Abridgement of the History of New-England, for the use of Young Persons.
188pp. 12mo, cont. calf; (worn, some foxing). Boston: Etheridge & Bliss, 1807. S&S 11931.
NEW ENGLAND
New England and the Sea.
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1972. Illus. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. torn and chipped. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1972).
Sermons in Stone; The Stone Walls of New England and New York
New York: Norton, 1994. Illus. 12mo, pr. wrs. New York: Norton, (1994). Very good.
Mary Wilson: A Tale of New-England
Boston: Strong & Brodhead, 1848. Frontis. 157pp. 18mo, original brown cloth with gilt decorated spine, spine ends and edges of corners worn, corners bumped, some pages with light foxing to margins, front endpaper and cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Strong & Brodhead, 1848. Wright I, 1826.
The History and Antiquities of New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Hartford: Allen S. Stillman, 1844. Folding hand colored map. 3 engraved steel plates, one of which is hand colored. 12 wood cut plates, 65 wood cuts in text. 624pp. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, spine worn, calf rubbed. Hartford: Allen S. Stillman, 1844. Foxing to the b/w steel plates. Scattered foxing to text. Foxing to margins throughout, including margins of wood cut plates. Light foxing to some blank areas of map. Map with two 2 inch tears along bottom folds...
The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts; Reprinted from the copy of the 1648 edition in the Henry E. Huntington Library
Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1982. 72 pages. Slim 4to., gilt-stamped burgundy leather. Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library, 1982. Fine.
Das Malerische und Romantische Nordamerika.
Leipzig: Thomas Crowell, 1840. Mit erlauterndem texte von N.P. Willis, ins Deutsche ubertragen von Dr. Susemihl. Fine illustrations after Bartlett, engraved on steel by Payne. 75 views on 48 plates (24 are full-page including the extra illustrated title), protected with tissue. 169pp. Tall 8vo, original green patterned cloth with gilt-stamped spine (light edgewear; scattered foxing throughout). Leipzig: Theodor Thomas, (circa 1840). A very good copy of this uncommon book, replete with images of New England cities and natural landmarks.
Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova
Amsterdam: 1638. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 20". This important 1638 map by Willem Blaeu provides an unexpected and unequalled view of the nascent colonies of New Netherlands, labeled with its Latin equivalent of Nova Belgica, and New Amsterdam. Oriented to the west, it proceeds from south at top to north at bottom, producing an oddly oriented but highly detailed account of the coastline. This map publicizes the 1613 discoveries of Dutch captain Adriaen Block, who...
Congregational Communion; Clerical Friendship in the Anglo-American Puritan Community, 1610-1692
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1994. 4 maps. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. Boston: Northeastern University Press, (1994). Fine.
Specimens of Newspaper Literature: With Personal memors, Anecdotes, and Reminiscences
Boston: Redding, 1852. Two volumes. Frontis. portrait, text illustrations each volume. xii + 348pp. and 356pp., 8vo, blind-stamped brown cloth; lightly foxed, cover slightly rubbed. Boston: Redding and Company, 1852. A very good set.
New England Literary Culture; From Revolution through Renaissance
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. 513pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1986). Very good.
Old England and New England, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot.
2 vols. in one. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Benjamin Blom, (1969). vg.
Old England and New England, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot.
Philadelphia: A. Hart, 1853. Folding table. 2 Vols. in one. 12mo, original maroon blind-stamped cloth, spine ends worn, corners bumped, foxing throughout. Philadelphia: A. Hart, 1853. Author travelled to Boston, New York City, Washington, and Philadelphia. Alfred Bunn was a leading manager of London theaters. He also writes several chapters on the theater in the United States and England.
Burt's Illustrated Guide of the Connecticut Valley
Springfield: New England Publishing, 1866. Folding map of Connecticut River Valley. Plates, several in color. Text engravings. 235pp. + ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends worn, map repaired with tape on the blank side. Springfield: New England Publishing, 1866. First Edition. Guidebook to the Connecticut River Valley from Connecticut, through Massachusetts, north to New Hampshire and Vermont.
Paradise Planters; The Story of Brook Farm.
8vo, cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York, 1939.
The New England Butt'ry Shelf Almanac, being a Collation of Observations on New England People....Customs, and Cookery
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1970. of Yesterday and Today. Color and b/w Illus. Square 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1970). Very good Cloth of book is bound upside down.
Beyond New England Thresholds.
New York: Hastings House, 1937. 200 photo Illus. by the author. 4to, black cloth, d.w. chipped. New York: Hastings House, (1937).
Carte Pour Servir Au Journal de Mr. Le Marquis de Chastellux
Paris: Dezoteux, 1786. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 7" x 10 3/4". This is a scarce Revolutionary War era map of the Chesapeake Bay region includes parts of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Extends from the Ohio River to Portsmouth and identifies Philadelphia along with several important towns, cities, rivers and mountains. It tracks the route taken by Chastellux from Williamsburg to the Alleghany Mountains and back. The map is in good condition with some toning and minor wear along...
The Poet's New England.
many plates. Frontis. in color. tall 8vo, pict. cloth. N.Y.: Baker & Taylor, 1911. vg.
Frederick K. and Margaret R. Barbour's Furniture Collection
Connecticut: Connecticut Historical Society, 1963. Introduction by Frederick Barbour. Editor's note by Paul Koda.Two volumes. Color frontis., illustrated with more than 70 black & white photos. 71pp. and 31pp., thin 8vo, white boards, glassine wrappers. Connecticut: The Connecticut Historical Society, (1963 and 1970). A near fine copy in very good plus glassine dust wrappers. One of 1000 copies. Includes the 1970 Supplement, Catalogue 4A.
The Romance of Old New England Churches.
illus. 12mo, cloth. Boston, 1904.
Old New England Inns; Little Pilgrimages.
Boston: L. C. Page, 1924. Being an Account of Little Journeys to Various Quaint Inns...of Colonial New England... Illus., some in color. Small 8vo, green pictorial cloth, front cover slightly warped, tips of corners very lightly worn, spine ends and bottom edges of covers rubbed, lettering on spine partially faded. Boston: L.C. Page, 1924.
The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees.
illus. 12mo, cloth. Boston, (1909).
Samuel McIntire: A Bicentennial Symposium, 1757 - 1957
Salem: Essex, 1957. Ed. by Benjamin W. Labaree. 65 illustrations. vii + 118pp., 8vo, blue cloth; minor bumping to bottom corners, cloth lightly soiled. Salem: The Essex Institute, 1957.
Grandma Called It Carnal.
illus. 8vo, cloth. (N.Y.): Simon & Schuster, (1938). vg.