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- Impressions of America during the years 1833, 1834, and 1835.
- ISBN: NA Price: $39.50
- Publisher: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, Date Published: 1836
- Description: Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836; first American edition; 2 volumes, narrow octavo, viii, [13]-262 pp. as issued + 219 pp.; age toning and age staining throughout but darker in first volume, the first leaf in the narrative portion clipped to remove signature and the first three or four lines on the recto now gone, recent rebinding in green cloth; the famous Irish actor visited New York, Niagara, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Alexandria, Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Charleston, Savanna, Mobile, and New Orleans: Howes P533 The Authors full name was William Gratton Tyrone Power. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, travel, Americana Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 460283
- On Horseback. A Tour in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee with notes of travel in Mexico and California.
- ISBN: NA Price: $14.85
- Publisher: Boston/NY: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Date Published: 1899
- Description: small octavo, 331 pp.; pictorial cloth dulled and rubbed, unrelated gift inscription, light general age toning, overall good+. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: travel, United States Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 499413
- Von New-York bis Frisco. Ein deutsches Reisentagebuch.
- ISBN: NA Price: $360.76
- Publisher: Berlin: Dietrich Reimer/Ernst Vohsen Verlag Date Published: 1925
- Description: 12mo, 101, [1] pp.; library markings, paper sides chipped at extremities, general age toning and entirely disbound, complete but reading copy. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: travel, United States, ZNI Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 607562
- Yankee Land and the Yankees, being Notes of a Journey to and from the World's Fair.
- ISBN: NA Price: $34.51
- Publisher: Cardiff: Daniel Owen and Company, Date Published: 1893
- Description: small ocatvo, 116, [1] pp., portrait frontis.; ex library, original pictorial paper wrappers darkened and margin chipped, frontis. has deep corner chip but image not touched, spine trimmed with no loss and now disbound; generally a very positive view, New York is a paradise for the working man, New Jersey girls are well dressed and well behaved, Washington is the most beautiful city in the world, Chicago has magnificent architecture, etc. etc. but the traveler should expect to be a little more self reliant than usual. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Americana, travel, United States Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 402597
- Adventures of a Rubberneck.
- ISBN: NA Price: $31.82
- Publisher: Plymouth (England): Printed for Private Circulation, Date Published: 1929
- Description: first book edition, reprintinga series of articles from the Western independent; narrow 16mo (16.5 cm. tall x slightly wider than 9 cm.); 149 pp.; library markings, lacks back cover of paper wrappers, spine trimmed with no loss of text but now entirely disbound; author was one a group of British journalists traveling across the United States and back with stops at New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Washington, Philadelphia, and other cities, very informal style with comments on ethnic diversity, prohibition, Hollywood, women in command of great wealth, etc.. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, travel Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 421587
- Estudios americanos.
- ISBN: NA Price: $34.22
- Publisher: Buenos Aires: Felix Lajouane, Date Published: 1900
- Description: 492 pp.; later half vellum darkened, text age toned but not fragile, black and red pencil marks in index, overall good+. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: travel, United States, Americana Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 429635
- Air de Virginie.
- ISBN: NA Price: $31.91
- Publisher: Bruxelles: Andre de Roche, Date Published: 1965
- Description: first edition, ordinary issue; large octavo, 169, [2] pp.; paper wrapper faded at spine but overall very good+ with text mostly unopened. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: travel, United States, education Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 431753
- Vers le coeur de l'Amerique.
- ISBN: NA Price: $33.23
- Publisher: Paris: Librairie Fischbacher, Date Published: 1906
- Description: Deuxieme edition, inscribed by author in year of publication on half title to a Madame Worthington, with a related letter from a third party attached to front free endpaper; small octavo, viii, 401 pp.; later cloth, light general age toning, overall good+. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: travel, United States Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 493150
- Viagem de Estudo aos Estados Unidos e ao Canada.
- ISBN: NA Price: $77.08
- Publisher: Lisboa: Date Published: 1959
- Description: quarto, 109 pp., illustrated, issued as Memorias da Junta de Investigacoes do Ultramar, 2 serie, 14; paper wrappers darkening but else very good+ with text partially unopened. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: agriculture, cotton diseases, United States, Canada Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 630965
- Judge for Yourself . Presenting the special message of the President of the United States transmitted to the two houses of Congress, January 26, 1911 ...
- ISBN: NA Price: $33.45
- Publisher: Minneapolis: Association of Minnesota Manufacturers, Date Published: 1911
- Description: ... also statistical data showing the effect of the agreement upon the American farmer as buyer and seller.; 23 pp., onaly a large frament remains of paper wrappers. later side stapling, reading copy only; reciprocity with Canada. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Canada, United States, economic relations, reciprocity Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 369168
- Report of the United States Deep Waterways Commission ... accompanied by the report on technical work and the several topical reports and drawings pertaining thereto.
- ISBN: NA Price: $97.02
- Publisher: Washuington: GPO, Date Published: 1897
- Description: 263 pp., folding maps, profiles, graphs, etc.; library markings, needs rebinding or rebacking but only light general age toning to interior; early steps toward what would become the St. Lawrence Seaway System. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Great Lakes, United States, Canada, inland waterways Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 607631
- Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, a Report of the Secretary of State, in relation to vessels of the United States engaged in the fisheries, seized by the British authorities during the year last past.
- ISBN: NA Price: $37.35
- Publisher: Washington: Blair & Rives, printers, Date Published: 1840
- Description: 42 pp.; issued as 26th Congress, 1st Session, HD 186; extraction roughness at spine, first leaf holed with a few letters hit but readable; part of the long running dispute over American fishermen operating in Canadian territorial waters, among the reports is a communication that close to 5000 armed American fishermen in the Bay of Fundy "will not long suffer the tyranny of drunken lieutenants in the British Navy",. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, Canada, fisheries dispute Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 663728
- Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations in relation to the Rights and Interests of American Fisheries and Fishermen.
- ISBN: NA Price: $341.19
- Publisher: Washington: GPO, Date Published: 1887
- Description: Contemporary re-issue of two documents under a new general title; In the Senate of the United States. January 18, 1887 ... Report to accompany Bill 3173 (40th Congress, 2d Session, SR 1683), xvi, 280, 95 (Part II) pp, 3 large folding maps (bound with) Rights of American Fishermen in British North American Waters (40th Congress, 2d Session, HED 19), 210 pp., signed by Representative Charles H. Allen on title; contemporary if not original sheep rubbed with the sides attached only by cords, light general age toning and one on the maps has a short tear, good. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Canada, fisheries question, JZX Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 856631
- North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Tribunal of Arbitration constituted under a Special Agreement signed at Washington, January 27th, 1909, between the United States of America and Great Britain. June 1st - September 7th, 1910.
- ISBN: NA Price: $41.01
- Publisher: The Hague: Van Langenhuysen Brothers, Date Published: 1910
- Description: tall quarto, 158 pp.; original paper covered boards, front cover detached but present, library hand stamps, final blank crumpled, good+; contains the full text of the agreement and award but the protocols do not include the text of the arguments,. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Canada, fisheries, international arbitration Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 290283
- Message ... transmitting A letter from the Secretary of State, accompanied by the correspondence relating to the rights of American fishermen in British North American waters. (49th Congress, 2d Session. HED 19)
- ISBN: NA Price: $34.47
- Publisher: Washington: GPO Date Published: 1886
- Description: 210 pp.; light extraction roughness at spine, now in self wrappers; losses by Americans "owing to the their unfriendly and unwarranted treatment by the local authorities of the maritime provinces of the Dominion of Canada",. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Canada, foreign relations, commercial fishing Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 414678
- Proceedings of the First Annual Convention of the International Deep Waterways Association, Cleveland, September 24, 25, 26, 1895. With an Appendix: Including a Report of the Proceedings of the Toronto Convention, 1894.
- ISBN: NA Price: $33.59
- Publisher: Toronto?: Date Published: 1895
- Description: 464 pp., folding profile; original dark blue cloth rubbed at extremities, light general age toning to interior, good+; the 1894 meeting was a Toronto Deep Waterways Convention held September 17 to 20. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Canada, Great Lakes, canals Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 450099
- Laws of the United States of America ... Corresponding with and intended as a continuation of, the edition of Bioren & Co., as published by authority of an Act of Congress. (Volumes 6-10)
- ISBN: NA Price: $389.77
- Publisher: Washington: Davis & Force (later by others) Date Published: 1822
- Description: Volumes 6 (laws 1815 to 1821) through 10 (laws1839 to 1845) only, and the main works only, the General Index published with Volume 7 is not present; large, thick octavos, the smallest over a thousand pages, library and ownership markings, contemporary tan leather darkened a spine, rubbed, and with a few peel marks, light age staining and toning to interiors but not fragile and entirely serviceable. Volumes Included: 5
- Subject: United States, laws, law Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 626424
- Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils, 1910. (Twelfth Report.) by Milton Whitney, Chief. With Accompanying Papers by Assistants in Charge of Field Parties.
- ISBN: NA Price: $194.93
- Publisher: Washington: GPO, Date Published: 1912
- Description: 2 volumes, text, 1772 pp. in original tan cloth + Map case, 43 folding maps loose, as issued, in a folding matching cloth covered case with fabric tie; library book plates but few other markings, bindings have smudges and the text volume has some age speckling at spine and a weak front hinge, overall very good, the maps fine and give the appearance of never having been opened. Volumes Included: 2
- Subject: soil surveys, United States Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 700579
- American State Papers. Documents Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States ... Commencing March 4, 1789 and ending March 3, 1859 [Class I] Foreign Relations. Second Series. Volume VI.
- ISBN: NA Price: $868.94
- Publisher: Washington: Published by Gales & Seaton, Date Published: 1859
- Description: Class 1, Second Series, Volume 6 only; first edition; narrow folio, ix, [1], 1127, [1], xxv pp.; library markings, leather spine and tips rubbed and worn with both joints split but text block sound, light general age toning to text, good. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, foreign relations Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 786605
- American State Papers. Documents Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States ... Commencing Marfch 4, 1789 and ending March 3, 1859 [Class I] Foreign Relations. Second Series. Volume V.
- ISBN: NA Price: $196.06
- Publisher: Washington: Published by Gales & Seaton Date Published: 1858
- Description: Class 1, Second Series, Volume 5 only; first edition; narrow folio, viii, 929, xv pp; library markings, leather spine and tips rubbed and worn with front cover detached but text block sound, light general age toning to text, good. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, foreign relations Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 786606


