Rockford Map Publishers: Rockford, 1974. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", spiral bound orange printed wraps, 50pp. Covers have soiling and creasing, occasional staining to lower page edges else good. Originally published in 1969, this is the revised edition from 1974. More
Instituo Panameriano de Geographia e Historia Publication no. 41. Mexico City 1939. 11 x 8.5", original wraps, 293pp, numerous folding maps, ex-library, some chipping & small tears to wrappers else solid copy. FIRST EDITION. More
Elvino Smith: Philadelphia 1928. 22 x 18", cloth, illus, 36 plates incl index, tabbed, covers worn, soiled, stained, #92 painted on spine, sticker on front cover, corners bumped, soiling, smudging, linen backed pp fraying, some tears, index detached, paper corner gone on plate 18, shets A-G were taken from atlases..... More
Philadelphia 1873. 15.5 x 14", embossed cloth, 70pp+section & rr maps, covers well worn & bumped, stained, torn, wrinkled, spine cover lacking, disbound, soiling, staining, Charlotte map roughly cut along bottom, tears. Maps fairly clean. More
F.W. Beers and Co: NY, 1873. Illustr, 16 x 13, blindstamped cloth, 119 pp. Disbound, cover fair/poor, pages detached, soiling, tears, chipping, missing smal pieces out of the margins, toning, creasing, map is splitting. Beat up, but still a good reference copy. Sold as is. More
Compiled by Hayes, Lake & Hayes:Philadelphia 1889. 18 x 15", cloth, 66pp+statistical tables, covers owrn, frayed, spine ends lacking, outer hinges cracked, covers loose, f.f.ep loose, spotting , tears, creasing, chipping, some soiling, Bethany map missing sm. Piece of lower corner, missing St. Louis map. More
Philadelphia 1889. 18 x 15", cloth, 66pp+statistical tables, covers detached & worn, frayed, ink & pencil names inside, e.ps. Heavily soiled, stained, torn & with missing pieces, tears, loose pp., waterstains, soiling, missing half of St. Louis map, with tracing of missing part replaced by hand. More
J. B. Beers & Co.: NY 1891. 17 x 14", old half leather w/retaped spine; cloth, covers well worn, fraying, peeling, e.sps heavily soiled. F.fep torn, pp smudged, soiled, edge-torn, corners creased. As is : maps still usable and bright, though. More
J. B. Beers Co.: NY 1891. 17 x 14", cloth, 104pp, covers well worn & waterstained, front is detached & rear just hanging on, name stamps inside, some soiling & spotting, tears, f.fep. Tape-repaired, last map & e.p. chipped at bottom. More
Boston, Sept. 25, 1839. 4pp, 24 x 17", vg. The Amistad incident covering 3/4 of a column. "The Amistad Prisoners" which mentions that the Judge instructed the Grand Jury that no criminal charges existed agains any of the Amistad prisoners. More
G. G. Green: Woodbury, NJ (1896). Illus (some color), 9 x 7", color pict. Stapled wraps, 32pp, very attractive covers, covers spotted & partially stained. More
Intercollegiate Press: Shawnee Mission, KS, nd (c 1976). Photos, 11 x 8, decorated cloth, 96 pp, minor cover wear, hinges a little loose else a nice copy. More
Tuskegee, 1943. Oblong 2.5 x 6", dark blue leather, gilt lettering on cover, pastel colored pages, all edges gilt, unpaginated. Covers have light wear, spine torn/splitting, covers a little loose else contents good. Ink name inside covers "Hertha A. Priest Tuskegee Institute Alabama summer '43". Hertha Annelle Priest (later Jenkins)..... More
Ubly, 1888-1895. Oblong 5 x 7.5", pict red boards, unpaginated. Covers well worn and rubbed, green tape on spine, rear inner hinge cracking, light soling else good condition. The usual sweet notes to a person that is going away, which maybe fill up 1/3 of the album. Most entries are..... More
(New York), (c. 1941). Oblong 3 x 6", padded leather, various shades of pastel colored paper, covers worn, whole book quite loose, but intact and fascinating. SIGNED (consecutively on separate pages) BY REX INGRAM (who adds "Best Wishes"), DOOLEY WILSON (who adds "Little Joe X"), KATHERINE DUNHAM ("Sincerely") and ETHEL..... More
Detroit, 1885-1891. Oblong 5 x 8, decorative gilt-stamped covers, unpaginated. Covers well worn, soiled, stained, extremities and corners worn, spine tips bumped & part of fabric worn away, slight musty smell, loose signatures, small tears, text block cracked. The usual kind of silly/friendly/uplifiting, etc. messages from friends, family and classmates..... More
N.p. (New Haven) 1850-51. Engraved portraits, 8 x 6", gilt-ruled leather, a.e.g., well worn, extremities bad, hinges starting, contents darkened, foxed and stained. Over 100 signed inscriptions to a James Spence of La Fayette, Iowa, with portraits of many faculty members, bound with CATALOGUE OF THE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS IN..... More
Leather with embossed and gilt and silver decorated pastoral scene on front, 7x4.25", floral gilt dec spine torn, detached and missing lower spine, front inner hinge cracked and cover loose, covers and extremities worn, all edges gilt. Inscribed: "Bertha Aggie and Nettie to Edith Christmas 1880". Almost all of the..... More
New Orleans, 1845. One 10 x 16 sheet of lined paper folded once, with writing on three panels, the fourth used as postal cover, folds, tear with loss of writing (Neilson's note) from wax seal being opened, toning, wear else a nice example. William Neilson of New Orleans requests an..... More
Detroit, 1834. Long three-page letter, 10 x 7.75" with integral address leaf, folds, tear (with no missing letters) on last page from opened wax seal, else very good condition. Hicks was a stage line manager who moved to Detroit; described his new job, his insecurity, religion, etc. With 20 cent..... More
Clason Map Co: Chicago, 1925. Wraps 7.5 x 4, map is 7 x 3.5 and expands to 28 x 21. The wraps have light wear, creasing, soiling and pencil marks, map has light wear, soiling, creasing, two small margin tears and toning on reverse else very good. "Mileage Map of..... More
Silas Farmer & Co.: Detroit, 1905. Paperback. Folded 8 x 5" and opens up to 24.5 x 29.5", printed cream paper, linen backed, black lettering, printed paper label on backing. Label and surrounding linen backing heavily soiled, stained and rubbed, rest of backing only has light soiling, linen fraying, small..... More
Dr. J.C. Ayer and Co: Lowell, Mass. 1889. Illustr, 7.5 x 5, pict wraps, unpag, small slit in upper corner for hanging, corners chipped and dogeared else a decent copy. More
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co: Lowell, Mass. Feew illus, 8 x 5", stapled wraps, unpaged, covers soiled & spotted. More
Metropolitan Detroit Council: American Youth Hostels: Berkley, MI, (1977). Maps (including one of Belle Isle), 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 28pp, covers a bit worn and soiled, small brown spot on maps 19 & 20 else contents good. Most routes are around 20-25 miles long, and go through the..... More