Willard Rouse Jillson (751 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. pp152-165. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 27, No. 2, April, 1953. In report covers. G. May include a first or last copied page. Aside from the fact that the author was a scholarly individual, and was addressing a chapter of the American Medical Association, I don't know why he chose to use a Latin title for this article which is in English. Translated loosely: BRIGHT FLAME OF EARLY MEDICAL PRACTICE IN KENTUCKY. The article includes brief histories of Transylvania Medical College and Louisville Medical School, and notices of some of Kentucky's outstanding physicians of the period, including Daniel Drake, Charles Caldwell, Walter Brashear, Ephraim McDowell, and Benjamin W. Dudley.…

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 9pp extract, final page only was damaged and is here presented in reproduction, removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 37, No. 3, July, 1963. In report covers. An account of a remarkable Indian captivity of five years duration in northern Ohio. James Smith, who later settled in Kentucky, was eighteen years of age when captured. His experiences were set down in one of the rarest of all Kentucky books: AN ACCOUNT OF THE REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES IN THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF COL. JAMES SMITH. DURING HIS CAPTIVITY WITH THE INDIANS IN THE YEARS 1755-1759, first printed in Lexington, Kentucky in 1799. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Ex-Library.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Vertebrate Paleontology: An Introduction To The Study Of Fossil Reptiles. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG+, 8vo, 22 pages, .75 pounds. Tan paper covers with a rectangular title label on front cover. Edges of covers show some wear with a bit of creasing/ small tears/ and light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. NF, 8vo,183 pages, 1.5 pounds. Light blue hardcover shows only the slightest wear. Front paste down endpaper has owner's name and address. This book appears unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Limited First Edition. Orange hardcover shows only the slightest edgewear. The corners are lightly bumped. 94 pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Stated First Edition. White paper boards are lightly tanned/soiled/worn with a tanned spine. Top of the spine has wear and small tears.The 51 pages are clean, tight and unmarked. This is a poem about the history of Kentucky to 1774 written by a noted Kentucky historian.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Navy hardcover has scuffing, light edgewear and bumped corners. This is one of the 500 first edition copies with two fold out maps. Ownership signature and small stain found on front paste down with endpapers and edges of pages tanned but pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Maps appear unopened. "A summary account of the several geological surveys of Kentucky, including a complete list of their publkications and a general bibliiography of 806 titles pertaining to Kentucky geology.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Red hardcover shows only slight edgewear. 571 pages are clean, tight and unmarked and appear unread.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover. Stamp on title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. A Geological Review Of The Past Development And The Present Status Of The Industry In Each Of The One Hundred And Twenty Counties In The Commonwealth .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Systematic Presentation Of The Several Oil Sands Of The State As Interpreted From Twelve Hundred New And Detailed Well Records.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. This 237 pp. indexed book is a summary account of the occurrence of Natural Gas in Eastern Kentucky. This is an excellent such review, including charts and 13 sketch maps interspersed with the text, as collected by the renowned Kentucky State Geologist and Historian, Willard Rouse Jillson. Totally clean and unmarked other than a pen notation on the dedication page, and a Syracuse Library bookplate affixed just inside the front board. Great condition for being 81 years old. Photos upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardback. 8vo. 1987. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. No names or marks.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Coal Industry In Kentucky: An Historical Sketch. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8pp, printed on one side only, plus a folding map, apparently copied from Mammoth Cave And The Cave Region Of Kentucky, by Helen F. Randolph, 1924, pages stapled at spine, and housed in plastic report cover. Includes 96 titles. Please note: This is a photocopy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kentucky Geological Survey-Vol 2, Series Six , Economic Papers on Kentucky Geology.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. NF, 8vo, 46 pages, 1 pound. Grey embossed covers look almost like leather. Light foxing on edges of pages. Pages appear unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG, First Edition, 8vo, 394 pages. The hardcover shows wear at edges with some scrapes and stains. The 394 pages are clean with tanning at edges of pages 163-394 pages are tanned.

Hardcover. Condition: G-. No Jacket. 45 pp + 4 p lists of the members of the Kentucky Society of Colonial Wars, the narrative is done in a poetry narrative, this book is limited to 500 copies, there are b/w illustrations, the pages are clean, covers are tight with some soil and light fading on the title.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a 409 pp. hardback, that is Series VI Volume 17 of the Kentucky Geological Survey by the renowned State Geologist. Front Board shows a slight darkened area at the top (visible only at certain viewing angles), and has several small light blotches along lower edge, else very good, clean and tight.…

Light Green Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Original Edition. Bottom of cover has former ownership signature of geologist Kirk Bryan, as well as light soil; tight, text clean. Paginated 125-132, with a map and two leaves of plates. [strs].