Symon Schermerhoorn's Ride: February 8/9, 1690 Writ From Facts And Traditions As Set Down In Ye Old Records Of Ye Massacre Of Skinnechtady, And In Commemoration Of Symon Schermerhoorn's Ride To Save Ye Inhabitants Of Albany From Ye French And Indians by Sweny, Henry Roy - 1910

Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 1871. This antique hardcover limited-edition book is bound in brown cloth boards with a paste-down spine label with black lettering. Covers are worn, cover edges and corners show heavy wear, some soil; endpapers browned, with some markings; most inner pages clean. This edition was "annotated" by the previous owner, with notes and pasted-in information throughout - all concerning the edition, illustrations and information containted within. This book was limited to 50 copies; it is illustrated throughout with full-page steel engraving plates. Additionally, this copy was the former property of author William Stone. Stone's bookplate appears on the front inner board, and pasted down to the front endpaper is a letter to Stone from the book's author, Jeptha Simms, dated Sept. 26, 1881. Simms is writing Stone to tell him of a new book he's working on (another history of New York), and offering to get one of Stone's books into the hands of some people in… Read More

New York: New York Telephone Company Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Very Good. Hardcover. Not Stated.. No Date , c. 1940s , Tan paper boards with lettering , 46 page book with index and some black 7 white illustrations. Illustrated end pages , a scarce New York City book by the telephone company to help you with business . Condition : Very Good with light cover rubs & soiling . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Book is nice and clean DJ slight wear to corners. Corners of DJ not clipped.

Published 1856. Cover as shown with this listing is scuffed and chipped and the spine is missing. Sewn binding has some loose sections. Text is mottled and foxed and there appears to be some water damage. Previous owner name on free front endpaper dated 1857. A rare copy, price reflects condition. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi(O B-1)

Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated 68pp. 16mo. Square and tight. Rubbing to spine. Library sticker from the Cadet Armory in Boston front pastedown. Richmond: James E. Goode (printer), 1881.

Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 1871. This antique hardcover limited-edition book is bound in brown cloth boards with a paste-down spine label with black lettering. Covers are worn, cover edges and corners show heavy wear, some soil; endpapers browned, with some markings; most inner pages clean. This edition was "annotated" by the previous owner, with notes and pasted-in information throughout - all concerning the edition, illustrations and information containted within. This book was limited to 50 copies; it is illustrated throughout with full-page steel engraving plates. Additionally, this copy was the former property of author William Stone. Stone's bookplate appears on the front inner board, and pasted down to the front endpaper is a letter to Stone from the book's author, Jeptha Simms, dated Sept. 26, 1881. Simms is writing Stone to tell him of a new book he's working on (another history of New York), and offering to get one of Stone's books into the hands of some people in… Read More

NY: The Grafton Press. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed, library stamps and . markings on spine and front and rear endpapers. Penciled owner name on . front free endpaper.. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth. Index, illustrations. A history of Rhode Island from 1636 through 1790. ; The Grafton Historical Series; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pages .

This book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine of the cover boards has wear. The edges of the cover boards are worn also, and the corners have been bumped quite a bit. The dust jacket is in poor condition. The front, back and spine of the dust jacket is extremely worn. The edges are frayed and the corners are bumped beyond repair. There are numerous tears and the dust jacket is soiled. The first end page is stamped with the library's mark. The second end page is written on by the previous owner. The pages are tanned and yellowed , but clear from all markings. "The most significant period in the career of Francis Marion was that between August 15, 1780, and September 8, 1781. During this time he alone held eastern South Carolina from the British, then helped Henry Lee capture the British posts along the Santee, and finally commanded a corps in the army with which Nathaniel Greene drove the British from South Carolina...." - Acknowledgements from Swamp Fox: The Life And Campaigns Of General… Read More

Wshington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887. First. Near Fine. A near fine copy in dark blue/black cloth with gilt titles and blind stamped borders on front cover Faint sunning at top edge and slighlty bumped corners are only issue Even has the original tissue guard on portrait frontispiece 74 + 1 p map pp.

Washington, D. C.: The Rappahannock Press, 1993. First edition / First printing. Beige cloth. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.