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ANNALS OF PORTSMOUTH, COMPRISING A PERIOD OF TWO HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE...

ANNALS OF PORTSMOUTH, COMPRISING A PERIOD OF TWO HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN; WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF A FEW OF THE MOST RESPECTABLE INHABITANTS.

Adams, Nathaniel:

Portsmouth. 1825. 400pp. Original plain boards, paper spine. Untrimmed. Head and toe of spine chipped. Front pastedown torn off. Scattered light foxing. Unobtrusive small library stamp to lower right of titlepage. Else a very good copy in original state. In a folding cloth clamshell case. Extensive early New Hampshire town.....

Price: $125.00

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW-HAMPSHIRE, FROM THEIR FIRST...

AN ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW-HAMPSHIRE, FROM THEIR FIRST ESTABLISHMENT, AND OF THE MINISTERS OF EACH, TO THE FIRST OF JANUARY, 1805.

Alden, Timothy:

Boston. 1808. 40pp. Dbd. Final two leaves detached; tear in final text leaf, crudely repaired. Light foxing and soiling. Good. Local history of merit, delineating religious societies in Portsmouth. Relatively scarce on the market.

Price: $100.00

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NORTHEASTERN TOUR BOOK [cover title]. American Automobile Association

NORTHEASTERN TOUR BOOK [cover title].

[American Automobile Association]:

Washington, D.C. American Automobile Association, 1940. 640pp. including maps, illustrations and advertisements. Large folding map affixed to rear wrapper. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Wrappers soiled and beginning to pull away from the text block, spine cracked. Good, lacking the second folding map. Gives descriptions and points of interest for fourteen northeastern.....

Price: $75.00

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NORTHEASTERN TOUR BOOK [cover title]. American Automobile Association

NORTHEASTERN TOUR BOOK [cover title].

[American Automobile Association]:

Washington, D.C. American Automobile Association, 1941. 656pp. including maps, illustrations and advertisements, plus two large folding maps. Printed stiff pictorial wrappers. Wrappers soiled and faded, a note in ink on the front wrapper. One leaf detached. Very good. Descriptions and points of interest for fourteen Northeastern states, the District of.....

Price: $75.00

Ref: WRCAM28597

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NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE CONSTITUTION COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, BEARING PORTRAIT OF DANIEL WEBSTER]....

[NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE CONSTITUTION COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, BEARING PORTRAIT OF DANIEL WEBSTER].

[American Medalist]:

[ca. 1938]. Bronze Medal. 1 1/4 inch diameter. Golden brown patina. Very good condition. Struck on the obverse: "DANIEL WEBSTER / LIBERTY AND UNION. NOW AND FOR EVER. ONE AND INSEPERABLE." Struck on the reverse: "1788-1938 / NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTION SESQUINTENNIAL / OLD NORTH MEETING HOUSE,CONCORD." A handsome medal bearing.....

Price: $100.00

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ANNO REGNI GEORGII III. REGIS MAGNAE BRITANNIAE, FRANCIAE, & HIBERNIAE, DECIMO SEXTO. AT THE...

ANNO REGNI GEORGII III. REGIS MAGNAE BRITANNIAE, FRANCIAE, & HIBERNIAE, DECIMO SEXTO. AT THE PARLIAMENT BEGUN AND HOLDEN AT WESTMINSTER, THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, ANNO DOMINI 1774...AND FROM THENCE CONTINUED, BY SEVERAL PROROGATIONS, TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1775; BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN.

[American Revolution]:

London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1776. 210,215-250,253-330,333-370,373-442,445-470,473-614,617- 654,657-678,681-828pp. Folio. Modern calf, spine gilt, raised bands. Each Act has separate general titlepage; pagination and register are continuous. Slight shelf wear, occasional tanning, lacking one general titlepage and several blanks (see below). Very good. An impressive collection of the.....

Price: $12,500.00

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MANUSCRIPT PETITION BY THE SELECTMEN OF PORTSMOUTH TO SET ASIDE LAND FOR A "HIGHWAY AND PLACE"...

[MANUSCRIPT PETITION BY THE SELECTMEN OF PORTSMOUTH TO SET ASIDE LAND FOR A "HIGHWAY AND PLACE" FOR A FERRY ACROSS THE PISCATAQUA RIVER, CONNECTING PORTSMOUTH WITH KITTERY, MAINE].

[American Revolution]: [New Hampshire]:

[Portsmouth, N.H. 1775]. [3]pp. on a single folded sheet. Lightly silked. Minor edge chipping, a handful of clean tears expertly repaired, second leaf inset into slightly larger backing sheet. Very good. Official manuscript copy of a document by His Majesty's Court of General Sessions of the Peace in New Hampshire.....

Price: $1,500.00

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AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR, ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1763. Nathaniel Ames

AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR, ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1763....

Ames, Nathaniel:

Portsmouth: Printed and sold by D. Fowle, [1762]. [24]pp. 20th-century red morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Minor soiling and wear. Very good plus. A Portsmouth printing of this early almanac by one of the most prolific almanac makers in colonial America. Ames' run of almanacs predated Benjamin Franklin's POOR.....

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THE "PILOT" SECTIONAL ROAD MAPS OF NEW ENGLAND AND HUDSON RIVER DISTRICT COVERING 53,600 SQUARE...

THE "PILOT" SECTIONAL ROAD MAPS OF NEW ENGLAND AND HUDSON RIVER DISTRICT COVERING 53,600 SQUARE MILES 103 SECTIONAL PLATES, 82 CITY STREET MAPS.

[Automobile Travel]: Blanchard and Company, F.S.:

Worcester, Ma. [ 1908]. 133pp. Quarto. Original limp leather binding, rebacked. Corners chipped. Slight loss to corners of "Skeleton Key" map, which is pasted inside front cover. Overall quite good. One of the earliest American motoring atlases, compiled "from United States Government surveys, official state, county and city surveys and.....

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MILITARY AVIATION MEET. ROCKINGHAM PARK, SALEM N.H. THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 2 P.M. Aviation, Paul W. Beck

MILITARY AVIATION MEET. ROCKINGHAM PARK, SALEM N.H. THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 2 P.M.

[Aviation]: [Beck, Paul W.]:

Boston. Buck Printing Co., [1911]. Broadside, 11 x 7 inches. Three early pencil annotations. Tear in upper margin (from previous mounting, no loss of text), two-inch closed tear along center fold, old folds, some tanning. About very good. Broadside advertising the first air show, or "aviation meet," ever held in.....

Price: $1,000.00

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LAKES AND SUMMER RESORTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. N. J. Bachelder

LAKES AND SUMMER RESORTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Bachelder, N.J.:

Manchester. 1891. 55pp. plus plates. Folding frontis. Original limp cloth wrappers. Very good. The plates depict the lakes in New Hamsphire, with explanatory text. The frontispiece is a panorama of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Price: $100.00

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RESOLUTIONS, OFFERED AT THE LATE MASS CONVENTION, HOLDEN AT CONCORD, OCTOBER 15, 1846 [cover...

RESOLUTIONS, OFFERED AT THE LATE MASS CONVENTION, HOLDEN AT CONCORD, OCTOBER 15, 1846 [cover title].

Barstow, George:

[N.p., but likely New Hampshire. 1846]. 8pp. Single folded sheet, untrimmed and unopened. Minor wear. Very good plus. George Barstow (1812-1883) was praised by John Greenleaf Whittier as "a young lawyer of fine talents" and "democratic principles." As a delegate to the New Hampshire Democratic Convention in the fall of.....

Price: $400.00

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THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Jeremy Belknap

THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Belknap, Jeremy:

Boston. 1792, 1791-1792. Three volumes. viii,362,[ciii]; 493,[1]; 480,[8]pp., plus folding map bound in as frontispiece in first volume. Early 20th-century sheep and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Extremities lightly worn. Later ownership inscription on front pastedowns. Some offsetting to titlepage of first volume from map; map lightly foxed and.....

Price: $1,500.00

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THE HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. COMPREHENDING THE EVENTS OF ONE COMPLETE CENTURY FROM THE DISCOVERY...

THE HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. COMPREHENDING THE EVENTS OF ONE COMPLETE CENTURY FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE RIVER PASCATAQUA.

Belknap, Jeremy:

Dover: Printed for O. Crosby and J. Varney by J. Mann and J.K. Remick, 1812. Three volumes. 351; [iii]-377; 354pp., plus folding map in first volume. Contemporary calf, spines gilt, leather label. Extremities lightly worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf of each volume. Very minor worming to final text.....

Price: $750.00

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THE GRAVE: A POEM...TOGETHER WITH GRAY'S CELEBRATED ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCH YARD. Robert Blair

THE GRAVE: A POEM...TOGETHER WITH GRAY'S CELEBRATED ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCH YARD.

Blair, Robert:

Concord, N.H. 1817. 48pp. Contemporary calf backed birch boards, internally reinforced, good. A much reprinted poem, originally published in 1747. Shaw and Shoemaker cite only one copy of this edition.

Price: $50.00

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THE PORTSMOUTH DIRECTORY: CONTAINING THE NAMES, OCCUPATIONS AND RESIDENCES OF THE INHABITANTS OF...

THE PORTSMOUTH DIRECTORY: CONTAINING THE NAMES, OCCUPATIONS AND RESIDENCES OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...ALSO A STREET DIRECTORY, LOCAL LAWS PASSED SINCE 1856....

[Brewster, C.W., & Son]:

Portsmouth, N.H. 1860-1. 168pp. plus [4]pp. ads at front. 16mo. Original blindstamped cloth, expertly rebacked with new cloth spine. Some black ink stains on covers. Tanned. Else good. City directory for Portsmouth, N.H., which lists the residents and includes a section on the city ordinances. Also includes a list of.....

Price: $100.00

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DAWSON'S MAP OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. Canada, Dawson Brothers

DAWSON'S MAP OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA.

[Canada]: Dawson Brothers:

Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1872. Colored folding map, 33 x 22 1/2 inches. Folded into original pebbled cloth. Front board detached. Bisected and mounted on linen, as issued. Old bookplate and withdrawal stamp on front pastedown, short closed tear along linen fold of upper outer section, not affecting map itself. A.....

Price: $400.00

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MAP OF ROCKINGHAM CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM PRACTICAL SURVEYS. J. Chace, Jr

MAP OF ROCKINGHAM CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM PRACTICAL SURVEYS....

Chace, J., Jr.:

Philadelphia: Smith & Coffin, 1857. Wall map, 56 x 56 inches, with full period hand-color. Expertly repaired, backed with modern linen, trimmed in red cloth, on contemporary rollers. Lightly tanned, faint old stain along upper edge, but in very good condition. A large, attractive wall map of Rockingham County, New.....

Price: $1,750.00

Ref: WRCAM32898

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COLLECTION OF ELEVEN CIVIL WAR LETTERS FROM PVT. AARON A. SMITH TO ADDIE D. JONES DESCRIBING HIS...

[COLLECTION OF ELEVEN CIVIL WAR LETTERS FROM PVT. AARON A. SMITH TO ADDIE D. JONES DESCRIBING HIS TRAINING IN NEW ENGLAND, HIS TIME AT SHIP ISLAND AND THE EARLY DAYS OF THE UNION OCCUPATION OF LOUISIANA].

[Civil War]: Smith, Aaron A.:

[Manchester, N.H., Boston, Ma., Ship Island (off the coast of Mississippi) and locations in Louisiana, as detailed below]. January 22 - December 10, 1862. Eleven autograph letters, signed, (ten with envelopes), totaling [36]pp. Later transcriptions accompany the letters. Old folds, occasional light staining and/or tanning, one letter with small tears.....

Price: $4,250.00

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COLTON’S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP OF THE STATE OF MAINE, WITH PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW...

COLTON’S RAILROAD & TOWNSHIP MAP OF THE STATE OF MAINE, WITH PORTIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW BRUNSWICK, & CANADA.

Colton, J.H.:

New York: Colton & Company; Portland, Me.: C.C. Hall, 1855. Folding pocket map, 40 3/4 x 33 inches. Full contemporary color. Several small separations at folds; minor foxing. Gilt-stamped leather cover worn, spine perished. Very good. One of the finest of all 19th-century maps of Maine, first published in 1852.....

Price: $3,500.00

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A NARRATIVE OF THE MISSIONS TO THE NEW SETTLEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE GENERAL...

A NARRATIVE OF THE MISSIONS TO THE NEW SETTLEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT: TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE MONEY CONTRIBUTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT, IN MAY, 1793, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MISSIONARIES....

[Congregational Church in Connecticut]:

New Haven: Printed by T. & S. Green, 1794. [2],16,[1]pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Early ink signature on titlepage, a few small ink notes in text. Very good, untrimmed. Lists funds contributed by various towns in Connecticut for use of missionaries in New York west as far as the.....

Price: $750.00

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AN EXPOSITION OF THE CAUSES AND CHARACTER OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT-BRITAIN....

AN EXPOSITION OF THE CAUSES AND CHARACTER OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT-BRITAIN.

[ Dallas, Alexander J.]:

Concord, N.H. 1815. 108pp. 12mo. Original calf backed paper boards. Front board detached. Tanned, marginal dampstaining, else internally good. Published the same year as the first, Philadelphia edition. This popular work gives a long explanation of Great Britain's culpability. Howes notes that it is also attributed to President James Madison.....

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THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN THE SOUL, ILLUSTRATED IN A COURSE OF SERIOUS AND PRACTICAL...

THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN THE SOUL, ILLUSTRATED IN A COURSE OF SERIOUS AND PRACTICAL ADDRESSES, SUITED TO PERSONS OF EVERY CHARACTER AND CIRCUMSTANCE, WITH A DEVOUT MEDITATION AND PRAYER ADDED TO EACH CHAPTER.

Doddridge, Philip:

Exeter, NH: Henry Ranlet, 1794. 390,[5]pp. Contemporary sheep, extremities lightly worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Light foxing and wear. About very good, in original condition. Later edition of a popular sermon preached by Doddridge, first printed in London in 1735, with title, THE CARE OF THE SOUL URGED.....

Price: $125.00

Ref: WRCAM45504

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TO THE PUBLIC. A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EMBARGO LAWS" HAS ACCIDENTALLY COME...

TO THE PUBLIC. A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EMBARGO LAWS" HAS ACCIDENTALLY COME INTO MY HANDS...CIRCULATED IN THE COUNTRY WITH INTENT...TO AFFECT THE APPROACHING ELECTION IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE...[signed:] ONE OF THE PEOPLE [caption title and introductory note].

[Embargo Act]:

Portsmouth, N.H. Printed at the N.H. Gazette office, [1808]. 12pp. Dbd. First leaf detached. Soft horizontal fold. Toned and foxed. A good copy. A New Englander's defense of the Embargo Act against Daniel Webster's recent pamphlet, CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EMBARGO LAWS (1808), which is considered to be Webster's first publication.....

Price: $400.00

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U.S.S. SOUTHERY. & TOPEKA FEB. 1st 1909 TO DEC 31, 1910 [manuscript title]. W. L. Fill

U.S.S. SOUTHERY. & TOPEKA FEB. 1st 1909 TO DEC 31, 1910 [manuscript title].

[Fill, W.L.]:

Portsmouth. 1909-1910. [192]pp. plus three bank deposit slips. Approximately 25,000 words. Calf over paper boards, contemporary manuscript title. Minor scuffing to leather. Good. Kept by Fill, the Chief Boatswain, this journal records the activities of two boats, the Southery and the Topeka, which were used as prison ships in Portsmouth.....

Price: $600.00

Ref: WRCAM41226

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