RHODE ISLAND
Thomas Alexander Tefft: American Architecture in Transition, 1845-1860
Providence: Department of Art, Brown University, 1988. Many Illus. Square 4to, pr. wrs. Providence: Department of Art, Brown University, 1988. Fine Exhibition catalogue. More about Thomas Alexander Tefft: American Architecture in Transition, 1845-1860
Map of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, Showing Sewer System, the Proposed Interception and Distant-Outfall of Sewerage also the Water Supply
Rhode Island: Government Printing Office. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. 32 3/4" x 20" The Sewage system in Providence was one of the first and biggest systems built in the United States. More about Map of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, Showing Sewer System, the Proposed Interception and...
Deborah Turbeville's Newport Remembered; A Photographic Portrait of a Gilded Past.
New York: Abrams, 1994. 130 color Illus. Square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. partially faded from sun exposure, cloth lightly dampstained. (New York): Abrams, (1994). More about Deborah Turbeville's Newport Remembered; A Photographic Portrait of a Gilded Past
Deborah Turbeville's Newport Remembered; A Photographic Portrait of a Gilded Past.
New York: Abrams, 1994. 130 color Illus. Square 4to, brown cloth, d.w. (New York): Abrams, (1994). Fine Signed by Louis Auchincloss. More about Deborah Turbeville's Newport Remembered; A Photographic Portrait of a Gilded Past
Good Old Summer Days; Newport, Narragansett Pier, Saratoga, Long Branch, Bar Harbor
New York: Appleton-Century, 1941. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. New York: Appleton-Century, 1941. Pages 1-135 are on Newport, Rhode Island. More about Good Old Summer Days; Newport, Narragansett Pier, Saratoga, Long Branch, Bar Harbor
Bibliography of Rhode Island. A Catalogue of Books and Other Publications relating to State of Rhode Island,; With Notes, Historical, Biographical and Critical.
Providence: Alfred Anthony, 1864. 287pp. Small 4to, original 1/2 green cloth, edges of boards worn, corners bumped. Providence: Alfred Anthony, 1864. First Edition Author was Secretary of State of Rhode Island for seventeen years starting in 1855. Under his tenure his organized the state papers and records of Rhode Island for publication. More about Bibliography of Rhode Island. A Catalogue of Books and Other Publications relating to State of...
Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England
Providence: A. Crawford Greene, 1856. A few portraits. 10 volumes. 8vo, original brown cloth. Providence: A. Crawford Greene, 1856-1865. The records begin in the year 1636 and end with state records for the year 1792. Volume one has been rebound in modern library buckram and was inscribed by the editor. John Bartlett was the Secretary of State of Rhode Island for seventeen years. All volumes, except Vol. I, are worn at the spine ends and have been crudely repaired with... More about Records of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England
Portsmouth New Port Co. R.I.
New York: Beers, F.W. & Co., 1870. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.5". Beautiful map of Portsmouth in New Port County, Rhode Island. Shows townships, major routes, waterways and landowners. Light offsetting. Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers and publishers originally from Newtown Connecticut. F.W. Beers continued the work of his father James Botsford Beers and was known for his county survey maps of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan... More about Portsmouth New Port Co. R.I
The Rhode-Island Almanack, For the Year of our Lord Christ, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828. (4 separate almanacs sold together).
Providence: 1824. 4 volumes. 12mo, sewn, page margins uncut, all volumes are lightly soiled on self-wrappers, with scattered light foxing to some pages, and 3 of 4 have a few pages with contemporary ink annotations in margins, the almanacs for the years 1827 and 1828 have a few pages that are lightly dampstained, the almanac for 1828 has many pages creased in lower right corner margins. Providence: (Various printers), 1824-1827. Drake 13021, 13023, 13025, 13027. More about The Rhode-Island Almanack, For the Year of our Lord Christ, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828. (4 separate...
Connecticut and Rhode Island
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Image measures 7.75" x 10". Classic Bradford map of Connecticut and Rhode Island, showing counties, major towns and routes and waterways. Light scattered foxing to margins. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More about Connecticut and Rhode Island
Newport
New York: Scribner, 1896. Illus. by W. S. Vanderbilt Allen. 85pp. 12mo, decorated tan cloth, edges of corners worn, cloth and margin of title page lightly soiled, spine rubbed. New York: Scribner's 1896. First Edition. Newport, Rhode Island. American Summer Resorts series. More about Newport
Autographed Letter Signed
1865. 2 pages (front and back), 7.75 x 4.75 inches, with a three-line postscript signed with initials, Fremont House, July 18, 1865. Signed "AE Burnside," written just three months after Lee's surrender, declining an invitation to attend a public event at Cambridge, in part: "I am very sorry that some business engagements call me to New York this week, as they prevent the possibility of accepting your kind invitation to attend the Commemoration at Cambridge on the 21st. I have... More about Autographed Letter Signed
Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Map of Rhode Island
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.5" x 20.25". Page measures 17.5" x 21.75". Great double page map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes and waterways. Includes information pertaining to history, climate and culture. Light scattered foxing to margins, and slight toning along centerfold. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas..." of 1822. More about Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Map of Rhode Island
The State of Rhode Island; compiled from the Surveys and Observations of Caleb Harris by Harding Harris
Philadelphia: 1814. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 13 5/8" x 9 3/8". Charming and early map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and geographical and topographical features. Includes the northern tip of Block Island. Published in Carey's "General Atlas". Light scattered staining. Mathew Carey (1760-1839) came from a family of publishers and book sellers based in Philadelphia. More about The State of Rhode Island; compiled from the Surveys and Observations of Caleb Harris by Harding...
A Dependent People; Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era
New York: Fordham University Press, 1985. One plate. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. lightly dampstained on spine portion. New York: Fordham University Press, 1985. More about A Dependent People; Newport, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary Era
Integral Leaf Free Franked address panel
Washington: 1815. 1 page, 3 x 5 inches, Treasury Department "A.J. Dallas", October 12, [1815], with ox-blood circular "Washington" postal marking, lightly struck with the addition of a hand stamped cancellation "Free", addressed to A. Robbins, Esquire, District Attorney, Newport, Rhode Island. This example is nicely centered on a larger page with minimal foxing and overall is in very good(+) condition. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the War of 1812, serving from 1814 - 1816. More about Integral Leaf Free Franked address panel
A Rhode Island Chaplain in the Revolution; Letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778.
Providence: Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati, 1949. Ed. by Jeanette D. Black and William Greene Roelker. 3 Illus., one folding. Thin 4to, 1/2 green cloth. Providence: Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati, 1949. Very good One of 900 copies. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature. More about A Rhode Island Chaplain in the Revolution; Letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778
A Rhode Island Chaplain in the Revolution; Letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778.
Providence: Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati, 1949. Ed. by Jeanette D. Black and William Greene Roelker. 3 Illus., one folding. Thin 4to, green cloth, spine and near top of covers faded from sun exposure, cloth lightly soiled. Providence: Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati, 1949. One of 900 copies. More about A Rhode Island Chaplain in the Revolution; Letters of Ebenezer David to Nicholas Brown, 1775-1778
The Past and the Present. Narragansett Sea and Shore; An Illustrated Guide to Providence, Newport, Narragansett Pier, Block Island, Watch Hill,
Providence: J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1879. Rocky Point, Silver Spring, and all the Famous Sea-Side Resorts of Rhode Island. Double-page map of Narragansett Bay. Many text engravings. 88pp. + many pages of ads from businesses, mostly located in Providence. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers and upper right corners of margins throughout heavily dampstained, right margin dampstained, spine worn, last five pages of ad pages lacking upper right corner margin, back wrapper chipped in upper right corner and with two... More about The Past and the Present. Narragansett Sea and Shore; An Illustrated Guide to Providence,...
Coastal Rhode Island
Dublin: Foremost Publishers, 1987. Numerous color photo Illus. by Clyde H. Smith. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Dublin, NH): Foremost Publishers, (1987). Very good. More about Coastal Rhode Island
The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915.
over 500 illus. 526pp. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Clarkson Potter, (1967). vg. More about The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915
The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915.
New York: Bramhall House. Over 500 illus. 526pp. 4to, green cloth, d.w. with several large chips, small nick to head of cloth spine, bottom of cloth cover lightly soiled. New York: Bramhall House, n.d., circa 1967. More about The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915
Newport Mansions; The Gilded Age.
Dublin: Foremost Pubishers, 1987. Many color photo Illus. 88pp. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Dublin: Foremost Publishers, 1982). Very good. More about Newport Mansions; The Gilded Age
The Millenarian Piety of Roger Williams
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., spine of cloth lightly soiled. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1979). More about The Millenarian Piety of Roger Williams