[Rarebooks] American history - various

[Gil Mott]

1.  Johnson, Jane Eliza. Newtown's History and Historian Ezra Levan Johnson
With additional material. Newtown: 1917. First edition. History of Newtown,
Connecticut based on the research of a long-time leading citizen, by his
widow.  Many photos.  Extensive, often-cited genealogical section.  Geen
cloth (later), gold print on brown field on spine.  Small stain on cover.
Hardbound. Very good.  (8422) $150.00

2.  Hart, Albert Bushnell (editor) . Commonwealth History of Massachusetts
Complete in 5 vols. New York: States History Company, 1927-30. First
edition. Blue and gold cloth with gilt state seal .Cloth soiled, worn at
edges and spine. Pages edges soiled.  V1 fep split. Overall tight and clean.
Extra shipping charges may apply. Hardbound. Very good.  (9029) $120.00

3.  New England Magazine, An Illustrated Monthly Vol XVI No. 1-6. Boston:
Warren F. Kellogg, March-August 1897. Brown cloth, hinges cracked.  Interior
tight and clean. Hardbound. Good.  (11024) $100.00

4.  Paige, L. R. The History of Hardwick, Massachusetts with a Genealogical
Register. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1883. First edition. Cloth heavily worn;
torn and taped on spine.  Spine split, several sections loose.  Letter from
author taped in. Hardbound. Poor.  (11486) $100.00

5.  Appleton, Thomas G. Windfalls. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1878. First
edition. Cloth torn on spine, generally worn.  Contents page loose.  Margins
darkened.  Spine split but holding.  Reflections on the progress of the US
and the challenges facing it, particularly in post-Civil War era, by Boston
writer, poet, patron of the arts.  He was known as a supporter of the Museum
of Fine Arts and Boston Public Library.  He dedicated himself to overcoming
New England's ascetic Puritan heritage and encouraging the enjoyment of the
arts. Hardbound. Good-.  (12713) $100.00

6.  French, Alvah P., Editor-in-Chief and Will L. Clark, Staff Historian.
History of Westchester County,New York. New York: Lewis Historical
Publishing Co., Inc, 1925. First edition. Volumes 1-2.  Green cloth boards
with darker cloth on spine and corners.  Speckled edges.  Lightly scratched
and edgeworn.  Owner's embossed stamp.  Overall very tight and clean.  Gives
the history of the county from earliest times but concentrating on
1875-1925.  Chapters on  topography and geology, Indian times, discovery and
settlement, individual towns, organizations, professions, etc.   1,060 pp.
These volumes give complete history; volumes III-IV consist of short
biographies of prominent residents.   Hardbound. Very Good/no DJ.  (20907)
$100.00

7.  Hicks, Frederick C. Where our Heroes Triumphed - A visit to the
Battlefields of Europe and Our Triumphant Navy. Washington DC: Government
Printing Office, 1919. 2 speeches by congressman from Long Island (NY),
given in Congress November 18, 1918 and February 4, 1919.  Bound together in
red cloth.  Corners worn, tear along spine.  1 prelim page torn out.  Tight
and clean.  64 and 10 ppp.   Hardbound. Good.  (20961) $100.00

8.  Woodson ,Carter (Editor). The Journal of Negro History, Volume X (1925).
Lancaster, PA and Washington DC: The Association for the Study of Negro Life
and History, 1925. Cloth frayed at top of spine, titles faded.  Edges
soiled.  Interior tight and clean.  799 pp. Hardbound. Good/no DJ.  (21950)
$100.00

9.  Barber, John Warner. Connecticut Historical Collections : Containing a
General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches,
Anecdotes, etc. Relating to the History and Antiquity of Every Town in
Connecticut with Geographical Descriptions. New Haven: John W. Barber, 1836.
ISBN: 0939883058. Full leather.  Heavily worn and about a third missing from
spine.  Front board, FEP and frontis detached, rear nearly so.  Foxing.
Colored foldout map torn, soiled but intact. Howes B-120 (later edition
listed), Sabin 3317 (same year, different publisher and page count).  560
pp.  Illustrated by 180 engravings of Connecticut scenes.   One of a series
of  state-specific "Historical Collections" by author.   Hardbound. Poor.
(21955) $100.00

10.  Hanna, Hugh Sisson. A Financial History of Maryland (1789-1848) Johns
Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science XXV Nos.
8-9-10. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1907. Cloth soiled and edgeworn.
Endpapers soiled.  Edges stamped and soiled.  Interior clean.  Tight.  121
pp.  3 numbers in the Johns Hopkins series noted for presenting the work of
a new school of "scientific" American historians.   Hardbound. Very good.
(23864) $100.00

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