Niagara Falls, NY: Pool & Sleeper, Printers, 1857. 20p., self-wrappers, lightly soiled, good. Speech dedicating the opening of the Hydraulic Canal in the village of Niagara Falls, New York.
Norfolk/ Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, (1989). 184p, 11" x 8 1/2", boards, many illustrations, map endpapers, vg+ in dust jacket. First edition. Label stating #831 of a limited edition, signed by authors.
Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, (1992). 332p, pictorial softcover, photographs by Thomas L. Lewis, fine. Glossary & Index. Foreword by the Rev. Thomas F. Pike. This book spotlights over 120 architectural wonders from the 19th and 20th centuries in Cleveland. Includes 10 driving tours to sacred landmarks...
Providence, R. I. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1894. 199p, cloth, illustrated, covers faded,worn spot on upper edges of rear cover edge, good. "The Fones Records beyond all doubt, are the most historic Land Evidence compilation extant today in New England." (Intro.).
Akron, OH: Summit County Historical Society, 2000. 135p, 11"x 8 1/2", paperback, light wear at spine, vg. Signed by the authors. Published on occasion of Akron's 175th anniversary. A pictorial history of Akron drawn from the postcard collection of Ruth Clinefelter. Several pages of text, the rest lovely color reproductions.....
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Company, 1919. 2 volumes, 10 1/2" x 8", cloth, illustrated, wear to edges, 1" split along rear outer hinge in each volume, good. At the front of vol. 1 is table of contents, historical index and biographical index. General history of the county and its.....
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Historical Society, 1927. 385p., cloth, illus., (incl. maps, some folded), very good. "Buffalo Historical Society Publications Volume Twenty-Nine". A detailed history of the War of 1812 as it was carried out in the "west"
1909. Baedeker, Karl. THE UNITED STATES, With an Excursion into Mexico. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1904. 660p, 6 1/8"x 4 1/4", red cloth, many 3 - color maps (many fold-out), outer hinges weakened, some fading of cover and browning of paper, the two maps of the United States, front and.....
Worthington, Ohio: The Pioneer Press, 1965. No pagination (32p), 8 1/2" x 11", color pictorial wraps, some browning of paper, very good. Comic- stories from "Ben Hardy and the Ohio Adventure."
1912. Baldwin, James G. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF REV. JAMES G. BALDWIN. Dayton, OH: United Brethren Pub. House, 1912. 86p, 7 1/2"x 5", illus., bumped corners, two pages with tears at top o/w vg. 1st edition, incribed by author in 1914.. Life and times of pastor of the United Brethren Church, starting.....
San Francisco: The History Company, Publishers, 1887. 2 vols. (749 & 772p), cloth, illus., minor wear, inner hinges cracks, lightly soiled, good. Xlibrary Vols. 36 & 37 of Bancroft's monumental 39 volumes containing his works. See Howes, U.S.-IANA, B 91 and Coyle, "Ohio Authors", p.30-32. This Granville, Ohio, native's work.....
Fryeburg, ME: Pequawket Press, 1938. 309p., cloth, illus., name on endpaper, very good. History of the first tour settled in Oxford County in the White Mountains of Maine.
Virginia Beach: Donning Company Publishers, 1996. 231p, 11" X 8 1/2", pictorial endpapers, boards, many b/w photos, fine in dj. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author.
Bath, OH: The Bath Township Historical Society and Museum, no date (c2016). 155p, color pictorial softcover, illus., vg. Each house has a photo or two and brief history of early owners.
1901. Bennitt, Mark. THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION AND HOW TO SEE IT. With a Condensed Guide to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Buffalo, NY: The Goff Co., 1901. 40 leaves, 6" x 9", illus wrappers, illus (incl folded color map), lightly worn, very good. Description of the Fair with an emphasis on.....
Akron, OH: T. & H.G. Canfield, Publishers, 1854. 157p, cloth, foxing, wear to edges, good. First edition. (USIANA B-434.) First separate history of Summit County. Compiled by Bierce from conversations with many of the pioneer participants. Many anecdotes of pioneer life with an odd assortment of characters.
Buffalo, NY: The Wenborne-Sumner Co., 1901. 117p., cloth, illustrated (incl. folded map), very good. Inscribed by author- "Hon Peter A. Porter, with Author Compliments". A history of the Falls and suggested excursions to special points of interest.
Columbus, Oh: Ohio State University Press, 1996. 507p, cloth, illustrated, dust jacket, fine. History of Goodrich from the beginning in 1870. written by two professors of history at OSU, it covers rubber and plastic production to chemical and aerospace products and services. Appendix, notes, index.
No Place: By the author, 2018. 207p, paperback, illustrated, very good. Signed by author.
1984. Bloch Jr., Louis M. (ed.). OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA IN 1859, A Guide for Wagon Train Travelers. Cleveland: Bloch and Company, (1984). 64p, pictorial cloth, illustrated, lightly faded area on front cover, o/w vg. Inscribed by author.
Chicago: Central Electric Railfans' Association, (1966). 11" x 8 1/2", 268p, boards, illustrated by photos, charts and diagrams, very good in dust jacket taped on verso.. 1st edition, signed by Blower. The most comprehensive coverage of the interurban transit lines in and around Akron.
Shaker Heights, Oh: Shaker Heights Landmark Commission, 1983. 56p, illustrated wraps, illustrated, rear corner worn, otherwise very good. Third printing. Architectural study of the range of homes found in the development of Shaker Heights. 3 maps, charming line drawings of homes.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, (2002). 109p, cloth, illustrated with cartoons, fine in dj. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author.
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 2000. 459p, 6 3/4" x 4 1/4", cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated (some in color), very good. Index. Lakeside Classic No. 98.
Wilmington, Del. Joshua T. Heald, Bookseller and Stationer, 1857. 192p, cloth, illustrated, rebacked, new corners, original endpapers saved with new cloth inner hinge, text foxed, pencil marks in text, good. Spear, "Bibliography of American Directories Through 1860," p 381. Contains ads on yellow paper.