The Pilgrims and Pocahontas: Rival Myths of American Origin
Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xxii, 378 pages. Illustrated. More
American History
Salem Commons and Commoners: or the Economic Beginnings of Massachusetts
Salem: Printed for the Essex Institute, 1882. Hardcover. Quarto. 81 pages. Marbled paper covered boards. Gilt title "Salem Commons" stamped on the cloth spine. Spine is chipped missing a large section of cloth. Ex-institutional copy with circular, blind embossed stamp from the Long Island Historical Society located on the title..... More
Journal of American History Vol. VII
Greenfield, Indiana: Journal of American History, 1913. First Edition. Three-quarter leather. Thick quarto. [12], 809-1431 pages. Illustrated in color and in black and white. Three-quarter brown leather with black cloth covered boards. 4 raised bands and gilt title on spine. Leather chipped upper spine. Edge wear to boards. Some rubs..... More
Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Volume IV.
Archaeologia Americana. Boston: Printed for the Society. Printed by John Wilson and Son, 22, School Street, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Ex-library copy. [1], viii, 355 pages, errata page, [1]. Reddish marbled paper covered boards. Leather corners and spine. Former institutional copy with markings and or labels on the spine..... More
Annual Report of the American Historical Association for The Year 1913
Volume I only. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1915. Hardcover. 8vo. 434 pages. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Untrimmed foredge. Volume 1 of 2 volumes for the year 1913. Articles include "Charleston During the Civil War (p.167)" and "Bombardment of Fort Sumter (p. 177)." More
Sketches of Bunker Hill Battle and Monument
Charlestown: C. P. Emmons, 1844. Hardcover. 16mo. [1], 172 pages, [3]. MISSING THE FOLDING MAP FRONTISPIECE. Frontispiece illustration of the monument. Blue-green cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Light shelf and edge wear to the cloth binding. Some doodling on the blank end sheets. A couple of names..... More
The Cambridge of 1776: Wherein is set forth an Account of the Town, and of the Events it Witnessed: With Which is Incorporated the Diary of Dorothy Dudley Now first published
Together with an Historical Sketch; Several Appropriate Poems; Numerous Anecdotes, patriotick, weighty, indifferent, and diverting; Many References to the Renowned University; and Descriptions of the People of the Olden Time. Cambridge: Lockwood, Brooks, and Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 123 pages, [5] pages advertisements, [1]. Illustrated. Light cloth..... More
Genealogical History of Deacon Stephen Hart and His Descendants, 1632. 1875.
With an Introduction of Miscellaneous Harts and Their Progenitors, As Far As Known; To Which is Added A List of All the Clergy of the Name Found, All the Physicians, All the Lawyers, The Authors, and Soldiers. Hartford: Published by Austin Hart of New Britain Conn./ The Case, Lockwood &..... More
Misc. Lot 17 issues of the Atlanta Historical Bulletin. Mitchell family labels.
Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society, 1975-1982. Periodicals. Periodicals. Illustrated. 15 of the 17 issues have the mailing label of "Mr. & Mrs. Stephens Mitchell 3359 Habersham Rd NW Atl" on the back covers and "Mr. Stephens Mitchell 3358 Habersham Rd....". The other two issues are addressed to Joseph R. Mitchell, son..... More
Atlanta Historical Bulletin. Misc. volumes.
Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society, 1927-1945. Hardcover. Octavos. Incomplete set of 8 volumes: (2) copies of Volume I, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4; Volume 5, Volume 6, and incomplete Volume 8. One seperate issue from Volume 7 is included (October, 1944). Soft cover periodicals rebound by the National Library Bindery..... More
History of Danbury, Conn. 1684-1896 From Notes and Manuscript Left By James Montgomery Bailey
New York: Burr Printing House, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [1], xxii, 583 pages. [1]. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Illustrations. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Rubbed spots to the cloth front cover. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities. Name of Henry..... More
History of Macon County 1976
Signed by the editor. Macon County, Illinois: Macon County Historical Society, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. iv, 555 pages, [2]. Illustrated. Dark blue cloth hardcover with title and county seal on the front cover and title on the spine. Signed by the editor on the right front flyleaf. Previous owner's..... More
Historical Collections, Being A General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town In Massachusetts, With Geographical Descriptions
Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co., 1839. Leather bound. Octavo. [1], viii, pages 9-624. Illustrated with a frontispiece, color folding map of Massachusetts, plates, and illustrations in text. Marbled calf leather binding with gilt borders on the covers and gilt title and decorations on the spine. Marbled end papers. Boards are..... More
The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry with Legends of The Surrounding Country
Shepherdstown, West Virginia: Women's Club of Harpers Ferry District. Printed By The Shepherdstown Register, Inc., 1979. Eighth printing. Paperback. Paperback. 200 pages, [10] pages advertisements and 1958 Patron Sponsor list. Illustrated cover. One frontispiece photograph. Light foxing to the back cover. More
A History of Framingham, Massachusetts, Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time, With An Appendix, Containing A Notice of Sudbury and Its First Proprietors; Also, A Register of the Inhabitants of Framingham Before 1800, with Genealogical Sketches
Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], iv, 456 pages, [1]. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped decorations on the covers. Gilt stamped title on the spine. Cloth binding is edge worn head of the spine. Corners bumped. Light scattered foxing to the contents. Gift inscription written on..... More
Henry Adams of Somersetshire, England and Braintree, Mass. His English Ancestry and Some of His Descendants
New York: Privately Printed, 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xv, 170 pages, [6]. Illustrated. Ex-institutional copy from United Engineering Society New York (gifted by Edward Dean Adams) with markings on the spine, illustrated label on the verso of the right front flyleaf, and markings on the copy right page. Blue..... More
A Short History of the United States 1492-1920
New York: Macmillan, 1923. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, p42 pages, [3]. Dark cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Illustrated with black and white and colored maps. Formerly owned by Atlanta Historian Franklin Garrett with his pasted down typed and cut out label on the front paste down; call numbers taped..... More
Documentary History of the State of Maine. Volume VI Containing The Baxter Manuscripts
Portland, OR: The Thurston Print, 1900. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi, 526 pages. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title to spine. Previous owners name in ink on the right front flyleaf. Light foxing on the end papers. Binding is lightly shaken. Light shelf wear to the cloth boards. More
Pennsylvania Iron Manufacture in the Eighteenth Century
Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1973. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover with title on spine. Red illustrated dust jacket. [1], vi, 215 pages, [1]. Illustrated. Small edge tear to of jacket. Light foxing and shelf wear to the back of the jacket. Light..... More
America History and Life Volume 1 Number 1 July 1964
Santa Barbara: Clio Press for American Bibliographical Center, 1964. First Edition. Soft cover. Quarto. xi, 92 pages. Stapled soft cover with illustration of Pet-A-Le-Shar-Ro (A Pawnee Brave) and title on front cover. Some scattered scuff marks on front cover mostly around edges. More
Early Rehoboth Documented Historical Studies of Families and Events in This Plymouth Colony Township. Vol. I
Rehoboth, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 164 pages, [1]. Illustrations and a folding map. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Previous owner inscription top left corner of the front paste down. Shelf wear to the front cover. Interior contents clean. More
Our County and Its People A Descriptive and Biological Record of Bristol County Massachusetts
Prepared and Published Under the Auspices of The Fall River News and The Taunton Gazette. With the Assistance of Hon. Alanson Borden of New Bedford. [Boston]: The Boston History Company, 1890. Hardcover. Thick, heavy, quarto. Repaired. [4], xii, 799 pages (history, biography, etc.), 418 pages, [3]. Illustrated mostly with engraved..... More
The Old Northwest Pioneer Period 1815-1840.
A matched set. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1950-1964. Hardcover. Octavos. Matched set. Volume I xvi, 632 pages. Illustrated. Volume 2: x, 686 pages. Light cloth hardcovers with varying red title labels on the spines. Some wrinkling to the cloth spine volume 1 else very good condition. Volume 2 printed in..... More
Lyme Records 1667-1730 A Literal Transcription of the Minutes of the Town Meetings with Marginal Notations, to which hath been Appended Land Grants and Ear Marks
Sponsored by Patriotic Inhabitants & Friends of the Town Whose Names Are Recorded in the List of Subscribers. Stonington, Conn. The Pequot Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 190 pages. Frontispiece and another illustration before page 1. Brown hardcover with red corners. Title on the spine. Light edge wear to..... More
The Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xx, [1], 334 pages, [2]. A few illustrations. More