Search Results: Titles starting with N from Tschanz Rare Books

1985. Silver gelatin photograph [23 cm x 8 cm] / [9" x 11"] nice condition strong contrasts. Photograph featuring a couple of airborn naked bros, out crushing some slushy groomers.

[Prescott, AZ]: Harry Vroman, Camera Pictorialist. Large format. Silver gelatin photograph [33 cm x 27 cm] / [13" x 10.5"] on an off-white mount. Boldly signed on the back with a black sharpie with a paper label and photographer's stamp. Image has nice contrasts. View of a smiling woman in a dark velvet blouse bedecked in silver and turquoise jewelry, leaning against an adobe brick wall. Harry Vroman (1889-1983) was a photographer that for a time worked under Ansel Adams in Yosemite before setting out on his own. He ran several studios in the Los Angeles area before relocating to Prescott, Arizona. During his career he traveled the American West documenting the peoples and landscapes of this varied region, with his photographs gracing the pages of several magazines, including 'Arizona Highways' and 'Desert Magazine.'.

San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Edition, 1/500. 100pp. Octavo [25 cm] 1/4 tan cloth over brown printed boards. Better than very good. Name in ink on the front free endsheet. Number 7 of the Rare Americana Series. Includes an introduction by Charles L. Camp and nine color illustrations by Arvilla Parker. In 1841, Cheyenne Dawson of Austin, Texas was a part of the famed Bidwell-Bartleson Party, along with his brother-in-law and some "neighbor boys." The trip was organized in Sherman, Texas in 1849, and aimed a Southern Route. After crossing the Colorado Desert and visiting Los Angeles, the prospectors reached the Mariposa diggings in November. Dawson worked the dry diggings and eventually got into freighting and tells how his fellow pioneer Charles Weber of Stockton tried to coax him to ranching. In the spring of 1851, he began his return trip to Texas. Kurutz 171b.

Lamoni, IA: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1885. 8pp. Single uncut sheet folded twice [45 cm x 35 cm] Very good. Overall age toning and chipping to corners. Some splitting at folds. Short work on the essentialness of baptism by immersion. Printed by Herald House. This is the rarer Lamoni printing (instead of Plano), I can locate four institutional copies. Flake/Draper 7656.

[Jackson Hole, WY], 1920. Panorama silver gelatin photograph [14 cm x 35.5 cm] / [5.5" x 14"]. Strong contrasts. View of a herd of elk. We believe this image is by Stephen N. Leak. Stephen Nelson Leak (1858-1943) was a longtime resident and founder of Jackson Hole, who settled in the area in the mid-1880s. Leek is credited by many for the National Elk Refuge with his letter writing campaigns, his push for protective legislation, and most notably, by his photographs of these majestic (and enormous) creatures, with a camera given to him by George Eastman.

Grand Canyon, AZ: Kolb Brothers, 1913. Large silver gelatin [35.5 cm 28 cm] / [14" x 11"] with Kolb mark in the lower right corner. Strong contrasts. Portrait of a Native American man wearing a shell necklace in a blanket. The legendary Kolb Brothers, Emery & Ellsworth, opened their studio in 1904, perched on the rim of the Grand Canyon (it is the building that looms over the top of the Bright Angel Trail). The building is still standing, but is now operated as a museum and gallery. They took countless images of the Canyon and the Colorado River below. Ellsworth and Emery Kolb were brothers, born in Pennsylvania, interested in photography and the 'Wild West.' In the winter of 1911, they made the first motion picture of a river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, where the brothers were repeatedly tossed into the river by their bucking boats. At one memorable point, as Ellsworth struggled to stay afloat in the roiling Colorado, Emery captured the moment on film before rushing to his brother's… Read More

Lamoni, IA: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1895. First Edition. 22pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Stapled wrappers. Very good. Overall age toning with minor chipping at the corners. RLDS work on immortality. I locate two institutional holdings. Rare. Flake/Draper 4715.

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011. First Edition. 616pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Brown boards with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Fine/Fine. The city council dealt with all sorts of problems, large and small. In 1841 it threatened to kill free-roaming dogs and pigs, but two years later it had a change of heart. Now it specified that "cows, calves, sheep, goats, and harmless and inoffensive dogs shall be suffered to run at large as free commoners" without fear of harm. The reason for this was that Joseph Smith had decided "God withdrew his spirit from the earth . . . because the people were so ready to take the life of animals." The only thing more dramatic than the city's response to everyday matters was its failings in local and national diplomacy. In 1843, when it had grown tired of negotiating with public officials from neighboring counties, the city council petitioned the US Congress to see if Nauvoo could break away from the State of Illinois and become a free,… Read More

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005. First Editions. Two volume set. 648 + 265pp. Octavo [24 cm] Burgundy boards with the titles gilt stamped on the backstrip and flying angel devices blind stamped on the front boards. Both volumes. Near fine/Near fine. Bookplate on the front pastedown of both volumes. For the two months the Nauvoo Temple was in operation (December 1845-February 1846), scribes carefully documented all activities and events taking place inside, including lectures on the endowment ceremony drama and sealing rituals. Prior to the Temple's completion the Anointed Quorum held its regular gatherings, both in the Red Brick Store and elsewhere (women were initially washed and anointed in Emma Smith's bedroom and then escorted to the store) prior to the opening of the Nauvoo Temple. Never before have these primary, authoritative sources been correlated by date for comparison and fuller understanding of the gradual development of the temple ceremonies. Anyone interested in LDS temple worship… Read More

[Salt Lake City], 1940. Black and white silver print photograph [35 cm x 28 cm] (c.1950) Glue residue present on the reverse of image. J.H. McGibbeny (1891-1970) was born in Philadelphia, and he spent his early years in the eastern U.S. He later moved west and attended the University of Arizona. He moved to Salt Lake City in the early 1930s and established himself as a photographer and writer on the Navajo and Hopi Indians, with some of his work appearing in ‘Arizona Highways'.

[Salt Lake City], 1940. Silver gelatin photograph [35 cm x 28 cm] [14" x 11"] Nice contrasts. Glue residue present on the reverse of image. View of a Din'e woman wearing a squash blossom neckklace that incorporates American quarters and a Winchester plate. J.H. McGibbeny (1891-1970) was born in Philadelphia, and he spent his early years in the eastern U.S. He later moved west and attended the University of Arizona. He moved to Salt Lake City in the early 1930s and established himself as a photographer and writer on the Navajo and Hopi Indians, with some of his work appearing in ‘Arizona Highways'.

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1967. First Edition. 382pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Burgundy cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. Spain in the West Series XI (11). "San Blas was the point of communication and supply for the Californias. This scholarly treatment of a most critical aspect of the Spanish frontier is the first since a brief study by Chapman." - Clark & Brunet 281.

New York: The Grolier Club / Piccolo Press, 2006. 212pp. Oblong quarto [24 cm] Gray cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip and a color illustration on the front board. Housed in a matching slipcase. Fine. Profusely illustrated Grolier exhibition catalog featuring the miniature book collection of Albert Neale. Introduction by Patricia Juvelis.

Salt Lake City: Sainsbury & Johnson, 1892. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [13.5 cm x 9.5 cm] on a pale yellow Sainsbury and Johnson mount with die-cut gilt edges [16.5 cm x 11 cm] Nice condition. Manuscript note on the reverse 'Nettie'. Charles Ellis Johnson (1857-1926) was a Mormon photographer known for his work both in Utah and around the world. He grew up in St. George, Utah, and gained an interest in botany and theater. While operating a drug store in Salt Lake City, he started dabbling in photography and opened a photo studio. He photographed actors and actresses at the Salt Lake Theater, including some artistic nudes. He took photos of Utah attractions, and in 1903 traveled through the Ottoman Empire to take photos for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. In 1917 Johnson moved to San Jose, California where he continued operating a photo studio. "Johnson was one of the most prolific and enterprising photographers on the Mormon scene. He photographed thousands of people in his modern… Read More

Salt Lake City: Sainsbury & Johnson, 1892. Cabinet card. Albumen photograph [13.5 cm x 9.5 cm] on a pale yellow Sainsbury and Johnson mount [16.5 cm x 11 cm] Nice condition. Manuscript note on the reverse 'Nettie'. Charles Ellis Johnson (1857-1926) was a Mormon photographer known for his work both in Utah and around the world. He grew up in St. George, Utah, and gained an interest in botany and theater. While operating a drug store in Salt Lake City, he started dabbling in photography and opened a photo studio. He photographed actors and actresses at the Salt Lake Theater, including some artistic nudes. He took photos of Utah attractions, and in 1903 traveled through the Ottoman Empire to take photos for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. In 1917 Johnson moved to San Jose, California where he continued operating a photo studio. "Johnson was one of the most prolific and enterprising photographers on the Mormon scene. He photographed thousands of people in his modern state-of-the-art studio in Salt Lake… Read More

Hildburghausen, GER: Stich, Druck und Verlag der Geographischen Anstalt des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1850. Map [29 cm x 35.5 cm] / [11" x 14"] on a single sheet [35 cm x 43 cm] / [13.5" x 17"] Hand tinted borders to Mexican states. A few short closed tears at the head in the margin (does not effect map). Rare map, that locates the shortly lived 'State of Deseret' which Brigham Young proposed in the spring of 1849. This provisional state was never recognized by the United States government, but was still located by a handful of European map makers, who wanted to provide in their mind, the most accurate map and to put it in the hands of the public at large, but specifically those who wanted to take to the Mormon, Oregon & California trails and settle in the then largely uninhabited western U.S. The dream of the State of Deseret ended in the fall of 1850, with the establishment of the Territory of Utah. Salt Lake City is located at its present location and named 'Mormonfort. Not in Moffat. Not in Wheat.

Cambridge, MA: New England Mission, 1958. Vol. 19 / Nos.6-12. Vol. 20 / Nos.1-11. Vol.21 / 1-11. 28 issues. Quartos [28 cm] Side stappled wrappers. Mimeographed contents. Issues very good or better. Newsletters from the New England Mission that contain news from the Mission, comings and goings, comics and other miscellany. Included with this collection are 90 pages of mimeographed 'Comparative Reports' covering the same time period for the Western and Northern Massachusetts districts. The New England Mission was organized in September 1937 from portions of the Eastern States Mission and the Canadian Mission. It was composed of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. As well as the Canadian provinces Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

Stockton, CA: University of the Pacific, 1968. 63pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Contains the Morgan piece, 'New Light on Ashley and Jed Smith: Good luck and a sharp eye find missed data in an old paper.' Saunders 139.

La Jolla, CA: Cooper Graphics, 1973. Pictorial map [58.5 cm x 44.5 cm] / [23" x 17.5"] printed in two colors. Fine 'A' condition. Pictorial map that locates ghost towns, old mines, military forts, Indian sites and ruins, and other points of interest in New Mexico. The map is surrounded by historic scenes and characters from New Mexico's history (U.S. Soldier, Native American warrior, pueblos, forts, headstones, etc.,). Legend at lower right. We locate five institutional holdings, and only one holding in New Mexico. Rare.

Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1992. First Edition. 309pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. - 'The Search for Truth and Meaning in Mormon History' by Leonard J. Arrington - 'The Quest for Religious Authority and the Rise of Mormonism' by Mario S. De Pillis - 'The Significance of Joseph Smith's 'First Vision' in Mormon Thought' by James B. Allen - 'The Prophet Puzzle: Suggestions Leading toward a More Comprehensive Interpretation of Joseph Smith' by Jan Shipps - 'Dream and Nightmare: Nauvoo Revisited' by Robert Bruce Flanders - 'A Gift Given, A Gift Taken: Washing, Anointing, and Blessing the Sick among Mormon Women' by Linda King Newell - 'A Demographic Portrait of the Mormons, 1830-1980' by Dean May - 'Mormons, Crickets, and Gulls: A New Look at an Old Story' by William G. Hartley - 'The "Leading Sister": A Female Hierarchy in Nineteenth-Century Mormon Society' by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher - 'Notes on Mormon Polygamy' by Stanley S. Ivins - 'Divorce among Mormon Polygamists: Extent… Read More