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Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the American CIVIL War 1861-1865
Gardner, Alexander · 2001
$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,352)
New York, Delano Greenidge Editions, c2001. Hardcover. Oblong, 220p. illus. Very good condition/good.
History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, by William Bradford.
Bradford, William · 1912
$403.00 (€365.63 | £305.04 | ¥64,333)
Boston, Published for The Massachusetts Historical Society by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Hardcover. 2 v. fronts (v.2, col. port.) illus. plates (1 double) maps (part fold.) fold. plan, facsims. (part fold.) 25 cm. Ex-library. Very good condition; pages partly unopened. Re...
The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock Edited from the Original Manuscripts by Winthrop Sargent.
Sargent, Winthrop, ed. · 1855
$288.00 (€261.30 | £217.99 | ¥45,975)
Philadelphia, For the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1855. Hardcover. 4 p.l. vii-xiv, 15-423 p. : front. 1 illus. 2 fold. maps, 7 plans (6 fold.) ; 25 cm. Very good condition References: Howes S111; Sabin 77043 A key work in the “Memoirs of the Historical Society of Penns...
Connecticut Historical Collections : Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. , Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions. Illustrated by 200 Engravings / by John Warner Barber... Improved Edition
Barber, John Warner · 0
$403.00 (€365.63 | £305.04 | ¥64,333)
New Haven, Durrie & Peck and J.Warber, c1838. Hardcover. viii, [9]-593 p. : front. illus. plates. fold. map ; 23cm. Very good condition. Recased in original publishwers cloth A foundational work in American local history, Barber’s Connecticut Historical Collections combines to...
History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850
De Forest, John William · 1851
$316.00 (€286.70 | £239.19 | ¥50,445)
Hartford, W. J. Hamersley, 1851. Hardcover. xxvi, 509 p. front. (fold. map) illus. pl. port. 22 cm. Ill.: Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Very good condition References: Sabin 19579; Field 424; Howes D-211 A foundational Native American history by novelist and historian John W. De...
Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley : With the Original Narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin, and Anaste Douay. / by John Gilmary Shea. With a Facsimile of the Newly-Discovered Map of Marquette
Shea, John Gilmary · 1852
$345.00 (€313.01 | £261.14 | ¥55,075)
New York, Redfield, 1852. Hardcover. lxxx. 267, [1] p. : front, (facsim.) fold. map. ; 23 cm. Ex-library, Very good condition. Recased in original cloth References: Sabin 80157; Howes S-345; Graff 3794 First edition of this important compilation of early French missionary and ...
Notes of a Military Reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, Including Part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers. By Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory. Made in 1846-7, with the Advanced Guard of the "Army of the "West"...
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers. · 1848
$863.00 (€782.98 | £653.22 | ¥137,766)
Washington, DC, Wendell and Van Benthuysen, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. 614 p. ill. facsims. plates, [2] folded maps. 22 cm. Good condition. Rebound in brown cloth, margins closely cropped References: Howes E145 ("b"); Wagner-Camp-Becker 148:1; Sabin 22536 First edition of...
Narrative Journal of Travels Through the Northwestern Regions of the United States : Extending from Detroit Through the Great Chain of American Lakes to the Sources of the Mississippi River, Performed As a Member of the Expedition Under Governor Cass. In the Year 1820. By Henry R. Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe · 1821
$546.00 (€495.37 | £413.28 | ¥87,161)
Albany, Printed and published by E. & E. Hosford, 1821. First edition. Hardcover. 1 p.l. xiv p. 1 l. [17]-419, [4] p. front. (fold. map) plates. ; 25 cm. Good condition. front cover detached, internally clean & tight References: Howes S187; Wagner-Camp 19a:1; Sabin 77862. Firs...
Connecticut Historical Collections : Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &C. , Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions. Illustrated by 180 Engravings / by John Warner Barber
Barber, John Warner · 1836
$633.00 (€574.31 | £479.13 | ¥101,050)
New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1836. Hardcover. viii, [9]-560 p. : front. illus. plates. fold. map ; 23 cm. very good condition. Reback in modern modern leather with orignal calf boards, minor foxing throughout References: Sabin 3324; Shaw & Shoemaker 36419; Howes B122 A landmark i...
A Canoe Voyage Up the Minnay Sotor; with an Account of the Lead and Copper Deposits in Wisconsin; of the Gold Region in the Cherokee Country; and Sketches of Popular Manners; &C. &C. &C. By G.W. Featherstonhaugh, F.R. S. , F.G. S... .
Featherstonhaugh, George William · 1847
$345.00 (€313.01 | £261.14 | ¥55,075)
London, Richard Bentley .. Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1847. Hardcover. 2 v. (416, 351 p.) fronts. illus. 2 fold. maps. 23 cm. Very good condition Reference: Howes F67: Sabin 23960: Wagner-Camp-Becker 128: A landmark travel and geological narrative by one of the earl...
Geological Report of an Examination Made in 1834 of the Elevated Country between the Missouri and Red Rivers / by G.W. Featherstonhaugh, U.S. Geologist.
Featherstonhaugh, George William · 1835
$460.00 (€417.35 | £348.18 | ¥73,433)
Washington, DC, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. 97 p. [1] fold. leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Very good condition References:Howes F66; Sabin 23958; Wagner-Camp-Becker 60 This is the first official geological survey of the region between the Misso...
Voyage in a Six-Oared Skiff to the Falls of Saint Anthony in 1817. Collections of the Historical society of Minnesota. [pt. 1, 1860]
Long, Stephen Harriman · 1860
$173.00 (€156.96 | £130.95 | ¥27,617)
Philadelphia, H. B. Ashmead, printer, 1860. Second edition. Hardcover. 87, [1] p. 22 cm. Very good condition Referenes: Howes L443; Sabin 41820; Wagner-Camp-Becker 16:2 A foundational account of early exploration in the Upper Mississippi Valley, this narrative records Major St...
Report of a Geological Reconnoissance Made in 1835, from the Seat of Government, by the Way of Green Bay and the Wisconsin Territory to the Coteau de Prairie, an Elevated Ridge Dividing the Missouri from the St. Peter's River. By G.W. Featherstonhaugh, U.S. Geologist.
Featherstonhaugh, George William · 1836
$230.00 (€208.67 | £174.09 | ¥36,716)
Washington, DC, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1836. First edition. Hardcover. 168 p. 4 pl. 23 cm. Very good condition References:Howes F65; Sabin 23959; Wagner-Camp-Becker 61 This early government-issued geological survey presents Featherstonhaugh’s official account of his 1835...
A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island : Written with Care and Impartiality, from Original and Authentic Materials; Consisting of Two Parts... : With an Accurate and Improved Map of Each State / by John C. Pease and John M. Niles.
Pease, John C. (John Chauncey) & Niles, John M. (John Milton) · 1819
$201.00 (€182.36 | £152.14 | ¥32,087)
Hartford, Printed and published by William S. Marsh, 1819. Hardcover. vii, 389, [2] leaves of plates : ports. folded maps ; 22 cm. very good condition. in worn calf References: Shaw & Shoemaker 49034 An early and authoritative geographical and historical reference work on Conn...
History and Antiquities of New Haven (Conn. ) from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Comp. From the Most Authentic Sources. By J.W. Barber. Illustrated with Engravings.
Barber, John Warner · 1831
$144.00 (€130.65 | £109.00 | ¥22,988)
New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1831. Hardcover. 120 p. illus. 6 col. plates, col. plan. 19 cm. Good condition. Rebound in blue cloth, prelim leaves restored & 2 table of contents content leaves replaced in facsimile. References: Sabin 3593; Shoemaker 5775; Howes First edition of th...
History and Antiquities of New Haven (Conn. ) from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Comp. From the Most Authentic Sources. By J.W. Barber. Illustrated with Engravings.
Barber, John Warner · 1831
$345.00 (€313.01 | £261.14 | ¥55,075)
New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1831. Hardcover. 120 p. illus. 6 col. plates, col. plan. 19 cm. very good condition. Rebound in modern 3/4 calf References: Sabin 3593; Shoemaker 5775; Howes B First edition of this early local history by John Warner Barber (1798–1885), a noted Americ...
Journal of a Tour Into the Interior of Missouri and Arkansaw, from Potosi, or Mine a Burton, in Missouri Territory, in a South-West Direction, Toward the Rocky Mountains: Performed in the Years 1818 and 1819. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe · 1821
$863.00 (€782.98 | £653.22 | ¥137,766)
London, Printed for Sir R. Phillips and co. 1821. First edition. Hardcover. 102 p. fold. map. 23 cm. Very good condition. Rebound in blue boards with leather spine References: Howes S183; Sabin 77852; Wagner-Camp 19a. This early narrative by geologist and ethnologist Henry R. ...
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of Its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832.
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe · 1855
$460.00 (€417.35 | £348.18 | ¥73,433)
Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo, & co. 1855. Hardcover. xx, [17]-596 p. 23 cm. Very good condition. Bound in original cloth, inner hinges reinforced, clean and solid overall, with minimal shelfwear. Text block sound and internally clean. References: Howes S187; Sabin 77855; W...
Views in New Haven and Its Vicinity: With a Particular Description to Each View. Drawn and Engraved by J.W. Barber.
Barber, John Warner · 1825
$201.00 (€182.36 | £152.14 | ¥32,087)
New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1825. Hardcover. 11 p. 6 plates (incl. map) 15 cm. Good condition, plate 5 torn with some loss at top References: Sabin 3595; Shoemaker 19272 Scarce early work by John Warner Barber (1798–1885), one of America’s first historian-illustrators, featuring...
Das Illustrirte Mississippithal : Dargestellt in 80 Nach Der Natur Aufgenommenen Ansichten Von Wasserfalle Zu St. Anthony an Bis Zum Golf Von Mexico... Von H. Lewis... Nebst Einer Historischen Und Geographischen Beschreibung Der Den Fluss Begränzenden Länder, Mit Besonderer Rücksicht Auf Die Verschiedenen Den Obern Mississippi Bewohnenden Indianerstämme. (Deutsch Und Englisch). / Von George B. Douglas. With Two Portraits of Henry Lewis and an Introduction by J. Christian Bay. Reprints of rare Americana no. 3
Lewis, Henry · 1923
$978.00 (€887.32 | £740.27 | ¥156,124)
Leipzig, H. Schmidt & C. Günther; [etc. etc.], 1923. Hardcover. 3 p.l. iii-xii, 431 p. : illus. 79 pl. (78 col. 1 fold.) 2 mounted port. (incl. front.) ; 27 cm. Ex-library, Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leather, outer hinges cracked Originally issued in parts nos. 1-3, 1854...