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. 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
4. GENERAL CATALOGUE OF KIMBALL UNION ACADEMY MERIDEN, N.H. 1813-1930, Dartmouth Press, Inc., Hanover, NH, (1930), 329pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 55573 ), $10.00
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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. Of interest is that we have a second copy, identical in all respects except the title page has reversed the counties reading: "SULLIVAN AND MERRIMACK COUNTIES NEW HAMPSHIRE.", (Order No: 39176 ), $100.00
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1866 - VOL I AND VOL II - TWO VOLS., George E Jenks State Printer, Concord, NH, 1866, good, black cloth (hardcover) some light edgewear, Two Volume Set Complete: Volume I, 716pp, consists of regimental rosters. Volume II, 958pp consists of: 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
12. 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
13. EARLY MAPS OF WINCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE 1733-1892 WITH A NARRATIVE HISTORY, Old Maps, West Chesterfield, NH, (1983), B&W illustrations, 30pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0911653074 Published on the Occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of Winchester. More than 20 old town and village maps displaying Winchester's history from its founding until the end of the nineteenth century., (Order No: 56307 ), $30.00
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. Anderson, Leon W. (prologue by J. Duane Squires), TO THIS DAY - THE 300 YEARS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1981), B&W illustrations, 401pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 091401675X Not just a story of the NH legislature, but also a chronicle of sturdy citizens whose self-reliance and independence created a government dedicated to the common welfare and the sanctity of individual freedoms., (Order No: 45388 ), $8.00
18. Annis, Daniel Gage (compiled from the Town Records by); Browne, George Waldo (edited with introduction and annotations by), VITAL RECORDS OF LONDONDERRY NEW HAMPSHIRE, Granite State Publishing Co., Manchester, NH, 1914 1st ed, B&W frontis, 328pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) SPOTTING TO THE CLOTH, A full and accurate transcript of the births, marriage intentions, marriages and deaths in this town from the earliest date to 1910., (Order No: 58826 ), $65.00
19. 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
20. 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, very good+ w/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
21. 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
22. 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
23. Ayer, Sarah Connell, DIARY OF SARAH CONNELL AYER - ANDOVER AND NEWBURYPORT, MA / CONCORD AND BOW, NH / PORTLAND AND EASTPORT, MAINE, Lefavor-Tower Company, Portland, ME, 1910 1st ed, 4004pp, good, faded white cloth spine (hardcover), (Order No: 58854 ), $30.00
24. 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) SEE NOTE for more comments, 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. CONDITION NOTE CONTINUED - Leather spine has small chipped and loose part at top of spine. Some light fading/discoloration to cloth on boards., (Order No: 51042 ), $275.00
25. Bacon, Edwin M., THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AND THE VALLEY OF THE CONNECTICUT: THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEA, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1906, B&W illustrations, 487pp, good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) SEE NOTE, Fascinating classic history. CONDITION NOTE: Nice clean and tight copy but with some faint dampstain on covers and on a few pages. Lacks small pastedown image on front cover., (Order No: 55581 ), $40.00
26. Baker, Scott; Beihl, Brian; Cutter, Gwendolyn; et al (contributors), A STROLL THROUGH ANTRIM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Antrim Historical Society, Antrim, NH, (1997), B&W illustrations, 98pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A wonderful collection of photographs "drawn from the archives of the Antrim Historical Society and from private collections.", (Order No: 55475 ), $25.00
27. 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), 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., (Order No: 49899 ), $60.00
28. 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, very good+ w/very good+ 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 ), $65.00
29. Bardwell, John D., THE DIARY OF THE PORTSMOUTH, KITTERY AND YORK ELECTRIC RAILROAD, Portsmouth Marine Society, Portsmouth, NH, (1986), B&W illustrations, 84pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0915819082 A chronology of events based on newspaper accounts, editorials, news notes and letters to the editor from January 8, 1897 to November 12, 1897. Portsmouth Marine Society Publication Nine., (Order No: 55856 ), $35.00
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 ), $7.50
32. 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), Former Governor of New Hampshire, 1919-1920; former President of the US Civil Service Commission; etc., (Order No: 55122 ), $7.50
33. 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 ), $75.00
34. Bassett, William, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND, CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, TO 1882, New England History Press, Somersworth, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, map, 578pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Originally published in 1884, this new edition was published by the Richmond Historical Society, November, 1975., (Order No: 55176 ), $45.00
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
44. 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
45. Bean, Grace Hughes, THE TOWN AT THE END OF THE ROAD: A HISTORY OF WATERVILLE VALLEY (NEW HAMPSHIRE), Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (1983), B&W illustrations, 259pp, very good+, black cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0914012997 The story of Waterville Valley is basically the history of a resort. Since the early 19th century people have visited there for peace and refreshment, and even though thousands of skiers fill the are in the winter, less than 200 people inhabit the town year round. With the formation of the Waterville Company in 1965, the ski business enlarged its dimensions, and Mount Tecumseh soon developed into the biggest private ski area in New Hampshire., (Order No: 37555 ), $30.00
46. Bean, Margaret C. (transcribed and edited by) (Lena T. Marsh Court Stenograher), HEARING BY THE GRAND JURY ON THE DEATH OF WILLIAM K. DEAN, APRIL 11-22, 1919, COURT HOUSE, KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Margaret C. Bean, Jaffrey, NH, (1989) 1st ed, 351pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), It was only through a series of coincidences that the Court Reporter's shorthand notes turned up after more than sixty years. The transcript takes us back to 1919, to the Court House in Keene, where the Attorney General of New Hampshire conducted an eight- day Inquest. The witnesses come alive, as they tell, in their own words, what happened. There is horror, there is conviction, there is disbelief, there is even humor. But there is no conclusive answer to the question: "Who killed Dr. Dean?", (Order No: 44403 ), $30.00
47. 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
48. 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 ), $75.00
49. 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
50. Bennett, Randall H. (compiled by), THE WHITE MOUNTAINS - THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES, Alan Sutton, Inc., Augusta, ME, (1994), B&W illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0752400770, (Order No: 55305 ), $10.00
51. 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
52. 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
53. 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
54. 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
55. Bolster, W. Jeffrey (editor), CROSS-GRAINED & WILY WATERS: A GUIDE TO THE PISCATAQUA MARITIME REGION, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2002, B&W and color illustrations, 214pp, very good+++, wraps (softcover) with separate map laid in, ISBN 0914339656 This book defines the region. It brings the people and events that shaped it into focus by telling the story of an intricate landscape and a mighty river., (Order No: 49155 ), $10.00
56. 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
57. Bouton, Nathaniel, THE HISTORY OF CONCORD FROM ITS FIRST GRANT IN 1725, TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT IN 1853, Benning W. Sanborn, Concord, NH, 1856 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 786pp, very good, rebound in green cloth (hardcover), "...With a History of The Ancient Penacooks. The Whole Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Incidents and Anecdotes, Down to the Present, 1855; with Portraits of Distinguished Citizens, and Views of Ancient and Modern Residences." Lacks map that was originally only laid in after title page. Clean and tight copy suitable for much use in a genealogical library., (Order No: 17500 ), $125.00
58. 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
59. 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
60. 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
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. Bray, Donald H., THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE - THE MOUNT WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY AND ITS HISTORY, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, IA, (1984), B&W illustrations, 172pp, very good++, wraps (softcover) signed by train crew members, ISBN 0840332947, (Order No: 59153 ), $45.00
64. Brennan, James F. (foreword by Robert P. Bass), PETERBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE: A GOOD TOWN TO LIVE IN, Transcript Printing Co., Peterborough, NH, 1926, B&W illustrations, 40pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 56069 ), $20.00
65. 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
66. Brereton, Charles, PRIMARY POLITICS, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2003, 198pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1931807175 Provides an understanding of the premier primary by a man who for three decades has covered and observed the New Hampshire primary., (Order No: 57935 ), $7.50
67. 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
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 ), $100.00
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 ), $35.00
70. Brighton, Raymond A., THEY CAME TO FISH: A BRIEF LOOK AT PORTSMOUTH'S 350 YEARS OF HISTORY ... - [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE] TWO VOLUMES IN ONE, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1994, B&W illustrations, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914339486 "...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. Originally published in two volumesin 1973., (Order No: 52239 ), $65.00
71. Brighton, Raymond A., THEY CAME TO FISH - [PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Randall/Winebaum Enterprises, Dover, NH, 1979, B&W illustrations, very good, wraps (softcover) in good slipcase, "A Brief Look at Portsmouth's 350 Years of History: Its Local and World-Wide Involvements and the People Concerned Through the Eyes of a Reporter." This is a revised edition of the original volume which was first published in 1973 in commemoration of the 350ths anniversary of Portsmouth, NH. Volume I, 380pp; and Volume II, 503pp., (Order No: 59431 ), $45.00
72. Brouder, Edward W., GRANITE AND ETHER: A CHRONICLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BROADCASTING, NH Assn. of Broadcasters, Bedford, NH, (1993), B&W illustrations, 105pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0963846809 A history of radio in New Hampshire., (Order No: 56628 ), $15.00
73. Brown, Jerald E. (edited and introduced by Donna-Belle Garvin), THE YEARS OF THE LIFE OF SAMUEL LANE, 1718-1806 - A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN AND HIS WORLD, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (2000) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 236pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1584650524 A recreation of the life and world of an eighteenth-century shoemaker and tanner, surveyor and clerk, trader and farmer who lived in and arund Stratham, New Hampshire, and based upon the diary he kept for sixty years., (Order No: 56236 ), $12.50
74. Brown, Mary E., THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE, Lynxfield Publishing, Pittsfield, NH, (2001), B&W illustrations, 368pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0970717210 Author was on of the 22 Senators who served as judges and jurors in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice David Brock., (Order No: 56966 ), $10.00
75. 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
76. Brown, Warren, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HAMPTON FALLS NEW HAMPSHIRE: VOLUME I - 1640 - 1900 AND VOLUME II - 1900-1917 - TWO VOLUME SET, B&W illustrations, very good, black cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight set, Volume I: "From the Time of the First Settlement within its Borders - 1640 until 1900," John B. Clarke Company, Manchester, N.H., 1900, 637pp; and, Volume II: 1900-1917, "Containing the Church History and Many Other Things not Previously Recorded," The Rumford Press; Concord, N.H., 1918; 448pp. Nice clean and tight set., (Order No: 33048 ), $175.00
77. 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) owner's name, Volume One, History and Description, 567pp; and Volume Two, Biography and Genealogy, 695pp. Two Volume Set Complete., (Order No: 53002 ), $145.00
78. Buffum, Francis H. (editor) and Flanders, Alice V. (secretary), NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION: A MEMORIAL, The State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, 1942 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 317pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), 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
79. Bunker, Victoria (editor), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHEOLOGIST: VOLUME 35, NUMBER 1 - 1995, NH Archeological Society Inc, 1995, B&W illustrations, 83pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Using Historical Archeology to Rewrite the Myth of the "Poor Widow"; The History of Archeology at Strawbery Banke Museum; The History of Archeology of Deer Street, Portsmouth, NH; Native American Ceramics from the Rock's Road Site, Seabrook, NH; and Jasper Flakes and Jack's Reef Points at Adams Point., (Order No: 60021 ), $15.00
80. 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
81. 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
82. Calloway, Colin G. (compiled and with an introduction by), NORTH COUNTRY CAPTIVES: SELECTED NARRATIVES OF INDIAN CAPTIVITY FROM VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1992) 2nd ptg, 160pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0874515823 The eight narratives selected provide a clearer understanding of the nature of captive taking., (Order No: 56872 ), $20.00
83. 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
84. 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
85. 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 ), $40.00
86. Carter, George Calvin, WALTER KITTREDGE: MINSTREL OF THE MERRIMACK, published by the author, Manchester, NH, 1953, B&W illustrations, 124pp, very good+, light blue cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, Walter Kittredge is most known for "Tenting On the Old Camp Ground.", (Order No: 36832 ), $10.00
87. 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 ), $90.00
88. Cassedy, Mary and Perkins, Sue (editors), A BRIEF HISTORY OF EARLY PLAINFIELD [PLAINFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Roger Burt Printing, Hanover, NH, 1976, 44pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59303 ), $12.50
89. Chamberlain, Allen, THE ANNALS OF THE GRAND MONADNOCK, Soc. Protection NH Forests, Concord, NH, 1975 3rd ed, B&W illustrations, 195pp, good+, wraps (softcover), First published in 1936. Of all the mountains in New England, no other has the history, the use or the mystique of The Grand Monadock in Southern New Hampshire., (Order No: 56025 ), $10.00
90. Chase, Benjamin, HISTORY OF OLD CHESTER, FROM 1719 TO 1869 [OLD CHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE] - REPRINT IN TWO VOLUMES, COMPLETE, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, (1992), 733pp, very good, wraps (softcover) A FEW HIGHLIGHTINGS, ISBN 1556136021 First published in 1869., (Order No: 57211 ), $60.00
91. Chase, Frederick (edited by John K. Lord), A HISTORY OF DARMOUTH COLLEGE AND THE TOWN OF HANOVER NEW HAMPSHIRE (TO 1815), The Vermont Printing Co., Brattleboro, VT, 1928 2nd ed., B&W illustrations, 682pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) with original kraft paper jacket, Unread copy with largely unopened pages., (Order No: 54793 ), $100.00
92. Chase, John Carroll (compiled and originally published by), HISTORY OF CHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING AUBURN - A SUPPLEMENT TO THE HISTORY OF OLD CHESTER PUBLISHED IN 1869, Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, orig pub 1926, B&W illustrations, 535pp, fine, brown buckram cloth (hardcover), A quality reprint of the first edition., (Order No: 58073 ), $50.00
93. 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
94. Child, Wm. H., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CORNISH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1763-1910 - VOLUME I. NARRATIVE (THIS VOLUME ONLY), The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1910, B&W and color illustrations, 392pp, good+, black cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, (Order No: 55341 ), $45.00
95. 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, good+, tan cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket 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
96. Cogswell, Leander W., A HISTORY OF THE ELEVENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT VOLUNTEER INFANTRY IN THE REBELLION WAR 1861-1865 - [FIRST EDITION], Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1891 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 784pp, very good, brown cloth (hardcover) clean and tight copy, "Covering its entire service, with interesting scenes of Army life, and graphic details of battles, skirmishes, sieges, marches, and hardships, in which its officers and men participated." Padded with anecdotes and incidents - many of questionable authenticity - this valorous regiment deserves a better history. [Nevins; CIVIL WAR BOOKS: I, 71]. A nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 56474 ), $300.00
97. 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
98. 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
99. Conn, Granville P., HISTORY OF THE NEW HAMSHIRE SURGEONS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION - [FIRST EDITION], Ira C. Evans Co., Printers, Concord, NH, 1906 1st ed, 558pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) clean and tight copy, Detailed biographical sketches of New Hampshire surgeions; arranged by regiments; some data on the regiments themselves [Nevins; CIVIL WAR BOOKS: I, 72]. Very nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 56470 ), $250.00
100. 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
101. 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
102. 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
103. Cummings, O. R., MANCHESTER STREET CARS - IMAGES OF AMERICA [MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, (2000), B&W illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0738504122 There was a time when streetcars were a vital part of the daily life in Manchester. From 1877 until 1940, horsecars and trolleys glided up and down the principal streets of the Queen City., (Order No: 58079 ), $14.50
104. 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
105. 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
106. 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
107. Derry Historic Research Committee (research and written by), FROM TURNPIKE TO INTERSTATE: THE 150 YEARS OF DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1827-1977, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W illustrations, 252pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016474 This book records in words and pictures the 150 years of Derry's history since its separation from Londonderry on July 2, 1827., (Order No: 46786 ), $25.00
108. 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
109. 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
110. 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
111. 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
112. Doty, Robert M., BY GOOD HANDS: NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK ART, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (1989), 102 B&W ill., 8 color plates, 123pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 087451973X This catalogue accompanies a cooperative exhibition project of The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, and the University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham., (Order No: 12482 ), $8.00
113. 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
114. Dryfhout, John H., THIS LAND OF PURE DELIGHT - CHARLES C. BEAMAN AND BLOWMEDOWN FARM, Augustus Saint-Gaudens Mem., Cornish, NH, 2000, B&W illustrations, 127pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0967011329 The history of Charles Beaman and his estate in Cornish neighboring the estate of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens which he originally leased to Saint-Gaudens in 1885. The area ultimately came known to be the Cornish Colony. Limited to 500 copies., (Order No: 56353 ), $35.00
115. 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 ), $60.00
116. Eastman, Rebecca Hooper, THE OTHER HOUSE - [WALPOLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE], published by Amy Abercrombie, New Marshfield, OH, (2007), 155pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Set in Walpole, New Hampshire in 1885, this is the story of the Holdens and the Hoopers, embellished with a fictional love story that will enchant the reader. Popular writer of the 1920's and 30's Rebecca Hooper Eastman tells of a sturdy and idealistic New England clan - high achievers to be sure - with the humor and grace that mark her delightful style., (Order No: 59526 ), $8.00
117. Exeter Public Library, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE... WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE TIDE - A POETRY ANTHOLOGY, Publishing Works, Exeter, NH, 2005, color illustrations, 97pp, index, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1933002158, (Order No: 57998 ), $12.50
118. 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 ), $10.00
119. 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
120. 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
121. 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
122. 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
123. Frink, Helen H., ALSTEAD THROUGH THE YEARS: 1763-1990 - ALSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Alstead Historical Society, Alstead, NH, (1992), B&W illustrations, 537pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Chartered in 1763, the town of Alstead in southwestern New Hampshire was first settled by homesteaders from Massachusetts and Connecticut. Around the height of land at Alstead Center grew up a thriving community soon rivalled by bustling manufacturing villages in Mill Hollow and to the west, beside the Cold River., (Order No: 54782 ), $60.00
124. 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 ), $45.00
125. Frizzell, Martha McDanolds, A HISTORY OF WALPOLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME II (ONLY) - THE GENEALOGY VOLUME, Walpole Historical Society, Walpole, NH, 1963, 333pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), This volume of Walpole genealogies is harder to find than Volume I which is the history of the town, its early homes and activities., (Order No: 45993 ), $50.00
126. 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
127. 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
128. 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
129. 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
130. 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 ), $7.50
131. 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
132. 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
133. 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
134. 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 ), $50.00
135. Gregg, Hugh and Gardner, Bill, WHY NEW HAMPSHIRE? THE FIRST-IN-THE-NATION PRIMARY STATE, Resources - NH, Nashua, NH, (2003), 333pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0963761552 A clear, concise, fun-filled and fact-filled picture of the New Hampshire premier primary., (Order No: 57280 ), $20.00
136. Griffin, S. G., A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF KEENE - NEW HAMPSHIRE, Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie, MD., orig pub 1904, B&W ill, two folding maps, 792pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0917890213 Quality reprint. "FROM 1732, WHEN THE TOWNSHIP WAS GRANTED BY MASSACHUSETTS, TO 1874 WHEN IT BECAME A CITY. With Events of Interest in the History of the City from 1874 to 1904, by Frank H. Whitcomb.", (Order No: 41196 ), $65.00
137. Gurney, C. S., PORTSMOUTH: HISTORIC AND PICTURESQUE, Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Hampton, NH, (1981), B&W illustrations, 252pp, fine, pictorial cloth (hardcover), This new edition of C.W. Gurney's PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC AND PICTURESQUE is a facsimile reproduction of the first edition published in 1902. A new preface and introduction has been added, along with portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Gurney, and a complete index originally compiled by the Works Projects Administration., (Order No: 19576 ), $45.00
138. 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
139. 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
140. 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
141. Hale, Salma, ANNALS OF THE TOWN OF KEENE, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT, IN 1734, TO THE YEAR 1790... [ KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE ], J. W. Prentiss and Company, Keene, NH, 1851, fold-out map in rear, 120pp, very good, brown spine, marbled bds (hardcover) light edgewear, "...WITH CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND A CONTINUATION, FROM 1790 TO 1815." Howes H-35, first published in 1826, and this enlarged edition covering to 1815 was published in 1851 with one internal map on page 29 and a fold-out map in the rear. A nice clean and tight copy and nice fold-out map with no tears., (Order No: 50399 ), $65.00
142. 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
143. 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
144. 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
145. 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
146. Hammond, Otis G., NOTICES FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE 1765-1800, Hunterdon House, Lambertville, NJ, (1970), 246pp, very good+, red buckram cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 3094 ), $20.00
147. 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
148. 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
149. 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
150. 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
151. 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/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
152. Handler, John F., SOIL SURVEY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE, WESTERN PART, US Department of Agriculture, 1985, B&W illustrations, maps, 141pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 55265 ), $25.00
153. Hanson, Rosalind Putney, OUR TOWN HOPKINTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - MY RECOLLECTIONS OF OUR HERITAGE, OUR PEOPLE, OUR FOLKLORE, NH Antiquarian Society, Hopkinton, NH, (2007), B&W illustrations, 256pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 55879 ), $25.00
154. 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
155. Harrer, John A., REVEREND ABIEL ABBOT OF PETERBOROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1765-1859, Thomas Todd Company, Boston, MA, 1978, 149pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 57218 ), $12.50
156. 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
157. 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 ), $50.00
158. Hawkins, Charles "Frankie", PLACES BY THE RIVER - THE NATIVES CALLED IT JERICO, Liebl Printing Company, Colebrook, NH, 1989 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 252pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) Lacks Front Free Endpaper, "To quote from the 1929 Centennial program, Jericho was once a suburb of old Berlin [New Hampshire], then called Berlin Falls, about three miles northwest on the Grand Trunk Railway. This was a large territory in what was called Dead River Valley where lumbering operations were the mainstay of the economy.", (Order No: 49104 ), $35.00
159. Hayes, Lyman S., THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE: HISTORICAL SKETCHES, The Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT, (1929), 358pp, very good, blue cloth spine (hardcover) no spine stampings, 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 ), $35.00
160. 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
161. 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
162. Head, Natt (Adjutant, Inspector and Quartermaster General), REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1867, George E Jenks State Printer, Concord, NH, 1867, 123pp, good, dark brown cloth (hardcover), Further statistics on the men, units and regiments of New Hampshire men in the War Between the States., (Order No: 56635 ), $60.00
163. Heald, Bruce D., STEAMBOATS IN MOTION, Winnipesaukee Flagship Corp., Meredith, NH, 1984, B&W illustrations, 104pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The author has collected the pictures and information of steamboating on Lake Winnipesaukee that collectors have sought., (Order No: 55936 ), $20.00
164. Heard, Gordon Tasker, THE HOTELS OF INTERVALE NEW HAMPSHIRE 1850- 1890, Gordon T. Heard, Winchester, VA, (1994), B&W illustrations, 48pp, fine w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The wonderful hotels of Intervale and memories of a bygone era., (Order No: 49334 ), $17.50
165. 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
166. 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..." First published in 1972., (Order No: 4737 ), $5.00
167. 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
168. 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
169. 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
170. 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) inscribed by the authors, 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
171. Holman, Howard C. (edited by Kay Amsden), THE COUNTRY MAIL BAG, Fitzwilliam Historical Soc., Fitzwilliam, NH, (1996) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 74pp, fine, spiral bound wraps (softcover) signed by the author, "A native of Fitzwilliam, N.H. recalls a country lifetime, including 40 years as an R.F.D. postman.", (Order No: 58277 ), $20.00
172. 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
173. 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
174. Horton, Louise S.; Underhill, Elizabeth H.; and, Deal, Eleanor D. (prepared by), PIERMONT NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1764-1947, The Green Mountain Press, Bradford, VT, n.d. [1947], B&W illustrations, 236pp, good+, blue/gray cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Early Settlers; Religion: Then And Now; Education; Geographical Aspects; Business Life In General; Life In Piermont; Historical Sketches; Family Histories; Genealogies; Those Who Served; Anecdotes., (Order No: 46140 ), $35.00
175. 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
176. 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
177. 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
178. 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
179. 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 ), $45.00
180. 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 ), $30.00
181. 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
182. Hyman, Tom, VILLAGE ON A HILL: A HISTORY OF DUBLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1752-2000, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2002, B&W illustrations, 644pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1931807078 This volume chronicles the life of the town of Dublin from its earliest beginnings as a cluster of log huts in a remote wilderness in the 1750s, to the end of the 20th century, by which time it had transformed itself into a prosperous and attractive New England community, a bucolic retreat in an increasingly crowded and noisy world., (Order No: 46672 ), $50.00
183. 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
184. Jager, Ronald and Jager, Grace, PORTRAIT OF A HILL TOWN: A HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1876-1976, Washington History Committee, Washington, NH, (1977), color frontis, B&W ill., 571pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include -- Part One: The Age of the Abandoned Farm, 1876-1900; Part Two: The Age of the Automobile, 1900-1950; Part Three: An Age of Growth, 1950-1976; Part Four: Sidelights; Appendixes; Sources and Notes; Index., (Order No: 46251 ), $35.00
185. 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
186. Jager, Ronald and Krone, Sally, "...A SACRED DEPOSIT" THE MEETININGHOUSE IN WASHINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - COMMEMORATING TWO HUNDRED YEARS, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1989), B&W illustrations, 116pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 60009 ), $10.00
187. Jesup, Henry G., A CATALOGUE OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND HIGHER CRYPTOGAMS... [FLORA AND FAUNA WITHIN THIRTY MILES OF HANOVER, N.H.], published by the author, Hanover, NH, 1891, map, 91pp, good, olive green cloth (hardcover) front free endpaper loose, "...Both Native and Introduced, found within about thirty miles of Hanover, N.H., including a few Cultivated Species, to which is appended a List of Vertebrate Animals of the Same Region.", (Order No: 55171 ), $40.00
188. 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 ), $325.00
189. 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
190. 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
191. Keene History Committee (signed by 12 members of the committee), "UPPER ASHUELOT" A HISTORY OF KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, City of Keene, Keene, NH, (1968), B&W illustrations, 728pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 36578 ), $30.00
192. Kent, Charles N., HISTORY OF THE SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 1862-1863 - [FIRST EDITION], The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1898 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 325pp, good++, blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, A padded history of a regiment that never left New Hampshire's borders. [Nevins; CIVIL WAR BOOKS: I, 117]. Clean and tight copy with some very light edgewear to the blue cloth., (Order No: 56476 ), $175.00
193. Keyes, Donald D. (exhibition curator); Campbell, Catherine H.; McGrath, Robert L.; and Wallace, R. Stuart (contributing autors), THE WHITE MOUNTAINS: PLACE AND PERCEPTIONS, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 150pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0874511909 Catalogue of the exhibition. Contents include: A Social History of the White Mountains; Perceptions of the White Mountains: A General Survey; The Real and the Ideal: Popular Images of the White Mountains., (Order No: 59411 ), $12.50
194. Kidd, Coburn, JAFFREY ROADS AND STREETS 1773-1980 - [JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Jaffrey Historical Society, Jaffrey, NH, 1982, 365pp, very good, spiral bound wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59033 ), $40.00
195. 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
196. 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
197. Kingsbury, Frank Burnside, HISTORY AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE TOWN OF LANGDON, SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE..., Fall Mountain Printing, Charlestown, NH, 1976 2nd ptg, B&W ill. with folding map, 777pp, very good, salmon colored cloth (hardcover), "...FROM THE DATE OF ITS SEVERANCE FROM WALPOLE AND CHARLESTON FROM 1787 TO 1930." Genealogy section begins on page 263. First published in 1932., (Order No: 46104 ), $75.00
198. 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 ), $7.00
199. Langley, Florence, GLIMPSE OF THE PAST: A HISTORY OF WILMOT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1986), B&W illustrations, 174pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659219, (Order No: 37296 ), $85.00
200. 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
201. 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
202. 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
203. Laskaris, Maria (editor), HITTING THE HIGH NOTES - OPERA NORTH: THE FIRST 25 SEASONS, Opera North, Lebanon, NH, (2007), color illustrations, 90pp, fine, wraps (softcover), History of this opera group in Lebanon, New Hampshire., (Order No: 56899 ), $25.00
204. Lawson, Russell M., PASSACONAWAY'S REALM: CAPTAIN JOHN EVANS AND THE EXPLORATION OF MOUNT WASHINGTON, Univ. Press of New Hampshire, Hanover, NH, (2002) 1st ptg, 157pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1584651679 The surprising and dramatic history of the early Americans who explored the White Mountain wilderness from the 1600s to 1804., (Order No: 59466 ), $10.00
205. Leavitt, Robert H. and Chapman, Bernard F. (compiled and written by), 50 OLD BRIDGES OF LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Lebanon Historical Society, Lebanon, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, 32pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59507 ), $25.00
206. 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
207. Lessels, Allen, LIVE FREE, DRIVE FAST - BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, Plaidswede Publishing, Concord, NH, (2006), B&W illustrations, 196pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0975521683, (Order No: 56605 ), $12.50
208. Little, Henry F. W. (Regimental Historian), THE SEVENTH REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 1861-1865 - [FIRST EDITION], Ira C. Evans, Printer, Concord, NH, 1896 1st ed, B&W illustrations, maps, 567pp; 110pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover) clean and tight copy, One of the better sources on the X Corps and the campaigns in Florida and along the Atlantic coast; the author made good use of all known manuscript material. [Nevins; CIVIL WAR BOOKS: I, 121]. Main text is followed by 110 page "Complete Roster of the Seventh Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers" and then the index. A nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 56473 ), $385.00
209. Livermore, Thomas L., HISTORY OF THE EIGHTEENTH NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS 1864-5 - [FIRST EDITION], The Fort Hill Press, Boston, MA, 1904 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 124pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) some spotting to boards, Col. Livermore used the diaries of six men in preparing this brief summary, but the bulk of the text came from the OFFICIAL RECORDS... [Nevins; CIVIL WAR BOOKS: I, 121], (Order No: 56477 ), $195.00
210. 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
211. 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
212. Lunt, Anne D. (editor), A HISTORY OF TEMPLE NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1768-1976, William L. Bauhan Publisher, Dublin, NH, 1976, B&W illustrations, 906pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), 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 ), $60.00
213. 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
214. 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
215. Lyford, James O. (editor), HISTORY OF CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME I AND VOLUME II - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, (1903), B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 1477pp, very good, rebound in tan buckram cloth (hardcover), "From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century." An exceptionally nice clean and tight set that was rebound in 1978., (Order No: 56416 ), $115.00
216. Malmberg, Carl (editor), WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1880-1974, Warner Historical Society, Warner, NH, 1974, B&W illustrations, 278pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), 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
217. 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
218. Martin, Richard A., THE ONLY MILL IN TOWN: THE STORY OF THE PAIL- MAKING INDUSTRY IN RICHMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Friends of Historic Richmond, Richmond, NH, (1995) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 149pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), A story of five generations of Martins, and their mills since 1765., (Order No: 59465 ), $25.00
219. Martin, Rodger (executive editor), THE MONADNOCK READER, Monadnock Writer's Group, Peterborough, NH, (1990), 226pp, fine, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59328 ), $14.50
220. 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
221. 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
222. Mayo, Lawrence Shaw, THREE ESSAYS: AN APPRECIATION WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY, The Merrymount Press, Boston, MA, 1948, 94pp, very good, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), One of 300 copies. Essays include: "There Was a Boy;" The White Mountains in Three Centuries; and, The Land of Granite Habits., (Order No: 54733 ), $15.00
223. 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
224. 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
225. 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
226. Mead, Edgar T., THROUGH COVERED BRIDGES TO CONCORD: A RECOLLECTION OF THE CONCORD & CLAREMONT RR (NH) - [NEW HAMPSHIRE], The Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1970, B&W illustrations, 56pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0828901155 Old maps and records claim there really was an independent railroad between Claremont and Concord in New Hampshire, and there are a few oldtimers who maintain to this day that steam-producing machines and wooden carriages full of country neighbors connected Newport, Bradford, and Warner with far-away places like Boston., (Order No: 43559 ), $25.00
227. 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 ), $75.00
228. 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
229. 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
230. 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
231. 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
232. 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
233. 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
234. Millar, William R. (editor and forward by), REFLECTIONS IN A MILLPOND: STORIES OF SCYTHEVILLE-ELKINS, 1835-1985 -- NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Sesquincentennial Committee, Scytheville-Elkins, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 136pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Now known as Elkins, this village was originally known as Scytheville. It was a thriving factory village, a busy, humming, industrial village - indeed, it was the most populated area of New London from 1836-1896. The village earned its name from the Phillips, Messer, and Colby Company - a scythe factory - established at the outlet of Pleasant Lake in 1835., (Order No: 46937 ), $12.50
235. 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 ), $40.00
236. 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
237. Monahan, Robert S., MOUNT WASHINGTON REOCCUPIED: THE EXPERIENCES OF A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION UPON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN NEW ENGLAND 1932-33, Stephen Daye Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1933 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 270pp, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) no dustjacket SEE NOTE, CONDITION NOTE continued - couple faint pencil marks., (Order No: 58514 ), $30.00
238. 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), "...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
239. 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 ), $125.00
240. 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 ), $50.00
241. 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
242. 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
243. Morse, I. H., THE STORY OF OUR ELEPHANT HUNT, The Morse Museum, Warren, NH, n.d. 1930, B&W illustrations, 24pp, good, wraps (softcover), Sadly closed in 1992, The Morse Museum housed the trophies collected around the world by its founder. This booklet recounts a British East Africa hunt., (Order No: 59823 ), $45.00
244. 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
245. 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 ), $50.00
246. 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
247. Musgrove, Richard W. (new foreword by Charles E. Greenwood), HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL NEW HAMPSHIRE - GRAFTON COUNTY - REPRINT OF THE TWO VOLUMES IN ONE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1976, B&W ill., map in rear pocket, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Reprint of the 1904 two volumes, in one. Volume I: Annals, 570pp; and, Volume II: Genealogies, 527pp., (Order No: 52624 ), $75.00
248. 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
249. 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
250. 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) signed by the author, "Fifty-five years' accumulation of stray bits of information about our town and its people is herein brought to fruition.", (Order No: 44758 ), $40.00
251. 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
252. 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
253. 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
254. Nichols, Rudge and Poole, Caroline N., PETER POWERS PIONEER: THE STORY OF THE FIRST SETTLER IN HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Puritan Press, Inc., Hollis, NH, orig pub 1930, ill. by Sears Gallagher, 132pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Re-printed for the Two Hundredth Anniversary of Hollis, New Hampshire, during the winter of 1989-1990., (Order No: 54850 ), $15.00
255. Nimke, R. W., CONNECTICUT RIVER RAILROADS AND CONNECTIONS: VOLUME IX - CONCORD - WRJ - SWANTON AND OTHERS, published by the author, Westmoreland, NH, 1993, B&W illustrations, 202pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0914960954 The Boston & Maine portin of this book, takes in the Old Northern RR plus the Franklin & Tilton Branch as well as the Bristol Branch., (Order No: 54777 ), $250.00
256. Noyes, Harriette Eliza (compiled by), A MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND A MEMORIAL HISTORY OF HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - TWO VOLUME SET, George B. Reed, Boston, MA, 1899 & 1903, B&W illustrations, very good, rebound in gray cloth (hardcover), Volume I, "Historic and Genealogic Sketches. Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, July 4th, 1849. Proceedings of the 150th Anniversary of the Town's Incorporation, July 4th, 1899, 1899, 469pp; and, Volume II, "Congregational Church 1752-1902, With an Appendix to Vol. I., 1903, 832pp. The majority of Volume II is sketches and genealogies of the church members., (Order No: 55937 ), $175.00
257. 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
258. 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
259. 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 ), $6.00
260. Oesterlin, Pauline Johnson, NEW HAMPSHIRE MARRIAGE LICENSES AND INTENTIONS 1709-1961, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, (1991), 259pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1556135300 Important reference to the marriage records found in the New Hampshire State Archives., (Order No: 48366 ), $25.00
261. 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
262. Pappas, Joan 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, fine, sprial bound hard boards (hardcover), Descriptions on pages facing plates. Three page history of the company preceeds the plates., (Order No: 23579 ), $15.00
263. 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) owner's inscription, 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 ), $12.50
264. Paradis, Wilfrid H., UPON THIS GRANITE: CATHOLICISM IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 1647-1997, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1998, B&W illustrations, 379pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0914339761, (Order No: 59508 ), $9.00
265. 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, 1974, B&W illustrations, maps, 599pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, A facsimile of the 1901 edition., (Order No: 44802 ), $35.00
266. 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
267. 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
268. 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
269. Potter, Martha Dodds, SPOFFORD LAKE: A RETROSPECTIVE OF HER COTTAGES, CAMPS & RESORTS - [SPOFFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Back Channel Press, Portsmouth, NH, (2008), B&W and color illustrations, 191pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1934582085 Traces the ownership of cottages and land and its history back to the 19th century and enriches the facts with family stories., (Order No: 58825 ), $35.00
270. 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 edge 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 ), $275.00
271. Proper, David R., HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Frank Burnside Kingsbury Fd., Keene, NH, 1973, B&W illustrations, 232pp, very good+, red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 58356 ), $7.50
272. Proper, David R. (foreword by Ernest Hebert), A "KEENE" SENSE OF HISTORY - HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE MONADNOCK REGION -- [KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2002, B&W illustrations, 232pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0972447830 These articles originally appeared in the KEENE SENTINEL, Keene, New Hampshire., (Order No: 58926 ), $15.00
273. Published by the General Committee, SULLIVAN COUNTY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHRIE JULY 4 AND 5, 1927, The Argus Press, Newport, NH, 1927, B&W illustrations, 84pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 54880 ), $10.00
274. Published by the order of the Legislature, THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, PASSED DECEMBER 23, 1842 ..., Carroll & Baker State Print., Concord, NH, 1843, 555pp, good+, full calf (hardcover), "... To Which are Prefixed The Constitutions of the United States and of the State of New Hampshire." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 56497 ), $35.00
275. 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
276. Putnam, Constance E. (foreword by James E. Wright), THE SCIENCE WE HAVE LOVED AND TAUGHT - DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL'S FIRST TWO CENTURIES, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (2004) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 375pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, ISBN 1584653701 Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), the fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, was founded in 1797 in Hanover, New Hampshire by Nathan Smith., (Order No: 56469 ), $25.00
277. Putnam, George I., OLD NUMBER FOUR - [CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Equity Publishing Corp., Orford, NH, (1965), 164pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A story set at The Fort at Number Four, Charlestown, NH, during the French and Indian War., (Order No: 59414 ), $12.50
278. 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 ), $7.50
279. Ramblings by: Chamberlin, Edwin; Bailey, Louise; Burton, Natalie; Glover, Katherine Blandin; Lamarre, Margaret (et al), HISTORICAL NOTES OF BATH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1765-1965, Courier Printing Co., Inc., Littleton, NH, 1982 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 141pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1965. Bath, like most North Country towns, is primarily an agricultural town., (Order No: 54844 ), $30.00
280. Randall, Oran E., HISTORY OF CHESTERFIELD, CHESHIRE COUNTY, N.H. (NEW HAMPSHIRE) ..., Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, 525pp, fine, olive green buckram cloth (hardcover), "...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. A quality fascimile reprint., (Order No: 44246 ), $60.00
281. 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
282. 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
283. Rawson, Barbara Eastman, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CORNISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORD 1910-1960 - VOLUME III ..., Courier Printing Co., Inc., Littleton, NH, (1963), 207pp, very good, black cloth (hardcover), Volume III - SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE AND GENEALOGY, (Order No: 49979 ), $60.00
284. Researched and written by a Committee of Volunteers for the Durham Historic Association, DURHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE: A HISTORY 1900-1985, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1985), B&W illustrations, 361pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659154, (Order No: 54698 ), $27.50
285. 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
286. Robertson, Edwin B., and English, Benjamin W., A CENTURY OF RAILROADING IN CRAWFORD NOTCH - RETURN OF PASSENGER TRAINS THROUGH THE NOTCH, published by the authors, n.p., (1996) rev ed, B&W illustrations, 118pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0945414005 First published in 1975. Contents include: Photos of Work Equipment; map; brief history; Photos - Bartlett to Fabyan; and, timetables., (Order No: 52362 ), $7.00
287. 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
288. Roby, Blanche C., SUTTON'S HISTORY IN RHYME AND TALES OF OLDEN TIME - [SUTTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE], New Hampshire Printers, Inc., Somersworth, NH, 1977, B&W frontis, 34pp, fine, light green cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, All dates, events, and information is taken from SUTTON'S HISTORY, Volume I by Augusta H. Worthen and NARRATIVE HISTORY OF SUTTON by Kathryn White Ryan., (Order No: 55871 ), $30.00
289. Rollins, Frank West (published by), THE TOURISTS' GUIDE-BOOK TO THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - SECOND EDITION, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1902, B&W ill. and fold-out maps, 365pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), Lovely example of guide that serves to "point out the principal resorts.", (Order No: 58708 ), $200.00
290. Rosenberg, Gerald L. (in cooperation with New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station - Soil Conservation Service), SOIL SURVEY OF CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE, US Department of Agriculture, (1989), fold-out maps, 262pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 58588 ), $40.00
291. 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
292. 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
293. 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
294. 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 ), $12.00
295. 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
296. Sanford, E. F.; Everts, W. P.; et al, ATLAS OF STRAFFORD COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS, DRAWN AND PUBLISHED BY SANFORD & EVERTS - 1871, Sanford & Everts, Philadelphia, PA, 1871, hand-colored maps, good+, original boards and spine (hardcover) wear to spine, Exceptionally nice atlas internally with all maps clean and bright (only a couple foxing spots). All maps printed on one side only (some double page) thus some blank page numbers. Some loss to cloth on spine and some edgewear to the original boards. All maps collated and complete, an uncommon New Hampshire nineteenth-century atlas., (Order No: 58470 ), $650.00
297. 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
298. Saunderson, Henry H., HISTORY OF CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE OLD NO. 4 ..., Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, NH, (1876) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 726pp, very good, rebound in brown buckram cloth (hardcover), "Embracing the Part Borne by Its Inhabitants in the Indian, French and Revolutionary Wars, and the Vermont Controversy. Also Genealogies and Sketches of Families.", (Order No: 55868 ), $150.00
299. 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
300. Scales, John, HISTORY OF DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME I. (TERCENTENARY EDITION), Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, orig pub 1923, 516pp, fine, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), "Containing Historical, Genealogical and Industrial Data of its Early Settlers, Their Struggles and Triumphs.", (Order No: 59282 ), $50.00
301. 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
302. 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
303. 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
304. 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
305. Sellers, Frank M., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LANGDON NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1787 TO 1987 WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER FROM 1930 TO 1987, Sellers Publications, Landon, NH, (1987), B&W ill., map laid in, 348pp, very good++, light brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0960812203, (Order No: 58507 ), $75.00
306. 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
307. Siegler, Hilbert R., NEW HAMPSHIRE NATURE NOTES, Equity Publishing Corp., Orford, NH, (1962), ill. by Kenneth T. Fogg, 317pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 41093 ), $6.00
308. Smart, Charles E., THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - SURVEY REPORT NO. 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT, NH Fish and Game Dept, Concord, NH, 1949, B&W illustrations, 82pp, good++, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 46018 ), $20.00
309. Smart, James G., STRIVING: KEENE STATE COLLEGE 1909/1984: THE HISTORY OF A SMALL PUBLIC INSTITUTION, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1984), B&W illustrations, 350pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659049, (Order No: 37233 ), $12.00
310. Smith, Kathy A., NO HIGHER CALLING - A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS ON THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERIVES, Child and Family Services, Manchester, NH, (2002), B&W illustrations, 110pp, index, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0971826315 Recounts he agony yet ultimate triumph of New Hampshire children over the last 150 years who would have perished were it not for New Hampshire adults "inspired by love, guided by knowledge" and working with Child and Family Services., (Order No: 57124 ), $12.50
311. Smith, Marjorie Whalen, HISTORIC HOMES OF CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME III, published by the author, n.p., (1979), 105 B&W illustrations, 172pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, The author has visited over five hundred old homesteads in Cheshire County since 1962 and her articles about them appeared regularly in the Keene Sentinel. This history of seventy-five homes scattered throughout the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire is Mrs. Smith's third book on the subject. Representing historical and genealogical research into the stories of the old houses and the lives of their occupants, the houses span a period from 1770 to 1870., (Order No: 36637 ), $40.00
312. Smith, Marjorie Whalen, HISTORIC HOMES OF CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME II, published by the author, Keene, NH, (1971), B&W illustrations, 180pp, index, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, These articles originally appeared as a series of weekly articles in the Keene Evening Sentinel starting in 1962., (Order No: 40572 ), $50.00
313. Smith, Marjorie Whalen, HISTORIC HOMES OF CHESHIRE COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE - VOLUME I, Griswold Offset Printing, Brattleboro, VT, (1968), B&W illustrations, 160pp, index, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Seventy-five homes, representing the 23 towns of Cheshire County in the southwest part of New Hampshire, have been selected for this book from over 200 historical articles written by Mrs. Smith on old houses and landmarks within the county. This is the first of her books of articles on historic homes, and the hardest to find., (Order No: 46901 ), $50.00
314. Smith, Marjorie Whalen, TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL: OR, RAMBLES AND BYGONES AND FROM "LONG LOOK FARM", NEW HAMPSHIRE, Palm Publishing, Port Charlotte, (1989), B&W illustrations, 329pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, The majority of these nostalgic articles appeared in the Keene Sentinel, Keene New Hampshire., (Order No: 46968 ), $10.00
315. Sold by Rufus Merrill, Bookseller, GUIDE TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND LAKES OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE WITH MINUTE & ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SCENERY ..., Tripp & Morril, Printers, Concord, NH, 1850, 48pp, good, original wraps bound in 1/4 leather (hardcover) SEE NOTE, "...AND OBJECTS OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE: CONTAINING ALSO FULL AND CORRECT INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE TOWNS, HOTELS, DISTANCES, FARES, &c." Original wraps bound in 1/2 leather, EX-LIB with one stamp on title page. IMPORTANT - Front cover is lacking, rear cover with railroad fares and distances is still present. Bibliographically I have not been able to ascertain if a map was included, but it should have been. Thus this UNCOMMON and EARLY WHITE MOUNTAINS Guidebook is sold With All Faults., (Order No: 58707 ), $150.00
316. Somers, A. N. (written and edited by), HISTORY OF LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1899, B&W illustrations, 652pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) Small Chip Bottom of Spine, The story of the town's inception, growth, and present development., (Order No: 49329 ), $60.00
317. Spahr, P. Andrew (organized by) (foreword by William Nathaniel Banks; essays by Robert Storr and Tom Wolf), COMMUNITY OF CREATIVITY: A CENTURY OF MACDOWELL COLONY ARTISTS, The Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH, (1996), B&W and color illustrations, 103pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0929710193 This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition COMMUNITY OF CREATIVITY: A CENTURY OF MACDOWELL COLONY ARTISTS. The catalogue and exhibition celebrate one of the great resources of New Hampshire, the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough., (Order No: 51961 ), $8.00
318. Spaulding, Charles S., AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF WEST DUNSTABLE, MONSON, AND HOLLIS, N. H. [NEW HAMPSHIRE], The Telegraph Press, Naushua, NH, 1915 1st ed, 251pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover) owner's inscription, (Order No: 54807 ), $125.00
319. Speare, Eva A., HISTORIC BELLS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, published by the author, Plymouth, NH, 1944, B&W illustrations, 48pp, good, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Historic Bells in New Hampshire; The Evolution of Bells; Paul Revere Bells; Holbrook Bells; Blake Bells; and Old Customs., (Order No: 37097 ), $30.00
320. Speare, Eva, STORIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE: A LIVING HISTORY OF THE GRANITE STATE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Somersworth, NH, 1992, 248pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0912274549 First published in 1975, and reprinted by the General Federation of Women's Clubs - New Hampshire. This book is substantially based on articles which appeared in the Manchester [NH] Union Leader, 1970-1972., (Order No: 55234 ), $10.00
321. St. John, Helen, FROM MRS. TREDICK'S INN - MORE REMINISCENCES OF NEW CASTLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1987), B&W illustrations, 108pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), A nostalgic look at New Castle, NH., (Order No: 50903 ), $20.00
322. Stackpole, Everett S. and Meserve, Winthrop S., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF DURHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE (OYSTER RIVER PLANTATION) - VOLUME TWO: GENEALOGICAL [ONLY], Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, reprint edition, 502pp, fine, blue buckram cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 59281 ), $45.00
323. Stanyan, John M., A HISTORY OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS ... "THE OLD EIGHTH.", Ira C. Evans, Printer, Concord, NH, 1892, B&W illustrations, 583pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) 3 private library marks, "... INCLUDING ITS SERVICE AS INFANTRY, SECOND N.H. CAVALRY, AND VETERAN BATTALLION IN THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861-1865, COVERING A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, TEN MONTHS, AND NINETEEN DAYS." Contents include: Names and Dates of Battles and Principal Actions; History of Battles and Actions; and Roster, and much more. Includes excepts from diaries and letters which in addition throw some light on the regiment's activities in Louisiana. Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS: A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY Volume I, Page 162. An exceptionally nice clean and tight copy that was in the private library of a military organization with a spine mark and bookplates a few small stamps. Appears to have never been much used., (Order No: 52073 ), $325.00
324. Starbuck, David R., CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE: ARCHEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE - THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHEOLOGIST, 1990, VOLUME 31, NUMBER 1, NH Archeological Society, 1990, B&W illustrations, 163pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Noted archeologist investigates New Hampshire's Shaker Village. Main contents are divided into: Introduction to Canterbury Shaker Village; The Mapping Project; The Shaker Mill System; and, Conclusions., (Order No: 59722 ), $35.00
325. Starbuck, David R. (editor), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHEOLOGIST: VOLUME 26, NUMBER 1 - 1985, NH Archeological Society Inc, Rye Beach, NH, 1985, B&W illustrations, 145pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Contents include: The Garvin Falls Site; Prehistoric Pottery of the Garvins Falls Site; Crystal Quartz from Westborough; The Lund Collection, Nashua, NH; Argillite Blade Cache Found New Sewall's Falls; The World's Longest Timber Crib Dam; Preliminary Report of First Fort, Boscawen, NH; Archeological Testing at the Original Location of Fort No. 4; The Hazeltine Pottery Site, Concord, NH; and more., (Order No: 60018 ), $20.00
326. Starbuck, David R. (editor), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHEOLOGIST: VOLUME 28, NUMBER 1 - 1987, NH Archeological Society Inc, Rye Beach, NH, 1987, B&W illustrations, 95pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Contents include: Geological Factords Important to Archeological Interpretations in the Merrimack Valley, NH; A Preliminary Report of the Rocks Road Site; New Hampshire Coast Sites Survey, Summer 1986; The Jim Dodge Site; Eugene Davis Finch, 1902-1986; J. Frederic Burtt, 1908-1986; and, A Bibliography of New Hampshire Archeology., (Order No: 60019 ), $15.00
327. Starbuck, David R. (editor), THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHEOLOGIST: VOLUME 32, NO. 1 - 1991, NH Archeological Society Inc, Rye Beach, NH, 1991, B&W illustrations, 105pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), Contents include: The Archeology of a 1776 Cantonment of New Hampshire Regiments; The Dennis Farm Site; The Lewis-Walpole Site; Argillite Workshops in Tamworth, NH; The Maurice Yeaton Farm Site., (Order No: 60020 ), $15.00
328. Stearns, Carl M., THE EARLY HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.H. (SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE), Hurd Offset Printing, Springfield, VT, (1974) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 197pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Author lived in Claremont, NH, where he practiced medicine since 1940. A town by town collection of biographies of the local doctors practicing. The first medical history of any county in the state of New Hampshire., (Order No: 41045 ), $15.00
329. Stearns, Ezra S.; and The Rindge History Committee, STEARNS HISTORY OF TOWN OF RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1736-1874 - [HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Phoenix Publishing Co., West Kennebunk, ME, (1988), B&W illustrations, 788pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0914659383 First published in 1875. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM THE DATE OF THE ROWLEY CANADA OR MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1736- 1874, WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE RINDGE FAMILIES - by Ezra S. Stearns, facsimile of the 1875 edition, 788pp, (Order No: 36596 ), $85.00
330. Stecker, Ann Page, OUR VOICES, OUR TOWN - A HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1950-2000, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 2000, B&W and color illustrations, 596pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 061511590X In this third history of New London, the author reaffirms the town's passion for the beauty of the land, listens to people who have given shape to these fifty years, and notes the ongoing concern for the future., (Order No: 54773 ), $30.00
331. Stephenson, Robert B. and Seiberling, Catherine L., JAFFREY THEN AND NOW: CHANGES IN COMMUNITY CHARACTER [JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE], Jaffrey Historic Dist. Comm., Jaffrey, NH, 1994, B&W illustrations, 117pp, fine, wraps (softcover), A juxtapositioning of old and new photographs effectively showing especially how buildings and street scenes change over time., (Order No: 55061 ), $60.00
332. Stephenson, Robert B. (compiled by), THE TOWNS OF THE MONADNOCK REGION - THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES [NEW HAMPSHIRE], Alan Sutton,Inc., Augusta, ME, (1994), B&W illustrations, 128pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0752400738 Photographs drawn mainly from the collections of the historical societies of Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Hancock, Jaffrey, Marlborough, New Ispwich, Petterborough and Rindge., (Order No: 55306 ), $12.50
333. Sterling, John C., DANIEL WEBSTER AND A SMALL COLLEGE, Dartmouth Publications, Hanover, NH, 1965, B&W illustrations, 62pp, fine, black cloth spine (hardcover) original acetate jacket, Events and documents of Daniel Webster and Dartmouth College. One of 1,000 numbered copies., (Order No: 54903 ), $17.50
334. Stiles, Dan, THE STORY OF HILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Sugar Ball Press, Concord, NH, 1942 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 72pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: The Old Village; Transition - Old to New; Building the New Village; and, The New Village., (Order No: 33479 ), $35.00
335. Struthers, Parke Hardy (editor), A HISTORY OF NELSON NEW HAMPSHIRE 1767-1967, Sentinel Printing Company, Keene, NH, 1968, B&W ill. map laid in, 298pp, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), Following the text (and unpaginated) is the "Homestead and Cemetery Directory - Nelson, New Hampshire - Nelson Bicentennial 1767-1967.", (Order No: 41092 ), $50.00
336. Sulloway, Alvah W., PUT IT IN WRITING - A WAY OF LIFE FOR THREE GENERATIONS OF A NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILY - BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND LETTERS, 1892-1997, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (1998), B&W illustrations, 649pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659847 Limited to 300 copies. This is not the usual collection of letters and commentary but rather the fascinating three-generation story of what has been accomplished by a prominent New Hampshire family over the 100-year span of the 20th century., (Order No: 43639 ), $15.00
337. Sulloway, Alvah W., ON THEIR OWN - THREE NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOLARS CHRONICLE THEIR ADVENTURES ABROAD, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (2001), B&W illustrations, 601pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659898 Limited to 300 copies. Alvah Sulloway's second book about his New Hampshire family is a travel book in which the reader accompanies three scholars traveling abroad to further their respective interests in history, science, and literature., (Order No: 43640 ), $20.00
338. Suncook Valley Railroad Historical Society; John C. Hutchins, Editor, THE BLUEBERRY EXPRESS: A HISTORY OF THE SUNCOOK VALLEY RAILROAD, Flying Yankee Enterprises, Littleton, MA, (1985), B&W illustrations, 114pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0961557400, (Order No: 54795 ), $50.00
339. The Antrim History Committee, PARADES AND PROMENADES: ANTRIM, NEW HAMPSHIRE...THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W illustrations, 319pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) a few pencil notes in margins, ISBN 0914016393, (Order No: 37108 ), $20.00
340. The Arts, DARTMOUTH VERSE 1930, The Arts, Hanover, NH, 1930, ill. by Abner J. Epstein, 52pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed, numbered copy, Limited to 750 copies. "An Anthology of Poems written by undergraduates in residence at Dartmouth during the year 1929-30." Poems by: Anderson, C. A.; Baker, C. H.; Beaton, L. E.; Casseres, W. D. Gomes; Colborn, R. B.; Cornell, F. B.; Denney, R. N.; Flaccus, W. K.; Gilmore, L. D.; Levi, A. W.; Parker, R. A.; Rusterholtz, W. P.; Siferd, W. S.; Violante, G. C.; and, Welsh, V. M., (Order No: 40283 ), $27.50
341. The Bicentennial History Committee (compiled by), THE HISTORY OF FARMINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - FROM THE DAYS OF THE NORTHWEST PARISH OF ROCHESTER TO THE PRESENT TIME, The Foster Press, Farmington, NH, 1976, 116pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 59799 ), $35.00
342. The Graveyard Committee of The Tuftonboro Association, Ann W. Hackl, Chairman (compiled, edited and pulished by), TUFTONBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE: CEMETERIES, GRAVEYARDS, AND BURIAL SITES 1800-1995, Peter R. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1997), B&W illustrations, map, 301pp, very good++, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 52332 ), $75.00
343. The Hancock History Committee (edited by), THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS OF HANCOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1979), B&W illustrations, 389pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 091401661X Starting with an interpretive overview of Hancock and the quality of life in the town during the last hundred years, the narrative swings into an engrossing account of what happened year by year right up to the present., (Order No: 47364 ), $25.00
344. The Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire, AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1881-1982: A SLEEPING TOWN AWAKENS, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1983), B&W illustrations, 304pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659006 What had caused the fantastic growth and popularity of the once sleepy town is one of the highlights of this volume which updates Daniel F. Secomb's History of Amherst, published in 1883., (Order No: 36623 ), $25.00
345. The Hudson History Committee, TOWN IN TRANSITION: HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1673-1977, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1977), B&W illustrations, 233pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), ISBN 0914016458, (Order No: 36361 ), $25.00
346. The Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society, Inc., JAFFREY CENTER NEW HAMPSHIRE: PORTRAIT OF A VILLAGE, Excelsior Printing Company, North Adams, MA, (1976), B&W illustrations, 161pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A sketch of house histories., (Order No: 47332 ), $45.00
347. The Rindge History Committee (researched and written by), TOWN ON THE BORDER - RINDGE NEW HAMPSHIRE 1874-1988, Phoenix Publishing, West Kennebunk, ME, (1989), B&W illustrations, 251pp, very good+, black cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0914659391, (Order No: 43315 ), $40.00
348. The Sandwich Historical Society (compiled by), SANDWICH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1976 - A TOWN IN TIME: A BICENTENNIAL MEMORY, Sandwich Historical Society, Sandwich, NH, 1976, B&W illustrations, 48pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 49345 ), $7.50
349. The Town History Committee, FITZWILLIAM - THE PROFILE OF A NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN 1884-1984, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1985), B&W illustrations, 225pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914659138, (Order No: 41172 ), $40.00
350. The Town History Committee (researched and written by), RURAL OASIS: HISTORY OF WINDHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1883-1975, Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH, (1975), B&W illustrations, 240pp, very good, brown cloth spine (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0914016199 Written as a supplement to L. A. Morrison's HISTORY OF WINDHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1719-1883 which was published in 1883., (Order No: 52903 ), $75.00
351. Thomas, Matthew E., HISTORY OF FREMONT, N.H. - OLDE POPLIN AN INDEPENDENT NEW ENGLAND REPUBLIC 1764-2004 - 240TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, published by the author, Fremont, NH, (2004), B&W illustrations, 934pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), First published in 1997, this revised edition has 132 additional pages of updated history., (Order No: 48130 ), $125.00
352. Thompson, Mary P., LANDMARKS IN ANCIENT DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham Historic Association, Durham, NH, 1965, 284pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover), First published in 1892. Reprinted without the map., (Order No: 51033 ), $45.00
353. Thompson, Lawrance, ROBERT FROST'S AFFECTION FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE, Robert Frost Trustees, Derry, NH, n.d., B&W illustrations, 24pp, good+, wraps (softcover), This article was originally presented at the 1967 Annual Meeting of the New Hampshire Historical Society., (Order No: 52866 ), $10.00
354. Thompson, Mary P., A MEMOIR OF JUDGE EBENEZER THOMPSON OF DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS PARENTAGE AND OFFSPRING, appears to be a reprint, orig pub 1886, 86pp, fine, green buckram cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 59279 ), $35.00
355. Tibbals, R. H. (Rev.); Poor, Rose Wilkinson (edited and prepared for printing by), GENEALOGICAL RECORD - ANTRIM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FAMILIES 1877 - 1940 APPROXIMATELY, Published by the Town, Antrim, NH, 1967, 640pp, fine, blue cloth (hardcover), This is a continuation of the families given in Dr. W. R. Cochrane's 1880 History of Antrim, and brought down to 1940 as far as possible. A goodly number of families who came to town after the Centennial Day, June 27, 1877 have been added., (Order No: 50654 ), $200.00
356. Tolman, Francis W. (written and illustrated by), MOSQUITOBUSH: STORIES AND PRINTS, Richard R. Smith Publishers, Peterborough, NH, (1963), Francis W. Tolman, 64pp, very good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, This volume brings together in book form many of Fran Tolman's best stories, wittily illustrated by the author's renowned woodcuts and sketches., (Order No: 44062 ), $4.00
357. Turner, Howard E. and Noyes, Richard, AT THE EDGE OF MEGALOPOLIS: A HISTORY OF SALEM N.H. 1900-1974, Phoenix Publishing Co., Canaan, NH, (1974), B&W illustrations, 397pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914016113, (Order No: 37518 ), $35.00
358. Union Leader Corporation, NEW HAMPSHIRE LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE UNION LEADER AND NEW HAMPSHIRE SUNDAY NEWS, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1995, color illustrations, 106pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0964892103, (Order No: 58753 ), $10.00
359. University of New Hampshire Alumni Association - John s. Elliott Alumni Center, THY SONS AND DAUGHTERS EVER: A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1994, B&W illustrations, 205pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 56748 ), $12.50
360. Violette, Alderic O. "Dick" signed by the author on the half-title page, MERRIMACK COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS [NEW HAMPSHIRE], MCT, Inc., Contoocook, NH, (1997), B&W illustrations, 622pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) errata slip laid in, The history of a small indipendent telephone company., (Order No: 56067 ), $17.50
361. Waite, Otis F. R., NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE GREAT REBELLION IN THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861-65, Tracy, Chase & Company, Claremont, NH, 1870 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 608pp, good++, full calf leather (hardcover) clean and tight copy, "Containing Histories of the Several New Hampshire Regiments, and Biographical Notices of Many of the Prominent Actors." Nice clean and tight copy in full calf leather with some light edgewear and small rubbing on rear board., (Order No: 52338 ), $125.00
362. Wallace, James Henry, THE WALL OF LIGHT, The Hampshire Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA, (1951), 145pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, The New England town of Wilton is the scene of this study of human lives and emotions., (Order No: 46966 ), $15.00
363. Watson, David, THE CONCORD CITY DIRECTORY - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - 1864, Press of McFarland & Jenks, Concord, NH, 1864, fold out map, ill. in ads, 100pp, good+, leather spine, printed boards (hardcover), "...CONTAINING THE NAMES, RESIDENCES AND BUSINESS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMPACT PART OF THE CITY, WITH A MAP OF THE STREETS, ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS WORK." An EXCEPTIONALLY clean, and tight copy with small fold-out map of the "Plan of the Village of Concord 1864." The first 73 pages list the residents alphabetically with their address and occupation. The next two pages have information on the Methodist General Biblical Institute which was founded in 1847. The next page has: Officers in State Prison; Principal Employees at the N.H. Asylum, and the Public Library and St. Paul's School. Absolutely great ads, many with wonderful period illustrations, follow on page 77 to 100. UNCOMMON, and a handsome addition to your New Hampshire collection., (Order No: 46152 ), $250.00
364. Welch, Sarah N., A HISTORY OF FRANCONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE 1772-1972, Courier Printing Company, Littleton, NH, 1972, B&W illustrations, 200pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover) faint highlight couple pages, (Order No: 57469 ), $45.00
365. Westmoreland History Committee, HISTORY OF WESTMORELAND (GREAT MEADOW) NEW HAMPSHIRE 1741-1970 AND GENEALOGICAL DATA, Westmoreland History Comm., Westmoreland, NH, 1976 1st ed, B&W ill., color frontis, 597pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) NO MAP, Presents for the first time in text, period maps, and photographs, a complete and colorful narrative of Westmoreland's struggles and growth from the years 1741 to 1970. Includes an extensive genealogical section with historical and personal notes of more than 440 families, many of them early settlers of the town., (Order No: 40489 ), $95.00
366. Weygandt, Cornelius, THE HEART OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - THINGS HELD DEAR BY FOLKS OF THE OLD STOCKS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, (1944), B&W illustrations, 210pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, "A book of people and places, old ways of life and thought that are passing, folklore and home crafts, country auctions, and talks at corner stores, in church sheds, and on chance meetings on the road.", (Order No: 51875 ), $6.00
367. Wheelwright, Thea (text by), TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND - BASED ON TIMOTHY DWIGHT'S TRAVELS IN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK, Bonanza Books, New York, (1989), photos by Katharine Knowles, 160pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) small bump bottom, ISBN 0517690462 Over 150 B&W photographs. A reprint of the 1972 edition (Volume 1) by Barre Publishers., (Order No: 15366 ), $10.00
368. Whitehouse, Robert A. and Beaudoin, Cathleen C., PORT OF DOVER: TWO CENTURIES OF SHIPPING ON THE COCHECHO - DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, (1988), B&W illustrations, 223pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0915819104 Few people today realize that inland Dover was an important port of call rivaling at times the success of its down river neighbor Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This is the story of a most unlikely seaport., (Order No: 49774 ), $25.00
369. Whitehouse, Bion H. (introduction and text by David R. Proper; prints produced from original glass negatives by T. M. McCarthy), CENTRAL SQUARE AND BEYOND: HISTORICAL IMAGES OF KEENE AND CHESHIRE COUNTY, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, NH, 1992, B&W illustrations, 140pp, fine, wraps (softcover), This volume tells the story of a peaceful valley as captured by the Whitehouse pictures showing New Hampshire traditions tempered by Yankee ingenuity., (Order No: 52094 ), $25.00
370. Whittaker, Robert H., LAND OF LOST CONTENT: THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BASIN AND THE ISLES OF SHOALS, THE PEOPLE, THEIR DREAMS, THEIR HISTORY, Alan Sutton, Dover, NH, (1993), B&W illustrations, 230pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0750904968 The story of a land and its people from the establishment by David Thomson--New England's original Yankee--of the first trading colony, through the great days of the naval shipbuilding era, to the development of the area as a vacation resort whose guests included Hawthorne, Longfellow and Edgar Allan Poe., (Order No: 45553 ), $12.50
371. Wikoff, Jerold, THE UPPER VALLEY: AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR ALONG THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., Chelsea, VT, (1985) 1st ptg, wonderful B&W photographs, 188pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, ISBN 0930031016 Of the few books published on the Connecticut River, I find this the most informative historical look at the Upper Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Well researched, well written, and easily read, this book is divided into four main sections: THE EARLY YEARS: BEFORE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO THE 1790s; GROWTH AND TURMOIL: The 1790s to the 1830s; AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION: The 1830s to the 1880s; and, TOWARD A NEW ERA: The 1880s to the early twentieth century., (Order No: 8179 ), $20.00
372. Willey, Benjamin G., INCIDENTS IN WHITE MOUNTAIN HISTORY, Nathaniel Noyes, Boston, MA, 1856, B&W ill., map, 307pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) some edgewear to cloth, "Containing Facts Relating to the Discovery and Settlement of the Mountains, Indian History and Traditions, A Minute and Authentic Account of the Destruction of The Willey Family, Geology and Temperature of the Mountains; together with Many Interesting Anecdotes Illustrating Life in the Back-Woods." Fold-out map dated 1853 has some small separation on fold. An Uncommon and Early White Mountain piece., (Order No: 58104 ), $300.00
373. Willey, George Franklyn (editor, State Builders Publishing Company), STATE BUILDERS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Hampshire Publishing Co., Manchester, NH, 1903, B&W illustrations, 503pp, very good, full brown leather, aeg (hardcover) light edgewear, "At the Beginning of the Twentieth Century." An outline of NH History; Education in New Hampshire; Ecclesiastical; Agriculture of NH; The Bench and Bar of NH; Notes on the Medical Profession of NH; New Hampshire Savings Banks; Industrial New Hampshire; and, Commercial New Hampshire followed by a number of biographies., (Order No: 52870 ), $50.00
374. Williams, Floyd E., A HISTORY OF DENTISTRY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Cabinet Press, Inc., Milford, NH, (1971), B&W illustrations, 100pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover) signed by the author, Written at the request of the New Hampshire Dental Society., (Order No: 50364 ), $27.50
375. Wilson, Jill C., A GOOD CORNER TO BANK ON - HIGHLIGHTS OF CONCORD SAVINGS BANK'S 125 YEARS IN CONCORD, Concord Savings Bank, Concord, NH, 1999, B&W illustrations, 91pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 56729 ), $15.00
376. Winship, Stephen, A TESTING TIME: CRISIS AND REVIVAL IN NASHUA [NEW HAMPSHIRE], Nashua-New Hampshire Found., Nashua, NH, 1989, B&W illustrations, 208pp, very good+, brown cloth (hardcover) acetate cover as published, A history of the century-old cotton mills in Nashua, New Hampshire and the affect of their closings on the community with the economic and social impact and how the community dealt with the issues., (Order No: 38032 ), $65.00
377. Winslow, Richard E., PORTSMOUTH-BUILT: SUBMARINES OF THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, The Portsmouth Marine Soc., Portsmouth, NH, (1985), B&W illustrations, 221pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 091581904X Here is a history of submarines of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a story not only of the exploits of the ships in battle but also the stories of the men and women, military and civilian, who designed and built submarines., (Order No: 45867 ), $30.00
378. Wood, Frederic J. (abridged with an introduction by Ronald Dale Karr), THE TURNPIKES OF NEW ENGLAND AND EVOLUTION OF THE SAME THROUGH ENGLAND, VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND - NEW EDITION OF THE 1919 CLASSIC, Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA, (1997), B&W illustrations, 428pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0942147057 First published in 1919. "Turnpikes, as distinguished from the ordinary roads of the same time, were those on which gates barred the progress of the traveler, at which payments were demanded for the privilege of using the road. Such payment was called 'toll' and the gates were know as 'toll-gates.'" This abridgement has deleted footnotes and bibliographical references, and selectively cut in some chapters. A classic work!, (Order No: 45278 ), $12.50
379. Woodbury, Peter P.; Savage, Thomas; and, Patten William (publishing committee), HISTORY OF BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, BEING STATISTICS, COMPILED ON THE OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY ..., Printed by Alfred Mudge, Boston, MA, 1851, LACKS fold-out map, 364pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) edgewear to boards/spine SEE NOTE, "... OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN; MAY 19th 1850." Contents include: Centennial Celebration; Historical Notices of Bedford; Sketch of the Church and Ministry; Graveyards, Schools, Bridges, Remarkable Events &c.; Miscellaneous Statistics; Sketch of Piscataquog Village; Biographical Sketches; Genealogies of Old Bedford Families. A clean and tight copy, but LACKING the folding map. Cloth along gutter of spine is split, hard to see, not affecting integrity of book block and hinges., (Order No: 43594 ), $250.00
380. Worcester, Samuel T., HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE YEAR 1879, n.p., n.p., orig pub 1879, B&W illustrations, 394pp, very good+, salmon cloth (hardcover) owner's bookplate, "With Many Biographical Sketches of its Early Settlers, Their Descendants, and Other Residents." QUALITY REPRINT !!!, (Order No: 54861 ), $40.00
381. Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Adminstration in the State of New Hampshire, HANDS THAT BUILT NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE STORY OF GRANITE STATE CRAFTSMEN PAST & PRESENT, AMS Press, Inc., New York, (1975), B&W illustrations, 288pp, very good++, gray cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, ISBN 0404579353 First published in 1940. Contents include: Basketmaking: A Legacy; Out of Seafaring Days; Men Who Made New Hampshire Buildings; Cabinetmakers, Past and Present; Time and Music; The Craft of the Woodworker; Modern Ornamental Wood Carving; Clay Kiln and Potter's Wheel; Stonecutters; New Hampshire Glass; Workers in Metal; Spinning Wheel and Hand Loom; With Thread and Needle; Samplers and Quilts; Home Rugmaking; Art and Near Art; Shaker Crafts; The Country Fair; Trends in Organized Handicrafts., (Order No: 47805 ), $15.00
382. Worthen, Augusta Harvey (Mrs.) compiled and arranged by, THE HISTORY OF SUTTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSISTING OF THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF ERASTUS WADLEIGH, ESQ. & A. H. WORTHEN, Republican Press Association, Concord, NH, 1890 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 2 vols, 1110pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) - Volume I staining (See Note), Volume I is history, and Volume II is essentially all genealogy. CONDITION NOTE - Staining to rear board of Volume I, and staining to the foreedge of the book block and a few pages of Volume I., (Order No: 44683 ), $125.00
383. Worthen, Augusta Harvey (compiled and arranged by), THE HISTORY OF SUTTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE: PART I AND PART II - TWO VOLUMES REPUBLISHED IN ONE, The Town Of Sutton, Sutton, NH, 1975, B&W illustrations, 1111pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "Consisting of the Historical Collections of Erastus Wadleigh, Esq., and A. H. Worthen." Originally published in 1890 in two volumes, this reprint and new edition was published in an edition of 750 copies of which 150 were hand-numbered and sold in advance of publication date. This is number 48., (Order No: 54699 ), $75.00