THE OLD PIKE. A History of the National Road, With Incidents, Accidents and Anecdotes Theron.
Uniontown, Pa. Published by the Author, 1894. 384p, cloth, illustrated, some wear to edges, very good. First edition.
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OLD TRAILS ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER.
1903. Severance, Frank H. OLD TRAILS ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co., 1903. 270p., cloth, illus., (folded map) covers lightly worn and soiled, front free endpaper missing, name on half-title, stain on front endpaper, fly leaf, title-page and map, text lightly foxed, good, 2nd ed. A collection.....
WILD DICK, THE INDIAN SLAYER.
Garettsville, OH: Elmer Shaw, Publisher, no date (1870's?). 39p, illustrated wraps, paper browning, covers slightly soiled, very good. "Shaw's Novels" no. 2. A story in the "dime novel" tradition set near the Grand River in the Dakotas.
GOLD RUSH: The Overland Diary of Samuel A. Lane, 1850.
1984. (SUMMIT CO) Smith, Jeffrey E. (ed.) GOLD RUSH: The Overland Diary of Samuel A. Lane, 1850. Akron: Summit Co. Historical Society, 1984. 59p, wraps, illustrated, fine. 1st edition with tipped on label signed by editor. In addition to being an editor, sheriff, mayor and author of FIFTY YEARS AND.....
SPOLIATION OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
1908. Spencer, J.W. SPOLIATION OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. (New York: Science Press, 1908), p. (289)-305, boards, illus, text "browned, especially title page, ex lib, good. A reprint from "Popular Science Monthly,", vol. 72, October, 1908. An address by Spencer given before the American Association for the Advancement of Science.....
KENTUCKY COVERLETS.
Louisville, KY: (1938). 33p, 10 3/4" x 8 1/4," illustrated wraps, illustrated, vg. Many photo illustrations of identified patterns. Index.
SERMON, Preached December 23, at the Funeral of the Rev. Timothy Harrington; Late Senior Minister of the Church in Lancaster; Who Died December 18, 1795, in the Eightieth Year of His Age.
1796. Thayer, Nathaniel. SERMON, Preached December 23, at the Funeral of the Rev. Timothy Harrington; Late Senior Minister of the Church in Lancaster; Who Died December 18, 1795, in the Eightieth Year of His Age. Amherst, NH: Biglow and Cushing, 1796. (20p), self wrappers, spotted, soiled, torn, notes in ink.....
LORD DUNMORE'S WAR 1774, An Address Delivered Before the Society of.
1911. Thwaites, Reuben Gold & Claude Halstead Van Tyne. LORD DUNMORE'S WAR 1774, An Address Delivered Before the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Michigan, May Seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Ten. Detroit: The Society, 1911. 28p, printed wrappers, portrait and 2 maps, covers soiled and lightly worn, good.....
NATIONAL SOUVENIR OF PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.
1902. Tietz, Ed., editor. NATIONAL SOUVENIR OF PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES. New York: German-American Pub. Co., 1902. 128p., 11" x 7 3/4", cloth, illus, covers worn and soiled, text lightly foxed, good. Detailed account, from various sources, of Prince Henry of Prussia's visit to the United States.....
FOLLOWING THE FRONTIER With F. Jay Haynes, Pioneer Photographer of the.
1964. Tilden, Freeman. FOLLOWING THE FRONTIER With F. Jay Haynes, Pioneer Photographer of the Old West. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. 406p, 10" x 7", cloth, illus. (244 photos by Haynes), vg in lightly worn dj. 1st edition. Haynes was the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad and.....
ANCESTRY OF MY PARENTS-Rejoice Foster Town and Elizabeth Chloe.
1974. Towne, George. ANCESTRY OF MY PARENTS-Rejoice Foster Town and Elizabeth Chloe (Sessions) Towne. (Westboro, MA): Harold Towne, 1974. 228p., 10" x 7 1/2", cloth, illus. (incl. maps), name on endpaper, very good. George Towne (1862-1953) compiled this family history between 1932 and 1940.
HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO STONEWARE.
330-633-6308, 674 N. Munroe Rd. Tallmadge 44278. 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.....
MORE HISTORY OF OHIO STONEWARE.
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.....
DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE AMERICANS.
1969. Trollope, Francis. DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE AMERICANS. With an Introduction by James E. Mooney. Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1969. 328p., cloth, illus, spine slightly faded, vg in worn slipcase. No. 1522 of 1950 copies, signed by Mooney. Mrs. Trollope (1780-1863), the mother of Anthony Trollope, wrote this account of.....
PALMYRA, My Old Home Town.
Palmyra, OH: Wilber C. Knipe, 1930. 84p, wrappers, cloth spine, illustrated, very good. A history of the town of Palmyra, Ohio, in the southeastern corner of Portage County.
JOHN ALLEN: An Umbaugh Saga,
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.....
DECISION IN THE GREAT INDIA RUBBER CASE OF CHARLES GOODYEAR VS. HORACE.
1852. United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit). DECISION IN THE GREAT INDIA RUBBER CASE OF CHARLES GOODYEAR VS. HORACE H. DAY, Delivered September 28th, 1852. The Cause Having Been Argued at the Last March Term of the United States Circuit Court at Trenton, N.J., Before Judges Grier and Dickerson, by.....
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLEVELAND HISTORY.
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 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., vg in dust jacket. Third printing.
HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP 1825-2000.
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.
PORTAGE LAKES THEN AND NOW.
Akron, OH: Waterside Publishing, 1999. 264p, softcover, illustrated, very good. Bibliography, index. Gathers together much information on the history and development of the Lakes area with excellent illustrations.
THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND NAVY; Our Country's Defensive Forces in War and Peace, Their Histories from the Era of the Revolution to the Close of the Spanish-American War; With Accounts of Their Organization, Administration, and Duties.
Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1899. 13 3/8" x 17 1/4" oblong, 241p, pictorial cloth, illustrated by 43 chromolithograph plates, light wear to spine ends and corners, light browning of paper, very good. 1st edition. The Army by Wagner, The Navy by Kelley. One of the best puclications of Akron's.....
TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS: Missouri Pioneer Episodes 1822-1885,
1957. (MISSOURI) Watkins, Marie Oliver and Helen (Hamacher) Watkins. TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS: Missouri Pioneer Episodes 1822-1885, and Genealogy of the Watkins Family of Virginia and Missouri. (Ray County, MO: Marie O. Watkins, 1957). 204p., cloth, illus., fine. 1st ed. Much about the Civil War and Reconstruction...
THE PINE AND THE PALM GREETING; or, The Trip of the Northern Editors.
1873. Watkins, N.J., ed. THE PINE AND THE PALM GREETING; or, The Trip of the Northern Editors to the South in 1871, and the Return Visit of the Southern Editors in 1872, Under the Leadership of Maj. N.H. Hotchkiss. Baltimore: J.D. Ehlers &b Co.'s, Engraving and Printing House, 1873. 144p......
INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD: A 19th Century American Family, Their Letters,
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.....
Americana (Midland Notes No. 75).
1959. Wesson, Ernest. Americana (Midland Notes No. 75). Mansfield, OH: Midland Rare Book Co., (1959). 32 leaves, 11" X 8 1/2", paper wrappers, illus., covers lightly soiled, very good. A priced catalogue of 565 books, pamphlets, etc. relating to America.
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