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London: John Van Voorst, 1843. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Volume 3 only. [5], 276 pages, [3]. Illustrated. Half green leather and marbled paper covered boards. Gilt tile and raised bands on the spine. Marbled end sheets and faded marbled text edges. Paper covered boards are shelf worn. Light rubs to the leather spine and edges. Light scattered foxing to the front and rear end sheets. The spine has "V" for the volume 3 which is in error. There are only three volumes stated for this 1843 edition. Several blank pages bound in the text. Some of these pages have early bird watcher notes written in fine hand. Previous owner inscription written top of the title page. Volume 3 only.

Syracuse, N. Y.: C. W. Barden, 1893. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. [4] pages, vii, errata, 9-189 pages, [2], viii, errata, 9-143 pages. Frontispiece photograph "Group of Cayuga Indians". Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Gilt top edge. Untrimmed foredge. Bottom corner front cover is bumped. Study concerns the Iroquois and Cayuga Indians.

Atlanta: Geo. W. Harrison, State Printer. Franklin Printing and Publishing Company, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 542 pages. Tipped in label after right front flyleaf - "Compliments of W. S. Yeates, State Geologist." Frontispiece photograph of the White Path Gold Mine, Gilmer County, Georgia. Illustrated with 21 photograph plates, 7 maps, and numerous diagrams. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamp borders on covers and gilt lettered title on spine. Marbled edges. Front hinge is cracked. Cloth has a small nick on spine. Page 87 and 88 have small holes from bug damage. No other pages affected.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1976. Leather bound. Very good. Quarto. [2], xviii, 135 pages. Illustrated. Green leather binding with gilt stamped designs on the covers and spine and gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt.

Lexington, Ga: Southern Baptist Messenger" Print, 1852. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps approx. 9.5" X 5.5". 8 pages. Original stitching is gone. Paper is chipped on the corners and starting to detach. Toning and foxing to the contents. Scarce Lexington, Georgia imprint.

San Francisco: An AGS Book, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Oblong folio hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. 160 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white.

Nashville: Printed at the Republican and Gazette Office, (Hall and Heiskell, State Printers.), 1832. First Edition. Leather bound. Good. Octavo. [3], xii, 2-522 pages, [2]. Index in back. Brown sheepskin leather binding with leather title labels on the spine. Light rubs and wear to the leather. The right front flyleaf is gnawed. Toning to the front and rear end sheets. The text is lightly toned but in very good condition otherwise. Reports cover the time frame from December, 1818 to January, 1831. One copy of 1832 edition in OCLC (Middle Tennessee State). Allen Tennessee Imprints 1027.

Boston: American Congregational Association, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xiv, [1], 530 pages, [2]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettered title on the spine. Cloth is shelf and edge worn on the spine. Label removed from the front paste down. Hinges are in good condition. Interior contents are clean.

Williamsburg, Virginia: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1988. Second printing. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Oblong quarto hardcover with glossy pictorial dust jacket. x, 198 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white. Light shelf wear to the dust jacket.

Williamsburg, Virginia: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1988. Second printing. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Oblong quarto hardcover with glossy pictorial dust jacket. x, 198 pages. Illustrated in color and black and white. Light wear to the dust jacket.

Richmond: L. H. Jenkins, Inc, 1936. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [2], 151 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author, folding map of James Towne, photographs and illustrations. Dark green cloth hardcover with gilt title and illustration on the front cover. Faded spots to the cloth front cover. Light toning to the end papers and foredge.

Soft cover. Fair. Oblong plastic spiral bound soft cover (14" x 8.5") 36 pages, 32 pages 'Appendix'. Illustrated with one folding plan. Light brown stains on the covers. Interior in good condition.

New York: Published by the Tribune Association, 1863. First Edition. Wraps. Good +. 8vo. Original printed, stitched wraps. 31 pages. Title on page 1. Advertisements for the New York Tribune on the rear wrap. Stamped numbers in the upper left corner page 1. Some old pencil numbers on page 1. No other markings inside. Report printed in double columns is a criticism of General George McClellan's actions as Commander of the Union forces during the Civil War. Sabin 69849.

New York: New York Times, 1860. First Edition. Newspaper. Good. Single newspaper sheet uncut. Measures approx. 45" x 30" unfolded. 8 pages when folded. Shading to page 1. Lead article is the secession of South Carolina leading up to the start of the Civil War. Contents contain international news, news from the south, news from Washington, etc. Several placed advertisements.

New York: Harry M. Stevens, Inc, 1950. First Edition. Paper. Very good. Illustrated program. Approx. 10" x 7". [24] pages including the covers. Yankee players include Phil Rizzuto, Joe Dimaggio, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin. A picture of Casey Stengel and his staff including Bill Dickey located inside. Red Sox players included Dom Dimaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. Front cover of the program scuffed lower corner with very slight loss. A few pencil marks and a note "August 9 W 2-1" written on the scorecard.

Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1871. First Edition. Leather bound. Good. 12mo. [2], lxii, 473 pages. 2 folded layout diagram of Senate Chamber, Assembly and adjoining rooms. Red morroco leather binding with blind stamped covers and the gilt stamped "Compliments of William H. Brand" gilt stamped on the front cover. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Leather is rubbed on the edges. Folding diagram in good condition. Previous owner name label of A. M. West, Leonardsville, N Y on front paste down. Gift inscription to A. M. West by W. H. Brand on front blank end sheet.

New York: Printed by Grattan and Banks, 1819. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [2], 114 pages., xxi index. Marbled paper covered boards. Worn title label on leather spine. Front marbled end sheet detached. Moderate damp stains to pages especially the title page. Bookseller's ticket on rear paste down (Stechert-Hafner, Inc 31 East 10th Street New York 3).

Albany: Printed by Charles R. and George Webster, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Volume 2 only. [4], 544pp., [9]pp Subscriber names, [1]p. advertisement. Engraved title page. Later binding. Plain boards with tan cloth spine and paper title label on spine. Cloth is chipped head and base of spine. Moderate toning to pages. Old ink inscription at top of title page - "James Tallmadge Jun 1802." J. Tallmadge name stamped on front advertisement page. Tallmadge practiced law in New York in the early 1800's. He served in the War of 1812. Later, he became an United States Lawyer and defended Andrew Jackson's actions during the Seminole Indian War. Tallmadge also was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He continued to practice law in New York later in his career.

Albany: David Banks and William Gould, 1823. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Three bound titles. First title: 98 pages, [3] pages index, [1] page blank, 81 pages. Second bound title: "Rules of Practice in the Courts of Equity, for the Several Circuits of the State of New York. Settled by the Circuit Judges, in Pursuance of the Act of April 17th, 1823": [2], iv, 67 pages, [1] page blank. Third bound title "Rules and Orders of the Court of Common Pleas For the City and County of New York: Which were Adopted by the Court on the First Day of April 1826" 32 pages, [1] page blank. Paper cover boards with leather spine. Leather is dried, cracked and darkened. Front board detached. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing and toning to contents. Old ink name of "W Shaler Jr." written on the front cover. W Shaler Jr., 1826 is written on the "Terms of the Supreme Court" page 7. Corrections in old ink are also made to page 7. A fair copy only.

Albany: University of the State of New York, 1898. Wraps. Good. Octavo. Wraps. 48 pages. Good condition in original wrappers. Edge wear on the wrap covers with some chips missing from the corners. Pages are lightly chipped at fore edge.