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1912014650Trenton New Jersey: MacCrellish & Quigley Printers 1912. Very Good condition. A square tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With many fine illustrations including tissue-guarded portraits of Trenton pioneers/clergy and other plates. From the preface: "This volume introduces many persons places and incidents as well as churches that do not come strictly within the scope of its title." Bound in the original blue cloth gilt. Much more than a church history this volume contains much local Trenton history of interest and importance. Includes sections on Revolutionary War incidents in Trenton; a history of the proposal to make Trenton the Capital of the United States; etc. Contains several appendices; e.g. one lists details of burials and fills 15 pages. Another appendix reprints inscriptions from old tombstones. Index. Keywords: American Revolution. Trenton New Jersey History. Second Edition Enlarged & Corrected. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. 424pp. MacCrellish & Quigley, Printers Hardcover
1975063972Ephrata PA: Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley 1975. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in 12 volumes Vols. 1-11 Vol. 7 Supplement in a single binding red buckram with spine panel lettered in gold foil one of the limited edition of copies specially bound by the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley. As new/as issued. Especially scarce in this form. Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley Hardcover
1978008367Self Published 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice clean tight book. History of mining in the Minto and Chipman area of New Brunswick Canada. Self Published Hardcover
1991057203Richmond Township Berks County PA: St. Peter's UCC 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED. Blue cloth lettered/illus. As issued. No. 240 of an edition limited to 750 copies signed by lead author Hoch on lower main title. iv32530 pp. St. Peter's UCC Hardcover
188336742Columbia S. C. :: W. J. Duffie. 1883. Hardcover. Volume 2 only in blue cloth covers with moderate wear including edgewear scuffing and small spots. Hinges sound uncracked; pages tight unmarked. Nonauthorial gift inscription upside down on rear endpaper. Newspaper clipping glued upside down to front endpaper describes the discovery of 80 unbound copies of volume 2 found among the papers of Howe's granddaughter. Volume 1 which covers the history of the Presbyterians in SC from 1670 to the start of the 19th century was reprinted in 1965 or thereabouts and the newly discovered copies of volume 2 which continues the history through 1883 were bound and subsequently offered for sale. ; . W. J. Duffie, hardcover
18770008298Chicago: H. F. Kett & Co. 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo vi 19- 672 pages modern cloth top cover titling from the original binding in place. Uncommon. <br/><br/>The first county history of Winnebago County Buck 1148 . 31 lithographic portraits. Civil War records. Rockford Roscoe and other cities and towns. H. F. Kett & Co. hardcover
18820008297Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co. 1882. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 362 156 pages modern cloth top cover titling from the original binding in place. Scarce. <br/><br/>Part One is historical Part Two is biographical. The 9 portraits include the 3 contributing editors plus six other pioneers. The first county history of Grundy County Buck 827 . Note: Laid in is an Index to the Biographical Sketches in this work in alphabetical order; also this was published without the usual map of the county. O. L. Baskin & Co. hardcover
1978223272Evansville IN: Unigraphic 1978. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize heavy hardcover red boards936 pp. w/ b&w illustrations throughout. 1978 reprint of 1881 edition. Smaller historical section with illustrations is followed by larger biographical section with portraits. INCLUDES ROSTER OF CHESTER COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR. Book Condition: Good; no text marks; spotting to text block toning around inside cover edges inner pages clean; binding somewhat relaxed due to weight. No Dust Jacket as issued. Unigraphic Hardcover
1896053845A. S. Barnes and Co. 1896. Book. VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in light rust decorated cloth lettered in gilt beveled edges deckled text block edges with top edges in gilt. Nicely preserved set. All 3 volumes show only minor shelf wear minor rubbing to extremities and minor soiling to cloth spine panel cloth a bit darkened by age. Firm bindings Vol. II hinges mended. Interiors show foxing to several early and late leaves and flyleaves otherwise light scattered foxing. xiv11-570 xii571-77111-350 xii351-920 pp. illus. 42 engraved plates 16 maps. A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover
1877047024New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Co. 1877. Book. Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes as originally issued in 1877 and 1880 Vol. III was issued in 1896 uniformly bound in maroon cloth with black and gilt accents. Minimally ex-library with spine panels clear-coated and with handwritten call numbers repeated on copyright pages in ink dried glue residue on rear fixed endsheets of both volumes. Vol. I spine panel shows 1/2" surface cloth loss at head and 1/4" loss at heel Vol. II with minor loss at both extremities. Corners rubbed most showing modest exposure. Vol. I hinges mended and firm Vol. II hinges intact. Interiors clean typically a bit age-toned. A decent reference set showing wear commensurate with age but no major faults. xiii11-786 xv11-820 pp. complete as given illus. w/ plates. A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover
195434609Spartanburg S. C. :: The Spartanburg Journal. 1954. Hardcover. 1954 hardcover reprint of 1900 edition in blue cloth showing moderate wear including spine roll darkened spine and darkened/faded gilt lettering. Previous owner's name and date notes on copyright page and on rear endpapers with occasional underlining marginalia throughout. Newspaper clipping and Spartanburg postcard contained in small envelope glued to rear endpaper. No DJ. ; . The Spartanburg Journal, hardcover
1905006262Philadelphia: Charles Lawrence 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Covering a Period of Nearly Two Hundred Years: showing the mode of distributing public relief through the management of the boards of Overseers of the Poor Guardians of the Poor and the directors of the Department of Charities and Correction." 398 p. frontispiece and 20 leaves of plates; 24 cm. Olive green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Endpapers with light green floral pattern. Former owner Thomas N. Haviland's name written on front free endpaper and bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Inscription on front fixed endpaper indicating that someone possibly Haviland purchased the book at Leary's Bookstore in Philadelphia in 1954. Thomas N. Haviland d. 1986 in the late 1930s was the museum curator at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. In the 1950s he was the curator at the Wistar Institute; after his death it was discovered that he had relieved that Institute of items that were later found in his storage unit. He also taught a course in veterinary history beginning in 1960 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine where in 1973 he became Associate Professor of Anatomy. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine and corners rubbed; small ding in center of spine; late 20th-century cloth repair of both hinges; clean and tight. Charles Lawrence hardcover
1980548Chautauqua County Historical Society Westfield NY 1980. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG- HB with No DJ. 571 p. Footnotes pp. 515-546; Biographical Sketches pp. 547-551; Glossary pp. 553-554; Index pp. 559-571: ill. ; 29 cm. Boards covered with blue cloth around top third and gray cloth around bottom 2/3rds with gold decoration at the seam; gold title on spine. Corners sharp; front hinge a bit loose; top page edge spotted. P/Os' names and shadow of tape from missing DJ on FEP. Text block is tight and clean. Continues an earlier history published in 1938. Size: Quarto 4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall. 571 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic DC DE MD NJ NY PA; United States; 1980s; Genealogy & Local History. . Main Picture: Leet 1980 History of Chautauqua County New York - Front cover and Spine. Picture 2: Leet 1980 History of Chautauqua County New York - Detail of title on Spine. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 548. . Chautauqua County Historical Society hardcover
1976011440Self Published 1976. Book. Fair. Soft cover. Index of names in rear of volume one. Some creases and soiling on covers and some writing in pen on the title page of volume two. A scarce publication. Self Published Paperback
021489Salem MA: Higginson Book Co. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark blue buckram lettered in gold foil. Very slight shelf wear virtually as issued. Facsimile reprint of the original Everts & Richards edition Philadelphia 1884. xi802 pp. illus. map. Higginson Book Co. Hardcover
192440992Atlanta:: Foote & Davies Co. . 1924. Hardcover. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with moderate spotting. Signed by author in ink on first free endpaper. Pages tight with a few showing pencil markings. Hinges sound uncracked; no DJ. Not a former library copy. ; . Foote & Davies Co. , hardcover
1894067989Reading PA: Charles F. Haage Printer 1894. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth decorated in blind lettered in gilt. ii295 pp. illus. Arranged into two books: I Revolution; II Biographical Sketches published in one volume. Very scarce original copy not the common reprint. Decently preserved copy shows mild rubbing to corners and extremities typically tanned text block edges. Intact hinges. Vintage owner signature inked inside front cover. Charles F. Haage, Printer Hardcover
1898053476Reading PA: Times Book Print 1898. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt. 1st edition 1898. 298 pp. illus. Decently preserved copy with a few surface marks to cloth minor rubbing along joints and at corners. Firm binding clean interior. Mended rear hinge. Rear folding map shows closed tear mended with archival tape. Times Book Print Hardcover
1975059764Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red white and blue cloth lettered in blue on front cover and in white on spine panel. ii314 pp. illus. Slight surface rubbing/soiling minor bump to bottom rear corner. Firm binding clean interior. Arranged into two books: I Revolution; II Biographical Sketches published in one volume. No. 560 of a second edition 1975 limited to 865 copies hand-numbered on lower copyright page. Facsimile reprint of the original 1894 edition. Scarce. Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1975046331Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red white and blue cloth lettered in blue on front cover and in white on spine panel. Slight shelf wear virtually as issued. Former owner's address label mounted at top corner of front fixed endpaper. ii314 pp. illus. Arranged into two books: I Revolution; II Biographical Sketches published in one volume. No. 481 of a second edition 1975 limited to 865 copies hand-numbered on lower copyright page. Facsimile reprint of the original 1894 edition. Scarce. Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1975046779Reading Berks Co. PA: Historical Society of Berks County 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1975 facsimile reprint; originally published in one volume by Everts Peck & Richards 1886. x1204 pp. Accompanied by every-name index volume specifically compiled for this facsimile republication. 199 pp. Both volumes bound in burgundy textured boards lightly rubbed at extremities light surface wear. The first edition of Montgomery's history of Berks County later revised and expanded into two volumes 1909 with much content not reprinted in the latter expansion. Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1975048776Reading PA: Historical Society of Berks County 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red white and blue cloth lettered in blue on front cover and in white on spine panel. Slight shelf wear nearly as issued. ii314 pp. illus. Arranged into two books: I Revolution; II Biographical Sketches published in one volume. No. 617 of a second edition 1975 limited to 865 copies hand-numbered on lower copyright page. Facsimile reprint of the original 1894 edition. Scarce. Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1886050569Philadelphia PA: Everts Peck & Richards 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark blue buckram lettered in gold foil. Facsimile reprint of original 1886 edition uncredited as to publisher undated but likely Historical Society of Berks County. x1204 pp. illus. Ex-library copy minimally marked/stamped and nearly uncirculated thus only slightly handled. Everts, Peck & Richards Hardcover
1975021919Reading Berks Co. PA: Historical Society of Berks County 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Facsimile reprint edition of 1975. Originally published in one volume by Everts Peck & Richards 1886. No. 61 of an edition limited to 500 copies. x1204 pp. Accompanied by every-name index volume specifically compiled for this facsimile republication. 199 pp. Both volumes bound in burgundy textured boards lightly rubbed at extremities light surface wear. Scarce reprint edition of the initial edition of Montgomery's history of Berks County later revised and expanded into two volumes 1909. However this edition includes considerable material not found in that later production and the Berks completist will certainly want both publications. Very useful reference tool not subject to the limitations imposed by the fragility of the original printing exposed by repeated use. Ideal for local historical society collections. Historical Society of Berks County Hardcover
1976015115Hopatcong NJ: Hopatcong Borough Bicentennial Committee 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff illus. wraps. 104 pp. maps illus. local advertising at rear. Bumped corners mild shelf wear. Scarce. Hopatcong Borough Bicentennial Committee Paperback
