History - Local & Genealogy

[5013] (Unknown). College of Engineering Alumni Directory 1985 (West Virginia University). NY: Bernard C. Harris Publishing, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. 86pp. Alumni Guide for West Virginia College of Engineering , Morgantown, WV. $6.00 [3045] Adams, Kim (et al). Echoes : Reflections of the Past, Vol 1, Spring 1985. Travelers Rest, SC: Northwest Middle School, 1985. Soft Cover. Very Good 70pp., illus. Nicely done local history project from middle school in Travelers Rest, SC. $5.00 [5653] Appleyard, John. The History of Local Government in Pensacola & Escambia County. Pensacola FL: John Appleyard, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Fine 109pp., illus. Local history of Escambia County Florida. Surnames listed primarily those of elected officials from circa 1821 and Andrew Jackson era. $5.00 [6840] Arnold, Eleanor (editor). Party Lines, Pumps, and Privies (Memories of Hoosier Homemakers, Vol. 2) (Party Lines, Pumps and Privies Ser., Vol. 2). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0253208009. 176pp., b/w illus. Oral history of Indiana homemakers. $6.00 [6111] Barry, John Stetson. History of Massachusetts : The Commonwealth Period. Boston MA: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1857. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Lower corners worn, upper and lower spine edge worn, tight fully intact, halo of moisture stain to edges of first and last few pages, 468pp. Volume 3 of 3 covering 1775-1820. Covers American Revolution, Siege of Boston and War of 1812. $20.00 [3529] Burks, Jack. Rabbit Roping Rodeo. Columbus GA: Quill Publications, 1996. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Author. Fine ISBN: 0966882407. 153pp. Inscription "Welcome to West Texas. Hope you enjoy it. Jack Burks." Burks' story of growing up in Odessa, Texas, and the fund raising event that went astray - a jack rabbit roping contest. $9.00 [4069] Campbell, Vic. Junction - County Road 197 : Mild Adventure for the Armchair Ruralist. ill. Akin, Nancy (illustrator). Sparta NJ: Xander Creek Press, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0933776322. Light scratch and small closed tear to dust jacket, 294pp., illus. Series of articles published in the Santa Rosa County (FL) Press Gazette from 1985-1989. Rural life and customs from NW Florida. Inlaid brochure on book. $6.00 [4070] Clauss, Francis J.. Alcatraz: Island of Many Mistakes. Menlo Park CA: Briarcliff Press, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 1199508799. 87pp., illus., maps. History of Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California. $5.00 [7006] Clements, James (ed.). Favorite Sons & Sons of Guns : Or Butler - The Untold Stories. Butler, PA: Golden Tornado Foundation, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Small rubs to cover, 291pp., illus. A multitude of historic events and characters associatied with Butler county, PA from 1800 to 1994. $17.00 [2686] Concordia College. Centennial Alumni Directory 1891-1991: Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota. White Plains NY: Bernard C. Harris Publishing, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good 595pp. Historical sketch of college with alumni by year, alphabetical and geographical listings. $8.00 [4911] Doane, Gilbert H.. Searching for Your Ancestors, 3rd Edition. Minneapolis MN: University of Minnesota, 1960. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 203pp. Guide for the family history researcher. $5.00 [5555] Eskew, Garnett Laidl. Willards of Washington the Epic of a Capital Caravansary. New York NY: Coward - McCann, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1125146796. Dust jacket price clipped, mylar cover protector, name inside front cover, 240pp. $8.00 [6529] Espy, Willard R.. Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village. ill. Hollander, Earl. New York NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0517521962. Clean, no marks, green page ends, 300pp., illus sketches. Southwest Washington state family history. Pacific country, Willipa Bay, Long Beach. $16.00 [3702] Everton, George B. Sr. (ed.). The Handy Book for Genealogists, 5/e. Logan UT: Everton, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Dustjacket closed tear and price clipped, 333pp. Vital record Sources. $5.00 [5790] Fields, F.T. Texas Sketchbook. ill. Schiwetz, E.M.. Houston TX: Humble Oil, 1962. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Spot on top pp edge, 104pp., illus. color & b/w. Articles on Texas history which appeared over a period of several years in The Humble Way. $7.00 [5390] Groene, Bertram H.. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. New York, NY: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Fine ISBN: 034536192x. 128pp., illus. $6.00 [5141] Hicks, Edwin P.. The Fort Smith Story (1817-1896). Eastern National Park & Monument Association , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 64pp., illus. Inlaid Fort Smith National Cemetery folder, 10pp. $8.00 [3708] Howell, Erle. Methodism in the Northwest. Nashville TN: Parthenon Press, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Ffep removed, 468pp., illus. Extensive local history of Methodist Churches including appendix of churches and pastoral appointments. $9.00 [6767] John Appleyard Agency. The First United Methodist Church in Pensacola. 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. As New 191pp., illus. History of the First Methodist Church, Pensacola, Florida founded in 1821. $6.00 [3224] Madison, James. Indiana Magazine of History, Volume 84 No 1 - 4. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Name inside some covers, four issues, 405pp. Journals publish jointly by the History Department of Indiana University and Indiana Historical Society. $3.00 [3225] Madison, James. Indiana Magazine of History, Volume 85 No 1 - 4. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good Name inside some covers, four issues, 388pp. Journals publish jointly by the History Department of Indiana University and Indiana Historical Society. $3.00 [4813] Madison, James H.. Indiana Through Tradition and Change: A History of the Hoosier State and Its People 1920-1945. Indianapolis IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0871950421. Spine edge discoloration from rubbing, 453pp. $6.00 [3595] Miller, Olga K.. Migration, Emigration, Immigration : Principally to the United States and in the United States. Logan UT: Everton, 1974. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Ex-Library. Poor Library stamps, closed tears to cover, first 20pp loose, 278pp. Biographical entries by location. Indexed by surname and location. $8.00 [6483] Miller, William D.. Memphis During the Progressive Era 1900-1917. Memphis TN: Memphis State University Press, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Dust jacket spine lightly sunned, slightly cocked binding, clean, 242pp., illus., maps, index. History of Memphis Tennessee during rowdy years. $9.00 [6071] Morgan, Dan. The Rising in the West : An "Okie" Family and the Origins of the New Populism. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fine. ISBN: 0394574532. Small smudge on lower page edges o/w fine, 532pp., end maps. Traces Tatham family from Oklahoma dust bowl to California. $9.00 [6174] Muir, Thomas Jr.; Ogden, David P.. The Fort Pickens Story. Pensacola FL: Pensacola Historical Society, 1989. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good 24pp., illus., maps. History Ft. Pickens, Pensacola Bay, Florida Gulf Coast. $6.00 [1427] Newton, K. B. (ed.). Personalities of the South. Raleigh NC : American Biographical Institute , 1973. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. 644pp. Short biographical sketches of leading citizens of the Southern United States. $4.00 [6825] Nowlan, James. Glory, Darkness, Light : The Union League Club of Chicago: a History. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2004. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0810115492. Clean, no marking, 254pp., illus. Contibution of the Chicago Union League Club to shaping of Chicago. $14.00 [4099] Nutting, Wallace. Virginia Beautiful. NY: Bonanza, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 051725588x. Dustjacket small closed tears, previous owner's inscription on ffep, 258pp., illustrated by author with 285 pictures of landscapes and dwellings. $9.00 [4482] Oppel, Frank. Tales of Old Florida. New York, NY: Book Sales, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 1-55521-225-5. 477pp., illus. Collection of original articles on Florida life from 1880-1910. $9.00 [6384] Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau. Pennsylvania Dutch Guide-Book. Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fine 42pp., b/w illus. Revised 1972. $7.00 [6328] Phillips, James W.. Washington State Place Names. Seattle WA: University of Washington, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Slight moisture curl to lower page edges, 167pp., end maps. $6.00 [6227] Richie, Gladys. Mississippi River Memories. Pensacola FL: Waldo's Great American Amusement, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Inscribed by Author. Fine 95pp. Remembrances of life on the lower Mississippi River. $12.00 [4859] Roberts, James A.. New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol. 1. Albany NY: J. B. Lyon Company, 1904. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Cover water stain lower right, spine cloth wormed, corner wear, first several pages lightly water stained lower quarter, front hinge weak, intact, 534pp. Rolls of New York military units during the American Revolution. $30.00 [6344] Ruhen, Olfa; Van Sommers, Tess; Thompson, Patricia. Historic Sydney Sketchbook. ill. White, Unk; Emanuel, Cedric. Australia: Rigby, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / No Jacket. ISBN: 0727002767. 247pp., illus. History of Sydney in text and drawings. $7.00 [2208] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti (ed.). Genealogical & Local History Books in Print. Springfield VA: Netti Schreiner-Yantis, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Ex-Library. Good Library reference markings and discard stamp, tight, 410pp. $4.00 [5368] Shields, A. Randolph. The Cades Cove Story. Gatlinburg, TN: Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0937207071. 116pp., illus. Limited notes on Tipton, Oliver, Shields, McCaulley, Cable, Lawson, Abbott, Burchfield, Gregory, Myers, Sparks, Powell, Post, and Foute surnames. $7.00 [5135] Shofner, Jerrell H. and Linda V. Ellsworth (eds.). Ethnic Minorities in Gulf Coast Society. Pensacola FL: Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 137pp., illus. $9.00 [5215] Shofner, Jerrell H. and Linda V. Ellsworth (eds.). Ethnic Minorities in Gulf Coast Society. Pensacola FL: Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Previous owner's label on title page, 137pp., illus. b/w photos. $8.00 [6612] Smith, William, Jr.; Kammen, Michael G. (editor). History of the Province of New York (2 Vols.) (The John Harvard Library). Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0674403215. Previous owner's embossment to ffep. Volume One: From the First Discovery to the Year 1732, 336pp.; Volume Two: A Continuation, 1732-1762., 331pp. Two volumes. $39.00 [5773] Speidel, William C.. Sons of the Profits or There's No Business Like Grow Business: The Seattle Story 1851-1901. Seattle WA: Nettle Creek Publishing Company, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Very Good. ISBN: 091489000x. 345pp., illus. $9.00 [1840] Stratton, Joanna L.. Pioneer Women : Voices from the Kansas Frontier. NY: Touchstone, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 0671447483. Creased cover, back cover taped and large chip, front hinge taped, reading copy, 319pp., illus. $3.00 [6062] Texas Memorial Museum. Twice-Told Tales of Texas. Austin TX: Texas Memorial Museum, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 50pp., illus. Second edition, second printing 1960. Museum Notes No. 3 $6.00 [6177] Uttley, W.V. (Re-issued by by Gerald Noonan). A History of Kitchener (Ontario). Waterloo ON: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press , 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 454pp., illus. Reprint of Uttley 1937 edition. Local history of Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario. $18.00 [6793] Walser, Richard. North Carolina Legends. Raleigh NC: North Carolina Division of Archives & History, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fine ISBN: 0865261393. No markings, 76pp., illus. 14th printing. $5.00 [4541] Wolle, Muriel Sibell. Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado. ill. Author. Boulder CO: Muriel S. Wolle, 1949. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. Edge wear to dust jacket top of spine, light chipping, 544pp., illus. Beginning in 1926 Wolle visited and sketched the disappearing ghost towns of Colorado. Signed by Wolle on title page. $18.00

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