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Mining History: Freeman, Harry C.; A Brief History of Butte, Montana, the World's Greatest Mining Camp.
Freeman, Harry C.; A Brief History of Butte, Montana, the World's Greatest Mining Camp. 1st edition, Chicago: Henry O. Shepard Company, 1900. Quarto, pp. 123, plus five pages of ads, colored photo gravure frontispiece of prospectors, numerous photos and 4 half-tones by Charles Russell and illustrations. Also loose within the work are two items: A circa 1930s tourist guide to Butte and a 1903 post card of Butte, never used and with a colored view titled Richest Hill in the World, Butte, Montana.
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The work is complete and in the original rust colored cloth with black cover titles and vignette. The binding is tight and very clean with only minor scuffing to board edges. The text is very clean. A very good copy of the scarce first printing.
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PRICE: $200.00
Rare Americana Pamphlet: Benjamin Silliman, An Oration, Delivered at Hartford on the 6th of July, A. D. 1802.
Silliman, Benjamin; An Oration, Delivered at Hartford on the 6th of July, | A. D. 1802. Before the Society of the Cincinnati for the State of Connecticut, Assembled to Celebrate the Anniversary of American Independence. Hartford, 1 of only 300 copies printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1802. Octavo, pp. 34.

The pamphlet is in a modern archival wrap with typed titles on cover. The wrap is pristine, light foxing to first and last pages of pamphlet. A very good copy of a very rare Silliman speech.
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PRICE: $800.00
Rare Astronomy Book: Nichol, Joseph Pringle; The Planetary System: Its Order and Physical Structure. London: H. Bailliere, 1851
Nichol, Joseph  Pringle; The Planetary System: Its Order and Physical Structure. London: H. Bailliere, 1851. Octavo, pp. xiv, 344, frontispiece and four additional plates.

In the original cloth covered beveled board binding with blind stamping on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to binding corners, inner hinges nicely re-enforced. Per usual the title page is toned and brittle. The text is clean and bright. All five plates (including frontispiece) are present with tissue guards. The tissue guards are acidic and this has led to toning of the plates. In good condition.

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PRICE: $200.00
Rare atlas: Berghaus, Heinrich; Berghaus' Physikalischer Atlas. 1887-1892
Berghaus, Heinrich; Berghaus' Physikalischer Atlas. (Bergundet 1836 durch Henrich Berghaus.) Dritte Ausgabe. 75 Karten in Sieben Abteilungen,...Geologie, Hydrographie, meteorologie, Erdmagnetismus, Pflanzenverbreitung, Tierverbreitung und Volkerkunde. Vollstandig neu bearbeitet und unter Mitwirkung von Dr. Oscar Drude, Dr. Georg Gerland, Dr. Julius Hann, Dr. William Marshall, Dr. Georg Neumayer, Dr. Karl v. Zittel.  Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1887-1892.  Folio (15" x 10.5"), pp. main title page, viii, 2nd title page dated 1891 (Geology), 7, 15 double page colored geology maps. 3rd title page dated 1891 (Hydrographie), 5, colored maps 16-26. 4th title page dated 1887 (Meteorologie), 12, colored maps 27-38. 5th title page dated 1887 (Erdmagnetismus), 20, colored maps 39-43. 6th title page dated 1887 (Pfanzenverbreitung), 6, colored maps 44-51. 7th title page dated 1887 (Tierverbreitung), 10, maps, some colored 52-60. 8th title page dated 1892 (Volkerkunde), 15, colored maps 61-75). A total of 75 double page maps.

The atlas is complete and is in a contemporary half calf over pebbled cloth with gilt cover and spine titles. The binding is tight, just starting at inner front hinge. Restoration to upper and lower spine margins. The text and maps are very clean with a very small amount of underlining in one text section, owners name penned to upper outer corner of main title page. Over all a very good copy of the complete Berghaus atlas.
PRICE: $3,800.00
Rare book and geology profile: Mille & Thore, Messieurs; Ligne de Paris a Brest, Section de Paris au Mans & Section du Mans a Rennes. Profil Geologique. Paris, 1863-1864.
Mille & Thore, Messieurs; Ligne de Paris a Brest, Section de Paris au Mans & Section du Mans a Rennes. Profil Geologique. Paris, 1863-1864. Quarto, text, pp. 13, 2 large colored geological profiles, Paris to Mans and Mans to Rennes.

The work is complete and in the original green cloth case with gilt cover and spine titles. Light scuffing to boards, geology dept. blind stamp on title page. Profiles are in fine condition. A very good set.
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PRICE: $500.00
Rare book by Hayden, Ferdinand V.; Geology and Natural History of the Upper Missouri.
Hayden, Ferdinand V.; On the Geology and Natural History of the Upper Missouri. Trans. American Philosophical Society, Vol. XII Part 1, New Series, 1862. Quarto, pp. 218, folded hand colored map, text illustrations. & On the Ethnography and Philology of the Indian Tribes of the Missouri Valley; with a Map and Plates. Trans. American Philosophical Society, New Series, Vol. XII, pt. 2, 1862. Quarto, pp. 230, folded map, 2 tinted plates.

The two works are bound as a set in modern full calf with gilt spine titles. The original title wraps are bound in for each part. Light soiling to original wraps, very minor spotting to the geological map. In very good condition.
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PRICE: $500.00
Rare Book by Hunter, Alexander; Georgical Essays. York, 1777.
Hunter, Alexander; Georgical Essays. York, A. Ward, 1777. Quarto, pp. 530, 4, 1 page ad, 3 folded engraved plates.

The volume is complete and in the original boards with a later calf spine and gilt spine label. The text is crisp, untrimmed, and bright and clean. In very good condition.
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PRICE: $450.00
Rare book by Killebrew, J. B.; Tennessee: its Agricultural & Mineral Wealth, with an Appendix showing the Extent, Value and Accessibility of its ores with Analysis of the same. Nashville, 1876.
Killebrew, J. B.; Tennessee: its Agricultural & Mineral Wealth, with an Appendix showing the Extent, Value and Accessibility of its ores with Analysis of the same. Nashville, 1876. Octavo, pp. 196, folded, hand-colored geological map.

In recent full calf with gilt spine titles, embossed stamp on title page, inner gutter edge of title page nicely restored with archival material. Over all a very nice copy with the rare map present.
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PRICE: $300.00

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