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
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[Minneapolis]: Ampersand Club, 2005. First edition limited to 626 copies, this one of 26 lettered copies (this, the letter 'Z') signed by Gaylord Schanilec and printed by him on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ampersand Club; 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
Washington: Robert Farnham, 1857. Second edition (printed the same year as the first, and in the same format), 12mo, pp. viii, 215, [1]; original brown blind-tooled cloth (soiled), faded gilt spine; edges and corners badly bumped and worn, small loss to spine head; contemporary signature on title page, Edward Chenery..... More
[Minneapolis]: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies, this one of 300 of the regular edition, numbered and signed by Armajani, small oblong folio, frontispiece on translucent paper, 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections, each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge..... More
[Minneapolis]: Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1991. Edition limited to 329 copies, this one of 300 of the regular edition, numbered and signed by Armajani, small oblong folio, frontispiece on translucent paper, 3 preliminary leaves plus 7 sections, each descriptive and illustrative of a particular bridge..... More
Saint Paul: E.W. Porter, 1901. 8vo, pp. ix, 456; photographic portrait frontispiece, 22 plates; original red cloth (soiled), gilt lettering; spine toned, edges and corners badly bumped and rubbed, small tears and fraying at spine head; interior fine. More
Saint Paul: E.W. Porter, 1901. First edition (""compiled and enlarged from the author's Early History of the Dakota Territory in 1866""), 8vo, pp. ix-[x], 456; portrait frontis and 22 plates; spine slightly faded, else near fine in original maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine and upper cover. A printed letter..... More
Chicago: S.P. Rounds, 1864. First edition of Minnesota's first literary anthology, 8vo, pp. [4], 336; engraved portrait of Stephen Miller, governor of Minnesota, one of the contributors, and to whom the book is dedicated, plus contributions from 22 Minnesota poets (each with a brief biographical sketch appended), including Ignatius Donnelly..... More
Saint Paul: A. Bailey, 1863. First edition; 8vo, pp. [2] ads, 170; contemporary brown morocco over comb-marbled boards; some fading and scuffing but generally very good. From the Preface: "We present to our patrons a new City Directory, satisfied that it is as nearly correct as a thorough and systematic..... More
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, [1998]. First edition, large 8vo, pp. xxi, [3], 287; frontis.; illus. throughout; fine in original printed wrappers. More
St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Soc. Collections, vol. XIII, 1908. First edition, 8vo, xii & 480pp., frontis portrait of the author, 18 portraits of the governors, from Alexander Ramsey (first territorial governor) to John Johnson, 16th governor of the state, elected 1905. Spine a little rubbed, but a tight, near fine..... More
Minneapolis: Mnenomic Press, 2006. Edition limited to 40 copies (this no. 19) numbered and signed by Harriet Bart; very tall folio (approx. 23" x 6½"), accordion fold, 6 panels printed on rectos only containing 22 visual poems by 15 poets; very fine in original gray printed wrappers, with original printed..... More
London: Hunt and Clarke, 1828. First edition in English of the author's La decouverte des sources du Mississippi (1824), 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. lxxvi, 472-[473]; [ii], 545; portrait frontis., 2 engraved folding plans, large folding map of the length of the Mississippi, and 3 engraved plates for Indian ornaments; ex-library..... More
Tuscaloosa and London: Alabama, 1988. First edition, 8vo, pp. xv, [3], 357; frontispiece portrait and 24 illustrations in the text; fine copy in the dust jacket. Explorer and surveyor in America before 1850, Featherstonhaugh promoted the formation of the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes chapters on Minnesota and Wisconsin. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1948. First edition, with mimeograph letter about the book from the publisher laid in; 8vo, pp. xii, 190; jacket with a few minor imperfections, else about fine. This copy with a T.L.s. from the author to Emerson Wulling laid in, together with a form letter..... More
Saint Paul [MN]: Hamline University, 1939. First edition limited to 350 copies, small 8vo, pp. 110, [1], errata slip tipped in facing p. 110; fine in original terra cotta cloth lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. This copy inscribed by the editor on page 8, at the end..... More
New York: Wood & Holbrook, 1871. First edition, small 8vo, 205-[207]pp., plus 8pp. ads, frontis of Minnehaha Falls; extremities rubbed, spine quite faded, else near fine in orig. gilt-stamped purple cloth. Cover title: Climates for Invalids"" and ""Minnesota, California, Florida, Nassau, Fayal, Adirondacs."" Nearly three-quarters of the text touts Minnesota's..... More
Faribault: Holly & Brown, 1861. 8vo, pp. 8; disbound, some soiling and foxing, else very good or better. Martin 356, locating two copies. More
