Search Results: Americana from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg. Very Good+. 1937. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued and sewn binding. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. "Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting part of an historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Colonial Williamsburg's 301-acre (122 ha) Historic Area includes buildings from the 18th century (during part of which the city was the capital of Colonial Virginia) , as well as 17th-century, 19th-century, and Colonial Revival structures, as well as more recent reconstructions. The Historic Area is an interpretation of a colonial American city, with exhibits of dozens of restored or re-created buildings… Read More

Erlanger, KY: On Location Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription on the title page, bu the author. This book is limited to 1500 copies - this is copy number 1500. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge tears to the edges of the book covers. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Albany, NY: New York State Education Department. Very Good-. 1949. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with a stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Very Good- condition. The covers have noticeable toning. The text pages are clean and bright. The booklet contains information on historic sites around New York. .

Boston, MA / Philadelphia, PA: Edgewood Publishing Co.. Good. 1889. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This copy is in Good condition only and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable edge wear, rubbing, spots of paint on the spine, fraying, and more. The rear cover of the book has a patch of fading / discoloration (but is not mold). The inner hinges to both front and rear have cracking and have been repaired by a previous owner. The front pastedown page has a perpendicular crack to the paper and it appears the cover has been abused a bit. The endpapers have ground-in dirt and toning. The text pages are generally clean, though there are large spots of foxing throughout, and the pages are somewhat fragile. This is a solid reading copy, but isn't very pretty. "The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the… Read More

Winchester, MA: Town of Winchester Mass. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The spine of the book has some generalized fading. The text pages are clean and bright. "Native Americans inhabited the area that would become Winchester for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. At the time of contact, the area was inhabited by the Naumkeag people, from whom the land that would become Winchester was purchased for the settlement of Charlestown in 1639. From the 17th century until the middle of the 19th century, parts of Arlington, Medford, Cambridge, and Woburn comprised what is now Winchester. In the early years of the settlement, the area was known informally as Waterfield, a reference to its many ponds and to the river which bisected the central village. In its second… Read More

Saint Paul, MN: Pioneer Press Company. Good. 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. His book is half leather (spine and corners are leather) The leather is quite dry and brittle. There's an inch long chip to the bottom spine end of the book. The top rear spine joint has cracked about three inches in length. The corners and spine ends have rubbing, bumping and wear. The endpapers hare marbled. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is one small tear to the foredge of the title page. Six copies of this book are listed in OCLC. "Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest the area was inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about 2,000 years ago. From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a tribe of the Sioux, lived near the mounds after being displaced from their ancestral grounds by Mille Lacs Lake from advancing Ojibwe. The Dakota called… Read More

Boulder, CO: Johnson Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1555662382 .

New York, NY: Harmony. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1400052157 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Chris A. Bohjalian is an Armenian-American novelist and the author of 20 novels, including Midwives (1997) , The Sandcastle Girls (2012) , The Guest Room (2016) , and The Flight Attendant (2018). Bohjalian's work has been published in over 30 languages, and three of his novels have been adapted into films. Bohjalian's The Flight Attendant has been adapted for a television drama starring Kaley Cuoco." (from Wikipedia) .

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma. Very Good+. 1971. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Massachusetts site is nationally signi? Cant because it is considered the birthplace of the iron and steel industry in Colonial America, initiating and sustaining an advanced iron making technology in the New World. The subsequent dispersal of former workers and their descendants to other parts of Colonial America, where they established other iron producing centers, was critical to the development of industry and technology in the emerging country. Saugus Iron Works demonstrates the crucial role of iron making to the 17th century settlement of the Colonies and its… Read More

Lowell, Ma.: G. C. Prince & Son. Very Good+. 1892. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is an oblong hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The rear cover has several spots of white powder / discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. THere is a previous owner's name card adhered to the front pastedown page. The book containes mostly pictures (black & white) of special ares around the city of Lowell, Massachussetts. .

London, England: Century Hutchinson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1844131971 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Gabaldon was the founding editor of Science Software Quarterly in 1984 while employed at the Center for Environmental Studies at Arizona State University. During the mid-1980s, Gabaldon wrote software reviews and technical articles for computer publications, as well as popular-science articles and Disney comics. She was a professor with an expertise in scientific computation at ASU for 12 years before leaving to write full-time. " (from Wikipedia) .

Augusta, ME: Charles E. Nash & Son. Very Good-. 1920. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers have bumping, rubbing, wear and several small chips. The text pages are generally clean, though there is waterstaining to the top edge of the text pages. The bottom edges of several of the text pages have some wear that looks like the pages were cut a bit roughly. The booklet includes a list of cities holding observations, daily programs (that ran from June 26th through July 5th, 1920) , which include a centennial exposition. Historical day, Musical Festival, Civic Parade Day, State of Maine Day, Maine's Women's Day, Mardi Gras Night, Veteran Fireman's Day, Church Service Day, Independance Day, and more. The last part of the book contains important sites to visit, including the U. S. S.… Read More

New York, NY: The Catholic Publication Society. Very Good. 1873. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there are spots of foxing throughout. "Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789 – October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U. S. Senate as well as serving as the fourteenth secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is also known as the foster father (and subsequently father-in-law) of famous American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. " (from Wikipedia) .

New York, NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc.. Very Good. 1948. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is some ground-in dirt to the book covers, especially to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) [5] river in the U. S. State of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the city of Albany. [10] The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is a major waterway in north-central New York. In the early 19th century, the river's east-west valley provided the setting and water for development of the Erie Canal, as a key to developing New York." (from Wikipedia) .

D. C. Miller. Very Good+. 1827. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Softcover. This is a small (slightly smaller than trade sized) pamphlet / booklet printed by the committee looking into the death / murder of William Morgan. The booklet is eight and 3/8" by 5" , pagination: 37 & 35p. (Signatures: [A]6, B6, C-F4, G8. - according to Worldcat) With a side stitched spine. The self covers have been encased in plain paper (The booklet is in generally clean condition, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout. There is a previous owner's inked name on the top of the title page. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. There is an illustration (looks to be steel engraved) by "Jackson" showing Captain Morgan in the "Magazine" Sept, 1826 (I'm assuming that the Magazine is where prisoners were kept). "William Morgan (born 1774 – disappeared c. 1826) was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance and… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good+. 1903. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This two volume set is a second edition. The set is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking dust jackets. There is some beginning bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama / Women's Student Govt. Assoc.. Very Good+. 1945. Paperback. This is a small format booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The front cover of the book has some gound-in spots of dirt and beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are a list of rules, regulations, responsibilities and more. "The University of Alabama, the state's oldest continuously public university, is a senior comprehensive doctoral-level institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. " "Following America’s entry into World War II in 1941, UA again became focused on training military members. Under the leadership of Dr. Raymond Ross Paty the university operated one of the largest military programs in the country. The University Club was converted into a… Read More

New York: Riverdale Country School. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, small nicks and tiny edge chips, along with some light spots of discoloration and toning. "Founded in 1907 by Frank Sutliff Hackett (1878–1952) and his first wife, Francis Dean (Allen) Hackett, Riverdale Country School is one of the oldest country day schools in the United States. Originally known as the Riverdale School for Boys, it began with 12 students and four teachers and promised scholarly, intimate teaching amid abundant recreational space. Describing his school as "an American experiment in education," Hackett later… Read More

Boston, MA: H. B. Humphrey Company. Very Good+. 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean, but there is toning to the edges of all the text pages and possibly some foxing. "Despite his day-jobs, Dowst was a prolific contributor of short stories and novelettes to magazines like The Saturday Evening Post, People's Favorite Magazine, and Argosy All-Story Weekly. One bibliography has identified 35 Dowst stories published between 1913 and 1923, though the list is not exhaustive. He also wrote at least two novels in the same period, Bostwick's Budget (Brooklyn, ca. 1920) and The Man from Ashaluna (Boston: Small, Maynard & Co. , ca. 1920) , the second of which was produced as a film in 1924 (entitled On the… Read More

Hartford, CT: J. B. Burr and Company. Very Good-. 1869. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean solid condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The book covers have spots of ground-in dirt and water spotting. The rear cover has several noticeable patches of discoloration. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The is a previous owner's address label on the front pastedown page, which has been gouged by a former owner, to muddy the name and address. There is also a different previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the same page and on the reverse of the front endpaper. The first free page has an inked previous owner's name and Chinese "Chop". "Smith, Matthew Hale. A Unitarian minister, journalist, and author; born in Portland, ME, in 1810; died in Brooklyn, NY, 1879. As a… Read More