History from Trench Books

Greenfield, MA: E.A. Hall, 1915. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Sea Tales From the Recollection of Rear-Admiral Charles E. Clark". Clean and unmarked, nice white pages, appears unread. The Civil War era adventures of Admiral Clark as told to James Morgan and J.P. Marquand (his first book).

New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1953. Second Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Light soiling to covers, text clean and unmarked. "Connecticut Origins of Modern Telephony (1878-1953).) Interesting and detailed history, written by the President of the Southern New England Telephone Co, (SNET). Includes a reproduction of the one page New Haven telephone directory, the first… Read more about this item

New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1954. First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. L.L. Avery. Light soiling to covers, text clean and unmarked. This is a thirty-two page booklet. "Major Jonathan Loring Austin (1748-1826) A Kittery Merchant on a Secret Misssion to London For Dr. Benjamin Franklin.

New York: Newcomen Society of England, 1950. Second Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Minimal wear/soiling to covers, date stamped on back. Twenty-four page booklet; a reprint of the Newcomen Address given at the Hotel Lafayette in Portland, in 1950, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Burnham & Morrill Co. Nicely illus with sketches and… Read more about this item

New York: Newcomen Society of England, 1947. First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Light wear/soiling to covers, date stamped on back; interior clean and unmarked. A collection of short essays by the author, who lived in Norwalk, CT. A booklet of forty pages. Included is a brochure (with numerous photos of early inventions) that consists of the… Read more about this item

London: Lorenz, 2009. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Clean and unmarked, exceptional condition. Very detailed history, 250+ pages; 500 photos, maps and diagrams. Oversized, extra postage outside the USA.

Washington DC: National Geographic, 2009. Black Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Minimal wear, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows light edgewear, repaired tear at top back. Large, oversized volume of 250+ pages, hundreds of photos and maps; detailed history. Extra postage outside the USA.

New York: Random House, 1961. Gold Cloth. Very Good+/Good+. Ernest Kurt Barth. Soiling to top edge, foredge; sound unmarked copy. Jacket worn at edges, light soiling. Number ninety-five in the Landmark Series

Chester CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1981. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Jack Frost. Prev owner's label on flyleaf, wear to edges, clean and unmarked. Oversized papberback, detailing the many historic sites to see in the Boston area.

Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler Co, 1898. Green Cloth. Good+. Green cloth rubbed and somewhat soiled, leather spine in nice shape, with gold titles; front hinge loose with some tearing. Unmarked. Detailed narrative with many photos and drawings. Extra postage outside the US.

Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Wear to covers, sound copy, clean and unmarked. 224 pages in magazine format, hundreds of photos, some in color. Lots of history.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1856. Navy Cloth. Good. Sound copy with a pronounced lean; covers worn, unmarked pages yellowed with foxing to some. Illus with B&W engravings.

Grand Rapids, MI: James Bayne Co.. Paperback. Very Good. Light wear to covers, clean and unmarked. A 7x9" booklet containing about 40 pages of B&W photos of the Quebec area. Undated, appears to be approx 1900-1910.

New York: Harper Collins, 2006. First Edition . Black Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Minimal wear, light soiling to foredge, otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket shows soiling to back, dealer sticker on back. "U.S. Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day". B&W photos.

National Alumni, 1923. Green Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Moderate wear/soiling to covers, sound copy with unmarked text. "A comprehensive and reliable source record of the world's great war, emphasizing the more important events....." . Numerous photos and engravings. Heavy volume, extra postage outside the US.

Washington D.C.: GPO, 1891. Leather. Good. Covers worn, somewhat soiled, hinges cracked (holding well), a few front endpapers appear to be missing, but text is complete. "Series I - Volume XXXVI - in Three Parts. Part III - Correspondence, ETC.". 986 pages, indexed. If you're looking for detail, here it is. Extra postage outside the US due… Read more about this item

Ft Detrick MD: US Army, 1993. Burgundy Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Light soiling to covers, otherwise a nice unmarked copy. Celebrating "50 Years of Excellence". Slim volume, illus with numerous B&W photos.

New York: Dodd Mead, 1973. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Brown Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Light soiling to top edge, otherwise a nice unmarked copy. Jacket shows minor edgewear. Illus with B&W photos. "Here are the bandits as they really were".

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1949. First Edition . Red Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Light scuffing to back, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows edgewear, rubbing, back is torn and wrinkled. This copy was probably part of a promotion, on the front cover is stamped in gold: " In Our Second Century Society for Savings in the City of Cleveland Since 1949.… Read more about this item

Novato CA: Presidio, 1988. Black Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Light wear/soiling, inscription on half-title page. Jacket show light soiling/edgewear. Detailed history of the battle to free France. Numerous B&W photos, maps.