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Sketches of a tour to the western country, through the states of Ohio and Kentucky by CUMING, F.

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Sketches of a tour to the western country, through the states of Ohio and Kentucky
Author
CUMING, F.
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Pittsburgh: Cramer, Spear & Eichbaum, 1810. FIRST EDITION. Full calf, spine label, new endpapers; interior with some discoloration and foxing due to paper stock. First edition. Cuming (1762–1828) was an Irish-born doctor, traveler, and author. In 1806, he purchased land in Ohio which prompted his exploratory trip down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers through Louisana and the Floridas. He wrote about his journey in Sketches of a tour providing an "excellent and extensive observations on pioneer conditions throughout the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys" (Howes). Additionally, the appendix contains numerous narratives, published for the first time, describing the greater Americas from other notable explorers like George Loskeil, Gideon Forsyth, S.P. Hildreth and more. These include topographical descriptions, notes on diseases, and information about Native American art and culture.
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Algoma West, It's Mines, Scenery and Industrial Resources by Roland, Walpole

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Algoma West, It's Mines, Scenery and Industrial Resources
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Roland, Walpole
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
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Toronto: Printed by Warwick & Sons, 1887 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. [2], 2, [1]-217pp. Tipped-in errata slip. Large folding tinted lithographed map, 2 lithographed plates, 1 wood-engraved plate, and several text illustrations (including a full-page plan). Publisher's blue patterned cloth stamped in black and gold. Spine ends and 3 corners show wear, lower corners jammed, short one-inch tear to bottom edge of title page, bookplate. Contemporary owner's name on endpaper. Overall, a very good copy, internally fine and complete. Canadian mining at its best. Includes a history and description of Port Arthur and the Thunder Bay region (SW Ontario, Canada) from 1800, Fort William (from 1880), and the geology and mining in the Thunder Bay area. A business directory of Port Arthur occupies pp. [191]-217. The large folding frontispiece map shows the mineral district, north shore of Lake Superior. The folding map is often wanting from this work and some copies may have been issued without it. The two lithographed plates are titled Sketch of Beaver Mountain Silver Mining Location. Near Port Arthur. Looking West From Magazine at Foot of Hill and Reduction Works On Silver Creek. Beaver Mine. Looking North. The author, a civil engineer and topographical surveyor, was employed as a land valuator and inspector for the Canadian Pacific Railroad..
Dni i gody P.I. Chaikovskogo: Letopis' zhizni i tvorchestva. Sostavili E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Pod redaktsiei V. Yakovleva (Days and years of Tchaikovsky: A chronicle of his life and works. Compiled by E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Edited by V. Yakovlev)

Dni i gody P.I. Chaikovskogo: Letopis' zhizni i tvorchestva. Sostavili E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Pod redaktsiei V. Yakovleva (Days and years of Tchaikovsky: A chronicle of his life and works. Compiled by E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Edited by V. Yakovlev) by TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich 1840-1893

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Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Title
Dni i gody P.I. Chaikovskogo: Letopis' zhizni i tvorchestva. Sostavili E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Pod redaktsiei V. Yakovleva (Days and years of Tchaikovsky: A chronicle of his life and works. Compiled by E. Zaidenshpur, V. Kiselev, A. Orlova, N. Shemanin. Edited by V. Yakovlev)
Author
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich 1840-1893
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Moscow... Leningrad: Muzgiz (State Music Publishers), 1940. Large octavo. Original publisher's full dark green cloth with printed label to upper within decorative blindstamped border. 740, [i] + [iii] pp. Illustrated. With an extensive catalogue of works. Binding worn, rubbed, and bumped; upper joint split. Uniform light browning, slightly heavier to some edges.

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