Hardcover. Colbyville, Vt., Silver Print Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 162 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. B&w photography throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Softcover. Ludlow VT, privately printed, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Local newsletter, 12 pages, printed by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Okemo Mountain Park. Dated September 10, 1936 it covers national news, camp news and what's playing that week at the Royal Movie Theater. ("Green Pastures", among others.) Center fold otherwise very good.
Hardcover. Windsor VT, Washington Benevolent Society, 1st, 1812, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 24 pages. Bound in brown leather covers. Stamp on cover with handwritten title. Related clippings mounted to inside front cover. Standard rubbing to leather. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Burlington, VT, Burlington High School, 1st, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 125 pages. 1907 yearbook for Burlington High School. Tan cloth covers, with dark brown stamped titles and pictorial, profusely illustrated with b&w photographic portraits and illustrations. Slight soiling to covers, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. Boston, Richard G. Badger, 1st, 1920, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, green cloth in an edgeworn, chipped dust jacket. 64 pages.SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf. Owner's signature on same page at top. Clean copy.
Softcover. Burlington, VT, Russell Farnsworth, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 88 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Folder in rear with a maps included. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Rutland VT, Chas. E. Tuttle Co., reprint, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Fine green textured cover with gilt to front and spine. Foreword by Arthur Schomburg, Robinson biography by Mary Robinson Perkins. A collection of tales capturing the essence of 19th-century rural life, primarily set in Vermont. These stories explore themes of freedom, community, and the challenges of everyday existence with a distinct American voice. Robinson's vivid descriptions and engaging characters provide a window into a bygone era, making this collection a valuable contribution to American literature. Clean copy.
Softcover. Burlington VT, privately printed, 3rd pr., 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 80 pages. Black and white photos, map, and acknowledgments. A biography of the author's mother and a record of life in central Vermont during the turn of the century. SIGNED BY FARNSWORTH on the front fly leaf. Previous owner's signature also on the front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Albany NY, J. Munsell, 1st, 1867, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in brick red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 272 pages. Brown endpapers. Front hinge lightly cracked. Several early pages have foxing. A previous owner numbered in the margin, in light pencil, each sketch, ending with 429, and also noted with small light pencil lines, several men listed in "Names of Soldiers". Still a very nice copy of a first printing, 1867. A fascinating account of the first century of Pawlet, Vermont, a small farming community in southwestern Vermont. Memories of the Civil War were still fresh when this bountiful history was written. The first half of the book contains material on early settlement, the American Revolution (including some military correspondence, accounts of Burgoyne's defeat at Bennington, and a list of Revolutionary soldiers who settled in Pawlet), the War of 1812 (with a list of Pawlet soldiers), an extensive list of men who fought in the Civil War and brief histories of the local militia and Civil War regiments. Chapters are included on local government and politics (including lists of names of officials), emigration, customs and observances, names of merchants, physicians and lawyers, census figures, anti-slavery sentiment, railroads, church histories and other subjects, replete with names and dates. The second half of the book consists of family histories, presented as an alphabetical series of biographical sketches. These short narratives often note date and place of birth, occupation, spouse, children, military service, age and cause of death.
Softcover. Pittsford VT, Pittsford Historical Society, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 96 pages, A pictorial history of the town, many b&w vintage photos. Light shelf wear, no marking.
Softcover. Rutland, VT, Geo Chalmers Co., Inc, 1st Edition, 1924, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 21 pages. Softcover. Commemorative pamphlet. B/w labeled illustrations ("Photo-Gravures") throughout. String bound with light blue string(see image). Tanning and other agewear throughout. Front cover has small tear at bottom left (see image). Also included: official Certificate of Membership to the "Home Town Coolidge Club" dated August 15, 1924. Published to commemorate President (1923-29) Calvin Coolidge's roots in Vermont.
Hardcover. Rutland, VT, George A. Tuttle & Company, 1st Edition, 1858, 400 pages. Hardcover. Previous owner's dated (Feb. 10, 1859) signature on front flyleaf (see image). Brown cloth, stamped cover boards with agewear (see image), fraying to top of spine (see image), gilt title on spine and design on front cover board. Tanning from age to pages and edges, no rips, in incredibly good condition for its age.
Hardcover. n.p., Emma Chandler White , 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, B&W plates, folding maps. 687 pgs. Top edge gilt. Excellent condition. Two hardcover volumes, 687 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece photogravure of Vail, folding maps, photogravures, and illustrations. Dual tan and brown cloth hardcovers with gilt title block on the front covers. Gilt titles on the brown cloth spines. Top edges gilt. Untrimmed edges. Set is very clean and in very good condition. Complete.
Hardcover. Northfield VT, Norwich University, 1st, 1916, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light tan cloth with black lettering on front cover, 39 pages. A study of the social conditions in the counties of Vermont in the earl part of the 20th century. Flint was Professor of Political Science at Norwich University.
Hardcover. Randolph VT, Randolph Historical Society, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket that has been glued to covers. 134 pages, b&w illustrations. Ex-lib with a spine sticker and light residue, stamping to endpapers. Clean internally.
Hardcover. Brattleboro VT, Vermont Printing Co., 1st, 1922, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt stamping, 260 pages, b&w illustrations. Related ephemera laid in. Name stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise a super clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Shippensburg PA, White Mane, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. 216 pages, b/w illustration, maps. The regiment defended Washington, DC from Jubal Early's raid and served in the Shenandoah Valley among other campaigns. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Shelburne, Vermont, New England Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 349 pages. Volume I covers Addison Railroad to the Hardwick & Woodbury Railroad, 27 railroads in all. Red cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, dust jacket illustrate with color watercolor by Laura Brown, textured decorated endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w plates. Stapled notes on Addison Railroad included. Very slight rubbing to dust jacket, clean covers, crisp, unmarked pages; a beautiful neat, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. New York, John Day , 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 339 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front preliminary page, with illustrations. Dust jacket edge wear and tear, inch chunk missing from top edge, price clipped. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, otherwise, clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. Claremont, NH, Vt. State Legislature, 1st, 1861, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two large matching volumes, embossed brown cloth. Vol 1: 289 black & white woodcut illustrations, 558 pages. Light edgewear to covers, 1 x 1" chip to cloth at bottom of spine, internally clean, tight. Vol lI. Page 559-980. 76 woodcuts. Section following index in rear has all called-for maps, charts & views. 2 large color folding maps, color plates & charts (3 fold-out) and 20 lithographic scenic views of Vermont. Volume in excellent condition. This set includes a catalogue of nearly 3000 specimens of rock, 370 specimens of minerals and several hundred specimens of organic remains. These volumes still stand as the most comprehensive examination of Vermont's geology yet published. Lovely views of Vermont. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. International customers please ask for a shipping quote before purchasing.
Hardcover. NY, Isaac Riley, 1st, 1809/1810, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, leather bound with maroon labels with gilt lettering "Tyler's Reports". Vol. 1, 496 pages, dated 1809. Vol. 2, 488 pages, dated 1810. Both with an index to the Principal Matters. Royall Tyler became an assistant judge of the Vermont Supreme Court in 1801 and from 1807 through 1813 served as chief justice (the ninth in Vermont history); during this time he presided over a number of important trials (e.g., that of Stephen Jacob in 1802, involving slavery, and that of the Black Snake crew in 1808, dealing with smuggling on Lake Champlain), prepared two volumes (1809-1810) of Reports of the Vermont Supreme Court (covering 1800-1803), and became professor of jurisprudence at the University of Vermont (1811-1814). Calf covers scuffed, discolored, bindings strong, interiors clean. Previous owner's bookplate, related newspaper clipped laid in.