Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1904. 70p, cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated, paper lightly browned, former owner's signature, light rubbing to edges, good plus. In a mylar jacket. No. 156 of 250 copies. Reprint of the 1831 edition. Leeth was a fur trader captured by the Indians in the Ohio.....
Buffalo, NY: Phinney & Co, 1852. 142p., cloth, wear to spine extremities and corners, names on endpaper, fly-leaf, and title page, good. Nice fold-out map of Niagara Falls and river. Several routes to view the Falls and the surrounding area described in detail.
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1865. 72p., cloth, illustrated (4 plates), covers spotted, corners rubbed, good. Lyell's comments on the Falls are quoted on pp. 52-61. Lyell (1797-1875) is considered the father of modern geology. His "Travels in North America, with Observations" was published in 1845.
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1864. 72p., cloth, illus (4 plates), spine faded, corners bumped, good. Later printing. Lyell's comments on the Falls are quoted on pp. 52-61. Lyell (1797-1875) is considered the father of modern geology. His "Travels in North America, with Observations" was published in 1845.
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1863. 70p., cloth, illus (4 colored plates), spine faded, g-vg. First edition thus. Lyell's comments on the Falls are quoted on pp. 52-61. Lyell (1797-1875) is considered the father of modern geology. His "Travels in North America, with Observations" was published in 1845.
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, no date. 86p., cloth, illustrated (4 plates), wear to edges, outer hinge starting, good. Later printing. Lyell's comments on the Falls are quoted on pp. 52-61. Lyell (1797-1875) is considered the father of modern geology. His "Travels in North America, with Observations" was published in 1845.....
Chicago and Akron: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. 3 volumes, 10" X 7.5", cloth, illustrated, map, light marks and spotting on volumes 2 & 3, o/w vg. Index. Volume I is history, Vols II and III are biographies.
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, Publishers, 1890. 254p, pictorial wraps, illustrated, 1/8" paper chipped off spine, 1/8" edge tear to rear wrap, very good. Travel stories originally published in NY newspaper. Travels by rail, hunting, mountain climbing, much on California. Very nice copy.
Beatrice, Nebraska: Robert Jackson Kilpatrick, 1930. 311p, 9 genealogical charts, covers a little worn, name on endpaper, vg. Edited from notes left by Mrs. Kilpatrick upon her death in 1928 by her husband Robert Kilpatrick.
Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey, 1914. 184p., wraps, illus (incl. 25 plates, maps, incl. 4 colored in pocket), covers worn and soiled, text lightly soiled, good. A detailed geologic study of the Niagara quadrangle.
Tulsa, Okla`: Continental Heritage Press, Inc., 1981. 223p, 12" x 9 1/4", cloth, many illustrations (some in color), dust jacket spotted, vg.
Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1976. 282p, 12 1/4" x 9 1/4", 1/4 cloth, illustrations (some in color), vg in dj with small edge tears. Narrative history of Ohio with many fine illustrations.
Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1976. 282p, 12 1/4" x 9 1/4", 1/4 cloth, illustrations (some in color), dust jacket, vg. Narrative history of Ohio with many fine illustrations.
Charleston, SC: The History Press, (2012). 157p, softcover, illustrated, very good. First edition, inscribed by author. Bibliography.
Akron: The Summit County Historical Society, 1984. 59p, wraps, illustrated, vg. Xlibrary. In addition to being an editor, sheriff, mayor and author of FIFTY YEARS AND OVER IN SUMMIT COUNTY, Sam Lane also went to California (the only time he left Akron in 70 years.) Includes introductory information by Akron.....
Concord, N.H. New Hampshire Historical Society, 1937. 115p, illustrated, former owner's signature, some fading and a couple small marks, good plus. Index of persons and places.
No Place: Indiana University Foundation, (1978). 99p, illustrated wraps, illustrated, maps, light wear, very good.
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1927. 32p, boards, spine faded, wear to edges, good. Second edition. Lothrop's adventures in the West, Kansas, Wyoming, etc. Also includes 5p statement by John Sinclair regarding the Donner party and 7p extract from a letter by Geo. McKinstry on the same subject.
Chicago: Geo. W. Ogilvie, Publisher, 1885. 96p, cloth, many illustrations, map, cover damp stained and faded, good.
Encino, California: Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc., (2013). 190p, 9" x 12" oblong, boards, many illustrations- most in color, dust jacket, very good. First edition, signed by author on title page. A pictorial guide highlighting Akron's economic and social advantages.
Cleveland: The Press of Western Reserve University, 1955. 111p, cloth, illustrated, good. Xlibrary. Index. Short entries arranged by county and giving history and the personalities involved.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2000. Adams, Ian. 194p, 12"x 9", illustrated, vg in dust jacket. Later printing. Home of F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Stan Hywet is considered to be one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture outside of Great Britain. Foreword by John.....
Springfield, IL: The Frost Publishing Company. 1914. 170p, wraps, illustrated, former owner's signature on front flyleaf, occasional pencil marks, light browning of paper, cover worn, good. Very detailed information on care of pigs, health, home cured products, etc.
1887. Macaulay, James. ACROSS THE FERRY. First Impressions of American and Its People. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1887. 424p., pictorial cloth, illus, covers lightly worn and soiled, name on fly leaf, text lightly foxed, good. 4th ed. Macaulay was born in Scotland in 1817 and was a prolific author of.....