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![The University of Wisconsin: A History, 1848-1925 Volume I & II; A History 1925-1945: Politics, Depression, and War Volume III; A History, 1945-1971: Renewal to Revpolution Volume IV [four volumes, complete]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/375/447/1579447375.0.b.0.jpg)
The University of Wisconsin: A History, 1848-1925 Volume I & II; A History 1925-1945: Politics, Depression, and War Volume III; A History, 1945-1971: Renewal to Revpolution Volume IV [four volumes, complete]
by Curti, Merle; Vernon Carstensen; E. David Cronon & John W. Jenkins
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1974. Substantial history of this substantial university, largely focusing on politics & administration, rather than mere "rah-rah boosterism". Complete set in uniform bindings & jackets, INSCRIBED in Volume III by Cronon & Jenkins, authors of the second two volumes. Volumes one & two, first published in 1949 to commemorate the centenary of the school's founding, were reprinted with a new design in 1974 to celebrate the 125th...
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£161.90
A Wisconsin Boy In Dixie: The Selected Letters of James K. Newton
by Newton, James K.; edited by Stephen E. Ambrose
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1961. Letters home from a Wisconsin schoolteacher who volunteered for infantry duty in 1961; he rose to the rank of lieutenant, seeing service at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, on the Red River, in Missouri, at Nashville & Mobile, confined for a short time as a POW, and finally serving with occupation forces in Alabama before his mustering out and return to Wisconsin. Ambrose's first book. Hardcover. Light wear to book, jacket rubbed with minor scuffs &...
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£40.48
Choice Seed in the Wilderness: From the Diary of Ann Eliza Bacon Porter Cooksville, Wisconsin 1845-1890
by Porter, Lillian Russell
Rockland, ME: Seth Low Press, 1964. Modernized excerpts from the diary kept by a cultured young Boston woman who accompanied her new husband to rural southern Wisconsin, with commentary on the lives & activities of people of the region. SIGNED by the author, wife of the diarist's grandson, on the front endsheet, sincerely. Light wear to book; jacket shows light rubbing, a few chips, minor foxing. Text clean; 207 pages; bibliography, brief genealogical appendix, b/w photos & illustrations.....
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£364.28
Original General Laws Passed By the Legislature of Wisconsin in the Year 1866
by Wisconsin Legislature
Madison: Wm. J Park, 1866. A listing of regulations, laws and amendments thereto passed by Wisconsin's lawmakers in 1866; essential reference work for any practicing attorney. Original half calf binding, poor: front cover nearly detached, spine chipped, rubberstamped & inked ownership markings. Text clean; 229 pages; index, list of legislators. Full title: Original edition of General Laws Passed By the Legislature of Wisconsin in the Year 1866, Together with Joint Resolutions and Memorials....
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£28.33
A White Pine Empire: The Life of a Lumberman
by Nelligan, John Emmett
St. Cloud MN: North Star Press, 1969. Memoirs of a logger, first published in 1929; he worked in New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan & Wisconsin. Hardcover, second edition, with new photos. Hint of wear to book & jacket, near fine. Text clean; [4], 202 pages, b/w photos.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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£24.28
Wisconsin Holstein History 1890-1990
by Wendorf, Elmo Jr., editor
Baraboo, WI: Wisconsin Holstein Association, 1990. History of the quintessential Wisconsin dairy cow, the black-and-white Holstein, and its breeders in the state. Big red hardcover, white titling. Light wear to book; ink name inside cover, light stains to endsheets & fore-edge. Text clean; x, 486 pages, many b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 9" by 11¼".
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£40.48
!['05 Ariel [Lawrence University, Appleton Wisconsin]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/812/697/1372697812.0.b.jpg)
'05 Ariel [Lawrence University, Appleton Wisconsin]
by Fry, G. W.; editor-in-chief
Appleton: Class of MDCCCCV, 1904. Yearbook from Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in Appleton, Wisconsin. Hardcovedr, no jacket, as pictured. General wear, some silverfish damage to cover & front endsheets, light foxing & stains within. No names noted. Three period photos laid in, two the same image, of a young lady possibly in a sorority outfit, and the other of several young ladies, possibly on a boat. 219 pages + 19 pages ads for local businesses; many b/w photos/ line drawings.....
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£16.19
Getting to know your strem 2 -- Streambank Habitat
by Entine, Lynn B
Madison: Dane County WaterWatchers, 1992. Information about and activites for streambank habitats. Comb-bound, off-white covers, black titling. Light wear, minor creasing. Text clean; [4], 66 pages + folding map; bibliography, figures, tables, cartoons.. First Edition. Comb Binding. Very Good. Illus. by Jay Rath. 9" by 11".
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£20.24
Fennimore -- Then and Now 1830 to 1980
by Cauffman, Betty Lou; Gilda A. Finnegan, Harold Stauffacher
Minneapolis: Josten's, Inc., 1980. History of the people, businesses, churches, schools, & tiny train of this small town in southwestern Wisconsin. Of particular interest are the historic photos of the interiors of many shops & businesses. Large hardcover, no jacket, likely as issued. Light wear; text clean; [288] pages; lists of participants & contributors, brief biographies of notables, lists of veterans, many photos, a few old ads & drawings, map endsheets.. First Edition. Hard...
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£60.71
Two Lives: A Poem
by Leonard, William Ellery
New York/London: B. W. Huebsch / William Heinemann, Ltd., 1925. Leonard's best and best-known work, based in part on his early life and suicide of his young wife; a long narrative poem built of sonnets. INSCRIBED by Leonard to former University Heights neighbors: "For Margaret (Knowlton) and Helen and Gertrude...long years ago the 'Three little sisters from across the hill'...from always their affectionate friend [underscored signature] Madison Wis. Nov. 8, 1925". Laid in is a...
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£121.42
The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won Its Namer
by Herdegen, Lance J
Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1997. Account of the formation and early battles of this 'western' unit of the Civil War, and its leadership. INSCRIBED by the author on the free endsheet. Hardcover, full burgundy cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket, large name & address label on free endsheet, Text clean; [14], 271 pages + biographical note; maps, b/w photos; laid in are a publisher's publicity sheet for the book and an invitational flyer for the...
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Mt. Horeb Area Then & Now: Celebrating Mt. Horeb's 150th and Southwestern Dane County
by Bigler, Brian J. et al
Mount Horeb, WI: Mount Horeb Area Historical Society, 2011. Captioned photos and accounts of this southern Wisconsin city, best known for its unusual troll infestation. Oblong hardcover, shiny color covers. Light wear, corners lightly bumped. Text clean; [4], 124 pages, color & b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gerald Glaeve, Peter Riphahn, Jr., Connie Jo Zwettler. 11¼" by 8¾" oblong.
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£32.38
The Owl in the Kitchen
by Wallace, Ronald
Meadeville, PA: Heatherstone Press, 1985. Collection of 13 poems with a few wood engravings. Stapled pamphlet in stiff tan wrapper, black titling. Limited edition, #55 of 300 copies. SIGNED by author on title-page and inscribed by the author on the limitation page "For Pat & Roy all best 2/86 Ron". Light wear & rubbing to jacket, minor smudge & light crease on rear cover. Text clean; 32 pages, engraved illustrations.. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet....
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Plan and Section of the North Cut at Milwaukee No. 2
by GUNNISON, J.H
New York: Ackerman Lith, 1853. unbound. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 117" x 12 3/4"<br/><br/> Nice sea chart of part of the Milwaukee Bay and Kinnikinnick River. Features geographical and topographical details, shipyards, canals, and government buildings. Left margin cropped, minor toning along original folds.<br/><br/>
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£52.62
9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea
by Davidson, Randall
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. History of public radio in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Idea being that University should offer educational benefits to all the state's citizens, in this case by using public broadcasting. Hardcover, full black cloth, white titling. Light wear to book & jacket. Text clean; xv, blank, 405 pages; index, bibliography, notes, chronology, b/w photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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£24.28
Main Street Ready-Made: The New Deal Community of Greendale, Wisconsin
by Alanen, Arnold R. & Joseph A. Eden
Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1987. Account of this planned community, built just south of Milwaukee in 1938, to house rural poor in easy reach of factory & other urban jobs; one of three "greenbelt towns" engineered by FDR's New Deal advisors (particularly Elbert Peets) as places combining the better features of urban & rural life. Hardcover, first edition. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor wear, dents, small creases. Text clean; x, [2], 156 pages + note on...
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£32.38
The Trail of the Serpent: The Fox River Valley Lore and Legend
by Gard, Robert E. and Elaine Reetz
Madison: Wisconsin House, 1973. Gard & Reetz travel the Fox River Valley, comparing its state then with conditions as described by noted Wisconsin historian Reuben Gold Thwaites's in his book Down Historic Waterways, recounting his 1887 canoe trip down the Fox. The authors incorporate the third of Thwaites's book regarding the Fox, adding history, current observations, and commentary from many other sources. INSCRIBED by co-author Gard on the free endsheet: "For Hazel with all the good...
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£48.57
My Father Owned a Circus
by Gollmar, Robert H
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1965. Begun in 1891, by 1916 the Gollmar Brothers circus was the fourth largest travelling circus in America; the author was the son of one of the founding brothers and has based the book on his father's reminiscences, old records, and his own experiences as a child. SIGNED by the author on the free endsheet. Gollmar was best known as the judge in the Ed Gein murder case, about which he wrote another book. Hardcover, full grey cloth, brown titling. Light wear to...
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Roots of the North (The Rhinelander Country, Vol. 1)
by Olsen, T. V
Rhinelander, WI: Pineview Publishing, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Author on half-title. White covers with black titles, xi, 135 pp, 3 maps, 2 b & w portraits. Lightly rubbed, author's signature and a separate gift inscription on half-title, spirit-duplicated note projecting future volumes is laid in. This is a general history of the Rhinelander area from earliest times to about 1870. The author was a free-lance writer and...
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£40.47
Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters Vol. XXXIII
by Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters
Madison: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1941. Journal, this volume on lakes & hydrology of several Wisconsin lakes, including general data on lake behavior, and fish. Paperback, brown covers, black titling. Light wear, minor scuffs, minor stain to rear cover; some sections unopened, but perforated for ease of doing so. Text clean; 404 pages; references, figures, pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 6½" by 9¾".
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£20.24
How George Rogers Clark Won the Northwest and Other Essays in Western History
by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1903. Essays on aspects of Great Lakes history and the Old Northwest, including Clark's military activities on the border before and during the American Revolution, division of the territory into states, Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War, Mackinac Island, La Pointe, Braddock's Road, lead mining on the Mississippi, early Wisconsin historian Lyman Draper and his manuscript collections & influence. Thwaites was a notable historian and Secretary of the State...
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Fishes of Wisconsin
by Becker, George C
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. Comprehensive study of the 157 species of fish then or once found in Wisconsin; also useful for much of the region. First printing stated. Massive hardcover, full blue cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, jacket lightly edgeworn with minor chipping, couple of short tears. Text clean; xii, 1052 pages + colophon; index, extensive bibliography, range maps, figures, color plates.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 11½".
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£283.32
Old Peninsula Days: Tales and Sketches of the Door County Peninsula
by Holand, Hjalmar R
Madison,WI: Wisconsin House, Ltd., 1972. 1st thus, edition; dj w/2 small closed tears, in mylar,245 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Vida Weborg. 12 vo.
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£20.24
Breweries of Wisconsin
by Apps, Jerry
University of Wisconsin Press, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£11.62
![WAUPUN, WIS., NOV. 30TH, 1861. [ in manuscript: DEAR BR. DOOLITTLE]. PROF. CONATTY, OF KENOSHA, AND MYSELF ARE TRYING TO RAISE A COMPANY, TO BE CALLED THE 'TEACHERS' COMPANY,' FOR THE FIRST WISCONSIN CAVALRY. WE HAVE JUST COMMENCED, AND IT IS GOING TO BE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO RAISE MEN NOW; BUT CAN YOU NOT ASSIST THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS CAUSE BY SENDING ME ONE OR MORE MEN? WE WANT THE TEACHER ELEMENT PREDOMINANT, BUT THE POINT IS, TO RAISE A COMPANY OF GENTLEMEN TO GO IN IT, BE HE TEACHER OR NOT... YOURS FRATERNALLY, D.H. BLAKE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/300/489/869489300.0.b.jpg)
WAUPUN, WIS., NOV. 30TH, 1861. [ in manuscript: DEAR BR. DOOLITTLE]. PROF. CONATTY, OF KENOSHA, AND MYSELF ARE TRYING TO RAISE A COMPANY, TO BE CALLED THE 'TEACHERS' COMPANY,' FOR THE FIRST WISCONSIN CAVALRY. WE HAVE JUST COMMENCED, AND IT IS GOING TO BE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO RAISE MEN NOW; BUT CAN YOU NOT ASSIST THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS CAUSE BY SENDING ME ONE OR MORE MEN? WE WANT THE TEACHER ELEMENT PREDOMINANT, BUT THE POINT IS, TO RAISE A COMPANY OF GENTLEMEN TO GO IN IT, BE HE TEACHER OR NOT... YOURS FRATERNALLY, D.H. BLAKE
by [Blake, Daniel H.]
Printed broadside, 5" x 8", with salutation in ink manuscript. Some margin browning and light margin chipping, else Very Good. Blake was Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Waupun. Beneath his printed signature is written in ink, "Pastor Cong. Ch". Professor Conatty was T.J. Conatty, a public school teacher in Kenosha and a prominent figure in the Wisconsin Teachers' Association. He was later implicated in a bribery scheme with James Rood Doolittle, Senator from Wisconsin [1857-1869]. On...
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