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.
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PAN-AMERICAN BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS, A Picturesque Souvenir.
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.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THE HUDSON RIVER, SARATOGA SPRINGS, LAKE GEORGE, FALLS OF NIAGARA AND THOUSAND ISLANDS;. Montreal, Quebec, and the Saguenay River; also, to the Green and White Mountains, and Other Parts of New England,
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.....
NIAGARA:. Its History and Geology, Incidents and Poetry.
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1872. 165p, cloth, illustrated, fold-out map, some light foxing, good. First edition.
NIAGARA:. Its History and Geology, Incidents and Poetry.
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.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN GUIDE TO THE FALLS OF NIAGARA;. or, The Whole Story in Few Words, Enlarged and Embellished with Engravings, To Which is Added a Chronological Table, ... By T.G.H.
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.....
SNAP SHOTS. Photograph Album.
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.....
EVERY MAN HIS OWN GUIDE AT NIAGARA FALLS.
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.
GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS AND ITS SCENERY. Including All the Points of Interest Both on the American and Canadian Side. Geology and Recession of the Falls by Sir Charles Lyell.
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.
GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS AND ITS SCENERY. Including All the Points of Interest Both on the American and Canadian Side. Geology and Recession of the Falls. By Charles Lyell.
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.
GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS AND ITS SCENERY, Including All Points of Interest Both on the American and Canadian Side. Geology and Recession of the Falls by Sir Charles Lyell.
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.
GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS AND ITS SCENERY, Including All the Points of Interest Both on the American and Canadian Side. Geology and Recession of the Falls. By Sir Charles Lyell.
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.....
GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES. Niagara Folio. Folio 190- Field Edition.
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.
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.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONTARIO POWER COMPANY.
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.
LE COURRIER DU LIVRE and CHAMPLAIN, NOT CARTIER.
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.....
OFFICIAL GUIDE, NIAGARA FALLS, RIVER, FRONTIER. Scenic, Botanic, Electric, Historic, Hydraulic.
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.
MEMORABELIA OF WILLIAM BIRCH RANKINE OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK. With Particular Reference to His Leadership, Genius and Unremitting Labors in Initiating and Consummating the First and Greatest Hydro-Electric Power Development in the World, at Niagara 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.....
REPORT OF JOHN A. ROEBLING, CIVIL ENGINEER, TO THE PRESIDENTS AND DIRECTORS OF THE NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION AND NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANIES, ON THE CONDITION OF THE NIAGARA RAILWAY SUSPENSION BRIDGE, AUGUST 1, 1860.
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.....
TUGBY'S GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS. being a complete guide to all the points of interest around and in the immediate neighbourhood.
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.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FRANK A. DUDLEY.
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....
NIAGARA FALLS. Its Power Possibilities and Preservation.
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.
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