Milwaukee; At the gathering of the Waters.
many illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. (Tulsa: Continental Heritage, 1981). vg. More
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Biographical Sketch of Lyman C. Draper, LL. D., Secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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
Annotated Catalogue of Wisconsin Newspapers in the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, [Corrected to January 1, 1896].
pp. 94-206. 8vo, stapled; (some pp. chipped in margins). Madison: St. Hist. Soc. of WI, 1896. More
Survey of the Entrance to Milwaukie Wisconsin
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
Union Navy Autographed Letter Signed
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
Autographed Letter Signed
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
Framed Signed Envelope commemorating stamp collecting
Milwaukee, WI: 1969. 3.25 x 6.25-inch First Day Cover commemorating the "thirty-eighth annual convention of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs." Signed and dated "1969" by Coward and postmarked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 17, 1969. The envelope features an image of an Abraham Lincoln stamp on the left and has a cancelled six-cent Apollo 8 stamp on the upper right. Quadruple-matted in gray with a handsome circular cut-out surrounding a 4.75-inch-wide photo of Coward wearing a hat and overcoat..... More
Wisconsin: A Bicentennial History.
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
The La Follettes and the Wisconsin Idea.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1947). More
Pine, Stream & Prairie; Wisconsin and Minnesota in Profile.
folding map, illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Knopf, 1945. vg. More
History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institutie.
6 plates. xii, 350pp. 8vo, modern wrs.; (scattered foxing). Janesville: Wm. Doty, 1856. First Edn. Howes G-454. More
Plan and Section of the North Cut at Milwaukee No. 2
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
Plan No. 3 Milwaukee Harbor Improvement
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
Plan & Section of the Milwaukee Straight Cut with Bay and Harbour Soundings
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
Marquette's Explorations: The Narratives Reexamined.
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. More
Louis No. 1; The Life and Legend of Louis St. Germaine
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
Alluring Wisconsin; The Historic Glamor and Natural Loveliness of an American Commonwealth.
illus. 480pp. 8vo, cloth. Milwaukee: Hale, 1937. vg. More
Johnson's Michigan and Wisconsin
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
Men on the Moving Frontier.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Palo Alto, (1969). Frontier of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. More
Voices in the Valley; Mythmaking and Folk Belief in the Shaping of the Middle West.
Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1964. Illustrated. xvii + 300 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, (1964). More
DuBay: Son-in-Law of Oshkosh.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Appleton, (1946). Jon Baptiste DuBay. More
The Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Madison, Wisconsin, 1840-1915; and the Quarter Centennial of Eugene Grover Updike, 1890-1915.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (inner hinge weak). n.p., 1915. More
Jurisprudence and Statecraft; The Wisconsin Development Authority and Its Implications.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of WI Pr., (1963). vg. More
County Map of Michigan and Wisconsin.
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
Wisconsin Medicine: Historical Perspectives
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