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[004828] . WETLANDS INVENTORY IOWA. ill. Figures (drawings,maps), Plates, Tables, Photographs. Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1955. Size: Approx. 8 " x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Iowa. Very Good March 1955. Report prepared by the Office of River Basin Studies. Principal Author-Grady E. Mann. Region III, Fish and Wildlife Service. United States Department of the Interior. "As part of a Nationwide inventory of wetlands subject to drainage or other reclamation, a survey to locate, classify, and evaluate the wetlands of Iowa was initiated in July, 1953. These lands have been evaluated primarily on the basis of habitat for waterfowl and, secondarily, for other wildlife..." 41 pp. plus Appendix A-E with 27 pp. Total pages 68. Typed not printed. Illustrations/plates copied not originals. Stapled at spine. Green paper covers. Mild scratch on front cover. Back cover faded strip along top edge, otherwise covers are Very Good. Verso of front cover, previous owner's name and 1956, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $35.00

[004824] . VESTERHEIM, THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM, DECORAH, IOWA. SAMPLINGS FROM THE COLLECTION . ill. Photographs. 1973. Size: Approx. 12" X 9". Softcover. Iowa. Very Good+ "The material in the present collection of the Norwegian American Museum falls largely into two categories: that which represents the life and culture of the immigrant before leaving Norway and that which represents his life and culture after settling in the New World. Most of the objects in both categories have been donated by the families with whose histories they have been associated." 28 pp. Each page with photographs, some in color. Very Good+ to Near Fine. $30.00

[004656] . The University of Iowa Museum of Art: 101 Masterworks. ill. Paintings, Art Works, Museum Pieces,. University of Iowa, 1986. First Edition. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Stiff Covers. Art. Very Good+ to Near Fine ISBN: 0874140404. Catalogue of 101 masterworks from the permanent collection of The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Contents include: The Ancient World; The Western World; Africa and The Americas. 221 pp. Beautiful colored reproductions of famous paintings and art objects with descriptions of the artists. Color illustrated cover. Small closed tear on spine, otherwise book is Very Good + to Near Fine. $12.00

[004580] . Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John N. W. Rumple (Late a Representative from Iowa) . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Disbound. Iowa. Very Good- Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Seventh Congress. Second Session. Document No. 464. Frontis. engraved portrait of Hon. John N.W. Rumple. protected with tissue guard. 64 pp. Disbound. Front page creased at top edge. 1/2"x2/16" missing piece along top edge. 1" tear at spine. Otherwise document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Rumple was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1901, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, January 31, 1903. $20.00

[004425] . VIEWS OF HON. ALBERT F. DAWSON OF IOWA. Washington: 1908. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Iowa. Very Good- Extracts from the Congressional Record and other official Government publications. His views on: Conservation of Natural Resources; Naturalization Bill; Wages in Panama; American Agriculture; Use of Irons in the Navy; Government Liability Bill; Naval Administration; Pearl Button Industry; and The American Hen. 14 pp. pamphlet. Slight soil to covers. Two horizonal creases-folded? minor. Otherwise Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Albert Dawson was a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1905-11. $30.00

[003233] . SCIENCE, November 20, 1885. Volume VI. No. 146. ill. Tables, Engravings. New York: The Science Company, 1885. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good to Good+ With Science Supplement. Article by a Famous American: in Science Supplement: E. J. JAMES "Recent land legislation in England". Other articles: "Blackfoot Tribes"; "Some Reaction-Time Studies" with a table; "Ben Nevis Meteorological Observatory" with an illustration of the observatory; and "Entomology in the National Museum" with a table. In Letters to the Editor: "Effigy mounds in Iowa" with an illustration. Covers slightly soiled. ex.mus. stamp on front. vertical crease, mildly seen throughout publication, very minor. Slight chipping at bottom edge, very slightly at top. Overall covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Supplement's bottom edge mildly chipped otherwise in VG condition. $45.00

[004397] . AGAINST UNRESTRICTED COINAGE OF SILVER, Speech of Hon. James T. McCleary of Minnesota in the House of Representatives. 1896. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: 1896. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Paper Wraps. Economics. Good Speech given Wednesday, February 12, 1896. " What will Congress do? is being asked all over this country and even beyond its confines. It is our manifest duty to the people and to ourselves to answer that question so plainly that no one need misunderstand our meaning." Speech given to counter the "free-silver controversy". 70 pp. Many tables and graphs/charts throughout text. Speech discusses: The Great Fall in Prices Fron 1809 to 1849 with graph; The Impotence of Silver to Affect Prices; What Caused the Two Great Falls in Average Prices? with Soetbeer Tables; The Increase in Wages; Production and Coinage of Silver in This Country and much more. Paper covers. Some soiling. Front cover stamped: JAS. W. BOLLINGER, Attorney at Law, Davenport, Iowa." Staped at spine. Bottom front corner"tips" missing. Some soiling to covers. Overall covers are Good. First page of speech, bottom right corner folded back, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. James Thompson McCLEARY, a Representative from Minnesota; was born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, February 5, 1853. In 1881 he moved to Minnesota and became State Institute Conductor of Minnesota and Professor in the Normal School n Mankato, Minn.; president of the Minnesota Educational Association in 1891; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1907). James Wills BOLLINGER was born in Geneseo, Illinois, on April 10, 1867. His family moved to Davenport, Iowa, in 1873, where he attended public school. In 1889, he graduated from the State University of Iowa Law School and received his master's degree in 1893. Bollinger practiced law throughout his life, and served as Scott county district judge from 1897 until 1911. $80.00

[003732] . IN MEMORIAM. WILLIAM GREENE. . Size: Approx. 7 " x 8 ". Stiff Covers. Biography. Very Good A tribute to a "pioneer" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "Most men are satisfied to accumulate a fortune for themselves, but very few are identified with the whole life of a town from its first settlement until it has grown to be a city of twenty thousand people. Wm. Green was one of these few men. He has been closely identified with the whole history of Cedar Rapids, from the building of the first permanent house to the building of the last street railroad..." 22 pp. no publication date. First page states: "Another Pioneer Gone. Death of William Greene, at his residence on Fifth Avenue, March 29th, 1887. Caused by a Complication of Diseasas,---The Funeral to Take Place on Sunday, April 3d---Biographical". Mildly soiled covers. Back cover's side edge, 1/8"x1/2" missing piece. Otherwise exterior is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00

[004116] . IOWA WATER-SUPPLY BULLETINS 1955-1963: No. 4, No. 5, No. 7 and No. 8 . ill. Plates (Maps, Graphs) Figures (graphs, photographs),Tables. Des Moines, IA: State of Iowa, Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Dark Green Cloth. Iowa. Good to Very Good 4 separate Bulletins (volumes). Iowa Geological Survey. No.4: GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA by William E. Hale. 1955. With Photographs, Graphs, Tables. In back pocket, 4 Plates: Bedrock Geologic Map Webster County, Iowa; Map of Webster County, Iowa showing location of wells; Geologic section north-south through Webster County; and Geologic section east-west through Webster County. 257 pp. Book is Very Good. No. 5: QUALITY OF SURPACE WATERS OF IOWA 1886-1954. 1955. With Photographs, Graphs, Tables and a Geologic Map of Iowa. 351pp. including Index. Book is Very Good. No. 7: GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA by W. L Steinhilber, O. J. Van Eck, and A. J. Feulner. With Photographs, Graphs, Tables. In back pocket, 3 Plates, one in color. 142 pp. Mildly rubbed front cover. Overall Very Good-. No. 8: SURFACE WATER RESOURCES OF IOWA, OCTOBER 1, 1955 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1960. By Richard E. Myers. 1963 With Photographs, and Tables. 526 pp. including Index. Plate with map missing. Moisture stain on back endpaper at hinge with "bleeding" from the cover dye 1" up base of hinge, Bleeding from back page to pp.482 along bottom edge getting fainter and fainter. Slight rust along front/back hinge. Slight bleeding on small portion of front hinge and front bottom corner edge up to pp. 13. Overall Book is Good. Neatly underlined all the Basins in Contents. Interior is Very Good-tight and clean. 3 volumes ex.mus. stamp (Davenport) on front endpaper or title page. All with gilt lettering on spine and embossed Iowa Seal on front/back covers. $75.00

[004370] Berkley, Tom. Trapping Iowa Furbearers. ill. Drawings,Photographs, Table. 1971. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Stiff Covers. Hunting. Very Good+ Written by the District Wildlife supervisor for the Iowa Conservation Commission. Intended to assist the beginning trapper in taking and caring for the common furbearers found in the State of Iowa and to assist farmers and sportsmen in reducing, through the use of steel traps, the populations of fox and coyotes. 26 pp. Many illustrations. Pamphlet is Very Good +. $12.00

[004108] Coker, R. E.. THE FISHERIES BIOLOGICAL STATION AT FAIRPORT, IOWA. ill. Plates (photographs). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1921. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Paper Wraps. Iowa. Good+ Bureau of Fisheries. Appendix to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1920. Three plates. All photographs. Plate I :"The New Biological Laboratory Building, Completed in 1920"; Plate II: Ponds for Experiment Work and Troughs for Rearing Mussels; and Plate III:Ponds for Fish-Cultural Experiment Work and A Simple Fishpond. Includes a double spread page with 4 "floor plans" of the Biological Laboratory.12 pages total. Opening paragraphs on History and Functions. Thin paper wraps. Mildly soiled. 2" tear at spine base. Front bottom corner creased. Good + $30.00

[004368] Daily, Laura C.. Green Hills: An Album of Iowa State Memories . ill. Photographs. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Alumni Association, 1975. Size:10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Stiff Covers. Iowa. Very Good to Very Good+ 207 pp. Slightly soiled? or rubbed gilt design on front cover, otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Mainly photographs, many on each page. $10.00

[000254] Darling, J.N. . PRAIRIE GOLD. Reilly & Britton 1917 Chicago, Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Iowa. Sm.spine tear,slight rubbing o/w Very Good copy. 352pp. Decorations by Harriet Macy and Louise Orwig. An anthology of 49 Iowa authors to raise money for the American Red Cross. $21.50

[003748] House of Representatives. CAPTAIN J. ALLEN'S EXPEDITION. Letter From The Secretary Of War.. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1846. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. U. S.Government Document. Very Good 29th Congress. 1st Session. Doc. No.168. House of Representatives. "Transmitting The report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c, in the northwest..." .(Research done indicates that the Map mentioned was not issued.) 18 pp. Report of an expedition into the Indian country (Sioux).Submitted by W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War.(President James K. Polk). Mild foxing along side margin otherwise document is Very Good. $60.00

[004836] House of Representatives. IOWA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE 1850. ill. Tables. 1850. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. Iowa. Very Good 31st Congress. 1st Session. House of Representatives. Miscellaneous No. 47. EVIDENCE TAKEN IN THE IOWA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE, AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS. May 15, 1850. 122 pp. General Abstract of the First Congressional District of Iowa for the Year 1848. Numerous tables showing the counties and number of votes given for the members of Congress: William Thompson, Daniel F. Miller and Sam. L. Howe. Includes lists of voters from the township of Pottawatomie; list of Illegal voters in Dallas county; Depositions; list of Illegal voters at Kanesville and list of voters from Kanesville precinst; and "poll book" of election held in township of White Oak. Mildly foxed. Disbound. Otherwise Very Good. Famous Americans in document: William Thompson (November 10, 1813-October 6, 1897) was a politician from Iowa during its transition from territory to statehood; Daniel Fry Miller (October 4, 1814 - December 9, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa; Samuel L. Howe, Free Soil candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District; Ansel Briggs was the first governor of Iowa, from 1846 to 1850; Orson Hyde (January 8, 1805-November 28, 1878) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement; Fitz Henry Warren (January 11,1816-June 1878) was a politician and a general during the American Civil War. $72.50

[003505] McClain, Emlin Hon.. CIVILIZATION AND THE LAW. Louisville: F.C. Nunemacher Press, 1904. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Paper Wraps. Law. Good An Address delivered before The Kentucky State Bar Association, July 2, 1903. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Kentucky State Bar Association. 30 pp. Emlin McClain, 1851-1915, was a law professor, and Iowa Supreme Court Justice. Tan covers mildly soiled. some dampstains? around title, not on text. Below author's name, written "Iowa City". Overall exterior is Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $40.00

[004371] Mummey, Samuel Jr. SURFACE WATER RESOURCES OF IOWA, October 1, 1942, to September 30, 1950. ill. Tables, Plates (Photographs and Foldout Map), Figure. State of Iowa, 1953. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Stiff Covers. Iowa. Good+ Water-Supply Bulletin No.3. Iowa Geological Survey. Stream-flow records published on a daily basis for the period 1943-1950. (Publication was curtailed by the State during and after World War II because of paper and personnel shortages) The report is arranged for convenient use and is designed to facilitate detailed consideration for surface-water problems in the State. These data are useful to public officials engaged in work on water resources including sediment and flood control; to engineers who plan, construct or maintain dams, bridges, sewage disposal or water works, industrial and agricultural developments, drainage projects, and power plants; and to others in the hydrologic field. 583 pp. Photographic plates 1-4 with watermark "line" at top edge of page-not on photographs. Foldout map of Iowa showing location of stream-gaging stations and lake gages operated by the United States Geological Survey, October 1950. One illustration with a typical design of river-measurement station showing reinforced concrete well and house for water-stage recorder.Mildly soiled covers. 3/4" repaired tear at top spine edge, otherwise covers are Very Good-. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $40.00

[004417] Sorrell, Lewis C.. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF RAILWAYS FOR THE UNITED STATES . ill. Tables. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1937. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Red Cloth. Railroads. Good+ to Very Good- "This book...is published...in the hope that it will assist in creating a better general understanding of the issures involved in the question of private versus government ownership of railways;" 330 pp. including Index, 16 Appendices, and Bibliography. Lloyd Thurston's personal copy as his name: Hon. Lloyd Thurston is in gilt imprinted letters on front cover and signed by him on front free endpaper with date, Nov. 1937. Spine faded, otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Lloyd Thurston, from Iowa, served in Congress from March 4, 1925 to January 3, 1939. $12.50

[004109] Wilson, Charles Branch. WATER BEETLES IN RELATION TO PONDFISH CULTURE, WITH LIFE HISTORIES OF THOSE FOUND IN FISHPONDS AT FAIRPORT, IOWA,. ill. Figures (drawings). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Water Beetles. Very Good to Very Good+ From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXXIX 1923-24. pp.231-345. 102 figures. Stiff green covers. Davenport Academy of Science stamp on front cover. On title page, stamp and numbers. Otherwise covers are Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $40 postpaid. $40.00