Category: History, American

View Categories / History / History, American

Sort

Showing 1-9 of 9

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

By: N/A

Price: $78.00

Publisher: The Gravesend Press: 1967

Seller ID: CL005188

Binding: Softcover with dust jacket

Condition: Fine

Softcover, Fine/Fine, booklet published by The Gravesend Press, Lexington, KY, 1967, 5 pages, beautifully illustrated with 4 small engravings by De Pol, 4-9/16 in. x 6-1/8 in., white card-stock cover with brown-patterned paper jacket, black paper label with white titles affixed to front panel of jacket, thread-bound, one faint wrinkle to upper corner of front jacket flap with a tiny bit of jacket paper left untrimmed, short very faint indentation opposite on front free end paper, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, pamphlet: Fine, jacket: Fine, {Per ...
View More...

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: 0962958018

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 histor...
View More...

Schodack Recipes and Reflections 1795 - 1995

By: Biel, Edna, Project Coordinator, Editor

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Town of Schodack and Schodack Bicentennial Committee: 1994

Seller ID: CL004896

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Near Fine

Town of Schodack and Schodack Bicentennial Committee, Schodack NY, 1994, first edition, first printing stated, 297 pages, illustrated in b&w with some small line drawings and clip art and ornaments, 6”x 9”, paperbound, tan heavy paper covers with brown titles and decoration, very minor rubs to corners and spine ends, two tiny and very faint spots on covers, a very little bit of faint soil on bottom of text block, contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book near fine (NF) 4896 [(s)0718JC] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are ...
View More...

Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass. 1725-1885. Part First & Part Second in one book.

By: Child, Hamilton, compiler

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Journal Office, Syracuse NY: 1885

Seller ID: CL005062

Binding: leather-bound hardcover

Condition: good-

Hardcover, Good-, Journal Office, Syracuse NY, 1885, two volumes in one, 420 pages and 527 pages, hand-colored folding map attached inside the rear cover so that it may be opened while reading the book, b&w illustrations, plates and ads, may be missing a frontispiece opposite the first title page, red and blue ads on rear endpapers, 6.5 inches x 9.5 inches x 2.25 inches, hardcover, maroon leather-bound with blind-embossing on covers and spine and gilt titles on front and spine, page edges tinted red and have some small ink spatters on the top, binding slightly cocked, edge and corner wear and ...
View More...

Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11

By: Friend, David

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2006

Seller ID: CL005196

ISBN: 0374299331

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in dust jacket, (Fine/Fine), First Edition, brief Author Inscription on half-title, Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York, 2006, 435 pages, Introduction, Notes, Index, illustrated with a section of photos (mostly color, a few b&w) at center, 6-1/8 in. x 9-1/4 in., black boards with gilt titles, a little very minor bumping to spine ends, jacket has a tiny bit of very faint bumping to corners and spine ends, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book: Fine, dust jacket: Fine, 5196 [(s)1120AW] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our ...
View More...

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!
View More...

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...
View More...

Heaven's Tableland: The Dust Bowl Story

By: Johnson, Vance

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Da Capo Press, NY: 1974

Seller ID: CL005170

ISBN: 0306706067

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Da Capo Press, NY, 1947, 1974, unabridged reprint of the 1st edition, 288 pages, b&w map frontispiece, ex-library copy with the usual marks, 5-5/8"x 8-1/2", hardcover, grey cloth with black titles on front and spine, corners lightly bumped and worn, a 3/8” chip out of the rear cover front edge, spine has small faded area where a label used to be, fading at bottom of both covers where labels were removed, rubber stamps on all three page edges, no dust jacket, library rubber stamps and pocket on front endpapers, free front endpaper and half-title page a bit crinkled, back of half-title page an...
View More...

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�...
View More...

$0.00 (0 Items)

Category: History, American