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188135023Ottawa: Printed by MacLean Roger & Co. 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers stitched. 2 10 large folding map short closed tear 20 11 3 2 2 pp as issued. Vertical fold light edgewear. Very Good.<br /> offered with Booth C.J. President: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. Ottawa: 1889. 4 pp printed on rectos only. Caption title as issued. Pinned at upper blank corner and docketed in ink on final blank "Canada Atlantic RR Prospectus January 1889." Fine.<br /> <br /> The map in excellent condition is titled "Canada Atlantic Railway Map December 1881" accomplished by "Geo. Bishop & Co. Lith. Montreal." It measures 18" x 35" with the route of the railway; extensions and other railways also noted; other boundaries in green. All the documents creating the Company set forth in the title of the pamphlet are printed each individually numbered. The Railway as the Prospectus states "extends from Ottawa in a south easterly direction a distance of 142 miles and connects with the Central Vermont Railroad at the village of Alburgh Springs Vt. U.S.A."<br /> "The Canada Atlantic Railway CAR was a small regional railway created in 1880 by lumber baron John Rodolphus Booth. Initially planned as part of the transportation network for his vast lumber holdings the railway quickly grew into a general-purpose railway serving passengers and communities along the route. Booth's first target was to gain access to Vermont in order to connect with the Central Vermont Railway CV and further exploit the US markets" "Canada Atlantic Railway" Ontario Railways accessed at Canada-Rail website May 2018.<br /> As of January 2026 2026 we do not locate either of these documents-- or the map-- on OCLC. Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co. unknown
1998055609Charlottesville: Rockbridge Publishing / Howell Press Inc. 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xiii 266 pages indexed. Hardcover with a tan pictorial dust jacket. Minimal wear to the book and jacket. SIGNED by the a author on the half title. A sound copy and clean within. Stated First Edition. Illustrated with photos and text maps. <br/> <br/> Rockbridge Publishing / Howell Press, Inc. hardcover
1992063457Philadelphia PA: University of Pennsylvania Press 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark rust cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket as issued now in mylar. 2nd ptg.: 1994. University of Pennsylvania Press Hardcover
1972070496Doylestown PA: Bucks County Historical Society 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grouping of 9 early issues of the Bucks County Historical Society Journal consisting of Vol. 1 Nos. 1 Spring 1972 5 Spring 1974 6 Fall 1974 7 Spring 1975 8 Fall 1975 10 Fall 1976 Vol. II Nos. 3 Spring 1978 4 Fall 1978 5 Spring 1979. Uniformly bound in stiff tan wraps illus./pictorial covers. Condition ranges VG to Near Fine some issues showing modest foxing to covers or a few interior pages. Recently deaccessioned by BCHS. Bucks County Historical Society Paperback
193455148Glenville NY: Town Board of Glenville New York. Good; Staples rusty covers toned and worn. 1934. First Printing. Softcover. Stapled printed tan card covers with mimeographed pages. Historical series relating to Glenville list foreword and black and white photos. A regional history collected from personal interviews manuscript records vintage programs and scrapbook materials. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 24 pages . Town Board of Glenville, New York paperback
1969063898Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1969. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth-effect boards lettered in gilt 1st thus reprinting the original 1933 edition. Essentially as issued. vi209 pp. Genealogical Publishing Co. Hardcover
1936012104Barrington & Yarmouth: Self Published 1936. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cover depicts family crest. Binding was reinforced with bookbinding tape. A very scarce book. Contains some letters photos and some genealogy. Some yellowing staining and small rip on covers. Self Published Paperback
1922014619Englewood New Jersey: The Mayor and Council of the City of Englewood 1922. Very Good condition. Clean and square. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. 7" wide by 10.5" tall. Original blue cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine and cover is still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This is a large heavy book that will be sent by MEDIA MAIL. Priority and International shipment are also available but ONLY by special arrangement and at significantly greater cost. Pictorial end papers. Lavishly photo-illustrated throughout including many portraits of early residents. Tipped-in is a fold-out "Revolutionary Military Map 1776-77" which unfolds to 10" wide by 17" tall. Part I pages 1- 344 covers the history of Englewood its early Dutch and English pioneers important citizens the Civil War years Hackensack Township days Home Seekers and Builders etc. Part II pages 345-492 is entitled: "Participation of Englewood in the World War." It includes history of the town's involvement and individual Military and Naval Service Records for each resident dates served; branch of service; battles and engagements; grade or rank; decorations and citations; prior military service; whether wounded etc. There is also a section on the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. Index. Keywords: WWI. First World War. The Great War. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Very Good condition/No jacket. xii 508pp. The Mayor and Council of the City of Englewood Hardcover
199637751Atlanta:: Old New York Book Shop Press. VG/VG. 1996. Hardcover. 0937036021 . Hardbound 1996 reprint signed by Conroy on title page and by The Boo on front free endpaper no inscriptions . Blue cloth covers very clean bright; pages tight white unmarked. Light minor DJ wear at edges with indentations no tears . "Autographed Copy" label on front cover. A quite nice copy. ; . Old New York Book Shop Press, hardcover
192229619New York:: A. T. De La Mare Company. G/NONE. 1922. Hardcover. Signed by Dillon and inscribed to previous owner. Often regarded as the first book written exclusively on gardening in the South "The Blossom Circle" is a must for serious Southern gardeners and landscapers. Deaf at an early age Dillon turned to gardening making her mark as Southern garden editor of Home & Garden magazine from 1911-1916 and as city landscape architect in Sumter South Carolina. She was a native of Augusta Georgia the "Garden City of the South " so named by Dillon and a description still in use today by the city whose homes and gardens figure prominently in this volume. Green cloth covers lightly shelfworn soiled ; front color photo intact; gilt lettering shows only very mild color loss. Contents tight but foxed mostly at endpapers. Hinges sound uncracked. 201 pages with index many interesting photos of Southern gardens and homes. One of the nicest copies we've had of this interesting book and the only signed copy we've seen. ; . A. T. De La Mare Company, hardcover
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 138 pages. "A chilling first-person account of the author's experiences of war at sea while in his late teens. On December 26, 1942 as a Merchant Navy radio officer he sailed on the 'Scottish Heather' into the infamous 'black pit,' an area where German U-boats could operate freely on the surface without fear of attack from the air." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
187417736Philadelphia: Galaxy Publishing Co. Very Good. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Original full brown morocco leather with elaborate black blind stamped decoration spine bands & bright gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Hinges and text tight & intact. 672pp. Text printed in double columns with a historiated letter at the beginning of each entry. Profusely Illustrated with full-page portraits. Edges somewhat rubbed. Light age toning to plates. ; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; 672 pages . Galaxy Publishing Co. hardcover
199221006Macon Ga. :: Williams-Rowland Printing. VG/NONE. 1992. Hardcover. SIGNED w/generic inscription by author; covers bright w/hint of soil. Contents clean unmarked w/vague impression of having been thumbed. ; . Williams-Rowland Printing, hardcover
199422419Brushy Creek Baptist Church. VG/VG. 1994. Hardcover. SIGNED by author; covers/contents bright unmarked. DJ crisp w/mild wear no tears . ; . Brushy Creek Baptist Church, hardcover
200457015<p>Albany NY: The St. Andrew's Society of the City of Albany. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards slightly splayed. 2004. Hardcover. Two volume history of the St. Andrew's Society of the City of Albany New York a Scottish society. Both volumes bound in navy cloth titled in red with tartan endpapers. Photos. Bibliography. Volume one: The Formative Years 1803-1913 xxxv 142pp. Volume two: Staying the Course 1903-2003 143pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> The St. Andrew's Society of the City of Albany hardcover
1914064009Doylestown PA: Henry C. Mercer for the Bucks County Historical Society 1914. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original copy bound in full brown morocco lettered bordered and with corner accents in gilt five raised bands original stiff gray wraps bound in. iv174 pp. illus. 1st edition. Leather cracked along both joints but binding is firm and fully intact leather typically rubbed along joints edges and corners. Toning along fore-edge to front flyleaf and first several leaves some soiling to bottom text block edge. Slight indentation along upper fore-edge of both covers. Former owner's address label mounted on lower front flyleaf one leaf pp. 29-30 mended with archival tape. Not the first leather-bound copy we've encountered so we suspect that this copy is not rebound but rather one of a limited number of specially-bound copies original to issue also issued in cloth and most commonly gray wraps lettered in burgundy and black. Henry C. Mercer for the Bucks County Historical Society Hardcover
223 pages including index. Color photos set the mood. Wonderful descriptions and introductions prepare the setting. And delicious, savory recipes fill this book with some of the best food you'll find anywhere. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Attractively illustrated glossy covers. Giftable. Book
224 pages. "A collection of those dishes that go back as far as 80-year-old members of the Amish church can recall or discover in hand-written 'cookbooks' which belonged to their mothers, and that are still prepared today." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
203p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
203p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
203p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
011824Book. Good. Paper Covers. Previous owner's name is written on the front cover. A few pen marks in the margins. Paperback
8vo., Third Impression, with frontispiece, 20 plates on 14, full-page map in the text, front endpaper map and rear endpaper chart, neat German stamp on half-title; black cloth, backstrip lettered in yellow, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly rubbed dustwrapper. Published six months after the first edition. The best and most detailed single-volume account, with many valuable appendices. Parry commanded ACHILLES, Woodhouse commanded AJAX during the action. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.190; Law 0113.
8vo., Fist Edition, with frontispiece, 20 plates on 14, full-page map in the text, front endpaper map and rear endpaper chart; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Heinz Kurth. The best and most detailed single-volume account, with many valuable appendices. Parry commanded ACHILLES, Woodhouse commanded AJAX during the action. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.190; Law 0113.
8vo., First Edition, with 54 plates on 30; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt with the arms of Sherborne School, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. With the prize bookplate of Sherborne School on front paste-down. Published in Batsford's notable 'British Battles' series, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Norman Wilkinson. One of the best general histories. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p. 297; Law, 0211.
