Home; Tom Arndt's Minnesota
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009. Over 100 photo Illus. by the author. Square 4to, gray cloth, d.w. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (2009). Fine. More
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Trees and Shrubs; An Illustrated Manual of the Native and Cultivated Woody Plants of the State.
illus. 314pp. 8vo, cloth; (rubbed). Univ. of Minnesota, 1912. More
Undefeated: The Life of Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis: Lerner, 1978. Foreword by Muriel Humphrey. Extensively illustrated. 519 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, (1978). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Duluth Ditty Bag; Songs about the Zenith City
Duluth Public Library, 1976. Illus. and musical notations. 88pp. 4to, spiral bound. N.p.: Duluth Public Library, 1976. Light wear to plastic spiral spine and wrappers lightly soiled. More
Signed Bereavement Card
1937. Authentically signed acknowledgement of bereavement card, 4.25" x3", engraved with the printed message: "Your kind expressions of sympathy are gratefully acknowledged and deeply appreciated", boldly signed "Alexis Jean Fournier- To my dear Gail & Larrino." *Verso of this card is dated Feb. 3, 1937, just weeks after the death of Fournier's second wife. Excellent condition. American artist best remembered for his naturalistic paintings of Minneapolis and St. Paul landmarks. In 1903 he moved to East Aurora, New York and..... More
Minnesota Rag; The Dramatic Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Case that gave New Meaning to Freedom of the Press.
New York: Random House, 1981. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1981). More
Down the Great River; embracing an Account of the Discovery of the True Source of the Mississippi, together with...a canoe voyagefrom Its Head Waters to the Gulf of Mexico.
folding map, illus. 443pp. + lxiii appendix. 12mo, dec. cloth; (back corner dampstained, previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf). Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1891. More
Headwaters of the Mississippi; Comprising Biographical Sketches of Early and Recent Explorers of the Great River.
and a Full Account of the Discovery and Location of its True Source in a Lake beyond Itasca. many plates. 527pp. 12mo, dec. cloth. Chicago: Rand, McNally, 1894. vg. More
Pine, Stream & Prairie; Wisconsin and Minnesota in Profile.
folding map, illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1945. vg. More
A Century of Iron and Men.
b/w illus. 295pp. 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis, (1950). More
A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending above Four Thousand Miles, between New France & New Mexico
London: Henry Bonwicke, 1699. with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers... To which are added, Several New Discoveries in North America, not Publish'd in the French Edition. Complete with the frontispiece, 6 plates, and 2 large folding maps. 2 volumes, small 8vo, handsomely bound in later full mottled polished green calf, leather labels, gilt spines, all edges gilt, bottom edges of both volumes lightly rubbed. London: Printed for Henry Bonwicke, 1699. Second London Edition. Near Fine Internally a...... More
Memorial Services: Hubert H. Humphrey, Late a Senator from Minnesota
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1978. xiii + 561 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1978. A fine copy. A collection of Memorial Addresses for Hubert H. Humphrey delivered in Congress. More
Framed signed commemorative envelope
Lancaster, PA: 1956. 3.25 x 6.25-inch First Day Cover commemorating "Wheatland" -- President James Buchanan's home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after moving out of the White house in 1861. Signed in full by Humphrey and postmarked in Lancaster, on August 5, 1956. The envelope features a detailed image of Wheatland and a small bust portrait of Buchanan. Double-matted in green and white with a 6.25 x 9.25-inch photo of Humphrey laughing with President John F. Kennedy in the White House. Set..... More
Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories
New York: Viking, 1987. 244 pages. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper slightly crumpled at top edge. New York: Viking, (1987). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Inscribed on half title page. "To ... with every best wish to someone who also got out of Minnesota in good shape, Garrison Keillor." More
Men on the Moving Frontier.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Palo Alto, (1969). Frontier of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. More
Over Minnesota.
San Francisco: Weldon Owen Inc., 1992. Foreword by Marilyn C. Nelson. Profusely illustrated in color. 256pp. Tall 4to, maroon boards, d.w. San Francisco: Weldon Owen Inc., (1992). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The North Woods.
many color illus. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Time-Life, (1972). American Wilderness Series. vg. More
Kitchi-Gami.
Wanderings Round Lake Superior. text illus. xii, 428pp. 8vo, crudely rebound in modern library binding; (ex-lib, corners and edges of covers worn, inner hinges crudely reinforced, t.p. chipped in margin, lacks 32pp. of pubisher's ads at end, text of work is complete). London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. First Edition in English. The author, who was from Germany, lived among the Ojibwa Indians in 1855. This work is "...one of the most exhaustive and valuable treatises on Indian life ever written."..... More
North Star Country.
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). N.Y.: Book Find Club, (1945). More
Minneapolis and St. Paul
North Vancouver: Whitecap Books, 2005. Many color photo Illus. 96pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (North Vancouver): Whitecap Books, (2005). Very good. More
Final Harvest; An American Tragedy.
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Times, (1986). vg Presentation copy. Murder of Rudy Blythe and Toby Thulin of Ruthton, Minnesota. More
Untitled (Northern Minnesota)
Landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Unframed measures 52" x 36", frame measures 55" x 39". Beautiful landscape of trees on a cliff in Northern Minnesota, circa 1890. Thomas Mower Martin (1838-1934) was an English-born Canadian painter known for his inspiring depictions of the wild and dramatic landscapes of the North. Called the "Father of Canadian Art", Martin traveled widely throughout Canada by selling rights to his pieces to the Canadian Pacific Railroad. His paintings are now in collections across Canada..... More
The Hard Years: A Look at Contemporary America and American Institutions
New York: Viking, 1975. Introduction by Tom Wicker. 229 pages, 8vo, blue boards with a black cloth spine (one corner bumped), dust wrapper (gently worn; very small closed tear at the bottom). New York: The Viking Press, (1975). First edition. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Kay Meehan with best wishes, Gene McCarthy, Jan 10, 1976." More
Minnesota, and Dacotah
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1860. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10.75" x 13.25". Great map of Minnesota and part of the Dakotas. Minnesota is divided into counties and the western boundary of the Dakotas runs along the Missouri River. Shows towns, major routes, railroads and waterways. Minor tears and chips to edges. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American..... More
Minnesota, and Dacotah.
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1862. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10.75" x 13.25". Nice map of Minnesota and the eastern portion of the Dakotas showing towns, major routes, railroads and waterways. Minnesota is divided into counties and the Dakotas are shown as Dacotah Territory. Minor stains to margins, small chip to lower left corner. S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th..... More