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Afoot and Alone; A Walk from Sea to Sea By the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, etc. By Stephen Powers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings. Hartford, Conn: Columbian Book Company, 1872"These were the happiest days of my life..in the large liberty and lawlessness of the prairies..." [from the Preface]
Condition: This original cloth hardcover is shown in the photographs. Binding is secure, toning is minimal, and no stamps, crimps or writing was found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Agents' and Conductors Manual, Rules and Regulations To be Observed at Stations and Elsewhere in Collecting, Handling, Remitting and Paying Money on Account of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, and Sioux City & Pacific Railroad ,Western Avenue Station. Stamped 1893, inscribed Frank B Martin. 108 pages including Appendix.Condition: Re-backed. Date was obtained from the stamp of the Western Avenue Station. Original label on front cover as shown. Name of Frank B. Martin inscribed on first text page. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Alice, Where art thou Going, March Song, Words by Will A Heelan, Music by Albert Gumble, Composer of "Jessamine", 1906, Original Sheet Music, First Edition. Complete. Suitable for framing. Review photos for details of condition. *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers** For all standard international book orders, we will be using Asendia consolidated shipping or the DHL international shipping program through Biblio.com. If you should choose expedited shipping instead. Once actual shipping costs are calculated for your exact address, we will advise you of any additional charges or refund due. After all is agreed, your book(s) will ship promptly. ***

Around the Pan with Uncle Hank. His Trip Through the Pan American Exposition. [Held in Buffalo, New York]. By Thomas Fleming. Published by The Nut Shell Pub. Co., New York. "Dedicated to the Spirit of Pan America in A Spirit of Fun".
"There are two sides to every story: the story of the Pan-American Exposition of 1901 had its funny side, and a very funny side it was. It also developed a tragic side, little suspected at the time of its conception, and which came upon it like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
"In its humorous aspect it was replete with interesting features and personalities..." [from the introductory pages]
Condition: NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! Condition is very good, with some foxing. Complete with no writing, crimps, stamps found within. Secure binding. Frontispiece illustration of William McKinley which was drawn with a pen in one continuous line is present and in good condition.
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Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains. by Washington Irving. In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 1836 First Edition. Large folding map of the Rocky Mountains, the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. First edition: with "Henry W Rees Stereotyper" on the verso of the title page of volume, with no "1*" on page 5, and without the footnote on page 259 of volume II. We believe this to be First Edition - First State.
In Custom Case."Although Washington Irving (1783-1859) never traveled to Oregon Country, he wrote one of the most widely read and influential narratives of the region. His two-volume Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains, published in 1836, introduced more readers to the Pacific Northwest than any single book up to that time." from The Oregon Encyclopedia on line.Condition: This two volume set has been rebound as pictured. The interior is clean with a minimum of age toning and virtually no foxing. Foldout map in volume two is in… Read More

Battles at Home, by Mary G Darling. Boston: Horace B Fuller. 1870 - First Edition. 329 pages, plus 6 pages ads "Popular Books"Publisher's Note: "Battles at Home has been the leading story in Merry's Museum during the year. Originally selected and commended by Miss Alcott, author of Little Women, it has proved to be the most popular young folks' serial of the season." Considered to be the first in the original "American Girl" series. Charming!Condition: This original hardcover first edition from 1870 is a real beauty, especially for its age. Binding is sound, pages are unmarked, unstamped, and we found no writing within. It does have fresh end pages which blend with text block. Gilt on front and spine is still good. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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California Illustrated: Including. A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, by A Returned California - (John M Letts). 1852. New York: William Holdredge: 224 pages, includes California ConstitutionTrue first edition, copyright by John M Letts, 1852. With 48 Engravings, many with original tissue guards: "G.V. Cooper Del, On Stone by J Cameron, Litho of G. W. Lewis.NOT a library copy. No marks, inscriptions, or stamps found within. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Charlie McCarthy. So Help Me, Mr. Bergen! by Eleanor Packer, Line Drawings by Henry Vallely, Photographs by Ed Estabrook, Universal Studios. Grosset & Dunlap: 1938, First Edition.
Condition: NOT a Library Book. In full original dust jacket which has been archivally restored as shown. Very good condition throughout, with no stamps, crimps, writing, or book plates within.
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Choice Selection of Old Time Songs, Words and Music, Compliments of the Sharples Separator Co., West Chester PA. c1900The Sharples Separator Works was based in West Chester, PA for the company's primary office. Their product was the first U.S. based cream separator on the market. No date on advertising item, company ads appropriate to 1900.
Condition: All original pamphlet in very good condition. Stitched rather than stapled to preserve same. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Circus Day and Other Adventure Stories, 1922 First Edition. by Edna Payson Brett, Author of "A Merry Scout". Illustrated by Garada Clark Riley. Chicago/New York: Rand McNally & Company. 1922.Contains four stories: The Day of the Circus; The Santa Claus Company; How Yankee Celebrated the Fourth; and Who Should Carry Gideon.
Condition: In remarkably good condition. Minimal wear to cover edges. Firm Binding. No writing, crayon, crimps, or stamps found within. NOT a Library Book, but a treasured book handed down from its original publication.
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The Cowboy Sings, Songs of the Ranch and Range...1932; AND Army Song Book, 1941 second edition.***Please review photos for contents of each book***
Condition: Personal songs books in good condition as shown. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Crowning Glory No. 1, A Choice Collection of Gospel Hymns, by Peter Bilhorn, assisted by A. Beirly. Published by P Bilhorn, Chicago, Illinois. 1892 [date obtained from inserted page of original owner, dated 1891]Preface: Crowning Glory No. 1 is a collection of Songs and Hymns, for Solos, Duets, Quartettes, Chorus and Congregational Singing. Especially adapted for Sunday Schools, Prayer Meetings, Revivals, and Mission Work.Condition: NOT a library book. Original book with new stamped spine, with original owner's identification sheet within, dated September of 1892. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Everybody Sing Book, Revised Edition, Edited by Kenneth S Clark; A Real American of Songs for Group Singing in the School, Home, and Community. 1935. **Please review photos to see the Contents of the book!**
Condition: Personal copy of this scarce song book in good condition. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Farm Ballads, by Will Carleton, Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square. Contents: 19 Farm Ballads, 14 other poems, 31 black and white illustrations.
Condition: NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! Very good condition, with bright gilt on both cover and spine. Firm, tight binding, fresh end pages. Complete. No writing, crimps, marks found within.
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The Farmer's Every-day Book; or, Sketches of Social Life in the Country; with the Popular Elements of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture. And Twelve Hundred Laconics and Apothegms Relating to Ethics, Religion, and General Literature; Also Five Hundred Receipts (recipes) on Hygeian, Domestic, and Rural Economy. By the Rev. John L. Blake, D.D. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan. 1855. Original c. 1850. Thirteenth Thousand. 654 pages.
Condition: Professional rebind as pictured. Marbled page edges. NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Film Finds its Tongue, Fitzhugh Green, New York & London: G P Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1929: First Edition (stated). 316 pages, 31 Photographic Illustrations. This rare first edition of Green's book is full of photographs of the men who created the talkies, the machines, the productions, and the stars of early sound films. Well ordered, easy to read history and anecdotes as well as its 31 photographs make this a real collector's gem!Condition: Original first edition, in its original cover and complete as shown. Its sections on the men, the machines, the productions and the talkie "boom" are illustrated with all of its 31 photographs. (See full table of contents and listing of illustrations in our photographs attached). The binding is firm and the cover shows wear as photographed, with the spine gilt a bit subdued but good. No library markings, writing or underlinings or marks were found within. A really good original first edition! We carefully photograph our items so that you can… Read More

History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac, and the war of the North American Tribes Against the English Colonies after the Conquest of Canada. Francis Parkman, Jr. Boston: Charles C Little and James Brown.London: Richard Bentley. 1851 - First Edition: 630 pp including alphabetical index.Contents Include: Indian Tribes East of the Mississippi; France and England in America; the French, English and the Indians; Collision of the Rival Colonies; the Wilderness and its Tenants at the Close of the French War; The English take Possession of the Western Posts; Anger of the Indians--the Conspiracy; Indian Preparation; the Council at the River Ecorces; Detroit; Treachery of Pontiac; Pontiac at the Siege of Detroit; Rout of Cutler's Detachment--Fate of the Forest Garrison; the Indians Continue to Blockade Detroit; the Fight at Bloody Bridge; Michillimackinac; the Massacre; Frontier Forts and Settlements; the War on the Borders; the Battle of Bushy Run; the Iroquois--Ambush of the Devil's Hole; Desolation of the… Read More

"I Hear America Singing" No 1 Twice 55 Community Songs, "The Brown Book". -- Set of Two, one paperback and one COMPLETE Edition. 1910
Condition: NOT a library book. Both books complete with clean interiors. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Immortal Songs of Camp and Field; the Story of Their Inspiration Together with Striking Anecdotes Connected with Their History. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1899. First Edition. 25 popular songs and their stories, including Yankee Doodle, Battle Hymn, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Star Spangled Banner, John Brown's Body, Dixie, Hail Columbia. Condition: NOT a library book. Excellent, with beautiful gilt impressed cover and spine as shown. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers** For all standard international book orders, we will be using Asendia consolidated shipping or the DHL international shipping program through Biblio.com. If you should… Read More

The Luck of Roaring Camp, Bret Harte, 1871 hard cover original. This original is a real beauty, awaiting your purchase for your Bret Harte collection or for a gift to a Harte enthusiast. At this price and in this condition, don't wait! This edition contains the story, "Brown of Calveras". The table of contents has been photographed for full contents above. Titles of included sketches / stories / Bohemian papers.The Luck of Roaring Camp; The Outcasts of Poker Flat; Miggles; Tennessee's Partner; The Idyl of Red Gulch; Brown of Calveras; High Water Mark; A Lonely Ride; The Man of No Answers; Mliss; The Right Eye of the Commander; Notes by Flood and Field; Mission Dolores; John Chinaman; From a Back Window; Boonder.Condition: This original 1871 hardcover of Bret Harte's work is a real beauty! The gilt on the spine is still present, as photographed. Covers are clean with just a bit of corner bumping. We found no writing, plates, tears, notations within. We carefully photograph our items so that you can… Read More