Niagara Falls, Canada: F. H. Leslie Ltd., no date (circa 1951). 12 leaves, pictorial softcover, illus., with original mailing envelope which is lightly soiled, very good. Contains 10 photos of the Canal and 8 pages of text on the Canal by W. Bruce Leslie.
Buffalo, NY: The Shredded Wheat Company, No date (circa 1915). No pagination (circa 50p), color illustrated wrappers, illustrated, very good. A description of Niagara Falls, but much of the booklet describes The Shredded Wheat Co. which is located in Niagara Falls, NY. Includes information about employees and working conditions. Also.....
Niagara Falls, NY: Pool & Sleeper, Printers, 1857. 20p., self-wrappers, lightly soiled, good. Speech dedicating the opening of the Hydraulic Canal in the village of Niagara Falls, New York.
Buffalo, NY: The Wenborne-Sumner Co., 1901. 117p., cloth, illustrated (incl. folded map), very good. Inscribed by author- "Hon Peter A. Porter, with Author Compliments". A history of the Falls and suggested excursions to special points of interest.
(Niagara, Ont.): (Niagara Historical Society), no date. 73p, paper wrappers, covers lightly worn, vg. Notes on early settlers of the Niagara region.
Niagara, Ontario: Niagara Historical Society, no date (early 1900's). 43p, wraps, some fading of wraps, good. Carnochan (1839-1926) wrote several works on the history of the Niagara region of Canada. These papers were originally read in 1894 and 1897.
Welland, Ont. Tribune Print, 1913. 41p, wrappers, illustrated, light browning and fading, good. Third edition. An account of the battle of Fort George on the Niagara River during the War of 1812. Cruikshank (1854-1939) was a prolific writer on Canadian history.
Welland, Ont. Tribune Print, no date. 51p, paper wrappers, vg. Ernest Alexander Cruikshank (1854-1939) was a prolific author of works on Canadian history.
Niagara, Ont. Times Book and Job Print, 1917. 83p, wrappers, illustrated, light browning of paper, light wear to wraps, good. First published in 1899. Account of action during the War of 1812. Cruikshank (1854-1939) wrote frequently on Canadian History.
No place: Charles Cutter, 1901. No pagination (48p), 6 1/2" X 10 1/4", wrappers with decorative script, illustrated, light stains and fading to cover, good. Photographs with brief captions of scenes from the Pan-American Exposition.
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1852. 440p., cloth with gilt decorated spine, illus (frontis. port.), covers spotted, foxing, good. First edition. Sabin 21262. Essays on America, with a final chapter (pp. 423-440) on Niagara Falls.
Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1880. 96p, cloth, illustrated (11 plates, one of which is folded; 3 folded maps, two of which are colored in Part 1; 2 folded maps, one of which is in two parts in pocket at end), covers worn and soiled, light foxing on some.....
No place: 1921. 11 leaves, 6 1/2" x 10", illustrated wrappers, illustrated, covers lightly worn, photographs, and clipped pictures from magazines, recording a trip taken by Ms. Hussman from Cleveland, Ohio to Niagara Falls and on to Quebec, Canada, in 1921. Most of the photographs have captions written by hand.....
Chicago: Geo. W. Ogilvie, Publisher, 1885. 96p, cloth, many illustrations, map, cover damp stained and faded, good.
Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, 1896. 370p., cloth, illus, front hinge cracking, wear to edges, paper browning, fair. "Third Edition". Inscribed by the author. This work originally appeared as a series in the "Irish News" in Belfast. Chapter XXII, pp. 196-205 describes a visit to Niagara Falls.
Welland, Ont. Welland Tribune Print, no date (early 1900's). 61p, wraps, illustrated, very good. A collection of reminiscences of the Niagara region by various authors.
Niagara Falls: The Ontario Power Co. of Niagara Falls, 1905. 35p., wrappers, illus, covers lightly soiled, text lightly soiled, minor tear, very good. A paper presented at the 22nd Annual Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Buffalo: Oliver G. Steele, 1840. 109p, 6" x 4", cloth, illustrated (8 plates, including folded map,) cover faded with damp stains on back, light foxing, good. 8th edition, "Carefully Revised and Improved." A complete description of all features of Niagara Falls.
1897. Porter, Peter A. LE COURRIER DU LIVRE AND CHAMPLAIN, NOT CARTIER. Quebec: Raoul Renault, 1897. Vol. 2, No. 20, December 1897. pp. (227)-274, front wrapper bound in, cover soiled and worn, text lightly worn, good. Partly unopened. Official organ of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, lists, reviews.....
Buffalo, NY: Peter A. Porter and Chas. D. Arnold. 1901. 311p, cloth, illustrations by Charles D. Arnold, illustrated (incl. maps), wear to edges, 4 small punctures on front cover, good. First edition. A comprehensive guide to all things related to the Falls.
Niagara Falls, NY: Power City Press, 1926. 69p., cloth, illus, covers lightly worn and soiled, good. A tribute to Rankine (1858-1905), a pioneer in producing and transmitting electricity for industrial use, containing articles by and about him, newspaper accounts of his death, public memorials, and a historical sketch of the.....
Trenton, N.J. Murphy & Bechtel, Printers, 1860. 20p., disbound, illustrated, name on fly leaf, paper browning, good. Roebling (1806-1869) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1831 and became a naturalized citizen in 1837. He established a factory for the manufacturing of wire rope used in bridges.....
Niagara Falls, NY: Thomas Tugby, (1889). 62p, 6 1/4" x 4 7/8", pictorial cloth, wear to edges, paper browned, text block detached, fair. Accordian folded illustrations (6" x 56", 14 panels) with booklet following. Views of the Falls with brief captions. Booklet provides details of the area.
London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1832. Two volumes (283 and 276p.), cloth, illustrated (4 plates), rebound, a few pencil notes in text, good. First edition. Howes, "U.S.iana", V96. An American edition was published in Philadelphia in 1833. Vigne (1801-1863) was an English barrister and noted traveler who published accounts of.....
No Place, 1945. 99p, flexible leather, illus. (portrait), very good plus. Frank Alonzo Dudley was a civic and business leader in the Niagara Falls region of New York, a Director of the Niagara Falls Power Company, a real estate developer, a member of the New York State Assembly, etc....