Search Results: Central New York History from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1976 staple bound pamphlet as pictured. A collection of stories from long time residents of Oran, NY. Ex-library with usual markings. Pictorial cover show light wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1899 hardcover as pictured. The binding is firm. Quarter bound boards with brown buckram and leather spine are soiled and worn. Spine with raised bands and gold stamping. Rear hinge has separated from spine but remains attached to rear endpapers. Text is tanned but appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s M3

1984 softcover as pictured. This is an edited and reprinted 1885 history of Cazenovia, New York and its environs. Cazenovia was one of the earliest settlements in central New York. The town was established on land that was taken from the Haudenosaunee Oneida Nation after the Revolutionary War despite their support of the American cause. The land was sold to Dutch speculators who constituted the Holland Land Company in payment of war debts. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers are faded. Top edge of text block mottled. Signed by editor on title page. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes a number of illustrations along with several appendices, index and two fold out maps at rear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Three volume softcover set as pictured. These books present the story of this historical area of central New York from the time of Haudenosaunee through white settlement. Includes chapters on geology, agriculture, industry, transportation, the Erie Canal, organizations and religion along with short biographies of prominent citizens. An index to the three books is also included. Bindings are firm with spines uncreased. Covers show minimal shelf wear. Texts appear clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2009 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Pictorial boards show minimal wear. Inscribed and signed by author on FFEP. Text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Includes many illustrations and photographs. Your purchase helps support our small public library. sAR

1972 softcover as pictured. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers are rubbed with some edge wear. Signed by author on title page. Text is clean and unmarked. Text with many drawings outlining the building and function of early buildings and machinery. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1924 three volume hardcover set as pictured. Ex-Reference library with markings limited to stamps and stickers on front and rear endpapers. A handsome history of Syracuse, New York with many fine portraits of prominent citizens. Three quarter bound in black cloth and black faux leather with head and tail bands and gold stamping on spine. Boards are faded and show wear at edges with slight fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Bindings are intact except for 2 pages in volume 2 which have come loose. Text is tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra costs of mailing due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOA 5

1976 softcover as pictured. This is a pictorial history of Eaton township in central New York State with short sections on the villages of Eaton, West Eaton, Pratts Hollow and Morrisville. Stapled binding is intact. Covers are lightly soiled and rubbed with gently curled corners. Rear cover has a crease at top. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes many photographs and illustrations with street maps of each village as of 1875. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1976 softcover as pictured. A nice small volume reviewing the architectural development of Utica, New York. Includes many b&w photographs. Binding is intact but cracked at pages 211-12. Covers are rubbed with light edge wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1976 softcover as pictured. Ex-library with typical markings. This is a very worn but still readable book reviewing the development of Utica and central New York with a nice collection of photographs documenting the many architectural styles present in the region. The binding is cracked in several places and has been repaired with clear tape. Signed by author on title page. Text appears clean. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Set of two softcovers as pictured. These books are collections of short pieces pertaining to the history of Onondaga County and Syracuse, New York. Nicely made with many illustrations and b&w photographs. Bindings are intact, spines uncreased. Covers show light shelf wear. Texts appear clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1907 staple bound pamphlet as pictured. Ex-library with only marking being a sticker on the title page. This is account of the Revolutionary War campaign against the Haudenosaunee (iroquois Nation) in Western New York based on the journal of Edwin Redwood, a forest runner. Binding is intact but worn. Gray covers with black printing are rubbed and show wear at corners and at head and tail of spine. Pencil notation on REP. Text is age tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOB2

Undated but ca 2016 softcover as pictured. Number 44/300 of copies printed. Signed by author inside front cover. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Pictorial covers show only slight shelf wear. Text is clean and unmarked. This is a history of the B. F. Gladding Company of South Otselic, New York, the noted producer of fishing line. Includes histories of the founding family as well as the company with hundreds of pictures and illustrations. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR