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Rockport, MA: Cape Ann Old Book Shop, 1936. 1st Edition. 12Mo. Cloth spine, hard blue boards, pasted down paper cover title, 121 pages including index, illustrated. In five parts: short history, Dogtown, old mills, Terminal Moraine, old houses. Bookplate and inscription of Clifton Joseph Furness. A Good Copy, no markings ... more information

NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1960. 8Vo. A re-issue of 1923 Yale Press edition. Dust jacket with several small chips and closed tears (in mylar.) 303 pgs incl index and bibliography. Footnotes in text. Later abandoned, the Dominion of New England was createdin 1685 in an attempt to consolidate small colonies into a few large federal types of government. The colonists revolted in 1689 and overthrew the governor, Andros, ending the dominion. Part of the American Classics series. Dust jacket has sever... more information

Portland: Colonial Dames,, 1982. 8Vo. Paperbound, 116 pgs incl index and notes. Two fold-out maps. Ltd printing. Illustrated, Colonial Manse at Stroudwater. A Very Good copy, no markings, no ISBN ... more information

Morristown: Morris County Historical Society, 1975. 8 Vo. Dust jacket soiled, chipped with small tears. 194 pgs incl index, bibliography, maps, illustrations, incl an archeological survey of the Ford Powder Mill site by Edward J. Lenik. Calligraphy and illustrations by John J. Larken regarding a four year study and dig at the Whippany River. In four parts. This Bartenstein not in Gephart. A Goo+ copy. No markings. ... more information

Princeton, MA: By the compiler, 1977. 8 Vo. Handsome red cloth, gilt spine lettering. 455pgs. Contents: Washington County RI births and marriages from gravestone inscriptions 1688-1850. Towns of North and South Kingston, Exeter, Westerly, Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton. Beaman adds new birth and marriage data to those contained in Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island because many marriages were not recorded especially before 1853. An as new, fine copy. No markings. No ISBN. OP and scarce... more information

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. 8Vo. Handsome full Franklin black leather, gilt decorations, tan moire end papers. AEG, 371 pages. Peter Harritos illustrations. Printed for the bicentennial. A Fine Copy, no markings. ... more information

London: The Fortune Press, 1927. 8Vo. Thin 8Vo, red cloth. Fine press. #136 of only 525 copies. Printed on hand-made paper by the Whitefriars Press. "Translated from the Sixth book of the de Republica of Cicero, together with the Latin text, Introduction & Notes." 48 untrimmed pp. Bookplate of British Viscount. Very good. ... more information

Boston: Privately Printed, 1913. Small octavo, cloth spine, blue paper over boards, paper spine label. 134 pgs, frontis photo of Blaney and other illustrations, map of voyages on end papers. Some unopened pages. Blaney 1832-1896 was from Boston, son of Benjamin Blaney. He wrote these journals on the clipper ships, Samuel Russell, NY to Canton, and Mandarin, Shanghae(sic) to NY. Owners A.A. Low and Bros, employers Wolcott, Bates and Co. Both were written as intimate family letters. Evidently rather s... more information

Lasalle, IL: Open Court Publishing, 1973. stated 1st ed. 8 Vo. Blue cloth (spotted), 415 pgs incl index. Edited by Eugene Freeman, in three parts: Ends, Corollaries and Homilies. End papers and edges sl foxed ow a Good copy. ISBN 0-87548-122-1 OP in hard cover. ... more information

Tempe AZ: Privately Printed, 1995. 4 To. Paper bound, stiff card covers, 117 pgs incl index. B&W photos of recipients. A brand New Copy. ISBN 0-9641533-1-9 ... more information

Pawtucket: Pawtucket Public Library, 1986. 8Vo. Commemorative Edition, plum cloth, no dust jacket (as issued?) 227 pgs incl index, bibliography and notes. Many photos, illustrations. A very good copy. No markings, No ISBN, Parks: Bibliog of RI No 2581 ... more information

Nantucket: The Author, 1981. 2nd edition. Small 8V0. Paper bound, 45 pgs, illustrated. A Fine copy, no markings. ... more information

The Hague: Mouton &Co, 1961. 8 Vo. Slightly soiled dust jacket, 177 pgs incl selective bibliography. Hundreds of footnotes in text. Was a PHD thesis at Columbia, examining the poetry as the principal cource for the history of Slavic morals. A Good copy, scarce, no ISBN ... more information

Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1931. 1st Edition (Zempel). Colorful paper dust jacket, several very small closed tears at edges, 130 pgs. Eight short plays incl: The Blizzard, Silent Struggle, Sheep and Blind. A Very Good copy, No ISBN. Quite Scarce! ... more information

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2001. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. Maroon cloth, no jacket as issued. Gilt title, 374 pgs incl index. Works cited and notes. Various interactions, an authoratative black persona and distinctive black perspective on events. A smudge to fore edge, ow a Fine copy. OP and evidently scarce! ISBN 0-8139-2066-3 ... more information

No Place: University of Rhode Island, 1979. 4To. Marine Technical Report #70 and #71, paperbound, 282 and 123 pgs. Vol 1 incl documents, author and corporate index, geographical map and sampling stations lists. Vol 2 is a key word in context index. Revised to make it easier to use. Coordinated by Charlene Quinn Dunn and Lynne Zeitlin Hale. OP and rather scarce. Good copies, no markings. For both volumes. ... more information

Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, (1948). Small 8Vo, beige cloth, red lettering, 312 pgs. J. Allen St John illustrations. Aikens-Burroughs Bibliog pg 2. Spine cap frayed, ow a Good, tight copy. No markings. A re-issue of 1928 1st edition. ... more information

Taunton MA: William S. Sullwold Publishing, 1978. 8Vo. Good dust jacket, one small closed tear, light foxing. 114 pgs. B&W photos, map showing windmills open to the public. Bibliography. A Good copy, No markings. Uncommon in hard copy. ISBN 0-88492-023-2 ... more information