Saint Paul: Pioneer Press Company, 1897. First edition, 8vo, pp. 47, [1]; nine photographs and eight illustrations; original green printed wrappers, some soiling, library stamp on cover; else very good or better. More
Minneapolis: Syndicate Printing Co. 1925. 12mo, pp. 272; many portrait illus. throughout; original printed wrappers, some minor soiling, joints worn; else very good or better. Provides an interesting look at the Minnesota State Fair when it was the largest fair of its kind in the United States. In addition to... More
Saint Paul: James M. Goodhue, printer, 1849. 16mo, pp. 15, [1]; original plain brown printed wrappers, fine. A very early - if not the first - piece of printing in Minnesota, exclusive of newspapers. Of the 14 pieces of printing identified by Martin in her Checklist of Minnesota Imprints, 1849-1865... More
[Minneapolis and/or Saint Paul: v.d. Brown, John Mason. Beyond the present. Minneapolis & St. Paul, 1948. Edition ltd. to 650 copies, slim 8vo, [6] & 28pp., fine copy in orig. brown cloth, paper labels, tissue dust jacket. Aris, Rutherford. The ampersand in script & print. An essay in honor of... More
St. Anthony: William W. Wales, Bookseller and Publisher; Minneapolis: Thomas Hale Williams, 1857. Only edition, 12mo, pp. 32, [4] ads; full-p. map of Lake Minnetonka, 7 wood-engraved illustrations in the text (5 full-p.); 1" x 2" chip to corner of upper wrapper, otherwise a near fine copy in original printed... More
Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith, 1965. 12mo, unpaginated; fine copy in original red cloth. More
Minneapolis: V.O. Hammon Pubshling Co. ca. 1911. Oblong 12mo, pp. [52]; fifty illustrations in color; original brown string-bound wrappers printed in green, color plate mounted to upper cover; some wear to yapp edges, interior fine. Photo-based tour of picturesque scenes and architecture in Minneapolis. More
St. Paul: McGill-Warner Co. 1920. One color map (approx. 648 x 521 mm.) folded down to approx. 178 x 114 mm. in brown printed wrappers; occasional tears from folds, else very good. Map title: "Standard map of Chisago County, Minnesota, showing portions of Isanti and Anoka Counties". University of Minnesota... More
[Minneapolis?]: Press of the C.A. Mitchell Printing Co. 1899. Edition limited to 1999 copies of which this is no. 30, 4 volumes, 16mo; black and white plates, some folding; text illustrations; original white printed wrappers, red line borders; original green paper slipcase, paper labels on upper cover and spine; wrappers... More
Minneapolis: W. A. Edwards Printing Co. 1891. First edition, 8vo, pp. [12] ads, 110, [14] ads; original brown cloth spotted and a little stained, rear hinge cracking; a good copy. A charity recipe book organized in 16 chapters offering descriptions of methods for baking bread, breakfast, salads, cakes, soups, fish... More
[Minneapolis]: Bookslinger Editions & Odegard Books, [1981]. Edition limited to 300 copies, folio bifolium paper cover by Gerry Lange of the Bieler Press, each containing 6 broadsides; the 2 broadsides printed by Schanilec are, “Once in the Pool, Doing My Laps,” by Susan Allen Toth, and, “Why Men Are Not... More
Winona: Watkins, ca. 1920s. 8vo, pp. 96; near fine in original wrappers, small hole punched through upper left corner, cover is a colorful illustration of "Watkins City", a fictional city created by grouping all Watkins Company buildings across the nation into one picture. "Tested recipes, secrets of beauty, the home... More
St. Paul: [Ampersand Club], 2009. Square 8vo, pp. 9" x 9", pp. 47, [1]; color photographs throughout; a collection of rememberences by close friends of Powers; original gray paper wrappers; fine. Powers was design and production manager at Minnesota Historical Society Press as well as proprieter of Amaranth Press and... More
Portland, Maine: L. H. Nelson Company, 1906. First edition, oblong 4to, unpaged; chiefly plain photographic views; original green pictorial wrappers stamped in gilt; a bit of wear from handling, else very good and sound. Depicts the various landmarks of Minneapolis and St. Paul, including Minnehaha Falls, Fort Snelling, and Nicollet Avenue. More
St. Paul: February 23, 1854. 4to, 43 lines, approx. 330 words; previous folds, else fine, and with the original mailing envelope bearing an 1854 St. Paul postmark. Homes warns that St. Paul is no place to live: "I shall not give them much encouragement if they come here [and] must... More
Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1989. 8vo, pp. [8], 130, [6]; blue pictorial paper wrappers, fine. Inscribed by Agee on title page. "For Marie- Keep the heart bending, flexible, loving." More
Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1988-1990. First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo; frontispiece, facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth, gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; fine. Addenda and corrigenda laid into Vols. I and II. Vol. III compiled by Amos and Jonathan Black. More
Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1988. First edition, 8vo, pp. xlix, [1], 307; frontispiece, facsimiles; original blue mottled cloth, gilt-lettering to spine and upper cover; red ownership label at spine head, else. fine. Vol. I (of three) only. More
Minneapolis: Andersen & Foss Typesetting Company, ca. 1930. Small 8vo, pp. 140; illustrations; original stiff brown wrappers printed in brown and green; covers a bit creased, light wear, else very good. Minnesota Historical Society only in OCLC. More
Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 2004. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 203; black and white photographic illustrations throughout; origianl green pictorial wrappers (back cover a bit soiled), French flaps; near fine. Unsigned author inscription dated May 7th, 2004 on half title page. The collected speeches and reflections of former Minnesota governor... More
![On book collecting. By Arne Kjelsberg. [Edited by Rob Rulon-Miller.]. Elmer L. Andersen.](/pictures/thumb/51730_1.jpg?v=1506524023)
[Minneapolis]: Ampersand Club, 2005. First edition limited to 626 copies, this copy no. 1 of 100 numbered copies signed by Gaylord Schanilec, printed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club by Gaylord Schanilec; 8vo, pp. [2], 43, [8]; wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by Schanilec... More
![On book collecting. By Arne Kjelsberg. [Edited by Rob Rulon-Miller.]. Elmer L. Andersen.](/pictures/thumb/51731_1.jpg?v=1506524023)
[Minneapolis]: Ampersand Club, 2005. First edition limited to 626 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (this, the letter 'Z') signed by Gaylord Schanilec, printed on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club by Gaylord Schanilec; 8vo, pp. [2], 43, [8]; wood-engraved frontispiece portrait of the author... More
Minneapolis, MN: [n.p. 1910]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 11, [5]; 1 plate showing portrait of Longfellow; original leather-grained tan paper, saddle-stitched, with decorative ribbon, the very slightest of soiling, otherwise a fine copy. A brief biography of Longfellow, apparently one of a series compiled and published by the author from... More
Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1874. Folio, pp. v, [1], 7-270, 325-394 (as issued); a complete copy, with lithograph vignette title page, double-page map of the United States, double-page world map, double-page map of Minnesota, statistical maps and tables, plus approx. 70 maps of the state counties, cities, towns and villages, mostly... More
Washington: Robert Farnham, 1857. Second edition (printed the same year as the first, and in the same format), 12mo, pp. 215, [1]; near fine, tight copy in original brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. With a presentation from the author on the front flyleaf. With statistical information appended at the... More
