Search Results: Authors starting with K from William Reese Company

Utrech, 1772. Two volumes bound in one: [16],223,[1]; [4],240,[8]pp., plus engraved titlepage, four copper-engraved plates (one folding), and a large folding map. Lacks the half title and three-leaf subscribers list ("Lyst der Intekenaren") in the preliminary section of the second volume. Half title in first volume. Large quarto. Contemporary three-quarter vellum and Dutch patterned floral paper-covered boards, manuscript spine title. Foot of backstrip expertly repaired in matching vellum. Edges worn, boards rubbed, small area of paper loss at bottom corner of front cover. Short tear to large folding map near binding stub. Minimal edge toning to text, but mostly very clean internally. Overall very good. Untrimmed. A very nice, large copy in a handsome original binding of the first Dutch edition of Peter Kalm's travels in North America, after the Swedish first edition of 1753-61 and the rare first English edition published in Warrington in 1770-71. Lande repeated Sabin's assertion, itself taken from a… Read More

Stockholm: Lars Salvii, 1753/1756/1761.. Three volumes bound in two. [24],484,[20]; [2],526,[22]; [2],403,344-538 [i.e. 598, as issued],[14]pp., including in-text illustrations, plus folding plate. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, raised bands, spine gilt. Boards rubbed and edgeworn, corners lightly bumped. Old paper label at head of spine of first volume, early ownership signature on front pastedown of each volume. Moderate tanning, else internally clean. Very good. The very rare first edition of this important early work on American natural history, in the original Swedish. This is the only complete edition, as the text was abridged to varying degrees in later editions. Kalm, a noted Swedish botanist, travelled through North America from 1748 to 1751 to study the flora and collect specimens of plants in order to determine whether they were candidates for propagation in Sweden. Commissioned by the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and urged by Linnaeus, Kalm visited… Read More

London: T. Lowndes, 1772. Two volumes. xii,414pp. plus six engraved plates; iv,423,[9]pp. plus large folding engraved map. Contemporary polished calf, boards tooled in gilt around the edges and on the edges themselves, spine richly gilt and with raised bands, maroon and black gilt morocco labels. Moderate shelf wear, joints starting, mild chipping to spine ends, portion of one label of first volume perished. Minor occasional foxing, closed tear to bottom edge of leaf O7 in first volume, just touching text. Overall very good. The second English edition, translated by George Reinhold Forster, after the Swedish first edition of 1753-61 and the rare first English edition published in Warrington in 1770-71. "One of the most important and reliable eighteenth-century accounts of American natural history, social organization, and political situation. Kalm gives especially important accounts of the American Swedish settlements" - Streeter. Kalm was in America in 1748-49 and made a notable trip into the back… Read More

[Hong Kong, 1850s].. Albumen photographic print from an original daguerreotype, 12 x 8 1/2 inches; mounted on brown paper, 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Print slightly wrinkled, upper right corner chipped. Mounting paper chipped and torn at bottom (no loss to print or inscription). 19th-century pencil inscription on brown paper underneath photograph: "Dr. Kane, Hongkong." In very good condition. A fine photographic portrait of a Dr. Kane, in Hong Kong in the 1850s. The three-quarter view shows Kane dressed in formal suit jacket, shirt, and bow tie holding a cane while sitting in a chair. Evidently a British doctor at the colony of Hong Kong in the mid-19th century. DAB X, pp.256-57. ANB 5, pp.368-69.

Philadelphia, 1856. Two volumes. 464pp. plus plates and folding map; 467pp. plus plates and folding map. Frontispiece portrait and engraved titlepage in each volume. Original brown cloth, stamped in blind, gilt-lettered spines. Head and toe of spines worn. Moderate foxing. Overall very good. Kane, a U.S. naval surgeon, was a member of the unsuccessful first rescue expedition which searched for Franklin in 1850-1851, financed by the American merchant- businessman, Henry Grinnell. "Kane, on board the ADVANCE, was commander of this [second] expedition, which was also financed by Henry Grinnell. Franklin was not found; however, much data concerning the Eskimo, geography and scientific information was gathered. Kane, passing up Smith Sound at the head of Baffin Bay, advanced into the enclosed sea which now bears the name of Kane Basin, thus establishing the Polar route of many future Arctic expeditions. Here the expedition passed two winters, and attained what was to remain for sixteen years the highest… Read More

Chicag: The Lakeside Press R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1996. lix,[1],447,[3]pp. 12mo. Original dark brown cloth, spine gilt, gilt-stamped printer's logo on front board, t.e.g. Fine. Lakeside Press reprint of Elisha Kane's ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS. Includes historical introduction by editors Chauncey Loomis and Constance Martin. Contains numerous illustrations, some in color. Kane, a U.S. naval surgeon, was a member of the unsuccessful first rescue expedition which searched for Franklin in 1850-1851, financed by the American merchant- businessman, Henry Grinnell. "Kane was the commander of the ADVANCE on this [second] expedition, also financed by Henry Grinnell. Although Franklin was not found, the explorers were able to gather much information about the people, geography, and natural science of the region. Kane, passing up Smith Sound at the head of Baffin Bay, advanced into the enclosed sea which now bears the name of Kane Basin, thus establishing the Polar route of many future Arctic expeditions.… Read More

[Philadelphi, 1860. [2],viii,[8],66,[10],112,[8],49,[9],82,[2]pp. plus seven plates. Quarto. Modern cloth, gilt leather labels. Library bookplate and stamp on front flyleaf. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. Three articles written by Dr. Elisha Kane during the second Grinnell expedition in search of the missing Franklin party. Kane was commissioned by Lady Franklin on two separate expeditions in search of her missing husband. The first proved unsuccessful, though Kane uncovered the location where Franklin first wintered. Encouraged by this discovery, he returned two years later, travelling further north than other explorer to date. This volume, compiled by the Smithsonian Institution, includes condensed versions of his scientific observations during the voyage, including numerous charts and diagrams measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and tidal surveillance. SABIN 77906, 77907, 77912. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 8376, 8377, 8380

[Topeka: Merriam Mortgage Company, 1909].. Folding color map, 30 x 20 1/2 inches, tipped to original blue stiff wrappers and backed with linen. Very good. An excellent and detailed railroad map of Kansas, displaying routes for twenty-four Kansas railroads, including the Union Pacific.

[Wathena: Smith, Vaughan & Co., Publishers, 1868. [2],xi-xlviii,[2],349pp. Lacking pp. i-viii and titlepage. Large octavo. Original cloth, rebacked at an early date with portion of original backstrip laid down. Cloth rumpled, stained and worn. Rear joint cracked, front board nearly detached. Contents foxed and somewhat dampstained. Fair. A scarce directory, the NUC locating only three copies (CtY, PPL, KH1) and commenting, "No more published?" Noted in the preface as the "first History and Directory of Doniphan County, Kansas." Prints the state constitution, the inaugural address of Abraham Lincoln, a table of distances from Washington to major towns and cities, voting statistics for the presidential election of 1864, and "Doniphan County Soldiers' Register" listing all the county's men who fought in the Civil War, with many figures and much information regarding the county, state, and country. Contains numerous advertisements for merchants and industries.

[New Yor, 1856. 15,[1]pp. Self-wrappers. Stitched as issued. Clean. Very good. Strongly pro-northern statement on the Kansas question, issued by Horace Greeley. The map on the final page shows the United States divided into slave and free states.

[Olanthe, 1913. 100pp. plus illustrations and photographs. Titlepage photograph. Original printed boards. Slightly rubbed, spine reinforced with buckram. Even browning. Good. A history of Kansas' settlement, filled with personal pioneer tails. An installment in Green's Historical Series. EBERSTADT 105:163. RITTENHOUSE 251.

[Leavenworth City, Ks.: William H. Gill, November 10, 1859].. [4]pp. Large folio newspaper. Minor fold lines and dust soiling. Good. A nice installment of this early Kansas newspaper. This issue includes a brief business directory, an account of the proceedings of the 35th Congress, and a detailed schedule of steamboats along the Mississippi. Extremely rare. OCLC 8799407.

Lawrence, Ks: Lawrence Daily Journal-World, 1913. 132pp. Folio. Original green pictorial wrappers. Spine chipped, reinforced with tape; some wear and chipping to edges of covers. Internally clean. Good. Souvenir magazine commemorating the Semi- Centennial Memorial of the Lawrence Massacre. Heavily illustrated with numerous photos of the area and local business ads. The supplement was designed to promote the city of Lawrence and the great strides made there since 1863. Articles on the founding of the University of Kansas, the development of the Merchants Association, the Lawrence Railway & Light Company, and others, are included.

Seattl, 1925. Small broadside, 10 1/2 x 7 inches. Previously folded. A few chips and small tears where previously adhered. Contemporary ink stamp. Good plus. Wanted poster offering a fifty dollar reward for a prisoner, M.W. Woods, who escaped from the custody of U.S. Marshals near Seattle in 1925. Woods, "Escaped from U.S. Marshall, Western District of Washington on morning of Oct. 17th 1925, by jumping from Santa Fe train to Peabody, Kansas, while being transferred from Seattle, Washington to Houston, Texas." The fugitive, a "Mexican pottery exporter... is ordinarily a good dresser; of genial personality, and is a smooth and plausible talker." With a photographic reproduction of Woods' mugshot.

Kansas City: Copyrighted and Published by W.A. Barbot, [ca. 1900].. Lithograph, printed in blue and black, 22 x 28 inches. Uniformly toned, a handful of closed marginal tears. Very good. Shrink-wrapped to acid-free foam core. An unrecorded promotional broadside for the Kansas City Stock Yards printed around the turn of the 20th century. The piece was sponsored by Verner & Scroggin, Live Stock Commission Merchants, with offices in the Live Stock Exchange; their information is printed in a box just below the title. A central bird's-eye view of the stock yards is bordered on top and bottom by eight smaller vignettes of related companies, mostly meat processing and packing plants. These companies are Phoenix Packing Co., Alcutt Packing Co., George Fowler & Sons, Kansas City Horse & Mule Market, Jacob Dold Packing Co., Swift and Co., The Armour Packing Co., and Kingan & Co., Limited. The top left corner has a circular vignette of a pig; the top right corner the same for a steer. The bottom left corner… Read More

Topeka, 1958. 90pp. plus plates. Original green stiff wrappers. Spine and top edge gently sunned. Near fine.

Wichita, K, 1908. 59pp. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. A bit dust soiled. Else very good. A compilation of thoughts and interpretations of Kansas pioneer days, observations on society, the Santa Fe Trail, and assorted reveries on the Great Plains. With contributions by seventeen Kansas writers. Issued by the Woman's Kansas Day Club.

[N.p., but Junction City, Ks.]: [Joseph Judd] Pennell, [ca. 1908].. Panoramic silver gelatin photograph, approximately 8¼ x 19¼ inches. Minor degradation near bottom right corner, light surface wear. Very good. Mounted on original brown cardboard, as usual for the Pennell studio. A fine photograph depicting the training camp for the Kansas National Guard at Fort Riley, Kansas in 1908. The photograph shows a tent city ranged along the grassy flatlands near the Kansas River at Fort Riley. Hundreds of tents are shown on the prairie, with soldiers discernible as well. A railroad line runs between the river and the camp, and a small town can be seen in the far distance. The image was shot by local professional studio photographer Joseph Judd Pennell. Typical of Pennell's photographs, the image is well- composed, tonally-balanced, and crisply printed. Joseph Judd Pennell was a prolific, accomplished, and successful studio photographer operating in Junction City, Kansas from 1893 until 1922. Over the… Read More

Boston: Printed by Alfred Mudge & So, 1854. 24,4pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Faint vertical crease. A few singular spots of foxing. Near fine. Third edition, with additions. "The Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company was one of a number of organizations formed in the New England states to foster settlement of the newly organized Kansas Territory by northerners who would be opposed to slavery and would vote to exclude that 'Peculiar Institution' from the proposed state constitution" - Wagner-Camp. This edition outlines the Company's objectives, briefly describes the natural resources of Kansas, and includes George S. Parks' "Notes of a Trip Up Kanzas River, Including Observations on the Soil, Climate, Scenery, &c.," which first appeared in the Kansas "Herald of Freedom." With the four-page "Form of Constitution and By-Laws for Auxiliary Societies," as called for. WAGNER-CAMP 240c:3. HOWES W192. SABIN 22474.

Philadelphia, 1858. [4],xxxii,667,[1]pp., plus frontispiece. Original green cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt. Spine faded. Contemporary bookplates of the publisher and binder on front and rear pastedowns. Mild toning, scattered foxing. Uncut. Very good. In a black cloth slipcase. American edition printed the same year, and with the same collation, as the Berlin first edition. A biography of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, major general in the Continental Army and chief of staff for Gen. George Washington. Steuben was born in Prussia and served in the Prussian army before being introduced to Washington, who recruited him into the American Continental Army. Steuben is credited with teaching vital military drills and tactics to the troops and with writing, REGULATIONS FOR THE ORDER AND DISCIPLINE OF THE TROOPS OF THE UNITED STATES, which was used for training until the War of 1812. SABIN 37097 (ref).