For the state of Massachusetts we currently have 213 books available and on the shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on January 11, 2008. Remember, ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller. (Our Massachusetts inventory can also be viewed with our Catalogue Shopping Cart)
1. BOYLSTON 1786-1986 - A BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION (BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS), Boylston Bicentennial Comm., Boylston, MA, 1987, B&W illustrations, 144pp, very good, blue "leatherette" hardcover, A yearbook presentation of the festivities for the town's 200th anniversary., (Order No: 36556 ), $25.00
2. THE BLUE BOOK FOR WORCESTER AND NEARBY CITIES AND TOWNS (WORCESTER BLUE BOOK WITH SUBURBAN CITIES), The Blue Books Company Pub., Springfield Gardens, NY, 1937, 118pp, This Blue Book is meant to serve as a directory, setting forth such personal information as may be useful and needful and not available elsewhere., (Order No: 49744 ), $20.00
3. BRADFORD'S HISTORY "OF PLIMOTH PLANTATION." FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, MA, 1898, B&W illustrations, lxxvii, 555pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, old hinge repairs, "With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts.", (Order No: 51305 ), $12.50
4. CAMBRIDGE, SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS A CITY: 1846-1921 -- CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, City Council Committee, Cambridge, MA, 1922, B&W illustrations, 128pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE INTERESTING EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 9-11-12, 1921., (Order No: 47972 ), $10.00
5. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FITCHBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND PAPEERS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN - FIVE VOLUME SET - MASS., Historical Society, Fitchburg, MA, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Complete set of five volumes of the papers read and presented by members at the society's meetings. Volume I, 1892-1895, published 1895, 271pp; Volume II, 1894-1897, published 1897, 315pp; Volume III, 1897-1899, published in 1902, 335pp; Volume IV, 1900-1906, published in 1908, 289pp; and Volume V, 1907-1913, published in 1914, 296pp. Presented by the historical society to another institution, this clean and tight set appears unused and unread., (Order No: 50816 ), $100.00
6. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, Greenfield Historical Soc., Greenfield, MA, 1953, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wire spiral bound wraps (softcover), Contents include: The Common; Transportation; Main Street--East and West; Schools and Public Buildings; Federal Street; Other Streets; Industries; Blizzards, Floods, and Other Social Events., (Order No: 45959 ), $30.00
7. HAVERHILL MASSACHUSETTS - AN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTER, Board of Trade, Haverhill, MA, 1889, B&W illustrations, 260pp, good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Preface; Organizatin of the Board of Trade; Historic Haverhill; Within and Without; Schools; Organized Activity; Shoes and Shoemaking; Various Things; A Place to Live In; Prominent Business Interests., (Order No: 51091 ), $30.00
8. PLYMOUTH - YESTERDAY & TODAY 1803-1953, The Plymouth National Bank, Plymouth, MA, 1953, B&W illustrations, 36pp, good, white vellum spine, blue boards (hardcover), Published on its One Hundred-Fiftieth Anniversary., (Order No: 47815 ), $9.50
9. VITAL RECORDS OF GEORGETOWN MASSACHUSETTS TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1928, 90pp, very good, light brown cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48476 ), $75.00
10. Adams, Charles Francis, THE CENTENNIAL MILESTONE: AN ADDRESS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE ONE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF QUINCY, MASS., John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, MA, 1892, B&W illustrations, 59pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), Address delivered July 4, 1892., (Order No: 40707 ), $75.00
11. Adams, Charles Francis Jr.; and, Nash, Gilbert, WESSAGUSSET AND WEYMOUTH; WEYMOUTH IN ITS FIRST TWENTY YEARS; & WEYMOUTH THIRTY YEARS LATER - WEYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO 3, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, MA, 1905, 164pp, fine, brown cloth, teg (hardcover), A collection of three papers. WESSAGUSSET AND WEYMOUTH by Charles Francis Adams, Jr. delivered July 4, 1874. WEYMOUTH IN ITS FIRST TWENTY YEARS read before the society by Gilbert Nash, November 1, 1882; and, WEYMOUTH THIRTY YEARS LATER, read by Charles Francis Adams before the society September 23, 1904., (Order No: 48994 ), $75.00
12. Adams, John Coleman, NATURE STUDIES IN BERKSHIRE, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1899 1st ed, B&W and sepia toned ill., 225pp, very good+ decorated green cloth (hardcover) lacks front free ep, Exquisite illustrations in sepia toned photogravure from original photographs by Arthur Scott. Exceptionally nice clean, tight and bright copy (albiet lacking front free endpaper)., (Order No: 38932 ), $60.00
13. Addison, Albert C., THE ROMANTIC STORY OF THE PURITAN FATHERS AND THEIR FOUNDING OF NEW BOSTON AND THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY ..., L. C. Page & Company, Boston, MA, 1912 1st ed, sepia toned illustrations, 243pp, good, decorated gray cloth (hardcover) lt wear/soiling to cloth, "...TOGETHER WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO THEIR DEPARTURE FROM OLD BOSTON AND THE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS IN ENGLAND." Internally a nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 50600 ), $17.50
14. Aldrich, Spaulding R. (editor), TOWN OF NORTHBRIDGE BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE JOURNAL, 1772-1972 - NORTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, Northbridge Bicentennial Com, Northbridge, MA, [1972], B&W illustrations, 100pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Well illustrated commemorative booklet., (Order No: 53222 ), $30.00
15. Allen, Mary Adele, AROUND A VILLAGE GREEN: SKETCHES OF LIFE IN AMHERST - AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, The Kraushar Press, Northampton, MA, (1939), B&W illustrations, 95pp, good+, blue cloth spine (hardcover), Limited to 500 copies. Sayings and teachings of the author's childhood. Includes some stories about Emily Dickinson., (Order No: 51241 ), $12.50
16. Arrington, Benj. F. (editor in chief), MUNICIPAL HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS - TERCENTENARY EDITION -- FOUR VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Lewis Historical Publ. Co., New York, 1922, B&W illustrations, good+, black cloth spine (hardcover), "A classified work, devoted to the County's remarkable growth in all lines of human endeavor; more especially to within a period of fifty years." Volumes I and II are history with 917 pages; and, Volumes III and IV are biographical with 515 pages. A nice clean and tight set., (Order No: 52875 ), $125.00
17. Authelet, Jack, GLIMPSES OF EARLY FOXBORO [MASSACHUSETTS], The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, MA, 1978, B&W illustrations, 126pp, very good++, maroon "leatherette" (hardcover), Commemorative book for the 200th anniversary of the founding of Foxboro, Massachusetts., (Order No: 36544 ), $35.00
18. Babson, John J. (Introduction and Historical Review by Joseph E. Garland), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GLOUCESTER CAPE ANN INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ROCKPORT - 350TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, Peter Smith, Gloucester, MA, 1972, B&W illustrations, map, 610pp, good+, gray cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0844600148 First published in 1860., (Order No: 42982 ), $50.00
19. Barnard, Ruth L., A HISTORY OF EARLY ORLEANS, William S. Sullwold, Pub., Taunton, MA, 1975 1st ed, B&W ill., 158pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 08849200097 Subscription Edition. This edition is limited to 1500 copies of which 673 are numbered and reserved for advance subscribers who are listed in pages 156-158. This volume is number 143. Contents include: The Beginning; First Comes to Nauset; Founding the Town of Orleans; Sea-Faring Men of Orleans; and, The Nineteenth Century Picture. Letter from author and other ephemera laid in., (Order No: 34794 ), $75.00
20. Bayley, Charlotte C.; Atkinson, Minnie; Emery, Sarah Anna; Driver, Josephine P.; Adams, Philip D.; Little, William; et al, CAPTAINS, CLAMS AND COBBLESTONES: A COLLECTION OF PAPERS ON LIFE IN NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT IN A BYGONE ERA, Historical Soc. Old Newbury, Newburyport, MA, (1977), B&W illustrations, 138pp, very good++, light blue cloth (hardcover), These papers contain fascinating details of industries, personalities, experiences, and hardships, and what Cushing called the "social life" of Newbury and Newburyport people., (Order No: 49171 ), $25.00
21. Bazan, John M., RAILS ACROSS THE BERKSHIRE HILLS: RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN M. BAZAN 1980-1984, published by the author, n.p., 1984, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good, wraps (softcover), Four years of documenting by photographs the railroads in the Berkshires in Massachusetts., (Order No: 37288 ), $60.00
22. Benes, Peter, THE MASKS OF ORTHODOXY: FOLK GRAVESTONE CARVING IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, 1689-1805, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1977, B&W illustrations, 273pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870232371 An illustrated study of Puritan gravestone symbolism in the former Plymouth Colony area during the height of the naive style - from 1689 to 1805. A pioneer effort in the use of demographic and historical data to interpret a material culture, the study draws on data provided by approximately 4, 000 stone markers found in over 100 colonial burial sites in southeaster and central New England, and offers an explanation of the curious facial distortins, markings, and caricatures which have baffled students of early New England iconography for almost a century., (Order No: 10408 ), $45.00
23. Benson, Richard H., THE NASH FAMILY OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, Newbury Street Press, Boston, MA, 1998, 376pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0880820721 Contents include: Introduction; James and Alice Nash; The Second Generation; The Third Generation; The Fourth Generation; The Fifth Generation; The Sixth Generation; The Author; and, Index., (Order No: 48992 ), $125.00
24. Bent, Alma; Moore, Esther G.; and, Turcotte, E. Guy (edited by), GARDNER: A PORTRAIT OF ITS PAST, A PROJECT OF THE GARDNER HISTORICAL COMMISSION, Gardner Historical Comm., Gardner, MA, (1978), B&W illustrations, 104pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Gardner Center--North; Gardner Center--East; Gardner Center--South; Gardner Center--West; South Gardner; Appendices., (Order No: 49339 ), $25.00
25. Blodgette, George Brainard (compiled by) and Jewett, Amos Everett (revised and edited by), EARLY SETTLERS OF ROWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981, 472pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0897250273 First published in 1933. "A Genealogical Record of the Families who Settled in Rowley Before 1700 with Several Generations of Their Descendants.", (Order No: 52669 ), $100.00
26. Board of Street Commissioners, BOSTON'S STREETS ALSO ITS AVENUES, COURTS, PLACES, ETC. - 1928, City of Boston, Boston, MA, 1928, 239pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), "Showing the Numbers and Divisons of Those Extending Through More Than One Ward or Precinct, Together with the Location of Hotels, Apartment Houses, Engine Houses, School Houses, Institutions and Hospitals.", (Order No: 43390 ), $20.00
27. Bradley, Michael (edited by) - Oral historians: Donald Jacobs, William Crump, Frances Ripley, John Tucker, Theodore Lindberg, MEMORIES OF MONUMENT BEACH - AN ORAL HISTORY, Bourne Historic Commission, Bourne, MA, (1992), B&W illustrations, 153pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), Signed by three of the oral historians. Monument, the westerly part of the Town of Sandwich, with its minor villages (South Monument, Monument Neck, Cohasset, Head-of-the-Bay) was bounded northerly by Plymouth, easterly by Herring River Village, southerly by the village of Pocasset and westerly by the waters of Buzzard Bay. This oral history uses as its benchmark the actual homes and businesses - and buildings - of Monument Beach., (Order No: 43636 ), $30.00
28. Brayton, Alice, TRADING IN SCRABBLETOWN - CONCERNING ISRAEL BRAYTON, TRADER, Ward Printing Company, Newport, RI, n.d. c1950s, 68pp, index, good, wraps (softcover), The material used in this publication was found in a barrel of papers presented to the Fall River Historical Society by John Summerfield Brayton, in the summer of 1948. The 4,000 papers were concerned with trading in Scrabbletown, an old suburb of Swansea, Massachusetts, about ten miles from the farmhouse on the Taunton where the barrel was found., (Order No: 50458 ), $20.00
29. Brush, John Woolman, BAPTISTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Judson Press, Valley Forge, PA, (1970), B&W illustrations, 80pp, fine, red cloth (hardcover) inscribed by author in 1970, (Order No: 50365 ), $15.00
30. Buck, Sylvia G., WARREN - A TOWN IN THE MAKING 1741-1991 [WARREN, MASSACHUSETTS], Warren Arts Council, Warren, MA, 1994, B&W illustrations, 161pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) signed by author in 1997, A well illustrated pictorial history., (Order No: 50891 ), $45.00
31. Burt, Henry M., BURT'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY, New England Publishing Co., Northampton, MA, 1868 (1867) 2nd, B&W ill., fold-out map, 284pp, ads, good, salmon colored cloth w/light edgewear, "CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF MOUNT HOLYOKE, MOUNT MANSFIELD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG, LAKE WILLOUGHBY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, &c." This guide follows the railroad routes (condensed time tables for 1867 on pages 8 to 18) throught the Connecticut Valley, to "assist the seeker after pleasure to obtain a more perfect knowledge of the grandeur and beauty of Connecticut Valley scenery and that bordering on it. Offered here is the second edition of this fascinating guide. This bookseller owns a First Edition in his own collection, and the First Edition has the copyright date of 1867 on both the title page and the copyright page. The first edition has 281 pages of text, followed by the same ads that appear in the Second Edition. In the first edition, page 281 discusses Brandon, Vermont, and Howe's Scales, pages 281 through 284 in this second edition discuss Missisquoi Springs in Vermont, and a few lines on The Weldon Spring at St. Albans, Vermont. A wonderful title for gaining an appreciation for the "vacation travels" in the Connecticut Valley in the late 1860s., (Order No: 21263 ), $225.00
32. Burt, Henry M. (Editor of The New England Homestead), BURT'S GUIDE THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE RIVER SAGUENAY, New England Publishing Co., Springfield, MA, 1874, B&W illustrations, 298pp, ads, very good, original clay colored cloth (hardcover), A guide to travel by train up the Connecticut River to the White Mountains and then into Canada. With fares, routes, things to see etc. Some humerous illustrations by Palmer Cox. An exceptionally nice clean and tight copy with fold-out of "The Region of the Mill River Disaster May 16th, 1874" and "The New Steamer C. H. NORTHAM, of the New Haven Line.", (Order No: 49564 ), $275.00
33. Castonguay, A. Harold, TWO MEN ON A MILL: THE STORY OF THE RESTORATION OF BAXTER'S MILL, A. Harold Castonguay, Massachusetts, 1962, B&W illustrations, 42pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, The Baxter Mill was built originally in 1710, and then converted to turbine power by the "Baxter boys" about 1860. Most of the meal and grain from this vicinity was ground in this mill, and it is the only mill of its kind on Cape Cod., (Order No: 53061 ), $15.00
34. Chamberlain, Samuel, HISTORIC CAMBRIDGE IN FOUR SEASONS - A CAMERA IMPRESSION, Hastings House, New York, (1942), sepia toned illustrations, 73pp, good w/lightly edgeworm dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 40943 ), $7.00
35. Chamberlain, Barbara Blau, THESE FRAGILE OUTPOSTS - A GEOLOGICAL LOOK AT CAPE COD, MARTHAS VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET, Parnassus Imprints, Yarmouth Port, MA, (1981), B&W illustrations, 328pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0940160129 First published in 1964. "Tells the history of one of America's best-loved and most beautiful areas - a history made not by men but by the tremendous forces of the earth and sea.", (Order No: 50803 ), $5.00
36. Clarke, Bradley H., TRACKLESS TROLLEYS OF THE FITCHBURG & LEOMINSTER STREET RAILWAY COMPANY, Boston Street Railway Assn., Cambridge, MA, 1975, B&W illustrations, 56pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The trackless trolley was used in New England as a primary transit mode in three urban areas: Boston, Providence, and the sister cities of Fitchburg and Leominster. This is a study of the line in the sister cities., (Order No: 43247 ), $40.00
37. Clarke, Helen Archibald, HAWTHORNE'S COUNTRY, Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1913, B&W illustrations, 348pp, good+, green cloth w/gilt stampings (hardcover), A nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 19519 ), $12.50
38. Clarke, Hermann Frederick, JOHN HULL: A BUILDER OF THE BAY COLONY, Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, 1940 1st ed, 15 B&W plates, marks ill., 222pp, very good++, brown cloth, teg (hardcover), Limited to 500 copies. Part of the series of monographs concerning the work of the early colonial craftsmen. The span of John Hull's life was almost coincident with that of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he took part in almost every event of historical importance during the vital years from 1650 to his death in 1683. Hull was a goldsmith and silversmith during his lifetime., (Order No: 28507 ), $275.00
39. Coffin, Marie M. (compiler), THE HISTORY OF NANTUCKET ISLAND - A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCE MATERIAL WITH INDEX AND INVENTORY, Nantucket Historical Trust, Nantucket, MA, (1970), 65pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with usual markings, (Order No: 44801 ), $7.50
40. Cohen, David B. (mayor); Maguire, Susan E. (editor); Hatfield, Lee (graphic designer & photo editor), 20THE CENTURY NEWTON - THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED IT -- NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A Newton2000 Project, Newton, MA, 2001, B&W illustrations, 73pp, ads, very good, wraps (softcover), A nice collection of photographs., (Order No: 48651 ), $15.00
41. Coleman, Emma Lewis, A HISTORIC AND PRESENT DAY GUIDE TO OLD DEERFIELD, published by the author, Boston, MA, (1926), B&W illustrations, 116pp, good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Where it is--How to get there--Local Information; Trolley Trips; Automobile Routes; Drives; General Description; Historic Sketch; Stories of the Homesteads; Indian Bridge--The Bars; Meeting-houses and Ministers; Schools; Memorial Hall; The Village Room; The Old Burying Ground; Industries; Directory of Industries; Trees of the Street--Wild Flowers of the Neighborhood--Birds; Some Books about Deerfield., (Order No: 42651 ), $10.00
42. Committee on Publication (edited by), THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE DANVERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 6 - DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS, Published by the Society, Danvers, MA, 1918, B&W illustrations, 142pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover), Contents partially include: Historical Trip Through Danvers; Hathorne: Part of Salem Village in 1700; Physicians of Danvers; First Exhibition of the Holten High School; and more., (Order No: 46698 ), $25.00
43. Committee on Old Homes, OLD HOMES OF SOUTH HADLEY - SOUTH HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, South Hadley Historical Soc., South Hadley, MA, 1988 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 154pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 50809 ), $30.00
44. Compiled by the Tercentenary Editorial Committee - Lawrence E. Wikander; Helen Terry; and Mark Kiley, THE HAMPSHIRE HISTORY - CELEBRATING 300 YEARS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS, Hampshire County Comm., Northampton, MA, 1964, B&W illustrations, 364pp, good+, light green cloth (hardcover), A collection of the town histories of Hampshire County that had been published in THE DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE for the 300th aniversary of the establishment of Hampshire County., (Order No: 48175 ), $25.00
45. Conkey, John Houghton and Conkey, Dorothy Dunham, HISTORY OF WARE, MASSACHUSETTS 1911-1960, Town of Ware, Ware, Massachusetts, 1961, B&W illustrations, 353pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 49252 ), $40.00
46. Cook, Frederic W. (Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts), THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1630-1930, TERCENTENARY EXERCISES, Wright & Potter, Boston, MA, (1931), B&W illustrations, 124pp, good, black leather spine, blue boards (hardcover) EX-LIB, COMMEMORATING ITS ESTABLISHMENT THREE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, AND TO NOTE THE PROGRESS OF THE COMMONWEALTH UNDER NINE GENERATIONS OF LAWMAKERS HELD AT THE STATE HOUSE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT A SPECIAL SESSION IN THE CHAMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES., (Order No: 39998 ), $15.00
47. Coulter, William G., CLINTON HISTORICAL VOLUME 1776-1976 -- CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Published by the Town, Clinton, MA, 1976, B&W illustrations, 179pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 46801 ), $95.00
48. Coxey, Willard Douglas, ROMANCES OF OLD BERKSHIRE -- MASSACHUSETTS, The Berkshire Courier, Great Barrington, MA, 1931, 251pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), Contents include: The Indian Dreamer; The First Trail; The Guns of "Old Ti"; The Tory Maid of Lenox; The Fighting Parson; When Burgoyne Came to Town; The Last Battle., (Order No: 48571 ), $20.00
49. Crane, Ellery Bicknell (editor in chief); Williams, E. Melvin (staff historian), HISTORY OF WORCESTER COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS - VOLUME I, II, III - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Lewis Historical Publ. Co., New York, 1924, B&W illustrations, good+, black cloth spines (hardcover) some spotting on boards, Volume I, 527pp; Volume II, p528- p899 followed by 80 pages of biographical sketches; Volume III, p81-p417 of biographical sketches., (Order No: 52762 ), $175.00
50. Cushing, Elizabeth Hope (edited by), NO RACE OF IMITATORS - LYNN AND HER PEOPLE, AN ANTHOLOGY -- LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, The Lynn Historical Society, Lynn, MA, (1992), B&W illustrations, 234pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1882162005 A glimpse into the various aspects of the city's rich heritage., (Order No: 50366 ), $20.00
51. Cutler, U. Waldo (inscribed by the author), JOTTINGS FROM WORCESTER'S HISTORY, Worcester Historical Society, Worcester, MA, 1932, 142pp, very good, black cloth spine (hardcover) small nick in cloth, These sketches of Worcester history were originally printed in the periodical THIS WEEK IN WORCESTER, under the general title "Worcester Historical Society Jottings.", (Order No: 46642 ), $35.00
52. Davenport, George Lyman and Davenport, Elizabeth Osgood (compiled under the direction of the Committee on Town History), THE GENEALOGIES OF THE FAMILIES OF COHASSET MASSACHUSETTS, Committee on Town History, Cohasset, MA, 1909 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 631pp, good, light green cloth (hardcover) some discoloration to boards, Internally a nice clean and tight copy. Nice bright spine, just some faint discoloration to boards., (Order No: 47741 ), $75.00
53. Day, Marilyn, WESTFORD DAYS: THE DIARIES OF EMMA, JOHN W. AND ADA DAY 1862-1878 AND THE FAMILIES -- WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, NE Historical Geneal. Soc., Boston, MA, (1998), 628pp, maps, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0880820780, (Order No: 53091 ), $45.00
54. Devens Statue Commission - Nathaniel Paine, Treas, DEDICATION OF THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES DEVENS ..., The Commonwealth Press, Worcester, MA, 1907, B&W illustrations, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), "...AND OF THE MONUMENT TO THE SOLDIERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION, JULY 4TH, 1906.", (Order No: 53052 ), $45.00
55. Donovan, Francis D. (prepared by), THE NEW GRANT: A HISTORY OF MEDWAY [MASSACHUSETTS], Published by the Town, Medway, MA, 1976, B&W illustrations, 180pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40722 ), $65.00
56. Doreski, Carole (edited by), MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS IN THE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CONFLICTS, Society of Colonial Wars, Massachusetts, (1982), 260pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0880820020 The sixth in a biographical series published by the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England Historic Genealogical Society., (Order No: 46622 ), $45.00
57. Drake, Samuel Adams, HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Estes and Lauriat Publishers, Boston, MA, 1880, B&W illustrations, good, brown cloth (hardcover) SEE NOTE for full details, "Containing Carefully Prepared Histories of Every City and Town in the County, by Well-Known Writers; and A General History of the County, From the Earliest to the Present Time. Volume I, 505pp - CONDITION NOTE - wear to the top and bottom of the spine and the corners, front free endpaper loose, and hinges a tad weak. Volume II, 571pp, list of subscribers - CONDITION NOTE, nicer of the volumes, clean and tight very light edgewear. Overall a nice set., (Order No: 41054 ), $275.00
58. Dudley, John C. (Chairman The Town History Committee), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON MASSACHUSETTS - VOLUME II FROM 1876 TO 1950, Town of Sutton, Sutton, Massachusetts, (1987) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 634pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), First published in 1952., (Order No: 49392 ), $75.00
59. Duniway, Clyde Augustus, THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN MASSACHUSETTS, Burt Franklin, New York, (1969), 202pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), Bibliography & Reference Series #93. Originally published in 1906 as a revision of a thesis prepared for a Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard in 1897., (Order No: 33050 ), $22.50
60. Eldridge, Dana (foreword by Greg O'Brien), CAPE COD LUCKY, IN ANOTHER TIME, Stony Brook Group, Brewster, MA, (2000), ill. by Louise Russell, 170pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 1887086013 The author takes you back to the Cape Cod of a generation ago, a place where the realities of life were harsh and the pleasure simple, where land was cheap and roads were dirt and people knew their neighbors., (Order No: 39822 ), $12.50
61. Endicott, William Crowninshield (address by), JOHN ENDECOTT AND JOHN WINTHROP, Thomas Todd Company, Boston, MA, 1930, B&W illustrations, 32pp, very good+, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), Address by William Crowninshield Endicott, President of the Massachusetts Historical Society at the Tercenterary Banquet at Salem, June 12, 1930, To Commemorate the Arrival of Governor Winthrop with the Charter., (Order No: 40008 ), $30.00
62. Farrington, Charles Williston with McConnell, Judith Lindau, AN AWESOME CENTURY: THE MAGICAL TWENTIETH AS SEEN FROM ONE SMALL TOWN - BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the author, Bedford, MA, 1999, B&W illustrations, 116pp, good++, wraps (softcover), "These views from the vantage of a small suburban town depict the change from rustic peace to the overcrowed hours of today. The majority of these accounts were first printed as single articles in the BEDFORD MINUTEMAN." They relate personal experience or observation., (Order No: 51133 ), $35.00
63. Faught, Millard C., FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS: PROBLEMS OF A RESORT COMMUNITY, Columbia University Press, New York, 1945, charts, graphs, tables, map, 190pp, good, green cloth (hardcover), This is the story of a town and its people--its permanent residents and its seasonal guests. It is an attempt to identify, examine, and suggest solutions to many of the resort problems confronting the "resort industry.", (Order No: 15061 ), $20.00
64. Fiore, Jordan D., WRENTHAM: A HISTORY 1673-1973 -- WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, Town of Wrentham, Wrentham, MA, 1973, B&W illustrations, 270pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, (Order No: 49248 ), $30.00
65. Flight, Wilson R. (editor); et al, A PEPPERELL READER - PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS, n.p., n.p., (1975), sepia toned illustrations, 160pp, good, wraps (softcover) owner's name, Contents include: Our Geological Past; The Indian Years; The Early Settlers; William Pepperrell; Colonel Prescott and the Battle of Bunker Hill; Prudence Wright; The Will of an Early Settler; An Industrial Town; The Early Schools; Vignettes of Life in Pepperrell; Mary Lucinda Shattuck's Thanksgiving Pudding; The Fletcher Picnic; Old Homes., (Order No: 46888 ), $15.00
66. Flynt, Suzanne L.; McGowan, Susan; and, Miller, Amelia F., GATHERED AND PRESERVED, Pocumtuck Valley Mem. Assn., Deerfield, MA, (1991), color illustrations, 56pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0961287691 A catalogue of some of the items in the extensive and eclectic collection of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) which was begun in 1870 in Deerfield, Massachusetts., (Order No: 45192 ), $8.50
67. Forbush, Edward Howe, BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER NEW ENGLAND STATES: PART: 1 WATER BIRDS, MARSH BIRDS AND SHORE BIRDS, Comm. of Massachusetts, n.p., 1925, B&W and color illustrations, 481pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, Illustrated with colored plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and figures and cuts from drawings and photographs by the author and others., (Order No: 24503 ), $25.00
68. Fowlkes, George Allen, A MIRROR OF NANTUCKET - AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE ISLAND, 1686-1850, published by the author, n.p., (1959), B&W illustrations, 136pp, good, wraps (softcover), Originallty prepared as a Senior Thesis submitted to the Department of Art and Archaeology of Princeton University in 1957. Contents include: The Influences of Environment and Religion; The Architecture of the Early Colonial Period; The Architecture of the Colonial and Early Federal Era; The Architecture of the Neo-Classic Period; and, The Decline and Subsequent Rise., (Order No: 49990 ), $12.50
69. Frost, Jack, HARVARD AND CAMBRIDGE A SKETCH BOOK, Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, (1940), B&W illustrations, 90pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, (Order No: 42981 ), $10.00
70. Fuess, Claude M., ANDOVER: SYMBOL OF NEW ENGLAND - THE EVOLUTION OF A TOWN, Andover Historical Society, Andover, MA, 1959, B&W illustrations, 480pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Extensive history of Andover, Massachusetts., (Order No: 37287 ), $75.00
71. Gage, Thomas, THE HISTORY OF ROWLEY, ANCIENTLY INCLUDING BRADFORD, BOXFORD, AND GEORGETOWN, FROM THE YEAR 1639 TO THE PRESENT TIME, Ferdinand Andrews, Boston, MA, 1840, frontis of Rowley Common, 483pp, errata, good, original black cloth (hardcover) edgewear to spine/boards, "With an Address, Delivered September 5, 1839, at the Celebration of the Second Centennial Anniversay of its Settlement by Rev. James Bradford." Nice clean and tight copy with some occasional light foxing. Wear top and bottom of spine and corners of boards. Small separation of spine cloth, not seen when on shelf, and not affecting integrity of binding., (Order No: 45728 ), $150.00
72. Gambee, Robert, NANTUCKET, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, (1997) 4th ptg, color illustrations, 352pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0393314936 Contents include: Nantucket, Faraway Island; The History of Nantucket; Nantucket Architecture; Around Nantucket; Siasconset, Wauwinet and Madaket., (Order No: 51463 ), $15.00
73. Garrelick, Renee (with a contributing chapter on the Immigrant Experience by William M. Bailey), CONCORD IN THE DAYS OF STRAWBERRIES AND STREETCARS, The Town of Concord, Concord, MA, 1985, B&W illustrations, 225pp, very good, browh cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0961457503 A wonderful window into Concord's past. The story of earlier twentieth century life unfolds through the oral history memories of its longtime residents and represents the contribution of the Concord Historical Commission to the town's 350th birthday., (Order No: 47893 ), $9.50
74. Garrett, Wendell D. (preface by Reuben A. Brower; introduction by Walter Muir Whitehill), APTHORP HOUSE, 1760-1960, Adams House - Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, 1960, B&W illustrations, 100pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Understrapper and North American Privy Councellor; A Splendid Palace; A Martyr to the Times; Mr. Borland's Late House; The Good Angel of Cambridge; Apthorp College., (Order No: 43200 ), $20.00
75. Geoffrey, Theodate (foreword by Julia H. Hallett), SUCKANESSET WHEREIN MAY BE READ A HISTORY OF FALMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS, Falmouth Historical Society, Falmouth, MA, 1992, B&W illustrations, 188pp, very good, wraps (softcover) SOME MARGINALIA, First published in 1928., (Order No: 48740 ), $20.00
76. George D. Hall Company (compiled and published by), OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF BOSTON TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION 1630-1930, George D. Hall Company, Boston, MA, 1930, B&W illustrations, 208pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, "... and records of the individuals, firms, and institutions whose own history makes part of the history of the City." Great illustrations and ads., (Order No: 47738 ), $20.00
77. Gere, Henry S. (introduction by), THE MEADOW CITY'S QUARTER-MILLENNIAL BOOK -- TOWN OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, City of Northampton, Northampton, MA, [1905], B&W illustrations, 531pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), A Memorial of the Celebratin of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town of Northampton, Massachusetts June 5th, 6th and 7th, 1904. A very nicely done presentation with the original bill of sale laid in., (Order No: 51059 ), $40.00
78. Gere, Henry S., REMINISCENCES OF OLD NORTHAMPTON: SKETCHES OF THE TOWN AS IT APPEARED FROM 1840 TO 1850 -- NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Henry S. Gere, n.p., 1902, B&W illustrations, 152pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), The Reminiscences of Old Northampton, contained in this book, were mostly written in a series of eight articles of three to four columns each, and published in the Hampshire Gazette in the spring of 1902., (Order No: 51238 ), $35.00
79. Gilman, Arthur (edited by), THE CAMBRIDGE OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX -- CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1896, B&W illustrations, 424pp, good+, dark green cloth (hardcover), A PICTURE OF THE CITY AND ITS INDUSTRIES FIFTY YEARS AFTER ITS INCORPORATION, DONE BY DIVERS HANDS., (Order No: 51240 ), $10.00
80. Graves, Merle Dixon, BUBBLIN'S AN' B'ILIN'S AT THE CENTER, The Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT, 1934 1st ed, illustrated by the author, 212pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, Stories set in the background of Western Massachusetts., (Order No: 50215 ), $7.50
81. Greaney, Aine, GREATER NEWBURYPORT - A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, Twin Lights Publishers, Rockport, MA, (2000) 1st ptg, color illustrations, 128pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1885435126 A look at the communities of: Salisbury, Amesbury, West Newbury, Newburyport, Plum Island, and Newbury., (Order No: 51732 ), $10.00
82. Green, Samuel Abbott, GROTON HISTORICAL SERIES - A COLLECTION OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS - VOLUME I, published by the author, Groton, MA, 1887, very good, rebound in blue cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB, The first twenty Groton Historical Series pamphlets bound together, and covering a wide range of historical and genealogical subjects., (Order No: 49510 ), $125.00
83. Greene, J. R., THE MASS. CENTRAL: QUABBIN'S PHANTOM RAILROAD, Athol Press, Athol, MA, 1996 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 104pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1884132049 This book tells the full story of the first incarnation (1869-1883) of the famous Central Mass. Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Laid out from Cambridge to Northampton, this hard luck line was completed only as far west as Holden before it went bankrupt., (Order No: 51369 ), $50.00
84. Greenough, W. A. (compiled and published by), GREENOUGH'S DIRECTORY IN THE CITY OF HAVERHILL, FOR 1869-70, TO WHICH IS ADDED A DIRECTORY OF BRADFORD -- MASSACHUSETTS, W. A. Greenough, Boston, MA, 1869, 235pp, ads, good, black cloth spine (hardcover) wear to boards, "Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Manufacturing Establishments, Societies, Business, Business Firms, Etc., Etc., in the City of Haverhill, for 1869-70, to which is added a Directory of Bradford." Uncommon, tight but wear to pictorial boards., (Order No: 53043 ), $175.00
85. Griffin, Sara Swan, LITTLE STORIES ABOUT LOWELL - ROMANCES AND FACTS OF EARLIER DAYS [LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS], Butterfield Printing Company, Lowell, MA, 1928, B&W illustrations, 123pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, Binding flaw tears to the bottom of a few pages. Contents include: Passaconaway; Princess Weetamoo; Old Tyng House; The Spalding House; Beginnings of Belvidere; The Canals of Lowell; The Chimes of St. Anne's; Changes in Lowell; Chelmsford; Dracut; Tewksbury; and, Historical Data of Lowell., (Order No: 50890 ), $125.00
86. Halter, Marilyn (edited by) (foreword by Peter L. Berger), NEW MIGRANTS IN THE MARKETPLACE: BOSTON'S ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURS, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, (1995), B&W illustrations, 180pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870239635 Using an ethnographic, comparative approach, this volume examines the economic culture and small business activity of a range of new migrant groups in the Greater Boston area, including Jews from the former Soviet Union, British West Indians, Greeks, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Khmers, and Haitians., (Order No: 28330 ), $12.50
87. Herring, Stephen W., SOUTH MIDDLESEX: A NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Windsor Publications, Inc., Northridge, CA, (1986) 1st ed, 200+ ill. incl. 40 in color, 248pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0897811798 This is the story of the people who built a thriving industrial hub while maintaining and strengthening the ties that today still bond the nine towns of the region., (Order No: 19497 ), $12.50
88. Heywood, William Sweetzer, HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER MASSACHUSETTS (FIRST NAMED NARRAGANSETT NO. 2) FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL GRANT OF THE TOWNSHIP..., Vox Populi Press S. W. Huse, Lowell, MA, 1893, B&W illustrations, 964pp, good, green buckram cloth (hardcover) TEARS TO TOWN MAP, "... TO THE PRESENT TIME 1728-1893 WITH A BIOGRAPHIC-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF ITS PRINCIPAL FAMILIES. -- Please note: tears to town map, and old tape repairs to a couple pages., (Order No: 49254 ), $125.00
89. Hill, Evan (text by) Photographs by William F. Stekl, Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson, Foreword by Abe Ribicoff, THE CONNECTICUT RIVER, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, (1982) 3rd ptg, photos by William F. Stekl, 143pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0819560421 "A guided tour of the Connecticut River - in space, from the mouth to the source; in time, back to the first settlements and beyond...", (Order No: 4737 ), $7.50
90. Hodgman, Edwin R., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WESTFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS, 1659-1883, Westford Town History Assn., Westford, MA, orig pub 1883, B&W illustrations, 494pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), A undated recent (c1970s-80s) quality reprint of the original edition., (Order No: 50407 ), $45.00
91. Holden, Raymond P. and Holden, Barbara B., ASHBURNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 1885-1965, Stevens Public Library, Ashburnham, MA, (1970), B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, To commemorate the TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY of the Incorporation of the TOWN OF ASHBURNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. This new account by the Holdens describes the sturdy growth of the township and the many changes which have altered its nature and aspect but which have not changed the hardy core and spirit of this typical New England community., (Order No: 43281 ), $60.00
92. House of Representatives of Massachusetts (Published at the Charge of the W. B. H. Dowse Fund), JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS 1762 - VOL. 38 PART II 1762, Massachusetts Historical Soc, Boston, 1968, 353pp, very good+, black cloth spine (hardcover), General Court, 1762 - Third Session: January 13 to March 6, 1762 and Fourth Session: April 14 to 24, 1762., (Order No: 26292 ), $20.00
93. Howe, M. A. DeWolfe (with photographs by Samuel Chamberlain and reproductions of old prints), BOSTON LANDMARKS, Hastings House Publishers, New York, (1947) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 133pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Twelve famous landmarks of Boston, along with neighboring points of interest which help to make up their background., (Order No: 46198 ), $7.50
94. Hudson, Charles, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO 1868..., Wiggin & Lunt Publishers, Boston, MA, 1868, B&W illustrations, 449pp, 296pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) wear top/bottom of spine & corners, "...WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF LEXINGTON FAMILIES." Genealogy pages follow the text pages and have some marginal notes/corrections, and related letters and notes laid in., (Order No: 52360 ), $125.00
95. Huntington, Gale, AN INTRODUCTION TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND A GUIDED TOUR OF THE ISLAND, Dukes County Historical Soc., Edgartown, MA, (1985) 4th ptg, B&W ill., B&W map, 133pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 31702 ), $15.00
96. James, Sydney V. (edited by) (intro by Samuel Eliot Morison; letters by John Pory, Emmanuel Altham, and Isaack de Rasieres), THREE VISITORS TO EARLY PLYMOUTH: LETTERS ABOUT THE PILGRIM SETTLEMENT IN NEW ENGLAND DURING ITS FIRST SEVEN YEARS, Plimoth Plantation, Inc., n.p., (1963), B&W frontis, 84pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), These three accounts--one by a gentleman from Virginia, one by an Englishman straight from England, and the other by a Dutchman from New Amsterdam--are brought together so we can see how the Pilgrims and New Plymouth appeared to visitors who shared neither their particular beliefs nor their intention to live in New England., (Order No: 46967 ), $10.00
97. Jenkins, Paul, THE CONSERVATIVE REBEL: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREENFIELD MASSACHUSETTS, Published by the Town, Greenfield, MA, (1982), B&W illustrations, 287pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The author has provided readers a lively account of events and of individuals, of causes and of characters, dating from the days of Indian villages to the approach of the 21st century.", (Order No: 48999 ), $20.00
98. Johnson, Donald Blake, UPTON'S HERITAGE: THE HISTORY OF A MASSACHUSETTS TOWN, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 267pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) map envelope stuck to page219, ISBN 0914659081 With original envelope containing three maps laid in., (Order No: 36910 ), $30.00
99. Joslyn, Roger D. (compiled and edited by), VITAL RECORDS OF CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS TO THE YEAR 1850: VOLUME I, AND VOLUME II PARTS 1 & 2 - THREE VOLUME SET COMPLETE, NE Historic Genealogical Soc, Boston, MA, fine, tan cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0880820098 Volume I, 1984, 919pp; ISBN 0880820454 Volume II, Part 1, and Part 2, 1995, 1230pp., (Order No: 49389 ), $100.00
100. Kent, Josiah Coleman (introduction by Dr. Josiah M. Stanley), NORTHBOROUGH HISTORY - NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSSETTS, Garden City Press, Inc., Newton, MA, 1921, B&W illustrations, 529pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, Complete history of the town, and "this volume came into being as a result of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Northborough, Mass., which was held August 16 and 17, 1916.", (Order No: 45727 ), $125.00
101. Kimball, Fiske, THE ELIAS HASKET DERBY MANSION IN SALEM, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1924, B&W illustrations, 20pp, ill., very good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from the Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Volume LX., (Order No: 44752 ), $85.00
102. Kirkpatrick, Doris (photographs by W. Frederick Lucas; drawings by Carolyn C. Winslow), THE CITY AND THE RIVER - VOLUME I -- FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, Fitchburg Historical Society, Fitchburg, MA, 1971, B&W illustrations, 453pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, The story of Fitchburg on the Nashua River -- the history of a New England town., (Order No: 47373 ), $20.00
103. Knights, Peter R., YANKEE DESTINIES: THE LIVES OF ORDINARY NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTONIANS, Univ. of North Carolina Pr., Chapel Hill, NC, (1991) 1st ptg, B&W maps, 281pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0807819697 Reconstructs important milestones in the lives of 2,808 white, native-born men who resided in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1860 or 1870., (Order No: 37892 ), $12.50
104. Knights, Peter R., THE PLAIN PEOPLE OF BOSTON, 1830-1860: A STUDY IN CITY GROWTH, Oxford University Press, New York, 1971, 204pp, good++, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 47817 ), $4.50
105. La Fontana, John O. (Roz) (Chairman, Bicentennial Book Committee), GREAT BARRINGTON BI-CENTENNIAL 1761-1961 - GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the committee, Great Barrington, MA, 1961, B&W illustrations, 400pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), Packed with data on the town and photos and more photos of people, organizations and places throughout the town., (Order No: 42979 ), $125.00
106. LaFrancis, Edith, AGAWAM MASSACHUSETTS - A TOWN HISTORY, published by the town, Agawam, MA, (1980), B&W illustrations, 398pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, "This book attempts to delineate the many changes and phases in the local scene of which Agawam was a part, change from Colony to Province, from Precinct and Parish to an incorporated New England Town and finally to a new entity with a Home Rule Charter.", (Order No: 42026 ), $40.00
107. Laufman, Alan Miller, PIPE ORGANS OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Boston Organ Club, Harrisville, NH, (2000) 1st ed, color frontis, B&W ill., 56pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0961009241 An in- depth look at the churches of Arlington, Massachusetts and their organs., (Order No: 46705 ), $50.00
108. League of Women Voters of Acton, Stow Unit, STOW MASSACHUSETTS - KNOW YOUR TOWN, League of Women Voters, Stow, MA, 1978, B&W illustrations, map, 56pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Stow Yesterday; Stow Today; Town Government; Town Finances; Education; Public Services; and, Community Life., (Order No: 47334 ), $10.00
109. Leahy, Christopher; Mitchell, John Hanson; and, Conuel, Thomas, THE NATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, MA, (1996) 1st ptg, ill. by Lars Jonsson, 226pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0201409690 One of the world's greatest painters of nature and three leading natural history writers have collaborated to offer this spectacular introduction to the natural habitats of Massachusetts., (Order No: 18889 ), $85.00
110. Leonard, Henry C., PIGEON COVE AND VICINITY - (CAPE ANN, MASSACHUSETTS), F. A. Searle, Boston, MA, 1873, B&W illustrations, 193pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) wear top/bottom of spine, edgewear, A nice history of Pigeon Cove and the area on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Includes mention of the railroads to the summer resorts in the area, the birds, flowers, minerals, etc., (Order No: 51693 ), $60.00
111. Lincoln, George, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS - THE GENEALOGIES, New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1982, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 089725029X THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS was published by the Town in 1893. That single edition appeared in four parts. The first two comprised the narrative history of the town and were the work of a committe of leading townspeople. This 1892 reprinting in a single volume is of the last two parts of the history - the genealogies of Hingham's families from the earliest days of the town's settling in 1635 through 1889. Bound in one volume: Volume II, 486pp; and, Volume III, 429pp., (Order No: 52846 ), $100.00
112. Little, Eliza Adams; and, Ilsley, Lucretia Little (editors); Bailey, Marion; Colman, Harriot; et al (contributors), THE FIRST PARISH NEWBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 1635 - 1935, News Publishing Co., Inc., Newburyport, MA, 1935, B&W illustrations, 104pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) owner's inscription, Written to provide the members of the parish an appreciation of three hundred years of community life and worship, and to preserve the hitherto scattered records and traditions., (Order No: 49830 ), $45.00
113. Lockwood, Allison McCrillis, TOUCHED WITH FIRE: AN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN WORLD WAR II, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, (1993), B&W illustrations, 193pp, very good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author & owner, This volume shows how the Second World War affected a single American community, Northampton, Massachusetts., (Order No: 44288 ), $30.00
114. Lockwood, Allison McCrillis, NO ORDINARY MAN, JUDGE FORBES AND HIS LIBRARY: FORBES LIBRARY, 1894-1994, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, (1994), B&W illustrations, 118pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0961805242 A permanent memorial to the judge., (Order No: 45570 ), $20.00
115. Macy, Obed, THE HISTORY OF NANTUCKET; BEING A COMPENDIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE ISLAND BY THE ENGLISH..., Research Reprints, Inc., New York, (1970), map, 300pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), "...TOGETHER WITH THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE WHALE FISHERY; AND OTHER HISTORICAL FACTS RELATIVE TO SAID ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. IN TWO PARTS." First published in 1835., (Order No: 52753 ), $85.00
116. Malone, Patrick M., THE LOWELL CANAL SYSTEM -- LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, The Lowell Museum, Lowell, MA, 1976, B&W illustrations, 27pp, very good, wraps (softcover), light soiling to covers, Lowell, Massachusetts became America's first great industrial city because of the power of the Pawtucket Falls and the talents of the areas businessmen and engineers. This is a look at the canals around the falls that were first completed in 1796., (Order No: 38812 ), $30.00
117. Marshall, Cyril Leek, THE MAYFLOWER DESTINY: A MODERN CURATOR'S LOOK AT HOW THE PILGRIMS LIVED AND WORKED IN AMERICA, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, (1975), B&W illustrations, 191pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0811709981 This is the fully illustrated story of that voyage, the events that prompted it, the conditions the Pilgrims found in their new land, and how they made the best of them., (Order No: 43652 ), $15.00
118. Massachusetts Historical Society, PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY - VOLUME 107 (1995) - VOLUME CVII - 1995, Northeastern University Pres, Boston, 1996, 233pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), Contents partially includes: Harvard Student Rebellion of 1969; Henry Adams and the Rise and Fall of the Luminiferous Ether; The Society of the Cincinnati and the Limits of Fraternal Sociability, Osgood Carleton, Mathematical Practicioner of Boston; and more., (Order No: 45229 ), $20.00
119. Massachusetts Historical Commission State Survey Team, HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS - A FRAMEWORK FOR PRESERVATION DECISIONS, Massachusetts Hist. Comm., Boston, MA, 1985, maps, 434pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Topographic Overview; Prehistoric Overview; Settlement and Social Development; Architectural Development; Economic Development; Management Recommendations., (Order No: 47058 ), $40.00
120. Maynard Historical Committee - Sheridan, Ralph L. (chairman); Koski, Birger R.; Schnair, Elizabeth M.; Hearon, Winnifred G., HISTORY OF MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS 1871-1971, Maynard Historical Committee, Maynard, MA, (1971), B&W illustrations, 234pp, very good++, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), One of 400 hardbound copies. Exceptionally nice copy., (Order No: 47589 ), $135.00
121. McAdam, Roger Williams, PRISCILLA OF FALL RIVER, Stephen Daye Press, New York, (1956) new ed, B&W illustrations, 224pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, First published in 1947. The Priscilla, which made its first voyage on June 25, 1894, was the acknowledged queen of the great ships of the Fall River Line which operated from Fall River, MA to New York., (Order No: 5730 ), $10.00
122. McCue, James Westaway, JOE LINCOLN OF CAPE COD, The Cape Cod Publishers, Silver Lake P.O., MA, 1949, B&W photographs, 76pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, "Joseph Lincoln was not only a novelist of wide reputation, but he was also a public benefactor. His success had in it something heartening and corrective. In the midst of work which appeals to the base and cynical in human life (American city life) his clean, wholesome, humorous stories of Cape Cod Sea Captains and their neighbors gave evidence of the fact that there was a huge public for decent, homely fiction. ...", (Order No: 23826 ), $35.00
123. McQuill, Thursty, THE CONNECTICUT BY DAYLIGHT - THE FIRST DESCRIPTIVE GUIDE-BOARD EVER PUBLISHED, The American News Company, New York, 1874, B&W illustrations, 108pp, ads, good, decorated green boards (hardcover) much edgewear, "From New York to the White Mountains, Lake Memphremagog, Montreal and Quebec; via New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, Northampton, Deefield, Greenfield, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Windsor, White River Junction, Wells River, St. Johnsbury, Stowe, Burlington and St. Albans." A wonderful travel guide detailing all to be seen and places to stop and visit while traveling this route by railroad or steamboat, including: New York, New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield Railroad; New York and New Haven Steamboat Company; Connecticut River Railroad; Central Vermont Railroad; Grand Trunk Railroad; Passumpsic Railroad; and, Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad. Over 20 pages of ads for lodging and travel; fold-out route map and timetable for the Connecticut River Railway Line; foldout illustration of "The New Steamer C. H. Northam, of the New Haven Line," and so much more. Our shop is along the route, my interest is in the early summer travel and 19th century vacations, and this is a greet early travel guide to the area. I am happy to be able to now offer this item and do have a copy in my own collection., (Order No: 44657 ), $200.00
124. Meras, Phyllis, FIRST SPRING: A MARTHA'S VINEYARD JOURNAL, The Chatham Press, Inc., Riverside, CT, (1972) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 143pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0856990426 A personal journal of a city dweller's first year in the country, a critical, poetic report on the condition of an island and its people, and a joyful almanac of lore on eels and lobstering, sea birds and beach plums., (Order No: 12910 ), $5.00
125. Merrick, Charles L. (general editor), HISTORY OF WILBRAHAM U.S.A.: BICENTENNIAL EDITION, 1763-1963 - WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, Charles L. Merrick, n.p., (1964), color frontis, B&W ill., 311pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), Contents include: The Early Years and Growth; The Churches; Agriculture; Business and Professions; Town Government; Highways; Transportation; Public Schools; Private Schools; Libraries; Concerning Houses; Communications and Utilities; Catastrophes and Tragedies; Military Companies; Cemeteries; Pastimes and Projects; Some People; Miscellany; The Bicentennial Celebration; Appendix., (Order No: 41770 ), $50.00
126. Merrill, Joseph, HISTORY OF AMESBURY AND MERRIMAC MASSACHUSETTS, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1978, 451pp, index, good+, light brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0917890086 Reprint of the 1880 edition with a new biography of the author and an index., (Order No: 53187 ), $30.00
127. Miller, Marc Scott, THE IRONY OF VICTORY - WORLD WAR II AND LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL, (1988) 1st ptg, 233pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0252015053 "This pioneering study of the effects of World War II on American society is the first to focus on everyday life in one industrial town during and after the war.", (Order No: 50096 ), $7.50
128. Miller, William A.; Clarke, H. Bradford (foreword by), BLOCK PRINTS OF OLD CAPE COD BUILDINGS, Published by the Artist, Yarmouth Port, Mass., (1935) 1st ed, great B&W wood cuts, 48pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A wonderful presentation of Cape Cod architecture by a known area artist. Opposite each block cut is a page of text telling about the building. Uncommon., (Order No: 44151 ), $45.00
129. Mitchell, John Hanson, TRESPASSING: AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF LAND, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, (1998) 1st ptg, 295pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0201442140 How did a nation built on a vision of "wide open spaces" come to believe in the private ownership of land? The author explores this question in his fascinating and beautifully told story., (Order No: 25955 ), $4.00
130. Moore, Barbara W., and Weesner, Gail (interior photographs by Southie Burgin), BACK BAY - A LIVING PORTRAIT, Century Hill Press, Boston, MA, (1995), color illustrations, 144pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0963207733 In this richly illustrated book, the author recount the fascinating saga of the man-made piece of real estate, tracing its development from desolate swampland to the seat of High Victorian respectablily. Included is a tour of the modern neighborhood, and a street by stret survey of many of the district's most intriguing places., (Order No: 43109 ), $20.00
131. Morin, Raymond, THE WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL: ITS BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 1858-1976, Worcester County Music Assn., Worcester, MA, 1976, B&W illustrations, 236pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40660 ), $20.00
132. Morison, Samuel Eliot, THE MARITIME HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1783-1860, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, (1925) 6th ptg, B&W illustrations, 401pp, good+, decorated blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, "Here is no catalogue of ships, reader, nor naval chronicle, but a story of maritime enterprise; of the shipping, seaborne commerce, whaling, and fishing belonging to one American commonwealth.", (Order No: 25232 ), $12.50
133. Mumford, Lewis and Whitehill, Walter Muir (essays by), BACK BAY BOSTON: THE CITY AS A WORK OF ART, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, (1969), B&W and color ill., 151pp, good, wraps (softcover), This publication accompanies the three part exhibition. The first part, The Significance of Back Bay Boston, is an historical overview. The second part, Back Bay Patrons, discusses some of the Bostonians who moved into the Back Bay. The final part, Artists of the City, describes ten individuals--architects, artists, sculptors, and landscape architects--whose talents have been devoted to making the Back Bay a work of art., (Order No: 33423 ), $15.00
134. Murphy, Owen J., "THERE WERE GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS!" GLIMPSES OF ROMAN CATHOLIC HISTORY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS, Diocese of Worcester, Worcester, MA, (2000), color illustrations, 160pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 2746801922 A history of the diocese and its renewal spurred by the momentous General Church Council of the 1960s, and the challenges posed by the coming Third Millennium of Christianity., (Order No: 50164 ), $20.00
135. Nash, Gilbert (compiled by), HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS, FROM 1622 TO 1884 -- WEYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO. 2, Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, MA, 1885, fine, brown cloth, teg (hardcover), An essentially new and unread copy., (Order No: 48993 ), $125.00
136. Newhall, James R.; Oldpath, Obadiah (new edition by), LIN: OR, NOTABLE PEOPLE AND NOTABLE THINGS IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF LYNN, THE THIRD PLANTATION OF MASSACHUSETTS COLONY, George C. Herbert Bookstore, Lynn, MA, (1890) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 500pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) small rub line on spine, First published in 1879., (Order No: 44973 ), $85.00
137. O'Malley, Patricia Trainor and Tedesco, Paul H., A NEW ENGLAND CITY: HAVERHILL MASSACHUSETTS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Windsor Publications, Inc., Northridge, CA, (1987) 1st ed, B&W and color ill., 127pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0897812182 Amid the rolling terrain and twisting rivers, colonial farmhouses coexist with high-tech condominiums to create a lively juxtaposition of old and new in the city on the Merrimack., (Order No: 16057 ), $15.00
138. Palme, Arthur, THE BERKSHIRES: THROUGH THE CAMERA OF ARTHUR PALME, Palme-Grove Publishing Co., Pittsfield, MA, (1951) 1st ptg, B&W photographs, 1 map, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the story of The Berkshires, told in picture form through the photographic genius of Arthur Palme., (Order No: 15607 ), $12.00
139. Parker, Herbert, COURTS AND LAWYERS OF NEW ENGLAND - 4 VOLUME SET COMPLETE, American Historical Soc. Inc, New York, 1931, color illustrations, 4 vols, 1015pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) slight discoloration on spine, An extensive history of the development of laws, courts and lawyers in the New England states., (Order No: 42469 ), $80.00
140. Parker, Margaret Terrell, LOWELL: A STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY, (1970), B&W illustrations, 238pp, very good++, gray cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0804613737 First published in 1940. CONTENTS INCLUDE: AN OLD CITY AND A MODERN PROBLEM; LOWELL TODAY; THE EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN; FACTORS IN INDUSTRIAL RISE AND DECLINE; FUTURE POSSIBILITIES., (Order No: 47638 ), $75.00
141. Parkhurst, Winnifrid Chadwick and Perley, Barbara Carolyn, UPDATED DWELLINGS OF BOXFORD - BOXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the authors, Boxford, MA, (1977), B&W illustrations, 214pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), "The purpose of this book is to aid in the identification of houses in Boxford built prior to 1893 which are in existence in 1976 and houses more recently builton old sites.", (Order No: 47453 ), $25.00
142. Pearson, Henry Greenleaf, RICHARD COCKBURN MACLAURIN: PRESIDENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1909-1920, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1937 1st ptg, 12 B&W illustrations, 302pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 14922 ), $5.00
143. Perley, Sidney (editor); Dow, George Francis (business manager), THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN - JULY, 1905 - VOLUME IX, NUMBER 3, The Essex Antiquarian, Salem, MA, 1905, B&W frontispiece, pp97-144, very good, wraps (softcover), "An Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts." Included in this issue: Ipswich Bank Bill (frontispiece); Suffolk County Deeds - Volume I; Gloucester Inscriptions: Old Cemetary at Lanesville; Blunt Genealogy; Blyth Genealogy; Salem in 1700. No. 20; Ipswich Court Records and Files (continued); The Land Bank; Old Norfolk County Records (continued); notes and queries., (Order No: 44822 ), $30.00
144. Phillips, James Duncan, SALEM AND THE INDIES - THE STORY OF THE GREAT COMMERCIAL ERA OF THE CITY -- SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1947, B&W illustrations, 468pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 50824 ), $12.00
145. Pond, Jean Sarah, BRADFORD: A NEW ENGLAND ACADEMY, Bradford Academy Alumnae, Bradford, MA, 1930, 67 B&W illustrations, 368pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, "The History of Bradford Academy is a significant example of the advance of women's education from the three R's to the Junior College." Limited to 1,000 copies., (Order No: 7667 ), $15.00
146. Pratt, Frank Wright (a new foreword by David R. Proper), BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF OLD DEERFIELD: A FACSMILE OF THE 1936 EDITION, Anne M. Pratt, Brookline, MA, 1972, B&W illustrations, 308pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), These real-life experiences, boyhood antics and pranks, set against the background of one of New England's most historic villages, are a chronicle of life in a simpler, less complex age., (Order No: 40238 ), $10.00
147. Pressey, Edward Pearson; Clapp, Robert P. (introduction by), HISTORY OF MONTAGUE, A TYPICAL PURITAN TOWN [MONTAGUE, MASSACHUSETTS], Montague Historical Society, Montague, MA, (1987), B&W illustrations, 264pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), First published in 1910. This edition limited to 500 copies. "Including Short Hand Notes of Conversations with the Oldest Inhabitants, A.D. 1895, By Mr. Clapp & History of the Gunn Family by Mrs. Lyman O. Gunn.", (Order No: 47448 ), $40.00
148. Prince, Thomas, A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND IN THE FORM OF ANNALS, Cummings, Hilliard and Co., n.p., 1826, 439pp, very good, 3/4 leather, raised bands (hardcover) light wear, First published in 1736. "...Being a Summary and exact Account of the most material Transactions and Occurrence relating to this Country, in the order of Time wherein they happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730..." Clean, bright and tight copy. Wear to extemities of leather binding and raised bands, teg., (Order No: 40097 ), $350.00
149. Proehl, Stephen (introduction by Norton H. Nickerson), OVER CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1979 1st ptg, color ill., B&W maps, 139pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0385279372 The author offers a totally new view of the Cape from the air of its shoreline, interiors, and outlying islands., (Order No: 29016 ), $7.50
150. Prospect Union Association of Cambridge (compiled by), RECREATION IN AND ABOUT BOSTON - A HANDBOOK OF OPPORTUNITIES, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1930, B&W illustrations, 220pp, good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 51189 ), $10.00
151. Rand, Frank Prentice, THE VILLAGE OF AMHERST, A LANDMARK OF LIGHT - AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, The Amherst Historical Soc., Amherst, MA, 1958, B&W illustrations, 337pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Part One: Colonialism, and Thereform--A College; Part Two: Industry, and Therefrom--Another College; Part Three: Violence, and Thereform--Order; Part Four: Nature, and Thereform--Science; Part Five: Creativeness, and Thereform--Beauty; Part Six: Aspiring Enterprise, and Thereform--Enlightenment; Village, Vale; Appendix., (Order No: 43671 ), $15.00
152. Rand, Frank Prentice, HEART O' TOWN, privately printed, Amherst, MA, 1945, ill. by Frank Prentice Rand, 148pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), Poetry about Amherst, Massachusetts, the college, and Emily Dickinson., (Order No: 23276 ), $7.00
153. Randall, Ruth Kimball, MALDEN: FROM PRIMITIVE PAST TO PROGRESSIVE PRESENT - MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, 167pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016156 Published in recognition of Malden's 350th Anniversary., (Order No: 47576 ), $60.00
154. Raymond, Samuel (compiled by), THE RECORD OF ANDOVER DURING THE REBELLION - MEMORIAL VOLUME - ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, Warren F. Draper, Printer, Andover, MA, 1875, 232pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) wear to spines and board edges, This record includes: Personal Army Records; lists by regiments with engagements and time periods; bounties paid; and much more., (Order No: 46779 ), $60.00
155. Regan, Mary Jane, ECHOES FROM THE PAST: REMINISCENCES OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM WITH A MEMOIR, The Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA, 1927, 5 B&W illustrations, 90pp, very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) (some pages unopened), (Order No: 15373 ), $12.50
156. Richardson, Frank B. (chairman), PROCEEDINGS AT THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORORATION OF THE TOWN OF WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS - 1892, Printed for the City, Woburn, MA, 1893, B&W illustrations, 233pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Half-title page reads: 1642-1892 TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY WOBORN MASSACHUSETTS; and, title page reads: PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER SECOND TO SEVENTH 1892 AT THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSAY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WOBURN MASSACHUSETTS. Contents include: The Preparation; The Celebration (Sunday, Thursday, Friday); and, Appendix., (Order No: 49783 ), $65.00
157. Ricketson, Daniel, THE HISTORY OF NEW BEDFORD, BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS ..., Published by the Author, New Bedford, MA, 1858, 412pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover), "...INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE OLD TOWNSHIP OF DARTMOUTH AND THE PRESENT TOWNSHIPS OF WESTPORT, DARTMOUTH, AND FAIRHAVEN, FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIME." An exceptionally nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 49245 ), $250.00
158. Robinson, William F., COASTAL NEW ENGLAND: ITS LIFE AND PAST, The Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, (1989), 100 B&W and 20 color ill., 222pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555214908 The one book for all those who love New England and the sea. A richly illustrated, comprehensive history of those who have lived here under the ocean's sway, in this region "peopled with witch-hanging Puritans, broad-shouldered whalemen, dignified sea captains, and recalcitrant Down Easters." Excellent notes and bibliography., (Order No: 14151 ), $8.50
159. Robinson, Thomas J. (Secretary of Committee), 1807-1907, THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON MASSACHUSETTS, privately printed, Arlington, MA, 1907, B&W illustrations, 65pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 45960 ), $65.00
160. Rodger, Linda M. and Rogeness, Mary S. (edited by), REFLECTIONS OF LONGMEADOW 1783-1983, Phoenix Publishing Company, Canaan, NH, (1983), B&W illustrations, 101pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659014 Longmeadow has three claims to fame: It is the only American town with this picturesque and unique name; it was the first town granted a charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after the Revolutionary War; and it remains even today one of the few true picturebook New England towns., (Order No: 36076 ), $70.00
161. Romaine, Mertie E., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS - VOLUME II - 1905-1965, Reynolds-DeWalt Printing Inc, New Bedford, MA, (1969), B&W illustrations, 660pp, very good+, blue buckram cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, (Order No: 44256 ), $50.00
162. Ryder, Alice Austin, LANDS OF SIPPICAN ON BUZZARDS BAY, Sippican Historical Society, Marion, MA, (1975), B&W illustrations, 386pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1934. "The author has combined the charm of a bye-gone day as seen in an old Buzzard's Bay town, with accurate historical data on such interesting stories as that of the MARY CELESTE, and on the local industries of that time, such as the old salt works, the building of whalers, etc., and a later picture of the numerous famous characters who lived in this old town during the last half century.", (Order No: 45002 ), $100.00
163. Sanderson, George W.; Harwood, Herbert J.; and Frost, Edward (committee), RECORDS OF LITTLETON, MASSACHUSETTS. FIRST INSTALLMENT. BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM THE EARLIST RECORDS IN THE TOWN BOOKS FROM 1715, Printed by Order of the Town, Littleton, MA, 1900, 542pp, index, good, maroon cloth (hardcover), 178 page index follows text., (Order No: 49247 ), $100.00
164. Sandrof, Ivan (commentary by); Peabody, Mrs. Endicott (special foreword by), MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS: AN 1840 VIEW - FIFTY EIGHT WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY J. W. BARBER, Barre Publishers, Barre, MA, 1963 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 116pp, fine, white spine, blue boards (hardcover), (Order No: 52625 ), $10.00
165. Scott, Henry Edwards (editor), VITAL RECORDS OF WINDSOR MASSACHUSETTS TO THE YEAR 1850, NE Historic Genealogy Soc., Boston, MA, 1917, 153pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48353 ), $35.00
166. Sharon American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS: A HISTORY, Sharon Amer Rev Bicentennial, Sharon, MA, 1976, B&W illustrations, 355pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), "Sharon is fortunate to have citizens whose talent and willingness combined to produce this volume. Material is included which illuminates its earliest years, and other which narrates the activities of its people and its government in recent times.", (Order No: 44691 ), $75.00
167. Shattuck, Jeanne Noyes, NUTTINGS LAKE REMEMBERED: A LOOK BACK TO A TIME WHEN LIFE WAS GENTLER, Marshall Jones Company Pub., Francestown, NH, ill. by Carl Kirkpatrick, 105pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0833801996 The author reflects on Nuttings Lake and the surrounding Massachusetts community., (Order No: 50913 ), $25.00
168. Shattuck, Louise in collaboration with David James, SPIRIT AND SPA - A PORTRAIT OF THE BODY, MIND AND SOUL OF A 133-YEAR-0LD SPIRITUALIST COMMUNITY IN LAKE PLESANT, MASS., Delta House Press, Greenfield, MA, (2003) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 169pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the authors, ISBN 0974668206 SPIRIT AND SPA traces Lake Pleasant from its early years as a vibrant resort of 3, 000 to the sleepy little village of 300 that it is today. Lake Pleasant was founded in 1870 as a summertime recreational community. By 1872, Spiritualists had begun to gather there in force, making it a "tent city" in the wild woods of Western Massachusetts. Lake Pleasant lays claim to being the oldest continuously-existing Spiritualist community in the US. The author's family has been part of the community for three generations., (Order No: 51299 ), $35.00
169. Simon, Peter (photographs by); Ames, Evelyn; Brustein, Robert; Bryant, Nelson; Buchwald, Art; et al (contributions by), ON THE VINEYARD, Anchor Books / Doubleday, New York, 1980 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 183pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) signed by Peter Simon, ISBN 0385150520 To complement his island studies in ON THE VINEYARD, resident photographer Peter Simon has gathered a selection collection of Island authors, many of them friends, keen observers every one, to tell their stories of Martha's Vineyard., (Order No: 37234 ), $25.00
170. Siracusa, Carl, A MECHANICAL PEOPLE: PERCEPTIONS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ORDER IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1815-1880, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, (1979) 1st ed, 10 B&W tables, 3 figures, 313pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0819550299 This book contributes not only to our understanding of labor and intellectual history, but also--by analyzing the perceptions of industrialization among the molders of public opinion and enactors of legislation--to the literature on modernization in early America., (Order No: 15656 ), $7.50
171. Smith, Charles C., A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOGETHER WITH THE ACT OF INCORPORATION..., Printed for the Society, Boston, MA, 1908, 63pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover), "...ADDITIONAL ACTS AND BY-LAWS AND A LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS JANUARY, 1791 - APRIL, 1908.", (Order No: 40164 ), $20.00
172. Smith, Jerome V. C., NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FISHES OF MASSACHUSETTS, EMBRACING A PRACTICAL ESSAY ON ANGLING, Freshet Press, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY, 1970, B&W illustrations, 400pp, fine (hardcover) in very good slipcase, Facsimile printing of the 1833 edition., (Order No: 13512 ), $15.00
173. Smith, Samuel Abbot, WEST CAMBRIDGE 1775 - THIRD EDITION, Arlington Historical Society, Arlington, MA, 1974, 68pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "The dramatic account of the events that took place in Arlington - Menotomy, on the first day of the American Revolution - where more troops were engaged, and more casualties suffered than in Lexington or Concord." A facsimile of the original 1864 edition which was an address presented, and published by Alfred Mudge & Sons., (Order No: 49073 ), $15.00
174. Stackpole, Edouard A. (text and notes by), and Dreyer, Peter H. (photographs by), NANTUCKET IN COLOR - PROFILES OF AMERICA, Hastings House Publishers, New York, (1973), color photographs, 95pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803850301, (Order No: 18061 ), $7.00
175. Standish, Lemuel W. (editor), THE OLD STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY - AN HISTORICAL AND INFORMATIVE RECORD OF THE OLDEST CHORAL SOCIETY IN AMERICA, published by the society, Stoughton, MA, 1928, B&W illustrations, 188pp, good, green cloth spine (hardcover) lt. spotting to spine/boards, "Together With Interesting Data of Its Organization, Meetings, Reunions and Outings, and a Complete List of Past and Present Officers and Members.", (Order No: 43697 ), $25.00
176. Stapp, Carol Buchalter, AFRO-AMERICANS IN ANTEBELLUM BOSTON - AN ANALYSIS OF PROBATE RECORDS, Garland Publishing, Inc., New York, 1993, 309pp, very good+, gray cloth (hardcover), ISBN 081531194X, (Order No: 49071 ), $20.00
177. Stark, James H., STARK'S ANTIQUE VIEWS OF YE TOWNE OF BOSTON, Morse-Purce Co., Boston, MA, (1907), B&W illustrations, 378pp, good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover) edgewear to cloth, First published in 1882. Interesting history filled with facts, figures, B&W illustrations, and fold-out plates. Nice clean and tight copy, albeit with wear to top and bottom of spine and edges of the boards., (Order No: 43030 ), $50.00
178. Stoughton, Ralph M., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF GILL: FRANKLIN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, 1793-1943, Town of Gill, Gill, Massachusetts, 1978, B&W illustrations, 337pp, good++, red cloth (hardcover), The purpose of this history is to tell Gill's story as simply and as readably as possible, and at the same time to give sufficient historical connection., (Order No: 46799 ), $75.00
179. Streeter, William W. and Morris, Daphne H., THE VITAL RECORDS OF CUMMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1762-1900, William W. Streeter, Cummington, MA, (1979), B&W illustrations, 416pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) old repair to rear hinge, The authors, in this beautifully printed book, have presented the results of years of searching out all records of birth, marriage and death for this area, finding them in the Town Clerk's office, ten churches, fifteen cemeteries and several family records and diaries now deposited in the files of the Cummington Historical Commission., (Order No: 48842 ), $85.00
180. Swift, Esther M., WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS - A TOWN HISTORY, West Springfield Heritage A., West Springfield, MA, 1969, B&W illustrations, 344pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 50631 ), $30.00
181. Systematic History Fund, VITAL RECORDS OF ROYALSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, TO THE END OF THE YEAR 1849 - ROYALSTON VITAL RECORDS, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, MA, 1906, 196pp, very good+, rebound in light brown cloth (hardcover), "The list of Royalston Births, Marriages and Deaths comprised in this volume includes all that were found in the Town Books covering the period from the earliest date there recorded to the end of the year 1849.", (Order No: 49320 ), $45.00
182. Tager, Jack and Ifkovic, John W. (edited by), MASSACHUSETTS IN THE GILDED AGE: SELECTED ESSAYS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1985, 255pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0870234803 Using case studies, the essays in this anthology discuss voting patterns, factory towns and labor conflicts, social mobility, Irish-Catholic assimilation, and varied social reform activities., (Order No: 36080 ), $20.00
183. Tague, William H. and Kimball, Robert B. (compiled, designed and edited by) (text by Richard V. Happel), BERKSHIRE: TWO HUNDRED YEARS IN PICTURES, 1761-1961, The Eagle Publishing Company, Pittsfield, MA, 1961 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 115pp, good+, wraps (softcover), "We present BERKSHIRE: TWO HUNDRED YEARS IN PICTURES as The Eagle's Salute to Berkshire County, the City of Pittsfield and the Town of Great Barrington.", (Order No: 44860 ), $8.00
184. Temple, Josiah H., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS, EARLY KNOWN AS THE ELBOW TRACT..., Town of Palmer, Palmer, MA, 1889, B&W ill., fold-out maps, 602pp, good+, brown cloth w/some staining to cloth (hardcover), "...INCLUDING RECORDS OF THE PLANTATION, DISTRICT AND TOWN. 1716-1889, WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER." We had our binder add new inside hinges under the original endpapers to this copy making it tight for future generations' use., (Order No: 40438 ), $275.00
185. The Centennial Volume Committee, CLINTON CENTENNIAL VOLUME 1850-1950, The Town of Clinton, Clinton, MA, (1951), B&W illustrations, 223pp, very good+, dark green cloth (hardcover), THE STORY OF CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS INCORPORATED MARCH 14, 1850 AND THE CLINTON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. Edition Limited to One Thousand Copies., (Order No: 47374 ), $45.00
186. The Tercentenary History Committee (compiled and edited by), THE NORTHAMPTON BOOK: CHAPTERS FROM 300 YEARS IN THE LIFE OF A NEW ENGLAND TOWN - 1654-1954, The Tercentenary Committee, Northampton, MA, 1954, B&W illustrations, 426pp, good, orange cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) EX-LIB edgewear, Contents include: Puritans and River Gods; Enterprisers and Forerunners; The Athens of the Connecticut Valley; Earning a Living; Town, City, and County Seat; A "Supremely Likable Town.", (Order No: 36365 ), $27.50
187. Town of Maynard Massachusetts, MAYNARD TOWN REPORT, MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS 1871-1971 - ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 1971, Town of Maynard, Maynard, MA, 1971, 201pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 47592 ), $10.00
188. Tucci, Douglass Shand (with a foreword by Walter Muir Whitehill), BUILT IN BOSTON: CITY AND SUBURB, 1800-1950, New York Graphic Society, Boston, MA, 1978, B&W and color ill., 269pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821207415 A full-length history of Boston's architecture., (Order No: 33461 ), $10.00
189. Tymeson, Mildred McClary, WORCESTER BANKBOOK: FROM COUNTRY BARTER TO COUNTY BANK - 1804-1966, Worcester County National, Worcester, MA, (1966), B&W illustrations, 183pp, very good, light blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), An interesting banking history with many banknote illustrations including on the endpapers., (Order No: 15761 ), $10.00
190. Tymeson, Mildred McClary (compiled and written by), WORCESTER CENTENNIAL 1848-1948 - HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE SETTLEMENT THE TOWN AND THE CITY - WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester Centennial, Inc., Worcester, MA, 1948, B&W illustrations, 84pp, very good, brown limp leather (hardcover), Specially bound copy of the WORCESTER CENTENNIAL 1948 booklet for a member of the committee, and inscribed to him by the author., (Order No: 47095 ), $25.00
191. Van Voris, Jacqueline (with an Epilogue by Edward K. Shanahan), THE LOOK OF PARADISE: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1654-1984, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 149pp, very good+, brown cloth spine (hardcover) inscribed by author, ISBN 0914659073 Contents include: Foreword; Prologue/Northampton: a goodly heritage; Chapter I Business & Industry; Chapter II Education; Chapter III Government; Chapter IV Wars; Chapter V Religion; Chapter VI Recreation & Nostalgia; Epilogue/Northampton: the last thirty years; Bibliographic Notes and Acknowledgments; Illustrations and Credits; Index., (Order No: 46793 ), $45.00
192. Vara, Richard Hart, DOVER DAYS GONE BY - AN ILLUSTRATED BICENTENNIAL HISTORY -- DOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the author, Dover, MA, (1976), B&W illustrations, 182pp, good+, pictorial brown boards (hardcover) signed by author, "Written in the Spirit of America's Bicentennial Celebration, not as a complete and comprehensive history of the town, but rater as a picture album of Dover's past." Previous owner's name on front cover and front pastedown., (Order No: 50354 ), $55.00
193. Vuilleumier, Marion (design by Jamie Backus Raynor), CAPE COD: A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Donning Company Publishers, Norfolk, VA, (1982), B&W illustrations, 224pp, good+, pictorial blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0898652634 A limited edition of 5000 signed by the author. This history will make all of us who have loved Cape Cod come to love its land, its people, and the surrounding sea all the more., (Order No: 39211 ), $45.00
194. Wadlin, Horace G. (prepared under the direction of), CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS: 1895 - VOLUME V - MANUFACTURES, Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, MA, 1898, 641pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), Detailed statistics with Manufactures by Towns, and by Industries., (Order No: 38387 ), $75.00
195. Warner, Anne Sabo (written and edited by), A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY, GOSHEN, MASSACHUSETTS 1781-1981, The Goshen Historical Comm., Goshen, MA, (1980), B&W illustrations, 407pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), One thousand copies printed of this limited edition, of which this is Number 467. PART ONE: Two Hundred Years of Change; PART TWO: History of the Families and Homesteads of Goshen; PART THREE: Lore, Legend and Recollections; Appendices and Index., (Order No: 42092 ), $95.00
196. Warner, Charles F. (editor); Johnson, Clifton (Art Manager), PICTURESQUE HAMPDEN: PART II - WEST: HOLYOKE AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY - HAMPDEN COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS, Picturesque Publishing Co., Northampton, MA, (1891), 1500 B&W illustrations, 160pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) old hinge repairs and edgewear, (Order No: 49206 ), $45.00
197. Weisman, Richard, WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC AND RELIGION IN 17TH-CENTURY MASSACHUSETTS, Univ. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA, 1984, 267pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) EX-LIB with usual markings, ISBN 0870234153 Weisman argues that the colonial response to witchcraft was marked by a lack of consensus over how to define the problem and how to deal with it., (Order No: 49349 ), $15.00
198. Weston, George F. (updated by Charlotte Cecil Raymond), BOSTON WAYS - HIGH, BY, AND FOLK - THIRD EDITION, Beacon Press, Boston, MA, (1975), B&W illustrations, 306pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0807051802, (Order No: 47816 ), $4.50
199. Wheelwright, Thea (text by), TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND - BASED ON TIMOTHY DWIGHT'S TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK, Bonanza Books, New York, (1989), photos by Katharine Knowles, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) small bump bottom, ISBN 0517690462 Over 150 B&W photographs. A reprint of the 1972 edition (Volume 1) by Barre Publishers., (Order No: 15366 ), $10.00
200. White, Albert B., MASSACHUSETTS POLICE PROCEDURE, Reynolds Printing Co, New Bedford, MA, 1931, 493pp, good, gray cloth (hardcover) spotting on spine, Within this book will be found a question pertaining to practically every law in the Massachusetts statutes which the police are expected to enforce. Every important question, with its answer, asked in police promotional examinations during the past fifteen years., (Order No: 45872 ), $40.00
201. Whitefield, Edwin, THE HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS - (MASSACHUSETTS - THIRD EDITION), A. Williams and Company, Boston, 1880 3rd ed, 32 chromolith plates, unpaginated, good, original green cloth (hardcover), BEING A SELECTION OF THE OLDEST AND MOST INTERESTING BUILDINGS, HISTORICAL HOUSES, AND NOTE PLACES IN MASSACHUSETTS from original drawings made on the spot by Edwin Whitefield. This edition contains 32 very good chromolith plates, each with 2 buildings and brief descriptive text., (Order No: 34752 ), $200.00
202. Whitehill, Walter Muir & Kotker, Norman, MASSACHUSETTS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1976), 750 B&W ill., 379pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0684172887 An extradorinary collection of illustrations and colorful, informative text depicts the rich and varied history of the commonwealth. They vividly describe Massachusetts life from colonial times to the present, from Plymouth pioneers and Irish immigrants to the growth of such industries as whaling, farming, textiles, and finance., (Order No: 11424 ), $8.00
203. Wikoff, Jerold, THE UPPER VALLEY: AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR ALONG THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., Chelsea, VT, (1985) 1st ptg, wonderful B&W photographs, 188pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, ISBN 0930031016 Of the few books published on the Connecticut River, I find this the most informative historical look at the Upper Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Well researched, well written, and easily read, this book is divided into four main sections: THE EARLY YEARS: BEFORE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO THE 1790s; GROWTH AND TURMOIL: The 1790s to the 1830s; AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION: The 1830s to the 1880s; and, TOWARD A NEW ERA: The 1880s to the early twentieth century., (Order No: 8179 ), $30.00
204. Wilkins, Ruth Chamberlin, CARLISLE: ITS HISTORY AND HERITAGE -- CARLISLE, MASSACHUSETTS, The Carlisle Historical Soc., Carlisle, MA, 1976 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 481, map, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Here is the story of colonial Carlisle, its settlement, Indian neighbors, arrangements for preaching, schooling and roads, and the building of taverns, mills and shops., (Order No: 47971 ), $37.50
205. Wing, Forrest Bond, THE SHIRLEY STORY - SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, published by the author, n.p., 1981, B&W illustrations, maps, 192pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), This volume was prepared and condensed from the original book by the Shirley Historical Society. Contents include: Roads of Yesteryear; The Groton Plantation; Long, Long Longley Trail; Land of Shirley; Schoolhouses; The Ten Taverns of Old Shirley; Churches; and maps and photos of the subjects listed above., (Order No: 47303 ), $30.00
206. Winslow, Ola Elizabeth, A DESTROYING ANGEL: THE CONQUEST OF SMALLPOX IN COLONIAL BOSTON, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1974 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 137pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket, ISBN 0395184533 This volume deals with the conquest of one of the world's great plagues--the 1721 epidemic which took 884 lives in colonial Boston, at that time a town of presumably 11,000 inhabitants., (Order No: 48270 ), $10.00
207. Winthrop, Robert C. (introductory lecture by) (Members of the Massachusetts Historical Society, EARLY HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS. LECTURES DELIVERED IN A COURSE BEFORE THE LOWELL INSTITUTE, IN BOSTON., Published by the Society, Boston, MA, 1869, 498pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with minimal marks, A nice selection of lectures by Members of the Massachusetts Historical Society. EX-LIB from a small country library, and this copy had never been checked out., (Order No: 52786 ), $25.00
208. Wiswall, Marcia Wilson (editor), LYNNFIELD: A HERITAGE PRESERVED 1895-1976, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W illustrations, 391pp, fine, black cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0914016415 History of this Massachusetts town, contents include: Evolution; Community; Government; Heritage; Appendices., (Order No: 37666 ), $30.00
209. Wood, Frederic J. (abridged with an introduction by Ronald Dale Karr), THE TURNPIKES OF NEW ENGLAND AND EVOLUTION OF THE SAME THROUGH ENGLAND, VIRGINIA, AND MARYLAND - NEW EDITION, Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 428pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0942147057 First published in 1919. "Turnpikes, as distinguished from the ordinary roads of the same time, were those on which gates barred the progress of the traveler, at which payments were demanded for the privilege of using the road. Such payment was called 'toll' and the gates were know as 'toll-gates.'" This abridgement has deleted footnotes and bibliographical references, and selectively cut in some chapters. A classic work!, (Order No: 45278 ), $50.00
210. Worthen, Edwin B., TRACING THE PAST IN LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, Vantage Press, New York, 1998 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 209pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0533122082, (Order No: 48882 ), $35.00
211. Written by Its Citizens, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ASHFIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS - VOLUME TWO 1910-1960 -- ASHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, Published by the Town, Ashfield, MA, 1965, 221pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), Continues where Volume I (first published in 1910) leaves off., (Order No: 47597 ), $60.00
212. Zellie, Carole; Coons, Martha; and, Boyd, Hugh A. (chairman), STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS: A SHOE TOWN, Stoneham Historical Comm., Stoneham, MA, 1981, B&W illustrations, 104pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents divided into two sections: Growth and Change 1640-1915; and, Factories and Workers in the Nineteeth Century., (Order No: 49976 ), $25.00
213. Zieman, Irving, FOUNDERS TO BOUNDERS BOSTON IN RHYME, Starr Books, Cambridge, MA, (1961), B&W frontis, 395pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Zieman creates a giant tapestry of a city's past and present, and through this tapestry, like a golden thread, runs his gentle yet piercing commentary on the events and the people depicted--succinct "asides" and epigrammatic observations that express in a few lines of verse what it would take pages of prose to say., (Order No: 40189 ), $14.50