This Quiet Place; A Cape Cod Chronicle.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little, Brown, (1971). vg. More
CAPE COD
Sketch A Showing the progress in Section No. 1 US Coast Survey in 1844-'45-'46-'& '49
Washington: US Coast Survey, 1849. Map. Lithograph with modern hand coloring. 34" x 22 1/2". Exciting coast survey detailing the coast of New England from Narragansett Bay to Casco Bay, including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Various triangulation points used in setting up the survey are shown. Minor stains upper left corner, lined with tissue paper. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, which was first..... More
These Fragile Outposts; A Geological Look at Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.
Garden City: Natural History Press, 1964. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, top of cloth spine with small tear. Garden City: Natural History Press, 1964. More
Elijah Cobb, 1768-1848.
A Cape Cod Skipper. Frontis. thin 8vo, cloth. Yale UP, 1925. Autobiography by Cobb. vg. More
Blue-Water Men and Other Cape Codders.
New York: Macmillan, 1946. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Macmillan, 1947. vg. More
Art on Nantucket: The History of Painting on Nantucket Island.
Intro. by Stuart P. Feld. Color frontis., 266 illus. in color and b/w, 268pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. Nantucket: Nantucket Historical Assoc., (1982). Near Fine. Limited Edition, one of 2000 numbered copies signed by the author. More
Provincetown as a Stage; Provincetown, the Provincetown Players, and the Discovery of Eugene O'Neill
Orleans: Parnassus Imprints, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. Orleans: Parnassus Imprints, (1994). Very good Presentation copy. More
Cape Cod; Gardens and Houses
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Over 400 color photo Illus. Square 4to, blue cloth, d.w., pages throughout are slightly wavy on right side of pages, otherwise very good. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995). More
Invisible Eden; A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod.
406pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Broadway Books, (2003). Murder of Christa Worthington. More
Nantucket Island.
over 430 color photo. illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Norton, (1992). vg. More
Automobile Map of Massachusetts Cape Cod Section
Boston: Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1906. Map. Colored lithograph. Sheet measures 30.5" x 29.5". This beautiful 1906 pocket map of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard from 1906 was issued by George H. Walker & Co. Specifically designed for the automobile traveler, it identifies state roads, good automobile routes, electric railways and other routes. Covers from Bridge Water to Nantucket Island. Beautifully detailed, it also notes several towns, cities, bays, islands, ferry routes, lighthouses, shoals, banks, and several other..... More
Massachusetts Atlas Triptych: Plates 8, 9, and 12
Boston: Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1907. Three maps. Offset lithographs. Sheets measure 19.5 x 28 inches each. Each is in very good condition. Large scale triptych of Barnstable County (Cape Cod) from mid-Cape to northern tip, from the Massachusetts Atlas. No. 8 shows Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham; No. 9 shows Yarmouth, Dennis, Brewster, Harwich, Chatham, and Orleans; No. 12 shows Bourne, Sandwich, Barnstable, Mashpee, and Falmouth. George H. Walker & Company was a publishing firm in Boston in..... More
The Landfall of Leif Erikson A.D. 1000 and the Site of Houses in Vineland.
Boston: Damrell and Upham, 1892. Folding frontispiece panoramic photograph "Outlook From The Site of Leif's House in Vineland". Illustrated with photographic plates and folding tissue maps. 148 pages. Small folio, green cloth (small white paint drip on spine; foxing on lower margins of first few pages not affecting the text). Boston: Darnell and Upham, 1892. First Edition. A very nice clean copy of this scarce book. More
The Problem Of The Northmen; A Letter to Judge Daly, the President of the American Geographical Society, on the Opinion of Justin Winsor, that "Though Scandinavians may have reached the Shores of Labrador, the soil of the United States has not one vestige of their presence."
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. 6 maps, 5 folding + 2 plates. 23pp. 4to, green cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. First Trade Edition. Fine. More
Martha's Vineyard.
numerous photos. by Alfred Eisenstaedt, some in color. 70pp. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Viking, (1970). vg. More
The Salt House; A Summer on the Dunes of Cape Cod
Hanover: University Press of New England, 1999. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. Hanover: University Press of New England, (1999). Very good. More
Cape Cod Journeys.
numerous photos. by the author. 95pp. 4to, cloth. Barre Publishers, 1966. vg. More
Cape Cod Nights: A Photographic Exploration of Cape Cod and the Islands After Dark
Atglen: Schiffer, 2013. A book of color photographs. 128 pages. Oblong 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, (2013). Fine. More
Ptown; Art, Sex, and Money on the Outer Cape
New York: Scribner, 2002. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner, (2002). Very good Presentation copy. Social history of Provincetown, Massachusetts. More
A Cape Cod Seafood Cookbook
Orleans: Parnassus Imprints, 1985. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. Orleans: Parnassus Imprints, (1985). More
The Winter Beach
New York: William Morrow, 1966. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: William Morrow, 1966. Author's impressions of beaches from Maine to North Carolina during the winter of 1964. Stops included Cape Cod, Nantucket, Long Island, and the Outer Banks. More
Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families; Being a reprint of the Amos Otis Papers, originally published in the Barnstable Patriot.
Barnstable: Goss, 1888. Revised by C.F. Swift. 2 vols. in one. 8vo, original brown pebbled cloth; (ex- lib, inner hinge weak). Barnstable: F. Goss, 1888, 1890. Very good (+). More
Old Plymouth Trails.
illus. 8vo, cloth. Boston: Small, Maynard, (1920). vg. More
Provincetown at the Tip End of Cape Cod
Boston: Perry Pictures Company, 1907. 20 photo Illus. 20 unnumbered leaves. Oblong 8vo, pictorial blue wrappers, spine ends lightly worn, otherwise very good. Boston: Perry Pictures Company, 1907. 20 photographic views of Provincetown, including local architecture and several harbor views. More
Cape Cod Fisherman
Camden: International Marine Publishing, 1974. Illus. 8vo, original brown cloth, d.w. chipped, ex-lib with usual markings. Camden: International Marine Publishing, (1974). More