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The History of Nantucket, Obed Macy, 1835: First edition, published Boston: Hilliard, Gray and Co., 1835..owner tag for Clifford W. Ashley, G. Stancliff in pencil..plastic protector sleeve, leather in fair condition, foxing and spotting to pag

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New England Train History Books (6): 6 quality New England Railroad history books. (1) Boston Depots by Barrett - inscription thanking me for help on this work with Dick's signature (2) hardcover Volume #3 Sheepscot Valley with Gary and

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History Books: Lot of five vintage history books- Flowering of New England: 1815-1865 (two copies) by Van Wyck Brooks, and New England: Indian Summer- 1865-1915 (two copies) by Van wyck Brooks. Enchanting Jenny Lind

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11819 VIRGINIA Captain John Smith Voyages History: 1819 VIRGINIA Captain John Smith Voyages History New England Colonial Americana ‘The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles’ is composed of six books and was written by C

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GROUP OF BOOKS ON NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE & HISTORY: Chamberlain, Six New England Villages; Robinson, Old New England Houses; Chamberlain, Open House in New England; Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes of New England; Schuler, Architectural Details from

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1804 AMERICANA Jedidiah Morse History of New England: 1804 AMERICANA 1ed Jedidiah Morse History of New England Plymouth Pilgrims Indians Quakers Jedidiah Morse was an important and prominent geographer known for his American textbooks, books that earned

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A History of New England and Baptists, Vol. 1, Backus, Isaac. Boston, 1777, Edward Draper, 544 pgs: Leather bound book with cover barely attached to back cover and binding. Spline is fragile. And there is significant browning of pages.

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History Of New England During Stuart Dynasty 1859: History Of New England During The Stuart Dynasty. By John Gorham Palfrey, a three-volume set published by Little, Brown and Company in Boston from 1859 to 1864, the books are 3/4 bound, with five rais

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BOOKS: Backus, Isaac - one volume only of "A History of New England, with Particular Reference to: BOOKS: Backus, Isaac - one volume only of "A History of New England, with Particular Reference to the Denomination of Christians called Baptists..." vol. 1, Boston, 1777.

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5 Vols incl: Palfrey. HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND.: [New England/School Books] 4 Titles (5 Vols). ++ LETTERS OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, TO HIS SON, ON THE BIBLE AND ITS TEACHINGS. Auburn: James M. Alden. 1850. 128pp, with pp[1]-[2] a blank leaf. 16mo. Orig

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Books: Treasures & National Museum: Books: Treasures & National Museum of American Indian, paperback, Luck of Roaring Camp, 1872, Narrative Arrow of Sioux Indian, History of New England, (binding loose) Dickson and his men, Florida Bird

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[VELLUM] CAP. JOHN SMITH: THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW ENGLAND AND ... 1624, FACSIMILLE: [VELLUM] [VELLUM] CAP. JOHN SMITH: THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW ENGLAND AND THE SUMMER ISLES. By. Captain John Smith. Published by The World Publishing company, Cleveland, 1966. Large 4to. F

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Two Dramatic Episodes of New England Whaling, HC: Book Title: Two Dramatic Episodes of New England Whaling – The George Henry & the Salvage and Restoration of H.M. S. Resolute Author(s): Sidney Withington Publication: The Marine Historical Associat

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Two Books Including "Les Combattants Francais De La Guerre Americaine 1778-1783" and "The Generall: Two Books Including "Les Combattants Francais De La Guerre Americaine 1778-1783" and "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles""Les Combattants Fran

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(19) BOOKS ON NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY: Including: "Indian New England Before the Mayflower" by Howard S. Russell; "The Wampanoag" by Laurie Weinstein-Farson; "Book of Indian Braves" by Kate Dickinson Sweetser; (2 copies) "Massasoit" by Alv

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''The History of Nantucket, Being a Compendious Account of the First Settlement of the Island by the English, Together With the Rise and Progress of the Whale Fishery and Other Historical FactsÖIn Two Parts'' by Obed Macy. ''With a Concise Statement of Prominent Events From 1835 to 1880'' by William C. Macy. Mansfield: Macy & Pratt: 1880. Octavo hardcover runs 313pp. Sunning to backstrip and cover. Front interior text pages contain blue paint stains to margins, otherwise very good condition.