Search Results: Local History - U.S.A from Homeward Bound Books

Norfolk, Virginia: The Donning Company. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. 231 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light soil to boards and edges. Some wear at the spine ends. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A largely pictorial history of the city of Auburn, Alabama, illustrated with black and white photographs. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Ketchikan, Alaska: Tongass Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1982. Second Edition. Stapled wraps. 28 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. A little bit of soil to covers. Light rubbing to the edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of a brothel in Alaska, at No 2 Creek Street, Ketchikan. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Rochester, N.Y.: Friends of the Finger Lakes Publishing. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 096359902X . 218 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to corner tips and edges. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A history of and travel guide to the Erie Canal area of New York State. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. .

Englewood, Florida: Pineapple Press Inc.. Good. 1983. Facsimile. Softcover. 200 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Covers and spine have been sunned and hence discoloured somewhat, with some staining on spine. Light wear to the edges and corners. Previous owner's name on back of front cover. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A facsimile copy of the 1889 Little Brown edition of the journals of poet and novelist Margaret Deland, who was enthralled by the state of Florida in the late 19th century. .

Cedar Keys, Florida: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 1982. Stapled wraps. 21 cm. Signed by Author A group of four centre-stapled, cardstock cover booklets, with 37 to 55 pages each. They all have sound bindings, with light wear to the edges and corners. A little minor soil to the covers. The spines are sunned. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Group consists of: The End of the Line at the Cedar Keys 1843-1861; Cedar Key Booming: 1877-1886; The Cedar Keys in Decline 1887-1890; and The Cedar Keys: Prelude to the 20th Century 1891-1900. I do not have one that covers 1862-1871, assuming there was one published. Each book was signed and dated in 1986 by the author. I will break up the set if you don't need them all, at $20 usd per book. .

Interlaken, New York: Heart of the Lakes Publishing. Very Good+. 1981. Facsimile. Hardcover. 0932334393 . 629 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A few corner tips are slightly bumped. Text block edges have a bit of soil and a hint of foxing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A facsimile of the 1824 gazetteer of New York state, which includes map illustrated endpapers. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Dahlonega, Georgia: Self Published By the Author. Very Good+. 2002. Softcover. 156 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Very light wear along edges and to the corner tips. Shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of the Gold Rush Days Festival in the author's hometown of Dahlonega, Georgia. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Very Good+. 1976. Card Covers. 100 p. 23 cm. Very light wear to edges. Spine lightly faded. A local history of the town of Mooers, New York, published to mark the bicentennial of America. B&W Photographs A local history of the town of Mooers, New York, published to mark the bicentennial of America. .

Queensbury, N.Y.: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 0967239729 . 124 p. 23.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little wear to the foot of the spine and back bottom edge. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A history of the Sagamore Hotel at Bolton Landing on Lake George, New York. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs. .

Albuquerque: Sun Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1976. Second Printing. Softcover. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Spine and edges on both volumes are slightly darkened. Small bump to spine bottom on Northeast volume. Minor wear to edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Travel type guides to areas of Massachusetts. The Northeast volume includes Coast Rambles in Essex and Marblehead and the Southeast volume includes Cape Cod, Nantucket, and the Vineyard. The contents were taken from "The Old /100 Years Ago" series assembled from Harper's 1875, Century 1883, and Scribner's 1873. .

Self Published By the Authors. Very Good. Stapled wraps. 56 p. 21 cm. No date of publication. Sound binding in centre-stapled cardstock covers. Spine sunned. Light edge and corner wear. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. An account of several people living solitary lifestyles in the Everglades in the 1950's-1970's. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

St. Paul: Minnestoa Historical Society. Very Good-. 1980. Second Printing. Softcover. 0873511336 . 105 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear along the edges and at the corners. Stain on front cover. Sticker shadow mark on the back cover. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with black and white archival photograhs as well as maps of the trails. .

California Historical Society. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Bicentennial Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 207 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Some rub wear to the board edges and corners. Bottom fore-corners slightly bumped. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has browned along the edges and spine. It has edge wear, including some shallow chips, tears and creases. Some soil to both panels. Illustrated in black and white. .