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New York List
Last updated January 10, 2012
1. 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.... 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.
6028add. $20.00
2. 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. $30.00
3. Clarke, John M.; Ruedemann, Rudolf. THE
EURYPTERIDA OF NEW YORK. Complete set of two volumes. Volume I-text and volume
II-plates.. Albany, New York: New York State
Museum, 1912. Two volume set, complete. Both volumes show slight shelf wear to
the spine edges and corners. The hinges are tight. The plate volume has a crack
in the text block, but it is holding firmly. A nice set. $125.00
4. 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. $7.00
5. 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. $9.25
6. Finch, Roy G. THE
STORY OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANALS: HISTORICAL 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. $3.25
7. Goodwin, Maud Wilder-editor. HISTORIC
NEW YORK. Volume I and volume II.. New York : G.
P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. Complete in two volumes. Some shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. A few scuffed spots on the spines. Bindings are
tight. Nicely illustrated with photographs. $70.00
8. 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
9. 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. Near new condition.
Very scarce title. $98.00
10. 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. $35.00
11. Lossing, Benjamin J. THE
HUDSON, FROM THE WILDERNESS TO THE SEA.. New York:
Virtue & Yorston, 1866. 464 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Corners are rubbed through. The edges of the spine are
slightly frayed. $90.00
12. 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. $5.25
13. New York. TWENTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF STATE PRISONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.. Albany,
NY: Argus Company, 1871. 307 pages. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners.
$30.00
14. Papp, John. ERIE
CANAL DAYS. A PICTORIAL ESSAY. ALBANY TO BUFFALO.. 1975.
Some shelf wear, else near VG. Slight soiling to covers. $4.75
15. 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
16. Scott, Kenneth-editor. NEW YORK ALIEN RESIDENTS, 1825-1848.. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. , 1978. 122 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding. $125.00
17. 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.
Private printing. $22.00
18. W.E. Morrison . HISTORY
OF WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS
OF SOME PIONEERS AND PROMINENT RESIDENTS.. Ovid,
New York: W. E. Morrison, 1976. 307 pages. This is a facsimile reprint of the
rare first edition. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
$55.00
19. 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. $70.00
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