East Orange, N.J. 1916. illus. 8vo, cloth; (soiled). East Orange, NJ, n.d., (ca. 1916). More
Boston: Descendants of Francis Adams, 1961. 64pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends lightly worn, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled, first few and last few blank pages lightly dampstained. Boston: Published by the Descendants of Francis Adams, 1861. First Edition. More
Genealogical and Biographical. Compiled and Privately Printed for Mrs. E.L. Ahern. Two full page photographic portraits; hand colored initial letters & tailpieces. 53p., folio, full crushed blue morocco, with red inlaid borders, elaborately gilt with heraldic device on front cover, floral designs on the red morocco doublures, silk moire flyleaves, all edges gilt. N.Y.: American Historical Co., 1942. Fine. More
Baltimore: The Order of Colonial Lords, 1927. Illustrated. 22 pages, thin 8vo, printed wrappers. Baltimore: The Order of Colonial Lords in America April, 1927. A fine copy. More
Rajasthan: Roli, 1999. Numerous illustrations in full color and in sepia. Small slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (Rajasthan: Roli, 1999). Fine. More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1969. xxix + 612 pages. 12mo, blue cloth (scuffing and wear to edges, mostly along bottom). Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Co., (1969). First Tuttle edition, second printing. Very good. More
New York: The Sun, 1855. 83pp. 12mo, modern brown cloth, original front wrapper bound in, front wrapper lightly soiled, and lacking upper right corner margin, small light dampstain to most upper right corner margins. New York: The Sun Office, 1855. Being an alphabetical arrangement of the names of the most prominent capitalists whose wealth is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars and upwards, with the sums appended to each name, and genealogical and biographical notices of the principal persons. Compiled..... More
Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. Map and a few illustrations. viii + 452 pages, 8vo, black buckram. Cottonport: Polyanthos, 1973. A fine copy. More
Washington: Counter Point, 1998. Illustrated in black and white. xiv, 444 pages. Thick 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. Washington, D.C.: Counter Point, (1998). Some minor spotting at outer edge of text block, still internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Old Westbury Gardens, 1986. With 344 duotone illustrations. 280 pages. 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper (spine and edges of covers sunned). New York: Old Westbury Gardens & Harry Abrams, (1986). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed by Peggie Phipps Boegner on the half title. A sweeping portrait of a century of American life in grand style, seen through photographs, letters, and memoirs of the Phipps family of Westbury house, in Long Island..... More
New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 4 maps and plates, including large folding map. 21 folding genealogical charts of Westchester families, text engravings. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, original brown cloth, back cover bowed on volume I, spine expertly recased on volume I, corners bumped on both volumes, pages slightly wavy throughout in both volumes, light foxing to some top margins of both volumes. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. First Edition. Hufeland 330. Howes B-591. A tight, bright set... More
New York: Chas. Roper, 1881. Edited by C.W. Bolton. folding map, many folding genealogical charts, text engravings. 2 volumes, tall, very thick 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco; (rubbed, tiny hole in margin of title page). New York: Chas. Roper, 1881. Very Good. Hufeland 331. More
Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1881. 183pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends, top of front cover and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1881. Most of the text is an appendix that lists the names of taxpayers in Boston, Brookline, and Chelsea for the years 1674, 1676, 1681, 1685, 1687, 1688, 1691, 1695 with an index of names. More
Frontis. 757pp. 8vo, buckram; (t.p. and p. 437 have small tears in margin, ex-lib). London, (1861). More
Rutland: Tuttle, 1988. 350 pages, 8vo, red cloth. Rutland: Charles Tuttle Company, (1988). A fine copy. More
1826. Exceptional content A.L.S. 8vo. 4 pages (two separate leaves), April 15th 1826, in part: "...It is my intention to incorporate the Irish and Scottish Baronets in the next year's edition of the Peerage - and they are not to be found in Delbert's or any other works. I have procured Playfairs Baronetage, which give an account of their families up to 1810. After that period the necessary information must be had from the individuals themselves..." *Prior to 1827 Irish..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1849. 2 volumes. xii + 451 pages and 455 pages. Tall 12mo, older 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards with black leather labels; text largely clean, but multiple instances of spotting, some heavy; a few instances of damage to outer margins, or penciling, and two pages with repaired tears. London: Henry Colburn, (1849). Overall, still a very good set. More
Chester: Chester County SC Historical Society, 2000. Illus. 2 Vols. 4to, blue boards. (Volume I): Chester: Chester County, SC Historical Society, 2000. Fine Sold with Volume II: Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1995. This volume has the name of a previous owner in gilt on the front cover. Both volumes are mostly short biographies with genealogy information of county residents along with some portraits. More
New York: Bradstreet Press, 1875. 2 volumes, although mismatched publication dates. With illustrations and foldout charts (some reinforced with tape). Volume I: 8vo, 3/4 burgundy morocco, marbled boards, top edges gilt; spine chipped, with some loss of leather, covers neatly reattached. New York: Bradstreet Press, 1875. Limited edition, number 74 of 75 copies. Volume II: 8vo, 3/4 red morocco, marbled boards, top edges gilt, covers neatly reattached. New York: Bradsstreet Press, 1876. First Edition. Both copies in very good(-) condition..... More
Cambridge: Privately Printed, 1879. Frontispiece and some other illustrations. 193 pages. Thick 8vo, original brown pebbled cloth with gilt crest on covers. Scattered foxing and inner hinges neatly re-enforced; page 8 torn and chipped but repaired with no loss of text. Overall still a very good(+) solid copy, inscribed and by the author and with his bookplate. More
New York: J. B. Beers, 1884. Many portraits with some views and maps. 344pp. + 75 page appendix. Thick 4to, original brown cloth, spine and corners rebacked in modern black cloth, original cloth worn on bottom edges and lightly soiled, inner hinges strengthened, a few pages with some pencil annotations in margins. New York: J. B. Beers, 1884. First Edition History of Rockland County from 1686 to 1884. The appendix lists baptisms in Tappan from 1694 to 1816 and Clarkstown..... More
1901. illus. vii, 252pp. 4to, original orange cloth; (lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Yonkers: Yonkers Historical and Library Association, 1901. Limited First Edition. One of 500 copies. Signed by Morris Patterson Ferris, president of the association. With the bookplate of Stuyvesant Fish. More
8vo, pr. wrs.; (spine rubbed). Washington: National Archives, 1964. More
Color Frontis. 8vo, cloth; (slight wear to edges). Philadelphia, 1911. More
1961. Photo illustrations. Tall 8vo, cloth backed decorative boards. Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1961. Inked signatures on front endpaper, still a very good(+) copy. More
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