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1. (Spafford, Horatio Gates) compiled by
G. Martin Sleeman. SPAFFORD'S 1824 GUIDE FOR NEW
YORK TRAVELLERS. Albany, NY, N.Y. State Library:
Some wear. Small softbound covers. Softbound small covers. $7.50
2. Adams, Spencer L. THE
LONG HOUSE OF THE IROQUOIS: WHY THE FIVE NATIONS POSSESSING A RECTANGULAR TYPE
OF LODGE LIKE THE SHAPE OF THEIR ANCIENT REALM IN UP-STATE NEW YORK, CALLED
THEMSELVES "HO-DE'-NO-SAU-NEE" ("PEOPLE OF THE LONG HOUSE").
New York, Fairview Farm: 1944. 175 pages. Rebound
in blue library buckram. Ex-library copy. Shelf wear with rubbing to spine and
corners. A scarce title. $35.00
3. Argus Company. NEW
YORK AND THE WAR WITH SPAIN: HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE STATE REGIMENTS. Albany,
NY, The Argus Company, Printers: 1903. Some shelf wear, else near . Internally
clean and tight. Also includes the imprint "My Memories of the Military
History of the State of New York During the War for the Union, 1861-65", by
Colonel Silas W. Burt. $30.00
4. Barber, John W. & Henry Howe. HISTORICAL
COLLECTIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, CONTAINING A GENERAL COLLECTION OF THE
MOST INTERESTING FACTS, TRADITIONS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, ANECDOTES... New
York, S. Tuttle: 1841. 608 pages. Original full leather binding. Scuffing and
rubbing to the covers and the spine. Many discolored spots to the binding from
wear. Spine edges and corners are worn. Hinges are tight. There are several
loose pages within the book, but the text block is sound overall. Foxing to
pages, heavier in places. Illustrated with woodcuts. Includes a sketch of the
city of Palmyra, with some scathing anti-Mormon reviews of Joseph Smith and the
Book of Mormon. $225.00
5. Barnes, Joseph W. THE
GOLD RUSH JOURNAL OF THOMAS EVERSHED: ENGINEER, ARTIST & ROCHESTERIAN. Rochester,
NY, Rochester Public Library: 1977. Some shelf wear. Softbound stapled-bound
covers. $10.00
6. Bergreen, Islay Nicholson-editor. OUR
ALLEGANY HERITAGE, 1831-1981: A SESQUICENTENNIAL REVIEW. Allegany,
New York, Citizen Printing House: 1981. 165 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding.
Clean and tight. $75.00
7. Bradbury, William B. THE
NEW YORK GLEE AND CHORUS BOOK; CONTAINING A VARIETY OF GLEES AND PART SONGS,
ARRANGEMENTS FROM OPERAS... New York, Mason
Brothers: 1856. Leather spine with 1/2 inch chips to top and bottom of spine. Rear
hinge cracked but still attached by cord. Former owner's large inscription in
front. Paper over board covers. Scuffing and wear to corners and boards. Binding
is tight. $55.00
8. Briggs, Erasmus. HISTORY
OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF CONCORD, BEING THE PRESENT TOWNS OF CONCORD, COLLINS, N.
COLLINS AND SARDINIA: ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. Rochester,
NY, Union and Advertiser Company: 1883. 977 pages. Rare first edition. Shelf
wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Raised leather bands on spine
and leather corners. Corners are rubbed and there is some scuffing to the
binding. Slight browning around the edges of some pages. A couple of pages have
chips and small tears to the edges, not affecting the text. Overall a solid
copy. $200.00
9. Darby, William. A
TOUR FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TO DETROIT: IN THE MICHIGAN TERRITORY. Chicago,
Quadrangle Books: 1962. Slight Shelf wear, else VG in slightly edge-worn dust
jacket. $8.00
10. Davis, A. HISTORY
OF A NEW AMSTERDAM; OR, NEW YORK AS IT WAS, IN THE DAYS OF THE DUTCH GOVERNORS.
TOGETHER WITH PAPERS ON EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; AND ON
PHILADELPHIA IN THE TIMES OF WILLIAM PENN. New
York, R.T. Young: 1854. 240 pages. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners,
else Good+. Corners bumped. Some discoloration to binding. Binding is tight.
Scarce. $37.50
11. DeGraff, Lee S.-compiler. POST
OFFICES OF NEW YORK STATE, 1792-1969. Fort
Johnson, New York, Empire State Postal History Society: 1969. Hardbound green
buckram covers. This appears to be a typescript copy bound, but not sure. It is
bound with another title "Alphabetical List of Post Offices of New York
State". A large book with many pages in total. $35.00
12. Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890
NEW YORK CENSUS INDEX OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS OR THEIR WIDOWS. Salt
Lake City, Index Publishing: 1984. 451 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine
and internal library ink stamps. Light wear. $75.00
13. Erie Canal Museum. ERIE
CANAL MUSEUM. PHOTOS FROM THE COLLECTION. Syracuse,
New York, Erie Canal Museum: 1989. 83 pages. Slight shelf wear. Large softbound
covers. $25.00
14. F.W. Beers & Co.. HISTORY
OF ALLEGANY COUNTY, NEW YORK. With Illustrations Descriptive of Scenery, Private
Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufacturies... New
York, W.E. Morrison & Co.: 1978. 392 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine and
corners. A large, oversized book. Facsimile of the original edition. $110.00
15. Finch, Roy G. THE
STORY OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANALS: HISTORIC AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION. [n.p.],
Privately printed: [n.d. ca.1980s]. Softbound covers. Slight wear. No date of
publication, but appears to be 1960's or later. $4.50
16. Fowler, John. JOURNAL
OF A TOUR THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE YEAR 1830 WITH REMARKS ON
AGRICULTURE IN THOSE PARTS MOST ELIGIBLE FOR SETTLERS. New
York, Augustus M. Kelley: 1970. 333 pages. $10.00
17. Hagar, Robert E. MOHAWK
RIVER BOATS AND NAVIGATION BEFORE 1820. Syracuse,
New York, Canal Society of New York: 1987. 1987. Softbound edition. Some shelf
wear. Softbound covers. Signed by author. $17.50
18. Humphrey, George P. NOTES
OF A TOUR THROUGH THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN 1829. Philadelphia,
George P. Humphrey: 1916. Some shelf wear. Some discoloration to covers. Small
flexible board binding. Reprint edition of this rare narrative, limited to
200 copies. $25.00
19. Jackson, Ronald Vern. NEW
YORK CITY 1850 CENSUS INDEX. Bountiful, Utah,
Accelerated Indexing Systems: 1976. 382 pages. Bound in green buckram. Some
wear and slight fading to binding. Ex-library label on spine and internal
library marks. Binding tight. $45.00
20. Kay, John L. & Chester M. Smith,
Jr. NEW YORK POSTAL HISTORY: THE POST OFFICES AND
FIRST POSTMASTERS FROM 1775 TO 1980. State
College, PA, American Philatelic Society: 1982. 556 pages. Beautiful condition.
Very scarce title. $200.00
21. L. P. Crary. A
DIRECTORY FOR THE CITY OF BUFFALO; CONTAINING THE NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE
HEADS OF FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDERS, IN SAID CITY. Buffalo,
L.P. Crary: 1932. Facimile of rare 1832 edition. This facsmile edition is
limited. This copy has a presentation slip signed by the printer. $45.00
22. Lyell, Sir Charles. A
SECOND VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA. Two volumes. New
York, Harper & Brothers: 1849. Two volumes set. Some wear and rubbing to
spine and corners, else near VG. Pages have scattered foxing. The author
travelled extensively in New England, down the Mississippi River, the American
South and the Midwest. He wrote a detailed and interesting narrative of his
travels in America. Pages have scattered foxing. The author travelled
extensively in New England, down the Mississippi River, the American South and
the Midwest. He wrote a detailed and interesting narrative of his travels in
America. $125.00
23. Mandelbaum, Seymour J. BOSS
TWEED'S NEW YORK. New York, John Wiley & Sons:
1965. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. Dust jacket is
affixed to the boards flaps.This is the 1965 hardback edition. Minimal library
wear to book. $9.00
24. McMullin, Phillip. NEW
YORK IN 1800: AN INDEX TO THE FEDERAL CENSUS SCHEDULES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITH OTHER AIDS TO RESEARCH. Provo, Utah, Gendex
Corporation: 1971. 272 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Corners slightly
bumped. $15.00
25. Merrill, Arch. A
RIVER RAMBLE: SAGA OF THE GENESEE VALLEY. Signed by author. Rochester,
NY, Gannett Company: 1943. Shelf wear & some fading, else VG in edge-worn
dust jacket. Signed by the author. Sixth printing. $30.00
26. New York. TWENTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF STATE PRISONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Albany,
NY, Argus Company: 1871. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+.
$37.50
27. Papp, John. ERIE
CANAL DAYS. A PICTORIAL ESSAY. ALBANY TO BUFFALO. 1975.
Some shelf wear, else near VG. Slight soiling to covers. $7.50
28. Pargellis, Stanley. DIARY:
A TRIP FROM NEW YORK TO THE FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY IN 1845. Chicago,
University Of Chicago Press: 1946. 102 pages. Slight shelf wear, else VG in
edge-worn dust jacket. Jacket has some soiling. $8.95
29. Patton, Donald Scott. THE
PRIVATE LAND POSTS OF THE UNITED STATES, VOLUME 1: NEW YORK STATE. London,
Robson Lowe Ltd.: 1967. 350 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has
some wear to the edges. $75.00
30. Railroads. STATE
OF NEW YORK. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR AND...REPORTS OF
THE RAILROAD CORPORATIONS FOR 1867. Albany, NY,
Charles Van Benthuysen: 1868. Slight shelf wear. A clean and tight copy. Includes
large fold-out map near the front of the book of the New York railroads. A
beautiful copy. $125.00
31. Ritchie, William A. THE
PRE-IROQUOIAN OCCUPATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE. Rochester,
NY, Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences: 1944. 416 pages. Shelf wear to
binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A few scuffed spots on the binding.
$95.00
32. Roberts, James A.-editor. NEW
YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE. Albany,
NY, Weed-Parsons Printing: 1897. 261 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners, with slight fraying to cloth at spine extremities. Large
oversize book. Corners rubbed. A few scuffed spots and stains to the binding.
Back hinge starting to crack, but holding. Beautiful pictorial illustrated front
cover. $75.00
33. Ross, M. Lillian. THE
WATERFORD FLIGHT: A REPORT ON THE NOTABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO ITS OPENING ON
MAY 15,1915. Waterford, New York, Waterford
Historical Museum: 1965. Slight wear. Softbound covers. $15.00
34. Saint Agnes Parish. THE
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF SAINT AGNES PARISH, NEW YORK CITY, 1873-1923. New
York, Saint Agnes Parish: 1923. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners,
else near VG. $25.00
35. Scott, Kenneth-editor. NEW
YORK ALIEN RESIDENTS, 1825-1848. Baltimore,
Genealogical Publishing Co.: 1978. 122 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding.
$75.00
36. Smith, John. THEY
WERE HERE. ON THE TRAIL OF OUR INDIAN PIONEERS. An Effort to Follow Our Native
Americans into Cassadaga Valley. Jamestown, New
York, Privately Printed: 1990. 143 pages. Softbound covers. Very good condition.
Scarce private printing. $25.00
37. Turner, O. PIONEER
HISTORY OF THE HOLLAND PURCHASE ON WESTERN NEW YORK: EMBRACING SOME ACCOUNT OF
THE ANCIENT REMAINS. Geneseo, New York, James
Brunnner: 1974. 670 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust
jacket has slight edge-wear. $90.00
38. W.E. Morrison . HISTORY
OF WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. WITH ILLUSTATIONS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS
OF SOME PIONEERS AND PROMINENT RESIDENTS. Ovid,
New York, W.E. Morrison: 1976. 307 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Facsimile reprint of the first edition. $125.00
39. Warren, R.M.. CHAUTAUQUA
SKETCHES: FAIR POINT AND THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY. Buffalo,
H.H. Otis: 1878. Some wear and fading to spine. Discolored spot on front
cover. Some dampstains to text block and stains to a few pages. An early and
scarce Chautautqua book. $50.00
40. Waterbury, Grace A. & Edwin M.
Waterbury. JONATHAN WATERBURY GENEALOGY: ANCESTRY
AND SOME OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN WATERBURY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK
(1766-1825). Oswego, New York, Palladium-Times,
Inc.: 1950. 302 pages. Shelf wear and some rubbing to spine and corners. Slight
soiling to the binding. Corners are rubbed. Binding is tight and contents are
complete. A rare history. $200.00
41. Wilstach, Paul. HUDSON
RIVER LANDINGS. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill: 1933.
Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. 1933
edition. Dust jacket has chipping and tears along spine as well. $10.00
42. Wyld, Lionel D. LOW
BRIDGE! FOLKLORE AND THE ERIE CANAL. Syracuse,
Syracuse University Press: 1962. Shelf wear, else near VG in jacket with chips
& tears to edges. $6.00
43. Wyld, Lionel D. 40'
X 28 'X 4': THE ERIE CANAL, 150 YEARS. New York,
Oneida County Erie Canal: 1967. Some shelf wear, else VG. Softbound oblong
covers. $9.75