NIAGARA FALLS.
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1886. 12p in accordion fold style, 6" x 4 3/4", embossed and gilt stamped cloth, very good plus. Many great views of the falls, suspension bridges, etc. Nice copy.
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1886. 12p in accordion fold style, 6" x 4 3/4", embossed and gilt stamped cloth, very good plus. Many great views of the falls, suspension bridges, etc. Nice copy.
New York: A. Wittemann, 1896. 41 leaves, boards, illustrated, covers lightly worn and soiled, text lightly soiled, good. Photographs of Niagara Falls and its environs, with brief captions and 8 leaves of descriptive text at end.
Buffalo, NY: Sage, Sons & Co., 1864. 62p., 5 1/2" x 3 3/4", wrappers, publisher's slipcase, illustrated, map, 12 colored illustrations loosely inserted, slipcase worn, soiled and repaired, paper slightly browned, name on verso of cover, wraps lightly soiled, vg. A complete guide to the Falls and its surroundings. The.....
1916. NOTES OF A TOUR THROUGH THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN 1829. Rochester, NY: George P. Humphrey, 1916. 55p, 1/4 cloth with flexible boards, some loosening, o/w vg. Numbered Limited Edition. Reprinted from The Ariel, Philadelphia, 1829-30.
Buffalo, NY: G. W. MacFarlane, no date (circa 1900). 24 leaves, 6 3/4" x 9", illus wrappers, illus, covers soiled, small tear to cover edge, good. Photographs of Niagara Falls and vicinity, with brief captions.
Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852. 158p, cloth, illus. (incl. folded map), spine slightly faded, name on endpaper, pencil note in text, vg. First edition. At head of title: "The Great Northern Route. American Lines." Provides Schedules of lake boats and railroads serving the area, histories and descriptions of towns.....
Buffalo: William B. and Charles E. Peck, 1845. 194p., gilt decorated cloth, illustrated, covers lightly worn, ownership stamp on endpaper, g-vg. This issue does not contain maps.
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Express, 1889. 56p, 10" X 7 3/4", illustrated wrappers, many illustrations, covers lightly worn and repaired with tape, good. A month by month account of events in Buffalo, New York and vicinity. Contains ads.
Niagara Falls, NY: "Gazette" Printing House, no date (late 1800's.). 68p, pictorial wraps, many nice woodcuts, fold-out map of the Falls tipped in at rear, wraps slightly soiled, 2 small crease tears beginning on map, vg.
No Place: The Niagara Falls Power Company, 1923. 29p., wrappers, illus (incl. color map), covers lightly soiled, good. A brief history of The Niagara Falls Power Company. Laid in is a leaflet introducing this booklet to new shareholders in the Company, signed by the President of the Company.
Ottawa: F. A. Acland, 1930. 394p., wrappers, illustrated (incl. maps, some folded), covers lightly soiled and worn, very good. A description of a plan to preserve Niagara Falls by a Board appointed by the governments of the United States and Canada.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1889. 73p., illustrated wrappers, illustrated (incl. folded map), covers lightly worn and soiled, good. Later printing. Title-page dated 1887, but leaf 2 contains "Corrections and Addenda, June, 1889." A detailed description of the Falls and vicinity. Contains ads.
No place, no date (late 1800's.). 1 leaf folded accordian style, folds into 6" x 5" case, boards, illustrated, wear to cover edges, good. Views of the Falls with brief captions.
1840. STEELE'S BOOK OF NIAGARA FALLS. Buffalo: Oliver G. Steele, 1840. 109p, 8 3/4" x 3 3/4", full leather, 6 lithographic plates, 1/2 of frontispiece map missing (map of Niagara River,) slight rubbing to edges, light foxing, very good. 8th edition, "Carefully Revised and Improved." A complete description of all.....
1840. STEELE'S BOOK OF NIAGARA FALLS. Buffalo: Oliver G. Steele, 1840. 109p, 8 3/4" x 3 3/4", full leather, 6 lithographic plates, fold-out map, wear to edges, outer hinges, esp. front, weak, good. 8th edition, "Carefully Revised and Improved." A complete description of all features of Niagara Falls.
Buffalo, NY: Steam Press of E. R. Jewett, 1859. 120p, decorated cloth, illus., covers lightly faded, g-vg. A collection of comments by visitors to Niagara Falls, gathered from a "library of Albums" (Introduction).
Niagara Falls, NY: W. E. Tunis, Publisher, 1855. 138p & 2p ads, cloth, illus, wear to edges, light stains to cover, good. Illustrated with many small vignettes in the text and 11 plates including 3 fold-out illustrations of Hamilton and London, Ontario and of a railroad bridge. Also includes a......
Dresden, Germany: Jacobi & Zobel, no date (circa 1886). 28 sections, folded, each measuring 6 1/2" x 5 1/2", each with several illustrations of sites in various cities of the world, decorated cloth, illustrated, covers lightly worn, very good. Cover-title. The first two sections contain 12 views of Niagara Falls.....
Buffalo, NY: The Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel, Power and Sewer Co., 1886. 16p., wrappers, illus (3 folded maps), covers soiled, one map repaired with tape, good. General description of the development of water power at Niagara Falls.
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: Buffalo Historical Society, 1927. 385p., cloth, illus., (incl. maps, some folded), very good. "Buffalo Historical Society Publications Volume Twenty-Nine". A detailed history of the War of 1812 as it was carried out in the "west"
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.
New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1848. 191p., gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilt, wear to cover edges, light foxing on a few pages, good. Xlibrary. First edition. Inscribed by the author to George W. Schuyler, an active New York politician. Contains notes on the poem, p. 135-191.
(Niagara, Ont.): (Niagara Historical Society), no date. 73p, paper wrappers, covers lightly worn, vg. Notes on early settlers of the Niagara region.