NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT OF NIAGARA 1791-1793, Niagara Historical Society No. 26.
Welland, Ont. Tribune Print, no date. 51p, paper wrappers, vg. Ernest Alexander Cruikshank (1854-1939) was a prolific author of works 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.
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: American News Company, 1864. 324p., cloth, illustrated (incl. large fold-out map), lacks frontispiece, corners and spine ends worn, front free endpaper lacking, good. Xlibrary (stamps on title page.) Provides suggested tours, railroad routes, distance table, etc. John Disturnell (1801-1877) was a prolific compiler and publisher of guide books.....
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1872. 165p, cloth, illustrated, fold-out map, some light foxing, good. First edition.
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1872. 165p, cloth, illustrated, light browning of paper, some wear to edges, rear free endpaper missing, good. Lacks folding map. Second edition.
Buffalo: Faxon & Co., 1844. 128p, 5 3/4" x 3 3/4", wraps, 4 illustrations, 3 maps (one fold-out), some wear to wrap edges, good - very good. Fourth edition. Condensed guide-book by a resident. "This work takes the visiter from the hotel, leads him to all the points of interest.....
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.....
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.....
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.
Chicago: Geo. W. Ogilvie, Publisher, 1885. 96p, cloth, many illustrations, map, cover damp stained and faded, good.
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.
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, light wear to cover, paper browning, good. Accordian folded illustrations (6" x 56", 14 panels) with booklet following. Views of the Falls with brief captions. Booklet provides details of the area.
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....
Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Institution, 1925. 28p., wrappers, illus (incl. maps), covers lightly worn and soiled, text lightly soiled, good. "The Smithsonian Institution's Study of Natural Resources" Publication 2820. Survey of potential power sources of Niagara Falls.