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Explorations for a Railroad Route and Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Two Volumes by Williamson, R.S - 1857

by Williamson, R.S

Explorations for a Railroad Route and Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Two Volumes by Williamson, R.S - 1857

Explorations for a Railroad Route and Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Two Volumes

by Williamson, R.S

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Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, 1857. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st Printing 2 Copyright dates 1853 and 1857, From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Williamson, R.S. Explorations for a Railroad Route, from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, 1857. Volume VI. Half calf over marbled boards, 5 compartments with raised bands, green spine label titled in gilt. 4to. Illustrated with fifty lithograph and engraved plates on scenery, botanicals, and zoological nature. Edges rubbed, endpapers soiled and lightly foxed; minor foxing to verso of few plates. Volume VI. Half calf over marbled boards, 5 compartments with raised bands, green spine label titled in gilt. 4to. Illustrated with fifty lithograph and engraved plates on scenery, botanicals, and zoological nature. Edges rubbed, endpapers soiled and lightly foxed; minor foxing to verso of few plates. Many Illustrations and Folding maps throughout both volumes
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  • Date Published 1857
  • Pages 650
  • Keywords Explorations
Father Goose His Book ( 1st edition,1st Issue   of This Very Scarce & Deliciously Rare Baum Book...
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Father Goose His Book ( 1st edition,1st Issue of This Very Scarce & Deliciously Rare Baum Book of Nursery Verse ( published just before Baum & Denslow produced The Wonderful Wizard of

by Verse L. Frank Baum ,coloured pictures W. W. Denslow, decorated Endpapers few small stains & small ink mrk, blank flyleaf wonderful ink inscription from prior owner Long Ago wishing Dear Little Mary Jolly Christmas with few small mrks & small men

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Geo. M. Hill Chicago, 1899. HB NODUSTJACKET, September 1899, 1st edition,1st Issue, Pictorial Tan Cover in Beige & Brown & Orange & white of Father Goose with feather in hand & Goose looking at him, MUCH Rub, Scuff & Wear & small StaiNs & Wrinkling to Covers GOOD- , cover Hinge has nice Tape Reinforcement Restoration Most Likely but has on spine printed Father Goose His Book , with Baum bottom of spine , Cover some chipping near Extremities & Scuff, Othrwise GOOD delicate Condition Cover, Interior Hinge probable white Tape Reinforcement,Few pgs small mended Tears & creases or Scuff, few small INK margin mrks, Minor Fox, OtHerwise Nice, & Tight, Most Plates are Nice & colors Bright, Few Page Repairs in Margins, Few small pencil mrks, Interior VG-, AS-IS, NODJ, UNpaginated. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Dangling Man [Signed]
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Dangling Man [Signed]

by BELLOW, Saul (1915-2005)

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London: John Lehmann, 1946. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Impression ("First published in England 1946") of this slim, quiet masterpiece (Bellow's first book) from the Nobel prizewinning author of Herzog, Augie March, and Henderson the Rain King. Slim crown 8vo (184 x 119mm): 191,[1]pp. Publisher's finely woven sunflower cloth, spine stamped in brown, illustrated dust jacket (price-clipped) by Robert Medley. Signed by Bellow on front fly-leaf. Fine, tight (probably unread), and bright; about Fine jacket with touch of usual darkening to spine and back panels but front panel still vivid. Cronin & Hall 2. Written in diary format, the story centers on Joseph, "a would-be writer and intellectual caught waiting for the Draft, who romantically believes that intellectual and spiritual enlightenment is to be attained by isolating himself within the confines of a room in a cheap Chicago boarding house while he studies the great writers of the Enlightenment. . . . [In it is] much of Bellow's… Read More
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To a God Unknown
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To a God Unknown

by Steinbeck, John

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New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Second Issue. Goldstone & Payne, A3b. Issued in an edition of 900 copies. Book has never been read. Pages uncut. Very slight age toning to book spine. Dust jacket has very light chipping to top of spine. A very presentable copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..
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Peck's Bad Boy: RARE POSTER FOR PLAY
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Peck's Bad Boy: RARE POSTER FOR PLAY

by [Peck, George Wilbur]

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[None Stated]: [None Stated], [1884]. First Edition. No Binding. Very good. A Very Good RARE ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK POSTER for a stage play featuring Peck's Bad Boy. Civil War Veteran, Politician, and Author George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916), who owned a Wisconsin newspaper known as the "Sun", authored a humorous weekly newspaper column which often featured a character of his own invention named Henry "Hennery" Peck who first appeared in 1882. The character was tremendously popular and became known as "Peck's Bad Boy". Peck went on to write a series of books' featuring Hennery Peck who was known for pulling pranks on members of the town, but most especially on his father, for the pure joy of causing trouble and chaos. Peck began writing these stories, which were turned into books as well, in the early 1880s. 'Peck's Bad Boy' became a household name in the United States and was so popular that he entered the American lexicon with the dictionary definition of "Peck's bad boy" being "one whose bad behavior… Read More
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The 104th Psalm..
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The 104th Psalm..

by Ffarington, Susan Maria

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London: Vincent Brooks Day & Son, 1870. Beautiful coloured-lithographic panorama, as issued in its original decorated cloth boards: the series of 24 connected panels combine to illustrate Psalm 104, forming a continuous panorama over three-and-a-half metres in total. This copy is unusually fine; where seen, these fragile works more commonly display significant wear. The work has been featured in some detail online, testament to its visual impact (see for example a handsome commentary including a full reproduction at the Bridwell Library of Southern Methodist University in the USA). The panorama begins with an image of the psalmist, King David, covering his head in reverence to the Lord; at the end, he appears again, wearing a crown and playing his harp within his palace in Jerusalem. The remainder of the panorama consists of various landscapes teeming with life, as described in the psalm, and includes a scene showing the "leviathan" or whale. The panorama was designed by Susan Maria Ffarington… Read More
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The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.
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The Works of the Late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.

by Addison, Joseph

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First Baskerville edition. Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, at Shakespear's Head in The Strand, London. Birmingham. 1761. 4 volumes. Quarto. Complete with the rare "Directions to the Binder". Text and plates all complete.
Vol. I: I, title, ii blank, iii-v dedication, vi blank, vii-xx Preface, xxi-xxv Poem, xxvi-xxvii Contents, xxvii blank, 1-501 Poems on Several Occasions, 502 blank, 503-37 Poemata, 538 blank, 3z2 blank, 3z2 verso "Directions to the Binder. This leaf is to be cut out". (therefore usually missing) 413-537 Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals, 538 blank, 539-42 index 543-4 blank. 3 engraved plates, plus 6 plates included in pagination.
Vol. II: Title, A1 blank, A2 sub title to Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, A2v blank. A3-A3v Dedication, A4-A4v Preface, 1-171 Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, 172 blank, 173-372 The Tatler, 373-538 The Spectator, 539-40 Index, 550 blank. 7 engraved plates.
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To a God Unknown
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To a God Unknown

by Steinbeck, John

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New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Second Issue. Goldstone & Payne, A3b. Issued in an edition of 900 copies. Book has never been read. Pages uncut. Very slight age toning to book spine. Dust jacket has very light chipping to top of spine. A very presentable copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box..
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THE BELLS and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
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THE BELLS and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

by Poe, Edgar Allen

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Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dulac, Edmond. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. Number 220 of 750 autographed copies from the illustrator Edmund Dulac. Stunningly illustrated with 28 color plates. Front cover with fading and wear to outer edge, (see image), moderate wear to corners, silk ribbon is worn and front cover with bend. Interior pages bright and clean with no marks or writings, binding sound. Z1 More images upon request.
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History of a Fishing Trip. Written to Order by the Keeper of the Records.
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History of a Fishing Trip. Written to Order by the Keeper of the Records.

by [Lowery, F.W.]

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[np]: [Privately Printed], 1933. Limited Edition, First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Very good + / near fine. A very good plus / near fine first edition limited to 100 copies, as stated. 1/4 brown cloth over brown paper boards with gilt title-stamping on cover. One light short scuff to front cover with a few light scuffs on the back. Minor rubbing and miniscule loss at head and tail of spine. Wear to edge of front cover. Mild toning to pastedowns and page edges. 130 pp., including appendix. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches tall, octavo. A lovely and entertaining story and beautiful piece of prose about a salmon fishing trip on Anticosti.
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INO AND BACCHUS (Daguerreotype Stereoview)
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INO AND BACCHUS (Daguerreotype Stereoview)

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Preston, England: George Cartwright, 1852. Rare original daguerreotype stereoview picturing the plaster sculpture by Irish-born sculptor John Henry Foley ( 1818-1874) that was exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace. An albumen print by Claude-Marie Ferrier is featured in Anthony Hamber's monumental work, Photography and the 1851 Great Exhibition, but the photographer for this daguerreotype stereoview is as yet unidentified. Hamber mentions that the Victoria and Albert Museum has a copy of this stereoview in their collection. Strangely enough the V&A misidentifies the image as "Bacchus Being Fed Grapes by [Venus?]" and makes no mention of the Foley sculpture. That is the only other copy of this daguerreotype stereoview I have been able to locate. On the verso of our stereoview is Cartwright's label as well as a handwritten identification of the subject. The daguerreotype is in excellent condition, with no bleeding at the edges. The cloth backing is… Read More
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Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating Lieutenant Williamson's report of his surveys to ascertain a practicable route for a railroad to the Pacific ocean. April 3, 1854. 33d Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 52

by Williamson, R.S.; Davis, Jefferson (transmitter)

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Washington: No Publisher, 1854. Disbound. Fair. 6 page pamphlet. Disbound from a larger work. A short but detailed account of the survey parties and their explorations in search of a viable railroad route to the Pacific, mentioning Los Angelos, San Bernardino Valley, the Gila River, the Mohave and Colorado Rivers, and many other locales in Southern California. Jefferson Davis's name appears, with a brief letter of transmittal, at the beginning of this report. FAIR condition. First leaf DETACHED from the rest, with the other two pages weakening. Some chipping and creasing along the binding edge. General minor toning to the paper. Light crease to the lower corner.
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Plate I. Western Slope of Main Ridge of Cascade Mountains from Near Camp M.

Plate I. Western Slope of Main Ridge of Cascade Mountains from Near Camp M.: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Very Good. Very Good original lithotint. light offset to plate. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). Native Scout with two men overlooking Cascade Mountains. From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. In his excellent book on the Prints of the West Professor Ron Tyler states: Speaking before the Senate on January 6, 1859, Senator James Harlan of Iowa praised the Pacific Railroad Reports, pointing out that because 'some Senators and members of congress might not be able to read and comprehend them, they… Read More
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Plate XI. Castle Rock in Canon of Mpto-Ly-As [White Fish] River Near Camp 53 A

Plate XI. Castle Rock in Canon of Mpto-Ly-As [White Fish] River Near Camp 53 A: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Fine. Fine original lithotint. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. In his excellent book on the Prints of the West Professor Ron Tyler states: Speaking before the Senate on January 6, 1859, Senator James Harlan of Iowa praised the Pacific Railroad Reports, pointing out that because 'some Senators and members of congress might not be able to read and comprehend them, they have been illustrated. Every swell of land, every unexpected or unanticipated gorge in the… Read More
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Plate IX. Abies Menziesii [Douglas Fir]

Plate IX. Abies Menziesii [Douglas Fir]: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Near Fine. Near Fine original lithotint. Light toning to edges. Image clean. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. An early depiction of the Douglas Fir; one of the many botanicals discovered and then introduced into cultivation by Scottish botanist David Douglas (1799-1834). Single sheet matted in Neutral Rag Board & backing
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Plate  III Upper Klamath Lake from 28

Plate III Upper Klamath Lake from 28: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Fine. Fine original lithotint. Image clean. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). Pair of Native American scouts on rocky outcropping above Ummper Klamath Lake. From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, an early depiction of a North American conifer first described by Scottish botanist David Douglas (1799-1834). Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. In his excellent book on the Prints of the West Professor Ron Tyler states: Speaking before the Senate on January 6, 1859, Senator James Harlan of Iowa praised the Pacific Railroad Reports,… Read More
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Plate  II. Mouth of Fall River Near Camp 20

Plate II. Mouth of Fall River Near Camp 20: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Fine. Fine original lithotint. Image clean. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). Trio of Native American Scouts, and running fox in foreground of Mouth of Fall River Near Camp 20. From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. In his excellent book on the Prints of the West Professor Ron Tyler states: Speaking before the Senate on January 6, 1859, Senator James Harlan of Iowa praised the Pacific Railroad Reports, pointing out that because 'some Senators and members of congress might not be able to read… Read More
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Plate VI. Three Sisters and Canon of McKenzie's Fork of Willamette River from Camp P.

Plate VI. Three Sisters and Canon of McKenzie's Fork of Willamette River from Camp P.: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Fine. Fine original lithotint. Image clean. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). Pair of Native Scouts overloking Three Sisters and Canon of McKenzie's Fork of Willamette River. From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. In his excellent book on the Prints of the West Professor Ron Tyler states: Speaking before the Senate on January 6, 1859, Senator James Harlan of Iowa praised the Pacific Railroad Reports, pointing out that because 'some Senators and members of congress might not be able to… Read More
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Plate IV. Picea Grandis [Grand Fir]

Plate IV. Picea Grandis [Grand Fir]: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

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Plate V. Pinus contortus [Lodgepole Pine]

Plate V. Pinus contortus [Lodgepole Pine]: USPRR Exp & Surveys. California & Oregon

by Williamson, R.S.; Abbot, Henry L

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Washington DC:: Washington DC, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer,, 1853-59.. First printing. Near Fine. Near Fine original lithotint. Light toning to edges. Image clean. Large Octavo (8.5 x 10.75 inches). Handsomely matted in Fawn Rag Board with French line decoration. Sized to 16 x 14 inches, suitable for framing. From US Pacific Railroad Surveys: Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable & Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, an early depiction of a North American conifer first described by Scottish botanist David Douglas (1799-1834). Funded by the US government, these reports were produced to determine possible routes for transcontinental travel and contained the greatest wealth of topographical and natural history discovery of the Western United States during the nineteenth century. Single sheet matted in Neutral Rag Board & backing
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Reports of Explorations and Surveys... Volume V (5) : Report of Explorations in California for Railroad Routes, to Connect with the Routes Near the 35th and 32nd Parallels...

by Williamson, Lt. R.S

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Washington, D. C.: Gpo. Fair with no dust jacket. 1856. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Professionaly rebound, with the original spine laid on, and the original boards. Unfortunately, the maps and a number of plates have been cut out. Not all of the lithographs are gone. The folding and botanical plates appear to be untouched. So, as-is, even though it looks very nice. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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