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Boston: Dutton and Wentworth. Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to boards, pages toned.. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. A married set of first editions with Volume One bound in brown blindstamped cloth and Volume Two bound in maroon blindstamped cloth. 350 pp; 351-698 pp, index. Vol. I bears armorial bookplate of T. Bigelow Lawrence on front pastedown and has engraved frontispiece of man at desk with books and engraved title page featuring man digging in graveyard. A collection of essays, previously published in the Boston Evening Transcript, which discuss burial and funeral practices of various cultures and eras, his opinions and prejudices about various ethnic groups, criminal justice, Boston society, ghosts, literature, and social history. Gilt titles on spines. Sabin 77004. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
The Coffin Saga: Nantuckets Story, from Settlement to Summer Visitors by Gardner, Will - 1949
by Gardner, Will
The Coffin Saga: Nantuckets Story, from Settlement to Summer Visitors
by Gardner, Will
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Nantucket Island, MA: Whaling Museum Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned.. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Gray cloth titled in navy. ix, 321 + many pages of photogravures of historic landmarks and Coffin family members. Illustrated endpapers. List of Tristram Coffins descendants. A history of Nantucket settlement, the whaling industry, shipbuilding, and the prominent Coffin family. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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- Place of Publication Nantucket Island, MA
- Date Published 1949
- Keywords Nantucket, Coffin Family, Nantucket History
Dealings with the Dead, in Two Volumes
by A Sexton Of The Old School; [Lucius Manlius Sargent]
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Historic Lighthouses and Navigational Aids of the Illinois Shore of Lake Michigan
by Grossman, Joanne (editor) ; Karamanski, Theodore J. (editor)
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Chicago: Chicago Maritime Society/Loyola University Public History Program. Very Good; Owner name written on fore-edge.. 1990. First Printing. Softcover. ii, 124 pages. Black and white illustrations, maps, and appendixes. An inventory and investigation of the region's life-saving stations and beacons from a historical, archaeological, and nautical perspective. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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The Hudson River: From Ocean to Source, Historical - Legendary - Picturesque
by Bacon, Edgar Mayhew
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New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, bookplate on front free endpaper, sectional maps waved at top edge. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth titled in cloth and photo reproduction mounted to front boards. Top edges gilt. xii, 590pp. Index. Folding sectional maps in pocket at rear. 100 black and white illustrations and photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Story of the Maalwyck: Its Settlers; its House Long a Famous Landmark, and of its School, the First North of the Mohawk River
by Van Epps, Percy M.
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Glenville, NY: Glenville New York Town Board. Good; Covers toned, staples rusty.. 1937. First Printing. Softcover. Stapled printed tan card covers. Black and white photo, bibliography. A solid copy of this regional history of the Town of Glenville in Schenectady County, New York. Relevant newspaper clipping laid in. WorldCat locates eight copies. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 15 pages .
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Certified Copies of Ancient Field Notes and Maps
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[Albany, NY]: State Engineer and Surveyor of New York. Good; Interior pages have cup rings and stains and are toned, water spots . on front cover.. [1905]. Softcover. Extract of Annual Report for 1903 republishing ancient field notes for the pre-1800 land surveys for the Macomb's Purchase (lands bordering the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario) , the Totten and Crossfield's Purchase (Adirondack region) , and The Old Military Tract (central New York). Also includes reproductions of four folding maps of these areas. Original softcover booklet distributed by the State to county clerks and interested lawyers and land owners, rebound in red softcover binding with title stamped in gilt on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The History of Washington County in the Vermont Historical Gazetteer:
by Hemenway, Abby Maria (editor)
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Montpelier, VT: Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press. Good with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings, spine sunned, . boards heavily worn, spine cracked.. 1882. Hardcover. Subtitle: Including a County Chapter, and the Local Histories of the Towns of Montpelier, -- Capital of the State, East Montpelier, Barre, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Fayston, Marshfield, Middlesex, Moretown, Northfield, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren, Waterbury, Woodbury and Worcester. Hayes Lord, Col. James and Nabby Langdon, Gen. Ezekiel P. Walton, Mrs. Prussia Persons Walton, Samuel Prentiss, and many others. Numerous other illustrations of Vermonters and buildings. Maroon cloth titled in gilt on spine. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1200 pages .
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Representative Families of Northampton: A Demonstration of What High Character, Good Ancestry and Heredity Have Accomplished in a New England Town
by Warner, Charles F.
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Northampton [MA]: Picturesque Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn at head and tail of . spine and corners, faint soiling to front endpapers, toning to pp. 10-11 . (as from newspaper clipping, but no clipping laid in at present).. 1917. Hardcover. Blindstamped black cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Top edges gilt. Many photos. Publisher's note at rear indicates that this is Volume I of what is hoped to be a multi-volume series that will include 200 or more families, but WorldCat does not show any subsequent volumes having been published. Northampton notables include Jonathan Edwards, Chauncey H. Pierce, General John L. Otis, The O'Donnell Family, Richard W. Irwin, Haynes H. Chilson, Edward H. R. Lyman, Christopher Clarke, and many others. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 411 pages .
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Biographical Review (Volume XXIII) : Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Hillsboro and Cheshire Counties, New Hampshire
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Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Leather rubbed and flaking at edges.. 1897. Hardcover. Original brown pebbled and blindstamped leather with decorative gilt titles on front boards and spine. Gilt-stamped turn-ins, all edges gilt. Floral patterned endpapers. Index, 28 portrait plates. Surprisingly tight and clean. A compilation of biographies of upstanding male citizens of Hillsboro and Cheshire Counties in New Hampshire, most notably home boy Horace Greeley, newspaperman and politician. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 481 pages .
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Historical Sketches of the Town of Milford
by Ford, George Hare (editor)
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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New Haven, CT: Press of the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, light foxing to photographic . plates.. 1914. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Brown pebbled cloth with front title in gilt. 80 pages + 1 page ad. Black and white frontispiece map, black and white maps and illustrations, and black and white photographs. Facts, historical incidents, and data gleaned from original manuscripts, pamphlets, and records of the early history of the area's original white settlers, Revolutionary War patriots, Civil War soldiers, and historical essays by local residents. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .
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Wadsworth or the Charter Oak
by Gocher, W. H.
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Hartford, CT: Self Published. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Lower front corner bumped. Jacket tattered . and toned with some internal tape repairs and chips at spine and corners.. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy decorative cloth binding with titles and decorations in gilt, top edge gilt, deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Black and white frontispiece illustration and other black and white illustrations and portraits. A history of early Hartford, Connecticut, the Wadsworth family, and the Connecticut River Valley area with a focus on the earliest land grants, social history, and political environment. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages .
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
by nebraska state journal
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos
by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen
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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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