Americana page 3 of 3. Dept. __________ Items 101 - 150.
AM-101. Sweet, Alex E., and Knox. SKETCHES FROM TEXAS SIFTINGS. NY: Texas Siftings Pub. Co., 1882. 228 pp., decorated green cloth. Illustrated by W.H. Caskie. Humorous essays on early Texas life. Inscribed to Don R. Sweet from Chas. A. Sweet. Some rubbing to the covers, but very good. $65.00
AM-102. Thomas, Isaiah, Jr. MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT ALMANACK, WITH AN EPHEMERIS, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1806. Worcester, Isaiah Thomas, 1806. 48 pp, wrappers, tied binding. Information for daily life. A bit worn and soiled overall; the back couple pages have a small hole that effects a couple words but is still readable. Good. $40.00
AM-103. Thomas, Isaiah, Jr. MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT ALMANACK, WITH AN EPHEMERIS, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1808. Worcester, Isaiah Thomas, 1808. 48 pp, wrappers, tied binding. Information for daily life. Untrimmed on the right side and bottom, with wide margins. Overall wear, light soiling, and very light stains, but really a nice copy. Good-very good. $35.00
AM-104. Thomas, Davis, & Karin Ronnefeldt. PEOPLE OF THE FIRST MAN: LIFE AMONG THE PLAINS INDIANS IN THEIR FINAL DAYS OF GLORY. NY: Dutton, 1976. 4to, 256 pp. Illustrated with watercolers by Karl Bodmer. The firsthand account of Prince Maximillian’s expediiton up the Missouri River, 1833-34. Very good in dust jacket with a couple tears. $50.00
AM-105. Thomas, Robert B. THE FARMER’S ALMANACK,... FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1819. Boston: J.H.A. Frost for West, Richardson & Lord, 1819.. 48 pp., wrappers, tied binding. Agricultural information, listings of Friends meeting in New England, travel information, and other aspects of daily life. A bit worn and soiled overall, with a couple old repairs, but complete and in decent condition. Good-very good. $45.00
AM-106. Webb, J. Watson (ed.) ALTOWAN; OR, INCIDENTS OF LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, BY AN AMATEUR TRAVELER. Vol. 1. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1846. 1st ed. Vol 1 only, 255 pp., brown cloth. Based on the sporting adventures of Sir William Drummond Stewart in 1832, 1838, and 1842. Howes S991. Some foxing; very good. $50.00
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AM-108. Williams, John. THE REDEEMED CAPTIVE RETURNING TO ZION OR THE CAPTIVITY AND DELIVERANCE OF REV. JOHN WILLIAMS OF DEERFIELD. Springfield: H.R. Hunting Co., 1908. Reprint of the 6th edition. 212 pp., cloth spine, paper-covered boards. No. 7 of 526 copies. Introduction by George Sheldon, covering the life of the author and various printings of the book. . The third volume in the company’s reprint series of Indian captivities. A good copy; fine inside, with the covers worn along the edges, and part of the spine (with part of the label) worn away and replaced with similar brown cloth. $25.00
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