Search Results: Kentucky History from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

1973 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1904 original which featured the prominent estates and horse farms of Kentucky as of 1904. Includes many b&w photographs. Binding is firm. Padded green leather boards with gold stamping show only slight shelf wear. Pencil notation on FFEP. Endpapers and text are lightly tanned at edges but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OD2

1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a listing of gravestone information from several small cemeteries in Bullitt, Hardin and Meade Counties, Kentucky. It includes a map with locations of the cemeteries and an index of all listed individuals. Binding is firm. Green buckram boards with gold stamping are clean and show minimal shelf wear. Owner's name on FFEP. Text appears clean and unmarked. Folded map in pocket at rear. No dust jacket. We have an extensive collection of books concerning Kentucky history listed on Biblio. Please see our store front for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1986 softcover as pictured. This is a collection of b&w photographs of historic buildings and other structures in Hardin County, Kentucky. Each photograph is accompanied by a short description of the property and, in many cases, former occupants. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show light shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. No DJ. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OF3

1968 hardcover as pictured. A handsome volume, this is a short history of Bardstown and Nelson County, Kentucky with photographs of and commentary on many significant buildings and landmarks. Although not stated, this appears to be a first edition. This copy is inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping are slightly warped but show only light shelf wear. Pictorial endpapers are mottled. Text, printed on art paper, appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OA5

1922 complete five volume hardcover set as pictured. A handsome edition, these books show some exterior wear but are in good shape overall. Volumes 1 and 2 are a history of the state from earliest times, volumes 3, 4 and 5 are short biographies of prominent Kentuckians, many with accompanying portraits. Includes an extensive index in volume 1. Bindings in all are intact. Volume 5 lightly cracked at page 399. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping show fading over spine with fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Volumes 3, 4 and 5 are lightly soiled. Volume 3 has a small scuff at front. Marbled endpapers and edge of text block. Head and tail bands. Cloth reinforced hinges. Texts are lightly tanned but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra mailing charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OG1

1966 two volume hardcover set as pictured. This is a 1966 reprint of the 1874 second edition which was edited by the author's son. This is a nicely done reproduction in good condition. It appears to be number 969 of a limited edition. Includes histories of Kentucky and its individual counties to 1847 along with nearly five hundred biographical sketches, 84 portraits, a full color map of Kentucky and 70 other engravings. Other interesting inclusions are a list of Kentuckians who served in the American Revolution and facsimile signatures of famous Kentuckians. Bindings are firm. Blue buckram boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled but show minimal shelf wear. Head and tail bands. Number stamp on front endpaper. Upper right corner of foldout map and the page to which it is attached are wavy. Texts appear otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra mailing charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OA5

1968 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1834 original history of white settlement in Kentucky to 1834. The text contains portions of the journal of Col. George Croghan, one of the earliest accounts in English of the Ohio country. This copy is in good condition. Binding is firm. Blue boards with gold stamping show minimal shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Rear endpaper is slightly misaligned due to a production defect. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps to support our small village library. s OE1

2009 softcover as pictured. Typical Images of America issue covering Hopkins County, Kentucky. Many photographs with short accompanying descriptions. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers lightly rubbed. Inscribed and signed by previous owner on half title page. Text appears clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1974 hardcover as pictured. The story of Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky and veteran of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Number 699 of a limited edition. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping show minimal shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by author on FFEP. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed with light edge wear. We have a number of books on Kentucky history on offer. Please see our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library.

1970 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1813 original edition titled as above. The spine title of this printing is A Journal Of Famous Kentuckians In The War Of 1812. The half title page reads An Imprint Selected For Reproduction by Oscar Rucker II. The book is listed as #s 2359 and 3543 in Coleman's "Bibliography of Kentucky History". Binding is firm. Maroon boards with gold stamping on spine show minimal wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Edge of textblock is lightly mottled. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OF2

1956 hardcover as pictured. A collection of pre civil war portraits of notable personages born or having lived in Kentucky with short biographies of each subject. Black and white illustrations are nicely printed on art paper. Interestingly, the entries of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are adjacent to each other. Includes a section with short entries on the artists, an extensive bibliography and index. This is numbered copy 770/1000. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping are rubbed and faded over spine with light edge wear. Endpapers are tanned and lightly mottled. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OD1

1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint from Kentucky: A History Of The State by Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, first published in the 1880s. It is volume five only and contains a collection of biographical sketches of prominent individuals and families from the above mentioned Kentucky counties. Binding is firm. Black buckram boards with gold stamping are clean and show minimal shelf wear. Owner's name on FFEP. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. We have an extensive collection of Kentucky related books on offer. Please see our store front for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1928 hardcover as pictured. A nicely made book celebrating notable Kentuckians and the state of Kentucky itself, typical of the boosterism of the era. Black cloth boards with gold stamping are clean and show minimal wear. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Head and tail bands. Text is lightly tanned at edges but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes a number of b&w illustrations and photographs. No dust jacket. We have many books on the history of Kentucky on offer. Please search "Kentucky" in our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a handsome volume providing a detailed history of early European settlement in Kentucky. It includes many photographs and illustrations, extensive references and index as well as a folded map in rear pocket. Binding is firm. Head and tail bands. Tan boards with brown stamping show minimal shelf wear. Edges aged, endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly soiled with several small tears at rear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1979 hardcover as pictured. A hard to find book, this is the result of a Tennesee Valley Authority history project undertaken from 1965 to 1968 regarding the area between the Tennessee River and Cumberland Rivers. The story is of a region that cuts across political lines so as to include portions of three counties and two states and that at the time of the Civil War was an international boundary. Binding is firm. Tan boards with brown stamping show only light wear. Owner's name on FFEP. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes many b&w photographs, notes, an extensive index and bibliography. No dust jacket. We have a number of books on Kentucky history on offer. Please see our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1939 hardcover as pictured. A collection of anecdotes and tales with which the author attempts to record the social activities of the early settlers of the Ohio country and lower middle west. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with black stamping show some edge wear. Book plate and pencil notations on front endpapers. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed and faded over spine with many small chips and tears. We have a number of books on offer concerning Kentucky history. Please see our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Five hard cover books about Kentucky as pictured. The set includes Pioneer Life In Kentucky, 1948, by Daniel Drake, The Editorials of Henry Watterson, 1943, by Arthur Krock, The Burr Conspiracy, 1954, by Thomas Abernethy, Uncle Will Of Wildwood, 1974, by Francis McVey and Robert Jewel, and Kentucky Stand, 1951, by Jere Wheelwright. All volumes are in acceptable condition showing light to moderate shelf wear. Pioneer Life In Kentucky is frayed at top and bottom of spine with writing on the front free endpaper. Text is tanned but appears unmarked. Includes several photographs. The Editorials of Henry Watterson has writing on the front endpaper, text appears clean and unmarked. The Burr Conspiracy has a small stain on the front board, text appears clean and unmarked. Uncle Will Of Wildwood shows fading over spine, text is clean and unmarked. Kentucky Stand shows minimal wear, text is clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra shipping charge due to weight. Your purchase helps support our… Read More

1930 first edition hardcover as pictured. A biograrphy of Simon Kenton (1755–1836), a legendary American frontiersman and soldier who lived in Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. A friend of Daniel Boone and an adopted member of the Shawnee Nation, he fought in the Revolution, Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812. Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with gold stamping are faded at spine and soiled with some edge wear and gently bumped corners. Beautiful pictorial endpapers. Notations on front endpapers. Rough cut text appears clean and unmarked. Includes a frontispiece portrait of Kenton, 17 other halftone illustrations, bibliography and an extensive index. No dust jacket. Please note, we have a large collection of books centered on Kentucky. Please see our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1969 hardcover as pictured. This is a nicely done limited edition reprint of the 1819 original. Binding is firm. Brown faux leather boards are clean with minmal shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Includes a fold out map, appendix, epilogue and index. No dust jacket. We have a number of books on Kentucky history on offer. Please search our storefront for more information. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1979 hardcover as pictured. A history of Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding area from first European settlement to 1979. A nicely made book, printed on art paper with many photographs and illustrations. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with silver stamping are faded at edges but show minimal shelf wear. Text is lightly tanned at edges but appears otherwise clean and unmmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed and curling at edges with several small tears. Flaps have folds. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR