Search Results: Titles starting with E from Kerkhoff Books Div KSI

Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1954 This is a 62 page book with the first part of this book is an taken from chapters 11 and 12 of McCulloch's book Men and Measures of Half a Century and the rest of the book being 15 newspaper articles illustrating phases of banking in the Midwest.

The Bookmark, 1968 Bound in blue cloth with white spine labels, this is a combined edition of Wayne, Greensboro and Harrison Township. Book is as new. I opened it just enough to get the necessary information.

Lakeside Pres, 1942 One of the Donnelly Lakeside Classics series given as Christmas gifts to employees and 'special friends'. This copy quite sharp and bright, largely unread.

Genealogical Publishing Company, 1979 Bound in maroon cloth with gilt titles, 886 pp. Sharp copy with no names, marks, etc.

The Banner, 1943 Rare book detailing "Hardships and Privations Endured and Encountered with the Indians by Pioneer Settlers".73 pp. Book is made up of two sections, the first consisting of "Reminiscences of David Sturgeon, an old Pioneer, Compiled by H.H. Chadwick as taken from the Banner files of 1877 and republished 1928. The second;" Letters of John H. Benton of Washington, D.C. giving the early history of Jackson County, as taken from The Banner Files of 1893".
The first edition with only the Sturgeon reminiscences was published in 1928, while this edition with the added Benton material was published 1943. WorlCat locates nine copies of the 1928 edition but none of this edition. This copy bound in blue cloth with bright gilt titles, clean, bright and tight.

Peking: Henri vetch, 1938 bound in maroon cloth with gilt decorations, 104 pp including map and 5 pp ads. Color frontis, illustrated wiht black and white photos and drawings. Front cover and spine with some fading, three leaves with a chip at the top edge, otherwise very good.

Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1953 This is a six page pamphlet offprint from federal records for the heirs of Daniel Landon. Landon purchased in 1802 the improvements on a tract of land on the St Mary's river, near Wayne's fort. He later erected a mill in the river which may have been the earliest water mill in Allen County.

London: Henry G Bohn, 1848 Bound in dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt titles, xxxi, 517, 15 pp ads. This copy good only with spine slightly darkened, front hinge cracked with first sig loose but present, quite a few light pencil check marks in the margins, small bookplate and stamp on tp [possibly ex-lib but writing on stamp and bookplate so faded as to be illegible]. Tissue guard is still present between the frontis and title page, pages are clean and bright.

New York : Clarkson Potter, 1960 The story of Mrs. Virgil Earp, as relating to the Earps, Tombstone, OK corral gunfight etc. Makes a wonderful read-I personally own a copy. Waters interviewed Mrs. Virgil Earp, checked her version with government records and hers has the ring of truth about it. Shows Wyatt as a philanderer, murderer [Clanton's were mostly unarmed], who obviously profitted from his under-the-table dealings. Book handles like it was read once, jacket has small chips at the head and tail of spine and is lightly rubbed, soiled.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office/United States Geodetic Survey, 1902 Bound in olive green cloth with gilt decorations, 394 pp., 38 illustrations plus 2 maps in rear pocket. A good clean, solid copy with gilt still bright and easily readable.

London: E Curl, 1723 Rebound in full morocco by Donnelley with gilt titles and decorations, 5 raised bands, top edge gilt, new endpapers151 pp. Scarce item in exceptional condition. Frontis and title page with minor edge wear, offsetting from the frontis to the title page. Otherwise sharp, clean, bright and tight with no faults noted,

New York: Redding & Co., 1882 Second edition stated on title page, bound in navy blue wrap around leather, 199 pp plus 8 pp illustrations. A good clean copy with rubbing at the spine edges, somewhat shaken.

Philadelphia: Eugene Cummiskey, 1838 Contemporary calf, 437 pages. Contents pages torn and wrinkled, moderate foxing, lower end of spine moused to the point it touches the bottom of pages. Still presentable in contemporary calf.

Limited Editions Club, 1960 Bound in cloth over decorative silk, this number 648 of 1500 copies. Most of original glassine jacket present but missing the spine. Small bump on the bottom front gutter. Slipcase is foxed on spine extending to the front and back with book unaffected.

Walpole, New Hampshire: D. Carlisle, 1796 This the third American, from the fourth Edinburgh edition. Bound in period leather which is edge worn but still presentable, treated with leather preservative. There are three illustrations two are two page and one fold out illustration which is complete but torn at one of the folds. A good clean book. Printed by D. Carlisle for Isaiah Thomas

Mcgraw-Hill, 1913 Overall near fine set bound in dark blue cloth with bright gilt titles, various impressions of the first edition. Titles are: Handbook of Electrical Methods, 6th impression, 1913; Connecting Induction Motors by A. Dudley7th, 1921; Armature Wiring and Motor Repair by Daniel Braymer, 8th, 1920; Electrical Machinery, F. Annett, 5th, 1921; Wiring Diagrams of Electrical Apparatus and Installations, 11th, 1913.. An axceptionally bright clean set with just traces of shelfwear.

Chicago: McIntosh Galvanic & Faradic Battery Co., 1884 Bound in brown cloth with gilt spine titles, 3 blank leaves, tp, copyright, errata, iii-v, 1-426, [pp1-4 list of illustrations, bound in upside down]. While this book was apparently popular with 27 editions published between 1884 and 1897, it seems quite rare in a first edition. From the library holdings I could check online, institutions possess later editions from stated second through fifth editions and those printed by other publishers. This copy with wear at tips and a 3" crack at the back gutter, contents very good.

McGraw-Hill, 1923 Bound in blue cloth with gilt spine titles, 339 pp. stated fifth printing of the first edition.

Portland ME, 1838 Bound in full calf with black morocco spine label, gilt titles, 474 pp. This edition "abridged and designed as a text book for academies and high schools". Binding is attractive calf but with some cracking to hinges and tide line to back cover. Title page is foxed and sporadic foxing throughout, otherwise clean, bright and tight.

Hartford, CT: D F robinson & Co., 1830 First Edition. Illustrated with engravings. Full calf with red leather and gilt spine label. wear at the front gutter, some scratches, rear board nearly detached but leather still bright and pleasant in appearance. Light dampstain throughout top margin but pages crisp, clean and bright with virtually no foxing. Rear endpapers missing.