New York: Miller Orton & Co., 1857. Early printing, 1st published in 1856. 2 volumes. Frontis in Volume I; plates. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth bindings with gilt stamping. Goodrich, "better known by his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author and politician who established the children's magazine Merry's..... More
Atlanta: Foote & Davies Co., (1924). 1st edition. 200 pp. A few intratextual b/w map illustrations. 8" x 5-1/4". Brown cloth binding, gilt stamping to front board. More
San Francisco: 1898. 1st printing. [2], 13, [1 (blank)] pp. Unopened. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-5/16". Printed self-wrappers, sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records 6 institutional holdings. More
London: Printed for Sherwood, and Co. Paternoster Row, Constable, Edinburgh; and Griffin, Glasgow, 1850. 1st edition thus. Not in Wolff. 3 volumes: [6], iv, 336; 322; 322 pp. Crown 8vo. Period dark brown half leather bindings with marbled paper boards. Each volume now protected by a custom cut clear mylar..... More
Carson City, NV: Issued by The Department of Highways, 1929. 1st printing thus [i.e., this year], and apparently the NV Dept of Highway's 4th map overall, the first coming in 1919, followed by 1922 & 1927 [this latter also overseen by Durkee]. Single sheet, folded 3x. Verso: map. Recto: 8..... More
Philadelphia: Robert P. Desilver, Publisher. 1836. 1st edition (American Imprints 36933). 10, viii, 9 - 303 pp. Illustrated with diagrams, charts & musical scores. 12mo. Bound in 6s. Contemporary full sheep binding (flat back) with black leather spine label. On the front paste-down is a tipped-in New York State General..... More
London /New York: Ward Lock and Co., (n. d.). Early edition, ca 1887. Cf. Topp II, 1923. viii, 435, [5] pp. 4 page publisher catalogue at rear. Crown 8vo. 7" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's color-printed glazed pale green printed paper binding ["yellowback" style]. Advert eps... More
