petersen william j editor (245 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages 353-384. Color and B&W illustrations. Mormon Trails in Iowa: The Mormon Trail of 1846 and The Handcart Expeditions. Cover lightly worn. Text clean, no tears.

Stapled Wraps. Condición: Very Good. Mild rubbing wear to the covers, solid staple-bound copy. pages 368-424, illustrated. 5.5 X 8 inches.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has a pale, yellow spot at the left front, a line of grayish smudging at the right rear, and a tiny tear at the spine heel, otherwise excellent. 64pp. plus fold-out maps, illustrated in black-and-white. "A Glimpse of Iowa in 1823" with articles about Giacomo Constantine Beltrami by William J. Petersen and J.C. Beltrami.

Magazine. Condición: Fair. Clean pages; saddle staples show rust spotting but remain secure; soft cover shows scuffing, specks, and smudges as well as creasing across the rear, but remains sturdy. 32pp.; b/w illus. Articles include "The Old Military Road" by John Carl Parrish, "Phantoms on the Old Road" by Marcus L. Hansen, "Along the Old Military Road" by John E. Briggs, and "The Old Road - Then and Now" by William J. Petersen.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure; cover shows a line of surface rubbing at the left front and some chipping at the spine ends, otherwise clean and excellent. 32pp. Lead article: "Roving Correspondents" by William J. Petersen.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has a line of pale, gray smudging at the left front and another at the right rear, a tiny surface chip at the bottom right front corner, and a little rubbing along the spine, otherwise excellent. 38pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles by L. O. Cheever (some autobiographical) about the Annie Wittenmyer Home in Davenport for orphans of soldiers. Mrs. Wittenmyer had been a tireless advocate for health needs of returning soldiers from the Civil War as well as for education, and she was instrumental in founding and expanding the first facility, though she did not live to see it continue through the first world war and beyond.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has a little rubbing along the left front and right rear and small chips at the spine ends, otherwise excellent. 64pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Issue highlighting the Sixty-Third General Assembly of Iowa (first session).

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure; cover has gray smudges and offset marks, as well as a thin line of chipping along the spine, otherwise sound. 48pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles by Bruce E. Mahan about Bedford, Iowa, in the early 20th century, including essays about Steele's Opera House, blacksmiths' shops, liveries, etc.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Original membership newsletter laid in, pristine. Soft cover has two small surface scuffs along the left front and small chips at the spine ends but is generally clean and attractive. 46pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Issue focuses on the 59th General Assembly of Iowa.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has modest fading at the spine, spots of gray smudging at the right rear, and a little rubbing at corners and spine ends, but is generally clean and attractive. 40pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Issue highlighting the Sixty-Third General Assembly of Iowa (second session).

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; saddle staples show light rust but remain secure; cover shows surface scuffing front and back and a small, very pale cup ring below a little droplet mark on the front, otherwise sound. 64pp., illustrated; Part One of the Iowa Inventors and Inventions special by Homer L. and Corrine Calkin. Diagrams! Mostly looms, washing and sewing machines, grain drills and threshers, wrenches. but also full-body life preservers. No joke. 1872.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover shows a prior owner's ink stamp on both front and back, as well as a fingernail crease at the top rear, blue offsetting front and back, and a little chipping at spine ends, otherwise excellent. 32pp., illustrated; this issue is a thirty-five year retrospective of this publication.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; cover has a thin pencil mark at the top right front and a bit of smudging at the left front and right rear as well as small chips at spine ends, otherwise excellent. 64pp. staplebound. Articles by John H. Taber and William J. Petersen about the 168th infantry in World War I.

Magazine. Condición: Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure; no owners' marks. Cover has a line of mild offsetting at the left front and a little surface chipping along the spine but is otherwise clean and attractive. 48pp., illustrated; this issue concerns the State Historical Society building two blocks from our shop in Northside Iowa City.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Good. Crisp, clean pages; saddle-stapled binding shows some rust but remains secure; soft cover bears heavy foxing at the lower left front and lighter smudging and speckling front and back, as well as chipping at spine ends, otherwise sound. 64pp.; b/w + color photos and maps, including pictures of Gov. Lucas' home, Plum Grove, one of the few remaining buildings in Iowa City older than this bookshop's house. Articles by William J. Petersen about "Iowa in the Days of Lucas", including "Birthday of the Territory", "Geography of Iowa Territory", "Robert Lucas'", "The Governor's Tour", and more.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has small chips at the spine ends and a line of toning at the right rear, otherwise excellent. 48pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles by William J. Petersen about depictions of Native Americans in 19th century art.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure; soft cover shows a band of abrasion at the upper front, chipping at spine ends, and some bluish smudging front and back, otherwise sound. 48pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Lead article: 'Iowa and the Presidential Election of 1912' by Mildred Throne.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding shows rust stains but remains secure. Soft cover has a few light handling smudges around the edges and some chipping at the spine ends, otherwise excellent. 32pp.; b/w illus. Articles include "The Naming of Iowa" by B. F. Shambaugh; "Pronunciation of Iowa" by F. L. Mott; "Great Seals of Iowa" by Jacob Van Ek; "Mottoes and Slogans of Iowa" by B. E. Mahan; "The Iowa Banner" by R. A. Gallaher; "Songs of Iowa" by R. A. Gallaher; "A Musical Addendum" by W. J. Petersen.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp, bright, and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover shows only some chipping at the spine ends, otherwise excellent. 32pp., illustrated in black-and-white. This issue contains several articles by John T. Frederick about the biography series published by the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Magazine. Condición: Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure; soft cover has a school's ink stamp at the top front, some wear along the spine, and blue smudges across the front, otherwise well-kept. 64pp.; b/w illus. This issue focuses on the family of Frank Robert Wilson, including several articles by him under the heading "Memories of a Promoter", such as "Boyhood on the Farm", "U.S. Treasury Campaigns", "My Motion Picture Adventures", "The N.R.A.", etc., plus a biographical essay by the editor.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has a small handling smudge at the bottom left front, some chipping at the spine, and a little surface wear along the spine, otherwise excellent. 64pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Lead article: 'The Rural School Problem' by George S. May.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Clean, with no owners' marks; stapled binding shows rust stains but remains secure; soft cover has lines of surface scuffing along left front and right rear, some chipping along the spine, a short pair of creases at the bottom left rear, and some corner wear, but is overall sound. 32pp.; b/w illus. Articles by Frank P. Donovan, Jr. about "Harry Bedwell - Railroad Raconteur".

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has some long smudges across the upper and left front and some edgewear along the spine, but is generally sound. 31pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles about Thanksgiving, in Iowa and in America, by William J. Petersen.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Crisp and clean except for light rust spotting on the binding staples, mild edgewear along the spine and around the corners, and a few light handling prints on the soft cover, otherwise excellent. 31pp., b/w illus. Articles include "James Harlan" and "The Harlan Home" by William J. Petersen and "Abraham Lincoln and His Friends" by J. Raymond Chadwick.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover shows some pale spotting and fingerprinting across the rear, a line of light surface wear along the left front, and some chipping at spine ends, otherwise sound. 64pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles by William J. Petersen about Iowa in 1858, including "The Press in 1858", "Doctors, Drugs, Dentists", "From Steamboat to Iron Horse", etc.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Clean except for a spot of rust at the upper binding staple; cover bears some surface wear along the spine, a tiny tear at the lower left rear, and a few brown specks around the uppers, otherwise well-kept. 32pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles include "Tornadoes In Iowa" and "The Great Tornado of 1859" by William J. Petersen, "The Camanche Tornado" by Dorothy Wagner, and "The Pomeroy Cyclone" by Jay J. Sherman.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover has some gentle surface rubbing around the edges front and rear, some mild chipping at the spine, and a spot of rust at the staples, but is generally clean and attractive. 80pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles include "Volcano in Eruption" by William J. Petersen, "The Lay of the Land" by John E. Briggs, "The Coming of the Quakers" by Louis T. Jones, "John Brown's Band" by Irving B. Richman, Springdale Recruits" and " At Harper's Ferry" by Pauline Grahame, "The Escape" by Owen Brown, "Redition Foiled" by Thomas Teakle, and "A Pictoral Scoop in 1859" by William J. Petersen.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Clean except for a line of greenish offsetting along the right and upper rear; cover shows mild chipping at the spine and wear at spine tips, otherwise well-kept. 79pp., b/w illus. Articles about "The Norwegians in Iowa" by Leola Nelson Bergmann.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Crisp and clean except for narrow lines of surface rubbing and gray smudging along the left front and right rear of the cover as well as some chipping at spine ends; otherwise excellent. 80pp., b/w illus. ISSN 0031-0360 Articles include: "Lincoln and Iowa" and "Lincoln Sesquicentennial" by William J. Petersen, "Words of Lincoln" and "Lincoln Admirers" by Harry J. Lytle, and "Iowa Remembers Lincoln" by Ray Murray.

Staple-bound Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Pages crisp and clean; stapled binding secure. Soft cover shows lines of inky smudging along left front and right rear and some chipping at spine ends, otherwise excellent. 44pp., illustrated in black-and-white. Articles include "Iowa Under Spain", "Julien Dubuque", and "Chouteau v. Molony" by William J. Petersen. Also includes "Tesson's Apple Orchard" by Ben Hur Wilson and "Basil Giard" by Iola B. Quigley.