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The Life and Times of George Washington. 2 volumes
by Edmonds, Cyrus R.
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- Vol.1, First Edition / Vol.2 Second Edition
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- 1838
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London: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1838. Vol.1, First Edition / Vol.2 Second Edition. Quarter leather. Very good. 16mo. (4"x6"), quarter leather bindings, marbled endpapers, hand colored steel engraved frontispiece (by George Cruikshank) in each volume, book plate of Justin G. Turner in Vol. 1. Vol. 1 has a folding facsimile letter. Vol. 2 has large folding sheet facsimile… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Royal Decrees of Scanderoon dedicated by the author To the Sachems of Tammany, and to the Other Grand magnorums of Manhattan
by [William Osborn Stoddard] (1835-1925)
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- [First Edition]
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- 1869
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New York: American Steam Printing House, 1869. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Very good condition. 8vo., pp. 45, green cloth with title and design in gilt, spine blank, illustrated with five cartoons. -- Light rubbing to head and heel of spine and corners, otherwise a mostly clean, tight copy. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper with an… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the Lena Volunteer Fire Department Illinois Fire Dept. 1869-1969, Including Historical Sketches of the Lena Community 1869-1969
by Lena (Ill.). Volunteer Fire Department
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- 1969
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{Lena, Illinois]: [Stephenson-Carroll Publishers], 1969. Edition Not Stated (Assume Only Edition). original wraps. Near fine condition. 4to., pp. 112, historical photographs and portraits. Includes advertising. -- Lena is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. Lena was platted in 1853, and named after a place mentioned in a poem by Ossian.-Wikipedia. Item Price
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HISTORY OF PAGE COUNTY IOWA. Containing A History of the County, It's Cities, Towns, Etc. A Biographical Directory of Many of its Leading Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Iowa and the Northwest, Map of Page County, Constitution of the State of Iowa, Reminiscences, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc.
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- [First Edition]
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- 1880
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Des Moines: Iowa Historical Society, 1880. [First Edition]. Very good (with noted defects). Royal 8vo., pp. 806, rebound in 3/4 leather and cloth binding, large folding map of Page County. Illustrated with pioneer portraits and occasional wood engravings, biographical Directory, Index. -- Pages 31-34 torn out, front cover mottled by previous stains. Otherwise, a clean, tight copy with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Town of Atlanta [Wisconsin] Centennial 1900-2000
by Atlanta Centennial Committee
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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2000. First, Only Edition. Paperback. Fine. 4to., pp.60, illustrated with historical photos, bibliography. Contents: Early History - Lumbering in the Pinery - Logging the Hardwood - Town of Atlanta Government - Schools - Farming - Roads - Public Utilities - Blue Hills Lutheran Church - Larson Ranch - Depression and Drought - Trail's End Youth Camp - Christie… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bay Ridge on the Chesapeake. An Illustrated History
by McWilliams, Jane Wilson & Carol Cushard Patterson
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- Used - Fine
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- fine
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- Limited Edition of 2000 copies
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- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 9780961761707
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Brighton Editions, 1986. Limited Edition of 2000 copies. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Small folio, orange cloth, 205 pp., many historical photographs, index. -- Contents: The Farm - The Victorian Resort - The Summer Colony - The Suburban Community - Street Map of Bay Ridge. -- Signed by both authors. "Bay Ridge was first farmed in the 17th century. In the… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Century on the Right Track. Cleghorn Centennial. Cleghorn Iowa 1890-1990
by Bernice Goodrich McIntosh. Chairman, Auxilary History Book Committee
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- No Edition Stated
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- 1990
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American Legion Auxilary, 1990. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Very good. 4to., 506 pp., patterned boards. -- Family Histories, Township Plat Maps, City Maps--1907 and 1979, Railroads, Houses, Memorials, Business Ads, and more. -- Bbliography, illustrated with historical photographs. -- Binding cocked (see photo). No other notable defects. Cleghorn is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, The population was… Read more about this item Item Price
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A General history & description of townships & township lines within that portion of the county of Lancaster, which was in the year 1785, set off to the county of Dauphin embracing the territory subsequently taken from the county of Dauphin & assigned to the county of Lebanon, until that separation took place, & continuing afterwards in relation to the county of Dauphin down to the end of the year 1848
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- 1848
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No Place Indicated: No Publisher Indicated, 1848. Edition Not Stated. Half leather. Near fine. Folio (9-3/4"x14"), half leather with mottled boards, leather label with the name John C. Kunkel in gilt, unpaginated, six maps (hand colored). -- According to a world catalog search, microfilm of the original records from the Dauphin County Historical Society, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are available… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Meriwethers and Their Connections
by Meriwether, Nelson Heath
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- Reprint Edition [Meriwether Society]
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc, 1991. Reprint Edition [Meriwether Society]. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo., 690pp.+26pp. index, 68 photographic illustrations, bibliography, facsimile manuscripts. -- Light underlining in red ink to a few pages. -- A quality reprint of the 1964 edition. -- Condition. "This books has four divisions: Meriwether, Lewis, Minor, and Gilmer and all of the sections embrace and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Moments of Mt. Magazine. An Informal History of Mountain Residents and Their Lifestyles
by Rogers, Catherine Eikleberry
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- Edition Not Stated [Only Edition]
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- 1979
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- Cardboard covers
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[Arkansas?]: [C. Rogers?], 1979. Edition Not Stated [Only Edition]. Cardboard covers. Very good +. 8vo., 92pp., decorated title-page, historical illustrations. Contents: Benefield Place, Greenfield Place, F. A. Morsbach Farm, Buckman Inn, Mossback Ridge and Signal Hill, Brown Spring, Skycret inn, Town of Mount Magazine, Recreations, Government Programs and Present Conditions, Future Moment, Epilogue. -- Signed by the author.… Read more about this item Item Price
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TWO DISCOURSES PREACHED AT WOODSTOCK...TO WHICH IS SUBJOINED AN APPENDIX, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF SOME LATE EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS IN THAT PLACE
by Lyman, Eliphalet
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- [First Edition]
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- 1774
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Norwich [Connecticut]: Printed by Thomas Hubbard, 1774. [First Edition]. Very good. 8vo., stitched, title page, [blank], preface [3-4pp], text [5-65pp], [blank]. -- Two or three spots of light foxing to title page, unfoxed throught the text excepting last page which has some foxing, mostly to the erratta information (5 lines) at the bottom of the page under… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Sermon Preached Before His Excellency John Hancock, Esq. Governour; His Honor Samuel Adams, Esq. Lieutenant-Governour; ....Council, Senate, and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 30, 1792. Being the Day of General Election
by Tappan, David (pastor of a church in newbury)
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- 1792
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Boston, Massachusetts:At the State Press: Thomas Adams, 1792. First Edition. Very good. 12mo., 39pp., stiched, half-title, -- Clean without any roticeable foxing, half-title attatched with only one thread holding, some light wear to the foredges. -- Evans 22506. Sabin 25205. -- Condition. [David Tappan] "Noted for a plain preaching style, Tappan at first welcomed the French Revolution as… Read more about this item Item Price
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Legacy
by Sloane, Eric
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- very good +
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- Second Printing
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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- 9780308103511
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New York: A Funk & Wagnalls Book - Published by Thomas Y. Crowell, 1972. Second Printing. hardcover. Very good +/very good +. Eric Sloane. Royal 8vo., 76pp., illustrations by the author. Signed on the first free endpaper by the author. -- Small closed tear to the dust jacket. First free endpaper has top corner cut out (about the… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the Town of Waldorboro, Maine
by Miller, Samuel L.
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- [First Edition]
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- 910
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[Self Published], 910. [First Edition]. hardcover. Very good +. 8vo., 281pp., original black cloth, frontis. portrait, illustrated. Biographical sketches, topography, early settlement, Indian war, land claims, early religious matters, exodus to north carolina, revolution to 1800, 1800 to 1820, 1820 to 1840, 1840 to 1860, civil war period, shipbuilding, index, etc. etc. -- Condition. Item Price
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Guide To New York: Its Public Buildings, Places of Amusement, Churches, Hotels, &c. With a Map of the City, and Numerous Illustrations. Together With A Guide to the Principal First-Class Stores in the Various Lines of Trade. Also, A Guide to the Hudson River, (with Map,) Saratoga and Lake George
by American News Company
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- 1867
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New York: John Dainty, No. 37 Park Row - American News Company, 119 and 120 Nassau Street, 1867. Hardcover. Good +. John Dainty Engravings. 12mo, 165 pp., brown cloth covers with title lettered in gilt (Not To Be Taken From The Hotel) - 13 steel engravings, folding map (21-1/4"x41") bound in between pp. 16 & 17; Legend: International… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Story of the Negro. The rise of the Race From Slavery
by Washington, Booker
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- [First Edition]
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- 1909
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New York: Doubleday Page & Company, 1909. [First Edition]. Hardcover. 8vo. (5-1/2'x8-1/4"), 332,437 pp., top edges gilt, maroon cloth covers, frontispiece portrait by George G. Rockwood - copyright 1909, tissue guard, extensive foot notes, index. -- Light exterior wear, corners bumped, a few small, possibly water spots to spine (volume II obscures part of the letter S in Story… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lincoln at New Salem
by Reep, Thomas P.
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- First Edition
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- 1927
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Petersburg, Illinois: Old Salem Lincoln League, 1927. First Edition. Very good +. Quarto, brown pebbled cloth, 147pp., Lincoln portrait, fold out pictorial map of New Salem, illustrations, index. -- Light fading to cloth at tip of the spine. Very minor edgewear to the extremities. -- Internally fine. Bookplate of Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf pasted to the first free endpaper.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hobart The Story of a Hundred Years 1822-1922
by Turk, Milton Haight
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- Edition Not Stated
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- 1921
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- Stiff wraps
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Geneva, NY: Hobart College, 1921. Edition Not Stated. Stiff wraps. Very good. (Assume First Edition). 8vo., 59 pages. -- This is the scarce original edition.-- No notable defects. Item Price
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Saltpetre Caves and Virginia History
by Faust, Burton
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- Reprint Edition
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- 1964
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Falls Church, Virginia: Econo Print, 1964. Reprint Edition. Original wraps. Fine. 8vo., 56 pages, illustrated, references. Item Price
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Kalendar Zwiazkowy. Ilustrowany Almanac, 1969. -- 30 Rocznica II Wojny Swiatowej 1939-1969
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- 1969
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Chicago, 1969. Original wraps. Very good. Size (7 1/2"x10 1/2"), 304 pages. Illustrated, advertisements. Item Price
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