Category: Booklets -- Historical

1921 Guide To Historic Plymouth Illustrated (includes extra items)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Plymouth, Mass., Plymouth Tercentenary Committee : 1921

Seller ID: 3282

Condition: Very good

This guide book is filled with extra ephemera. Whenever I find goodies inside a book or booklet that are relevant to the topic I keep them all together. The guide book also has another extra plus -- penciled notes on a few pages, plus more handwritten notes on a sheet of Plymouth Rock House stationery, AND more on a map postcard of the Plymouth area. The guide measures 5-1/4" x 7-3/4" and is illustrated with black and white photos throughout. 96 pages and all items fit perfectly inside.
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A Guide To Old Economy (Pennsylvania, 1972)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Old Economy, PA (Now Ambridge PA), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission : 1972

Seller ID: 0749

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Very nice, clean booklet measuring 6x9" with 44 pages telling the story of Old Economy, Pennsylvania, which today is known Ambridge. Text is divided into two parts -- the history of The Harmony Society, a religious group founded by George Rapp, and the history of the village of Economy. Illustrated throughout with historical photographs and maps.
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A History of the First English Lutheran Church of Mansfield, Ohio 1976-1989

Price: $8.00

Seller ID: 0598

Crisp, clean rather hard-to-find church history. No defect other than residue to back cover from original price sticker. This booklet represents the fourth history of the church, the first having been published in 1904. Bbut this one concentrates solely on the period between 1976 and 1989. Photo illustrated. Measures 6"x9" and has 24 pages
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A Plan For Historic Preservation Charlestown, Massachusetts 1968

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Charlestown, Massachusetts, Charlestown Preservation Society Inc. : 1968

Seller ID: 1677

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-plus

I very much like old urban planning/historical preservation items, so of course had to have this one. It was likely printed for the exclusive use of the Charlestown Preservation Society, so there aren't too many kicking around. The booklet is clean and oversized at 9"x11" and spiral bound to lie flat. The plastic comb is completely intact. It's illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs. A very interesting retrospective of the town.
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A Sesquicentennial History of Vermillion, Ohio 1837-1987

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Vermillion, Ohio, Vermillion Sesquicentennial Committee : 1987

Seller ID: 0423

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Amazingly hard to find this souvenir of the 150th birthday of Vermillion, Ohio,a town known to tourists exploring the north coast and its Lake Erie islands. The book is clean as a whistle inside and out and has history, photographs, and local advertising. It measures 8-1/2"x11" and is printed on quality coated paper. Not paginated, but I counted 70.
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial 1972

Price: $12.00

Publisher: France, The American Battle Monuments Commission : 1972

Seller ID: 4735

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near fine condition

This booklet is clean and nice with no names or writing. The only defect is a light crease to the lower front cover. It measures 6" x 9" and has 28 pages which are sprinkled into the ample text. There's a map, much history, architecture, American memorials and more.
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America 100 Years Ago: Old Views (1946, complete 32 prints in folder)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Buremberg, Jacob Mendelsohn : 1946

Seller ID: 3891

Binding: Card folder

Condition: Very good

It's amazing that this item remained intact since it came out in 1946 and then was given as a Christmas gift in 1981. There is a small inscription on the reverse side of the front cover which reads, "From Konstanze, Christmas, 1981." Everything is clean and nice with just one small spot of foxing to two prints and a light freckling to the folder. The prints are on paper and measure 7-1/2" x 10". All are views of historic places -- Albany on the Hudson, Baltimore, Boston City Hall, Cleveland, Detroit, Galveston, Jefferson City -- Missouri River, Kansas, Louisville, Lockport, Ohio -- Erie Canal,...
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Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1914

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, Executive Committee : 1914

Seller ID: 2844

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Very good condition

There is much genealogical material in addition to historical in this journal from the Early Settlers Association. Deaths during the year are listed and there are listings for marriages from 1831-1832 and biographical sketches on numerous people. Names include: General James Barnett, John A. Benjamin, Oliver Kingsley Brooks, Dr. Erasmus D. Burton, William H. Caine, Robert Carran, Henry N. Clark, Hon. H.B. Chapman, John J. Flick, H. Clark Ford, Walstene D. Pudney, Laura Spelman Rockefeller, Bradford H. Rouse, Frederick M. Sanderson, Col. Louis Smithnight, Frances Fay Snow, Amos B. Spencer, Jos...
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ARTHUR'S ILLUSTRATED HOME MAGAZINE VOL 43 NO 5

Price: $24.00

Publisher: PHILADELPHIA, T.S. ARTHUR : 1875

Seller ID: 6016

Binding: MAGAZINE

Condition: FAIR

ITEM # 6016 ARTHUR'S ILLUSTRATED HOME MAGAZINE VOL 43 NO 5 PUB MAY 1875 BY T.S. ARTHUR & SONS PHILADELPHIA 60 PGS 6 1/2 X 10 FULL OF FEATURES ON HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY , GENERAL LITERATURE MULI PAGE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE ON WOMEN AND GIRLS FASHION AN INTERESTING WINDOW ON LATE 1800,S AMERICAN LIFE FAIR CONDITION , TEXT CLEAN AND SOLID COVER HAS A FEW SMALL TEARS AND IS STARTING TO SEPERATE [ MIX MAGS 2 ]
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Ashland County Historical Calendar Commemorating the 1976 Bicentennial (Unused)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Ashland, Ohio, Ashland County-City American Revolution Bicentennial committee : October 1975-December 1976

Seller ID: 3920

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Near fine condition

The cover of this historic calendar looks like a plain Jane, but wait 'til you see inside. Every month, beginning with October 1975 through 1976, is accompanied by a large sepia photograph showing vintage scenes each of which are explained. There are no names or writing on any month and everything is clean and bright. Here are the topics in their entirety: the First Loudonville Free Street Fair; Ashland County's first court in Jeromesville in 1846; Five historic churches; the Savannah Male and Female Academy; The cast of H.M.S. Pinafore at the Ashland Opera House; First Tavern West of the All...
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Atlas of Licking County, Ohio Combination Atlas From Actual Surveys 1866 & 1875 (Reprinted 1971)

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Knightstown, Indiana, Mayhill Publications : 1971

Seller ID: 3645

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Very good condition

This over-sized atlas measures 13"x 17" with 32 pages. Everything is clean and nice and there is no real defect of note, including no names or writing.The atlas draws from both the 1866 and 1875 editions. To add to the maps there are beautiful drawings on most pages depicting homes and buildings. At this writing we also have Centennial History of Licking County, Ohio. on this site. the atlas ships in the U.S. for just $2 media mail.
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Black Women In the Middle West: The Michigan Experience

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Kalamazoo, Michigan, Historical Society of Michigan : 1988

Seller ID: 4065

Binding: Card cover

This is one of two Clarence M. Burton Memorial Lectures that I posted, this one being from 1988 where it was given at the Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of Michigan. The booklet is clean, tightly bound, and measures 6"x9" with 31 pristine pages. The text is dense, but still accomodates black and white photographs throughout. It also covers three parts: The Pioneer Phase, The Era of Domestic Feminism; and The Period of Self-Determination.
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Booklets Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas)

Price: $21.00

Publisher: New York, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History : 2008

Seller ID: 2331

Binding: Card covers

Condition: Fine condition

This offering is comprised of three booklets, each a reprint of the original held in the collection of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Gilder-Lehrman is a non-profit organization which seeks to teach American history. The titles are: "I Begin to See It" Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses Grant in 1864; "I Have Not A Wish to Mix Again in the Great World" -- George Washington Retires From the Presidency; and "One of the Noblest Wisest and Best Men" Frederick Douglas on Abraham Lincoln in 1880. All three are clean and bright with a superficial crease to top front corner of the Washin...
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Canal Fulton, Ohio; The Canal era 1814-1913

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Canal Fulton, Ohio, Canal Fulton Heritage Society : No date

Seller ID: 4267

Binding: Card cove

Condition: Very good condition

This is a nice clean , tightly bound booklet with the exception of a small chip to the bottom of the spine. The booklet measures 8-1/2" x 11-1/2" and has 50 pages. The text and black and white historic photos are separated in five sections --The first shows an 1814 plat of Milan and West Fulton. The rest are these: Canal Scenes; Civic, Eucational, Residential and Cultural; Commerce and Industry; and The Floods. Genealogy fans will like the lists of alumni and the students from the high school.
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Centennial Celebration of the Opening of Japan 1853-1953

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Washington D.C., United states Printing Office : 1953

Seller ID: 1711

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Fine

Crisp and clean, almost as new, very gently kept by original owner. Booklet is quite handsome with bold cover graphics, quality coated paper, and full page illustrations inside. Measures 7"x10" and has 28 pristine pages. The centennial commemorates Commodore Perry's opening of Japan to commercial and cultural relations with the western world. The text relates the historical event and how it came to pass. Surprisingly uncommon.
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Cincinnati In Bronze (With Slipcase, 1959)

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Child Health Association : 1959

Seller ID: 2078

Binding: Hard cover

Condition: Very Good Condition

Crisp clean gift book still in its handsome slipcase. I've seen this book before, but never in a slipcase before now. The book is crisp and clean as new with no names or writing. The dustjacket has a few little nicks, but overall is quite nice. The photo on front is the Tyler Davidson Fountain, a gift to the city by Henry Probasco in memory of his brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson. It was dedicated in 1871. The rest of the book likewise celebrates all things commenorated in bronze in the Queen City. Book measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and looks great in slipcase which shows no fault. This one's both h...
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Combing Columbus Photogenic Drawings for the Bicentennial (Columbus, Ohio 2012)

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Finding Time: Columbus Public Art : 2012

Seller ID: 3078

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

Without question this is the most unusual and delightful commemoration of a city's Bicentennial. It's clever, fun, and historic -- and all in full color in a large format. The booklet measures 9-3/4" tall by 14" across. But rather than babble on about how much I like it, I'm going to show you some very handsome pictures which catch the eye, the heart, and the sense of humor. Truly, it's one to keep forever. Every page is in color as seen.
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Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland, Ohio 1981)

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, Monument Commissioners : 1981

Seller ID: 2486

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very Good condition

This is a 1981 reprint of the 1896 original. It's clean and tightly bound with no names or writing. The booklet measures 6" x 8" and has 32 pages including nine full pages of detailed black and white photographs. All pages are printed on quality coated paper and the text is very complete and includes info on the dedication of the monument on July 4, 1894.
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Cuyahoga Falls Sesquicentennial Cloth Banner and Sesquicentennial Program (Ohio, 1962)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, City of Cuyahoga Falls

Seller ID: 0982

Binding: soft cover

Condition: Very good

This is such a fun find. I've had the sesquicentennial book a couple times, but I've never seen the cloth banner. Yet here they are together from the same previous owner. The banner is quite large at 27"x36" and is printed on one side. There is a small section at the lower right corner where the thread seems a little dirty on the hem, but otherwise it's crisp and clean. The program shows a little wear, but not much, and has no names or writing. Inside there is a laid-in certificate with no name filled in for the Cuyahoga Falls Area Jubilee Belles. The program measures 8-1/2"x11" and is filled ...
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East London Record Magazine, 1985 No. 8

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, East London History Society : 1985

Seller ID: 3058

ISBN: 01416286

Binding: Card cover

Condition: Fine condition

Very nice, clean magazine published on England with a look back at East London history. The main stories here are: "Stepney" Jewish"; Hackney Waterworks; Memories of Spitalfields; Hops Picking in the Nineteenth Thirties; and Records of the Poplar Pension Fund. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Measures 6" x 8-1/4" and has 48 pages.
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Category: Booklets -- Historical