Milwaukee; At the gathering of the Waters.
many illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Tulsa: Continental Heritage, 1981). vg. More
many illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Tulsa: Continental Heritage, 1981). vg. More
Cincinnati: Peter G. Thomson, 1881. Frontispiece portrait. 31 pages. Slim 4to, original beige printed wrappers (spine worn, covers slightly chipped and soiled, top margins of some pages lightly dampstained, first page of text with ink annotations). Cincinnati: Peter G. Thomson, 1881. A good only copy. Inscribed by Lyman C. Draper. More
pp. 94-206. 8vo, stapled; (some pp. chipped in margins). Madison: St. Hist. Soc. of WI, 1896. More
New York: Ackerman, J., 1853. Sea Chart. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 10.5" x 17". Nice sea chart showing parts of the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. Features depths, topographical details, marshes and tidal movement. Minor overall toning. More
1864. Union Navy A.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, August 27th 1864, Aboard the USS Elfin. Just three months before she would be destroyed by bombardment while in service on the Tennessee & Cumberland Rivers. Letter from a sailor who is trying to get his Land Grant application to Wisconsin, but he can't raise the $11.00 application fee on his ship. In part: "I received the papers alright and I signed an affidavit before my Commanding Officer - and I signed them..... More
Springfield: 1864. Interesting Home-Front A.L.S. 4to. 2 pages, Springfield, Illinois, September 7th 1864, concerning happenings in and around Wisconsin. In part: "I am glad to hear of your recovery from your wounds. Where did your father leave you when he went to Nashville after you? Mr. Hill says he left you part way home. I was in hopes that you would come down and see me before you went into the Army again but you did not say anything again..... More
New York: Norton, 1977. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, pencil marks in some margins, some pages creased in lower right corner margin. New York: Norton: (1977). More
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1947). More
folding map, illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1945. vg. More
6 plates. xii, 350pp. 8vo, modern wrs.; (scattered foxing). Janesville: Wm. Doty, 1856. First Edn. Howes G-454. More
New York: Ackerman Lith. 1853. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 117" x 12 3/4" Nice sea chart of part of the Milwaukee Bay and Kinnikinnick River. Features geographical and topographical details, shipyards, canals, and government buildings. Left margin cropped, minor toning along original folds. More
New York: Ackerman Lith. 1853. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 15.5"x 9.5". Nice sea chart of part of the Milwaukee Bay. Features geographical and topographical details, shipyards, canals, and government buildings. Left margin cropped, minor toning along original folds. More
New York: Ackerman, J., 1853. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 23.75" x 18". Nice sea chart the Milwaukee River and Bay. Features geographical and topographical details, depths, town boundaries and some buildings. Missing left margin and minor toning along original folds. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. More
Neshkoro: Laranmark Press, 1984. Illus. 127pp. 8vo, pictorial boards, boards very lightly soiled. Neshkoro, Wisconsin: Laranmark Press, (1984). First Edition. Biography of Louis St. Germaine, a Chippewa fishing guide from Wisconsin. During his long career he was guide to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ted Williams. This copy is inscribed by the author to Harry (Belafonte). Laid in is an autographed letter signed to Harry (Belafonte) presenting this book to him. More
illus. 480pp. 8vo, cloth. Milwaukee: Hale, 1937. vg. More
New York: Johnson & Ward, 1864. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 17.75" x 24". Beautifully detailed double page map of Wisconsin and Michigan divided into counties and townships. Shows cities, major routes, railroads and waterways. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) is one of the most prolific American publishers of the 19th century. He opened his own company in 1856 that produced atlases, maps and encyclopedias. The company made great maps based on those by J.H. Colton and Johnson..... More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Palo Alto, (1969). Frontier of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. More
Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1964. Illustrated. xvii + 300 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, (1964). More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Appleton, (1946). Jon Baptiste DuBay. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Introduction by Kenneth Frampton. Black & white and color photographic illustrations, blueprints and floor plans throughout. 192 pages. Small square 4to, black cloth, d.w. (very faint foxing at interior). New York: Rizzoli, (1986). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
illus. 8vo, cloth; (inner hinge weak). n.p., 1915. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of WI Pr., (1963). vg. More
Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1864. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 13.75". Nice map of Michigan and Wisconsin divided into counties. Shows cities, major routes and waterways. Light scattered foxing. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and..... More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. Illustrated. 212 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, (1981). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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