Philip Freneau: The Poet of the Revolution
by AUSTIN, MARY S.
1901. AUSTIN, MARY S. Philip Freneau: The Poet of the Revolution. A History of his Life and Times. New York, 1901. x, [4], 285 p. Plates. Cloth. Outer edges of text block and cover extremities with minor smoke damage, as a large part of the edition was exposed to a warehouse fire, but very good. Edited by Helen Kearny Vreeland. A classic early biography of Freneau.
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Songs of Sussex and Other Verse
by AVERY, FRANK
1936. AVERY, FRANK. Songs of Sussex and Other Verse. Newton, [1936]. [6], vi, 5-6, [2], [7]-174, [8] p. Cloth. Poetry, some relating to Sussex County.
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Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford
by AYLIFFE, JOHN
1714. AYLIFFE, JOHN. The Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford.... London: For E. Curll, 1714. 2 vols. [24], 518, [10] p.; [2], 334, [10], clxxxix, [1] p. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked (slightly amateurishly and unsympathetically, but quite respectible). Some gatherings rather heavily foxed, text blocks bound tightly. Bookplates. Good only, and priced accordingly. First edition of one of the early histories of the university of Oxford. ESTC T88300.
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Modern Wilderness
by BABSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR
1940. BABSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR. Modern Wilderness. New York, 1940. xix, 261 p. Plates. Cloth. Ornithology and natural history of the regions adjoining the Passaic River.
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Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef; or the Trials and Adventures o.
by Bache, Richard Meade
1866. (FLORIDA). Bache, Richard Meade. The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef; or the Trials and Adventures of Fred Ransom. Philadelphia, 1866. 381 p. 3 plates. Cloth. Extremities of binding lightly worn and a bit drab, flyleaves foxed, else a good sound copy. First edition of a popular boy's novel set in and around Indian Key. According to the preface, the character Dr. Cluzel is based on Dr. Henry Perrine. The work was reprinted several times through the... Read More
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Recollections Pertaining to a Seafaring Life ... The Memoirs of Captai
by BACON, ALONZO T.
1983. BACON, ALONZO T. Recollections Pertaining to a Seafaring Life ... The Memoirs of Captain Alonzo T. Bacon. [Mauricetown, 1970, 1983.] [62] p. Illus. Wrappers. Second printing, 1983. An important source of names of vessels and captains operating out of Cumberland and Cape May Counties in the second half of the nineteenth century.
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Celebration of People
by BAGLIVO, ANGELO V.
1978. BAGLIVO, ANGELO V. A Celebration of People: The Bicentennial in New Jersey. Trenton, 1978. [8], 203 p. Illus. Cloth. A statewide record of the celebration.
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Sentinel of the Jersey Cape. The Story of the Cape May Point Light
by BAILEY, JOHN
1989. BAILEY, JOHN. Sentinel of the Jersey Cape. The Story of the Cape May Point Lighthouse. Cape May, 1989. [2], iv, 56 p. Illus. Wrappers.
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Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses and Families
by BAILEY, ROSALIE FELLOWS
1936. BAILEY, ROSALIE FELLOWS. Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses and Families in Northern New Jersey and Southern New York. New York, 1936. Thick 4to. 612 p. Illus. Cloth. One of 334/666 numbered copies of a total printing of 1000 copies. An important genealogical as well as illustrated architectural reference work on early Dutch houses and families. Includes Bergen and Hudson Counties as well as Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and, to a lesser extent, the northwestern counties. Also Rockland, Richmond, and Kings... Read More
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Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the S.
by BAKER, SAMUEL W.
1874. BAKER, SAMUEL W. A Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. London: MacMillan and Co., 1874. 2 vols. viii, 448 p. + 55 p. publisher's cat.; viii, 588 p. 2 maps, numerous plates. Publisher's green cloth. Inner hinges of vol. 1 cracked, short tear at the top of one spine, moderate rubbing of the extremities, but a very good copy of a book... Read More
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Collingswood Story. A Series of Chapter-Profiles in Picture and Story
by BANCROFT, RAYMOND MITCHELL
1965. BANCROFT, RAYMOND MITCHELL. Collingswood Story. A Series of Chapter-Profiles in Picture and Story. Collingswood, 1965. [6], 90 p. Illus. Wrappers. Local history of Collingswood, Camden County.
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Partial History and Genealogical Record of the Bancker or Banker
by BANKER, HOWARD JAMES
1909. BANKER, HOWARD JAMES. A Partial History and Genealogical Record of the Bancker or Banker Families of America, and in Particular the Descendants of Laurens Mattyse Bancker. [N.p., 1909.] 458 p. Plates. Cloth. Noticeable dampstain in the upper right corner of the first and last several pages, else a very good copy. Genealogy of the descendants of the Banckers of New Netherland. Chiefly New York ancestry.
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Formal photograph of the members of the Independent Fire Engine Compan
by (RED BANK)
1900. (RED BANK). Formal photograph of the members of the Independent Fire Engine Company of Red Bank. Undated, but possibly ca. 1900. 4.5 x 6.75 in. One strip of cellotape on verso flattening a crease, else very good. Accompanied by a typewritten sheet identifying several of those pictured, often with occupations and locations noted. Monmouth County.
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Banks of the Delaware
by BANKS, IVY JACKSON
1967. BANKS, IVY JACKSON. Banks of the Delaware: The Life and Times of Frederick Banks, 1898-1964. Trenton, 1967. 204 p. Illus. Cloth. Reminiscences of early twentieth century Trenton, with many early photographs of the town.
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History of the First Brigade, New Jersey Volunteers, from 1861 to 1865
by BAQUET, CAMILLE
1910. BAQUET, CAMILLE. History of the First Brigade, New Jersey Volunteers, from 1861 to 1865. Trenton, 1910. [2], iii, 515 p. Plates. Cloth. Stitching just a bit loose, as usual with this book, else a very good, clean copy. History of Philip Kearny's First New Jersey Brigade. The appendix includes muster-in rolls of the unit.
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Autograph letter signed, Little Duck Creek, 24 February 1774. To an
by BARBER, FRANCIS (1751-1783). Elizabethtown schoolm
1774. BARBER, FRANCIS (1751-1783). Elizabethtown schoolmaster, Revolutionary War patriot, killed by a falling tree in 1783. Autograph letter signed, Little Duck Creek, 24 February 1774. To an unnamed recipient, on financial matters. 1 page, quarto. Very good.
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Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ...
by BARBER, JOHN W.
1856. Howe, Henry. Howe, Henry. BARBER, JOHN W., and HENRY HOWE. Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Newark, [ca. 1856]. 512 (of 522) p., lacking the final five leaves. Illus. Plates (2 in color), folding colored map. Neat slightly later cloth, leather spine label. The usual foxing. A... Read More
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Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ...
by BARBER, JOHN W.
1855. BARBER, JOHN W., and HENRY HOWE. Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. Newark, [1855]. 519, [2] p. Illus. Plates (2 in color), folding colored map. Cloth. The usual foxing present in all copies, else a very nice, tight copy. Reprint of the 1844 edition, with sundry... Read More
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Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ...
by BARBER, JOHN W.
1844. Howe, Henry. Howe, Henry. BARBER, JOHN W., and HENRY HOWE. Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Descriptions of Every Township in the State. New York, 1844. 512 p. Illus. Plates (2 in color). Contemporary sheep. Text foxed, edges stained from turn-ins, binding scuffed--issues always found in the 1844 edition. Front hinge cracking at top.... Read More
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Ensayo Cronologico para la Historia General de la Florida ... desde
by Barcia Carballido y Zuniga, Andres Gonz
1723. (FLORIDA). [Barcia Carballido y Zuniga, Andres Gonzales de]. Ensayo Cronologico para la Historia General de la Florida ... desde el Ano de 1512 ... hasta el de 1722 ... Escrito por don Gabriel de Cardenas z Cano [pseud.]. Madrid, 1723. Fol. [40], 366, [56] p. Folding table. Title in red and black. Contemporary limp vellum. Endpapers discolored and a bit wrinkled, very faint dampstain in the margin of the last several leaves, else a near fine, crisp copy.... Read More
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Theologiae vere Christianae Apologia
by BARCLAY, ROBERT
1676. BARCLAY, ROBERT. Theologiae vere Christianae Apologia. Amsterdam: Jacob Claus, for Benjamin Clark (London), Isaac van Neer (Rotterdam), and Heinrich Betke (Frankfurt), 1676. 4to. [24], 374, [25] p. Contemporary sprinkled calf, blind fillet around covers and run twice along spine, gilt sawtooth roll on board edges, spine with gilt fillet above and below each cord, old paper ms. title label. Hinges split but held securely by cords, corners bumped and tips worn through, spine with very faint white-ish cast.... Read More
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Garrick Club. Notices of One Hundred and Thirty-Five of its Former
by BARHAM, RICHARD H.
1896. BARHAM, RICHARD H. The Garrick Club. Notices of One Hundred and Thirty-Five of its Former Members. [N.p.], 1896. viii, 57, [1] p. Facsim. White cloth (spotted, spine darkened). Title darkened from tissue guard. One of 240 copies, privately printed. Barham's candid comments--often charming, just as often caustic--about his fellow Garrick members. Written in the middle of the century and here printed for the first time.
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Speech of Mr. Barnard ...on the Propositon to Refuse the Oath ...
by BARNARD, DANIEL D.
1839. BARNARD, [DANIEL D.]. Speech of Mr. Barnard, of New York, on the Proposition to Refuse the Oath to Five Members Returned from New Jersey: Delivered before the Representatives of the Twenty-Sixth Congress, December 18, 1839. Washington, 1839. 15 p. Removed. The contested election of New Jersey representatives to Congress.
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Out of the Past. A Pictorial History of Barnegat, New Jersey
by (BARNEGAT)
1981. (BARNEGAT). Out of the Past. A Pictorial History of Barnegat, New Jersey. Barnegat, 1981. 4to. 49 p. Illus. Wrappers. Ocean County.
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Complete Guide to Fishing in New Jersey
by BARRETT, PETE, and MIKE ZICARELLI, eds
1976. BARRETT, PETE, and MIKE ZICARELLI, eds. The Complete Guide to Fishing in New Jersey. [Union City, 1976]. xvi, 364 p. Illus. Cloth.
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