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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
601013 Dubuque County Early Settlers’ Association, Organized June 10, 1865. No publisher or date given, but circa 1907. Softcover, 8vo., 17 pp. VG condition. Includes a vignette on the life of Julien Dubuque, the county’s namesake. Also contains a lists of past and present members of the Association up to August 1, 1906. $25.00
311008
Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on
the Iowa Frontier, by Swierenga, Robert P. Published by Iowa State
University Press, Ames, IA, 1968. 1st edition. Index,
illus., endpaper map, tables, charts, cloth, dj., 8vo., 260 pp. VG condition.
The story of Iowa's settlement, beginning in 1833, from the viewpoint of
frontier land speculations and practices. $22.50
311009
Service Record Book of Men and Women of
Grand Junction, Iowa and Community. Published by Paul J. Lynch Post No.
9122, V.F.W., Grand Junction, IA, no date. Photos,
adverts, brown buckram, 4to., 64 pp. + adverts. VG condition.
Gives date entered service, branch, training stations, theater of operations,
engagements, medals earned, date returned to U.S., place and date of discharge,
total months served, present occupation. Includes
photos of many. Covers WW I, WW II, and gold star service. $35.00
311011
A Peculiar People: Iowa's Old Order Amish,
by Schwieder, Elmer and Dorothy. Published by The Iowa State University Press,
Ames, IA, 1975. 1st edition. Index, biblio., photos, maps,
cloth, dj. (worn, tear on back), 8vo., 188 pp. VG condition.
The story about how and why this utopian society has succeeded.
Described in detail are the Amish social life and customs, religious
services, methods of farming, nationwide communications network, views on
education, and medical insurance provisions. $22.50
311013
The First Century of Congregationalism in
Iowa 1840-1940, by Johnson, P. Adelstein. Published by The Congregational
Christian Conference of Iowa, no place, 1945. Index,
biblio., cloth (several chips and small tears), dj., 8vo., 352 pp,. VG
condition. Includes a Who's Who in the Ministry and a
brief history of churches on the roll in 1910 carried down to 1940. $27.50
311014
The Mennonites in Iowa: Marking the One
Hundredth Anniversary of the Coming of the Mennonites to Iowa, by Gingerich,
Melvin. Published by The State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1939. Index,
notes, blue cloth (corners bumped, some edge wear and scuffing), 8vo., 419 pp.
VG condition. The story of the 4000 Mennonites living in
Iowa in 1939. Includes history, social customs, church histories. $55.00
211034 Harrison County Iowa [Volume II noted on spine], by Harrison County Historical Society. Published by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX, 1990. Index, photos, adverts, endpaper map, maroon cloth, folio, 230 pp. Owner's stamp on fep. 140 pages are devoted to family history. $35.00
211035 History of Harrison County, Iowa and Every-Name Index to the 1891 History of Harrison County, Iowa, by Anonymous and Kent D. Myrica. Published by The National Publishing Company [Unigraphic Reprint] & Author published, Evansville, IN, 1975, 1988. Reprint of 1891 edition. Indexes, ports, black cloth (light soil), 4to. (more than 3" thick), 978 + 160, 120 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink marks on fep., red ink marks inside, front cover warped. The first 282 pages are historical and arranged by township; the remaining 850 pages are biographical. The every-name index is punched and bound into report covers. $90.00
211194 The Iowa Genealogical Society Surname Index; Vol. 2, 1975. Published by Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, IA, 1975. Soft covers, 4to., 475 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink marks on cover, a few red ink marks inside. Lists name, year and state of birth, year and state of death, year and state of marriage, and spouse. $10.00
211195 The Iowa Genealogical Society Surname Index; Vol. 3, 1977. Published by Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, IA, 1977. Soft covers, chunk missing from front cover and 1st page, 4to., 742 pp. Owner's stamp and red ink marks on cover, a few red ink marks inside. Lists name, year and state of birth, year and state of death, year and state of marriage, and spouse. $10.00
906571, Petersen, William J., Iowa: The Rivers of Her Valleys, State Historical Society, Iowa City, 1941, 381 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, maps, references, cloth, VG condition. History of Iowa's river valleys and their settlement. A Torch Press imprint. Chipped and worn glassine wrapper present. $50.00