Shipbuilding Days in Casco Bay 1727-1890 Being Footnotes to the
(MAINE). ROWE, William H. Shipbuilding Days in Casco Bay 1727-1890 Being Footnotes to the Maritime History of Maine. Yarmouth, 1929. 1st ed. xii, 222pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. Fine.
New Arrivals
Sailing Days on the Penobscot.
WASSON, George S. Sailing Days on the Penobscot. The Rive and Bay as they were in the Old Days. With a Record of Vessels Built There Compiled by Lincoln Colcord. Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1932. 1st ed. Illus. 465 (1)pp. Orig. Cloth, dust jacket. A fine copy...
California Gold Rush
KURUTZ, Gary F. The California Gold Rush. A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853. 4to. Illus. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A fine copy.
Haym Salomon and the Revolution.
RUSSELL, Charles Edward. Haym Salomon and the Revolution. New York: Cosmopolitan Corporation, 1930. 1st ed. xv, 317 pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits. Orig. armorial cloth. A very good copy.
Expeditions of..., to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River,
PIKE, Zebulon M. The Expeditions of..., to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During...1805-06-07. A New Edition, Reprinted from the Original 1810 Edition, With Copious Critical Commentary, Memoir of Pike, New Map, and Other Illustrations, and Complete Index by Elliot Coues. N.Y.: Francis.....
Ancestry and Descendants
(NORRIS). NORRIS, Henry McCoy. Ancestry and Descendants of Lieutendent [sic] Jonathan and Tamesin (Barker) Norris of Maine. N.Y., 1906. [62]pp. Frontis. Table. Orig. cloth. Near Fine. Inscribed by the author. Limited to 200 numbered copies.
Clovercroft Chronicles, 1314-1893.
HAINES, Mary R. Clovercroft Chronicles, 1314-1893. Phila.: Printed for private circulation, [1893]. 347pp. Contains genealogical material on the Evans, Rhoads, Haines, Ellis and Cox families. Very scarce. Orig. cloth. Very good.
Philadelphia Club 1834-1934 Being a Brief History of the Club...
(PHILADELPHIA). The Philadelphia Club, 1834-1934, Being a Brief History of the Club...Together With a Roll of Its Officers and Members to 1934. N.p.: Privately printed, 1934. Illus. 222pp. Limited to 510 copies. Very good in 3/4 morocco.
Making of a Sailor or Sea Life Aboard a Yankee Square-Rigger.
HARLOW, Frederick P. The Making of a Sailor or Sea Life Aboard a Yankee Square-Rigger. Salem: Marine Research Society, 1928. Illus. Fine in d/j.
Robert Fulton and the Submarine.
PARSONS, Wm. B. Robert Fulton and the Submarine. N.Y., 1922. 1st ed. Illus. Fine in orig. cloth.
American Merchant Ships 1850-1900. (With:) American Merchant Ships
MATTHEWS, Frederick C. American Merchant Ships 1850-1900. (With:) American Merchant Ships 1850-1900. Series Two. Salem: Marine Research Society, 1930-31. Two vols. Illus. including a color frontis. in Volume I. xvi, 399; xi, 358pp. Orig. cloth, d/js. A fine set. Howes M-424.
William Patterson Alexander
ALEXANDER, Mary Charlotte. William Patterson Alexander in Kentucky, the Marquesas, Hawaii. Honolulu: Privately Printed, 1934. Illus. xvii, 516pp. Fine in orig. cloth-backed boards. The adventurous life of Alexander (1805-1884), who sailed for Hawaii in 1831 as a missionary. Describes his six-month journey around the Horn to Hawaii aboard a whaling.....
American Indians, Their History, Condition and Prospects,
SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry R. The American Indians, Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and Manuscripts. Together with an appendix, containing thrilling narratives, daring exploits, etc., etc. Rochester: 1851. Revised ed. Illus. 495pp. A fine copy in orig. cloth. Howes S-188.
Comedies, Histories and Tragedies.
SHAKESPEARE, William. The Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Edited by Herbert Farjeon. Tall 4tos. 37 volumes. Original cloth-backed boards. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club, 1939-1940. Limited to 1,950 sets designed by Bruce Rogers. A very good set.
Great Expectations. With a New Preface by Bernard Shaw. Illustrated by
ROSS, Gordon. DICKENS, Charles. Great Expectations. With a New Preface by Bernard Shaw. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth in publisher's box. Edinburgh: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by R. & R. Clark Ltd., 1937. One of 1,500 copies. Signed by the illustrator. A......
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The Text Edited and with
BENTON, Thomas Hart. [CLEMENS, Samuel L.]. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The Text Edited and With an Introduction by Bernard DeVoto. With a Prologue "Boy's Manuscript" Printed for the First Time. Illustrated With Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. Orig. full cloth. Cambridge: Printed for the members of.....
Walden or Life in the Woods.
THOREAU, Henry David. Walden or Life in the Woods. Illustrated with Photographs Taken at Various Seasons at Walden Pond by Edward Steichen. And with an Introduction by Henry Seidel Canby. 4to. Orig. cloth-backed decorated boards. Boston: Printed at the Merrymount Press for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1936.....
More Rawhides.
RUSSELL, Charles M. More Rawhides. Great Falls, MT: Printed by Montana Newspaper Association, 1925. 1st ed. [4],60pp. Illus. Orig. pictorial wrappers. Very light shelfwear to extremities of wrappers, else very good. HOWES R-528. Yost 60. .
North American Indians.
CATLIN, George. North American Indians. Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written during Eight Years' Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926. 2 vols. Profusely illus. with colored plates. Large folding map. ix, 298; xii, 303pp. Orig. gilt.....
Frontier Settlement and Market Revolution
BROOKS, Charles E. Frontier Settlement and Market Revolution. The Holland Land Purchase. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, [1996]. 1st ed. 239pp. Maps. Fine in d/j.
Newcastle's New York Anglo-American Politics, 1732-1753.
KATZ, Stanley N. Newcastle's New York Anglo-American Politics, 1732-1753. Cambridge, 1968. 285pp. Fine in d/j.
History of Pittsfield [Berkshire County], Massachusetts, 1734-1800
(MASSACHUSETTS). (PITTSFIELD). SMITH, J.E.A. The History of Pittsfield [Berkshire County], Massachusetts, 1734-1800. Boston, 1869. Illus. xii, 518pp. Orig. cloth, worn at extremities, else very good.
Wilkes Expedition
TYLER, David B. The Wilkes Expedition. The First United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). Phila., 1968. 1st ed. xvi, 435pp. Illus. Fine in d/j.
Career of John Cotton: Puritanism and the American Experience.
ZIFF, Larzer. The Career of John Cotton: Puritanism and the American Experience. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962. 1st ed. xi,280 pp. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Fine. With ownership signature on front free endpaper of American historian Edmund S. Morgan. Study of Cotton's career as teacher and preacher both in.....
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life.
(ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY). NAGEL, Paul C. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st ed. xi, 432 pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits, map. Orig. paper-covered boards, non-priceclipped d/j. Fine. Life of the president.