SCHEME FOR SELLING BY CERTIFICATE, AND DISTRIBUTING BY ALLOTMENT, THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE PROPERTY AT YORK-HAVEN, VIZ.
by [York-Haven Company]: Cole, William:
[N.p., but likely either Philadelphia or Baltimore. , ca.1814].. Rare Pennsylvania Town Development Broadside One of only three located copies of this land lottery broadside pertaining to York-Haven, Pennsylvania, located on the Susquehanna River, about fifty miles from Baltimore. The bulk of the broadside is taken up with a listing of property, including the "Situation and Description" of the land, its size, and its dollar value potentially available to purchasers of lottery certificates. Almost all of the... Read More
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YOSEMITE VALLEY THROUGH THE STEREOSCOPE.
by [Yosemite]: Turner, Charles Quincy:
New York: Underwood & Underwood,, [1902].. Touring the Yosemite Valley by Stereoscope An interesting stereoscopic tour of Yosemite, with accompanying text. The text includes a brief history of Yosemite, instructions on using the stereoscope, and extended descriptions of each view. The stereoscopes were produced by Sun Sculpture Works and Studios of Arlington and Westwood, New Jersey. The Underwood firm patented a hand-held stereoscopic viewer in 1901 under the "Sun Sculpture" trademark. Each card is captioned... Read More
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RULES, REGULATIONS, AND BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO MANAGE THE YOSEMITE VALLEY AND MARIPOSA BIG TREE GROVE.
by [Yosemite]:
Sacramento: State Office J.J. Ayers, Supt. State Printing,, 1885.. Early Rules Governing the Yosemite Valley, Before It Was a National Park "This is the earliest comprehensive compilation of regulations for the [Yosemite] grant. Also printed are the by-laws of the commissioners, the governor's proclamation appointing the first commissioners, the legislation establishing and accepting the grant, and a list of former and current commissioners" - Currey & Kruska. The rules and regulations mention a "guardian" of the... Read More
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[GROUP OF TWELVE STEREOCARDS OF YOSEMITE AND THE CALIFORNIA BIG TREES].
by [Yosemite]: [Hazeltine, Martin Mason]:
Boston: John P.Soule,, 1870.. Early Stereoviews of Yosemite A nice group of stereoscopic views of Yosemite and the Big Trees in California, published by John P. Soule of Boston. Soule published some 250 stereo cards of scenes on the West Coast, and the present collection contains several well-known views. Included are views of the Yosemite Valley, South Dome, Nevada Fall, Vernal Fall, and the Three Brothers. One of the views is of Mariposa County, showing... Read More
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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE, TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTAH TERRITORY, JANUARY 5, 1852.
by Young, Brigham:
[Salt Lake City. , 1852].. Brigham Young on the Slavery Question in Utah Territory An important address by Brigham Young to the territorial legislature of Utah, and one of the earliest examples of printing in the state. Among the measures Young suggests in his second official message to the legislature are the publication of territorial laws, the location of the capital in Fillmore, the regulation of State Library use, and the legislative promotion of manufacturing and tradecraft. The... Read More
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A MIGHTY HUNTER. THE ADVENTURES OF CHARLES L. YOUNGBLOOD ON THE PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS. Compiled from Mr. Youngblood's own journal.
by Youngblood, Charles L.:
Chicago & New York. , 1890.. Later edition, after the first of 1882. Youngblood's account of his years of hunting and trapping in Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and the Indian Territory, along with occasional Indian fighting. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Shelf wear, printed on bad paper, some tears to pages, tanned, else good and bright. HOWES Y34. EBERSTADT 106:340.
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MITCHELL'S TRAVELLERS GUIDE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES. A MAP OF THE ROADS, DISTANCES, STEAM BOAT & CANAL ROUTES &c.
by Young, J.H.: [Mitchell, S. Augustus]:
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell,, 1835.. Mitchell's Travellers Guide, with Handcolored Map The map, with the borders of the states brightly colored, shows the Northeast, west to Missouri Territory, and part of Mexico, including the Great Lakes region, and south through part of Florida. Insets show the vicinities of Niagara, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Albany, New York, Baltimore and Washington, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Boston. The large folding chart includes an index, steamboat and canal routes, and various statistics. ... Read More
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ESSAYS ON THE FOLLOWING INTERESTING SUBJECTS: VIZ. I. GOVERNMENT. II. REVOLUTIONS. III. THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION. IV. KINGLY GOVERNMENT. V. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION AND REFORM. VI. LIBERTY & EQUALITY. VII. TAXATION. AND VIII. THE PRESENT WAR, & THE STAGNATION OF CREDIT AS CONNECTED WITH IT.
by Young, John:
Edinburgh. , 1794.. "Fourth edition, corrected." Several editions were published in 1794. Young was a minister at Hawick, in southeastern Scotland, near the border with England. His essays touch on a variety of subjects, including the relation of citizen to ruler, the legality of revolutions, Thomas Paine and the British constitution, the conflict with France, political representation and liberty, and much more. 12mo. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Modern bookplate on front pastedown.... Read More
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THE CRUISE OF THE U.S. FLAGSHIP "OLYMPIA" FROM 1895 TO 1899. FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MANILA BAY.
by Young, L.S.:
[San Francisco: Whitaker & Ray Co.,, 1899?].. With Reprints of the Ship's Newspaper, The "Bounding Billow" An interesting account of a Pacific cruise of the U.S. Flagship, Olympia, during the Spanish-American War. The Olympia visited California, various Japanese and Chinese ports (including Hakodate, Nagasaki, Yokosuka, Hong Kong, and Shanghai), the Philippines, and Russia, and was also involved in the capture of Manila. Part of the book is comprised of issues of the ship's own newsletter, The "Bounding Billow," original... Read More
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BEYOND RACISM: BUILDING AN OPEN SOCIETY.
by Young, Whitney M., Jr.:
New York: McGraw-Hill,, [1969].. Inscribed by the Author First edition of the second trade book by the executive director of the National Urban League. With the author's warm half-page presentation inscription. Cloth. Top edge a bit sunned, else fine dust jacket.
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![NOVA DELINEATIO SRICTISSIME. S. DIDACI PROVINCIAE IN NOVA HISPANIA [caption title].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/654/700/1773700654.0.l.jpg)
NOVA DELINEATIO SRICTISSIME. S. DIDACI PROVINCIAE IN NOVA HISPANIA [caption title].
by Ysarti, Antonio: [Medina, Balthasar de]:
[New York. , 1990].. One of 100 Restrikes from the Original Plate One of only one hundred restrikes of this famous and dramatic map of central Mexico, made from the original copper plate (and thus a first edition, second issue printing). The image, rendered by Antonio Ysarti in a striking and unusual combination of bird's-eye view and traditional map, was originally printed for Balthasar de Medina's 1682 Chronica de la Santa Provincia de San Diego de Mexico, and is... Read More
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![ACCOUNT OF PEDESTRIAN JOURNEYS IN THE RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA [IN THE YEARS 1842, 1843, AND 1844].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/904/699/1773699904.0.l.jpg)
ACCOUNT OF PEDESTRIAN JOURNEYS IN THE RUSSIAN POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA [IN THE YEARS 1842, 1843, AND 1844].
by Zagoskin, L.A.: [Hotovitzky, Antoinette]:
[N.p. , 1935].. Typescript Translation of a Significant Russian Account of North America Original typescript of an English translation of this important account of the Russian possessions in America. Zagoskin's expedition set out for the purpose of inland exploration of the territory of Alaska and to survey the Yukon and Kuskokvim rivers. The account provides many important details of Inuit life and customs, as well as many other valuable first-hand descriptions recorded during the eighteen-month expedition. ... Read More
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TASCHENBUCH DER REISEN, ODER UNTERHALTENDE DARSTELLUNG DER ENTDECKUNGEN DES 18TEN JAHRHUNDERTS, IN RUCKSICHT DER LANDER MENSCHEN UND PRODUCTENKUNDE...DIE UNTER CANADA GELEGENEN THEILE VON NORD=AMERIKA.
by Zimmermann, Eberhard A.W.:
Leipzig. , 1805.. With Plates of California The fourth volume of an eighteen volume-work by a noted German academic, comprising a large part of the America related material found in the complete work. Zimmerman examines political institutions, and discusses the natural resources, territories, inhabitants and educational systems of the United States. One of the maps is a plan of Washington, D.C. and the other depicts present-day United States, including Baja California, with California labelled "Neu Albion," and... Read More
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TASCHENBUCH DER REISEN, ODER UNTERHALTENDE DARSTELLUNG DER ENTDECKUNGEN DES 18ten JAHRHUNDERTS, IN RUCKSICHT DER LANDER, MENSCHEN UND PRODUCTENKUNDE.
by Zimmermann, Eberhard A.W.:
Leipzig: Fleischer,, 1809.. A single volume from an eighteen volume series by a noted German academic. Zimmermann (1743-1815) was a noted German geographer and zoologist. He wrote Specimen Zoologiae Geographicae Quadrupedum (1777), one of the first works on the geographical distribution of mammals. This volume covers Alaska and Sibera, with illustrations of the native peoples, their dwellings, and a walrus, all pirated versions of plates from Cook's third voyage atlas. A very nice copy of... Read More
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DERNIER VOYAGE DU CAPITAINE COOK AUTOUR DU MONDE, OU SE TROUVENT LES CIRCONSTANCES DE SA MORT....
by Zimmermann, Heinrich:
Berne: Chez la Nouvelle Societe Typographique,, 1783.. Rare Early Account of Cook's Final Voyage The second French-language edition, published a year after the first, of Zimmermann's firsthand account of Cook's third voyage. The text has been corrected and reset for this edition. Zimmermann was coxswain on the Discovery during Cook's third voyage, and kept a detailed journal despite strict orders to the contrary. His account first appeared in Germany in 1781, titled Reise Um Die Welt Mit Capitain Cook,... Read More
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STRICTURES ON NATIONAL PRIDE. Translated from the German of Mr. Zimmermann. Physician in Ordinary to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover.
by Zimmermann, Johann Georg:
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Bell,, 1778.. An interesting discourse on personal, religious and national pride, intended to remind its American readership that there is more to learn from humility than from overbearing pride. Contemporary calf. Calf dried, outer hinges cracked but holding, extremities generally chipped and abraded. Light soiling, rear free endpaper excised, blank upper corner of titlepage clipped, contemporary ownership inscription. Good. EVANS 16176. HILDEBURN 3836. ESTC W3580.
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![[THREE WATERCOLORS SHOWING SCENES OF THE KHANTY PEOPLE, A NORTHERN SIBERIAN TRIBE FROM THE VICINITY OF TOBOLSK, PAINTED TO CELEBRATE THE 300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF TOBOLSK AND THE ANNEXATION OF SIBERIA TO RUSSIA].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/412/698/1773698412.0.l.jpg)
[THREE WATERCOLORS SHOWING SCENES OF THE KHANTY PEOPLE, A NORTHERN SIBERIAN TRIBE FROM THE VICINITY OF TOBOLSK, PAINTED TO CELEBRATE THE 300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF TOBOLSK AND THE ANNEXATION OF SIBERIA TO RUSSIA].
by Znamensky, Mikhail Stepanovich:
Tobolsk. , [ca. 1880].. Watercolors of Northern Siberian Tribes A set of three lovely watercolors by Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky, a prominent 19th-century Siberian artist, writer, historian, archaeologist, and ethnographer. Each is captioned in pencil and all are signed by the artist. The first scene shows two summer tents with three Khanty women seated in or just outside them. One woman holds a child. The second image is a winter snowscape showing a man with three... Read More
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HORSE, FOOT, AND DRAGOONS SKETCHES OF ARMY LIFE AT HOME AND ABROAD.
by Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild:
New York. , 1888.. Laid in is an a.l.s. from the author dated Nov. 8, 1903, notifying the recipient of Zogbaum's recent return from the "Merry War." He had apparently conducted a tour of observation during which he camped with the soldiers. He refers to the possibility of war in Panama and its consequences. The text of the book tells of wartime conditions in France, Great Britain, Germany, and the U.S. (particularly scenes with the Army... Read More
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