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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. PART III (ONLY) ILLUSTRATIONS BELONGING TO REPORTS ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE.
Washington. A.O.P. Nicholson. 1854 Hard Cover Fair
. ILLUSTRATIONS ONLY.Unpaginated. Rebacked using original brown cloth covered boards, decoratively stamped. ILLUSTRATED WITH 45 FOLDING MAPS, PLANS, SKETCHES, SURVEYS, ETC. [Senate] 33d Congress, 2d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 1. Franklin Pierce was the President at the time. This volume contains the illustrations to the 'Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office', the 'Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings', the 'Report on the National Hospital for the Insane', the 'Report of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers', & the 'Report of the Chief of Ordnance and Hydrography'. Lacks 'Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan' & 'Map of Public Surveys in California'. Old penciled signature on FEP. SCARCE. Edges of boards are worn. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 006672
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Blackie, W. G. COMPREHENSIVE ATLAS & GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD: COMPRISING AN EXTENSIVE SERIES OF MAPS, A DESCRIPTION, PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL, OF ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE EARTH; A PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES, AND A COPIOUS INDEX OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS.
London Blackie & Son 1884 Three-Quarter Leather Very Good
. "ALSO NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTED IN THE TEXT, AND A SERIES OF COLOURED ENGRAVINGS REPRESENTING THE PRINCIPAL RACES OF MANKIND.". [ix, 304, 67 colored map plates, 99 pp index]. Brown marbled cloth covered boards, black leather corners and spine, raised spine bands, gilt engraved lettering on front cover and spine, marbled endpapers. 10 COLOR PLATES ILLUSTRATING THE RACES OF MANKIND, plus many B/W in text illustrations. NOT EX-LIB. Some light scattered foxing, very tight, minor edgewear. Heavy oversized volume weighing approx. 14 lbs., additional shipping and handling will apply. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall 008823
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Bryant, H. G. RECORD OF THE UNITED STATES IN GEOGRAPHY 1889 - 1913.
Rome. Tipografia Dell'Unione Editrice. 1914 First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s)
.40pp. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO WILLIAM LIBBEY, A PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND TWICE A MEMBER OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC RIFLE TEAM, IN PENCIL AND DATED SEPT. 1915. Decorated endpapers. Personal bookplate of Libbey's on inside front cover. Clean interior. Tight binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 005010
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Crantz, David History of Greenland: Containing a Description of the Country, and Its Inhabitants: 2 Volumes
London 1767 1st Edition Leather. Very Good
.Vol. 1 - lix, 405pp., Vol. 2 - 497pp., 1 page errata.PRINTED FOR THE BRETHREN'S SOCIETY FOR THE FUTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL AMONG THE HEATHEN.TRANSLATED FROM THE HIGH-DUTCH, AND ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS AND OTHER COPPER-PLATES.FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.VOL. 1 HAS FOLD OUT MAP OF GREENLAND, FOLD OUT MAP OF THE WESTERN COAST OF GREENLAND, AND 5 FOLD OUT PLATES.VOL. 2 HAS 2 FOLD OUT PLATES. CRANTZ, AN HISTORIOGRAPHER, WRITES A VERY DETAILED AND THOROUGH HISTORY OF GREENLAND INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS NATURAL HISTORY, WHALING, SEALING AND FISHING, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, HEALTH AND MEDICINE,ETC. A CHRONICLE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MORAVIAN MISSIONARY SETTLEMENTS AT NEW HERRNHUTH AND LICHTENFELS. Volumes have been rebacked using original leather boards, original leather title label laid down on spine. Text clean. A VERY NICE SET. Size: 8vo 001736
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Darby, William and Theodore Dwight. EMIGRANT'S GUIDE TO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN STATES AND TERRITORIES: COMPRISING A GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STATES OF LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, AND OHIO.
New York Kirk & Mercein 1818 Hard Cover As Is
.[[3], 311pgs., xiii (p.g. xiii is a facsimile)].FIRST EDITION. REBACKED WITH ORIGINAL LEATHER BOARDS AND MOST OF ORIGINAL SPINE LAID DOWN.TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE MIDWESTERN U.S. ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING LOUISIANA (facsimile, 7" x 8").WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF THE ROAD AND RIVER ROUTES WEST OF THE ALEGHANY MOUNTAINS, etc.SEVERAL PLATES INCLUDED: "IMPERFECT TOWNSHIPS", STATISTICAL TABLES(3 pages), CHART OF MOBILE, PERDIDO, AND PENSACOLA BAYS (facsimile).Mild foxing throughout.Last half of text toned.Leather worn and rubbed, corners bumped.Dampstaining to first 120 pages.SCARCE. Size: 8vo 006559
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Ed. Erslev. LAEREBOG I DEN ALMINDELIGE GEOGRAFI. NO. I.
Kjobenhavn. Jacob Erslevs. 1884 Hardcover Fair
. [407+pp]. Marbled paper covered boards, leather spine, gilt lettering on spine label. Text in Danish. ILLUSTRATED WITH B/W ENGRAVINGS. Interesting old marginalia, volume thoroughly studied. Small folding map of Europe in rear, TIPPED IN COLOR. Half inch of leather missing from top of spine. Board edges show wear, spine leather wrinkled, cracked. Loose textblock. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 007659
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Fitch, George W. OUTLINES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
New York. J. H.Colton & Company. 1856 Hard Cover Very Good
.225pp. (and pages of ads). FOURTH LARGE EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY SIX DOUBLE PAGE COLORED MAPS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.Brown stamped cloth with GILT TITLE ON SPINE.TEXT AND MAPS ARE CLEAN. Size: 8vo 000718
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Fogg, Alonzo J. (Compiler). STATISTICS AND GAZETTEER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE COUNTIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES; ALSO, BOUNDARIES AND AREA OF THE STATE, AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED PAGES OF STATISTICAL TABLES,.
Concord, N.H. D. L. Guernsey. 1874 Full-Leather Good
. "PERTAINING TO ITS POPULATION, WEALTH, INDUSTRIES, CHURCHES, SCHOOL HOUSES, SOLDIERS IN THE LATE REBELLION, AND POST OFFICES: WITH A LIST OF STATE OFFICERS, ETC.: TOGETHER WITH A DESCRIPTION OF ITS MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS AND POPULAR RESORTS FOR TOURISTS, AND A GREAT VARIETY OF OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION.". [xiv, 674pp]. Leather bindig, black leather title labels on spine, gilt lettering worn off. Front hinge detached, but present. Lacks folding map and original frontis, facsimile of frontis present. Several ownership signatures dated 1878. As Is. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 007144
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Johnston, Keith. HALF-CROWN ATLAS OF BRITISH HISTORY.
Edingurgh & London. W. & A. K. Johnston. 1890 Hard Cover. Good - Very Good
. Dark green cloth boards, stamped, gilt lettering and design on front cover. 31 Pages of COLOR MAPS.24 Pages of text including index plus 6 pages ads. Publishing date not given, circa late 1800's. Minimal shelf wear.Binding loose but holding. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 005319
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Kidder, D. P. & J. C. Fletcher. BRAZIL AND THE BRAZILIANS, PORTRAYED IN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES.
Philadelphia. Childs & Peterson. 1857 First Edition. Leather. Very Good.
. [630, 10pp]. Leather rebacking with original leather stamped boards, gilt lettering on spine, raised spine bands. AEG. Frontis portrait of Don Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil. DETAILED TOPOGRAPHICAL FOLDING MAP OF BRAZIL (12 1/2" X 16") WITH INSET OF PERNAMBUCO AND RIO de JANEIRO OPPOSITE PREFACE, PUBLISHED BY J.H. COLTON 1855 . FULL PAGE MAP OF THE BAY OF RIO de JANEIRO OPPOSITE CHAPTER ONE. Heavily illustrated with B/W engravings. Clean, tight copy. Light wear to leather boards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 005962
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Lossing, Benson J. HUDSON, FROM THE WILDERNESS TO THE SEA.
Troy, N.Y. H. B. Nims & Co. 1866 Hard Cover Fair
. [vii, 464pp]. Brown cloth binding with black lettering and decorative stamping on front cover and spine, gilt detailing, AEG. ILLUSTRATED BY 360 ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD, FROM DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR, AND A FRONTISPIECE ON STEEL. Front hinge cracked, mosture damage to lower half of boards, endpapers, FEPs, frontispiece, and title page. {Sabin 42118}. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 007585
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