Conkling d p b (8 resultados)

Pamphlet. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. April, 1895, pp. 936-939, Nicely Illust, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG, 1st ed.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 4pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 4 examples, water-staining noted at upper margins, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LI, No. 6, April, 1896. Contemporary posters of the war with China. Housed in protective mylar report cover.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 14pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 10 photographs and drawings, very minor water-staining at page bottoms, first page-only in photocopy, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume 86, No. 2, June, 1913. Elephants in Ayuthia, or Ayutthaya, Thailand. Illustrations include a round-up festival, the first steps in the education of an elephant youngster, a tree-house, the lord of the kraal, native beaters in camp, a scene of readiness to prod the elephants, natives binding a wild elephant to a tree, two tame elephants cajoling a wild sister, and an elephant tied to a tree. Housed in protective mylar report cover.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. The North American Review Vol. 222 No. 1 September - October - November 1925. Various (ilustrador).

Red Cloth. Condición: Light Wear. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jackets. First Edition. Three volumes uniformly bound. TEG Volumes 1-2. Others untrimmed. Some pages are unopened. Spines are faded, but gilt lettering is easily read. These are from the Clark "American Trail Sedries", being Volumes 3,4,and 5. 412, 446pp-. The third volume is the atlas with 72 numbered plates and three folding maps inside rear cover. A comprehensive work on the history asnd role of the overland mail service, delivered by stagecoach across the Western US. Size: Royal Octavo.…

First edition. Three octavo volumes. Volume I: red cloth, teg, frontis, illus., 412pp.,Volume II: red cloth, frontis, illus., 446pp., Volume III: red cloth, teg, 8pp., plus 76 plates and three fold-out maps. Plate 44 is repeated as the frontis for Volume II. All spines with gilt titles. "Remember boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail!" . John Butterfield's instructions to his drivers. "The primary source of information on the Butterfield Overland Mail, the first great overland postal service from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The reviews were almost embarrassing in their praise. With its detailed information on routes, the various stations, the personnel, it is constantly in demand, and the book's value has appreciated dramatically over the years." . Clark/Brunet. The southern route began in St. Louis, Missouri, went through Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then continued through Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California, and California ending in San Francisco. A biography of John Butterfield is given along with briefer biographies of the officers of the company, a mile-by-mile study of the location and history of every station along the route . not only in Texas but also from Missouri through California to San Francisco. Additionally, dimensions of the various coaches and wagons used are given along with a history of the coach makers. Some very slight sunning to spines and some water damage to cloth on the back cover of Volume 3, else a very good set of this important work.…

First edition. Three octavo volumes. Volume I: red cloth, teg, frontis, illus., 412pp.,Volume II: red cloth, frontis, illus., 446pp., Volume III: red cloth, teg, 8pp., plus 76 plates and three fold-out maps. Plate 44 is repeated as the frontis for Volume II. All spines with gilt titles. "Remember boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail!" . John Butterfield's instructions to his drivers. "The primary source of information on the Butterfield Overland Mail, the first great overland postal service from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The reviews were almost embarrassing in their praise. With its detailed information on routes, the various stations, the personnel, it is constantly in demand, and the book's value has appreciated dramatically over the years." . Clark/Brunet. The southern route began in St. Louis, Missouri, went through Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then continued through Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California, and California ending in San Francisco. A biography of John Butterfield is given along with briefer biographies of the officers of the company, a mile-by-mile study of the location and history of every station along the route . not only in Texas but also from Missouri through California to San Francisco. Additionally, dimensions of the various coaches and wagons used are given along with a history of the coach makers. A fine set of this important work.…

Condición: Very Good. "An illustrated description of the advantages and opportunities of the state of florida and the progress that has here been achieved, with a biographical record of those citizens whose endeavor has produced the superb structure- commercial, industrial, agricultural and political." (from title page). Brown grain cloth. Embossed title and ornaments to ruled board. String-tied binding. Decorative margins to every page. B&W photographs throughout, with numerous portraits of historic Floridians. Some foxing to edges. Wear to spine (see image). Otherwise a nice clean copy with bright pages. Scarce.…