Here are 333 New Hampshire titles that we have available and on the shelves in Walpole, New Hampshire on May 7, 2008. Remember, ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller.
1. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW VOLUME XXIII CONTAINING LIFE SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF HILLSBORO & CHESHIRE COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Biographical Review Pub. Co., Boston, MA, 1897, B&W illustrations, 482pp, very good, rebound in green cloth, aeg (hardcover), "The persons whose life stories are outlined in this volume, present or former residents of Hillsboro and of Cheshire Counties, have earned the right to be commemorated.", (Order No: 52834 ), $145.00
2. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW - THIS VOLUME CONTAINS BIOGRAPICAL SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Biographical Review Pub. Co., Boston, MA, 1896, B&W illustrations, 646pp, very good, rebound green cloth (hardcover) stain to rear board, Volume XVII of the Atlantic Series of Biographical Reviews., (Order No: 52835 ), $100.00
3. THE GRANITE MONTHLY - NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE MAGAZINE - VOLUME LI - 1919, Harlan C. Pearson, Publisher, Concord, NH, 1919, B&W illustrations, 596pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) stain on cover and endpapers, (Order No: 50783 ), $20.00
4. TWO HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD, N.H. 1749-1949 - - SOUVENIR BOOKLET, published by the town, Hampstead, NH, 1949, B&W illustrations, 132pp, good, wraps (softcover), Brief history, and the program for the 200th anniversary. Absolutely great ads with great photographs of the businesses at the time, views of homes, and historical photographs., (Order No: 47337 ), $20.00
5. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BOSCAWEN AND WEBSTER, MERRIMACK CO., N. H., AUGUST 16, 1883, Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1884, B&W illustrations, 211pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with bookplate only, "ALSO BIRTHS RECORDED ON THE TOWN RECORDS FROM 1733 TO 1850.", (Order No: 48249 ), $50.00
6. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR 1885, Briggs & Co., Publishers, Boston, MA, 1885, B&W illustrations, 414pp, good+, brown cloth spine, paper covered boards (hardcover), "A COMPLETE INDEX TO THE MERCANTILE, MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE, TOGETHER WITH MUCH VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION." Contents include: Academies, Advertisements, Advertisers Outside of the State, Banks, Boston Advertisers, Business Directory, County Officers, Expresses, Gas Companies, General Directory, Index to Advertisers, Insurance Companies, Internal Revenue Officers, Judiciary, Legislature, Manufacturing Companies, Miscellaneous Department, Money- Order Offices, Newspapers, Notaries Public, Patrons Out of the State, Population, Post-Offices and Postmasters, Railroads, Savings Banks, State Courts, State Government, State Institutions, United States Government, and United States Officers. GREAT ADS with GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS., (Order No: 37843 ), $125.00
7. DEDICATION OF THE BUILDING OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, The Historical Society, Concord, NH, 1912, B&W illustrations, 132pp, very good+, green cloth, teg (hardcover), (Order No: 38400 ), $50.00
8. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW VOLUME XXII - CONTAINING LIFE SKETCHES OF LEADING CITIZENS OF MERRIMACK AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES - N.H., Biographical Review Pub. Co., Boston, MA, 1897, B&W illustrations, 595pp, very good, brown leather, AEG (hardcover), Part of the "Atlantic States Series of Biographical Reviews" this volume covering Merrimack and Sullivan Counties of New Hampshire., (Order No: 39176 ), $100.00
9. CONCORD TOWN RECORDS 1732-1820, The Republican Press Assn., Concord, NH, 1894, 576pp, fine, black cloth (hardcover), "Printed by Authority of Joint Resolutions Passed by the City Council April 9, 1889, and February 13, 1894.", (Order No: 39178 ), $25.00
10. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTION - ADOPTED JUNE 2, 1784 - OVER 200 YEARS OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, [State of New Hampshire], [Concord, NH], 2001, B&W illustrations, 114pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 43985 ), $12.50
11. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOL. 1. 1872- 1888, Printed for the Society, Concord, NH, 477pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) old hinge repairs, The New Hampshire Historical Society was formed at Portsmouth, May 20, 1823. This volume consists of four parts, printed respectively in 1874, 1875, 1885, and 1888 and compiled together. Contains route society matters and some interesting historical papers., (Order No: 52080 ), $45.00
12. AUTHOR LIST OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LIBRARY - SUPPLEMENT, JUNE 1, 1904, John B. Clarke Company, Manchester, NH, 1904, 594pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB w/spine mark and bookplate, Appendix to Report of Trustees of the State Library., (Order No: 52766 ), $30.00
13. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1866 VOL II. - VOL. 2 1866, George E Jenks State Printer, Concord, NH, 1866, 958pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), Part One of this report (pages 3-394) is the first part of the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT, IN 1623, TO THE YEAR 1861. The second part of this volume (pages 399-958) is the MILITARY HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE DURING THE GREAT REVELLION; 1861-1866., (Order No: 54590 ), $150.00
14. THE NEW-ENGLAND MERCANTILE UNION BUSINESS DIRECTORY, SIX PARTS IN ONE. ... 1849, Pratt & Co., New York, 1849, maps, 324pp, ads, good+, original black cloth (hardcover) edgewear SEE NOTE, "...Containing A New Map of New-England, An Almanac for 1849, A Memorandum for Every Day in the Year, and a Business Directory for New England, showing The Name, Location, and Business, of Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, professional Men, Artists, Corporations, Banking, Moneyed and Literary Institutions, Courts, Public Offices, and all the Various Miscellaneous Departments which Contribute to the Business, Wealth, Prosperity, and Happiness of New-England, to which is appended, A Short Advertising Register, and a Business Directory of Many of the Principal Mercantiles Houses and Manufacturing Establishments of New York. Complete with maps of Boston (fold-out); Maine; New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Vermont; Rhode Island; and Connecticut. CONDITION NOTE: Nice clean and tight copy; light edgewear; and lacking a small piece of cloth on the bottom edge of the spine (measuring about 1/4 inch by 2 3/4 inches and starting up from bottom edge about 1/2 inch., (Order No: 49592 ), $225.00
15. A HISTORY OF STRAFFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - REVISED EDITION, Strafford Historical Society, Center Strafford, NH, 1995 rev ed, B&W ill. map in rear pocket, 286pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1971 by The Town of Strafford, NH., (Order No: 46513 ), $45.00
16. Adamovich, Shirley Gray (editor), THE ROAD TAKEN: THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 1889-1989, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 105pp, fine, black spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0914659405 With this publication the New Hampshire Library Association celebrates one hundred years as the oldest statewide library association established by legislation in the nation., (Order No: 39639 ), $22.50
17. Agran, Rick; Crill, Hildred; and DeCarteret, Mark (edited by) (introduction by Maxine Kumin), UNDER THE LEGISLATURE OF STARS: 62 NEW HAMPSHIRE POETS, Oyster River Press, Durham, NH, (1999) 1st ptg, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 188229159X Chosen with care, these poems represent the best among our poets, some famous, some familiar, some to be discovered., (Order No: 42037 ), $20.00
18. Aldrich, George, WALPOLE AS IT WAS AND AS IT IS, CONTAINING A COMPLETE CIVIL HISTORY OF THE TOWN FROM 1749 TO 1879; ..., orig pub 1880, B&W illustrations, 404pp, fine, maroon buckram cloth (hardcover), "TOGETHER WITH A HISTORY OF ALL THE CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS; ALSO, A HISTORY OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FAMILIES THAT SETTLED IN TOWN PREVIOUS TO 1820, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ITS PROMINENT CITIZENS, AND ALSO, A CENSUS OF THE TOWN TAKEN APRIL 1, 1878." A new quality reprint, on the shelf and ready to ship., (Order No: 53725 ), $45.00
19. Allis, Marguerite, CONNECTICUT RIVER, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1939), B&W illustrations, 310pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket EX-LIB with edgewear, This is a tale many times retold. But in the telling once again as a story of transportation eras, it may be that the River itself will emerge more clearly as the arbiter of human life., (Order No: 53469 ), $15.00
20. Allison, Henry Darracott, DUBLIN DAYS OLD AND NEW - NEW HAMPSHIRE FACT AND FANCY (DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE), Exposition Press, New York, (1952), B&W illustrations, 156pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, signed by author, (Order No: 50808 ), $15.00
21. Annett, Albert and Lehtinen, Alice E. E., HISTORY OF JAFFREY (MIDDLE MONADNOCK) NEW HAMPSHIRE (VOLUMEI) AND THE GENERATIONS OF JAFFREY NEW HAMPSHIRE (VOLUME II), Published by the Town, Jaffrey, NH, 1937 & 1934, B&W illustrations, good, red cloth (hardcover) mottling to the cloth (See Note), Nice clean and tight set, BUT this set was in Florida for awhile and the climate there has a tendency to mottle the sizing on the cloth. Not pretty on the outside, but clean, and tight and nice on the inside. Two Volume Set including: Volume I HISTORY OF JAFFREY (MIDDLE MONADNOCK) NEW HAMPSHIRE: AN AVERAGE COUNTRY TOWN IN THE HEART OF NEW ENGLAND, 1937, 847pp, with contributed chapters by Margaret Casson Robinson, Rev. Charles Smith Mills, Charles Palache and J. Laurence Laughlin; and, Volume II THE GENERATIONS OF JAFFREY NEW HAMPSHIRE ARRANGED AFTER THEIR FAMILIES, 1934, 903pp., (Order No: 50137 ), $250.00
22. Arcidiacono, Charlene (edited by), LONDONDERRY LITERATURE - LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Londonderry Leach Library, Londonderry, NH, 1989, 208pp, ads, very good, wraps (softcover), Published by the Friends of the Londonderry Leach Library to provide the town's residents with an opportunity to see their words and works in print, (Order No: 48128 ), $30.00
23. Armstrong, John Borden, FACTORY UNDER THE ELMS - A HISTORY OF HARRISVILLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1774-1969, Museum of Amer Textile Hist, North Andover, MA, 1985, B&W illustrations, 320pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 093747407X First published in 1969. A fascinating small village in the Monadnock highlands of New Hampshire, and I highly recommend a visit. When first published, the town's "sleepy, well-worn village with its fitfully operating woolen mill was recognized as a place of special interest and value among New England mill towns - the only example that dated from the early nineteenth century and still survived in its orginal form." In the 1970s the Cheshire Mills there closed, and fortunately the well-ordered townscape was preserved., (Order No: 48420 ), $14.50
24. Arnold, Seth S., A SERMON PREACHED AT ALSTEAD ON THE FIRST SABBATH IN JANUARY, 1826 WITH HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE TOWN ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIR, recent reprint, c1980s, very good+, wraps (softcover) stapled leaves, Author was pastor of the 1st Congregational Church and Society. An interesting collection of historical information follows the reprint of the sermon., (Order No: 48654 ), $25.00
25. Atkins, Edith W., WALKING BACK THROUGH TIME: 50 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF WINCHESTER, NH - WINCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Edith W. Atkins, Winchester, NH, 1997 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 192pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Doing historical research was a passion with Mrs. Atkins, so she started writing for the RETURN OF THE WINCHESTER STAR in May of 1980. This book presents some of her articles., (Order No: 44535 ), $14.50
26. Ayling, Augustus D. (Adjutant General), REVISED REGISTER OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 1861-1866, Ira C. Evans, Public Printer, Concord, NH, 1895, 1345pp, good+, 1/2 leather (hardcover) wear, chipping, cracks on spine, Contents are broken down by regiment, and include a sketch of the regiment, a register of members, a summary of the regiment's service, and a register of commissioned officers. A very nice clean and tight copy internally. Leather spine has rubbing, some cracks and chips., (Order No: 51042 ), $300.00
27. Baldwin, Harrison C., THE HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1921-1963, Transcript Printing Company, Peterborough, NH, [1964], B&W illustrations, 201pp, map, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Early History; The Roaring Twenties; The Thrifty Thirties; The War Years; The Fidgety Fifties; The Start of the Sixties; Local History; Organizations; Business and Manufacturing Firms; Official Roster; and, Miscellany., (Order No: 39503 ), $65.00
28. Bardwell, John D. and Bergeron, Ronald P., THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NEW HAMPSHIRE: A VISUAL HISTORY, The Donning Company Pub., Norfolk/Virginia Beach, (1989), B&W illustrations, 200pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) EXCEPT CORNER WEAR, ISBN 0898657377 In this visual history the authors have traced the discovery, settlement, and development of the region beginning with Christopher Levett's published report of "the Christal Hill" in 1628. CONDITION NOTE - A very good copy EXCEPT there is WEAR/CHEW to the lower corner of the REAR BOARD., (Order No: 49899 ), $45.00
29. Bardwell, John D. and Bergeron, Ronald P., THE LAKES REGION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: A VISUAL HISTORY, The Donning Company Pub., Norfolk, VA, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 192pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898657342 The recorded history of the Lakes Region through a pictorial account of the area's development and progress., (Order No: 54545 ), $75.00
30. Bartlett, George B., CONCORD: HISTORIC, LITERARY AND PICTURESQUE - THIRD EDITION REVISED, D. Lothrop Company, Boston, MA, 1893, B&W illustrations, 175pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40503 ), $20.00
31. Bartlett, John Henry, SKETCHES FROM MY SCRAP BOOKS AND DIARIES, Samuel R. Blaisdell, Portsmouth, NH, [1948], B&W illustrations, 122pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), "Not in sequence, nor in any completeness or exaltation have I attempted to cover all my experiences in life, but simply sketches that troop into my mind as I look back on many busy, and sometimes hectic, years of living, mostly happy, among friendly people and kin, and in a wonderful country and state." Bartlett was Governor of New Hampshire from 1919-1920., (Order No: 45725 ), $12.50
32. Bassett, William; Bowen, Zimri; Conway, Charles W. and, Twitchell, Almon (preface by), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND, CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, TO 1882, C. W. Calkins & Co. Printers, Boston, 1884, B&W ill., photos, 2 page map, 578pp, good, rebound in red buckram cloth (hardcover) owner's name, Nicely rebound copy, clean and tight., (Order No: 45189 ), $100.00
33. Batchelder, Jean (with contributions by Pat Hammond), HISTORY & HEROES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AVIATION, Arrow Publishing Company, Spring Hill, FL, (1995), B&W illustrations, 228pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by author, owner's inscription, ISBN 0964899302 Begins with a history of aviation in New Hampshire including weather and terrain. This is followed by biographies of 61 aviators from New Hampshire, many well-known such as Alan Shepard, Jr., and Christa McAuliffe. The author states, "Men and women from New Hampshire have set records, blazed trails, and contributed much to the field of aviation. They were the first to fly the Atlantic, first into space, and left their footprints on the moon...", (Order No: 50384 ), $25.00
34. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XIX 1679-1764 - PROVINCIAL PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, John B. Clarke, Printer, Manchester, NH, 1891, maps, 760pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) light wear bottomof spine, "With Historical Notes, A Chronological List of Boundary Line Papers, Contemporary Maps, and other Illustrations." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 45997 ), $60.00
35. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), EARLY STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XX - 1784-1787, John B. Clarke, Printer, Manchester, NH, 1891, 930pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), With an Appendix Containing an Abstract of the Official Records Relative to the Formation, Promulgation, Consideration, and Adoption of the Federal Constitution, and Illustrative Notes. Nice clean and tight copy, (Order No: 45998 ), $60.00
36. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), EARLY STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XXI - 1787-1790, Ira C. Evans, Public Printer, Concord, NH, 1892, 930pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), "With an Appendix Containing Biographical Sketches of Men who Sustained Important Relations to the State Government During That Period ..." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 45999 ), $60.00
37. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), EARLY STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XXII 1790-1793, Ira C. Evans, Public Printer, Concord, NH, 1893, 923pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), "With an Appendix Containing the Journal of the Senate on the Impeachment of Woodbury Langdon, the Records of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati, and Biographical Sketches of Men who Sustained Important Relations..." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 46000 ), $60.00
38. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUME XXIII - LIST OF DOCUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE IN LONDON ENGLAND ..., John B. Clarke Company, Manchester, NH, 1893, 557pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) light wear bottom of spine, "...RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF RECORD IN THE SEVERAL SERIES DESIGNATED AS COLONIAL PAPERS, MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE, COLONIAL ENTRY BOOKS, BOARD OF TRADE JOURNAL ... With Notes and Indexes." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 46001 ), $50.00
39. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XXIV - TOWN CHARTERS, VOLUME I, Edward N. Pearson, Printer, Concord, NH, 1894, text maps-7 maps rear pocket, 973pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), "TOWN CHARTERS INCLUDING GRANTS OF TERRITORY WITHIN THE PRESENT LIMITS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND A PORTION OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE; WITH AN APPENDIX, CONSISTING OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE GRANTING OF THE VARIOUS LINES AND BODIES OF TOWNS..." Please Note - this copy has a slightly canted book block and cover wear and bumps to lower corners. Front hinge a tad weak, Ex-Lib faint spine label and bookplate on front pastedown., (Order No: 46003 ), $60.00
40. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XXVI - TOWN CHARTERS, VOLUME III, Edward N. Pearson, Printer, Concord, NH, 1895, maps, 792pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB faint spine mark&bookplate, "THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS BEING TRANSCRIPTS OF THE CHARTERS OF TOWNSHIPS AND MINOR GRANTS OF LANDS MADE BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH THE PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, FROM 1749 TO 1764. WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING PETITIONS TO KING GEORGE THE THIRD, IN 1766, BY THE PROPRIETORS AND SETTLERS UNDER THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS...", (Order No: 46004 ), $50.00
41. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. TOWN CHARTERS GRANTED WITHIN THE PRESENT LIMITS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME XXV, TOWN CHARTERS II, Edward N. Pearson, Printer, Concord, NH, 1895, 835pp, good, black cloth (hardcover), TOWN CHARTERS, VOLUME II. Beign the Continuation and Conclusion of the Grants of Townships Issued by the Provincial Government of New Hampshire, Presented in Alphabetical Arrangement, and Including all Subsequent to the Letter E, with Illustrative Maps, Plans, Biographical Citations and Complete Indexes, and an Appendix Containing Documents Relating to the Most Ancient Towns of this State, and Historical Notes and Monographs., (Order No: 51429 ), $60.00
42. Batchellor, Albert Stillman (editor), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. 1 1635-1717 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VOL. 31, Rumford Printing Co., Concord, NH, 1907, 874pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53579 ), $85.00
43. Bedford Historical Society, HISTORY OF BEDFORD, N.H. 1737 - 1971 - - BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Bedford Historical Society, Bedford, NH, 1972, B&W illustrations, 782pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 43982 ), $60.00
44. Belknap, Jeremy (edited with an introduction and notes by G. T. Lord), BELKNAP'S NEW HAMPSHIRE: AN ACCOUNT OF THE STATE IN 1792 - A FACSIMILE EDITION OF VOLUME III OF THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Hampton, NH, 1973, map, 279pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover) warmly inscribed by editor, Facsimile of the second edition, Dover, NH, 1812., (Order No: 54440 ), $75.00
45. Belman, Felice and Pride, Mike (editors), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CENTURY - CONCORD MONITOR PROFILES OF ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO SHAPED IT, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (2001) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 380pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1584650877 100 of the state's most interesting characters including the founder of rock band Aerosmith, creator of Archie comics, founder of McDonald's, a notorious murderer, a US Supreme Court justice, and my neighbor - Ken Burns. A wide range of people makes for interesting reading., (Order No: 50904 ), $8.50
46. Bemis, Charles A. (new foreword by James Dunn), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH: CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Frost Free Library, Marlborough, NH, 1974, B&W illustrations, 728pp, good, gray cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover) edgewear, Facsimile of the 1881 edition., (Order No: 36766 ), $85.00
47. Bemis, Guy H. (Chairman Walpole Bicentennial Commission), WALPOLE '76 (NEW HAMPSHIRE), Walpole Bicentennial Comm., Walpole, NH, 1976, B&W illustrations, 64pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), A wonderful historical look at this peaceful town during our nation's 200th birthday. Not much had changed since the 1700s, and not much has changed since 1976!, (Order No: 38675 ), $15.00
48. Bishop, Alicia R., MY LITTLE NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK, Exposition Press, Hicksville, NY, (1975) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 47pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0682482722 A handy fact book for residents and vacationers alike., (Order No: 48052 ), $14.50
49. Bixby, Roland (preface by Norris Cotton), HISTORY OF WARREN - WARREN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, Warren, NH, [1986], B&W illustrations, good, black cloth (hardcover), An extensive history composed with a dot-matrix printer. Part I (pages 1 through 422) is history, and Part II (numbering starting again with pages 1 through 476) is a "Who's Who in Warren" both current and genealogies., (Order No: 46527 ), $50.00
50. Blood, Grace Holbrook (illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrave), MANCHESTER ON THE MERRIMACK: THE STORY OF A CITY, Lew A. Cummings Co., Manchester, NH, (1948), B&W illustrations, 353pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A history of Manchester that includes the lore and legends of the Indians, devotes a chapter to the Revolutionary hero, John Stark and another to Samuel Blodget, whose prophetic vision gave Manchester its name, and unfolds the drama of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company and its eventual development into Amoskeag Diversified Industries., (Order No: 14424 ), $7.50
51. Bolles, Frank, CHOCORUA'S TENANTS, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Boston, 1895, 8 B&W illustrations, 68pp, very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), Published by Elizabeth Q. Bolles the year after her husband's death. Frank Bolles summered at Chocorua Lake near Tamworth, New Hampshire, and his poems relate tales of the lake's permanent residents, including: The crow, Log-Cock, Ruffed Grouse, Eaves Swallow, Blue Jay, Oven-Bird, and other birds. Uncommon., (Order No: 30865 ), $35.00
52. Bolles, Simeon, THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM NEW HAMPSHIRE, Enterprise Printing House, Woodsville, NH, 1883 1st ed, 108pp, 4pp ads, very good, wraps (softcover) small chip on front cover, Small ephemeral booklet written to preserve the early history of Bethlehem and to provide that information to the residents and summer tourists visiting this White Mountain resort area., (Order No: 45127 ), $95.00
53. Bonney, Sherman Grant, CALVIN FAIRBANKS BONNEY, HARRIOTT CHENEY BONNEY, A TRIBUTE, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, (1930), B&W illustrations, 320pp, good++, red cloth, teg (hardcover), Limited Edition of which this is No. 167. "This book is published as a tribute to the memory of Calvin Fairbanks Booney and Harriott Cheney Bonney, by their son, who appreciates fully that no written words can express a true sense of his grateful obligation to them." Much on Cornish and Manchester New Hampshire and Cornish, Maine., (Order No: 53171 ), $12.50
54. Boscawen Historical Society, Inc. (compiled and published by), HISTORY TOWN OF BOSCAWEN 1933-1983 - [NEW HAMPSHIRE], Boscawen Historical Society, Boscawen, NH, (1983) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 544pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), "Published on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Town with Additions and Corrections of Previous Histories of the Town." Contents include: Boscawen Post Office and Postmaster Webster's Provisional Stamp; The Boston Post Cane; Boscawen Honor Roll; Town Officers and Town Departments; Schools; Churches and Church Organizations; Organizations; Farms, Orchards, and Lumbering; Businesses; Memorable Events; Roads and Bridges; Cemetaries; Cellar Holes and Early Sites; Houses; Genealogies (from page 230 to 542)., (Order No: 45015 ), $60.00
55. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL PAPERS - DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM 1692 TO 1722: ... VOLUME III, John B. Clarke State Printer, Manchester, NH, 1869, 853pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), : ...BEING PART II OF PAPERS RELATING TO THAT PERIOD. CONTAINING THE 'JOURNAL OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.'" Volume III of the State Papers series. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 50961 ), $60.00
56. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL PAPERS. DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1764 TO 1776... VOLUME VII, Orren C. Moore State Printer, Nashua, NH, 1873, 799pp, very good, dark brown cloth (hardcover), "...Including the whole Administration of Gov. John Wentworth; the Events immediately preceding the Revolutionary War; the Losses at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Record of all Proceedings till the end of our Provincial History. Volume VII of the State Papers series. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 50962 ), $60.00
57. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL PAPERS. DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE - VOLUMES I TO VII COMPLETE, good, black cloth (hardcover), The first seven volumes complete of the New Hampshire papers, including: Volume I, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF ITS SETTLEMENT; 1623-1686, George E. Jenks, State Printer, Concord, 1867, 629pp (dampstain front board & few pages); Volume II, FROM 1686 TO 1722: BEING PART I, OF THE PAPERS RELATING TO THAT PERIOD, John B. Clarke, State Printer, Manchester, 1868, 764pp (faint dampstain few pages); Volume III, FROM 1692 TO 1722: BEING PART II, OF THE PAPERS RELATING TO THAT PERIOD, John B. Clarke, State Printer, Manchester, 1869, 853pp; Volume IV, FROM 1722-1737 (Boundary Lines between NH and Massachusetts), John B. Clarke, State Printer, Manchester, 1870, 891pp; Volume V,FROM 1738 TO 1749 (inc. Papers Relating to the Expedition Against Louisbourg, 1745), Orren C. Moore, State Printer, Nashua, 1871, 962pp; Volume VI, FROM 1749 TO 1763 (inc. Crown Point Expedition, and the "Seven Years French and Indian Wars," 1755-1762), James M. Campbell, State Printer, Manchester, 1872, 929pp; and, Volume VII, FROM 1764 TO 1776 (inc. Administration of Gov. John Wentworth, event preceeding Revolutionary War; Losses at the Battle of Bunker Hill), Orren C. Moore, State Printer, Nashua, 1873, 799pp. Nice set from vaults of one institution, some edgewear and foxing from storage, clean and tight, and seldom read, if at all., (Order No: 51422 ), $450.00
58. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL AND STATE PAPERS. MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE... - VOLUME X, Edward A. Jenks, Printer, Concord, NH, 1877, 719pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) light rubbing/fading on spine, "AT DIFFERENT PERIODS: INCLUDING; Journal of NH Convention which adopted the Federal Constitution, 1788; Journal of the Convention which revised the State Constitution in 1791-1792; The Great Controversy relating to the "New Hampshire Grants" (so called), 1749 to 1791; including troubles in border towns on both sides of the Connecticut River 1781-1783; Letters &c., of Committe of Safety, 1779 to 1784; Census of 1773; Census of 1786; Appendix, containing copies of Ancient Grants &c., (Order No: 51425 ), $60.00
59. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL PAPERS - DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM 1738 TO 1749: VOLUME V., Orren C. Moore State Printer, Nashua, NH, 1871, 962pp, good++, black cloth (hardcover) fading to spine, "Containing very valuable and interesting records and papers relating to the Expedition against Louisbourg, 1745.", (Order No: 53618 ), $60.00
60. Bouton, Nathaniel (compiled and edited by), PROVINCIAL PAPERS - DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM 1749-1763 - VOLUME VI, James M. Campbell, State Ptr, Manchester, NH, 1872, 929pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) fade to spine, "Containing very valuable and interesting Records and Papers relating to the Crown Point Expedition, and the 'Seven Years French and Indian Wars,' 1755-1762.", (Order No: 53619 ), $60.00
61. Bowles, Ella Shannon, NEW HAMPSHIRE: ITS HISTORY SETTLEMENT AND PROVINCIAL PERIODS, WPA, Concord, NH, 1938, 188pp, good, wraps (softcover), An uncommon WPA and New Hampshire item. Sponsorded by the New Hampshire Emergency Relief Administration, Works Progress Administration, New Hampshire State Board of Education under the supervision of Elisabeth Robertson Elkins. Read for historical content by Judge Elwin L. Page. New Hampshire State Board of Education Concord, 1938. Prepared as a mimeographed manuscript, this copy has two former library blind-stamps., (Order No: 43689 ), $100.00
62. Boyce, Neith, THE TOWN IN THE FOREST - LIFE STORY OF RICHMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richmond Archives, Richmond, NH, (1992) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 159pp, very good, wraps (softcover) faint dampstain top corner, (Order No: 50858 ), $12.50
63. Brereton, Charles, NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTABLES - 1986, Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1986, B&W illustrations, 213pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), ISBN 0914339117 "Presenting Biographical Sketches of Men and Women who have helped shape the Character of the Granite State.", (Order No: 43869 ), $10.00
64. Brewster, Joan Jessop (text by) (photographs by William H. Gnade), THE STAINED GLASS OF ALL SAINTS': ALL SAINTS' PARISH CHURCH PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, All Saints' Parish, Peterborough, NH, (2001), color illustrations, 56pp, fine, wraps (softcover), The stained glass windows at All Saints' Peterborough are marvels of medieval craft wrought by its leading twentieth-century practitioner, Charles Jay Connick, and his Boston studio., (Order No: 49228 ), $20.00
65. Brewster, Charles W., RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH. FIRST SERIES. SKETCHES OF PERSONS, LOCLITIES, AND INCIDENTS OF TWO CENTURIES... ( NEW HAMPSHIRE ), pub. by Lewis W. Brewster, Portsmouth, NH, 1873 2nd ed, 381pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, "...PRINCIPALLY FROM TRADITION AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS." First published in 1859. "These Rambles ... arenot only wanderings from street to street, from the river to the forest,from the ball room to the cemetery - but are necessarily ramblings from the regular chronological order of history.", (Order No: 49548 ), $60.00
66. Brewster, Charles W. (with an introduction by Raymond A. Brighton and a foreword by Charles E. Clark), RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH - FIRST SERIES [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1971, B&W ill, 2 maps in pocket, 420pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 0912274123 First published in 1859, this is a facsimile of the second edition printed in 1873, including a new index., (Order No: 53907 ), $40.00
67. Brewster, Charles W. (introduction by Raymond A. Brighton), RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH: FIRST SERIES AND SECOND SERIES -- TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, B&W illustrations, maps, very good+ w/good+ dustjackets (hardcover) in good slipcase, ISBN 0912274123 FIRST SERIES: SKETCHES OF PERSONS, LOCALITIES, AND INCIDENTS OF TWO CENTURIES; PRINCIPALLY FROM TRADITION AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS.; 1971; 420pp; facsimile of the 1873 Second Edition; and, SECOND SERIES: SKETCHES OF PERSONS, LOCALITIES AND INCIDENTS OF TWO CENTURIES; PRINCIPALLY FROM TRADITION AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS; WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR BY Wm. H. Y. Hackett.; 1972; 407pp; facsimile of the 1869 edition., (Order No: 54244 ), $75.00
68. Brighton, Ray, THE PRESCOTT STORY, Portsmouth Marine Society, New Castle, NH, (1982), B&W illustrations, 119pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) owners name in blindstamp, It has come to pass that the most philanthropic persons Portsmouth has ever known were a pair of quiet, it might be said "mousy" sisters. And their story is a strange one indeed. Publication Two of the Portsmouth Marine Society, New Castle, NH., (Order No: 45330 ), $125.00
69. Brighton, Ray, RAMBLES ABOUT PORTSMOUTH, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1994), B&W illustrations, 273pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, owners name, ISBN 091581918X A series of essays on the history of this ancient community., (Order No: 46145 ), $45.00
70. Brighton, Raymond A., THEY CAME TO FISH: A BRIEF LOOK AT PORTSMOUTH'S 350 YEARS OF HISTORY ... - [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE] - TWO VOLUME SET, Portsmouth 350, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, (1973), B&W illustrations, good, black cloth (hardcover) no dustjackets, "...IT'S LOCAL AND WORLD-WIDE INVOLVEMENTS AND THE PEOPLE CONCERNED THROUGH THE EYSE OF A REPORTER." Issued in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of Portsmouth, NH 1623-1973. Volume I, 371pp; and, Volume II, 503pp. Light edgewear to the covers, and dampstaining to rear boards., (Order No: 52239 ), $65.00
71. Brown, Sanborn C. and Rieser, Leonard M., NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AT DARTMOUTH: FROM SURVEYORS' CHAINS TO THE PRESSURE OF LIGHT, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1974, B&W illustrations, 127pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 087451102X This is a story of physics and people: how they interacted and how they resolved, each in his own way, the problem of conducting scientific research wihtout scanting the needs of students., (Order No: 50943 ), $30.00
72. Browne, George Waldo, THE HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1735-1921: VOLUME ONE HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION AND VOLUME TWO BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY, John B. Clark Co., Printers, Manchester, NH, 1921 and 1922, B&W illustrations, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), Volume One, History and Description, 567pp; and Volume Two, Biography and Genealogy, 695pp. Two Volume Set Complete., (Order No: 53002 ), $145.00
73. Buffum, Francis H. (editor) and Flanders, Alice V. (secretary), NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION: A MEMORIAL, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1940, B&W illustrations, 343pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) small nick lower edge, A MEMORIAL OF THE SESQUINCENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S PART IN THE FRAMING AND RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES., (Order No: 46434 ), $20.00
74. Burns, Lillian A., A PECULIAR PEOPLE, PHASE I AND II - WHITEFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Lillian A. Burns, n.p., 1973, B&W illustrations, 78pp, fine, wraps (softcover), "The purpose of this book is to define ourselves to our children and children's children, through the relating of some austere and some seemingly trivial tales and admonitions, given us by our parents and grandparents, together with a few of the tender experiences and happenings it has been our privilege to enjoy.", (Order No: 44594 ), $12.00
75. 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
76. 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
77. Campbell, Catherine H. (with Marcia Schmidt Blaine), NEW HAMPSHIRE SCENERY: A DICTIONARY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARTISTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1985), B&W illustrations, 253pp, fine, gray cloth (hardcover) w/pictorial paste-down, ISBN 091465912X "For anyone aspiring to recover the values of the Romantic age in New England there can be no more splendid and insightful record than the works of art recorded in this volume, images of land which in their time and place directly revealed the hand and purposes of the Creator.", (Order No: 34640 ), $50.00
78. Candee, Richard M., BUILDING PORTSMOUTH: THE NEIGHBORHOODS & ARCHITECTURE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S OLDEST CITY, Portsmouth Advocates, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, (1996) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 200pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0963453904 Illustrated with contemporary and historic photographs, prints, maps and drawings, this volume offers a rare glimpse into the city's past through the history of its buildings and the people who created them., (Order No: 53872 ), $40.00
79. Carroll, Roger, LEBANON, 1761-1994: THE EVOLUTION OF A RESILIENT NEW HAMPSHIRE CITY, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (1994), B&W illustrations, 311pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0914659715 The author of this chronicle not only has traced and documented more than two hundred years of Lebanon's beginnings and growth, but also gives us an insightful, often humorous, and always authentic account into the reasons for the city's remarkable resiliency and development into an urban area with manufacturing interests, a thriving service economy, as well as being home to one of the nation's foremost medical centers., (Order No: 44706 ), $50.00
80. Carter, N. F.; Fowler, T. L., HISTORY OF PEMBROKE NEW HAMPSHIRE 1730-1895 - VOLUME I AND VOLUME II - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE - NO POCKET MAP, Allenstown-Pembroke Bicent., Allenstown & Pembroke, NH, 1976, B&W illustrations, NO map, very good++, maroon cloth (hardcover) in very good slipcase, Quality reprint of the 1895 edition. Volume I - THE HISTORY, 428pp, followed by HISTORY OF PEMBROKE, NEW HAMPSHIRE by John N. McClintock, 208pp, and A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH by Rev. Isaac Willey, 46pp. Volume II - THE GENEALOGIES, 459pp., (Order No: 45361 ), $100.00
81. Carver, Nellie M., GOSHEN - SOUTH CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, House of Falmouth, Inc., Portland, ME, (1971), B&W illustrations, 153pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "This book tells about the evolution of a small hamlet in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.", (Order No: 46457 ), $55.00
82. Chase, Heman, SHORT HISTORY OF MILL HOLLOW: THE EARLY INDUSTRIAL CENTER OF EAST ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1753-1968, Heman Chase, Alstead, NH, (1969), B&W illustrations, 115pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: FIRST PART--EARLIEST TIMES, FROM BOOKS, MAPS, AND TRADITIONS, 1753-1909; SECOND PART--LATER TIMES WITHIN PRESENT MEMORIES, 1909-1968. Much history on the operation of early mills also., (Order No: 48835 ), $30.00
83. Child, Hamilton (compiled and published by), GAZETTEER OF CHESHIRE COUNTY, N.H. 1736-1885 (CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE), Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY, 1885, B&W illustrations, maps, 560pp & 272pp, very good, new leather spine (hardcover) clean and tight, Part One (560 pages) is the town histories; Part Two (272pp) is the Business Directory of Cheshire County, N.H. for 1884-'85, (Order No: 40464 ), $150.00
84. Childs, Francis Lane (edited by), HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE A BICENTENNIAL BOOK - ESSAYS IN CELEBRATION OF THE TOWN'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY, Town of Hanover, Hanover, NH, 1961, 275pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) fading to spine as usual, On front cover - HANOVER A BICENTENNIAL BOOK 1761-1961., (Order No: 47050 ), $20.00
85. Clay, Paul R. (compiled by), PICTURESQUE AND PROGRESSIVE, LITTLETON AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS [LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Littleton Area Historical So, Littleton, NH, 1976 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 76pp, fine, wraps (softcover), This book is a capsule history of Littleton and its environs, written in 1898, republished in 1968, and reprinted in 1976., (Order No: 44595 ), $15.00
86. Cogsell, Leander W. (Company D.), A HISTORY OF THE ELEVENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT VOLUNTEER INFANTRY IN THE REBELLION WAR 1861-1865, Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1891, B&W ill., fold-out map, 784pp, good+, 3/4 leather (hardcover), The 671 pages of text are followed by a "Complete Roster of the Original Officers and Men of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment." "Padded with anecdotes and incidents - many of questionable authenticity; this valorous regiment deserves a better history." Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS: A CRITICAL BILIOGRAPHY, Volume I, Page 71. A nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 50408 ), $325.00
87. Cogswell, Leander W. (new foreword by Francis Lane Childs), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HENNIKER, MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Hampshire Publ. Co., Somersworth, NH, 1973, B&W illustrations, maps, 808pp, good, decorated tan cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0912274298 Quality reprint of the 1880 edition, limited to 500 copies., (Order No: 48503 ), $85.00
88. Cogswell, Elliott C. (new foreword by Roxanna E. Richardson), HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAM, DEERFIELD, & NORTHWOOD NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somerwsorth, NH, 1972, B&W illustrations, 790pp, very good, tan cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacet as published, ISBN 0912274182 "New Hampshire Historical Editions Series" quality reprint of the 1878 edition. Published in an edition of 500 copies., (Order No: 51646 ), $85.00
89. Colby, John H. (editor), LITTLETON: CROSSROADS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 650pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659030 Comprehensive history of one of New Hampshire's most progressive towns., (Order No: 37107 ), $50.00
90. Colby, Solon (chaiman); et al, EARLY MEREDITH - BICENTENNIAL 1969 -- MEREDITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Meredith Historical Society, Meredith, NH, 1968, B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), Prepared at the request of the Bi-Centennial Committee, this collection of articles on the history of Meredith were completed "with the aim of helping its celebration to be informative as well as entertaining.", (Order No: 48250 ), $45.00
91. Cole, Luane (edited by), PATTERNS AND PIECES: LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1761/1976, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1976), B&W illustrations, 381pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016288 The Lyme Historians have recaptured the past and published its story so that it may be available for all to read and treasure., (Order No: 49614 ), $40.00
92. Conroy, Rosemary G. and Ober, Richard (editors), PEOPLE AND PLACE: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS - THE FIRST 100 YEARS, Soc Protection of NH Forests, Concord, NH, (2001), B&W and color illustrations, 160pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0971210209 This book recounts the society's first century of service to the people of New Hampshire conserving the lands of New Hampshire., (Order No: 52855 ), $19.50
93. Cook, Howard M., WAYSIDE JOTTINGS OR RAMBLES AROUND THE OLD TOWN OF CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND ITS SUBURBS, Edson C. Eastman, Concord, NH, 1910, B&W illustrations, 201pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover), A resident of Concord for fifty years offers a series of sketches of Concord and its suburbs., (Order No: 39182 ), $15.00
94. Copeley, William, INDEX TO GENEALOGIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN HISTORIES, New Hampshire Historical Soc, Concord, NH, n.d. c1986, 103pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), An index of surnames found in 302 histories from 198 New Hampshire towns., (Order No: 48442 ), $15.00
95. Corning, Charles Robert (et al), ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEPTEMBER 27,1923, Published by the Society, Concord, NH, 1923, 71pp, good, maroon cloth spine (hardcover) so light foxing, (Order No: 46697 ), $10.00
96. Currier, Stanley P., and Clement, Edgar T. (inscribed by), HISTORY OF LANDAFF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Courier Printing Co., Inc., Littleton, NH, 1966, B&W illustrations, 164pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 52333 ), $37.50
97. Davis, Bailey K. (new foreword by Faye Memolo), TRADITIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF BERLIN NEW HAMPSHIRE (N.H.), Smith & Town Printers, Berlin, NH, (1989) 2nd ed, 157pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), First published in 1897, and republished here by the Berlin Public Library from a copy in their possession (complete with spine numbers)., (Order No: 37842 ), $55.00
98. Dearborn, Helen E., TOWN HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1888, Weare, NH, 1959, B&W ill., map in rear pocket, 305pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover), Uncommon New Hampshire town history., (Order No: 52529 ), $285.00
99. Dodge, J. R., HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RECORD: A GLIMPSE OF THE BUSINESS AND RESOURCES OF THIRTY-ONE TOWNS - HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Dodge & Noyes, Nashua, NH, 1853, 156pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A fascinating look at the businesses and resources of Hillsborough County in this pocket-sized guide. Contents include: history; education; academies; banks; county officers, newspapers; Notes of Towns (Amherst, Antrim, Bedford, Bennington, Brookline, Deering, Francistown, Goffstown, Greenfield, Hancock, Hillsborough, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Lyndeborouhg, Manchester, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, Nashville, New Ispwich, New Boston, Pelham, Peterborough, Sharon, Temple, Weare, Wilton, and Windsor. Page 102 to 156 are GREAT ads from the county's businesses., (Order No: 49243 ), $125.00
100. Donovan, D.; and Woodward, Jacob A., THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LYNDEBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1735-1905 - TWO VOLUMES IN ONE, Wallace Press, Inc., Milford, NH, (1978) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 932pp, errata, very good+, black cloth (hardcover), Quality reprint of the original two volumes published in 1906. This reproduction was initiated by the Lyndeborough Historical Society and supported by the Town's Bicentennial Committee., (Order No: 54022 ), $150.00
101. Donovan, D.; and Woodward, Jacob A., THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LYNDEBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1735-1905 - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, The Tufts College Press, H. W. Whittmore & Co., 1906 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 932pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), The second volume includes geneaologies., (Order No: 54023 ), $250.00
102. Doty, Richard M. (foreword by), GRAPHICS / NEW HAMPSHIRE, NH Visual Arts Coalition, Concord, NH, (1983), B&W illustrations, 47pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of a multi-sited exhibition showing the works of New Hampshire artists of work created in the state., (Order No: 42125 ), $25.00
103. Downey, Fairfax, IT HAPPENED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Tompson & Rutter Inc., Grantham, NH, (1981), ill. by John W. Sargent, 94pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0936988045 Here are forty-three true, and mostly amusing, short stories passed on by word of mouth to the collector; these tales, mostly from the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee region, may serve to delineate the New Hampshire spirit., (Order No: 44536 ), $15.00
104. Downs, Rev. Charles A., HISTORY OF LEBANON, N.H., 1761-1887 - [LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Rumford Printing Co., Concord, NH, 1908, B&W ills., folding map, 459pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), Mr. Downs came to Lebanon July 5, 1848, as a candidate for the pastorate of the Congregational Church. He was installed as pastor and served the Church for twenty-five years. He served the state as superintendent of public instruction, and the town as selectman, representative, police judge, superintendent of schools, precinct clerk and treasurer, and town clerk, and spent much time and labor in the preparation of this volume., (Order No: 44339 ), $60.00
105. Dummer Bicentennial Committee; Holt, Rachel E. (foreword by), HISTORY OF DUMMER NEW HAMPSHIRE 1773-1973, Courier Printing Company, Littleton, NH, 1973, B&W illustrations, 244pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Early History; Inhabitants, Past and Present; Education and Religion; Our Men in Uniform; Business and Recreation; Town Government; and, Miscellaneous., (Order No: 53001 ), $65.00
106. Edes, Sam. H., TALES FROM THE HISTORY OF NEWPORT [NEW HAMPSHIRE], The Argus-Champion, Newport, NH, 1963, B&W illustrations, 113pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Author "set down some of the tales that he has gathered in a lifetime of observation and fact-finding." Covers all aspects of Newport, NH history., (Order No: 52123 ), $30.00
107. Evans, Helen F. (editor), ABSTRACTS OF THE PROBATE RECORDS OF STRAFFORD CO., N.H. 1771-1799, The Bibliographer H. F Evans, Bedford, NH, (1983), 372pp, very good+, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 52847 ), $35.00
108. Farmer, John, HISTORICAL SKETCH OF AMHERST NEW HAMPSHIRE - A FACSIMILE OF THE 1837 EDITION, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1972, 52pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This pioneer study in local history was first written in 1820, and revised by the author in 1837, authoritatively summarizes the fascinating history of Amherst, New Hampshire., (Order No: 52126 ), $15.00
109. Ferguson, A. E., EARLY DWELLINGS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - WHITE PINE SERIES: VOLUME XII - NUMBER 5, Russell F. Whitehead, New York, 1926, B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 53944 ), $15.00
110. Field, Anne E., ON THE TRAIL OF STODDARD GLASS, William L. Bauhan Publisher, Dublin, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, 110pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0872330214 "The collectiblity of Stoddard glass is derived not only from its form, color and texture but from the fact that bottles and other glass objects are literally a reflection of their times and the people who made and used them." Chapters include: Old Stoddard, Glass-making Comes to Stoddard, The Glass Houses of Stoddard, Making and Makers of Stoddard Glass, and Identifying Stoddard Glass., (Order No: 44815 ), $25.00
111. Fineberg, Ellen (project director), FAMILIES FROM AFAR: SETTLING IN PORTSMOUTH 1900-1930 -- [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, NH, 1997, B&W illustrations, 24pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue of the exhibition held September 21 - December 6, 1997 at The Randall Room at the Portsmouth Athenaeum., (Order No: 54194 ), $20.00
112. Fogg, John D. (edited by Eric N. Small), RECOLLECTIONS OF A SALT MARSH FARMER, Historical Soc. of Seabrook, Seabrook, NH, 1983, B&W illustrations, 89pp, very good, wraps (softcover), At the age of 87, John D. Fogg started writing this book of his experiences as a salt marsh farmer in Seabrook, New Hampshire., (Order No: 46045 ), $20.00
113. Forsaith, Carl Cheswell, AUBURN N.H. - AUBURN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Lew A. Cummings Co., Inc., Manchester, NH, 1970, B&W figures and tables, 380pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: Geography and Climate; Indians; The Charter; The Settlers; Growing Pains; Government; Numbers; Inventories of Long-Ago; War; Travel and Trade; Churches; Schools; Griffin Library and Museum; Professions; Associations; Diaries; A Home in the Wilderness; The Farm; Women; Industries; Genealogies., (Order No: 42646 ), $30.00
114. Foss, Gerald D., (edited by Enzo Serafini), THREE CENTURIES OF FREEMASONRY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, NH Publishing Company, Somersworth, NH, (1972), B&W illustrations, 546pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, With a "Biographical Dictionary Compiled by Right Worshipful Gerald D. Foss and Worshipful Woodbury S. Adams.", (Order No: 44677 ), $45.00
115. Frizzell, Martha McDanolds, A HISTORY OF WALPOLE NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME I AND VOLUME II (TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE), Walpole Historical Society, Walpole, NH, 1963, B&W illustrations, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjackets as published), Volume I, 672pp - Contents includes: Walpole As It Was and As It Is; Homesteads and Land Records; Town Business and Services; Waterways; Business; Organizations; Churches. The majority of the text is a house by house study including landowners and improvements. Volume II, 333pp - Genealogies of Walpole from 1749-1963., (Order No: 37043 ), $125.00
116. Frizzell, Martha McD. (and others), SECOND HISTORY OF CHARLESTOWN, N.H.: THE OLD NUMBER FOUR (NEW HAMPSHIRE), Town of Charlestown, N.H., Charlestown, NH, (1987) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 446pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1955. "Embracing a summary of the early history of the Town from is settlement to 1876 and more particularly developments and events in the Town from 1876 to 1954., (Order No: 37220 ), $60.00
117. Fuller, Mary Lou (cover design and drawings by Jim Dugan; edited by Kay Amsden), A HORSE IN THE LADIES' ROOM, Kalm Publishing, Fitzwilliam, NH, (1997), B&W illustrations, 119pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0965789403 A loving memoir of the trials and brushes with near disaster that go with managing a 175 year old Inn. Mary Lou Fuller brings these experiences and Red Fuller back to us., (Order No: 45137 ), $10.00
118. Garvin, James L. and Garvin, Donna-Belle, INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE: NEW HAMPSHIRE HAND TOOLS AND THEIR MAKERS 1800-1900, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1985), B&W illustrations, 114pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914659162 Catalogue of the exhibition held at the New Hampshire Historical Society December 20, 1984 to May 30, 1985., (Order No: 36923 ), $35.00
119. Garvin, James L., PORTSMOUTH AND THE PISCATAQUA - SOCIAL HISTORY AND MATERIAL CULTURE, n.p., n.p., c1972, B&W illustrations, 48pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) owner's name front cover, Reprinted from HISTORICAL NEW HAMPSHIRE, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, Summer, 1971., (Order No: 46938 ), $10.00
120. Getchell, Sylvia Fitts, THE TIDE TURNS ON THE LAMPREY: VIGNETTES IN THE LIFE OF A RIVER, A HISTORY OF NEWMARKET, N.H., Sylvia Fitts Getchell, Newmarket, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 314pp, very good, gray cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, This book honors the little river. Most of the characters are real people. Many of the actual events are fictional., (Order No: 52713 ), $85.00
121. Gilmore, Robert and Ingmire, Bruce, THE SEACOAST, NEW HAMPSHIRE: A VISUAL HISTORY, The Donning Company, Pub., Norfolk, VA, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 208pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898657369 Beginning with the early settlements of English colonists in Dover, Hampton, Exeter, and Portsmouth, this book covers pioneering commercial activities such as seafaring, and lumbering which provided a living for the first settlers., (Order No: 47515 ), $50.00
122. Gilmore, Robert C., NEW HAMPSHIRE LITERATURE - A SAMPLER, University of New Hampshire, Hanover, NH, 1981, 340pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874512107 A Sampler of Writings By: Thomas Bailey Aldrich; Winston Churchill; Donald Hall; Nathaniel Hawthorne; William Dean Howells; Grace Metalious; Samuel Penhallow; May Sarton; and 23 others., (Order No: 49843 ), $8.50
123. Glynn, David A.; LeCain, Erving A. (Bennington Historical Society), A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF BENNINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Bennington Historical Soc., Bennington, NH, (1989), B&W illustrations, 178pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), 303 great pictures is a "then and now" history of the small town of Bennington, NH., (Order No: 48283 ), $50.00
124. Gould, Isaiah (foreword by Thurston Williams), HISTORY OF STODDARD CHESHIRE COUNTY, N. H. FROM THE TIME OF ITS INCORPORATION IN 1774 TO 1854 ..., Thurston Williams, Stoddard, NH, 1971 reprint, map, 139pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "...A period of 80 years. With some sketches from its first settlement in 1768." Reprint of the 1897 publication., (Order No: 44241 ), $25.00
125. Graham, Robert B., THE DARTMOUTH STORY: A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE BUILDINGS, PEOPLE, AND LEGENDS, Dartmouth Bookstore, Inc., Hanover, NH, (1990), B&W illustrations, 250pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the story of how Dartmouth College came into being more than two hundred years ago in what was then literally a frontier wilderness--and of how it survived to emerge in this century as one of the nation's outstanding institutions of higher learning, as well as a place of rare beauty., (Order No: 47311 ), $30.00
126. Graton, Milton S., THE LAST OF THE COVERED BRIDGE BUILDERS, Clifford-Nicol, Inc., Plymouth, NH, (1986), B&W illustrations, 173pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, The author relates his life and techniques in repairing, rebuilding and completely constructing twenty-two covered bridges. A fascinating study and account of his work mainly with the bridges in New Hampshire and Vermont. First published in 1978., (Order No: 47509 ), $75.00
127. Guyol, Philip N., DEMOCRACY FLIGHTS: A HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN WORLD WAR II, Dartmouth Publications, Hanover, NH, 1951, B&W illustrations, 309pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Part One--Military Aspects; Part Two--Governmental Aspects; Part Three--Economic Aspects; Part Four--Cultural Aspects., (Order No: 44690 ), $45.00
128. Hackett, Frank W., 1645-1656 PORSTMOUTH RECORDS, orig pub 1886, 76pp, very good+, red buckram cloth (hardcover), A TRANSCRIPT OF THE FIRST THIRTY FIVE PAGES OF THE EARLIEST TOWN BOOK PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH NOTES. A reprint Produced by the Photoduplication Program of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts., (Order No: 49007 ), $45.00
129. Hadley, Alice M., WHERE THE WINDS BLOW FREE: DUNBARTON NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1976), B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016334 The history of Dunbarton has been preserved by Alice Hadley, a loving resident, "as a memorial to the town in which I spent my life.", (Order No: 42034 ), $45.00
130. Halfmann, Eunice K., CLOTHESPINS AND CALENDARS: RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PAST, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1986) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 91pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small tear on dustjacket, ISBN 0914659111 This is the nostalgic story about the everyday world of a woman (Pearl Johnson Whittemore) whose life spanned the era of pioneer living and our twentieth century world of TV and electric clothes dryers., (Order No: 41413 ), $14.50
131. Hamilton, Henry S., REMINISCENCES OF A VETERAN, Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1897, B&W illustrations, 180pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, Author, born about 1836 in England, came to the US and joined the Army, first in the West and then during the Civil War. A member of the band in the Third Regiment New Hamphire National Guard, he was mustered out in early 1862 and married and settled in NH., (Order No: 52188 ), $125.00
132. Hammond, Isaac W. (compiled and edited by), STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MAY, 1777, TO 1780 - VOLUME II OF WAR ROLLS, Parsons B. Cogswell, Printer, Concord, NH, 1886, 847pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB, old hinge repairs, "WITH AN APPENDIX, EMBRACING NAMES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN IN MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENTS." Volum II of Wall Rolls, Volume XV of the Series. "This volume contains the rolls of the soldiers who served in the Revolutionary war from this state from May, 1777, to January, 1789, so far as the same are in the archives of the state, or could be obtained elsewhere by the editor.", (Order No: 49135 ), $175.00
133. Hammond, Isaac W. (compiled and edited by), STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. ROLLS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FOUR VOLUME SET COMPLETE-SERIES VOLS 14-17, good, black cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, Volumes XIV, XV, XVI, and XVII of the series; and Volumes I, II, III, and IV of the War Rolls. Complete set comprising: Volume I, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1775, TO MAY, 1777; WITH AN APPENDIX, EMBRACING DIARIES OF LIEUT. JONATHAN BURTON., Parsons, B. Cogswell, State Printer, Concord, NH, 1885, 799pp; Volume II, ROLLS OF THE SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MAY, 1777, TO 1780: WITH AN APPENDIX, EMBRACING NAMES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN IN MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENTS, Parsons B. Cogswell, State Printer, Concord, NH, 1886, 847pp; Volume III, ROLLS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WITH AN APPENDIX, EMBRACING SOME INDIAN AND FRENCH WAR ROLLS, John B. Clarke, Public Printer, Manchester, NH, 1887, 1021pp; and, PART I. ROLLS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. PART II. MISCELLANEOUS PROVINCIAL PAPERS, FROM 1629-1725, John B. Clarke, Public Printer, Manchester, NH, 1889, 819pp., (Order No: 51428 ), $500.00
134. Hammond, Otis G. (edited by), STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUME 36 - PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME 6 1757-1760, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1938, 641pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover) library bookplate only, Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 46002 ), $60.00
135. Hammond, Otis G. (edited by), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. 4 1750-1753 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VOL. 34, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1933, 564pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53582 ), $60.00
136. Hammond, Otis G. (edited by), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. 7 1760-1763 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VO. 37, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1939, 514pp, very good+, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53583 ), $60.00
137. Hammond, Otis G. (edited by), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. 8 1764-1767 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VOL. 38, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1940, 483pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53584 ), $60.00
138. Hancock, Frances Ann Johnson (edited by Ruth Ayres-Givens), SAVING THE GREAT STONE FACE: THE CHRONICLE OF THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1985) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 183pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659022 First published in 1984. Here in poetry, prose, and pictures is the remarkable saga of the Profile, written by a remarkable and sensitive woman who wanted to share her love and appreciation for this world-famous natural wonder., (Order No: 15609 ), $30.00
139. Hareven, Tamara and Langenbach, Randolph, AMOSKEAG: LIFE AND WORK IN AN AMERICAN FACTORY CITY, Pantheon Books, New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 395pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0394738551 Focuses on Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, once the largest textile factory in the world, which extended for two miles along the Merrimack River in Manchester, NH., (Order No: 2020 ), $4.00
140. Harkness, Marjory Gane (edited by), THE FISHBASKET PAPERS: THE DIARIES, 1768-1823 OF BRADBURY JEWELL, ESQUIRE OF TAMWORTH, DURHAM AND SANDWICH NEW HAMPSHIRE, Richard R. Smith Publishers, Peterborough, NH, (1963), B&W illustrations, 236pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, A fascinating account of life, in both the Seacoast and Lakes Region of New Hampshire, during the last years of Colonial times and the early years of the Republic., (Order No: 44894 ), $20.00
141. Harriman, Walter, THE HISTORY OF WARNER NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR YEARS FROM 1735 TO 1879, Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1879, B&W illustrations, 581pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) repaired split in spine, (Order No: 37452 ), $100.00
142. Harriman, Walter (new foreword by Emil W. Allen), THE HISTORY OF WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR YEARS, FROM 1735 TO 1870, New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, 1975, B&W ill., map in rear pocket, 607pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A quality reprint of the 1879 edition., (Order No: 52982 ), $55.00
143. Hayes, Lyman S., THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE: HISTORICAL SKETCHES, The Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT, (1929), 358pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), A wonderful collection of stories, and tales of the towns and happenings along the Connecticut River in Vermont and New Hampshire. I prize a copy in my own collection., (Order No: 40469 ), $65.00
144. Haynes, Martin A. (Private of Company I), HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS: ITS CAMPS, MARCHES AND BATTLES, Charles F Livingston Printer, Manchester, NH, 1865, 224pp, good+, original cloth new spine w/orig laid back on (hardcover), "One of the better-written personal narratives; Haynes had a keen sense of observation and included many personal experiences in this unit history." Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, Volume I, page 102. Nice clean and tight copy. We had our binder rebuild the book block with a new cloth spine with the original laid back on., (Order No: 40437 ), $250.00
145. 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
146. Head, Natt (Adjutant General), REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 20, 1865: VOLUME I AND VOLUME II, Amos Hadley, State Printer, Concord, NH, 1865, good+, wraps (softcover), Volume I, 747pp; and, Volume II, 856pp. Bound in original printers wraps. These volumes cover the statistics of the New Hampshire regiments in the Civil War. A nice clean and tight set., (Order No: 52944 ), $185.00
147. Heald, Bruce D., POSTMASTER OF THE LAKE - LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, Meredith, NH, 1971, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), History of the US Mail service on Lake Winnipesaukee., (Order No: 44675 ), $7.50
148. Heffernan, Nancy Coffey; Stecker, Ann Page, NEW HAMPSHIRE - CROSSCURRENTS IN ITS DEVELOPMENT, Tompson & Rutter, Inc., Grantham, NH, (1986), 216pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0936988126 Covers the full range of New Hampshire history., (Order No: 48860 ), $4.00
149. Henderson, Donald M.; Billings, Marland P.; Creasy, John; and, Wood, Sally Anne (signed by), GEOLOGY OF THE CRAWFORD NOTCH QUADRANGLE NEW HAMPSHIRE, NH Department of Resources, Concord, NH, 1977, B&W illustrations, maps, 29pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 52153 ), $12.50
150. 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
151. Hill, Evan (text by); MacEachran, David (photographs by), A GREENER EARTH, Soc. Protection NH Forests, Concord, NH, 1977, B&W illustrations, 128pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), A History of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests with chronology and photographs of many of our states outstanding forests., (Order No: 47651 ), $7.50
152. History Committee of the Stoddard Historical Society, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STODDARD NEW HAMPSHIRE: FORMERLY KNOWN AS MONADNOCK NO. 7 AND LIMERICK, Stoddard Historical Society, Stoddard, NH, (1993) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, maps, 351pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1974. Formerly known as Monadnock No. 7 and Limerick, From its incorporation on Nov. 4,1774 to 1974. This edition has been limited to 1000 numbered copies, of which this is copy number 514. Contributors to the history have drawn heavily upon the notes of the late Charles L. Pierce as well as Gould's original history, official town records, State Papers, old diaries, newspaper articles and recollections of former residents., (Order No: 44806 ), $45.00
153. History Committee - Mrs. E. George Warren; James Putnam; George Parker; Bessie Holt; Fia Brown, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LYNDEBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE - 1905-1955, Published by the Town, Lyndeborough, NH, (1958), B&W illustrations, 229pp, good+, maroon cloth (hardcover) lacks front free endpaper, A sequel to the first Town History, this book covers the town's history from 1905 through 1955., (Order No: 46458 ), $100.00
154. Hobbs, Stillman Moulton and Hobbs, Helen Davis, THE WAY IT WAS IN NORTH HAMPTON [ NEW HAMPSHIRE ], published by the authors, North Hampton, NH, (1978), B&W illustrations, 94pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), SOME HISTORY, SKETCHES AND REMINISCENCES THAT ILLUMINATE THE TIMES OF A NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST TOWN. This volume is divided into two parts: Part I is concerned, primarily, with the period between the town's incorporation in 1742 and 1840; Part II deals with North Hampton's second one hundred years, from 1840 to 1940, before "the big change.", (Order No: 44771 ), $75.00
155. Honness, Elizabeth, THE SPY AT TORY HOLE, Regional Ctr Educ. Training, Hanover, NH, 1975, ill. by Pamela Distler, 58pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0915892030 Set in Claremont, New Hampshire in 1776, a thirteen-year olf boy and his cousin find themselves caught up in the war when they are captured by Tory spies., (Order No: 37846 ), $25.00
156. Hopkins, Doris E. (written and compiled by), GREENFIELD NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE STORY OF A TOWN, 1791-1976, Greenfield Historical Soc., Greenfield, NH, 1977, B&W illustrations, 291pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), One of 1,000 copies. A story of more than two centuries covering how the town began, how it grew, how its people lived, built, went to school, earned their living, worshiped God--all are unearthed from old records, newspapers, manuscripts, word-of-mouth., (Order No: 44760 ), $30.00
157. Hoskins, E. B., HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF LYMAN NEW HAMPSHRE, n.p., n.p., orig pub 1903, B&W illustrations, 149pp, fine, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), Quality reprint of the 1903 original edition with the history starting with the "exploring part of 1754.", (Order No: 48127 ), $75.00
158. Howe, Lois Lilley, THE COL. ROBERT MEANS HOUSE AT AMHERST NEW HAMPSHIRE - WHITE PINE SERIES: VOLUME XIII - NUMBER 5, Russell F. Whitehead, New York, 1927, B&W illustrations, p98-p120, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 53945 ), $15.00
159. Howells, John Mead, THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA: HOUSES AND GARDENS OF THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Architectural Book. Pub. Co., New York, (1965), 301 figures with description, 16pp text, very good w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1937., (Order No: 1737 ), $10.00
160. Howells, John Mead (introduction by William Lawrence Bottomley), THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA - HOUSES AND GARDENS OF THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Architectural Book Pub. Co., New York, (1937) 1st ed, 301 B&W plates, unpaginated, good+, grey cloth w/light edgewear (hardcover) (no dustjacket), Previous owner's name/signature, Nancy V. McClelland, (the decorative arts historian) on the front free endpaper, (Order No: 23496 ), $75.00
161. Hoyt, Peter L. (as transcribed from the original manuscript by Francis A. Muzzey), HOYT'S HISTORY OF WENTWORTH NEW HAMPSHIRE, Courier Printing Company, Littleton, NH, (1976) 1st ed, B&W frontis, endpaper maps, 381pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), "Since the tragic loss of all the Wentworth town papeers in the Great Fire of 1890, this remains the only comprehensive record of the settling and growth of the town based on personal interviews with the original proprietors and grantees." Hoyt died in an accident in 1871, and his 968 longhand pages have been unpublished until this time., (Order No: 50307 ), $50.00
162. Hunt, Elmer Munson, NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN NAMES - AND WHENCE THEY CAME, Noone House, Peterborough, NH, (1970), 282pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0872330095 Now for the first time, the sources of New Hampshire's town names have been documented in book form., (Order No: 41091 ), $35.00
163. Hurd, D. Hamilton (compiled under the supervision of), HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM AND STRAFFORD COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS ..., J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1882 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 890pp, very good, rebound in green cloth, aeg (hardcover), "...AND PROMINENT MEN." Colored frontispiece map of Rockingham County is bound following the Table of Contents. Colored Strafford County map faces page 587 as called for. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 52780 ), $225.00
164. Jackson, James R. (Genealogy compiled by George C. Furber, and Revised and Enlarged by Ezra S. Stearns), HISTORY OF LITTLETON NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THREE VOLUMES: VOL. I. ANNALS; VOL. II. TOPICAL HISTORY; AND VOL. III. GENEALOGY, University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1905, B&W illustrations, maps, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) - EXCEPT Vol. III is good, Volumes I and II of this set are exceptionally nice, but the Genealogy Volume (Volume III) has wear at the top and bottom of the spine and some faintly lose signatures from use. Volume I: NARRATIVES, 771pp; Volume II: TOPICAL HISTORY; 733pp; and, Volume III: GENEALOGY, Compiled by George C. Furber, and Revised and Enlarged by Ezra S. Stearns, 706pp., (Order No: 50582 ), $250.00
165. Jackson, James R., HISTORY OF LITTLETON NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME I: ANNALS -- ONLY THIS VOLUME, University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1905, B&W illustrations, 771pp, good++, green cloth (hardcover), Nice clean and tight volume I of the three volume set. This volume is complete unto itself., (Order No: 52889 ), $85.00
166. Jager, Ronald and Jager, Grace, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE GRANITE STATE, Windor Publications, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, (1983) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 248pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0897810694 "Accomplishing the nearly impossible, Ronald and Grace Jager have distilled more than three and a half centuries of history into a concentrated yet refreshing essence. Taking as their subject the whole of New Hampshire's development, from the days of the Penacooks to our own, the finished product is far more than a mere condensation of historical data.", (Order No: 48137 ), $20.00
167. Jobe, Brock (editor), PORTSMOUTH FURNITURE: MASTERWORKS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1993) 1st ed, B&W photos, 14 color plates, 454pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874516080 First comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840. Essays on Portsmouth history, furniture production in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and entries for 117 individual objects. Published by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston. The hardcover was published just a short time, and then followed by this softcover printing., (Order No: 7420 ), $425.00
168. Johnson, Linck C., THOREAU'S COMPLEX WEAVE: THE WRITING OF A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS, WITH THE TEXT OF THE FIRST DRAFT, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, (1986), 490pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0813910633 Johnson traces the growth of A WEEK from inception to publication, focusing on how Thoreau constructed his first book, analyzing the impact of events on its emerging form and underlying structure, and discussing the relationship between its design and the overall pattern of his early literary career., (Order No: 35610 ), $12.50
169. Jones, Elgin A. (compiled by), NOTES ON HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MARLOW, N.H. [ MARLOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE ], published by the author, Keene, NH, 1941, map in pocket, 251pp, fine, black cloth (hardcover), Uncommon., (Order No: 52335 ), $150.00
170. Jones, Elizabeth Orton (editor) and Anderson, C. W. (special advisor), IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MASON, N.H., 1768-1968, Mason Historical Society, Mason, NH, 1968, B&W illustrations, 206pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), This book is in commemoration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Mason which shares its southern boundary with the State Line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire., (Order No: 46392 ), $30.00
171. Keene History Committee, "UPPER ASHUELOT" A HISTORY OF KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, City of Keene, Keene, NH, (1968), B&W illustrations, 728pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 36578 ), $30.00
172. Kelley, Frank H., REMINISCENCES OF NEW HAMPTON, N.H. - ALSO A GENEALOGICAL SKETCH OF THE KELLEY AND SIMPSON FAMILIES AND AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Charles Hamilton, Worcester, MA, 1889, B&W illustrations, 147pp, very good++, brown cloth (hardcover) an exceptionally nice copy, Contents include: Historical Sketch; Sketch of New Hampton, Its People, and its Academy; A Remarkable Dream and its Fulfillment; Ministers and Churches of New Hampston; Physicians of New Hampton; Reminiscences of J. H. Hanaford; Sketch of the Academy at New Hampton; and, Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Kelley and Simpson Families. An exceptionally nice, and probably unread copy., (Order No: 54541 ), $85.00
173. Kidder, Frederic and Baker, Henry Moore (with a new introduction by Richard F. Upton), HISTORY OF THE FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Hampton, NH, 1973, 184pp; 23pp, very good+, black cloth spine, green boards (hardcover), "This deluxe edition is number 9 of 25 copies." Two Volumes reprinted in One. Kidder's history was originally published in 1868; and, Baker's in 1903., (Order No: 53886 ), $50.00
174. Kidder, Glen M., RAILWAY TO THE MOON, Courier Printing Company, Littleton, NH, (1969), B&W ill., 184pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A History of the Unique Mt. Washington Cog Railway 1869-- White Mountains of New Hampshire--1969. "Written for the Centennial of the Railway in order to make available in one volume a comprehensive and well illustrated history." Limited Edition, and extremely difficult to find., (Order No: 35571 ), $185.00
175. King, Thomas Starr, THE WHITE HILLS; THEIR LEGENDS, LANDSCAPE, AND POETRY - EDITION WITH THREE MOUNTED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS, Woolworth, Ainsworth and Co., Boston, MA, 1869, 60 B&W engravings, 3 photos, 403pp, good++, full leather with raised bands, aeg (hardcover), Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy internally. Light rubbing to the leather, otherwise I would have called this copy very good plus. Besides the engravings within the text, this edition has three full page mounted albumen photographs. The first follows page 106, and if I am correct this unidentified view looks like Tuckerman's Ravine. Facing page 185 is the Crawford House as seen through the notch, and finally opposite page 315 is a waterfall. One page map of the White Mountains and Vicinity follows the list of illustrations. A handsome copy for your White Mountain collection., (Order No: 49679 ), $250.00
176. Kingsbury, Frank Burnside, HISTORY AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE TOWN OF LANGDON, SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE..., published by the author, n.p., orig pub 1932, B&W ill. with folding map, 777pp, very good, salmon colored cloth (hardcover) a recent reprint, "...FROM THE DATE OF ITS SEVERANCE FROM WALPOLE AND CHARLESTON FROM 1787 TO 1930." Genealogy section begins on page 263. A recent, un attributed, reprint of the first edition., (Order No: 46104 ), $95.00
177. Lambert, Peter, AMOS FORTUNE: THE MAN AND HIS LEGACY, Amos Fortune Forum, Jaffrey, NH, 2000, B&W illustrations, 53pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Brought as a slave from Africa, Amos Fortune purchased his own liberty and that of his wives, was a successful tanner and became one of 18th century Jaffrey, New Hampshire's most prominent citizens., (Order No: 52348 ), $15.00
178. Land, Loretta Churney, HIRAM HITCHCOCK'S LEGACY: THE HISTORY OF THE MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1980), B&W illustrations, 148pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016660 Chronicles the story of this unique nursing school until its closing in 1980., (Order No: 38271 ), $12.00
179. Langley, Florence, WHEN SCHOOL BELLS RANG: THE HISTORY OF THE WILMOT, NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1976), B&W illustrations, 71pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016342 Fascinating documentation of the founding, growth, and eventual closing of the many schools operated in Wilmot, New Hampshire., (Order No: 37607 ), $20.00
180. Langley, Florence, WITH PRAYER AND PSALM: A HISTORY OF THE WILMOT, NEW HAMPSHIRE CHURCHES, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1981), B&W illustrations, 67pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016776 The story of Wilmot's churches over a period of almost two hundred years., (Order No: 49271 ), $20.00
181. Lapham, Donald A., FORMER WHITE MOUNTAIN HOTELS: A PICTORIAL COLLECTION WITH BRIEF HISTORICAL DATA, Carlton Press, Inc., New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 62pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 080620026X In this little volume, author Donald A. Lapham takes a nostalgic and affectionate look, aided by many beautiful pictures, of popular resorts and hotels in the White Mountain region in New Hampshire dating back to shortly after the turn of the 19th Century., (Order No: 52694 ), $45.00
182. Lawrence, Robert F., THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHURCHES; COMPRISING HISTORIES OF THE CONGREGATIONAL AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES IN THE STATE, ..., Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, NH, 1856, 624pp, good+ rebound in light brown cloth (hardcover) some light foxing, Organized by county, and town. Clean and tight text block., (Order No: 49471 ), $35.00
183. Lehr, Frederic B., CARROLL NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED YEARS - 1772-1972, Frederic B. Lehr, New Hampshire, [1971], B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "This brief account of some of the significant happenings in the town's history was written, basically, to have available for the celebration of Carroll's Bicentennial in 1972, a story of the town's beginning, its development and present position, and a look at its possible future." Many great chapters and photos of the railroad and summer resort era of the area., (Order No: 46372 ), $17.50
184. Locke, Arthur H., A HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE [1627-1696] OF PORTSMOUTH AND RYE, N.H. AND HIS DESCENDANTS ..., The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, n.d. c1902, B&W illustrations, 720pp, good+, rebound in blue cloth (hardcover), "...ALSO OF NATHANIEL LOCKE OF PORTSMOUTH AND A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF THE LOCKES IN ENGLAND.", (Order No: 52755 ), $85.00
185. Lord, Myra B., A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF NEW LONDON, MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1779-1899, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1899 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 774pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) faded cloth, Nice clean and tight copy of the first edition. Library bookplate, but never circulated, and no other marks. Old rear hinge repair., (Order No: 50859 ), $200.00
186. Lunt, Anne D. (editor), A HISTORY OF TEMPLE NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1768-1976, William L. Bauhan Publisher, Dublin, NH, 1976, B&W illustrations, 906pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0872330400 "Rather, it seeks to tell the story of Temple from the time of its first settlement until the present day. The new history is prompted by the nation's bicentennial observance, 1975-76; it was commissioned by the Historical Society of Temple, and co-sponsored by the Temple American Revolution Bicentennial Committee. It has been more than three years in the making. Compiled, written, and edited almost entirely by citizens of Temple, this work has been prepared especially for the people of this town, present and future, who wish to learn of the life of their village.", (Order No: 29256 ), $75.00
187. Lyford, James O. (Chairman Board of Bank Commissioners), ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF BANK COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1918, Evans Printing Company, Concord, NH, 1918, 400pp, good++, black cloth (hardcover), Nice clean and tight, and apparently unused copy., (Order No: 52931 ), $15.00
188. Lyford, James O. (Chairman, Board of Bank Commissioners), ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF BANK COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1921, Evans Printing Co., Concord, NH, 1921, 478pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover) light fade to spine, Nice clean and tight and apparently unread copy., (Order No: 52932 ), $15.00
189. Malmberg, Carl (editor), WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1880-1974, Warner Historical Society, Warner, NH, 1974, B&W illustrations, 278pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Walter Harriman's HISTORY OF WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, was published in 1879. The Warner Historical Society offers this updated narrative to the observance of the two-hundredth anniversary of the town's incorporation., (Order No: 53409 ), $20.00
190. Martin, Alan W., THE HARLEY WALTER PRENTISS FAMILY OF WALPOLE AND DREWSVILLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, Burke, VA, 1992, 185pp, index, very good, spiral bound wraps (softcover), Contents include: Prentiss Family Tree; Prentiss and Hogg; Samuel Prentiss Civil War Records; Harley Prentiss Civil War Records; Walker; Roberts; Moore; Slade; Kingsbury; White; and Clark. Some pages intentionally left blank., (Order No: 49069 ), $65.00
191. Mason, Francis (edited by for The Manchester Historic Association), CHILDISH THINGS: THE REMINISCENCE OF SUSAN BAKER BLUNT, Thompson & Rutter Inc., Grantham, NH, 1988, B&W illustrations, 88pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0936988142 The author was born in 1828, and in 1913, as an eighty-five year woman, wrote down her childhood memories of growing up in the Merrimack, New Hampshire area., (Order No: 52867 ), $15.00
192. Matthews, Helen Sturtevant (compiled by), MOULTONBOROUGH TO THE 20TH CENTURY - GRANTED 1763 - MOULTONBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Harvest Press, Moultonborough, NH, (1986) reprint, B&W illustrations, 47pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Originally published in 1963., (Order No: 52864 ), $10.00
193. Mayo, Lawrence Shaw, JOHN LANGDON OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1937, B&W illustrations, 303pp, good, dark blue cloth spine (hardcover) EX-LIB - LACKS FRONTIS, Contents include: The Langdon Boys; Learning the Ropes; Trade; George Grenville and George Meserve; The Tea Question; The Capture of the Castle; The Second Continental Congress; Woodbury Langdon Goes to England; Congress Again; "The Frightful Word Independence," The Building of the Ship, The Agency and the Privateers; Bennington and Saratoga; The Return of Woodbury Langdon; The End of the War; The Rivals; The Federal Convention; "Placing the Key Stone in the Great Arch," President Washington; A Close Call; The Impeachment of Woodbury Langdon; Federalists and Republicans; Thomas Jefferson; Index. NOTE - LIGHT EDGEWEAR TO BOARDS., (Order No: 53996 ), $65.00
194. McDuffee, Franklin (edited and revised by Silvanus Hayward), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF ROCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1722 TO 1890 - TWO VOLUMES IN ONE COMPLETE, Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, c1990s reprint, 688pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), A quality reprint of the 1892 edition with folding map laid in. Volume I to page 378 and Volume II runs from page 379 to 688., (Order No: 50694 ), $100.00
195. McLeod, Van, THREE CENTURIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FURNITURE MAKING, NH Furniture Masters Assn., Concord, NH, 1999, B&W and color illustrations, 36pp, fine, wraps (softcover), "New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association Fourth Annual Exhibition and Auction." Essay entitled "Generation to Generation: New Hampshire's Furniture-Making Tradition;" followed by biographies of the furniture- makers and then the pieces on exhibit., (Order No: 51738 ), $25.00
196. 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
197. Merrifield, Richard F., MONADNOCK JOURNAL, The Countryman Press, Taftsville, VT, (1975), ill. by Nora S. Unwin, 108pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914378090 Richard Merrifield finds the universal in the commonplace, and clues to immortality in the simple pleasures of being alive., (Order No: 51001 ), $5.00
198. Merrill, Georgia Drew (new foreword by J. Duane Squires), HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE 1889, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1971, B&W illustrations, 987pp, very good, cream cloth spine (hardcover), ISBN 0912274131 An exact reprint of the 1889 edition published by W. A. Ferguson & Co., Boston. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 36800 ), $85.00
199. Merrill, Pauline Swain and Gowan, John C. (revised and edited by Peter Lauzier), A SMALL GORE OF LAND: A HISTORY OF NEW HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOUNDED IN 1777, NH Town History Committee, New Hampton, NH, 1977, B&W illustrations, 254pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A history of New Hampton from its beginnings through the early 1940s. This copy lacks the supplemental laid in maps., (Order No: 39910 ), $50.00
200. Merrill, Richard, CALLS FROM THE GRANITE STATE - STORIES BY RICHARD MERRILL, John Daniel & Company, Santa Barbara, CA, 1997, 127pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1880284227 These stories are about working-class people in - or from - New Hampshire and about the strong bonds of family and the tenacity of roots that are planted in granite soil., (Order No: 51690 ), $8.00
201. Merrimack Historical Society, THE HISTORY OF MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH GENEALOGIES OF MERRIMACK FAMILIES - VOLUME I, Merrimack Historical Society, Merrimack, NH, 1976, B&W ill., one map laid in, 370pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, One of 1, 000 copies. Volume I, all published?? One hundred and ninety-two pages of history followed by genealogies., (Order No: 52890 ), $95.00
202. Metcalf, Henry Harrison (edited by), MEMORIAL OF HON. HARRY BINGHAM, LL.D.: LAWYER, LEGISLATOR, AUTHOR, Privately Printed, Concord, NH, 1910, B&W illustration, 505pp, very good, green cloth, teg (hardcover), Contents include: Biographical Sketch; Press Tributes; Bar Eulogies; Political Writings; Legislative Service; Addresses; Argument; Correspondence; Appreciation., (Order No: 40047 ), $25.00
203. Metcalf, Henry Harrison (editor), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. II 1718-1740 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VOL. 32, R. W. Musgrove, Printer, Bristol, NH, 1914, 876pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 53580 ), $60.00
204. Metcalf, Henry Harrison (editor), PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOL. 3 1741-1749 - STATE PAPERS SERIES VOL. 33, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1915, 815pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) faded spine, (Order No: 53581 ), $60.00
205. Mevers, Frank C. (editor), GUIDE TO THE MICROFILM EDITION OF THE PAPERS OF JOSIAH BARTLETT (1729-1795), New Hampshire Historical Soc, Concord, NH, 1976, N&W frontis, 71pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874511321 Although Josiah Bartlett practiced medicine during all of his adult life, he also played an important role in the creation of the new nation. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He served in New Hampshire's legislature, as a justice on state courts, in the state convention that ratified the Federal Constitution, and as president and governor of the state. In addition, he was the principal founder of the New Hampshire Medical Society. This is a guide to the more than 3,000 extant papers of Josiah Bartlett, edited in seven rolls of microfilm., (Order No: 43631 ), $12.00
206. Millen, Ethel Rock (compiled by for the Lebanon Historical Society), HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF EARLY LEBANON NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Reporter Press, Canaan, NH, 1965 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 194pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A nicely done collection of sketches of this community., (Order No: 53832 ), $50.00
207. Mitchell, Harry Edward (compiled by with Bartlett, Lawton, Tebbetts, Carpenteer, Kinney & Hanson), EXETER & HAMPTON NEW HAMPSHIRE - CENSUS & BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1908, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1979, 256pp, ads, fine, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0917890159 Quality reprint of the 1908 edition. Majority of the book is the History of Exeter (page 5-84) and History of Hampton (page85-112); followed by the business directory and census., (Order No: 49292 ), $20.00
208. Monahan, Robert S., MOUNT WASHINGTON REOCCUPIED, Stephen Daye Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1933 1st ed, 50 B&W illustrations, 270pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple chips on jacket, "THE EXPERIENCES OF A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION UPON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN NEW ENGLAND - 1932-33." The informal journal of Robert S. Monahan, who spent the winter of 1932-33 as one of the three observers on the highest peak in New England." Uncommon in dustjacket., (Order No: 52502 ), $85.00
209. Moore, Jacob B., ANNALS OF THE TOWN OF CONCORD IN THE COUNTY OF MERRIMACK, AND STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT..., Merrimack County Savings Bk., Concord, NH, (1970) reprint, 112pp, very good, wraps (softcover) small tear on the rear cover, "...IN THE YEAR 1726, TO THE YEAR 1823. WITH SEVERAL BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. TO WHICH IS ADDED A MEMOIR OF THE PENACOOK INDIANS." A reprint of the 1824 edition., (Order No: 46156 ), $12.50
210. Morison, George Abbot (Narrative); and Smith, Etta M. (Genealogies), HISTORY OF PETERBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE: BOOK ONE - NARRATIVE; AND BOOK TWO - GENEALOGIES - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Richard R. Smith Publisher, Rindge, NH, 1954, B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 1386pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), BOOK ONE - NARRATIVE by George Abbot Morison, 660 pages, notes; and, BOOK TWO - GENEAOLOGIES by Etta M. Smith., (Order No: 28002 ), $150.00
211. Morley, Linda, THE WESTERN REGIONS, NEW HAMPSHIRE: A VISUAL HISTORY, The Donning Company Pub., Norfolk, VA, (1989), B&W and color illustrations, 224pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898657342 The scope of the book encompasses those parts of the state that border on the Connecticut River as well as the Monadnock and Sunapee regions., (Order No: 47514 ), $80.00
212. Morrison, Ishbel, THE KNOT OF LOVE - [NELSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE}, R. L. Dothard Associates, Brattleboro, VT, 1969, B&W illustrations, 110pp, very good, wraps (softcover), This is Maurie's story told in her own way with the flavor and simplicity of her Scottish background., (Order No: 45134 ), $25.00
213. Morrison, L. A., HISTORY OF WINDHAM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 1719 - 1883 AND RURAL OASIS: HISTORY OF WINDHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1883 - 1975, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, fine, brown cloth spines (hardcover) in very good+ slipcase, ISBN 0914016199 Two Volume Set. Volume One is a reprint of Leonard A. Morrison's THE HISTORY OF WINDHAM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (ROCKINGHAM COUNTY). 1719-1883 ... WITH THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF ITS FIRST SETTLERS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, first published in 1883, 862pp. The second volume, RURAL OASIS, covers the history of Windham from 1883 through 1975, 240pp., (Order No: 54540 ), $125.00
214. Moses, George H. (compiled and edited by), NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN. A COLLECTION OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES ..., New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1893, B&W illustrations, 408pp, good, brown cloth, aeg (hardcover) light edgewear to cloth, "... WITH PORTRAITS, OF SONS AND RESIDENTS OF THE STATE WHO HAVE BECOME KNOWN IN COMMERCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND POLITICAL LIFE.", (Order No: 52307 ), $35.00
215. Mulligan, Adair D., THE GUNSTOCK PARISH - A HISTORY OF GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, Maine, (1995), B&W ill. w/maps laid in, 464pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 091465974X Great history of this area that was first agricultural, then a summer resort for tourists to the Winnipesaukee islands, a ski area on Belknap Mountains, and much more. Laid in the rear is an envelope with maps., (Order No: 43816 ), $85.00
216. Musgrove, Richard W., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL GRAFTON COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE IN TWO VOLUMES - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Published by the author, Bristol, NH, 1904, B&W illustrations, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with usual markings, Volume I - ANNALS, 570pp; Volume II - GENEALOGIES, 527pp. Nice clean, bright and tight set with folding maps., (Order No: 44206 ), $200.00
217. Nelson, Betty (Chairman Commemorative Book), PORTSMOUTH 350 1623- 1973 - COMMEMORATIVE BOOK [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Portsmouth 350, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, 1973, B&W illustrations, 108pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "Celebrating the 350th Anniversary of the first settlement in New Hampshire and the founding of the State." Interesting with partial contents including: An Historical Calendar of Portsmouth; A Comparison of Streets and Wharves 1813-1972; and much more., (Order No: 53514 ), $25.00
218. Nelson, Charles B. (compiled and written by), HISTORY OF STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1631-1900, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1965, B&W illustrations, 308pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) lacks front free endpaper, Contents include: Squamscot from 1631-1716; Olden Times; Mason Claims; Post Office; Taverns; Bridging the Squamscot--Ferrys--Lottery Bridge; Startham Hill; Samuel Lane Diary; Manufacturing, Mills, Shops, Railroad, Car Lines; Farming; Sulphur Springs--Throat Distemper; The Stratham Community Church, Excerpts from the Congregational Society Redcordbooks; Baptists and others; Stratham in the Wars; Witchcraft and Slavery; Schools; Old Family Cemeteries; Excerpts from Exeter Newsletter, 1870-1880; Town Affairs; Libraries; Stratham Families; Bibliography. First edition limited to 300 copies., (Order No: 45271 ), $100.00
219. Nelson, Walter R., HISTORY OF GOSHEN NEW HAMPSHIRE: SETTLED 1769, INCORPORATED 1791, Evans Printing Company, Condord, NH, 1957, B&W illustrations, 471pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), "Fifty-five years' accumulation of stray bits of information about our town and its people is herein brought to fruition.", (Order No: 44758 ), $30.00
220. New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs, A HISTORY OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS 1895-1940, Musgrove Printing House, Bristol, NH, (1941), B&W illustrations, 197pp, good, dark green cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB with usual markings, Contents include: Foreword; Seed Sowers; Beginning of Federation; First Decade; Second Decade; Third Decade; Fourth Decade: Fifth Decade; Activities; Afterword; Statistics., (Order No: 47906 ), $12.50
221. Newell, Arthur E., BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE LAKES AND PONDS IN SULLIVAN, MERRIMACK, BELKNAP AND STRAFFORD COUNTIES - NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Hampshire Fish and Game, Concord, NH, 1977, 270pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Survey Report No. 8b., (Order No: 49816 ), $17.50
222. Newell, Harriett Chase (An Informal Story), HOUSES OF THE ENGLISH RANGE AND BEAVER LAKE DERRY, N.H., Courier Printing Co., Littleton, NH, 1959, B&W illustrations, 176pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) owner's inscription, A road by road history of the homes., (Order No: 49204 ), $30.00
223. Nye, A. E. G. (compiled by), DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ITS HISTORY AND INDUSTRIES - ISSUED AS AN ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR ..., Geo. J. Foster & Co., Dover, NH, 1898, B&W illustrations, 156pp, very good, 3/4 leather (hardcover), "...IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF FOSTER'S DAILY DEMOCRAT - DESCRIPTIVE OF THE CITY AND ITS MANUFACTURING AND BUSINESS INTERESTS." An uncommon history published by the local paper on its 25th anniversary. Partial contents include: Concise history; Old Landmarks; Present and Former Residents; Its Institutions; Buildings; Homes: Manufacturing and Commerce; and much more., (Order No: 50696 ), $125.00
224. Oakes, William, SCENERY OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS: WITH SIXTEEN PLATES, FROM THE DRAWINGS OF ISAAC SPRAGUE, Yesteryear Publishing Co., Mount Holly, NJ, (1986), B&W illustrations, very good++, brown cloth (hardcover), William Oakes' SCENERY OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS is one of New England's original classics. This edition reproduces the 1848 book in exacting detail., (Order No: 28722 ), $85.00
225. Ober, Richard (editor), AT WHAT COST? - SHAPING THE LAND WE CALL NEW HAMPSHIRE: A LAND USE HISTORY, NHHS/SPNHF, Concord, NH, 1992, B&W illustrations, 97pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Foreword; Introduction: Shaping the Land We Call New Hampshire; Wildlife in a Changing Landscape; Getting There; Lines on the Land; Evelasting & Unfallen; Build Soil; Timeline; A Closer Look; Field Trips, Lectures, and Events; Shaping the Future., (Order No: 51456 ), $7.50
226. Older, Julia and Sherman, Steve, GRAND MONADNOCK - EXPLORING THE MOST POPULAR MOUNTAIN IN AMERICA, Appledore Books, Hancock, NH, (2003) 2nd ed, B&W and color illustrations, 111pp, fine, wraps (softcover) - Brand New Copy, ISBN 0974148806 No other mountain is climbed by so many people nor so much loved and protected as Grand Monadnock located near Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam and Troy, New Hampshire. Yet the granite bald peak with more stature than size rises only 3,165 feet above sea level. Grand Monadnock was a sacred mountain to the Native Americans, a fascination for Thoreau and Emerson, a resort for 19th century Bostonians and New Yorkers, and a wonder to cherish and preserve. Prominent in the surrounding landscape, this book details the many trails to the rocky top, the story behind the name Monadnock, the geological formation, and the era of taverns and inns. You will read of the literature and arts inspired by the form and function of this captivating mountain, its calming and healing properties, and what lovers of Grand Monadnock say about this extraordinary peak that has affected so many people. From time to time I locate in-print titles that I want to make available to our out-of-print customers, and I recommend this title to prepare you for a visit to this enchanting mountain and the surrounding area in Southwestern New Hampshire near the home of Ray Boas, Bookseller., (Order No: 51130 ), $20.00
227. Olney, Susan Faxon; Buff, Barbara Ball; Dryfhout, John H.; Grimes, Frances; Quick, Lisa; and, Van Buren, Deborah, A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS: ART COLONIES OF CORNISH AND DUBLIN [NEW HAMPSHIRE], Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (1985), B&W and color illustrations, 138pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The catalogue for the exhibition focusing on these art colonies in New Hampshire., (Order No: 48349 ), $17.50
228. Openo, Woodard D., THE SARAH MILDRED LONG BRIDGE, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1988), B&W illustrations, 130pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0915819120 A History of the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Kittery, Maine. The text includes a brief history of the early bridge, extensive details on the construction of the Interstate Bridge and a description of the operation of the bridge., (Order No: 45329 ), $50.00
229. Palmer, Niall A. (foreword by Stuart Rothenberg), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY AND THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL PROCESS, Praeger, Westport, CT, (1997) 2nd ptg, B&W tables, 196pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0275955699 Contents include: Granite State Watersheds, 1916-1996; New Hampshire in Profile; The Nomination Environment; Interpretation Games: The News Media in New Hampshire; The Importance of Being Earliest; Conclusion: NASS and Beyond; Selected Bibliography; Index., (Order No: 45392 ), $18.50
230. Pappas, John and Kendall, A. Harold, HAMPSHIRE POTTERY MANUFACTURED BY J. S. TAFT & COMPANY KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Forward's Color Productions, Manchester, VT, 1971, 21 color plates, very good+, sprial bound hard boards, signed by author, 2 marks, Descriptions on pages facing plates. Three page history of the company preceeds the plates., (Order No: 23579 ), $25.00
231. Paradis, Wilfrid H., UPON THIS GRANITE: CATHOLICISM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 1647-1997, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1998, B&W illustrations, 380pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914339753 "This learned and fascinating book relates the history of Catholicism in New Hampshire from the seventeenth century, including French missionary activity among the Native Americans, to Thanksgiving morning, November 27, 1997.", (Order No: 50574 ), $17.50
232. Parker, Benjamin Franklin (new foreword by Clayton M. Wallace), HISTORY OF WOLFEBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE - HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WOLFEBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE, Wolfeboro Historical Soc., Wolfeboro, NH, 1988, B&W illustrations, 599pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), A facsimile of the 1901 edition., (Order No: 44802 ), $25.00
233. Parker, Edward E., HISTORY OF BROOKLINE - FORMERLY RABY - HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE - WITH TABLES OF FAMILY RECORDS AND GENEALOGIES, Published by the Town, Brookline, NH, [1988] 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 664pp, very good, dark blue cloth (hardcover), Reprint of the History of Brookline, New Hampshire originally published in 1914., (Order No: 50705 ), $95.00
234. 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
235. Parsons, Charles S. (text by), THE DUNLAPS & THEIR FURNITURE, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH, (1970), over 100 B&W ill., 310pp, good+, wraps (softcover), Definitive. Exhibition held 6 August to 13 September, 1970. Text provides extensive research on the Dunlaps and early New Hampshire cabinetmaking. Extensive appendices, and a transcription of Major John Dunlap's Account book. Franklin 2319., (Order No: 6028 ), $75.00
236. Pease, Arthur Stanley, A FLORA OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, New England Botanical Club, Cambridge, MA, 1964, 278pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The precursor of this work appeared in July, 1924, as volume 37, number 3 of the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History under the title of Vascular Flora of the Coos County, New Hampshire. This is an essentially new work, revised and expanded., (Order No: 52726 ), $30.00
237. Peterborough Historical Society, OUR CHANGING TOWN - PETERBOROUGH 1939-1989 - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1996, B&W illustrations, fine w/fine dustjackets (hardcover) in fine slipcase, This two volume history chronicles the changes in Peterborough over 50 years, culminating in 1989 when the town celebrated its 250th anniversary. Volume I, Narrative, 879pp, discusses the evolution of the community from an agricultural and textile manufacturing area to light industry, and shows how Peterborough developed into the cultural hub of the region. Volume II, Genealogies and Maps, 474pp, provides maps and genealogies for reasearch., (Order No: 42512 ), $75.00
238. Petrie, Janice S. C., PERFECTION TO A FAULT: A SMALL MURDER IN OSSIPEE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1916, Seatales Publishing Company, Topsfield, MA, (2000), 152pp, good, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0970551002 When Florence Small's smoldering body rose to the surface of the basement water, local folks immediately suspected her husband, Frederick Small, of the crime., (Order No: 52260 ), $12.50
239. Pettengill, Samuel B., THE COLLEGE CAVALIERS: A SKETCH OF THE SERVICE OF A COMPANY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE UNION ARMY IN 1862, H. McAllaster & Co., Chicago, IL, 1883, B&W frontis of S. S. Burr, 96pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, fading to boards, "A too-brief account of Dartmouth College students who fought in the 1862 Valley Campaign as members of the 7th Rhode Island Cavalry Squadron." Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS, Volume I, page 145. Chapters include: Dartmouth College - Enlistment of Students - Their Reception at Providence, RI; The Cavaliers in Camp in Washington, and Fairfax Seminary; Service in the Shenandoah Valley - Retreat from Winchester to Harper's Ferry; On Maryland Heights - Advance of the Enemy - Abandonment of the Heights; Escape from Harper's Ferry - Report of Colonel Voss - Capture of Longstreet's Ammunition Train - Arrival at Greencastle, Pa.; Brief Service at Antietam - Mustered Out - Return to College - Recollections of General White.; Appendix - Roster Troop B., Seventh Squadron R.I. Cavalry - Name, Rank and Residence., (Order No: 39887 ), $85.00
240. Pettingell, Charles I., QUAKERISM IN THE PISCATQUA, 1945, 31pp, good, wraps (softcover), "A Historical Address delivered before The Piscataqua Pioneers at Exeter, New Hampshire August 7, 1945., (Order No: 51221 ), $25.00
241. Poling, Evangeline Klee, WELCOME HOME TO DEERING, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W illustrations, 222pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016482 The story of an atypical community carved out of the wilderness over a period of two hundred years., (Order No: 49336 ), $50.00
242. Potter, Chandler E., THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1623-1861, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, ME, 1972, 401pp, index, very good++, maroon buckram cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0806305142 Originally printed in two parts: Part 1: "Adjutant General's Reports, Part 1 of Volume 2, Concord, 1866; and, Part 2 Adjutant Generals's Reports, Part 2, Manchester, 1868. This reprint also includes a biographical sketch of the author, Chandler E. Potter, first published in 1869. This reprint has indexes added that were prepared by the Staff of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Original title page reads: " The Military History of The State of New Hampsire, From its Settlement, in 1623, to the Rebellion, in 1861: Comprising an Account of the Stirring Events Connected Therewith; Biographical Notices of Many of the Officers Distinguished Therein: and Notes Explanatory of the Text.", (Order No: 49290 ), $225.00
243. 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
244. Purchase, Eric, OUT OF NOWHERE - DISASTER AND TOURISM IN THE WHITE MOUTAINS, Johns Hopkins University Pr., Baltimore, MD, (1999) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 192pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 080186013X "On Monday night, August 28, 1826, an avalanche in isolated Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, in the heart of the White Mountains, killed innkeeper Samuel Willey, his wife and five young children, and two hired men. The landslide carved a channel fifty feet deep and buried the family in a stream of earth, stones, and uprooted trees after they had fled their house, which, incredibly was spared. In OUT OF NOWHERE, Eric Purchase examines the surprising connection of this disaster to the rise of tourism in America, investigating developments that ranged from land speculation to new interpretations of the meaning of nature and landscape. The Willey tragedy, widely recorded in literature, art, travel writing, newspapers, and scientific journals, was the first natural disaster in the United States to capture national attention.", (Order No: 44871 ), $12.50
245. Putnam. Hamilton, S., NEW HAMPSHIRE MEDICAL SOCIETY: A HISTORY 1791-1966, The Cabinet Press, Milford, NH, (1966), 185pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB, Prepared and Printed on the Occasion of the Society's One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Anniversary 1791-1966., (Order No: 36851 ), $14.50
246. Ramsdell, George A. (Family Registers by William P. Colburn), THE HISTORY OF MILFORD, N.H. 1739-1901 [MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE] - WITH FAMILY REGISTERS, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1901, 1023pp, very good+, rebound in brown cloth (hardcover), This book has been nicely rebound as two separate volumes in brown cloth with green leather spine labels. The second volume is marked THE FAMILIES - FAMILY REGISTER and includes complete genealogies from Abbot to Young with supplement and index. A very nice cleans and tight set, and handsomely rebound as two volumes., (Order No: 52886 ), $250.00
247. Randall, Maurice I., HISTORY OF HAMPSTEAD NEW HAMPSHIRE, Maurice I. Randall, n.p., (1999) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 150pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tears on jacket, This edition has been limited to 1000 copies with this being copy number 710. Born in Hampstead, and having lived in town all of his life (except four years spent in the U.S. Navy), Randall's interest in the history and "goings on" in a small town are relayed to the reader in these writings., (Order No: 44749 ), $40.00
248. Randall, Oran E., HISTORY OF CHESTERFIELD, CHESHIRE COUNTY, N.H. (NEW HAMPSHIRE) ..., Chesterfield Historical Soc., Chesterfield, NH, (1977), 525pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) faint dampstain top edge, "...From the Incorporation of Township Number One, by Massachusetts, in 1736, to the Year of 1881; Together with Family Histories and Genealogies." First published in 1882., (Order No: 44246 ), $85.00
249. Randall, Peter (foreword by Sherman Adams), MOUNT WASHINGTON - A GUIDE AND SHORT HISTORY, Univ. Press of New Hampshire, Hanover, NH, 1974 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 170pp, good, wraps (softcover) owner's inscription, light cover wear, ISBN 0874510899 Reasearch and carefully written with more facts, accounts of historic events, etc. than have appeared before in a book of this kind., (Order No: 47221 ), $8.50
250. Randall, Peter E., PORTSMOUTH AND THE PISCATAQUA - [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Down East Books, Camden, ME, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 88pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0892720875 Portsmouth, New Hampshire has long been known for the variety and quality of its Georgian and Federal period architecture, and in recent years the attractive buildings have been enhanced by a blooming of cultural events, activities, and institutions. In this photo study, Randall has "captured the old and the new Portsmouth.", (Order No: 50902 ), $10.00
251. Robertson, Edwin "Bill" and Robertson, Doris K., COVERED BRIDGES IN THE SACO RIVER VALLEY IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the authors, n.p., (1993) 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 88pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by authors, Contents include: Foreword; Maps; Jackson Covered Bridge; Bartlett Covered Bridge; Saco River Covered Bridge; Swift River Covered Bridge; Albany Covered Bridge; Hemlock Covered Bridge; Porter Covered Bridge; Whittier Covered Bridge; Durgin Covered Bridge., (Order No: 45135 ), $10.00
252. 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
253. Rolfe, Abial (Colonel), REMINISCENCES OF CONCORD, OR PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF SEVENTY YEARS - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, Penacook, NH, 1901, B&W illustrations, 118pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) couple light spots front board, The author's memories expanded from an address he delivered before the New Hampshire Historical Society, January 10, 1900., (Order No: 49974 ), $40.00
254. Rowan, Peter and Rowan, June Hammond (edited by); Waterman, Laura and Guy (foreword by), MOUNTAIN SUMMERS, Gulfside Press, Gorham, NH, (1995), 272pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0964880105 "Tales of hiking and exploration in the White Mountains from 1878 to 1886 as seen through the eyes of women." A detailed portrait nodt only of the region's most storied summits, but also of the friendships and passion that fed their early exploration., (Order No: 52967 ), $45.00
255. Rowe, Henry K., A CENTENNIAL HISTORY 1837-1937 - COLBY ACADEMY -- COLBY JUNIOR COLLEGE [ NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE ], Colby Junior College, New London, NH, 1937, B&W illustrations, 435pp, good, blue cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 52640 ), $10.00
256. Rowe, John Frink (based on the writings of Frederick M. Pickering), NEWINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE: A HERITAGE OF INDEPENDENCE SINCE 1630, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1987), B&W illustrations, 328pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 0914659251 A chronicle of a fiercely independent breed of people who have battled for their independence down through the centuries: from attacks by the French and Indians in the 1600s; for its separation from the surrounding towns of Dover and Portsmouth, and from Massachusetts; and finally, for its very existence when half of the town was to be taken for an Air Force Bomber Base., (Order No: 40582 ), $75.00
257. Rowe, Robert H., COLONIAL AMHERST VILLAGE - AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Wallace Press, Amherst, NH, 1995, B&W and color illustrations, 75pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), A beautiful look at early Amherst, the village and its residents., (Order No: 49547 ), $17.50
258. Rowe, Robert H., QUEST FOR LIBERTY, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2001, 216pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 0914339923 "An historical novel chronicling the beginning of the Revolutionary War through the experiences of two men from Amherst, New Hampshire, one a warrior, the other a pacifist.", (Order No: 50350 ), $15.00
259. Saltonstall, William G., PORTS OF PISCATAQUA, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1941 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, map, 244pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "Soundings in the maritime history of the Portsmouth, NH, Customs District from the days of Queen Elizabeth and the planting of Strawberry Banke to the times of Abraham Lincoln and the waning of the American Clipper." A study of the Piscataqua and all its tributaries. First published in 1941 by Harvard University Press., (Order No: 15600 ), $25.00
260. Samson, Gary, THE MERRIMACK VALLEY NEW HAMPSHIRE - A VISUAL HISTORY, The Donning Company Publ., Norfolk, VA, (1989), B&W illustrations, 208pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0898657350 The Merrimack Valley Region served as the birthplace of the industrial revolution in New Hampshire. This photographic study reveals the history of the major industries that shaped the region and attracted diverse ethnic grougps., (Order No: 49283 ), $35.00
261. Sarton, May, AS DOES NEW HAMPSHIRE AND OTHER POEMS BY MAY SARTON, William L. Bauhan, Publisher, Dublin, NH, 1987, B&W illustrations, 61pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0872330982 Reissue of the 1967 edition with additional material., (Order No: 37017 ), $20.00
262. Saunderson, Henry H., HISTORY OF CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE OLD NO. 4 ..., Reprinted by the Town, Charlestown, NH, 1985, B&W illustrations, 726pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), Originally published in 1876, this quality reprint was done as an Old Home Day Project August 7-11, 1985. Title page continued: "EMBRACING THE PART BORNE BY ITS INHABITANTS IN THE INDIAN, FRENCH AND REVOLUTIONARY WARS, AND THE VERMONT CONTROVERSY. ALSO GENEALOGIES AND SKETCHES OF FAMILIES, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT TO 1876.", (Order No: 49805 ), $100.00
263. Sawyer, Roland D., THE HISTORY OF KENSINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1663 TO 1945 (282 YEARS), Woodbury Press, Inc., Seabrook, NH, 1972 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 404pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), First published in 1946. With a Family and Homestead Register of the Pioneer Families, Early Settlers and Permanent Citizens of the Town., (Order No: 45204 ), $85.00
264. Scheiber, Harry N., ABBOT-DOWNING AND THE CONCORD COACH, New Hampshire Historical Soc, Concord, NH, (1989), B&W illustrations, 43pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0915916207 "Coach, Wagon, and Motor-Truck Manufacture, 1813-1928: The Abbot-Downing Company of Concord.", (Order No: 52125 ), $12.50
265. Schmidtchen, Ferne F. (edited by), THE HISTORY OF LONDONDERRY VOL. 3: 1900-1976 [LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Town of Londonderry, Londonderry, NH, 1977, B&W illustrations, 282pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) wear to corners of rear board, Contents include: Part One- -Seventy-Five Years of Londonderry; Part Two--Public Affairs; Part Three--Human Affairs; Part Four--Spiritual Affairs; Part Five--The Northwest Corner; Part Six--The Celebrations; Part Seven--The Geologic History of Londonderry., (Order No: 54290 ), $40.00
266. Schott, John R., FRANCES' TOWN - A HISTORY OF FRANCESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Town of Francestown, NH, Francistown, NH, 1972, B&W illustrations, map, 314pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, "Secluded on the eastern fringe of the beautiful Monadnock Region, the charming little village of Francestown (pop. 525) is one of the most unspoiled towns in New Hampshire.", (Order No: 53694 ), $27.50
267. Seamans, Richard G.; and, Newell, Arthur E., MANAGEMENT OF LAKE ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - SURVEY REPORT NO. 10, New Hampshire Fish and Game, Concord, NH, 1973, B&W illustrations, maps, 92pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49817 ), $30.00
268. Secomb, Daniel F. (new foreword by Richard F. Upton), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1972, 978pp, good+, tan cloth spine (hardcover), ISBN 0912274255 A reprint of the 1883 edition. "First known as Narraganset Township Number Three, and subsequently as Souhegan West. From the Grant of the Township by the Great and General Court of the Province of Massachusets Bay, in June, 1728, to March, 1882, with Genealogies of Amherst Families, Biographical Sketches of Natives and Citizens of the Town, and a Sketch of the Narraganset Fort Fight, 19 December, 1675.", (Order No: 52473 ), $75.00
269. Seward, Josiah Lafayette, A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SULLIVAN NEW HAMPSHIRE 1777-1917 - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Estate of J. L. Seward, Keene, NH, (1921), B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 1619pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB minimal marks, edgewear, The Rev. Josiah L. Seward began this work before 1887, and it was unfinished at the time of his death in 1917. The work was completed and indexed by Mrs. Frank B. Kingsbury, Surry Road, Keene, NH. Nice clean and tight book blocks., (Order No: 41408 ), $175.00
270. Shattuck, Bernard F., A LITTLE HISTORY OF A SMALL TOWN - ALEXANDRIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, n.p., 1982, B&W illustrations, 155pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Origins; Early Settlement - First Grant; Settlement - Incorporation; The Mc