Colonial History from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Williamsburg, Virginia: Printed by W. Rind, A. Purdie, and J. Dixon, 1769. (4), 577, (1) pages. First (and only) printing of this important colonial Williamsburg imprint. Late in 1767 the General Assembly authorized a third "revisal" of Virginia laws, which meant a compilation of all acts passed since the 1752 "revisal," together with all laws passed prior to… Read more about this item

Williamsburg, Virginia: Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, 1957. 8vo. "Twenty-three authoritative booklets of exact and scholarly information on the history of Virginia during the Jamestown era. Each book is written by a specialist in its field." All 23 books, still housed in the original box. The titles and authors are: 1. A Selected Bibliography of Virginia, 1607-1699, by… Read more about this item

Newark, Delaware / London and Toronto: University of Delaware Press / Associated University Presses, 1986. 348 pages. The first thorough study of the origins of the architectural style of the early 18th century brick hipped-roof houses that were so common in Virginia. The result of that study is this scholarly and profusely illustrated book, which was the winner… Read more about this item

London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1780. Title page + pp. 691-696.  Folio.  First edition.  Printed on laid paper.  Disbound from larger volume. "An Act to allow the exportation of provisions, goods, wares, and merchandize, from Great Britain, to certain towns, ports or places, in North America, which are or may be under the protection of His Majesty's arms;… Read more about this item

New York: Printed for Samuel Campbell by D. And G. Bruce, 1809. First New York edition.  12mo.  viii, 344 pages.  This book by Scottish-born Anne MacVicar Grant (1755-1838) includes both her recollections of her childhood (ages 3 through 13) years that she lived with her parents in colonial Claverack and Oswego, New York, and her memoir of Madam Catalina… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1958. xiii, 254 pages. An insightful examination of everyday life in the colonial army during the American Revolution, as revealed in the experiences of Joseph Hodgkins and nathaniel wade, both from Ipswich, Massachusetts. The book is clean and tight, with perhaps a hint of toning to pages. The dust jacket is… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1793. Frontispiece, vi, (2), 303 pages. The first printing of the Dublin edition, preceded in the same year only by the 2-volume first London edition--both preceding the first U. S. edition published in 1794. The Dublin edition is significant not only for its apparent scarcity but also… Read more about this item

Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1991. xvii, 286 pages. "A chronicle of an Episcopal community in Tidewater Virginia from the mid-seventeenth century" up to near the end of the 20th century. The book is in as new condition in a clean, bright, and crisp dust jacket with 2 edge teras, each lees than 1/3 inch long. The… Read more about this item

Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1971. 16 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--this copy with a marbled paper cover. It was the third in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing Office. A Pretty Story was written by Francis Hopkinson (designer of… Read more about this item

Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1972. 23 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; marbled paper cover. It was the fourth in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing Office. John Adams asserted that this political pamphlet so impressed delegates to the 1776… Read more about this item

Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company, 1907. 196 pages. Published to celebrate the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, this book is a collection of tributes and toasts to various states, historical figures, and Virginia monuments; illustrated throughout. The book, bound in gilt-decorated white cloth, is clean, bright, and tight, with a slightly dusty top edge--in much nicer condition than normally found. … Read more about this item

Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1971. 16 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. It was the third in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing Office. A Pretty Story was written by Francis Hopkinson (designer of the U. S. Flag and signer… Read more about this item

Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1976. 28, 12 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. It was the sixth in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing Office. The Convention elected delegates to the General Congress in Philadelphia in 1776 and adopted resolutions… Read more about this item

Metuchen, New Jersey: Privately Printed, 1934. 8 pages. Reprinted, with revisions, from THE AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR for August-September 1932. Edition limited to 250 copies. A brief, but definitive, study of the first year of printing in the colony of Delaware. The pamphlet is clean, bright, and tight, printed on ivory paper that is verly lightly (and… Read more about this item