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Minuteman Press: Portsmouth, 2004 and 2005. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Two volumes sold together: The Story of an Ordinary Boy Who Got To Do Extraordinary Things--an autobiography of Walter Smyk; [and] Marilyn: A Portrait of a Remarkable Woman--a photographic essay by Walter Smyk. Both small quarto, 9" tall, vol. 1 203 + numerous plate pages, illustrated wraps;… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, 8" tall, 130 pages, green cloth. A very good, clean, neat, hard cover with light shelf wear; binding tight, paper just slightly yellowed, BUT a previous owner's name stamp on the front endpaper and title page as well as his bookplate on the . In a… Read more about this item

The Sandwich Historical Society/ Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo, 9" tall, xvii + 186 pages, stiff illustrated wraps. A very good, clean and neat soft cover overall with minor shelf wear; binding tight, paper cream white, but a previous owner's gift inscription on the front half-title page.

Fields, Osgood, & Co; Boston, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Without dust jacket (as issue. An ex-library copy. Sold as a good original reading copy. Octavo, 7" tall, 53 pages with intertextual black and white illustration, gilt titles on maroon cloth, beveled boards. A good copy only, interior very good, clean, paper light to moderately yellowed, but library stamps… Read more about this item

University of Wisconsin Press, 1961. reprint. Paperback. Very Good minus. In two volumes, complete. Octavo 8 1/2" tall, 846 pages, stiff wraps. A very good minus, softcover edition with moderate shelf wear and minor exterior soiling; binding tight, paper just slightly yellowed. This is one of the earlier paperbacks with a sewn binding and will last a good… Read more about this item

The Beacon Press: Boston, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Without dust jacket. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, xvii + 226 pages, gilt titles on maroon cloth. A very good, generally clean, neat hard cover overall with minor shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white with slight soiling to the fore-edges. Without dust jacket.

W.W. Norton; NY, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good minus. Octavo, 7 3/4” tall, 94 pages, gilt titles on brown cloth. A very good, generally clean, neat original hard cover edition with minor shelf wear but with slight foxing to the top fore-edge; binding tight, paper cream white. In a very good minus, moderately worn… Read more about this item

Old Maps, West Chesterfield, NH, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Originally published by Comstock and Cline, NY. This is a recent reprint of an original edition. Folio, 14" tall, 54 pages with intertextual black and white illustration throughout, stiff illustrated wraps. A good, generally clean, neat sturdy soft cover with shelf wear and rubbing at the extremities, soiling at… Read more about this item

East Kingsyon Historical Committee, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Sold as a good reading copy only. Quarto, 10 3/4” tall, 40 pages with intertextual photocopied illustration, saddle stitched, illustrated stiff beige wraps. A good, sturdy soft cover with moderate shelf wear and exterior soiling; binding solid, text paper cream white, with some soiling and foxing at the lower… Read more about this item

The University of North Carolina Press, 1998-08-31. Second Printing. hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 442 pages, blue boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover overall with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket with the original price present.

Rumford Press, Concord NH, 1904. First thus. Hardcover. Good. This is a problem copy, not just because of the general condition but because it was well used and there are various corrections and additions made as well as a few pages missing,(they are printed one-sided and perforated for removal) But it is unique! 12mo, Offered as a scarce… Read more about this item

T. Fisher Unwin, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Without dust jacket (if issue. Due to condition, an original reading copy. Octavo, 7 3/4" tall, 192 pages + 32 publishers' for 1886-7 (???)ads, decorative endpapers, decorated green cloth. A good, hard cover edition with general shelf wear, rubbing and soiling to the cover decoration,fore-corner tips through to boards, back… Read more about this item

Horace Wentworth: Boston, 1866. 'New Edition'. Hardcover. Good/Without dust jacket (if issue. This is a scarce volume offered despite condition. 12mo, 7” tall, 250 pages, gilt titles, gilt titles on blue cloth. A good, generally clean hardcover first edition with moderate shelf wear but one fore-corner frayed, cloth lightly foxed; paper light to moderately yellowed, a previous owner's… Read more about this item

Snow & Farnham Printers, Providence R.I, 1897, 1902, 1916 to 1919 . First Edition thus. Hardcover. Good/Without dust jacket. Three volumes, somewhat confusing but seemingly… Read more about this item

Printed for the Author, Portsmouth, NH, , 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, 7 1/4" tall, 264 pages + six illustrations of old Portsmouth, gilt titles, and decoration on decorative green cloth with beveled edges. A generally clean, original hardcover edition with minor shelf wear and rubbing to the fore-corner tips and back strip edges; BUT binding broken,… Read more about this item

Peter E. Randall , 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Oblong quarto, 10 1/4" x 8 1/4, 126 pages with intertextual illustrations throughout, gilt titles on brown cloth. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper bright. In a very good, slightly edge-worn dust jacket with the original price present. This… Read more about this item

Riverhead Books, 2022-02-01. Second Printing. hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 961 pages, gray and maroonboards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover overall with little shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket with the original price present.

Penguin Press, 2004-04-26. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 384 pages, black boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear, binding tight, paper cream white, but a remainder dot on the bottom fore-edge. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket with light shelf wear and… Read more about this item

Hwong Publishing Company, 1981. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by the author on the half-title page and dated 1/25/92, numbered 98, with the statement "This book is one of the last 100 first printing copies to be distributed (numbered in reverse order)." Octavo, 9 1/4" tall, [viii] + 499 pages + black and white plates, color… Read more about this item

Hyperion Books, 2007-09-25. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 719 pages, illustrated boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with light shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket with the original price present.