Jillson Willard (776 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp303-316, two maps. Removed from FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 31, No. 4, October, 1957. In report covers. May include a first or last copied page. G. The author was a geologist by trade, but a historian by inclination. He wrote many books and articles on Kentucky history. This article is a look at the fledgling United States, including some of the early military conflicts, and some of the early explorers into the western regions, which included the area that would become Kentucky.…

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. …

Condition: New.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1919, xvi, 630pp, index, profusely illustrated, maps, bibliography. Extremities worn, light soiling, else G. Department of Geology and Forestry of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Series Five, Bulletin 1. Professor Jillson was the State Geologist of Kentucky and the author of numerous books on geology and Kentucky history. From the introduction: "Professor Jillson has done a very great deal of consulting work in oil and gas and has investigated every field of importance in the state. As a consequence he has become familiar with the possibilities of oil and gas wealth in Kentucky from a practical as well as a geological standpoint.".…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo, 51pp, illustrated, white paper over boards covers, with paper label at cover, and red titles at spine, very fresh, clean, and bright, inside and out. Limited to 500cc. Read before the Annual Court Pendennis Club, Louisville, KY, May 14, 1932. See Coleman 1596: "A narrative of early Kentucky exploration written in Old English hexameter. The appendix lists members of the Society of Colonial Wars in Kentucky." Jillson, who was the official state geologist and the unofficial state historian wrote almost 100 books. In his foreword, he states he chose this poetic form because it captured the Elizabethan - the Colonial - period which, in this narrative ends in 1774. Includes the exploits of Daniel Boone and James Harrod. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1938, xv, 46pp, bibliography. Bound in boards with an unusual slick finish. Limited to 300cc. Near Fine. Coleman 1983: "An account of the discovery, early surveys, and regional geology of this famous clastic of the Upper Mississippi Valley coupled with an outline of its stratigraphic correlatives in Kentucky; with notes on the oil and gas possibilities." The author had served as the state geologist for Kentucky. He was the author of numerous books on geology, bibliography, and the history of Kentucky.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky Literature, 1859-1949; an Annotated Bibliography for Students and Collectors of Lincolniana. Book.

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

Condition: New.

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.

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

Condition: New.

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

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 26pp, stiff printed gray wraps, very clean and bright. Citations of printed and manuscript sources touching upon its history, geology, paleontology, calcite, barite, fluorite, sphalerite, galenite, pyrite, oil and gas, with annotations. Includes 95 items. Scarce. …

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 38pp, printed red stiff wraps, very clean and bright, with small ink numbers / letters noted at bottom of front wrap. Citations of printed and manuscript sources touching upon its history, geology, calcite, barite, fluorite, galenite, sphalerite and mining, with brief annotations. Includes 171 items. Scarce. …

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 35pp, stiff printed gray wraps, small ink numbers / letters noted at bottom of front wrap, overall very clean and bright. Citations of printed and manuscript sources touching upon its history, geology, oil, gas and iron ores, with annotations. Includes 130 items. Scarce.…

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 34pp, exlib copy, bound in stiff cardstock, with original cover trimmed and attached, usual library markings, contents clean and bright. Includes citations for Filson's The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky, 1784, and Purcell's Map of Kentucky, 1784. Citations of printed and manuscript sources touching upon its history, geology, cartography coal, oars, oil and gas, with annotations. Includes 122 items. Scarce.…

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

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.

Condition: New.

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.

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.…

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.…