Search Results: Americana - New England from RC Books

New York: American Legacy Press, 1982. 2nd Edition Reprint. Cloth and Paper. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The quintessential architectural survey and history of Newport, Rhode Island. 526 pages with more than 500 illustrations, drawings and diagrams. Unclipped dust jacket protected in a Brodart cover.

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts, 1969. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Information guide for the 1969 Colts; the year Baltimore and Don Shula lost in the Super Bowl to the Joe Namath and the Jets. 104 numbered pages with several small black and white photographs.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Rock Point Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. A pictorial tour of Greenwich, Connecticut. SIGNED by the photographers Franco and Blum. 249 pages of charming, full-color photographs. Designed by Ken DeLago and edited by Christopher Franco. A sticker on front inside cover from Hoagland's of Greenwich. Dust jacket is partially price-clipped and has mild edgewear. A lovely book.

New York: D. Appleton & Co. , 1858. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Probable first edition. "From its earliest settlement to the close of the eighteenth century." 799 pages, including a biographical chapter and appendices. Previous owner's names in neat script. Black leather and paper covered boards with matching end leaves. Leather and gilt remarkably fresh. Raised hubs on spine. Some wear to spine head from pulling. Some scattered foxing as would be expected, but very readable. Some small illustrations. Tightly bound.

New York: The Viking Press, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Colonial architecture of Newport from the 17th and 18th centuries and its preservation. Previous owner's gift inscription on blank free end paper. Price-cut dust jacket protected in an archival plastic cover has a one-inch closed tear at top. 152 indexed pages with over 100 photographs in black and white and color.

Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A beautifully illustrated catalog of a 1992 exhibition presented by the Newport Art Museum with 223 portraits. Director's foreword by Judith Sobol. A retrospective by Eileen Warburton. Annotations for the paintings by Cora Lee Gibbs. No names or marks. Light shelf-wear to jacket. 328 pages.

Newport, RI: The Green Light The Bulletin of The Point Association, 1980. Paper Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stories and maps dealing with the history and uniqueness of The Point. Mild wear to covers. No names or marks. 44 pages.

New York: Atheneum, 1990. First Edition . Cloth and Paper. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Story of the three-year-long King Philip's War, which, in per-capita terms, is the most serious war ever fought on the North American continent. 273 Pages with maps and 8 pages of illustrations. Dustjacket has two one inch closed tears and light color fading to spine. Out of print.

New York: Purdy Press, 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nine short stories depicting social life in colonial and revolutionary days in the ocean state. Settlers, farmers, ghosts, patriots, and other interesting characters.181 pages. Some age browning to cover with corners bumped with some loss, board edges worn, and head and tail of spine frayed. Clean and tight interior with some page yellowing and previous owner's name neatly typed on front of inside cover. Nice addition to any collection of New England or Americana. Quite scarce.

East Providence: Rhode Islan Publications Socety, 2014. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Paperback Printing. Scholarly study of Rhode Island's political and structural problems of the period , the public reaction, and subsequent reforms. A little soiling to edges of text block, otherwise fine with no names or marks. 799 pp. with 16 black & white photographs.

Privately Printed, 1976. First Edition . Stiff Paper Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Belle Donohue, Jean Kuhns, and Judi Nielson. 44 page guide to the Stratford, Connecticut Great Meadows Marsh, now part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. Discusses salt marsh ecology, especially relating to the Great Meadows. Includes drawings of plants and animals, text, glossary and bibliography, as well as an original poem by the author. Ilustrated by Belle Donohue, Jean Kuhns, and Judi Nielson. Tightly bound with no names or marks. Light fading to cover edges. Extremely scarce.

Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1961. Revised Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mary Jane Pollock. In-depth information about the Wampanoags, the most notable members being Massasoit and King Philip. 247 indexed pages with photographs and drawings by Mary Jane Pollock. Dust jacket, now protected in a Brodart cover has light soiling and some chips, not affecting any print.