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New York: Columbia University Press, 1995. Minor creasing to the bottom edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the various Immigrant populations of New York from the seventeenth century Dutch up to the 1990s. 353pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. Some minor creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with an expedition to Peru near the source of the Amazon undertaken by a Christian medical mission in 1982. Signed by author on title page. 192pp, 29 b&w illustrations and a map.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Gaylord Watson, 1878. Some wear to the blue paper spine, with some of it worn completely away, some creasing and small tears to back cover, but otherwise a good, internally clean and tight copy of this soft-cover book. Originally published in 1873, this is a slightly later, undated edition but with advert inside front cover for Berkshire Life Insurance company dated 1878. The author was one Wallace Bruce (1844-1914) who wrote several other similar guidebooks and also some slim poetry collections. A guide to places of interest along the Hudson River from New York to Albany. Folding map at rear of book has a tear about halfway along the top fold, but otherwise still whole. 177pp, b&w illustrations, folding map in colour.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1968. No dustwrapper. Ex library copy with white numbers on spine of blue cloth-covered boards, labels inside front board, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A ''selective'' guide to buildings of architectural interest in Illinois. 304pp, 150 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Wilmington, Delaware: Cedar Tree Books, 2007. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, original owner's name on title page, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Deals with Peter Munuit, who founded the first permanent European settlement in Delaware in 1638 when working for the Swedish crown, and with his ship the Kalmar Nyckel, which made four voyages across the Atlantic to the new colony, bringing new settlers and supplies. Minuit was drowned in the Caribbean in 1638, and the Kalmar Nyckel was sold in 1651. Originally published in March 1990, this is a second printing from March 2007. 225pp, 16pp b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Doylestown, Pennsylvania: The Bucks County Historical Society, 1958. Hardback book in slipcase. Very slight scuffing to corners of the open end of black slipcase but no wear or damage to the book itself. Contains the text of a school journal kept by Rev. Silas Andrews (with some entries by the boys of the school) of Doylestown, Pennsylvania between 1837 and 1841, when he ran a school from his house. 126pp, b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. Some fading to the spine and foxing to back panel of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to lower end of red cloth spine strip, a previous owner's name and date (1974) on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Written for children aged around 10-12, the book deals with the legends and traditional life of the Navajo people of Arizona. 124pp, numerous b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Bartlett, Richard C. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sillery, Quebec: Septentrion, 2002. A very good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. Originally published in French in 2001, this is the first English-language edition, translated by Mary E Brennan-Ricard. A biography of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who came to New France (now Quebec) in 1651. He lived among the Mohawk Indians for a year as a young man, returning to the French and then travelling and trading around the Lake Superior area and later to Hudsons Bay. He later went over to the English and was one of the founders of the Hudsons Bay Company. 312pp, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Adventurers Club, 1967. 1967 Adventurers Club edition. Some rubbing to the back of the unclipped dustwrapper, previous owner's name on first page, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the author's life on a cattle ranch in northern Arizona in the 1950s. 190pp, 11 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1962. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of gray boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with activity during the American Revolutionary War in the Hackensack Valley which lies in north-eastern New Jersey and Rockland County, New York. The area, populated mainly by settlers of Dutch descent, lay between the British and the American lines, and suffered from marauders and plundering expeditions from both sides. 329pp, 8pp b&w illustrations and some others in the text, endpaper map.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. No dustwrapper, ex library copy with paper label inside front board and on f/ep, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev, otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the sermons of the ''New Divinity'' preachers against a background of the Independence movement in eighteenth century America. 207pp, b&w frontispiece.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Toronto: T E Bowman, 1945. Minor shelf wear to spine ends, title has been written on top and bottom page edges by previous owner, otherwise a good tight copy of this soft-cover Canadian Government publication. Brought out in 1945 by the Department for Planning and Development, the book contains papers given at the conference on river valley development in southern Ontario which was held at London, Ontario on October 13th and 14th 1944. 134pp, 26 b&w illustrations, 2 folding maps (one loose) 7 other maps and diagrams.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers Union, 1967. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, back panel of same is a little bit grubby, minor bumping to spine ends of green boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the author's journeys in Argentina and Paraguay along the Rio de la Plata, Paraguay and Parana rivers, including some history of the area. Originally published in 1965, this is the slightly later Readers Union edition from 1967. 223pp.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Sampson Low, 1948. Creasing and some small tear to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of brown boards, some yellowing to the pages but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in the US as "Listen, Bright Angel" in 1946, this is a slightly later British edition with no publication date shown, but British Library gives it as 1948. History, legend and lore relating to the Grand Canyon. 245pp, 6 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Scientific Book Club, 1945. Some creasing and small tears to the edges of the dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the first ten years of the Tennessee Valley Authority scheme . 142pp plus 2pp adverts, numerous b&w illustrations.. Reprint. Hardback. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co, 1959. Unclipped dustwrapper has quite a lot of creasing, mainly to top edge, also some tears, and the top inch or so missing at the spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of grey boards, a previous owner's name and date (December 1961) on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in the US in 1955, this is a slightly later British edition from 1959. Stories from Texan history and folklore. 336pp, some b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Latham, Barbara. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1991. Some scuffing to the edges of the spine and minor wear to edges of the cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. The author's travels by kayak in the Yukon, including the Tatshenshini, Alsek, Chilkat, Hess, Firth, Coal and Snake rivers. Signed by the author on title page ''Ken Madsen''. 59pp, b&w illustrations and 2 maps.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1967. Ex library copy with some creasing to the edges of the price-clipped dustwrapper and a label on the spine of same. Ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev, hinge starting to split at the rear, otherwise a good clean copy of this hard-cover book. Contains essays and other pieces on the ''Three Men'' of the title, namely the naturalist Roy Bedichek (died 1959), the historian Walter Prescott Webb (died 1963), and the writer J Frank Dobie (died 1964). 285pp, 32 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Publishing, 2000. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the kachina (or more correctly katsina), small carved wooden figures used in the culture of the Hopi Indians, and more so at the modern Hopi carvers. Signed by the author on title page to original owners "For .... Thanks for the support! Enjoy the doll and The Book!". 122pp, colour illustration throughout.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1971. Some creasing and a few scuff-marks to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some fading to spine of same, minor bumping to spine ends of green cloth spine strip, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's impressions (mostly looking at the nature) of two islands; Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy off New Brunswick, Canada, and Sanibel, off the west coast of Florida. 256pp, 26 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.