A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
1876. Bryant, William Cullen and Sydney Howard Gay. A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. NY: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1876. 4 Volumes, 10" X 7", decorated cloth, illustrated, bookplate, s set.
AMERICANA
EUCLID BEACH PARK IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Cleveland: Amusement Park Books, 1977. 331p, 11"x 8 1/2", decorated cloth, many illustrations (a few in color, a few fold-out), vg in slightly soiled dj with a few small edge tears. 2nd printing. Appendix, bibliography, and index.
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, 1796 TO 1860.
Cleveland, Ohio: Early Settlers Association, Western Reserve Historical Society, (1963). 155p, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", cloth, many illustrations, cover badly foxed, former owner's signature, dust jacket, good. First edition, signed by author.
PECK'S BEACH. A Pictorial History of Ocean City, New Jersey.
Surf City, NJ: Down the Shore Publishing, (1988). 93p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Bibliography, index.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, 1800-1900.
Cleveland: Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1971. 260p, 12" x 9 1'8", cloth, many black and white illustrations, dust jacket, very good. 1st edition. Glossary, bibliography.
THE HUDSON.
1939. Carmer, Carl. THE HUDSON. Illustrated by Stow Wengenroth. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1939). 434p., cloth, illus (incl. map), name on (p.iii), very good in dj with edge tears. 1st edition. "Rivers of America" series. History and geography of the Hudson River in New York. This edition contains an.....
NIAGARA LIBRARY, 1800 TO 1820, EARLY SCHOOLS OF NIAGARA. Niagara Historical Society, No. 6. Reprint.
Niagara, Ontario: Niagara Historical Society, no date (early 1900's). 43p, wraps, some fading of wraps, good. Carnochan (1839-1926) wrote several works on the history of the Niagara region of Canada. These papers were originally read in 1894 and 1897.
LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, Written for Children.
1860. Cecil, E. LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, Written for Children. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Co., 1860. 258p, gilt decorated cloth, illus. (5 colored plates,) name on free endpaper, wear to spine ends and corners, good. Written to give children some knowledge of Washington's character.
THINGS AS THEY ARE IN AMERICA.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854. 364p, cloth, wear to edges, outer hinges beginning, ownership stamp on endpaper, pencil notes in text, good. First American edition. Howes, USiana C275. Chambers traveled extensively in the eastern United States and Canada in 1853.
WESTERN RESERVE AND EARLY OHIO.
Akron, OH: R. L. Fouse, 1921. 333p, cloth, illustrated, back cover discolored, good. first edition.
SHOWPLACE OF AMERICA, Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910.
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, (1991). 398p, 10" x 8 1/2", cloth, map endpapers, vg in dust jacket. First edition. Appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Many great photo illustrations, For 60 years Cleveland's Euclid Avenue was one of the finest residential streets in America, often called "Millionaire's Row."...
LIFE AND TIMES OF GEN. SAM. DALE, THE MISSISSIPPI PARTISAN.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1860. 233p, blind stamped cloth, rebacked with original spine laid on, original endpapers preserved, wear to edges, some loosening, former owner's signature on front endpaper, good. First edition. Illustrated with full page illustrations by John M'Lenan. "Personal adventures of Alabama's most notable Indian Fighter.".....
THOMAS MORAN. Watercolors of the American West.
Austin: University of Texas Press, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, (1980). 180p, 11" X 8.5", cloth, color and b & w plates, vg in dj with a small piece missing. First Edition. Exhibition Catalog.
COL. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK'S SKETCH OF HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE ILLINOIS IN 1778-79. With an Introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville and an Appendix containing the Public and Private Instructions to Col. Clark and Major Bowman's Journal of the Taking of Post St. Vincents.
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869. 119p, cloth, frontis, paper browning, frontis foxed, top of spine and front inner hinge neatly repaired, wear to corners, good. (USIANA C-433).
TRAVELS IN THE NEW SOUTH: A Bibliography.
1962. Clark, Thomas D., ed. TRAVELS IN THE NEW SOUTH: A Bibliography. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1962). 2 vols. (267 & 301p.), cloth, dust jackets, illus, jackets lightly worn, very good. Vol. I, "The Postwar South, 1865-1900: The Era of Reconstruction and Readjustment." Vol. II, "The Twentieth-Century South, 1900-1955.....
SPEECH OF MR. CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. Establishing a Deliberate Design on the Part of the Late and Present Executive of the United States to Break Down the Whole Banking System of the United States.
Washington: Office of the National Register, 1838. 16p., self-wrappers, wear to edges, foxed, good. Senator Clay (1771-1852) outlines a plan to create a U.S. Treasury Bank. It was given, in reply to a speech by Senator John C. Calhoun, in the U.S. Senate on Feb. 19, 1838.
HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP 1825-1975.
1975. Cobb, Jane & Elaine Vanderschrier. HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP 1825-1975. Hinckley Township, OH: Sesquicentennial Book Committee, 1975. 43p, 11" X 8 1/2", pictorial softcover, illus., covers lightly worn, g-vg.
NEW YORK. Being an Introduction to an Unpublished Manuscript.
1930. Cooper, James Fenimore. NEW YORK. Being an Introduction to an Unpublished Manuscript... NY: William Farquhar Payson, 1930. 63p, 1/4 cloth, frontis, fine in g-vg slipcase. #547 of 765 copies. An attractive book.
TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF THE JOINTS;. Being the Observations for Which the Prize for 1806 was Adjudged by the Royal College of Surgeons in London.
Hanover, NH: Justin Hinds, 1811. 165p, contemporary full leather, front hinge neatly repaired with Japanese tissue, names on endpapers and title page, lacks last three pages (copies laid in), good. Second US edition. American Bibliography 1811, no. 22618. Cooper (1780-1848) was a noted London surgeon and author of the once.....
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. An Appreciation. By One Who Knew Him.
Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Co., 1909. 63p, 1/2 cloth, damp stain on all pages, good. Cowen (1831-1908) was an Ohioan who rose from private to brigadier general of volunteers during the Civil War. After the war he was Adjutant General of Ohio.
HISTORY OF THE RAM FLEET AND THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. The Story of the Ellets and Their Men. Written and Published under the Auspices of Their Society of Survivors.
St. Louis: 1907. 464p and 28p illustrations, cloth, former owner's name on front free endpaper, very good. First edition. Hoses, USIANA, C857. Scarcd history of a fleet of fast boats outfitted with iron rams in order to sink rival boats. Contains a gallery of portraits at the end.
THE BATTLE OF FORT GEORGE. Niagara Historical Society, No. 12.
Welland, Ont. Tribune Print, 1913. 41p, wrappers, illustrated, light browning and fading, good. Third edition. An account of the battle of Fort George on the Niagara River during the War of 1812. Cruikshank (1854-1939) was a prolific writer on Canadian history.
BLOCKADE OF FORT GEORGE, 1813. Niagara Historical Society, No. 3 (Reprint).
Niagara, Ont. Times Book and Job Print, 1917. 83p, wrappers, illustrated, light browning of paper, light wear to wraps, good. First published in 1899. Account of action during the War of 1812. Cruikshank (1854-1939) wrote frequently on Canadian History.
LAND'S END, A Walk Through Provincetown.
2002. Cunningham, Michael. LAND'S END, A Walk Through Provincetown. NY: Crown Publishers, (2002). 175p, boards, map endpapers, fine in dust jacket. 1st edition.
HISTORY OF JEROME TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY, OHIO.
Columbus, Ohio: 1913. 205p and 26p, cloth, illustrated, bumped corners, light browning of paper, very good. First edition. Inscribed by author to his daughter, 1913. Curry (1839 - 1927) served in the 1st Ohio Cavalry during the Civil War and wrote probably the best history of that unit. This work.....