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New York List
Last updated January 7, 2010
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. 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
4. 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. 1st American edition. 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. $45.00
5. 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
6. 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. $26.50
7. Eakle, Arlene H. & L. Ray Gunn. DESCRIPTIVE
INVENTORY OF THE NEW YORK COLLECTION. Finding Aids the Microfilmed Manuscript
Collection of Genealogical Society of Utah. Number 4. Salt
Lake, University of Utah Press: 1980. First edition. 249 pages. Large softbound
covers. Some wear to the covers. Some of the pages have names highlighted in
blue. $4.75
8. 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. $12.25
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. Genealogical Publishing Company`. HEADS
OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790. New
York. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. :
1976. First edition. 308 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. Scattered underlining to the text, mostly
highlighting of names. $21.50
13. 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
14. 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. $195.00
15. 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
16. 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.
$37.50
17. Papp, John. ERIE
CANAL DAYS. A PICTORIAL ESSAY. ALBANY TO BUFFALO. 1975.
Some shelf wear, else near VG. Slight soiling to covers. $7.50
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
$15.00
21. Scott, Kenneth-editor. NEW
YORK ALIEN RESIDENTS, 1825-1848. Baltimore,
Genealogical Publishing Co. : 1978. 122 pages. Slight shelf wear to binding.
$33.00
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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