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Pine Publishers, Ocala, FL, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG+ HB in G DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. xiii, 159 p.: ill., ports.; 21 cm. Brown cloth over boards w\bright gold title on spine. Corners sharp with a little shelf wear at corners and bottom of spine. Contents tight and clean with two "Property of" stamps for retirement home and date on FEP; no other markings. DJ has wear around the edges: 3/8" loss at top of spine, punched hole in hinge on front panel, 1/2" closed tear at bottom of front panel and 1" closed tear and folding at top back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 159 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: GENEALOGY; Family History; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 506. .

Privately Published, Sharon, CT, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Book An alphabetical compilation of vital records for Sharon taken, according to the preface, from "the first twenty books of land record in the Town Hall vault." Additional entries came from "the records of the Congregational church, the first church founded in Sharon," as well as the records of weddings from the lists kept by several ministers. Most of the listings are births and marriages since "very few deaths are recorded in either the land or church record books." Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 143 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages have toned with age. Hardbound in black textured cloth over boards with embossed rules and device on the front cover. Title in bright gilt on the spine. No foxing in this copy. Page edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United… Read More

Self published, Columbus, OH, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Illustrator: Arter, Bill. Book . Near Fine HB in Fine DJ, in mylar cover. 98 p.; illus.; 29 cm. Short illustrated histories of historic buildings in Columbus, Ohio, originally published in the Sunday Magazine of the Columbus Dispatch. Grey cloth over boards w/black line drawing and title on front cover; title on spine. Corners sharp; no shelf wear. Only defects are remnants of tape on inside covers that held plastic cover in place & Christmas 1971 inscription at top of FEP. Textblock tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 98 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Arter, Bill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); United States; 1970s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 895. .

Self published, n.p, 1996. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). From the first page: "This compilation was started by Howard M. Bassett about 1950. After his death in 1965, it was laid aside in his brother's house. In 1993 and 1994 the notes, letters, and photos were gathered together and organized into this book by Peggy Bassett Stern, Betty McMahon, and Bill Bassett." The opening chapter, "Fifty Years in Flatbush" is described as "a composite story of the recollections of life in Flatbush by the five Bassett children, who were born between 1892 and 1905" (p. 1). Size: Between 11"-13" - Quatro (4to). 86 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Bound in reddish-brown buckram over boards with bright gilt title on the spine. Corners are sharp; binding shows minimal shelf wear. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United States; Modern;… Read More

Worcester Society of Antiquity, Worcester, MA, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). The only reason why the booklet is graded as VG-minus is because it is Ex-Lib and has a few marginal notes. That doesn't reflect the overall condition which is quite good since it has been protected in a buckram binding and rarely looked at. Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 28 pages. There are five pages in which neatly written marginal annotations have been made either correcting or supplementing the information in the pamphlet. The pamphlet has been bound in green buckram over boards for library use. The binding shows minimal shelf wear. The title and year of publication are printed in gilt on the spine. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Ex-Lib, though the only markings are the library stamp on the front cover, title page and back of the title page and two accession numbers at the bottom of the first page of text, one of which has… Read More

Drew County Association for Family and Community Education, Monticello, AR, 1994. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. Fine - Used/None as Issued. Book . Fine HB with no DJ. xiv, 523 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Burgandy textured paper over boards with bright gold title on front cover and spine. In new condition. Lists and provides directions to all cemeteries in the county, along with a fold out map of the county with cemeteries located. Separate map and listing of the headstone inscriptions for each of the cemeteries. Scarce geneological reference. WorldCat finds only 17 copies in libraries. Size: upto12"tall. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 351. .

Bihl House Publishing, 1993. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG Trade PB. Signd by the author on the title page. Stated 2nd printing. 216 p.: ill., maps, photos; index (pp. 210-216); 23 cm. Wrapper has some small scratches on the front and back cover. Corners are crisp; spine is uncreased. Contents are tight and clean. Index includes the names of many families. Includes a laid-in feature article from the Toledo Blade, 8/7/1994, on the author and the book. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 216 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Genealogy & Local History. Signed by Author. ISBN: 1883829127. ISBN/EAN: 9781883829124. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 348. . 9781883829124

Everybody's Vermont, West Newbury, VT, 1897. First Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good- Condition. Book Signed by Author. Signed by Anne Pierce (as Anne Pierce Ansley) next to her name on the title page. Laid in is a printed note from the authors with the salutation "Dear Librarian" saying they "have decided to distribute gift copies to libraries for their patron's pleasure." In addition, there is a handwritten note on a folded piece of paper from Pierce to the librarian that received the copy. It appears to have been taped to something on the back, since there is some surface loss in a scar on the back side of the note Size: Oblong (8"x9"). 122 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked with a little tanning along the outside edge of the first (title) page. No foxing in this copy. The spine is uncreased. The tips of the corners show some wear and are slightly turned. There is a small bump at the bottom edge of the front cover.… Read More

Byron S. Adams, n.p, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG HB with no DJ. 35 p.; front. (port.); Appendix (Notes, incl. genealogy) (pp. 31-33); 24 cm. Full title: George Mason of Virginia: An Address by Lewis H. Machen Presenting a Portrait to Fairfax County, May 20th, 1901. Dark green cloth over boards with dulled gold title on cover and shelf wear around the edges. Rare private press printing of speech on life and character of Mason. Printed by letterpress on rag paper with deckled edge. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 35 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Historical; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 495. .

Woodlands Publishing, Maumee, OH, 2004. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book Signed by Author. VG+ HB in G DJ. Signed and dated 12/04 by the author on the FEP. x, 88 p. col. ill., maps, ports.; Bib. (p. 86); 25 x 31 cm. Brown textured paper over boards with bright silver title on cover and spine. Contents are tight and clean. DJ is a bit worse for the wear with several tears along the edges, resulting in some curling; a hole poked in at the center of the fold along the hinge. Series of 29 illustrated tales of Toledo and the region originally told to the Toledo Rotary in 2003-2004. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 88 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Genealogy & Local History. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0972484426. ISBN/EAN: 9780972484428. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Read More

Lewis County Historical Society, Chehalis, WA, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . 464p.: ill., ports.; 29 cm. Limited ed.; #1378. First of two volumes (second pub. in 1987). This vol. has the family histories with extensive illustrations. Dark green textured paper over boards with bright gold embossed title and illus. on cover; bright gold title on spine. Heavy; printed on coated stock. In "as new" condition. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 464 pages. One volume of the 2-volume set. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 424. .

Chautauqua County Historical Society, Westfield, NY, 1980. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG- HB with No DJ. 571 p. (Footnotes, pp. 515-546); Biographical Sketches (pp. 547-551); Glossary (pp. 553-554); Index (pp. 559-571): ill. ; 29 cm. Boards covered with blue cloth around top third and gray cloth around bottom 2/3rds with gold decoration at the seam; gold title on spine. Corners sharp; front hinge a bit loose; top page edge spotted. P/Os' names and shadow of tape from missing DJ on FEP. Text block is tight and clean. Continues an earlier history published in 1938. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 571 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); United States; 1980s; Genealogy & Local History. . Main Picture: Leet (1980), History of Chautauqua County New York - Front cover and Spine. Picture 2: Leet (1980), History of Chautauqua… Read More

Plains Printing Company, Borger, TX, 1956. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hacker, Bill. Book . 171 p.: illus.; 23 cm. Emerald color cloth over boards with black title on conver and spine. Corners sharp, but showing minor shelf wear; minor wear at top and bottom of spine. Text block is tight and bright. About seven pages have paragraphs bracketed in the margin in pencil; one page has two dates written in red iink. PO's name at top of inside back cover. No DJ (as issued?). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 171 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Hacker, Bill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); United States; 1950s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 909. .

Poulsbo Rotary, Poulsbo, WA, 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG Trade PB, signed by both authors under their names on the Preface page. 217 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Illustrated wrappers show some wear around the edges. Spine is uncreased. There is a 1 1/2" scratch at the bottom center of the front cover affecting pp. 1-20. Scarce book; World Cat finds only three records, including Library of Congress & Kitsap Regional Library. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 217 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA); Genealogy & Local History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 497. .

A Printing Co, New London, CT, 1984. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG PB in illustrated wrapper. 227 p.: ill., fold. maps; 23 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows some wear along the front hinge. Spine is uncreased. Text block is tight and unmarked. All three folding maps present; one has creasing on outer edge. Account of Revolutionary War battle at Fort Griswold with biographical info on soldiers from North Groton, including where they are buried and pictures of tombstones. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 227 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); United States; 1980s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 741. .

Marietta College, Marietta, OH, 1910. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book . VG HB. 235p., [24] leaves of plates: ill., facsim., ports.; 23 cm. Appears to have been rebound in light blue cloth and quarter bound in black leather with gilt title and date on ribbed spine making an attractive presentation on the shelf; marbled endpapers; book plate of Ralph G. Collines, Nassau, Bahamas. Book worms have attacked the glue around the inside covers, with small holes affecting the edges of the first 10 leaves, lower 1 1/2" of front hinge. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 235 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); United States; 1900-1920; Genealogy & Local History. . Main Picture: Marietta College (1910), The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, etc. - Front Cover and Spine, quarter bound in black leather (Note,… Read More

Workfolks Press, Alfred Station, NY, 1978. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/None (as issued). Book . Facsimile copy of the 1935 edition, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Canisteo and printed in a limited editon of three thousand copies. 261 p.; 22 cm. Blue cloth over boards w/bright gilt title on spine. Corners sharp; minor shelf wear at edges. Text block is tight & bright. Only mark is PO's name and date on FEP. No DJ (as issued?). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 261 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); United States; 1970s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 911. .

North Country Books, Sylvan Beach, NY, 1980. Revised. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG+ HB with no DJ. vii, 219 p. : ill.; maps; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright gold title on spine. Corners are sharp. Contents are in "as new" condition; tight and clean. From the Preface: "[T]he story of one upstate village from its birth in the Lake Oneida country to the present day [1975]." Lots of illustrations and maps. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 219 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 354. .

PBR Publishing, Springboro, OH, 2005. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . xiv, 400 p.: ill., maps; Bib. (pp. 355-359); Notes (pp. 361-399); 26 cm. Gray textured paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Book in "like new" condition; corners are crisp; contents clean and unmarked. DJ is F, protected in archival polyester cover. History of three Burke brothers from Union Co., TN, who joined the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Ashby), CSA, and Duestes Lafayette Petty of Hawkins Co., TN, who joined the 31st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (later 39th TN Mounted, Bradford). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 400 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Genealogy & Local History. . ISBN: 1931116113. ISBN/EAN: 9781931116114. Main Picture: Lawson (2005), Tighten Your Girth Slacken Your Rein - Front panel of Dust Jacket, protected by archival polyester cover. Pictures of… Read More

Privately Published, Westminster, MD, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Signed by Author. A history of a historic Brethren church in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, that includes valuable genealogical information for the families who were members. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free end paper: "To my good friend [name] I send this book. We hope that you will find many enjoyable hours in reading its pages." Signed and dated "Monrovia, Md. | Nov. 8, 1965." The author was the pastor of the Brothersvalley church from 1947-1955. The author goes beyond published and archival materials to provide details from the often difficult to access family-held documents loaned to him by descendants of the early settlers of the area. He writes in his preface: "The thousands of names recorded here are clues to the origin of many early families and we have tried to record these sources so that those of you who are searching for your family… Read More