Search Results: Minnesota from Twin City Antiquarian Books

Minneapolis: IGI Publishing (A Division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.), 2009 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on title page. Laminated pictorial boards, [viii], 277 pp, numerous photos throughout. DJ in Brodart archival cover. 125th anniversary history of the Conservative Jewish congregation formerly in south Minneapolis and now located in Minnetonka. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 31 X 26 cm.

Minneapolis: Privately Printed, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Title on cover is "75 Years of Service". Blue cloth, gilt titles & decoration on front board, 64 pp, photos. Slight wear to corners & spine ends, one corner lightly bumped, endpapers fading about the edges. This commemorative book treats briefly the development of Lutheranism in America, the history of St. John's (the first English-language Lutheran church in Minnesota), the various activities of the congregation (such as choir, Sunday school, etc.), church membership, and the 75th anniversary banquet. Shipping weight 1 lb.. . VG+/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Minneapolis: Greater Minneapolis Area Board of Realtors, 1978 Extra shipping charge may apply for this item to some destinations. Maroon cloth with Gopher gold titles and decorations, 218, [114] pp, advertising on endpapers. Contains photos of officers and board of directors; list of committees; code of ethics; by-laws; arbitration manual; multiple listing service (mls) rules, regulations, and operating procedures; commercial-industrial mls by-laws; professional standards of practice; the 1975 injuction prohibiting the Board from setting fees or otherwise restraining trade (Edward C. Forbes vs. Greater Minneapolis Area Board of Realtors, et al.); examples of forms for drawing purchase agreements; statement on affirmative marketing, education requirements; speaker's bureau; salesman membership; lists of supplies and forms available from board; energy conservation program; housing inspection; list of school districts and parochial school locations; congressional delegation; state legislators;… Read More

Minneapolis: James D. Thueson, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue covers with white titles & black & white photos of De Haven on both covers, 197 pp, many b & w photos in text. Corners of front cover & first few leaves frayed, else very good. Longtime WCCO radio broadcaster reminisces. Shipping weight 1 lb.. Trade Paperback. VG-/No dj. 23 X 15 cm.

Minneapolis: Privately Printed, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, not paginated, about 4.5 cm thick. Only slight wear; cover letter laid in is creased & tattered. Bound collection of legal documents relating to the industrial development project described in the title. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. . VG/No dj. 28½ X 23½ cm.

Washington, D. C: Elliot & Clark Publishing, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pictorial boards, black cloth spine with red titles, about 56 pp of 2-page color photos. Extremities lightly rubbed, else fine. Artistically photographed rural landscapes, most centered on abandoned farm buildings in various states of decay, from peeling paint to collapse, accompanied by appropriate quotes. The last plate lifts the spirits with a photo of a restored farmstead. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 18½ X 27½ cm (oblong).

Washington, D. C: Elliot & Clark Publishing, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pictorial boards, black cloth spine with red titles, about 56 pp of 2-page color photos. Gift inscription on verso of ffep, top corner of rear board bumped. Artistically photographed rural landscapes, most centered on abandoned farm buildings in various states of decay, from peeling paint to collapse, accompanied by appropriate quotes. The last plate lifts the spirits with a photo of a restored farmstead. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Very Good/No dj. 18½ X 27½ cm (oblong).

Washington, D. C: United States Government Printing Office, 1960 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. 86th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Document No. 134. Dark blue ribbed cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, xx, 108 pp, 9 ff b & w photo plates. William Watts Folwell, first president of the University of Minnesota, once said, "the greatest thing I ever did for the University was to bring Maria Sanford here" as a professor of rhetoric and elocution. This volume is the transcript of the ceremony detailed in the title, to which is appended information on the sculptor and her statue, written tributes to Sanford that were not delivered in the ceremony, and a section of memorial poetry. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15 cm.

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Veckoblad Publishing Co. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Stapled through fold in printed paper wraps, 96 to 100 pp per issue including blanks. Covers soiled, cover of 1928 issue torn from bottom staple to tail of spine, otherwise very good. The main section of each issue is a list of the names and addresses of all church members, printed only on the verso (comparison of the three lists of names shows that this is intentional). There are also lists of officers, trustees, deacons, and committee members, the church constitution in Swedish and English, and a brief message from pastor Gustaf F. Johnson. The covers carry a drawing of the church building, which still stands at the corner of Chicago Ave. and 8th Street in Minneapolis. Shipping weight 9 oz.. Pamphlet. G/No dj. 15 X 9½ cm.

Minneapolis: Law Alumni Association, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red paper wraps with titles in gold ink on front cover & spine, xv, 7-396 pp. Spine sunned, owner's name on title page, else fine. Lists faculty and alumni alphabetically, and alumni geographically and by graduating class. Alphabetical list gives occupation and business address as of 1973, where known. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 7th Ed. Wraps. Near Fine/No dj. 22½ X 15½ cm.

New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1937 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full orange cloth, black titles on front board & spine, xix, 278 pp, 13 ff b & w photo plates inc. frontis., bibliography. Heavily rubbed, spine sunned, chipped & partially detached, lacks ffep, internally good. Classic account of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters' strike from the labor point of view. From the introduction: "This is the 'biography' of one American city which in less than seventy-five years sprang from the frontier, moved into a 'Golden Age' of economic maturity, and entered its decline. The book stresses the adventures and personal lives of ordinary citizens rather than of their economic or political rulers." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fair/No dj. 21 X 14½ cm.

Encino, CA: Jostens Publishing Group, Inc., 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, many photos, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. The first half of the book, by Bremer, is the 50th anniversary history of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP on your plane tickets), formerly known as Wold-Chamberlain Field. The second half, by Meier & Farmer, devotes a page or two each to profiles of major Twin Cities area companies. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 31 X 23½ cm.

Minneapolis: City of Minneapolis, 1890 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Printed by Harrison & Smith. Black pebble-grained cloth with leather back & corners, gilt titles & decorations, [vi], 478 pp, 1 folding table, 1 folding plate, 14 other plates. Four of the plates are missing, otherwise good, leather rubbed through at corners, a few marginal tears, but still solidly bound. The 1880s were a period of rapid growth for the city of Minneapolis, and a prosperous time for the country as a whole. The city undertook major public works projects during this time, including development of the water works and sewer system, acquisition of land for parks in advance of development, and construction of the first Minneapolis Public Library building (at 10th & Hennepin) as well as the combined city hall and county courthouse. The latter building is still in use as city hall, although the county courthouse moved across the street to a new building… Read More

Minneapolis: Apartment Rental Directory, Inc., 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Printed paper wraps, stapled through fold, 128 pp. Slightly browned about edges. Consists mostly of advertising for apartments for rent, with photos of apartment buildings, rental rates, maps, and a few other ads. No date, but one ad is for 1967 Saint Paul Winter Carnival, from which publication date is deduced. Shipping weight 7 oz. in envelope.. Magazine. Near Fine/No dj, as issued. 22 X 13½ cm.

Minneapolis: Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Author recto ffep. Full brown dec. cloth, [6], vi, 178, A16, B17, C1, D2, E1, F1, G2, H5, I4 pp, 4 ff color photo plates, many 2-color illustrations in text, index. Inscribed and signed by author & dedicatee on recto of ffep, gift inscription on fpd. Centennial history of F & M of Minneapolis (long since merged into U. S. Bank), by its chairman. Although it is not extremely detailed, the appendices contain the usual lists of directors and officers, chronology, illustrative financial data, etc. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/No dj. 25 X 17 cm.

Minneapolis: Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Author recto ffep. Full brown dec. cloth, [6], vi, 178, A16, B17, C1, D2, E1, F1, G2, H5, I4 pp, 4 ff color photo plates, many 2-color illustrations in text, index. Inscribed and signed by author & dedicatee on recto of ffep, gift inscription on fpd. Centennial history of F & M of Minneapolis (long since merged into U. S. Bank), by its chairman. Although it is not extremely detailed, the appendices contain the usual lists of directors and officers, chronology, illustrative financial data, etc. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/No dj. 25 X 17 cm.

Minneapolis: Privately Printed, 2000 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pictorial covers, black titles on mostly white spine, [x], 134 pp, b & w photos on most pages. This history of the basilica located on Hennepin Avenue at the edge of downtown Minneapolis is well-illustrated with historic and new black-and-white photographs. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Trade Paperback. Fine/No dj. 21½ X 28 cm (oblong).

Minneapolis: The Opus Group of Companies, 2003 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Subject. Green boards, gilt titles on spine & device on front board, vi, 262 pp including 36 pp of color photos, index. Incribed and signed by Opus founder Gerald Rauenhorst. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 25 X 17 cm.

Minneapolis: The Colwell Press, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full brown cloth textured to simulate morocco, gilt titles on front board & spine, pictorial endpapers, 256 pp, many photos in text. Gift sticker on ffep, a few spots in margins, else fine. Slipcase is soiled, water stained, and beginning to come apart, but has done its job protecting the book. Shipping weight 4 lbs. (International 3 lbs., 4 oz). . VG/In Slipcase. 28½ X 22 cm.

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Copyright page says 1995, but this is a reprint of a 1955 company history. Red, black & yellow card covers, xiii, 318 pp including 24 pages of photos and other b & w illustrations, notes, index. History of 3M from 1901 to 1955. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. New/No dj. 23 X 15 cm.