71, David Waddington Publications, Trieste, Italy, circa 1953, 9.75 x 8 inches, unpaginated. Navy blue slipcase with light wear to edges; navy blue boards with faded gilt stamped lettering to front and spine; 1 inch piece of spine missing at top edge, signatures visible; bottom edge of spine rubbed; else clean; interior pages unmarked; contains many black and white photographs; overall good condition. As the title page states, this is a private edition printed and published for the U.S.S. Quincy. The publisher, David Waddington Publications, appears to have printed similar commemorative books for other military regiments. 'Recall' includes a brief history of the U.S.S. Quincy from 1943 until its decommission to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1945; however, most of the book is devoted to the U.S.S. Quincy's return to active duty in 1952-1953 to serve in the 7th Fleet to support the United… Read More

Prescott, AZ: Wolfe Publishing Co, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/None. Recent Hunting Trips in British North America, F. C. Selous, Wolfe Publishing Co., Prescott, Arizona, 1988, 400 pp., 9 x 6¼ inches. Leather spine with raised bands with blue cloth covers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bookmark bound in, minor shelf wear, clean interior, tight binding. Fine condition. Number 1100/1500 copies. Stories about hunting adventures in Canada including Newfoundland for caribou and the Yukon for moose and sheep.

Very Good/None. Reckless Ralph's Twenty-five Cent Novel Library--The Great Romances Their Influence on Minor Sensational Literature and the Dime Novel by G.H. Cordier, Ralph F. Cummings, Grafton, Massachusetts, 1935. 8pp. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. Staple bound glossy white wrapper with black imprint on front. Pulp paper interior. Wrappers separated about one inch at foot plus bent corner. Very Good Condition. No. 1 of Reckless Ralph's Twenty-five Cent Novel Library published in 1935, featuring one article, "The Great Romances Their Influence on Minor Sensational Literature and the Dime Novel by G.H. Cordier". Ralph F. Cummings was best known for his massive Dime Novel collection and his publication, "Reckless Ralph's Dime Novel Round-Up". Lesser known is this publication of which we find references to only 4 issues spanning four years. Four institutions hold at least one volume of this short-lived publication. While this issue feels somewhat academic, No. 2 featured a short story by Emmett Dalton.… Read More

Miles City, Montana: S. Gordon, 1918. Flexi-board. Good/None as issued. Huffman, L.A.. [L.A. Huffman] [Montana] Recollections of Old Milestown, S. Gordon, Self-published, Miles City, Montana, 1918. 42pp. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Original brown cloth moire, with gilt title. Light rubbing and soiling. Book exhibits mild cupping. Binding fully intact; slight tearing to inside front gutter. Interior of book is clean. Signed by the author on first endpaper. The 'S' is smeared in his name. Good condition. Classic and rare account of Miles City Montana, signed by the author. From the author's introduction: "At the inception of the original plan there was no thought of 'getting (the book) into print' and consequently no thought of illustrations but once it was decided to put the story between covers the matter of illustration became an essential feature, and this principally because Mr. L.A. Huffman-himself one of the original committee-had in his possession an abundance of material for this work; 'shots'… Read More

London and New York: MacMillan and Co, 1871. First Edition. Hardback. Re-bound. Good/None. Red River Expedition, Captain G.L. Huyshe, MacMillan and Co., London and New York 1871. xi, 275pp. Illustrated, 3 folding maps. 9 x 6.25 inches. Re-bound in maroon cloth with gilt on spine. First several pages have light smudge marks on leaves. Text block edges lightly soiled. P. 19 has small edge tears. Moderate pencil markings towards back of book. Slight slant to book. Previous dealer notes that the pencil notations likely from previous owners whose bookplates are laid in: Sir H.C. Elphinstone and Louis Warren Hill. Inscribed to Elphinstone by the author on half title page. Partially uncut. All maps and plates present as called for. Good condition. The Red River Expedition or the Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and his Provisional Government along with Métis fighters in 1870. The expedition was also intended to… Read More

Indianapolis, Indiana, 1830. Manuscript Letter Regarding the Indiana Bible Society and Their Efforts to Sell Bibles--Indianapolis, Indiana 1830. 4pp. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Bifolium sheet folding into stampless letter. 2 inch separation at fold. Small tear and content loss at wax seal. Very legible. Very Good Condition. Extensive report from J.M. Ray, Secretary Executive Committee of the Indiana Bible Society to Rev. John C. Brigham, Corresponding Secretary of the American Bible Society in New York. J.M. Ray moved from the Baltimore area to what would become Indianapolis in 1821 and is recorded as the Clerk for the sale of the first lots in Indianapolis. In 1822 he was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court and in 1829 chosen Superintendent and Elder of the first Sabbath School, posts he held for 40 years. He also served on the Joint Committee on the Reunion of the Presbyterian Church in 1866. The letter focuses on efforts to hire and retain agents to sell their bibles in Indiana while ensuring the… Read More

Ottawa, Canada: Mason & Reynolds, 1888. Hardcover. Good/None. Report of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, Mason & Reynolds, Ottawa, Canada, 1888, xxxvi, 102 pp., 8⅛ x 5¾ inches. Navy colored board with gilt titling to spine and decorative gilt to cover, all edges gilt, top edge slightly soiled, head and foot of spine shows wear, corners and outside edge worn to boards in areas, pages toned. Good condition. Dominion of Canada Rifle Association 1887.

Providence, Rhode Island: B.F. Moore, Printer, 1843. Good/None. [Rhode Island] Constitution, By-laws and Rules of Eagle Lodge, No. 2, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Providence: Chartered April 29, 1843 ,B.F. Moore, Printer, Providence, 1843. 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches. 36pp. String-tied booklet in plain green wrappers which are mildly soiled. Interior is mostly clean. Some edge wear. Good Condition. First edition of the By-laws for the Eagle Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Providence, Rhode Island. Includes membership leaf on verso of title page. Filled out in manuscript and dated January 6th, 1844. The lodge was chartered less than a year earlier. Later copies in OCLC but not for 1843 in OCLC, nor in commerce as of May 2024.

Providence, Rhode Island: Manchester Brothers, 1870. [Rhode Island] CDV of Idawalley (Ida) Zorada Lewis, Famed Lighthouse Keeper and Lifesaver, circa 1870's Face of the card has light foxing and soiling with pin hole going through the I in Ida. Some soiling and foxing to verso. Good Condition. CDV of Ida Lewis (1842-1911) from the studio of Manchester Bros., Providence, Rhode Island. Idawalley Zorada Lewis was the lighthouse keeper at Lime Rock Light, off the coast of Newport, RI. Her family moved to the "the rock" in 1857 where she helped her ailing father, and later mother, tend the lighthouse. Ida was formally named official keeper in 1879. A strong swimmer and rower, Ida is credited with saving the lives of 18 people. In 1924, Rhode Island legislature officially changed the name of Lime Rock to Ida Lewis Rock in honor of her extraordinary keeper services. The portrait, with a typical studio backdrop, shows Ida Lewis holding an oar--not your normal photo prop, but perfect for Ida Lewis.