Search Results: Authors starting with S from WILLIAM ALLISON BOOKS

Nashville Saddlery Company. Net Price List. No. 7. 1895 1896. [Cover title]. Nashville, Tenn.: Nashville Saddlery Co. [1895] Tan illustrated wraps. 15 cm. Illustrated. 204 [i-iv Index] pp. Wraps chipped. Covers completely separated, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this catalog. There are two holdings for other catalogs [9 and 15] (U. NC ST-Raleigh & UVA).

[Maritime][Travel] Journal-Scrapbook of a Cruise of the U. S. S. Raleigh. [1903-1904]. Green boards with tan cloth spine. Lined paper. 30 x 20 cm. Illustrated. 174 pp. Some pages are loose, but writing is legible. Very good. Approximately 112 pages of handwritten entries. Also 5 pp. lists of ports showing the mileage sailed that are laid in. In addition there are approximately 62 pages of newspaper and magazine clippings, with some original photographs tipped in. Kept by a member of the ship's crew who was an educated observer.
U. S. S. Raleigh was a United States Navy "protected cruiser" (with an armored deck) of the Cincinnati class, commissioned in 1894 and in periodic service until 1919. It was part of the "Asiatic Fleet" during this cruise. The author is educated and knowledgeable about history and geography.
This journal describes briefly the refitting of the ship in Portsmouth [N.H.] "There was a number of unpleasant weeks before the ship was in living shape, but… Read More

Datos de los Trabajos Astronómicos y Topográficos, Dispuestos en Forma de Diario. Practicados durante el año de 1849 y principios de 1850 por la Comisión de Límites Mexicana en la Línea que divide esta República de la de los Estados-Unidos, por el geometra de dicha comisión. Mexico: Imprenta de Juan R. Navarro. 1850. Rebound in quarter leather with gilt titles. 22.8 cm. One folding map. Lacks the map of the port of San Diego. 123 pp. Corner bends, some wear and age toning. A few stains. Map has foxing. Very good.
OCLC shows 45 holdings, nine in Texas (Rice Univ.; San Jacinto Mus.; Texas St. Lib. & Arch.; Univ. Hou.; UT-Arlington; UT-Austin; UTEP; UT-SA & UT-Tarlton Law). Graff 3652. Howes S47 ("b"). Sabin 75598; Wagner-Camp 190. The folding map illustrates the area of California and Arizona around the junction of the two rivers. First edition of the earliest printed report, either Mexican or United States, on the boundary survey after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Salazar was a member… Read More

Governor Samuel Ashe. State of North Carolina Land Grant. [North Carolina]: 1796. Partly-printed vellum document. 13.25 x 13.5 in. Signed "Sam. Ashe." July 21, 1796. Accompanied by a survey, attached with original seal, 12 x 14.5 in., dated June 25, 1796, which features a small hand-drawn plot of Cathcart's land grant, signed J. Williams, D.S. Partial tears and losses at fold lines, heavy toning at folds. Overall staining, foxing.
Samuel Ashe studied law and was named Assistant Attorney for the Crown in the Wilmington district of the colony. He became involved in the revolutionary movement and he was one of the first prominent men to become a zealous patriot, organizing revolutionary groups as early as 1774, when the colonial governor refused to convene the legislature. He served in the North Carolina Provincial Congress and as a member of the North Carolina militia. In 1776, Ashe served as president of the Council of Safety, the state's executive authority. He was appointed to the… Read More

[Dakotas][Mining] Samuel Scott. Map of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. With full descriptions of mineral resources, etc. [Philadelphia]: E.P. Noll & Co. Map Publishers. 1897. Red card stock wraps. 19 cm. Folding map 75 x 70 cm. 40 [1] pp. Cover title: Rocks, minerals, and other resources of the golden Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. Staples rusty, a few small water spots to cover and bleed into a few pages and one panel of the map.
OCLC shows 29 holdings. Howes S239; Eberstadt 132-259. Forty page description of mineral resources and appendix. The uncolored edition of the map, which shows topographic features and various towns, including Deadwood, Sturgis, and Custer City. Untitled inset map of the Deadwood vicinity. This pamphlet is "the first book on descriptive mineralogy of the Black Hills ... today highly sought after as a Black Hills mining relic." – Loomis.

[South Dakota] Sheldon, Gov. Charles H. Proclamation. Quarantine. Pierre, S.D.: March 7, 1894. One sheet folded into a two page folder. 28 cm. One clipped corner, small edge chips; rubber stamps; has been folded, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings. Not in Adams, Herd. A very detailed document concerning a quarantine of cattle from certain areas in Texas, Arkansas and Indian Territory. This was an attempt to contain Texas Fever, which was associated with longhorn cattle driven north by South Texas ranchers. The Texas cattle appeared healthy, but mid-western cattle, including Panhandle animals, allowed to mix with them or to use a pasture recently vacated by the longhorns, became ill and very often died. Farmers called the disease Texas Fever or Texas Cattle Fever because of its connection with Texas cattle. It details areas affected and procedures to allow certain cattle to be imported by rail under specific conditions. An important and interesting document on the measures taken to deal with this problem. Read More

[Texas][Exploration] Simpson, Lt. James H. Route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe. Letter from the Secretary of War, In compliance with a resolution of the House of the 6th February, a report |and map of Lieutenant Simpson, of the route from Fort Smith to Santa |Fe; also, a report on the same subject from Captain R. B. Marcy, 5th infantry. February 21, 1850. [Washington]: GPO. 1850. Disbound. Folding map. Two plates. 89 pp. Foxing. Map has split in half and has splits at folds. Good.
OCLC shows 31 holdings. Howes S500 "aa"; Graff 3790. The California Gold Rush in 1849 prompted the U.S. government to appoint army captains to escort prospective gold seekers to California. Captain Randolph B. Marcy was one of these captains appointed by the Secretary of War to escort and protect the "Forty-Niners" on their journey as far as Santa Fe, New Mexico. Captain Marcy brought with him the famed Delaware Scout Black Beaver and topographical engineer Lieutenant James H. Simpson to map a wagon road from Ft.… Read More

PRIVATELY PRINTED SAN ANTONIO MEMOIR
[Texas] James Slayden Maverick. Memories of Old San Antonio. [San Antonio, Texas]: [J. Maverick] 1984. Tan pictorial wraps. 22 cm. Spots and wear to cover, else very good.
OCLC shows one holding (SA Pub. Lib.) "This little booklet was written by my father, Jim Maverick, at age 92. [He] was the eighth child of eleven children of Albert and Jane Maury Maverick of San Antonio, Texas. On the occasion of his 94th birthday, Papa has requested that copies be given to the San Antonio Public Library and his many friends and relatives." – Jamie Maverick. This copy inscribed to San Antonio, Texas, artist Clay McGaughy by Jamie Maverick. Uncommon despite its recent publication. This is the first copy I have seen.

[Photography] Erwin E. Smith. Vaquero with Pack. [Bonham, Texas]: {Erwin Smith] [Circa 1920-47] 12 x 17 cm. Stamped on back; "Copyright 1908 by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham Texas." Written in pencil on back: "Mexican with pack." One corner bend else very good.
Great image of a Mexican Vaquero on horseback, wearing leather chaps and watering his pinto cowpony. Original Smith images with his stamp are uncommon on the market. "Growing up in Bonham, Texas, Erwin Smith knew he wanted to be a cowboy and an artist. The era of great trail drives was ending, and he was determined to document the open-range lifestyle before it disappeared completely. Smith gained experience by working on ranches and studying painting and sculpting at art schools in Chicago and Boston before he realized that the photographs he used as preliminary studies were works of art themselves. Between 1905 and the mid-1920s, he photographed ranch work and life in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, producing some of the best-known images of early… Read More

[Photography] Erwin E. Smith. Cowboy Grave O. R. Range. [Bonham, Texas]: {Erwin Smith] [Circa 1920-47] 12 x 17 cm. Stamped on back; "Copyright by Erwin E. Smith, Bonham Texas." Written in pencil on back: "O Bury me not on the lone prairie. Cowboy grave O. R. Range – Ariz." Near fine.
Great image of a cowboy and his horse paying his respects at a grave on the range. Original Smith images with his stamp are uncommon on the market. "Growing up in Bonham, Texas, Erwin Smith knew he wanted to be a cowboy and an artist. The era of great trail drives was ending, and he was determined to document the open-range lifestyle before it disappeared completely. Smith gained experience by working on ranches and studying painting and sculpting at art schools in Chicago and Boston before he realized that the photographs he used as preliminary studies were works of art themselves. Between 1905 and the mid-1920s, he photographed ranch work and life in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, producing some of the best-known… Read More

[Mormon][Iowa] J. W. Smith III. The Saints' Herald. Lamoni, Iowa. Vol. 39, No. 52. December 24, 1892. Newspaper. 31.2 cm. "Official paper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
OCLC shows 10 holdings of some issues (BYU-Provo; Huntington; Yale; Lincoln Pres. Lib.; Mid-Cont. Pub. Lib.; UNC-Chapel Hill; West. Res. U.; TAMU; Texas News. Proj. & Utah St.) Edited by Joseph Smith's grandson, the leader of the breakaway RLDS. The RLDS dates its formal separation from the main Mormon Church to April 6, 1860. In addition to the reports and articles, the wrappers on the present work are also of interest: in particular the full-page advertisement for "Afterglow: Holiday Edition of Choice Selections from the Poets."

GROUP OF PATTI SMITH ITEMS, 2 SIGNEDA. Smith, Patti. Seventh Heaven. Boston: Telegraph Books. 1972. Wraps. First edition, third printing. 18 cm. 47 [1] pp. Signed. Very good.
Cover photo of the author by Judy Linn. An early book of poems by the musician and National Book Award winning author. Includes the poems: Seventh Heaven, Sally, Jeanne Darc, Renee Falconetti, A Fire of Unknown Origin, Edie Sedgwick, Crystal, Marianne Faithfull, Girl Trouble, Cocaine, Judith, Fantasy, Marilyn Miller, Mary Jane, Amelia Earhart I, Amelia Earhart II, Linda, Death by Water, Celine, Dog Dream, Female, and Longing.
B. Smith, Patti. Witt. New York: Gotham Book Mart. 1973. Wraps. First edition, fifth printing. 22 cm. 43 [5] pp. Signed by the author. Very good.
Contains 22 poems, including "Dream Of Rimbaud", "Rape", and "To Remember Debbie Denise."
C. Smith, Patti. Because the night. New York: Arista Records. 1978. 45 rpm promotional record in sleeve.
Scarce as a promotional record.… Read More

[Texas] Smythe, Henry. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas. St. Louis: Louis C. Lavat Book and Job Printer. 1877. Rebound in half leather with marbled boards. Tables. Index. 476 pp. Ex-library with interior marks. Very good.
Adams, Herd 2103: "Rare." Reese, Six Score 100. Howes S734. Jenkins CBC 3706. Vandale 162. Raines p. 191. Dobie p. 58. "The first procurable history of a Texas county. Cattle material is scattered throughout the work." -- Reese. The 16 preliminary pages contain advertisements for Weatherford businesses, Pages 443-459 contain a directory for Weatherford, giving name, occupation, and race, including numerous "Colored," few of whom occupy skilled trades. Contains an account of General Sherman's tour of inspection during the months of April, May and June, 1871, taken from the manuscript journal kept by Inspector-General R. B. Marcy, with a full account of the Indian chiefs Big Tree and Satanta.

Soule, Andrew MacNairn. Beef Cattle Industry in the South. Address of … delivered at Birmingham, January 27, 1903, before the Alabama Live Stock Association. Montgomery, Alabama: Brown Printing Co. 1903) Green printed wraps. 23 cm. First edition. 23 [1] pp. Age toning, a few small tears and folds to cover, else very good.
Not in Adams, Herd. OCLC shows five holdings (TAMU; Cornell; Univ. Ala.; Kansas St. Hist. Soc. & Vanderbilt). Printed by the Alabama Department of Agriculture, Montgomery. In 1894 Dr. Soule was appointed assistant professor of agriculture and assistant agriculturist of the Texas College of Agriculture and the Texas Experiment Station. He served in this capacity until the fall of 1899 when he was called to the University of Tennessee as professor of agriculture and director of the Tennessee Experiment Station. In 1904, he was elected Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1907, Dr. Soule became… Read More

[Texas][Cattle Raising] The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. 1896. White pictorial wraps. Illustrated. Plates. Eight Maps. Index. 22 4 pp. Cover chipped, water stain along top edge, Rear cover loose, spotted, small holes. Interior very good.
Adams,
Herd 2270: "Rare." OCLC shows 32 holdings. Guide for immigrants, published jointly by St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company.; St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company.; Texas & Pacific Railway.; International & Great Northern Railroad. Describes several counties in far northeast Texas, their agriculture and industry, designed to attract emigrants by showing an attractive prospect of living I the State. The text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Fort Worth stockyards among the many cattle raising entries. Includes numerous photographs by renowned Southwest photographer Henry Stark

[Railroad] Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway and Connections. [St. Louis?]: [St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway] 1878. Map 26 x 36 cm, on sheet 33 x 49 cm folded to 9 x 17 cm. Timetable dated May 1, 1878. Text on verso: Eastern Missouri and Arkansas. Panel title: The St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company. Passengers from the North, East and West, for Points in Missouri, Arkansas & Texas …
Stamp from land agent Henry H. Hannan, Swan Creek Ohio, else very good.
OCLC shows ten holdings (Ark. St.; Crystal Bridges; Newberry; Duke; SMU; UT-Austin; UT-Arlington; Truman St.; Yale & U. Wyo.) An early advertising circular from the railway, which only began service to and from Arkansas in 1873. Relief shown by hachures. Shows railroads, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Indian habitation, military posts, for eastern portion of the United States as far west as the Rocky Mountains. Includes text in left, upper, and… Read More

1). [Arkansas] St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railways. Scenes in Arkansas. The Land of Beauty and Prosperity, the Queen of the Bright Southwest. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Prt. Co. 1898. Color pictorial wraps. 22 x 14.5 cm. Illustrations from photographs of Walter B. Thompson. Folding map: 21 [3 ads.] pp. Cover stains. Split at base of cover. Staples rusty. Interior very good. Map is crisp and very good with one small stain..
OCLC shows two holdings for this item but does not mention the map (U. Ark.-Mullins & U. Cent. Ark.). OCLC shows no holdings for the map. Cover title: A Fruitful Hand. Arkansas the World's Orchard. The Land of Many Crops and Big Profits. Folding Map: Correct County and Railroad Map of the State of Arkansas. Numerous photographs of farming and other activities, including a racist image of two boys eating watermelon.

The Hot Springs of Arkansas. America's Baden-Baden (Illustrated.) Where It Is, What It Is, and How to Get There! Published by St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'y Co. July 1877. St. Louis: Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Engravers, Printers and Stationers. 1877. Gray printed wraps. Illustrated. 11 x 18 cm. Two folding maps:Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and Connections. Color folding map 27 x 36 cm. Shows railroads, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Indian habitation, and military posts; covers central and eastern United States west to the Rocky Mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Map of Hot Springs Garland County, Arkansas. Black and white map 31 x 29 cm. 32 pp. Cover stains, corners bent, hole in brochure where clip pushed through, lower spine split. Light foxing. Maps are very good.
OCLC lists five holdings of an item with this title but the maps are not detailed and it lists two pages of folded plates not present in this copy… Read More

[Montana][Railroad] South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana. "The New Constellation" "Stars of the First Magnitude: Added to the Galaxy of States. N.p.: St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company. [1890?] Pictorial wraps. Map. 8.5 x 11 in. Illustrated. 4 pp. Full page map St. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway and Connections is by Matthews, Northrup & Co., Art-Printing Works, Buffalo, New York. Has been folded. Agent rubber stamp on rear cover. Very good.
OCLC shows no holdings. The St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway was the creation of James J. Hill. Hill and three other investors purchased the nearly bankrupt St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1878, renaming it the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company the following year. In 1890 all properties and operations were leased to the Great Northern Railway Company and the Great Northern purchased all of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company's investments, including stocks, bonds, and other miscellaneous… Read More

[Montana][Railroad] Montana's Record for 1889.
N.p.: St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company. 1890. Pictorial wraps. Illustrated. 4 pp. Has been folded. Edge wear, discoloration and chipping. Agent rubber stamp to rear cover, else very good. No copies on OCLC. Items from this railroad are uncommon. Not in Adams Herd. Contains sections on Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Crops, & Mining. The St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railway was the creation of James J. Hill. Hill and three other investors purchased the nearly bankrupt St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1878, renaming it the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company the following year. In 1890 all properties and operations were leased to the Great Northern Railway Company and the Great Northern purchased all of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company's investments, including stocks, bonds, and other miscellaneous securities. The Great Northern was formed to take over the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba… Read More