Here are 48 general New England titles that we have available and on the shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 15, 2008.  Remember, ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire which is almost the geograpical center of New England.

1. Anderson, Will, BEER NEW ENGLAND: AN AFFECTIONATE LOOK AT OUR SIX STATES' PAST AND PRESENT BREWS AND BREWERIES, Will Anderson, Portland, ME, (1988), B&W illustrations, 188pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 096010562X Beer and breweriana aficionado Will Anderson pays tribute to New England's past and present brews and breweries--and beer-drinkers, too--in this delightfully written and illustrated work., (Order No: 44879 ), $70.00

2. Arms, William Tyler, SALUTE TO COURAGE: NEW ENGLAND'S MOST EXCITING HISTORICAL NOVEL, The Enterprise and Journal, Orange, MA, (1967) 2nd ptg, 272pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Exciting action story which mirrors the struggle of the pioneer settlers on the New England frontier during the final decade of the French and Indian wars., (Order No: 37845 ), $7.50

3. Bacon, Dolores, OLD NEW ENGLAND CHURCHES AND THEIR CHILDREN, Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1906, B&W illustrations, 442pp, good, decorated red cloth, teg (hardcover), The author tells the story of New England Churches., (Order No: 49225 ), $15.00

4. Borland, Hal (text by), A PLACE TO BEGIN: THE NEW ENGLAND EXPERIENCE, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 1976, photographs by B. A. King, 160pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871561824 Borland and King have set down in this book the relationship between man and land which defines the true New Englander., (Order No: 53270 ), $10.00

5. Boyer, Paul and Nissenbaum, Stephen (edited by), SALEM-VILLAGE WITCHCRAFT: A DOCUMENTARY RECORD OF LOCAL CONFLICT IN COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND, Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, CA, (1972) 1st ptg, 416pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0534001130, (Order No: 37486 ), $10.00

6. Brown, Simon (editor), THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER; A MONTHLY JOURNAL - VOLUME VIII - JANUARY 1856 TO DECEMBER 1856 COMPLETE, Joel Nourse, Boston, MA, 1856, B&W illustrations, 576pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) light wear top and bottom of spine, "Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and their Kindred Arts and Sciences; Embellished and Illustrated with Numerous Beautiful Engravings." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 43228 ), $50.00

7. Cahill, Robert Ellis, NEW ENGLAND'S WITCHES AND WIZARDS - COLLECTIBLE CLASSIC NUMBER 1, Chandler-Smith Publishing, Peabody, MA, (1983), B&W illustrations, 48pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916787001, (Order No: 53650 ), $4.00

8. Cahill, Robert Ellis, THE OLD IRISH OF NEW ENGLAND - COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS NUMBER 10, Chandler-Smith Publishing, Peabody, MA, (1985), B&W illustrations, 48pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916787095 Contents include: Irish Pirates; The Fighting Irish; What Does Your Irish Name Mean?: The Irish Massacre; Wild Geese and White Blackbirds; How the Irish Discovered American; and, Rebels and Redcoats., (Order No: 53652 ), $4.00

9. Chamberlain, Samuel (with an introduction by Donald Moffat), EVER NEW ENGLAND, Hastings House, New York, (1945) 3rd ptg, 286 full-page photographs, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Comprises the first five years of Samuel Chamberlain's famous New England Calendar series (1940-1944)., (Order No: 4760 ), $5.00

10. 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

11. Delaney, Edmund, THE CONNECTICUT RIVER: NEW ENGLAND'S HISTORIC WATERWAY, The Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT, (1983) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 184pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0871069806 The panoramic story of life along New England's major river, from colonial times to the present., (Order No: 39630 ), $10.00

12. Delbanco, Andrew (edited by), WRITING NEW ENGLAND: AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE PURITANS TO THE PRESENT, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001, 463pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0674006038 Samples a wide range of New England writings., (Order No: 52872 ), $13.50

13. Eaton, Walter Prichard, NEW ENGLAND VISTA, W. A. Wilde Company, Boston, MA, (1930), frontis by Walter King Stone, 121pp, good++ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Impressions of our native scene by this noted son of the Berkshires, done into a charming gift volume for all lovers of New England., (Order No: 47929 ), $7.50

14. Eaton, Walter Prichard, ON YANKEE HILLTOPS, W. A. Wilde Company, Boston, MA, (1933), ill. by Edwin H. Lincoln, 128pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Cellar-Holes; Falling Leaves; Wet Woods; FIreflies and Woodland Voices; The Geese Go By; November; Golden Hemlock; Sweets for Squirrels., (Order No: 48311 ), $7.00

15. Eisenmenger, Robert W., THE DYNAMICS OF GROWTH IN NEW ENGLAND'S ECONOMY, 1870-1964, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT, (1967) 1st ed, 201pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), New England is an economic paradox. It has no significant natural resources other than scenery; its agricultural lands are sparse and its climate harsh; its geographical position and transportation connections are not favorable to the nation-wide distribution of manufactured goods. But it is traditionally a manufacturing center, and most of its workers earn their livelihoods in urban or urbanized surroundings., (Order No: 48655 ), $10.00

16. Fennelly, Catherine (compiled and edited by), NEW ENGLAND CHARACTER AND CHARACTERS - AS SEEN BY CONTEMPORARIES, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA, (1965) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 46pp, fine, wraps (softcover), New Englanders tended to look at themselves and their homeland somewhat differently from the way in which foreigners and natives of other regions looked at both., (Order No: 53648 ), $8.00

17. Floyd, Candace, THE HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND, Portland House, New York, (1990), B&W and color illustrations, 304pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517689065 Contents include: An Abundant Land; Turbulent Beginnings; Independence; Statehood and the New England Federalists; A New Workplace and the Age of Reform; Abolition, Civil War, and Women's Rights; The Changing New Englander; New Englanders at Work; Democratic Victory; Changin Attitudes, New Economies., (Order No: 36817 ), $10.00

18. Gould, Mary Earle, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, A. S. Barnes and Company, South Brunswick, NJ, (1969), ill. by Linda Sinecola, 297pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498067815 These irresistibly appealing short articles originally appeared in Miss Gould's hometown paper, the Worcester, Massachusetts, Telegram. Some of them deal with household items--in the kitchen, in the parlor, and in milady's chamber; others concern themselves with life as it was once led--in the schools, in the homes, in the fields, and in the towns., (Order No: 18524 ), $17.50

19. Hale, Clarence E., THE STONE HOUSE MURDER AND OTHER NEW ENGLAND TALES, The Pequot Press, Chester, CT, (1977), B&W ill. by Buff Elting, 178pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871060906 In this book you will "taste the flavor of rural New England life in the 1890s and the tang of Yankee temperament. Your host on this delightful reading journey writes from first hand knowledge.", (Order No: 15611 ), $7.50

20. Hale, Clarence E., FROM A NEW ENGLAND FARM, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, 95pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914016237 Tales of a boy and his farmer-cousin., (Order No: 44930 ), $5.00

21. Hayward, John, THE NEW ENGLAND GAZETTEER; CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE STATES, COUNTIES AND TOWNS IN NEW ENGLAND ..., Israel S. Boyd & Wm. White, Concord, NH, 1839 6th ed, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good, full calf (hardcover) foxing throughout, "...ALSO DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, LAKES, CAPES, BAYS, HARBORS, ISLANDS, AND FASHIONABLE RESORTS WITHIN THAT TERRITORY. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED." - Sixth Edition. Tight copy with foxing., (Order No: 53909 ), $60.00

22. Haywood, Charles F., MINUTEMEN AND MARINERS - TRUE TALES OF NEW ENGLAND, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, (1963), B&W illustrations, 269pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 49377 ), $7.50

23. Henderson, Helen W., A LOITERER IN NEW ENGLAND, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1919), B&W illustrations, 445pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 41436 ), $7.50

24. Lewontin, Timothy, PARSONS' MILL, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1989) 1st ptg, 184pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874514797 "WANTED: SAWYER TO TRAAIN - HENRY PARSONS MILL" A delightful New England tale set against the backdrop of a small town in northern New England., (Order No: 48985 ), $6.00

25. Lord, Priscilla A. and Foley, Daniel J., THE FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND, Chilton Books, Philadelphia, PA, (1965) 1st ed, over 500 B&W and color ill., 282pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Covers all aspects of folk-art, extensive bibliography. Franklin 6761., (Order No: 983 ), $7.50

26. Marnell, William H., VACATION YESTERDAYS OF NEW ENGLAND, The Seabury Press, New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 177pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0816492549 Focusing on the 20s and 30s, author explores vacationing at beaches, lakes, and mountains and the forms it took in New England. Good introduction to the development of the vacation as a national pastime. This book is one of Ray Boas, Bookseller's all time favorites and originally sparked my interest in the development of the summer vacation and resorts., (Order No: 146 ), $7.00

27. Mitchell, Edwin Valentine, THE ROMANCE OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES, A. A. Wyn, Publisher, New York, 1950, 265pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8017 ), $10.00

28. Morton, Nathaniel, NEW ENGLAND'S MEMORIAL - SIXTH EDITION, Congregational Board of Pub., Boston, MA, 1855, B&W frontis, 515pp, good+, rebound in green cloth (hardcover), "Also Governor Bradford's History of Plymouth Colony; Portions of Prince's Chronology; Governor Bradford's Dialogue; Gov. Winslow's Visits to Massasoit; with Numerous Marginal Notes and an Appendix, Containing Numerous Articles Relating to the Labors, Principles, and Character of the Puritans and Principles. Howes M-851. First published in 1669, one of the earliest secular products of the Cambridge press and the first strictly historical book published in New England., (Order No: 52832 ), $75.00

29. Munn, Charles Clark, POCKET ISLAND: A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE IN NEW ENGLAND, The Abbey Press Publishers, New York, (1900), B&W illustrations, 185pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 46579 ), $10.00

30. Okrent, Daniel, THE WAY WE WERE: NEW ENGLAND THEN, NEW ENGLAND NOW, Grove Weidenfeld, New York, (1989) 1st ed, wonderful B&W photographs, 179pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555843581 "A stunning visual and textual reflection on New England that reveals who we were, who we are, and what the great leap into modern age has cost us." These photographs capture the essence of New England's heritage., (Order No: 14915 ), $12.00

31. Palfrey, John Gorham, HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND; DURING THE STUART DYNASTY - FOUR (4) VOLUMES, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, very good+, original brown cloth (numbers on spine) SEE NOTE, Volume I, 1865 1st ed, 634pp, frontis map; Volume II, 1865 1st ed, 640pp; Volume III, 1870, 659pp, frontis map; Volume IV - FROM THE REVOLUTION OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, 1890, 604pp, frontis map, pages mainly unopened. This exceptionally clean, tight, and nice set reposed for decades in the vaults of a small library. Although book numbers appear on white on the spines, and there are stamps on the endpapers and title page, this WAS NOT a circulating set, and appears to have never been used., (Order No: 35499 ), $225.00

32. 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

33. Parkman, Aubrey, ARMY ENGINEERS IN NEW ENGLAND 1775-1975, US Army Corps of Engineers, Waltham, MA, 1978, B&W illustrations, 319pp, very good+, red buckram cloth (hardcover), The Military and Civil Work of The Corps of Engineers in New England 1775-1975., (Order No: 40754 ), $14.50

34. Perrin, Noel and Breisch, Kenneth, MILLS AND FACTORIES OF NEW ENGLAND, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, (1988), color photographs, 108pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) owners name in blindstamp, ISBN 0810914484 Breisch recounts the history of what has been called "one of the most successful vernacular building types in the recent history of architecture," and Perrin explores the place of the mill in the New England landscape. Exquisite photographs of New England mills., (Order No: 36941 ), $20.00

35. 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

36. 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

37. Robinson, William F., A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHY, New York Graphic Society, Boston, MA, (1980) 1st ed, 125 B&W ill., 243pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821207520 How and why these men and women aimed their cameras at the people, places, and ways of life in New England is the theme of this book. They were a mixed lot--tinkerers and doctors, astronomers and socialites, housewives and mountain men, balloonists and reformers, with a few con men and crackpots for good measure. An excellent, well-written history of early photography with a New England slant., (Order No: 15620 ), $15.00

38. Robinson, William F., ABANDONED NEW ENGLAND: ITS HIDDEN RUINS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, New York Graphic Society, Boston, MA, (1976) 1st ed, 125 B&W ill., 20 color ill., 211pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0821206540 First published in 1976. In every corner of the New England landscape, waiting to be discovered and explored lie forgotten traces of New England's past. A milestone unnoticed in a city's bustle, a canal hidden deep in a forest, an empty church standing in lonely faded splendor--these and hundreds of other sites and relics are described in this book. Includes: canals, mills, mineral springs, iron industry, textile industry, railroads, and more. One of this bookseller's favorite titles and authors., (Order No: 22882 ), $45.00

39. Roscoe, Theodore, ONLY IN NEW ENGLAND: THE STORY OF A GASLIGHT CRIME, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1959), 241pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, "Fiction based on fact, this is a most unconventional and intriguing book." This book deals with the violent and mysterious death of a formidable New England lady which occurred years ago in an isolated coastal village., (Order No: 18132 ), $7.50

40. Saville, Emily Eldredge (color frontis by Jessie Willcox Smith), MEMORIES AND A GARDEN, Privately Printed, Cambridge, MA, 1924, color frontis, B&W ill., 212pp, very good, light olive green cloth (hardcover), "These little sketches are fragmentary chronicles of a New England home a generation ago, when we lived in a simpler way with ampler hospitality, and friends were many and heart-breaks few; when faithful servants the embodiment of devotion were the rule." An exceptionally nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 51607 ), $125.00

41. Shurcliff, Arthur A., SECOND NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL, Riverside Press, Cambridge, MA, (1942), B&W illustrations, 135pp, very good, black cloth spine (hardcover), A collection of short essays about places and things in New England. Original glassine/tissue dustcover, some loss to paper spine label at top., (Order No: 25262 ), $20.00

42. Shurcliff, Arthur A., NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE MEN WALKING AND TALKING, The Old Corner Book Store, Boston, MA, 1948, B&W illustrations, 205pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), THE ANNALS OF A SOCIETY OF SAUNTERERS IN THE LATE HORSE AND CARRIAGE DAYS OF 1905-1906. New England College Men Walking and Talking In the Decade Which Came Before The Automobile Had Changed New England life In the Towns, Farms and Colleges., (Order No: 46370 ), $20.00

43. Silitch, Clarissa M. (editor) and Kirkpatrick, Carl F. (designer), MAD AND MAGNIFICENT YANKEES: A NEW ENGLAND PORTRAIT GALLERY, Yankee, Inc., Dublin, NH, 1973 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 319pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A COLLECTION OF TRUE STORIES ABOUT NEW ENGLAND GENIUSES, ECCENTRICS, ODD-BALLS AND CHARACTERS OF UNUSUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT., (Order No: 19786 ), $5.00

44. Thollander, Earl, BACK ROADS OF NEW ENGLAND, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, (1974) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip spine of dj, ISBN 0517514222 On the spot pictorial record of the villages and places the author has seen and enjoyed while traveling the back roads of the six New England states., (Order No: 40940 ), $10.00

45. Wagenknecht, Edward, A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1976), over 600 B&W ill., 342pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517523469 A suberb compendium of visual and narrative, bringing alive the excitement and vitality of New England., (Order No: 2975 ), $9.50

46. 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

47. Wilson, Harold Fisher, THE HILL COUNTRY OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND: ITS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY, 1790-1930, AMS Press, Inc., New York, 1967, B&W illustrations, 455pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1936. An admirable study in social and economic history, and a unique and valuable contribution to the history of American agriculture as well., (Order No: 52142 ), $75.00

48. 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 OF THE 1919 CLASSIC, Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 428pp, very good+, 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