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Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory: N.P., 1865. Very good. 19 7/8" x 15 ¾". Hand colored photograph with "Stonewall" written in pencil in large script on verso as well as a pasted-on sheet adhered to verso with handwritten ink inscription, "For Ollie E. Russell/Richard D. Russell/taken in Santa Fe. N. M. in 1865." Very good: lightly bowed at edges; light to moderate edge wear and dust soiling; 2" x 1.5" patch of staining, along with several smaller stains, none of which affect the subject. This is a large portrait of a Colorado frontiersman who died leading a group of homesteaders against a giant land company that attempted to evict them from the town they spent nearly 20 years building. Richard D. Russell was born in Canada in 1839, raised in Illinois, and ran away from home to California at the age of 16 where he became a rancher. He joined the First California Volunteers early in the Civil War, ultimately ending up at Fort Union in New Mexico, serving with the New Mexico Volunteers. While at Fort…
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[Colored Portrait Photograph of Richard D. Russell]
by Russell, Richard D.
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Denver & Rio Grande Official Guide to Cities, Villages and Resorts on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grande R.R. . .
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Denver, Col: The Western Publishing Company, 1888. Good. 9½" x 6¼". pp. 286, [4] + folding map measuring 17¾" x 15". Good: front hinge and first two leaves partially detached but holding, three inch tear to top of backstrip; tiny bit of staining to margins of versos of first 17 leaves. Map very good minus with a 2" jagged tear, two tears at intersections, small separation at one fold and misfolded in a couple spots. A scarce and heavily illustrated directory packed with information on Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. There are entries with information on at least 100 locations, all indexed. Services for each inhabited area follow each description, along with over 200 advertisements (with business names indexed). There are over 70 indexed illustrations as well as an additional 20 in the advertisements themselves, nearly all of which show the buildings of the businesses represented. A history of Colorado, laws relating to game, lists of elected officials, and several profiles of prominent…
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Early Photograph of the Woodson Hotel
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[Yates Center, Kansas], 1890. Black and white photograph measuring 7½" x 9½" on card mount measuring 10 7/8" x 13 ¾". Photo very good plus with several light soil spots; mount very good with heavy corner wear. A crisp image of the Woodson Hotel in Yates Center, Kansas, probably taken before the turn of the century. The photo shows a number of men, probably laborers and their bosses, during a break in the digging of a ditch and laying of pipe. A family in a horse-drawn carriage can be seen in the background, as well as a sign for Tom Keene cigars. The hotel was built in 1887 of Yates Center sandstone blocks and is now a luxury apartment building. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers'…
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The Eve and Dawn of Easter Tide" with Scenes in the Rocky Mountains
by Sharp, Sara S. [compiler]
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[Denver, Colorado? ]: N. P., N.D.. 5 5/8" x 4". String tied card wrappers. Pp. [16]. Very good: front wrapper with light horizontal crease, a few faint spots of soiling to both wrappers, one leaf with a crease. A rare photo book featuring eight half-tone illustrations of the Rocky Mountains (and one of the Garden of the Gods) opposite short essays and poems by bishops. We attribute place based on the dedication and the subject matter of the illustrations. OCLC records no copies. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) , the International League of Antiquarian Booksllers (ILAB) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and adhere to their rules of ethics.
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Marshfield Oregon Parade Photos
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Marshfield, Oregon: J. W. Riggs, 1898. Marshfield Oregon Parade Photos. Four black and white photographs, each measuring around 7½" x 9½" on larger card mounts. One photo and mount near fine; one very good with small stains around the images not affecting the image, the other two very good minus with stains affecting the image. Large, well composed images of Marshfield, Oregon parades at the end of the 19th century. Three different parades are depicted. One may have been a Woodmen of the World parade as an archway is emblazoned with a banner, "Woodmen" and the back of this photo identifies it as Front Street. Another is identified on the mount as a Fourth of July Parade in 1898. The final two depict the same parade, taken close together in time as the people in the left foreground appear to be the same. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our…
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Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet, in California, Sonora, & Western Texas
by Marryat, R. N. C. B. , Captain
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Leipzig: Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; First German edition. 5 7/8" x 4 1/2". Quarter leather over marbled boards, spine decorated and stamped in gilt. 384 pages + folding map. "Incredible adventures from an imaginary Frenchman borrowed from various sources." Howes M-302; Sabin 44698; Streeter, Texas 1458B; Wagner-Camp 97-3. An exceptional copy. Condition: Near fine: light wear to boards, some flaking to spine; leaves are unmarked and strikingly bright. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Texas Booksellers Association and the Independent Online Booksellers Association and adhere to their rules of ethics.
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[Photo Album of Trip from Wisconsin to Washington]
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Various places, 1949. Near fine. 11" x 14". Full leather post binder. 130 pages with 351 black and white photos adhesive mounted. 60 photos measure 4½" x 6½" or larger, the rest measure from 2¼" x 3½" to 3" x 5" and all are captioned. Album and contents near fine or better. This is an album of well composed images documenting a trip from the northern Midwest to the Pacific Northwest in June 1949. It's organized into the following twelve different sections, each with a handsomely designed separate title page in colored stencil with an outline map and the following titles: Wisconsin to Bismarck; Bismarck; Badlands (Cedar Canyon); Roosevelt National Park; Red Lodge; Red Lodge Highway; Yellowstone National Park; South Yellowstone to Gingko Park; Gingko Park and Canyon; Lower Columbia River Highway; Bonneville Dam; and Upper Columbia River Highway. It was compiled by a serious photo enthusiast with the very first picture in the album showing camera equipment. The photos are exceptionally crisp and…
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Photographs Depicting Marshfield Horse Race Track
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Marshfield, Oregon: Ernest A. Stauff, 1900. Photographs Depicting Marshfield Horse Race Track. Three photographs: two are small panoramas measuring 3 5/8" x 9 5/8", both mounted to the same card; the third measures 7 5/8" x 9 5/8" on larger card mount. Panoramas very good: slightly faded on a mount with dampstaining; larger photo very good minus with some pink hues of discoloration scattered on the photo. Three great images of the Marshfield, Oregon horse race track. The verso of the mounts identify their being taken at the Second Southern Oregon District Fair on August 30 and September 1, 1900. The track's locations is identified as the south end of 4th and Kruse. The panoramas show the stands from a distance and the larger photo shows a harness race in progress. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no…
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Picturesque Sioux Falls South Dakota . .
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Sioux Falls/Chicago: Compiled and Published by E.C. Johnson/Illustrated by Chicago Photo-Gravure Co./Printed by Will A. Beach, 1891. Good. 10 5/8" x 8 7/8". Wrappers. Pp. 16 + 17 tissue-guarded photogravure plates interspersed. Good due to wrappers heavily chipped at spine and lightly soiled; internally near fine with a bit of scattered spotting and creasing to interleaving tissue. This is a beautifully produced photo book which promotes settlement in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The book is filled with a total of 49 stunning photogravures on 17 leaves, many of which are street scenes showing the city's "Fine Business Blocks." Several images reveal industrial buildings in the process of construction and there are great bird's-eye views of the city. We see the Masonic Temple, the Norwegian Seminary and one outstanding full page shot of a trolley car with a background of bare trees. There are also twelve passages regarding the history of the area and its future prospects including information on the…
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Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp
by Lomax, John A.
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London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1920. First English Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; First British edition. Red boards with gilt title and decoration on spine, black title and decoration on front cover. 112 pages. Condition: Very good plus with fresh boards showing bright gilt, evenly toned pages and foxing to the edge of the text block. Good only dust jacket missing half the spine and a large chip to front panel. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed.
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Two Photographs Related to the International Order of Odd Fellows Building Dedication in Marshfield, Oregon
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Two Photographs Related to the International Order of Odd Fellows Building Dedication in Marshfield, Oregon. Marshfield, Oregon: McMillan, 1889. Two black and white photographs, each measuring 9¼" x 7 5/8" on larger card mounts. Photos very good with light foxing; mounts good and very good. Two images related to the dedication of the Odd Fellows building in Marshfield, Oregon in 1889. The building had an opera house on its second floor and burned to the ground in 1920. One photo shows the building itself, with a crowd outside. The other is a composite image of Odd Fellows members who are identified on the verso of the mount. The composite interestingly contains the same photo of the building offered here, in miniature. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. Please do not hesitate to contact us for additional information and/or photos and we will respond promptly. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is…
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