James b meek (21 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 77pp. B/w illustrations. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover.

Zustand: New.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Illustrated card cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 77pp. B/w illustrations.

Illustrated card cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover soiled. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 75pp. B/w illustrations.

Illustrated card cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 72pp. B/w illustrations.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good copy in hardcover with very good minus jacket. Light shelf-wear. Jacket has heavy rubbing on front cover.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Later printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition with minor wear to dust jacket. No markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Twenty-sixth Printing, August, 2005. Hardcover in a clipped dust jacket. The jacket shows significant wear, including a 1.5-inch jagged tear at the bottom of the spine extending into the front panel, and several smaller closed tears and creases along the edges. The red cloth boards are clean with sharp corners. The binding is firm and square. Internal pages are bright and free of markings, highlighting, or inscriptions. worn with a large tear at the bottom of the spine and front panel. James B. Meek (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Acceptable. This copy is the Tenth Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. 518pp. Quarto [30.5 cm] Lacking the large folding map ("Profile of wagon-routes in the Territory of Utah"). Rebound in plain brown cloth with the title lettered in gilt on the backstrip. New endpapers and flyleaves. Errata slip bound in at front. Thin 4" mark on front board. Handful of small stains on the fore-edge of the text block. Pages moderately age-toned. Contains 4 diagrams, 2 maps, plates I-V, plates I-IX, and plates I-III. Subjects include: "Report on the Palæontological Collections of the Expedition" (with descriptions of new species); "Ornithology: A List of Birds"; "Report on Ichthyology"; "Report on the Botany of the Expedition"; "Population and Resources of the Territory of Utah"; "Indians of Utah"; "Report on the Languages of the Different Tribes of Indians Inhabiting the Territory of Utah"; "Journal of Mr. Edward M. Kern"; "Journeyings of Father Escalante, from Santa Fe to Utah Lake and the Moqui Villages in 1776." According to Howes "This route, explored in 1859, shortened the distance to California by 250 miles; it was adopted by the overland mail, pony express and telegraph. The report was submitted in 1861, but publication had to be deferred because of the Civil War. Portions however appeared in the author's The Shortest Route to California." Howes S508. Moffat 57 & 59. Wagner/Camp 345 note.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 101-150 plus XIV pages of nostalgic ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Solitudes of the Arctic - Great photos; A Visit to Satan - in his sanctuary at Sheikh Adi, the leading shrine of the Yazidis or Devil-worshippers, that strange mysterious folk set amid the turbulent Kurds of northwestern Mesopotamia; The Prairie Orchestra - interesting article on grasshoppers; Winnipeg - the Prairie Capital; The Handicraft Renaissance in Quebec. Nice two-color Canadian Pacific ad on back cover features image of female dancer in Bali. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. …

Zustand: Good.