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[004672] . Nebraska Bird Review-2 Issues: January and April 1962. ill. Tables, Photographs, Chart. Nebraska: Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, 1962. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9". Paper Wraps. Ornithology. Good A Magazine of Ornithology of the Nebraska Region. January and April 1962. Volume XXX Number 1 and Number 2. ex. mus. stamp on front cover. Back cover with address stamp (to the museum). April's cover mildly soiled otherwise covers are Very Good. Interiors are tight, clean and VG. $10.00

[003147] . SCIENCE, August 12, 1887. ill. Engravings. New York: The Science Company, 1887. Size: Approx. 9" X 12". Newsprint. Science. Good Some Articles: What American Zoologists have done for Evolution, by E.W. Morse. Laid in page with portrait engraving of Morse; Economy in Management of Soil, by H. E. Alvord; Prehistoric Chronology of America by D.G. Brinton; The Sonora Earthquake with illustration and Chemical Laboratory of the University of Nebraska with 5 illustrations. Front wrap detached but intact. ex-mus mailing label and numbers on front. Slightly soiled. Overall exterior is Good to Good+. interior is clean, and tight and VG+. Engraving of Morse, top border watermarked. Not on portrait. From SCIENCE, Aug. 20, 1886. $35.00

[004591] Anderson Eugene , Emily Schossberger, Harry G. Schrickel, Peter Worth. Four Gallery Talks. University of Nebraska Galleries. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1952. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11". Stiff Covers. Art. Good Number one. February 1952. 72 pp. Xeroxed?/typed copy. Stapled at spine end. Cover is "professionally" printed with a large orange number "1" and black type: University of Nebraska Galleries. Four Gallery Talks. Covers mildly soiled and sunned around edges. Waterstains? on back cover-don't go through. Covers overall Good. Interior is clean, tight, and Very Good+. $13.00

[004671] Bates, Carlos G. And Roy G. Pierce. FORESTATION OF THE SAND HILLS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. ill. Plates, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Paper Wraps. Forestry. Very Good- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Bulletin 121. "Not only has the tree planting by the Forest Service in the Nebraska sand hills aroused a wide interest, ...it is worth while to give a record of the work which has been accomplished and to show for the benefit of planters the mistakes which have been made and the successes which have been attained..." 49 pp. 13 photographic plates. 14 tables. Brown paper covers, sunned around edges. ex.mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Stapled at spine. Staples rusty. Middle of the publication-page 26-27 rusty staples show and residue. No interference with text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $40.00

[001011] Creasey, John.. CROFUTT'S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE, Vol. 2 - 1879-80.. ill. Engravings, Foldout Illustrations, Maps. Chicago: The Overland Publishing Company, 1879. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Blue Cloth. Early Travel Guide Book. Good Containing a condensed and authentic description of over 1200 cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts: Where to look for and hunt the Buffalo, Antelope, Deer and other game; Trout fishing, etc, etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing-where to see it- where to go-how to go-and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, Their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage. through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California and Arizona. Profusely illustrated with engravings, and foldout engravings. Endpapers advertisement pages for the railroads, and Crofutt's guide book. Covers are a deep blue with title and borders embossed in black. Spine has gilt lettering. Corners and spine edges bumped and rubbed. Front and back hinge starting. Missing piece 1/"x1/2" on free endpaper near hinge. 273 pp. Annex included. 13 Time Tables. A fascinating part of the history of this country. Maps-one showing the rail and stage route. Interior is Very Good. $200.00

[003930] Darton, Nelson Horatio. Preliminary Report on the Geology and Water Resources of Nebraska West of the One Hundred and Third Median . ill. Plates, Photographs, Figures (graphs, drawings), Foldout Maps. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 1/2". Paper Wraps. Geology. Good United States Geological Survey. Professional Paper No. 17. This report is based on field work of 1897. It is designed mainly to furnish information on the geologic structure and prospects for underground waters. Numerous data in regard to irrigation in the Niobrara River, White River and Hat Creek basins. 43 Plates-some foldout colored maps. 22 illustrations. 69 pp. including Index. Front cover's bottom corner "tip" missing. Spine paper missing 1 1/2" at base and some at top. Tears at spine joints. Stamp on front cover: Received May 21, 1918, President's Office Union Pacific R.R. Co. Oregon Short Line R.R. Co. Also embossed clear stamp "library (rest illegibe) at top corner. Overall covers are Good. On title page, same stamp from Union Pacific R.R. otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good +. $40.00

[004048] Engle, Earl Theron. CRAYFISHES OF THE GENUS CAMBARUS IN NEBRASKA AND EASTERN COLORADO. ill. Figures(drawings/map). Washington: Government Printing Office, 1925. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Paper Wraps. Crayfish. Good From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Volume XLII, 1926. Document No.. 994. pp.87-104 including Bibliography. Map of rivers in Nebraska and eastern Colorado showing distribution of crayfishes by river systems and 4 illustrations of their "burrows". ex.mus. stamp on front cover. Mildly wrinkled/creased covers, possibly from dampness?. Overall covers are Good. ex.mus stamp and numbers on first page of article. 2 1/2"x3" bottom corner missing on front page only -so last 3 lines of text missing a few words. Also effects next page's last 3 lines. Creases "show" but doesn't effect text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. $35.00

[004128] House of Representatives. NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION: 2 Documents 1857-58. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Disbound. Nebraska. Very Good+ NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION. LETTER FROM THE RECORDER OF OMAHA CITY, Transmitting Papers in connexion with the Nebraska contested election. (regarding "the contested election case of Bird B. Chapman vs Fenner Ferguson for a seat in Congress as delegate form this Territory..." 4 pp. 35th Congress, 1st Session. Mis. Doc. No. 17. December 1857. NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION. PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS Relating to The contested election case for Nebraska Territory. "Mr. Chapman's Answer to Mr. Ferguson's Statement and Affidavit Claiming Want of Notice, &c." 6 pp. 35th Congress, 1st Session. Mis. Doc. No. 51. January 1858. Both documents disbound but intact. Both are in Very Good+ condition. $25.00

[004027] House of Representatives. NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTION. Memorial of Samuel G. Daily, Contesting The Election of Experience Estabrook, of Nebraska Territory.. ill. Tables. 1860. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Disbound. Nebraska. Very Good 36th Congress, 1st Session. Mis. Doc. No.12. Document stating "The undersigned, Samuel G. Daily, respectfully represents: That at the election for delegate to the thirty-sixth Congress of the United States, held in the Territory of Nebraska on the 11th day of October, 1859, Experience Estabrook and himself were candidates in said Territory; that upon an abstract of returns filed with the governor of said Territory, the Experience Estabrook has received a certificate of election and now holds a seat in your body by virtue thereof. The undersigned further represents that the returns of said election were not correct, and that he, and not the said Experience Estabrook, received, in fact a larger number of the votes legally ..." Includes "Additional Evidence in the Nebraska Contested Election Case" with tally results and proof of Daily's "win". Table of votes for each candidate. Includes POINTS AND ARGUMENTS of the Sitting Member. (History shows that Daily successfully contested as a Republican the election of Experience Estabrook to the Thirty-sixth Congress; reelected to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses and served from May 18, 1860, to March 3, 1865.) Disbound but intact. House of Representative stamp on pp. 50 top margin and on two lines of document, stamp blotted on opposite page 51, otherwise interior is tight, clean and in Very Good condition. Total of 150 pages. $75.00

[004742] Kellogg, Royal S.. Forest Belts of Western Kansas and Nebraska. . ill. Plates, Tables, Map. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Paper Wraps. Forestry. Good U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Bulletin No. 66. " The territory covered by this study embraces Kansas and Nebraska west of the ninety-ninth meridian and Colorado east of the one hundred and fourth meridian. The area...is approximately 47,000 square miles in Nebraska, 34,000 square miles in Kansas, and 28,000 square miles in Colorado, or a total of 109,000 square miles. 44 pp. including Index. 6 plates, 15 tables and one colored map with the Forests in Western Kansas and Nebraska. Paper covers with fading at spine. ex.mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. One inch piece at lower left front cover missing and 1/2" on back cover. Overall covers are Good. $35.00

[002859] Payne, Wm. W. (Conducted by). SIDEREAL MESSENGER, August 1884.. ill. Engravings, Tables. Northfield, Minnesota: Carleton College Observatory, 1884. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Astronomy. Good Articles: THE STARS OF THE PLEIADES, by H. M. Paul; THE PLANETS AND CYCLONES-The Editor; OBSERVATIONS OF A METEOR'S TRAIN by William R. Brooks and THE TAIL OF THE GREAT COMET OF 1882 by E.E. Barnard with 2 tables and 2 illustrations; NUMBER OF SUN-SPOTS, by Wm. Dawson with charts/tables; and OBSERVATIONS OF THE COMPANION OF SIRIUS, by Professor A. Hall with table. Plus Editorial Notes with 3 engravings in article: TERRIFIC SOLAR ERUPTIONS. Full page engraving of Boswell Observatory.pp.161-192. Paper Wrap covers. Mildly soiled. ex.mus. stamp on front cover and occasionally in page margins-not in text. Paper spine missing piece, 1 1/2" at base. Covers intact. Side edge, tiny "chewed"? area, 1/16", silverfish? Overall Good. On many pages along outside border/margin of pages, dampstain. Never on text.Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Wm. W. Payne was the Director of Carleton College Observatory. Famous Astronomers: E. E. Barnard, H. M. Paul and Professor A. Hall. $50.00

[004104] Wolcott, Robert H. (editor). Proceedings of the Nebraska Ornithologist's Union I, II, III 1899-1902. Nebraska: Neligh and Lincoln, Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Stiff Covers. Nebraska. Very Good "The publication fo these Proceedings was begun by the Union at a time when the status of many species of birds in the state was in question...Certain identifications in the first tow Proceedings have been shown to be erroneous and the porper corrections are here made". 12 Index compiled by M. H. Swenk. Mildly soiled covers. ex.mus. stamp and numbers on front cover. Overall Very Good-. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $20.00