1. HISTORIC BRIDGETON 1686-1936 - BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY - CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Evening News Company, Bridgeton, NJ, 1936, B&W illustrations, 87pp, good, wraps (softcover), This book was compiled to help commemorate Bridgeton's 250th Anniversary celebration which was held May 17th to 23rd, 1936. Includes a history of the town, all aspects of its life (religious, business, fraternal, etc.), farm information, and the last 20 plus pages have sketches on the businesses and industries in town with great photos of the stories etc., including some interior views. Uncommon., (Order No: 46244 ), $65.00
2. EARLY FURNITURE MADE IN NEW JERSEY: 1690-1870, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, 1958, B&W illustrations, 89pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), An exhibition from October 10, 1958 to January 11, 1959. Includes a biographical checklist of NJ cabinet-makers. Best general reference work on New Jersey furniture., (Order No: 2421 ), $20.00
3. THE CONSTITUTION OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION AND BY-LAWS AND REGISTER OF THE SOCIETY IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Published by the Society, Trenton, NJ, 1913, B&W illustrations, 124pp, good+, blue cloth w/white cloth spine (hardcover), "Instituted January 6, 1891.", (Order No: 17482 ), $12.50
4. THE PULSE OF THE PEOPLE: NEW JERSEY, 1763-1789, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, (1976), B&W illustrations, 268pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), With emphasis on the arts and decorative arts, this exhibition catalogue provides a broad view of life in New Jersey within the framework of political and military events of the revolutionary war period., (Order No: 23714 ), $14.50
5. THE JOURNALL OF THE PROCEDURE OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCILL OF THE PROVINCE OF EAST NEW JERSEY..., Printed by John H. Lyon, Jersey City, NJ, 1872, 245pp, good, black cloth (hardcover) chipping top/bottom of spine, "...FROM AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER ANNO DMNI-1682." Nice clean and tight copy, just lacks some cloth top and bottom of spine., (Order No: 36697 ), $45.00
6. JOURNAL AND VOTES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROVINCE OF NOVA CESAREA, OR NEW JERSEY, ..., Printed by John H. Lyon, Jersey City, NJ, 1872, 270pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) wear to spine, "... IN THEIR FIRST SESSIONS OF ASSEMBLY, BEGAN AT PERTH AMBOY, THE 10th DAY OF NOVEMBER 1703.", (Order No: 51817 ), $45.00
7. Banks, Ivy Jackson, BANKS OF THE DELAWARE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDERICK BANKS 1898-1964, Trenton Historical Society, Trenton, NJ, 1967, B&W photos, 204pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 7039 ), $12.50
8. Beck, Henry Charlton, JERSEY GENESIS: THE STORY OF THE MULLICA RIVER, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 1945, B&W illustrations, 304pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Henry Beck has captured more than the strange heritage of a strange section of America; he has captured as well the tenderness and pulsebeat and indomitable vitality of the people who now dwell along the Mullica., (Order No: 45422 ), $10.00
9. Bisbee, Henry H., THE NEW JERSEY BUSINESS, Revell Press, Burlington, NJ, (1963), 149pp, notes, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Copy 405 of the edition of 1000. "Fictionalized history" - a novelette of the founding of New Jersey and of "the Province of West Jersey and a dramatic conflict among its founders.", (Order No: 14921 ), $12.50
10. Bolinger, Allen S. (foreword by), THE HISTORY OF GRACE CHURCH IN HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY - VOLUME I, AND VOLUME II 1967-1992, published by the church, Haddonfield, NJ, 1967 & 1992, B&W illustrations, fine, wraps (softcover), Volume I, 20pp; and Volume II, 32pp., (Order No: 39616 ), $15.00
11. Boucher, Jack E., ABSEGAMI YESTERYEAR, Atlantic County Hist. Soc., Egg Harbor City, NJ, (1963) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 149pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Absegami was one of two tribes of the Lenni Lenape to inhabit Atlantic County during aboriginal times. This is the story of the people, place and events of this area, deep in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, from that era to 1875., (Order No: 5331 ), $15.00
12. Boucher, Jack E., OF BATSTO AND BOG IRON, Batsto Citizens Committee, Batsto, NJ, (1973) 3rd rev, sepia and color ill., 36pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The story of an empire of iron., (Order No: 30952 ), $4.00
13. Boyer, Charles S., OLD MILLS OF CAMDEN COUNTY (NEW JERSEY), Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1962, B&W illustrations, 66pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 22717 ), $35.00
14. Boyer, Charles S., INDIAN TRAILS AND EARLY PATHS - CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. II PART 2, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1938, B&W illustrations, 118pp, good, wraps (softcover) - some cover staining, (Order No: 22718 ), $35.00
15. Boyer, Charles S., POMONA HALL - THE HOME OF JOSEPH COOPER, JR.: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 7, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1968 reprint, 12pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1935., (Order No: 27303 ), $15.00
16. Boyer, Charles S., THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF PLACE NAMES IN CAMDEN COUNTY: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 8, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, n.d., 16pp, good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from WEST JERSEY PRESS of May 23, 30 and June 6, 13, 1935., (Order No: 27304 ), $15.00
17. Boyer, Charles S., ANNALS OF CAMDEN NO. 3 -- OLD FERRIES, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, Privately Printed, Camden, NJ, 1921, B&W illustrations, 34pp, good, wraps (softcover), An address delivered before The Camden County Historical Society by Charles S. Boyer, October 11, 1921. Limited to 250 copies., (Order No: 39666 ), $30.00
18. Boyer, Charles S., ANNALS OF CAMDEN NO. 4: THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF CAMDEN COUNTY AND CAMDEN CITY, Privately Printed, Camden, NJ, 1922, 56pp, good, wraps (softcover), Limited to 500 copies., (Order No: 39667 ), $25.00
19. Brown, C. Oscar, CAMDEN COUNTY PARK SYSTEM AS CONSTRUCTED BY CAMDEN COUNTY PARK COMMISSION - PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 1926 TO JANUARY 1937, n.p., (1937), B&W ill., fold-out map, 209pp, very good, green fabrikoid cloth (hardcover) w/orig kraft jacket, A fascinating report with photographs of the development of this park system that encompasses a large park of Camden County, New Jersey. This bookseller at one time lived close to several of the detailed parks., (Order No: 17480 ), $25.00
20. Burr, Nelson R., A NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW JERSEY, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ, 1964, 266pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - ink price on dustjacket, Volume 21 of The New Jersey Historical Series., (Order No: 8656 ), $7.50
21. Cochran, Jean Carter, CHURCH STREET - STORIES OF AMERICAN VILLAGE LIFE, The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1922 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 227pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "Delightful sketches of a New Jersey village. Home life, neighbors, the church and village characteristics are drawn by a master who knows the secret of touching the heart as well as of compelling smiles and laughter.", (Order No: 51615 ), $25.00
22. Coffey, Katherine and Gerdts, William H. (text by), EARLY NEW JERSEY ARTISTS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, (1957), B&W illustrations, 32pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Catalogue to an exhibition held March 7th-May 19th, offering a comprehensive picture of the art of New Jersey during the 18th and 19th centuries., (Order No: 44727 ), $20.00
23. Cohen, David Steven, THE FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE OF NEW JERSEY, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1984), over 50 B&W illustrations, 253pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) -- Brand New Copy, ISBN 0813509645 Includes all aspects of traditional culture, from stories handed down by word of mouth to crafts developed in the state. Author, as historian and folkloriest, uses historical documents, interviews, and artifacts to provide the first book of this kind on New Jersey. First section deals with folklore, defined as oral tradition, and includes chapters on myths, legends, jokes, names, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk music, folk song and folk dance. The second section of the book studies folklife, or nonspoken tradions. Folk architecture, folk sculpture, folk painting, foodways, games and recreation, rituals ceremonies, and festivals fall into this category., (Order No: 4113 ), $12.50
24. Cooper, William A. (with some notes by Charles S. Boyer), THE ATTITUDE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TOWARDS SLAVERY: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 1, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1929, 16pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 27302 ), $20.00
25. Corotis, A. Charles; and O'Neill, James M. (compiled, written and edited by), CAMDEN COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1844 - 1944, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Camden, NJ, 1944, B&W illustrations, 144pp, good, wraps (softcover), Centennial history and program of activities and events., (Order No: 39698 ), $25.00
26. Craig, C. Chester, COUNCIL OF PROPRIETORS OF WEST JERSEY -- ORIGIN AND HISTORY, Camden Country Hist. Soc., Camden, NJ, 1922, 7pp, good, wraps (softcover), Camden County Historical Society CAMDEN HISTORY Vol. 1, No. 3., (Order No: 26315 ), $14.50
27. Cunningham, Barbara (edited by), THE NEW JERSEY ETHNIC EXPERIENCE, Wm. H. Wise & Co., Union City, NJ, (1977) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 466pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0384975343 Here is a rich treasury of Ethnic Experience written by leading writers from over 30 of New Jersey's Ethnic Communities., (Order No: 39740 ), $25.00
28. DeCou, George [De Cou, George], JAMES FENIMORE COOPER'S BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE IN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, Burlington County Hist. Soc., Burlington, NJ, n.d., B&W frontis of Cooper, 8pp, very good, wraps (softcover), First published in the Mount Holly Herald January 1, 1943., (Order No: 40714 ), $15.00
29. Demaris, Ovid, THE BOARDWALK JUNGLE, Bantam Books, New York, (1986) 1st ptg, 436pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 055305130X The inside story behind each Atlantic City casino, and how this Atlantic Ocean resort became a Mafia Mecca through greed and corruption., (Order No: 5956 ), $4.00
30. Diamond, Rachel F., ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS AROUND THE GREEN - A BRIEF HISTORY OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 1812-1962, Bloomfield Anniversary Comm., Bloomfield, NJ, (1963), B&W illustrations, 84pp, very good, blue boards (hardcover) - no record in rear pocket, BLOOMFIELD'S 150th ANNIVERSARY - 1962. No record in the rear pocket, and it looks as though there never has been., (Order No: 45074 ), $25.00
31. Einreinhofer, Nancy, NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTING OF THE NEW JERSEY LANDSCAPE, William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ, (1985), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, fine, wraps (softcover), Catalogue to an exhibition held January-March, 1985. The exhibit and catalog hoped to establish New Jersey's role in the Hudson River School., (Order No: 44728 ), $32.50
32. Esposito, Frank J., TRAVELLING NEW JERSEY, Books About New Jersey, Union City, NJ, (1978), B&W illustrations, 368pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), With special guest chapters by Theodore Chando, John J. Freeman, Linda Selick, William McMahon, Ruth Kattermann, and William J. Robinson. Chapters focus on colonial homes and towns, revolutionary sites, and family recreation., (Order No: 19475 ), $9.50
33. Ewan, N. R., EARLY BRICKMAKING IN THE COLONIES - A COMMON FALLACY CORRECTED, Camden Cty. Historical Soc., Camden, NJ, 1938, 15pp, good, wraps (softcover) some fading to cover, (Order No: 12585 ), $15.00
34. Falorp, Nelson P. (text by); Plowden, David (photographs by), CAPE MAY TO MONTAUK, The Viking Press, New York, (1973), color photographs, 127pp, good w/chipped and worn dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670203246 B&W maps. "EXXON Shorelines of America.", (Order No: 17490 ), $8.50
35. Felcone, Joseph J., NEW JERSEYANA 1668-1984 - CATALOGUE 28 - PARTS I THROUGH X COMPLETE, Felcone Inc., Rare Books, Princeton, NJ, 1988, 290pp total, very good, ten parts in wraps (softcover), "Being a catalogue of 4,328 rare and out-of-print books and pamphlets, authograph letters and documents, newspapers, prints, and ephemera." Parts I-VI Books Printed after 1860; Part VII Books Printed before 1861; Part VII Manuscripts, ephemera; Part IX Supplement; and, Part X Index. Useful bibliographically, and for relative values., (Order No: 12660 ), $20.00
36. Foulke, Hugh (introduction by), LIFE AND LETTERS OF MARY S. LIPPINCOTT - LATE OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, A MINISTER IN THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, Wm. H. Pile's Sons, Philadelphia, 1893, 284pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 32783 ), $60.00
37. Fox, George, TERCENTENARY OF THE GATHERING AND FOUNDING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, Salem Quarterly Meeting, West New Jersey, 1948, B&W illustrations, 36pp, good, wraps (softcover), Tercentenary of the Society of Friends, Salem New Jersey., (Order No: 40052 ), $15.00
38. Funnell, Charles F., BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA: THE RISE AND HIGH TIMES OF THAT GREAT AMERICAN RESORT, ATLANTIC CITY, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1983), B&W illustrations, 199pp, index, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0813509866 First published in 1975. From its beginnings on the windswept New Jersey coast at the end of the 1860s, Atlantic City was a forthright monument to the pursuit of pleasure, the very first place in America devoted to the principle that there was nothing evil about having a good time. This history of Atlantic City is well-worth reading., (Order No: 3456 ), $4.00
39. Geiger, Carl E., THE PEDDIE SCHOOL'S FIRST CENTURY, The Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ, (1965), B&W illustrations, 159pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), A History of The Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, from Its Founding in 1864 to the End of Its First Hundred Years in 1964., (Order No: 43211 ), $12.50
40. Gill, Julia B. and Hartel, Carrie E. Nicholson, A BRIEF HISTORY OF MOUNTWELL AND THE TANYARD AND ITS OWNERS - HADDONFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS NO. 1, Haddonfield Historical Soc., Haddonfield, NJ, 1922, 19pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 27251 ), $20.00
41. Godfrey, Carlos E., THE TRUE ORIGIN OF OLD GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J.: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 4, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1922, 10pp, good, wraps (softcover), "...from Some Unpublished Page of Learning & Spicer's 'Concessions 1681-1699,' Together with and Appendix on Gloucester Town Township.", (Order No: 27300 ), $14.50
42. Gowans, Alan, ARCHITECTURE IN NEW JERSEY, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ, (1964), B&W illustrations, 161pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Vol. 6 of The New Jersey Historical Series (issued separately)., (Order No: 4768 ), $15.00
43. Greenidge, Frances, CHESTER, NEW JERSEY: A SCRAPBOOK OF HISTORY, 1713-1971, The Chester Historical Soc., Chester, NJ, (1974), B&W illustrations, 174pp, very good, wraps (softcover), This work is called a "SCRAPBOOK OF HISTORY" because that is what it is--a collection of widely gathered "scraps" of information and memories pieced together in order to preserve a historical picture of Chester, once an important New Jersey crossroads., (Order No: 42910 ), $35.00
44. Hamilton, Charles W. (editor), HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY DISTRICT KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL, Somerset Press, Inc., Somerville, NJ, 1956, B&W illustrations, 562pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 39800 ), $12.00
45. Hartel, Carrie E. Nicholson, THE ORIGINAL PAPERS OF CARRIE E. NICHOLSON HARTEL: THE NEW JERSEY BUILDING, Haddonfield Historical Soc., Haddonfield, NJ, (1975), B&W illustrations, 19pp, good, wraps (softcover), Carrie E. Nicholson Hartel was a charter member of the Historical Society of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Here (written in 1949) is her paper on the New Jersey Building that was moved from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition to Kings Highway in Haddonfield after the close of the fair in 1877. Unfortunately it was torn down in 1905., (Order No: 26314 ), $15.00
46. Hess, Frank B. (President Board of Equalization of Taxes of New Jersey), NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF TAXES OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1913, News Printing Company, Paterson, NJ, 1914, 152pp, good++, light brown cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 51814 ), $20.00
47. Hills, George Morgan (Rev.), HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY..., William S. Sharp, Printer, Trenton, NJ, 1876, 739pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, "...COMPRISING THE FACTS AND INCIDENTS OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED YEARS, FROM ORIGINAL, CONTEMPORANEOUS SOURCES.", (Order No: 4777 ), $45.00
48. Hirst, David W., WOODROW WILSON: REFORM GOVERNOR - A DOCUMENTARY NARRATIVE, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, Princeton, NJ, 1965, B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A Supplemental Volume in The New Jersey Historical Series., (Order No: 10343 ), $5.00
49. Holmes, Thomas B. and Pharo, Merritt W. (additional research by Katherine M. Tassini), THE HADDONFIELD HOME OF EDWARD DRINKER COPE: REMEMBERING THE COPE-PHARO HOUSE, Haddonfield Historical Soc., Haddonfield, NJ, 1992, B&W illustrations, 27pp, fine, wraps (softcover), This monograph was presented for the first time at the Annual meeting of the Historical Society of Haddonfield held on Sunday, September 20, 1992., (Order No: 31175 ), $10.00
50. Hopkins, Thomas Smith, COLONIAL FURNITURE OF WEST NEW JERSEY, orig pub 1936, B&W illustrations, 113pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Limited reprint of the 1936 edition published by This Historical Society of Haddonfield, New Jersey, which was also limited to 300 copies. An important cornerstone work to New Jersey furniture., (Order No: 1055 ), $45.00
51. Hopkins, Thomas S. -- Pennypacker, James Lane -- Dunbarr, Anna H. -- Gill, Julia B., BIRDWOOD RECOLLECTIONS 1746-1922 -- HOPKIN'S POND: A POEM -- THE STORY OF AN OLD HOME -- THE NARRATIVE OF AN INDIAN LETTER, Haddonfield Historical Soc., Haddonfield, NJ, 1926, 19pp, good, wraps (softcover), Four papers published together. Haddonfield Historical Society Publications No. 2., (Order No: 31179 ), $20.00
52. Jarrold, Rachel M., and Fromm, Glenn E., TIME - THE GREAT TEACHER: A HISTORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT TRENTON, 1855-1955, NJ State Teachers College, Trenton, NJ, (1955), B&W illustrations, 178pp, very good, gray cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 19982 ), $15.00
53. Keasbey, Anthony Q., THE BI-CENTENNIAL OF THE PURCHASE OF EAST NEW JERSEY BY THE PROPREITORS - SALE OF EAST NEW JERSEY AT AUCTION, FEB. 1, 1682, New Jersey Historical Soc., Trenton, NJ, 1882, 40pp, very good, leather spine, marbled boards (hardcover), A paper read before the New Jersey Historical Society, at Trenton, Jan. 19, 1882 for the bi-centennial of the auction sale of East New Jersey in London., (Order No: 37861 ), $100.00
54. King, David R. (compiled by), FORWARD WITH CHRIST - THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NEW JERSEY 1785-1985: A BICENTENNIAL HISTORICAL BOOK, Diocesan Bicentennial Comm., n.p., 1985, B&W illustrations, 186pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small tear jacket, (Order No: 29959 ), $10.00
55. Kirby, William B. (compiled and edited by), A SOUVENIR OF BRIDGETON, N.J. - "THE METROPOLIS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY": ART ISSUE OF THE BRIDGETON EVENING NEWS, J. Ward Richardon, Publisher, Bridgeton, NJ, 1895, B&W illustrations, 176pp, good+, new cloth spine, new corners, new endpapers (hardcover), "Its Religious and Educational Advantages, Public Government, Business Importance, Attractive Surroundings, Enterprising Citizens and Pleasant Homes." A scarce and wonderful piece from this Southern New Jersey town., (Order No: 33840 ), $125.00
56. Klein, Albert J., CRIMINAL LAW IN NEW JERSEY, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 1953, 216pp, good+, reddish cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 11558 ), $22.50
57. Kobbe, Gustav, THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND PINES. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE-BOOK (WITH ROAD-MAPS) COVER TITLE - KOBBE'S JERSEY COAST AND PINES, published by the author, Short Hills, NJ, 1889 1st ed, 31 B&W illustrations, maps, 108pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover) -- PLEASE SEE NOTE, From the preface, "This aims to be an accurate descriptive guide-book to the Jersey Coast - from Sandy Hook to Atlantic City - and to the Jersey Pine Plains." An exceptionally nice copy with 51 black and white full page illustrations, and 5 two page color maps tipped in. NOTE, two leaves in the introduction are loose, and the binding is loose between the frontispiece and title page. On the first blank leaf an oval rubber stamp in red/purple ink is "New England Summer Resort - Bureau of Information Association, 3 Park Place, New York.", (Order No: 47879 ), $300.00
58. Lane, Wheaton J. (edited by), PICTORIAL HISTORY OF PRINCETON, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1947, B&W illustrations, 200pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A lively panorama of two crowded centuries of Princeton history, from the founding of the little College of New Jersey thirty years before the Declaration of Independence to President Truman's appearance on the front campus at the end of the Bicentennial celebration., (Order No: 33180 ), $15.00
59. Laskin, Daniel (edited by), NEW JERSEY: UNEXPECTED PLEASURES, United Jersey Banks, Princeton, NJ, (1980) 1st ed, B&W and Color illustrations, 165pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0960453008 Contents include: Bridges; It Started in New Jersey; Energy; Cars; Communications; Atlantic City; Meadowlands; Headquarters; Cranberries; Glass & China; Town Halls; Malls; Paterson., (Order No: 40431 ), $10.00
60. Lattimer, John K., THIS WAS EARLY ENGLEWOOD: FROM THE BIG BANG TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE -- ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, Englewood Historical Society, Englewood, NJ, (1990) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 330pp, very good++, wraps (softcover) owner's inscription, (Order No: 49953 ), $30.00
61. Lippincott, Paul S., ANSWERED PRAYERS, published by the author, New Jersey, (1964), B&W illustrations, 70pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Lippincott has shown the power of prayer and Divine Guidance as experienced in his life and in the lives of others., (Order No: 42652 ), $20.00
62. Lloyd, John Bailey (warmly inscribed by the author), SIX MILES AT SEA - A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF LONG BEACH ISLAND NEW JERSEY, Down the Shore Publishing, Harvey Cedars, NJ, (1990), B&W and Sepia Toned ill., 176pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 094558203X "In this elegant book of essays and historical photographs, the author explores much of the history of the New Jersey Shore by focusing on the eighteen-mile-long barrier island of Long Beach.", (Order No: 50759 ), $45.00
63. Lockard, Duane, THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR: A STUDY IN POLITICAL POWER, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, Princeton, NJ, 1964, B&W illustrations, 153pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Volume 14 in The New Jersey Historical Series., (Order No: 10336 ), $7.50
64. Markley, Marco (report by); Hutton, Frank Z.; Feuer, Reeshon; Sherman, Irwin (soils surveyed by), SOIL SURVEY OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSY, US Dept of Agriculture, Washington, DC, 1962, B&W fold-out aerial views, 84pp, good, wraps (softcover), Published in cooperation with New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Series 1959, No. 8, June 1962. 41 fold-out charts/aerial views follow the text. Uncommon., (Order No: 52128 ), $40.00
65. Mathewson, Craig C., POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS OF CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1802-1970, The Laureate Press, Egg Harbor City, NJ, (1970), B&W illustrations, 44pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A well-illustrated countywide postal history., (Order No: 30949 ), $20.00
66. McGeorge, Isabella; and, McGeorge, Wallace, ANN C. WHITALL, THE HEROINE OF RED BANK -- THE BATTLE OF GLOUCESTER -- LOST TOWNS AND HAMLETS IN OLD GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Gloucester County Hist. Soc., Woodbury, NJ, (1963, 22pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Originally printed in 1917. Three papers prepared for and read before the Gloucester County Historical Society, Woodbury, NJ, in 1904, 1906, and 1913., (Order No: 41482 ), $25.00
67. McPherson, Grace Finlay, A HISTORY OF THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, 1892 TO 1942, Somerset Press, Inc., Somerville, NJ, (1942), B&W illustrations, 68pp, good, yellow cloth spine (hardcover), (Order No: 40013 ), $20.00
68. Meyer, Joan and Meyer, Bill, CANOE TRAILS OF THE JERSEY SHORE, Specialty Press, Inc., Ocean, NJ, (1974), B&W illustrations, 73pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0913554394, (Order No: 49055 ), $3.00
69. Miers, Earl Schenck (ed), NEW JERSEY AND THE CIVIL WAR: AN ALBUM OF CONTEMPORY ACCOUNTS, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ, 1964, 135pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Volume 2 of The New Jersey Historical Series., (Order No: 3169 ), $30.00
70. Miller, Claude H., AN EARLY AMERICAN HOME AND THE FUN WE HAD BUILDING IT, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1931), 60 B&W illustrations, 238pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author's adventures in designing and building an early American style home in Denville, New Jersey., (Order No: 37706 ), $17.50
71. Mills, W. Jay, HISTORIC HOUSES OF NEW JERSEY, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1902 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 348pp, good+, cream cloth spine, blue boards, teg (hardcover), One of the standard works of notable New Jersey early houses. Clean and tight copy - hinges rebuilt by our binder., (Order No: 13059 ), $40.00
72. Mollett, Frances L., THE HISTORY AND PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY'S SHORE - A TEACHER'S GUIDE, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, 1983, 27pp, good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 44950 ), $5.00
73. Morgan, John D. F. and Richards, Samuel H., EARLY ACTIVITIES IN THE UPPER FOUR TENTHS - CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, VOL. 3 NO. 1, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1948, 16pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 27253 ), $10.00
74. Nelson, William, BEGINNINGS OF THE IRON INDUSTRY IN TRENTON, NEW JERSEY - 1723-1750, Historical Society of Penna., Philadelphia, 1911, 16pp, very good, pamphlet bound in green cloth (hardcover), One of One Hundred Copies Reprinted from "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography," Vol. XXXV, Pages 228-243., (Order No: 30196 ), $40.00
75. New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, TALES OF NEW JERSEY, New Jersey Bell Telephone Co, n.p., 1963, 52pp, very good, wraps (softcover), "Being a collection of the best tales, fact and folklore that have appeared in the pages of Tel-News, the informal publication sent to all New Jersey Bell customers since 1935.", (Order No: 38972 ), $7.50
76. Newell, Clarence A., OLD GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY: AN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Papier Presse, Phoenix, AZ, (1989), B&W and color ill., 83pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0961954701 This book is the first concerning glass paperweights as folk art. It focuses on paperweights made in southern New Jersey, an area rich in glass history and the single area which has produced the most and the finest of American folk-art glass paperweights., (Order No: 27630 ), $45.00
77. Peaslee, Amos J., OLD SOUTH JERSEY, n.p., n.p., [1944], B&W frontis, 19pp, good, wraps (softcover), An address before The Philadelphia Geographical Society at Mickleton, New Jersey, October 21, 1944. Contents partially include: Original Claims to New Jersey; Conquest of the Swedes; Division of East and West Jersey; First Fox Hunt in America; and more., (Order No: 30950 ), $25.00
78. Pennypacker, James Lane, THE STORY OF AN OLD ROAD: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 1, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, (1921), 6pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 27298 ), $15.00
79. Pennypacker, James Lane, VERSE AND PROSE OF JAMES LANE PENNYPACKER, Hist. Society of Haddonfield, Haddonfield, NJ, 1936, 242pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), This is a collection of the author's poems, sketches and manuscripts published after his death in 1934. James Lane Pennypacker was President of the Haddonfield, New Jersey, Historical Society., (Order No: 32779 ), $40.00
80. Peterson, Russell, ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CITY: A CHRONICLE OF A HERITAGE BESIEGED, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1967) 1st ed, B&W ill. by author, 220pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book is a record of a year's cycle in an area of accelerated change, and it captures all the rich variety and beauty of the seasons that many city dwellers seldom see., (Order No: 10892 ), $4.50
81. Peyton, Jesse E., REMINISCENCES OF THE PAST (REMINISCENCES OF CENTENNIAL EVENTS), J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1895, B&W illustrations, 98pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover), Prominent resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey, historical recollections., (Order No: 32780 ), $40.00
82. Piquet, Howard S., BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS IN NEW JERSEY, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1931 2nd ptg, 343pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), First published in 1930. Thorough history of the building and loan associations in the state., (Order No: 37362 ), $30.00
83. Platt, Hermann K. (edited by), CHARLES PERRIN SMITH: NEW JERSEY POLITICAL REMINISCENCES, 1828-1882, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1965), B&W frontis, 278pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light fade to spine, This book presents a condensation of three handwritten manuscripts of Charles Perrin Smith, a leader of the Whig and Republican parties in New Jersey during the middle of the nineteenth century., (Order No: 27624 ), $15.00
84. Prince, Carl E., NEW JERSEY'S JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS: THE GENESIS OF AN EARLY PARTY MACHINE, 1789-1817, Univ. of North Carolina Pr., Chapel Hill, NC, (1967), B&W tables, 266pp, very good, light blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) EX-LIB, Contents include: Eighteenth-Century Beginnings; Organizing for Victory in 1800; The Expansion of Grass-Roots Machinery, 1801-1806; Caucus and Convention, 1801-1806; The Party in Transition, 1807-1812; Issues and Elections, 1807-1812; The Decline of Party Organization, 1813-1817; Patronage and a Party Machine; The Party of the People?, (Order No: 42643 ), $14.50
85. Raible, Dennis G., HADDON TOWNSHIP'S HOPKINS PLANTATION - THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED YEARS (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY), Saint Joseph's Univ. Press, Philadelphia, PA, (1990), B&W illustrations, 174pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0916101061, (Order No: 39307 ), $22.50
86. Redman, John Estaugh, MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, John C. Winston & Co., Philadelphia, 1895, B&W frontis, 101pp, very good, maroon cloth (hardcover), Poems by a prominent citizen of Haddonfield, New Jersey., (Order No: 32778 ), $35.00
87. Reeve, Augustus (the late), THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OLD GLOUCESTER COUNTY: CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - CAMDEN HISTORY VOL. 1 NO. 2, Camden County Historical Soc, Camden, NJ, 1921, 8pp, good, wraps (softcover), "...AND SOME CHANGES IN HER TERRITORY." Read before the Society, November 16, 1921, by Mrs. Miriam Lee Early Lippincott., (Order No: 27299 ), $17.50
88. Reeves, James J., HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, S. Chew, Printer, Camden, NJ, 1889, 45pp, very good+, original wraps (softcover), Brief regimental history printed by direction of the society at their reunion in Woodbury, NJ, December 13, 1888. Two copies available which were purchased when our shop was in New Jersey. These copies are unread, and reportedly were found in the walls of the printer's building when it was being demolished., (Order No: 12581 ), $125.00
89. Rhoads, Samuel N. and Rhoads, Catherine E., BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF BOXWOOD HALL AND MEMORIES OF MY YOUTH, Haddonfield Historical Soc., Haddonfield, NJ, 1967, 19pp, good, wraps (softcover), Haddonfield Historical Society Publications: Second Series, Number 1., (Order No: 31178 ), $10.00
90. Richards, Horace G. (compiled and annotated by), ONE HUNDRED SOUTH JERSEY NOVELS - A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FICTION WITH A SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY SETTING, New Jersey Folklore Society, Trenton, NJ, 1947, 21pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Well researched, and an excellent resource to assist in the building of a unique New Jersey collection., (Order No: 51815 ), $25.00
91. Rogers, Fred B., & Sayre, A. Reasoner, THE HEALING ART: A HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY, Medical Society of NJ, Trenton, NJ, (1966), B&W illustrations, 346pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The Medical Society of New Jersey was the first such organization in the country founded in 1766. This is its 200-year history., (Order No: 5332 ), $5.00
92. Rudolph, Robert, THE BOYS FROM NEW JERSEY - HOW THE MOB BEAT THE FEDS, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, (1999) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 435pp, good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0813521548, (Order No: 53576 ), $4.00
93. Salem County Historical Society, New Jersey (collected by), "COLONIAL ROOF-TREES" AND "CANDLE ENDS", published by the society, Salem County, NJ, 1934, B&W illustrations, 48pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 27306 ), $15.00
94. Simpson, Hazel B. (ed), UNDER FOUR FLAGS: OLD GLOUCESTER COUNTY 1686-1964, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Gloucester County, NJ, (1965) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 125pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A History of Gloucester County, New Jersey.", (Order No: 5330 ), $10.00
95. Smith, J. Russell, NEW JERSEY: PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND INDUSTRIES OF THE GARDEN STATE, The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1935), B&W ill., B&W maps, 67pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 34531 ), $25.00
96. Souder, H. J. (editor in chief), WHO'S WHO IN NEW JERSEY - CUMBERLAND COUNTY EDITION, National Biographic News Ser, New York, (1923), B&W illustrations, 260pp, good, brown leatherette cloth (hardcover) Edgewear SEE NOTE, Typical 'mug book' of the era useful for genealogy work, and originally "Designed as a work of real utility to the newspaper, the artist and those interested in the affairs of the state, 'Who's Who in New Jersey' has been prepared with a view of meeting the demands for a standard reference set on representative men and institutions in every section of New Jersey." CONDITION NOTE: edgewear to the binding, and several signatures in the text block are a tad loose., (Order No: 49716 ), $75.00
97. Sternlieb, George; Burchell, Robert W.; Sagalyn, Lynne; with Gordon, Richard M., THE AFFLUENT SUBURB: PRINCETON, Transaction Books, New Brunswick, NJ, (1971), 259pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878550062 "This provocative case study of Princeton, New Jersey, takes to task the notion that the inner city is the sole source of housing problems.", (Order No: 19990 ), $12.50
98. Steward, Frank H. (introduction by), THE ORGANIZATION AND MINUTES OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY COURT 1686-7 - SOME LOOSE PAPERS PERTAINING TO OUR EARLIEST COURT, AND, Gloucester County Hist. Soc., Woodbury, NJ, 1930, B&W illustrations, 46pp, good, wraps (softcover), and, "Also Gloucester County Ear Mark Book 1686-1728.", (Order No: 41484 ), $15.00
99. Stewart, Frank H., MAJOR JOHN FENWICK: COLONIZER AND FOUNDER OF THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SPEAKING COLONY ON THE DELAWARE RIVER, published by the author, Woodbury, NJ, 1939, 74pp, good, wraps (softcover), "...SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY." Reprinted from the SALEM STANDARD AND JERSEYMAN, Salem, NJ, March 16, 1939, to August 17, 1939., (Order No: 27255 ), $15.00
100. Stewart, Frank H. (compiled and edited by), GLOUCESTER COUNTY UNDER THE PROPRIETORS, The Constitution Company, Woodbury, NJ, (1942), 46pp, good, wraps (softcover), signed by the editor, Reprinted from "The Constitution: April 9, 1941 to November 26, 1941., (Order No: 30944 ), $20.00
101. Stewart, Frank H. (compiled and edited by), GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR - VOLUME II SECTION I, Gloucester County Hist. Soc., Woodbury, NJ, n.d., 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from "The Constitution" April 16, 1941 to February 11, 1942., (Order No: 41485 ), $15.00
102. Stewart, Frank H. (compiled and edited by), GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR - VOLUME II SECTION II, Gloucester County Hist. Soc., Woodbury, NJ, n.d., pp97 to pp208, very good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from "The Constitution" February 11, 1942 to February 24, 1943., (Order No: 41486 ), $15.00
103. Stewart, Frank H. (compiled and edited by) (assisted by Raymond Archut), GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR - VOLUME II - SECTION III -- GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, The Constitution Company, Woodbury, NJ, [1944], 369pp, good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from "The Constitution" February 24, 1943 to December, 1944., (Order No: 46388 ), $15.00
104. Stewart, Frank K. (index by Mrs. Jeanne M. Hammell), STEWART'S GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL MISCELLANY NO. 1 AND NO. 2 - 1918 -- TWO VOLUME SET - GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, n.p., n.p., reprint edition, very good++, wraps (softcover), Originally printed in 1918 reprinting historical and genealogical articles that had been printed in the WOODBURY DAILY TIMES from June 19 to July 31, 1918. No. 1, reprinted 1969, 32 pages plus index; No. 2, reprinted 1971, 72 pages plus long index., (Order No: 46389 ), $25.00
105. The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, HISTORIC ROADSIDES IN NEW JERSEY, Society of Colonial Wars, Plainfield, NJ, 1928, B&W ill., fold-out map, 115pp, good, black cloth spine (hardcover) edgewear as usual, "A Condensed Description of the Principal Colonial and Revolutionary Landmarks in New Jersey, arranged for the Convenience of Students and Motorists.", (Order No: 51816 ), $4.50
106. Thompson, Robert T., COLONEL JAMES NEILSON: A BUSINESS MAN OF THE EARLY MACHINE AGE IN NEW JERSEY, 1784-1862, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1940, B&W illustrations, 359pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A case study, from manuscript sources, in the history of American business in transition from mercantile to industrial capitalism. Neilson was interested in banking, turnpike, canal, stage and steamboat companies, development of water power and manufacturing and real estate. Concerned with promotion, investment, and policy determination rather than management. Also, influence of the business man on social and cultural life of his community. Larson 549., (Order No: 2953 ), $10.00
107. van Benthuysen, Robert (compiled by), FROM SURF TO PINES - OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY A BIBLIOGRAPHY, Turtle Mill Press, West Long Branch, NJ, 1990, 194pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1878312006 "The intent has been to compile a bibliography of all published works dealing in whole of part with Ocean County, NJ.", (Order No: 51587 ), $60.00
108. van Name, Elmer Garfield, A PAPER RELATING TO OLD DEEDS BELONGING TO THE CAMDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Camden County Hist. Soc., Camden, NJ, 1960, 28pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), "With an Index of Unrecorded Deeds.", (Order No: 42906 ), $25.00
109. Vaughan, Samuel S., THE LITTLE CHURCH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS AT THE CHURCH OF THE ATONEMENT, 1868-1968, Church of the Atonement, Tenafly, NJ, (1969) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 125pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is a memoir and a sketch of the Church of the Atonement (Episcopal), Tenafly, New Jersey, in the first hundred years of its life., (Order No: 17285 ), $17.50
110. Warren, George C. and Burlington, H. J. (compiled by), THE OUTDOOR HERITAGE OF NEW JERSEY, Fish and Game Commission, Camden, New Jersey, 1937, B&W and color ill., 78pp, good+, maroon "leatherette" cloth (hardcover) light edgewear, The story of the restoration of wild game to New Jersey woods and of game fish to New Jersey waters., (Order No: 31781 ), $5.00
111. Weiss, Harry B. and Weiss, Grace M., EARLY SPORTS AND PASTIMES IN NEW JERSEY, The Past Times Press, Trenton, NJ, 1960, B&W illustrations, 148pp, very good, black spine (hardcover) faint edgewear, Varied types of sports and diversions that occupied people's attention from colonial times until about 1860. Chapters include: Frolics, Bees and Other Rural Recreations; Fairs and Balloon Ascensions; Mechanical Shows and Museums; Waxworks, Acrobats, and Magicians; Wild Beasts, Animal Baiting, and Cockfighting; Equestrian Shows, Menageries, and Circuses; Sea Bathing, Public Gardens, and Steamboat Trips; Celebrations, Dancing, Theatres, Lectures and Concerts; Horse Racing; and Miscellaneous Sports and Divisions., (Order No: 23663 ), $65.00
112. Weiss, Harry B., and Ziegler, Grace M., THE EARLY FULLING MILLS OF NEW JERSEY, NJ Agricultural Society, Trenton, NJ, 1957, B&W illustrations, 79pp, very good, wraps (softcover), The fulling mill is one of the early New Jersey industries that has been neglected. Originally playing an important part in making homespun woolens wearable, the fulling mills reached their peak about 1830 and then declined since being absorbed by woolen factories., (Order No: 52331 ), $45.00
113. Whitehead, William A., EAST JERSEY UNDER THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENTS..., Martin J. Dennis, Newark, NJ, 1875 2nd rev ed, maps, 486pp, good+, brown cloth (hardcover) - See Note, "...A NARRATIVE OF EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE PROVINCE, UNTIL THE SURRENDER OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE CROWN IN 1703. DRAWN PRINCIPALLY FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES." Note - We have had the book block of this copy rebuilt, new endpapers, and the spine rebacked with the original spine laid back on. Very clean and tight copy., (Order No: 36583 ), $125.00
114. Williams, Carl M., SILVERSMITHS OF NEW JERSEY 1700-1825; WITH SOME NOTICE OF CLOCKMAKERS WHO WERE ALSO SILVERSMITHS, George S. MacManus Co., Philadelphia, 1949, B&W illustrations, 164pp, good, blue cloth w/light wear and fading (hardcover), (Order No: 860 ), $135.00
115. Woolman, John; Whitney, Janet (edited by), THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN, Henry Regnery Company, Chicago, IL, 1950, 233pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The definitive edition of the great Quaker classic of American literature., (Order No: 34384 ), $12.50