Category: History, American

A Brief Description of the Old Episcopal Burying Ground in Lexington, KY. Adorned with Sculptures by Mr. John De Pol

Price: $55.00

Publisher: The Gravesend Press, Lexington, KY : 1967

Seller ID: CL005188

Condition: Fine

The Gravesend Press, Lexington, KY, 1967, 5 pages, beautifully illustrated with 4 small engravings by John De Pol, 4-9/16"x 6-1/8", paperbound, thread-stitched, white card-stock cover with brown-patterned paper jacket, black paper label with white titles affixed to front panel of jacket, one faint wrinkle to upper corner of front jacket flap with a tiny bit of jacket paper left untrimmed, contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, pamphlet: Fine, jacket: Fine, {Per colophon: This ... booklet was underway ... before Joseph C. Graves' death on June 2, 1960. ... Lucy Gr...
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Wooden Churches: Columbia County Legacy

By: Baker, Arthur A., with essay by Ruth Piwonka

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook NY : 2003

Seller ID: CL005100

ISBN-13: 9780962958014

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good+

Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook NY, 2003, signed and inscribed by the author, Arthur A. Baker, 95 pages, 63 beautiful b&w photographs by Arthur A. Baker, b&w map, includes essay by Ruth Piwonka, 9.5"x 11.5", paperbound, tan heavy paper cover with folded flaps and b&w photo on front, author's signature & inscription on half title page otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good+ {Per reviews on rear cover: "Arthur Baker has produced an historically significant record of the wooden churches of Columbia County." And "Ruth Piwonka's lucid essay offers the historical context f...
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From the Morgenthau Diaries: Years of Crisis, 1928-1938.

By: Blum, John Morton.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, NY : 1959

Seller ID: CL000281

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Houghton Mifflin, NY, 1959, 1st edition stated, 583 pages, index, 21 b&w photos and illustrations, 6"x 8-11/16", hardcover, green cloth with dark green titles on front and spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped, very minor corner wear, good unclipped dust jacket with corner wear and light edge wear, three light scratches on front panel, spine faded, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/G) 281 [Hsss98IN]
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Calico and Tin Horns

By: Christiansen, Candace and Thomas Locker, illustrator

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dial Books, NY : 1992

Seller ID: CL005653

ISBN-13: 9780803711792

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dial Books, NY, 1992, FIRST edition stated, complete number line, SIGNED by BOTH the author and the illustrator on free front endpaper, unpaginated but approximately 30 pages, full color illustrations every page, some a page and a half, some two pages painted by Thomas Locker, 10.75"x 8.75" oblong, hardcover, blue boards with maoron cloth spine and silver titles on the spine, corners lightly bumped, a little light cover soil, very good price-clipped dust jacket with a 1.5" closed tear with creasing at top of front panel, a vertical crease on back panel parallel to fore-edge, dust jacket protec...
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South Shore Town (Hingham MA)

By: Coatsworth, Elizabeth

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Macmillan, NY : 1948

Seller ID: CL005443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Macmillan, NY, 1948, 1st edition, 1st printing stated, 201 pages, bibliography, postscript, 5.5"x 8.25", hardcover, brown cloth with yellow titles and small decoration on spine, light corner and edge wear, one rear bottom corner lightly bumped, light soil and former owner's stamp on free front endpaper, small gold bookstore label bottom of front paste down, no dust jacket, rear internal hinge cracked but holding well, bibliography page creased, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/no dj) 5443 [Hsss1121RB}
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The History of the Columbia County Agricultural Society, Circa 1841

By: Gallant, Jr., Sharon and John

Price: $30.00

Seller ID: CL004895

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

Paperbound, (G+), no date - likely 2012, 132 pages, Signed by both authors on title page, illustrated with many b&w photos, 8.50 in. x 11 in., corners and spine ends mildly bumped and worn, front cover shows mild soil and a little minor bumping and creasing, upper outside corner of first few pages slightly bumped, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book: Good+ 4895 [(s)0618JA] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are happy to provide further information!
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The Hamiltons of Fabius, New York

By: Hamilton, Milton W.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Privately Printed (per copyright page: Designed and Printed by Phineas Press, Porstmouth, New Hampshire) : 1984

Seller ID: CL002506

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Softcover, (NF), Limited edition (100 copies), Inscribed by author on half-title, Privately Printed (per copyright page: Designed and Printed by Phineas Press, Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 1984, 65 pages, Author Foreword, color decorated end papers, illustrated with numerous b&w photos and a line drawing, 6.25 in. x 9.25 in., burnt-orange card covers with white paper label affixed to front, black and burnt-orange titles and decorations, light bumping and wear to spine ends, corners very faintly bumped, very slight shelf wear, spine lightly faded, very minor scuffing to covers, contents clean an...
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Image for Tobacco-Land in Old New England: How Yankee Ingenuity Defied Nature; Brought Tropical Climate to Connecticut; Created an Important and Prosperous Agricultural Business in a Great Industrial Area.

Tobacco-Land in Old New England: How Yankee Ingenuity Defied Nature; Brought Tropical Climate to Connecticut; Created an Important and Prosperous Agricultural Business in a Great Industrial Area.

By: Imperial Agricultural Corporation and Joep Nicolas, illustrator (Joseph Nicholas)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Imperial Agricultural Corporation, New York, NY & Hartford CT : 1944

Seller ID: CL005661

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good-

Imperial Agricultural Corporation, New York, NY & Hartford CT, no date but circa 1944, unpaginated but approx. 55 pages, 12 tipped-in color plates and many monochrome (brown) drawings in text by Joep Nicolas, brown map endpapers, 11.25"x 8.5" oblong, hardcover, brown and white illustrated paper over boards, front cover very slightly warped, edge wear, corners very rubbed, spine edges and ends are very worn and chipped with pieces missing along cover edges, no dust jacket as published, endpaper maps offset onto opposite page, brown drawings have bled through a bit, page edges darkened, otherwis...
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Convoy: Merchant Sailors at War 1939-1945

By: Kaplan, Philip and Jack Currie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD : 1998

Seller ID: CL005338

ISBN-13: 9781557501370

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

(VG/VG), Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 1998, 224 pages, index, bibliography, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photos and art, square 10", hardcover, dark brown boards with gilt spine titles, minor wear at spine end corners, very good dust jacket with light wear at corners some with short tears, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, former owner's ink name and label on front endpaper, rubber stamp of private library on half-title page and blank rear free endpaper, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/VG) 5338 [Sho0821SH]
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I Love Vermont - - But… — Life in the Green Mountains

By: Lewis, Oma Barnes

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Exposition Press Inc. : 1956

Seller ID: CL004812

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Very Good+

Hardcover in dust jacket, 1st ed., (VG+/G-), Exposition Press Inc., New York, 1956, First Edition Stated, 123 pages, Author Preface, 5.5 in. x 8.25 in., green cloth with black titles, very mild wear to corners and spine ends, faint shelf wear, very faint foxing to top of text-block, dust jacket shows bumping and wear to corners and spine ends as well as rubbing to spine and flap edges, clear tape from previous owner inside jacket spine, panels slightly scuffed and soiled, small (1 in.) piece missing from base of jacket spine, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, previous owner’...
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Catholic Pittsfield, Volume II

By: Mullaney, Katherine F.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Eagle Printing and Binding Company : 1924

Seller ID: CL005334

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Minus

Eagle Printing and Binding Company, Pittsfield Massachusetts, 1924, First Edition, Ex-Library, (VG-/no dj), 321 pages plus advert for Burbank Opera House at back, author introduction, statistics, appendices, color decorated endpapers (faint marbled pattern), illustrated with several b&w photos including frontis of author, 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in., hardcover, dark maroon cloth covers with gilt titles, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed, small light-colored stain to spine, spine titles faded, a very little faint scuffing to covers, no dust jacket, slight soil to a few pages, Ex-Librar...
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Lodi as I remember it

By: Sciarra, Felix

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Self-published, Lodi NJ

Seller ID: CL005639

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Self-published, Lodi NJ, no date, circa 1994, signed by the author on the "about the author" page, 85 pages plus 6 pages of lists and about 70 pages of ads, b&w photographs, 6.25"x 9.25", hardcover, navy blue cloth with gilt titles on front and spine, no dust jacket, contents clean and tight, book fine (F/no dj) 5639 [(s)0423JB]
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Image for Summer Days on the Hudson: The Story of Pleasure Tour From Sandy Hook to the Saranac Lakes, Including Incidents of Travel, Legends, Historical Anecdotes, Sketches of Scenery, etc.

Summer Days on the Hudson: The Story of Pleasure Tour From Sandy Hook to the Saranac Lakes, Including Incidents of Travel, Legends, Historical Anecdotes, Sketches of Scenery, etc.

By: Wise, Daniel and Benson J. Lossing, illustrator

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Nelson & Phillips, NY : 1875, 1876

Seller ID: CL005601

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Nelson & Phillips, NY, 1875, 1876, 288 pages, 109 b&w engravings in the text with many by Benson J. Lossing, 5"x 7.5", hardcover, brown cloth with elaborate gilt & black titles and illustrations on front and spine, corners lightly bumped & worn, light edge wear, spine a bit cocked, back cover has light grey smears across half of it, gilt titles & illustrations are bright and sharp, a little light wear around edges of front endpapers with a 3/8" tear and a 1/16" chip, front hinge cracked but holding very well, former owner's brown ink inscription on free front endpaper, pages beginning to yello...
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Category: History, American