THE GREAT CATARACT ILLUSTRATED. And Complete Guide to All Points of Interest at and in the Vicinity of the Falls of Niagara.
Chicago: Geo. W. Ogilvie, Publisher, 1885. 96p, cloth, many illustrations, map, cover damp stained and faded, good.
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HISTORY OF FIRESTONE PARK.
1986. (SUMMIT CO) Lewis, Clarice Finely. A HISTORY OF FIRESTONE PARK. No place (Akron, OH): Firestone Park Citizens Council, 1986. 55p, 11"x 8 1/2", illus wps, illus. (incl. maps), cover corner creased o/w vg. Inscribed by the author. Published for the 20th anniversary of the Council. Firestone Park, located in.....
THE FIRESTONE STORY. A History of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.
New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw Hill:, 1951. Lief, Alfred. THE FIRESTONE STORY. NY: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, (1951). 437p, full leather, color frontis of Harvey Firestone, illustrated., very good.
WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. Love, Steve & David Giffels. WHEELS OF FORTUNE, The Story of Rubber in Akron. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, vg. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio.....
STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS.
2000. Adams, Ian. Love, Steve. STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS. Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, (2000.) 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.....
STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2000. Adams, Ian. Love, Steve. STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS. Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, (2000.) 194p, 12"x 9", illustrated, vg in dust jacket. 1st edition, signed by author and both photographers. Home of F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Stan.....
FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF A PRACTICAL HOG MAN. A Practical Book for the Pure Bred Swine Breeder and Farmer.
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.
ACROSS THE FERRY. First Impressions of American and Its People.
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.....
LIFE AND LIBERTY IN AMERICA: or, Sketches of a Tour in the United.
1859. Mackay, Charles. LIFE AND LIBERTY IN AMERICA: or, Sketches of a Tour in the United States and Canada in 1857-8. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1859. 413p., cloth, illus, covers lightly worn and soiled, text lightly foxed, good. 1st American ed. Howes, "U.S.iana", M118. First published in London in.....
SEVENTY YEARS ON THE FRONTIER.
Columbus: Long's College Book Co., 1950. Majors, Alexander. SEVENTY YEARS ON THE FRONTIER, Alexander Majors' Memoirs of a Lifetime on the Border. With a Preface by "Buffalo Bill" (General W.F. Cody). Edited by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. Columbus: Long's College Book Co., 1950. 325p + ads, decorated cloth, illustrated, vg+ in.....
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. Embracing Sketches of its Early History, and.
1865. Marshall, Orsamus H. THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. Embracing Sketches of its Early History, and Indian, French, and English Local Names. (Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Historical Club), 1865. 46p., wrappers (front cover only), paper read before the Buffalo Historical Club, Feb. 27, 1865. Inscribed by the author. Howes "U.S.iana" M320. Sabin 44807.....
NEWPORT ILLUSTRATED, In a Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches.
1854. (RHODE ISLAND) Mason, George C. NEWPORT ILLUSTRATED in a Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches. By the editor of the Newport Mercury. Engravings by Whitney, Jocelyn, & Annin. NY: D. Appleton & Co., Publishers, (1854). 110p, illustrated, decorated cloth, some wear at corners and browning of paper, top 1/4.....
CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA,
2976. McClenathan, J.C., William A. Edie, Ellis B. Burgess, J. Aloysius Coll, and Eugene T. Norton. CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH OF CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1806-1906. (Evansville, IN: Unigraphic, Inc., 1976). 564p, cloth, illus., name on endpaper, very good. Facsimile of the 1906 "Limited Autograph Edition" published by The Historical Committee.....
EDISON AND HIS INVENTIONS, Including the Many Incidents, Anecdotes,
1879. McClure, J.B., ed. EDISON AND HIS INVENTIONS, Including the Many Incidents, Anecdotes, and Interesting Particulars Connected with the Life of the Great Inventor. Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, 1879. 171p., pictorial cloth, illus, covers worn and soiled, text soiled, good. Descriptions of Edison's inventions often in the inventor's own words.....
COLUMBIAN AND CANADIAN SKETCHES. A Journalistic Tour in the United.
McCrea, Daniel F. COLUMBIAN AND CANADIAN SKETCHES. A Journalistic Tour in the United States and Canada in 1893. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, no date (c. 1896). 370p., cloth, illus, front hinge cracking, wear to edges, paper browning, good. "Third Edition". Inscribed by the author. This work originally appeared as.....
FUN, CHEAP, AND EASY, My Life In Ohio Politics, 1949-1964.
2002. McGovern, Frances. FUN, CHEAP, AND EASY, My Life in Ohio Politics, 1949-1964. (Akron, OH): University of Akron Press, 2002. 162p, cloth, dust jacket, vg+. 1st edition. Index. Local, state and national politics from McGovern's start as a young lawyer in 1949 through 1964 when she quit politics after an.....
PAST AND FUTURE.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1954. 216p, cloth, dust jacket, vg. 1st edition.
THE STORY OF THE WESTERN RESERVE OF CONNECTICUT.
NY: Brown & Wilson Press, (1900). 134p and 5p genealogical information, 5 1/2" x 6 3/4", cloth, very good. Printed privately for the author. Mills (1850-1929) was born in Franklin County and lived and taught in Lake County and New York.
THE CHAGRES, River of Westward Passage.
1948. Minter, John Easter. THE CHAGRES: River of Westward Passage. NY: Rinehart, (1948). 418p, cloth, b/w illustrations by William Wellons, vg in price-clipped dj with small edge tears. Rivers of America series.
WOMEN OF THE WAR;. Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice.
Hartford, Conn: S. S. Scranton & Co., 1866. 596p, cloth, illustrated with steel engravings, some browning and foxing, wear to edges, former owner's inscription, good. Narratives by women such as Mrs. Fanny Ricketts, Mrs. Isabella Fogg, Miss Major Pauline Cushman and more.
STORY OF ERIE, Between the Ocean and the Lakes. THE.
1901. (RAILROAD) Mott, Edward Harold. THE STORY OF ERIE, Between the Ocean and the Lakes. New York: John S. Collins, 1901. 524p, 11 3/4" x 9", rebound in cloth, illus. (incl. maps and colored frontis piece), a few small tears to paper margins, o/w vg. A detailed history of the.....
WALKS AROUND AKRON, Rediscovering a City in Transition.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2007. Musarra, Russ & Chuck Ayers. WALKS AROUND AKRON, Rediscovering a City in Transition. Akron: University of Akron Press, (2007). 280p, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", cloth, dust jacket, vg. 1st edition, signed by authors. Full page color illustrations by Chuck Ayers. A lovely.....
HONORABLE JUSTICE, The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1989). 522p, 1/4 cloth, illustrated, some soiling, very good in dust jacket.
TOMBSTONE RECORD OF TAYLOR COUNTY, IOWA.
1975. O'Dell, Patti Combs & Esther Stephens. TOMBSTONE RECORD OF TAYLOR COUNTY, IOWA. (New Market, IA: The authors?), 1975. 469p, 11" X 8 1/2", wrappers, plastic spine, name on cover, vg. 2nd printing. Names and dates on tombstones in Taylor County, Iowa, cemeteries, arranged by name of the cemetery. There.....
THE GOODYEAR STORY.
Elmsford, NY: Benjamin Company, 1983. 223p, 10" x 7", paperback, many illustrations, vg. 1st edition.