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David McKay Company. Fine with no dust jacket. 1966. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Book has no defects. Bound in blue cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to spine, pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. A handsome book club edition in beautiful condition. . Edited and arranged with an Introduction and Notes by Richard B. Morris. Abridged. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 580 pages. D1 .

New York. New York: Hawthorn. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket is lightly rubbed, a couple of scratches to back panel, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Illustrated with old prints and photographs in b/w. Notes, biblliography, index, 337p. A comprehensive social history of one of America's oldest cities. A handsome copy of the first edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 337 pages. A3 .

Estate of J. P. Wang. New. 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects; a New copy. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author's daughter. . An extremely careful and thorough study of the subject, providing a definitive study of the Parsons family, with lesser attention to dozens of related families. A beautiful copy, gift quality. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 611 pages. Signed by Family Member. I4 .

Weathervane Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine book in like dust jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has small remainder dot on top page ends, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Jacket is lightly rubbed, no other defects. . A classic history of Chesapeake Bay country. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 511 pages. A2 .

Newtowne Pub. Fine. 2007. 2nd Edition. Paperback. No defects, book is As New. . A complete and comprehensive guide to Boston's famous Freedom walking trail. Includes drawings, maps, substantive text. 80p. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 80 pages. J1 .

Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac, Michigan: Self Published. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition. Softcover. Ivory card covers are somewhat sunned, no other defects. . Stapled card covers. This is a limited edition, copy number 223. Down-home New England poetry, describing "town characters and events with brevity and humor." Self-published. Laid in is an sheet that announces the publication; this doubles as an errata sheet. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the Preface page. Scarce. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 64 pages. Signed by Author. T4 .

Toronto. Toronto: William Briggs. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1912. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Decorated crimson cloth covers are mildly stained, bumped. Gilt is dulled on spine, less so on front cover. Owner name on front pastedown. Defects are minor; pages are clean and unmarked, binding is tight. . Historical novel about the American Revolutionary war, specifically about the fifth seige of Quebec by the Continental troops. A solid copy of the first edition.. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 391 pages. C5 .

Town of Cumberland, Maine. Fine. 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects, book is As New. Bound in bright red cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover, back cover and spine. . History of Cumberland, Maine, profusely illustrated. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 351 pages. I3 .

Smithsonian Institution Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in VG+ dust jacket. No defects in book. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . In cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, the National Portrait Gallery has produced this excellent book, profusely illustrated, accompanied by authoritative text. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 328 pages. F7 .

Arcadia Pub. Fine. 1997. Paperback. Trade paperback bound in glossy paper covers that are slightly rubbed. No other defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A pictorial history of East Providence, Rhode Island. The b/w photos have significant captions, no other text. Printed on coated paper, a beautiful copy. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 128 pages. I2 .

Journal of American History. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1968. Softcover. Stapled booklet with card covers. No defects except that the AUTHOR HAS SIGNED AND WRITTEN AN INSCRIPTION on the front cover to a colleague. . Revisionist interpretation of the relationship stated in the title. Reprinted from The Journal of American History, Vol. LV, No. 3, Dec. 1968. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 17 pages. Signed by Author. L6 .

The Library of America. Fine. 1986. 1st Edition Thus. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book, appears unread. Slipcase is slightly soiled. . Covers both of James Madison's administrations, two volumes in one. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 1435 pages. U3 .

United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission. Very Good. 1931. 1st Edition. Paperback. Side-stapled leaves with illustrated paper cover. Front cover has a corner crease, short tear at spine, staple has torn through at top. Contents are excellent. Dimensions are 12 x 9 inches. This memorial to George Washington on the bicentennial of his birth consists of 16 pamphlets of varying length bound together into one book. Each pamphlet was written by a different person. They treat Washington from various points of view: (1) Frontier Background of Washington's Career; (2) Washington: The Man of Mind; (3) Tributes to Washington; (4) Washington the Farmer; (5) Washington as a Religious Man; (6) Washington the Colonial and National Statesman; (7) Washington and the Constitution; (8) Washington as President; (9) Washington, Proprietor of Mount Vernon; (10) Washington the Military Man; (11) Washington the Traveler; (12) Washington the Business Man; (13) Washington as Engineer and City… Read More

Little, Brown. Very Good+. 1868. 1st Edition. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Bound in brown cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. Tiny tears and creasing to extremities of spine, light wear to corners. Contents are excellen, no defectst. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is the third printing, published one year after the first. A handsome copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 463 pages. F3 .

Ithaca. Ithaca: Cornell U Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1942. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE by editor Drummond, who is also the author of the play named in the title. Regional plays set in upstate New York. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 273 pages. Signed by One Author. B3 .

Home School Legal Defense Association. Fine. 1998. Revised Edition. Hardcover. No defects, As New. Bright gilt titles to spine on brown decorated covers. . Biography of Patrick Henry. Handsome facsimile edition of a book originally published in 1859. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 468 pages. T2 .

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . A new treatment of the subject, based on new evidence. Includes 16 pages of plates. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 352 pages. L5 .

Ironbound Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket, the latter now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Index. A must-have for gtenealogical researchers with an interest in Maine. A handsome unused Maine postcard is laid in: The Way Life Ought To Be. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 399 pages. T2 .

Independence National Historical Park. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1993. Reprint. Softcover. This is a side-stapled booklet with illustrated card covers, 42 p. A little rubbing to card covers, no other defects. . Describes the great yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 42 pages. T3 .

Bloomington, IN. Bloomington, IN: Lilly Library, Indiana U.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1960. Softcover. No defects. This is a single sheet, folded in the center and printed on two sides. Printed on handmade paper on the occasion of the Dedication of the Lilly Library, October 3, 1960. On one side is printed a facsimile of the First Oath of Allegiance; on the other is a description of the oath and its significance. . Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 1 pages. T2 .