1977. (WASHINGTON CO) Stout, Nancy ed. THE WAY WE WERE. The Photographs of Washington County, Ohio 1900-1935. (Marietta): Marietta College Preservation Office, (1977). 43p., 8"x10", paper wrappers, illus., covers lightly soiled, vg. Catalogue of 31 photographs, each pictured with descriptive captions, historical introductions, and bibliographies...
1924. (STARK CO) Superior Sheet Steel Company. THE SUPERIOR SHEET. Canton: The Superior Sheet Steel Co., Vol. 3, nos. 1-12, Vol. 4, nos 1-12, September 1922-August, 1924. 8p per issue, 11"x 8 1/2", leather, illus., wear to edges, good. Features articles about the steel industry, the Superior Sheet Steel Co......
2007. Toth, Helyn Fiedler. REMINISCENCES OF MY DAYS IN EVERETT, OHIO: A Few of My Memories of the '20s and '30s. Seven Hills, OH: The Author, 2007. 72p., 11" x 8 1/2", illus wrappers, plastic spiral spine, illus, very good. Recollections of life in the small village of Everett in.....
Published by the author, 2011. 130p, 11" x 8 1/2", pictorial boards, illustrated, new. Signed by author. Very informative book on the industry. Focuses on the families who were potters and the various locations and histories of potteries (Middlebury, Akron, Mogadore, Cleveland, Portage Co., and more.) Many excellent photo illustrations.....
2015. Treichler, F. Robert. MORE HISTORY OF OHIO STONEWARE. (Sugarcreek, Oh: Carlisle Printing, 2015.) 80p, 11" x 8 1/2", paperback, illustrated (most colored), new. 1st edition, signed by the author. An update and supplement of the author's "A History of Northeast Ohio Stoneware" (2011.) Profiles of Northeast Ohio stoneware makers.....
2001. Turzillo, Jane Ann. BATH TOWNSHIP, OHIO. (Chicago:) Arcadia, (2001.) 128p, pictorial boards, illustrated with photographs, fine. Over 200 old photographs with lengthy captions. Great book for anyone interested in Summit County history. Images of America Series.
1983. Umbaugh, Kenneth Allen. JOHN ALLEN: An Umbaugh Saga. (Akron, OH: Austin Printing Co., 1983). 125p, 11" x 8 1/2", boards, illus, covers lightly worn and soiled, very good. No. 425 of 500 copies. History and genealogy of the Umbaugh family, many of whom resided in western Pennsylvania and eastern.....
1987. Van Tassel, David D., & John J. Grabowski (Ed). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLEVELAND HISTORY. Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, (1987). Published in association with Case Western Reserve. 1,127p, cloth, illus., gift inscription in marker o/w vg. Second printing.
1987. Van Tassel, David D., & John J. Grabowski (Ed). THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLEVELAND HISTORY. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1987). 1,127p, cloth, illustrated, 1" tear to dust jacket edge, vg.
2000. Vanderschrier, Elaine and Susen Batke. HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP 1825-2000. Hinckley, OH: 175th Centeseptequinarian Book Committee, 2000. 41p., 11" x 8 1/2", illus. wrappers, very good. A comprehensive history of the township.
2008. Vernon, Russ. WEST POINT MARKET COOKBOOK. Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, (2008). 255p, cloth, illustrations by Doug Spence, fine in dj. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author. Foreword by David Giffels. Contains many favorite recipes from Akron's former gourmet food market. Killer brownies included!...
1883. (ERIE CO) Von Schulenburg, Ernst. SANDUSKY, "Einst und Jetzt." Cleveland, Ohio, 1959. 325p and 40p index of names, cloth, illustrated, vg. Publication No. 115 of the Western Reserve Historical Society translating and reprinting the 1889 edition. Early history and settlement as well as lives and customs of German settlers.....
2012. Vradenburg, Sarah. STEPS IN TIME, Ninety Years of Metro Parks, Serving Summit County. Akron, OH: Ringtaw Books, (2012). 145p, 9 1/2" X 7 1/2", color pictorial wraps, illus. (some in color), vg. The history and attributes of Akron's great park system.
1972. Waring, J. F. THE GROWING YEARS 1926-1946, Western Reserve Academy Under Boothby, Wood and Hayden. Hudson, OH: Western Reserve Academy, 1972. 174p, wraps, illus., vg.
Webster, JoAnne Meade. INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD: A 19th Century American Family, Their Letters, Their Story. Louisville, KY: General Printing Co., (1984-1985). 2 vols. (1074p.), cloth, illus (incl. maps), dust jackets, jackets worn, lightly soiled with minor edge tears, g-vg. "Limited Edition." Letters of various families describing life in several locations.....
1987. (BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS) Wessen, Ernest J. and Jim Scott. MIDLAND NOTES, Ernest J. Wessen and Jim Scott: A Correspondence. Akron: Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, 1987. 26p, wraps, fine. 1 of 200 copies. Introduction by Frank Klein. Correspondence from the 1940's. Wessen ran the Midland Rare Book Company of Mansfield.....
1988. Whited, Charles. KNIGHT, A Publisher in the Tumultuous Century. NY: E. P. Dutton, (1988). 405p, 1/4 cloth, illustrated by photos, vdust jacket, vg. 1st edition. Biography of John S. Knight, founder of the Akron Beacon Journal and co-founder of the Knight-Ridder Newspaper chain. Good Akron history for period 1920.....
1977. BRAND WHITLOCK'S THE BUCKEYES, Politics and Abolitionism in an Ohio Town, 1836-1845. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, (1977). 273p, cloth, illustrated, vg in dj. 1st edition. Whitlock's last novel, believed lost, edited by Paul W. Miller. Set in town based on Whitlocks hometown, Urbana...
1982. (WAYNE CO) Williams, Lindsey. ARISE WILD LAND, As We Were in Milton Township, Ohio. By the author: OH, (1982). 144p, pictorial softcover, illus., vg. Much local history focused on development of small towns from early times through the age of railroads.
1987. Wilson, Craig. INDEX TO FIFTY YEARS AND OVER IN AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Akron: Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1987. 192p, trade paperback, vg. Only complete index to Samuel Lane's history of Akron. If you own a copy of Lane's history, don't pass up this book.....
1936. Wolf, Howard and Ralph. RUBBER, A Story of Glory and Greed. NY: Covici, Friede, (1936). 533p, buckram, pages slightly yellow, vg. 1st edition. Signed by Howard Wolf.
1897. Yeakel, R. BISHOP JOSEPH LONG, the Peerless Preacher of the Evangelical Association. Cleveland, OH: Thomas & Mattill, (1897). 261p., cloth, illus, wear to edges, names on endpapers, good. Long (1800-1869) was born near Harrisburg, PA, moved to Western Pennsylvania, and then to Ohio where he began work as itinerant.....
1992. (SUMMIT CO) Zaidan, Abe. CITY, Reflections on 100 Years of Akron City Hospital. Fairlawn: Madison Group, (1992). 144p, quarto, cloth, illustrated endpapers, many fine illustrations including architectural overlays showing expansion over the years, fine in dj w/very slight edge wear. Signed. Index.
1992. (SUMMIT CO) Zaidan, Abe. CITY, Reflections on 100 Years of Akron City Hospital. Fairlawn: Madison Group, (1992). 144p, quarto, cloth, illustrated endpapers, many fine illustrations including architectural overlays showing expansion over the years, fine in dj w/very slight edge wear. Index.
2003. Zaidan, Abe. MUSIC FROM THE WESTERN RESERVE, The Stan Hywet Years. (Silver Lake, Ohio: Akron Publishing Company, 2003.) 55p, trade paperback, illustrated, vg+. 1st edition. History of the chamber music concerts from 1983 to 2002 when the series moved to Western Reserve Academy in Hudson. 2p at rear list.....