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186820604Hartford: J. B. Burr and Company. 1868. Hardcover. Very Good-. Boards with moderate wear and soiling. Internally nice and tight. ; All edges gilt. Smith was a Unitarian minister and author. This book was his last one describing his personal experiences in New York. Numerous woodcuts. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 718 pages . J. B. Burr and Company hardcover
199229380Marietta Ga:: Longstreet Press. 1992. Hardcover. 1563520311 . 1st prtg signed inscribed by Smith. Mild cover wear; pgs unmarked. DJ worn. . Longstreet Press, hardcover
198125778Peachtree Publishers Limited. 1981. Hardcover. 0931948185 . Stated first edition w/moderate cover wear; endpapers unevenly age-browned. Pages tight clean unmarked; hinges sound uncracked. DJ very worn with missing pieces tears rubbing. Slight musty odor. ; . Peachtree Publishers Limited, hardcover
1979600357New Berlin NY: Molly Yes Press 1979. "with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers." Reprinted from the original 1880 edition. Illustrated. 488 pages list of citizens. Brown cover with bright gilt lettering and decoration. Very clean & crisp. Reprint. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes. 8.5"x11". Molly Yes Press
1938010268NY: New York Historical Society. First edition. Finely bound half-bound leather. Published NY: New York Historical Society 1938. 8vo. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" xxvi246pp. "with 154 illustrations from photographs taken by the author in the years 1897-1901." Half-bound brown Morocco leather with raised bands gilt titles and spine decorations and brown linen cloth over boards marbled endpapers preliminaries on laid paper top edge gilting printed on bright coated paper. Presentation copy to the Veterans of the Seventh Regiment by the New York Historical Society with presentation bookplate on pastedown. At the turn of the 20th Century James Reuel Smith made bicycle excursions across New York City photographing and chronicling its springs and well. In 1938 three years after his death the New York Historical Society published this volume of his pictures and observations. Wear to the leather at the edges some rub at the spine mild creasing to a few page corners Veterans of the Seventh Regiment stamp on pastedown along with the same text handwritten boldly in marker else a near fine example of a scarce book. Clean and bright crisp attractive. . Very Good Plus. Half-Leather. 1st. 1938. New York Historical Society hardcover
189817221Philadelphia: J. L. Smith. Very Good. 1898. Hardcover. One large map Issued in two separate sheets; each 23" x 27 1/2". The folding maps are backed on linen. The maps are mounted in a green cloth hardcover folder with bright glit title on front. Pennsylvania; Thin 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . J. L. Smith hardcover
45350Non-Book. Pencil portrait on cardboard of young man John/Johnny Curtis Altman of Gray Georgia signed by well-known Macon Georgia artist Houser Smith and dated 1962. Probably an impromtu sketch and now lightly worn this drawing was done on the back of a sketchpad and measures 81/2 x 101/2. Gray cardboard is slightly bowed and lightly smudged. ; . unknown
189837825Augusta Ga.: Richards & Shaver. 1898. Hardcover. Hardcover in black cloth showing heavy silverfishing/spotting; gilt bright but flaking a tad in some places. Hinges sound uncracked; pages tight clean with occasional marginalia in pencil; some uneven age browning of pages and endpapers due to laid-in material now removed . 59 pges. ; . Richards & Shaver, hardcover
191217220Philadelphia: Elvino V. Smith. Good. 1912. Hardcover. A very large folding map 56" x 43" mounted in a light blue lightly faded hardcover cloth folder with gilt lettering on front. Map in nice condition except for a few tears along the folds. Folder has paper tears along interior hinges. Condition--Folder: G Map: VG. Pennsylvania ; Fold out Map; Thin 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Elvino V. Smith hardcover
009983Yarmouth NS: Stoneycroft Pub Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Crease on rear cover. Full of family history and genealogy. Stoneycroft Pub Paperback
197129367University of South Carolina Press. 1971. Hardcover. 0872492176 . Exceptionally crisp bright copy; appears unread. ; . University of South Carolina Press, hardcover
1929060285Norristown PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy rebound in vintage dark red 3/4 faux morocco cloth marbled paper-covered boards text block edges stained red. Mild rubbing to corners and along joints small area of surface paper loss on front cover. Firm binding clean interior. Includes proceedings of 1924 annual meeting at Selinsgrove. 412 pp. Limited to 700 copies. Pennsylvania German Society Hardcover
191344456Charleston: Lanneau's Art Store. 1913. Paperback. Portfolio containing twenty architectural lithographs and introduction; still in original portfolio cover. One of the South's early preservationists Alice Huger Smith collaborated with her father historian D. E. Huger Smith providing architectural drawings for two important publications: Twenty Drawings of the Pringle House 1914 and The Dwelling Houses of Charleston South Carolina. The contents are housed in original hinged 16- x 18-inch paper-covered boards with moderate to heavy smudging mostly in area of three slots for closure although ribbon or cardboard for these slots is now missing. Contents pages loose as intended include title page; "The Colonial House of Miles Brewton: With Some Account of its owners" a three-page essay by D. E. Huger Smith; all 20 prints which are lightly foxed with "holes" along edges of at least one print does not affect image itself and appears to be a thinning or defect in paper. ; . Lanneau's Art Store, paperback
199146591U. S. S. Swanson DD443 Historical Committee. VG/NONE. 1991. Hardcover. Hardback first printing signed and inscribed to previous owner by Jack D. Sloan chairman of the editorial committee. Navy cloth covers with gilt decoration show light minor cover wear including indentations on rear panel; hinges sound uncracked; pages tight clean. No DJ. Not library discard. ; . U. S. S. Swanson DD443 Historical Committee, hardcover
1830EEF3557New York: Roger Sherman Skinner 1830. This antique hardcover book is bound in marbled boards with leather corners. Spine cover is missing -- book was rebound. Notes on title page wear soil foxing wavy pages. This New York state register contains almanac data as well as information about state and local government towns and counties post offices colleges courts and more. 408 pages; approx. 5"x7". Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by None. Roger Sherman Skinner Hardcover
1974067389Doylestown PA: Horizon Press for Bucks County Historical Society 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HARDCOVER brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Mild spotting on both covers toward top and bottom edges otherwise as issued. Pictorial dust jacket Near Fine with mild surface soiling/rubbing now in mylar. 1st ed. 112 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Horizon Press for Bucks County Historical Society Hardcover
1974013350Doylestown PA and New York: Bucks County Historical Society/Horizon Press 1974. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Medium brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Slightly tanned along edges else as issued. 112 pp. illus. with sepia-toned photographs. Dust jacket is very slightly soiled with price clipped front flap now in mylar. Bucks County Historical Society/Horizon Press Hardcover
190217784New York: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Deckle cut page edges. Hinges & text tight & intact. Leaves bright & clean. xix 407pp. Full-page inscription signed by the author. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings reproductions & photos. Spine lightly soiled some spine edge rubbing. Colonial New York. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 407 pages; Signed by Author . D. Appleton and Company hardcover
190217292New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1902. Hardcover. Good. Moderate wear to boards. Apparent faded spine lettering neatly retraced with white marker; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 407 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1996007826Metuchen & Newark New Jersey: The Upland Press with The Newark Public Library 1996. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. Tiny pencil check marks erasable next to some entries. Oversize Hardcover. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original red cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Number 4 in the NEW JERSEY RESEARCH SERIES. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket probably as issued. 254pp. The Upland Press with The Newark Public Library Hardcover
1953020573Highland Park New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society 1953. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and clean. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Subtitle: "A Magazine of New Jersey History." Vol. LXXI 71 Number 1 January 1953 Whole Number 272 of this quarterly periodical. Among 5 articles in this issue are REVOLUTIONARY NEW JERSEY 1763-1787 by David L. Cowen; EARLY PAPER MAKING IN TRENTON: THE POTTS AND REYNOLDS MILL 1777-1785 by George C. Rockefeller; and THE SUFFRAGE IN NEW JERSEY 1790-1807 by J. R. Dole. Bound in the original blue wraps stamped in brown. 6.25" wide by 9.5" tall. First Edition. Softcover stapled wraps. Very Good condition. pp. 1-82 ads. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. New Jersey Historical Society Paperback
197843475Southern Historical Press. VG/NONE. 1978. Hardcover. 0893081019 . Hardback 1978 reprint from the original edition. 223 pages with index. Gilt-lettered green cloth covers very clean bright; pages tight clean; previous owner's small name-address label on front pastedown. No DJ. Not library discard or print-on-demand imitation. ; . Southern Historical Press, hardcover
1973020095Woodbury NJ: Gloucester County Historical Society 1973. Book. VG. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Yellow stiff paper wraps black cloth tape binding. Slight binding lean original to issue modestly soiled cover a bit frayed at heel of spine. Contents clean and bright. iiii186 pp. Scarce. Gloucester County Historical Society Paperback
2005039503Boston MA: Newbury Street Press 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dark blue cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. xii107 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Accompanied by a 4-page typescript review. Very scarce. Caudebec and allied names including Boissel Cressen Gauvain Hauguel Leroux Lesueur Viard. Newbury Street Press Hardcover
1992018825Morristown New Jersey: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum 1992. Near Fine condition. Previous owner's blindstamp at the bottom of the last text page. Flat uncreased spine. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Catalogue of an exhibition of 169 items of Morris Canal memorabilia held at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown New Jersey from September 15 - November 17 1991. Well illustrated with old portraits photos and prints maps and diagrams. Laid-in is a folding map of the Morris Canal route with a drawing of one of the inclined planes. Bibliography. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. . 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. Near Fine condition. viii 60pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Paperback