AT HOME ON THE HILL, the Perkins Family of Akron.
Akron, OH: The Summit County Historical Society, 1983. 95p, softcover, illustrated, very good. Xlibrary- no markings on cover.
AKRON
"...AND I LIKE VERBS." A Sampler of Writings by Margot Y. Jackson.
Akron, OH: Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, 1993. No pagination (24p), illustrated wraps, fine. Second printing. Jackson wrote for the Beacon Journal, was a librarian, and active in local affairs especially the Cuyahoga Valley.
AKRON FAMILY RECIPES. History and Traditions from Sauerkraut Balls to Sweet Potato Pie.
Charleston, SC: American Palate/ The History Press, (2022). 252p, softcover, illustrated, new. Index. First edition. Home cooking in the Rubber City. Much information and history on the various ethnic groups in Akron including recipes. James was head of Akron Public Library Special Collections for many years.
AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO, 1825-1928.
Chicago and Akron: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. 3 volumes, 10" X 7.5", cloth, illustrated, map, light marks and spotting on volumes 2 & 3, o/w vg. Index. Volume I is history, Vols II and III are biographies.
AKRON: City at the Summit.
Tulsa, Okla`: Continental Heritage Press, Inc., 1981. 223p, 12" x 9 1/4", cloth, many illustrations (some in color), dust jacket spotted, vg.
NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, One Hundred Years of Urban Higher Education at the.
Akron, OH: University of Akron, 1970. 10 1/2" x 7 1/8", 407p, cloth, illustrated, vg in torn dj. Index. 1st edition.
NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, One Hundred Years of Urban Higher Education at the.
Akron, OH: University of Akron, 1970. 10 1/2" x 7 1/8", 407p, cloth, illustrated, very good in dust jacket. Index. 1st edition.
GOLD RUSH:. The Overland Diary of Samuel A. Lane, 1850.
Akron: The Summit County Historical Society, 1984. 59p, wraps, illustrated, vg. Xlibrary. In addition to being an editor, sheriff, mayor and author of FIFTY YEARS AND OVER IN SUMMIT COUNTY, Sam Lane also went to California (the only time he left Akron in 70 years.) Includes introductory information by Akron.....
GREATER AKRON. Inventive, Industrious, Inspired.
Encino, California: Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc., (2013). 190p, 9" x 12" oblong, boards, many illustrations- most in color, dust jacket, very good. First edition, signed by author on title page. A pictorial guide highlighting Akron's economic and social advantages.
WHEELS OF FORTUNE. The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series.
WHEELS OF FORTUNE. The Story of Rubber in Akron.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 1999. 359p, 11" x 8 1/2", softcover, many illustrations, very good. Signed by the authors. Bibliographical references, Index. Forward by Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate from Akron, Ohio. A history of the rubber industry and trade. Originally a year long newspaper series...
THE INDOMITABLE DON PLUSQUELLIC. How a Controversial Mayor Quarterbacked Akron's Comeback.
Akron, Ohio: Ringtaw Books, 2016. 504p, cloth, illus. (most in color), fine in dj. 1st edition. Biography of Akron mayor Don Plusquellic.
STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2000. Adams, Ian. 194p, 12"x 9", illustrated, vg in dust jacket. Later printing. Home of F.A. Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Stan Hywet is considered to be one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture outside of Great Britain. Foreword by John.....
THE WRIGHTS OF TALLMADGE. Elizur Wright, Sr. to Geneva Wright Atwood, 1810 to 1915.
Tallmadge, Ohio: Privately published, 1997. 126p and 75p appendices, 11" x 8 1/4", wraps, illustrated, 1" tear to front wrap (mended with tape), former owner's signature on front endpaper, good. Account of an early settler of Tallmadge, the lives of his wife and ten children, and Tallmadge-residing descendants. Includes some.....
AKRON CHURCHES, Early Architecture.
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. 127p, softcover, many illustrations with informative captions, very good.
THE COPLEY KID, Tales from the Back Road.
Doylestown, Oh: James M. McGarrity, 2007. 81p, softback, illustrated, map, vg. Copley, Ohio kids in the 1950's.
THE COPLEY KID, Tales from the Back Road.
Doylestown, Oh: James M. McGarrity, 2007. 81p, softback, illustrated, map, vg. Xlibrary. Copley, Ohio kids in the 1950's.
FUN, CHEAP, AND EASY, My Life In Ohio Politics, 1949-1964.
2002. McGovern, Frances. FUN, CHEAP, AND EASY, My Life in Ohio Politics, 1949-1964. (Akron, OH): University of Akron Press, 2002. 162p, cloth, dust jacket, vg+. 1st edition. Index. Local, state and national politics from McGovern's start as a young lawyer in 1949 through 1964 when she quit politics after an.....
ARMY LIFE OF JOHN MORGAN OF FREDERICKSBURG, WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
2001. (CIVIL WAR) ARMY LIFE OF JOHN MORGAN OF FREDERICKSBURG, WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO, AS TOLD BY HIMSELF. Akron, Ohio: The Bookseller, Inc., 2001. 16p, frontis, printed wraps, new. Reproduction of an unrecorded Civil War narrative by a member of the 13th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Morgan enlisted in 1861, fought with.....
AKRON FAMILY ALBUM.
2001. Murphy, John S., Kathleen A. Kochanski, and Angela K. Schumacher. AKRON FAMILY ALBUM. Akron: Akron Beacon Journal, (2001). 168p, 7 1/4"x 9 3/4" (oblong), pictorial boards, photos with captions, vg. 1st edition. Contains over 300 chronologically arranged photos, most submitted by readers of the Beacon Journal, with identities and.....
WALKS AROUND AKRON, Rediscovering a City in Transition.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2007. Musarra, Russ & Chuck Ayers. WALKS AROUND AKRON, Rediscovering a City in Transition. Akron: University of Akron Press, (2007). 280p, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", cloth, dust jacket, vg. 1st edition, signed by authors. Full page color illustrations by Chuck Ayers. A lovely.....
WALKS AROUND AKRON, Rediscovering a City in Transition.
Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2007. 280p, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", paperback, illustrated, very good. First edition, signed by authors. Full page color illustrations by Chuck Ayers. A lovely book drawn from illustrated articles originally published in the Akron Beacon Journal. Stories and pictures of downtown, neighborhoods, institutions.....
A PASSION FOR THE LAND. John F. Seiberling and the Environmental Movement.
Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, (2009). 263p, cloth, illustrated, 1" tear to dust jacket, o/w very good. First edition, inscribed by author. Notes, index.
YESTERDAY'S AKRON, The First 150 Years.
Miami: E. A. Seemann Publishing Inc., 1976. 120p, 9 3/4" x 6 3/4", boards, illustrated, a few small edge tears and 1" x 1/4" piece missing from front of dust jacket, very good. Second printing. Essentially a photo history with captions. Interesting and in considerable demand. Nichols was a columnist.....
A WHALE OF A TERRITORY.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966. 249p, boards, illus., vg in dust jacket. 1st edition. O'Neill was founder of General Tire.