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	SOUTH KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1938 The Anchor Volume Viii Wakefield, Rhode Island: Class Of 1938 South Kingstown High School, 1938. Hardcover. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Name on ffep. Minor dramp-wrinkling of some pages, faint musty smell . Contents, other than signatures, are clean. ; Leather-textured brown cloth, gold lettering and decorations on front cover. AMERICANA. Frontispiece of the Class Motto. Seven pages of photos of the Seniors of the Class of 1938. One page each devoted to the Junior, Sophomore and Fressman classes, each page containing a group class photo, with names underneath. Team photos for football, basketball, baseball, golf, girls' basketball, and field hockey. Group photo of Year Book Staff, Literette Society, Orchestra, Boys' Glee Club, Dramatic Club. Many of the photos in the Senior section are signed and Thomas Maliff, the Faculty Advisor, has signed on his page. Loosely laid-in is a 4-page booklet of the "Graduating Exercises of the South Kingstown High School" June 23, 1938. ; 8 x 10-3/4"; 64 pages. G+ . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21 \| JP¥ 3112] Book number: 29504 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Ferhoodled English . Gettysburg PA Conestoga Crafts C 1964. . 24 unnumbered pages. Drawings on every page. 8vo . Wraps. Colorfully illustrated covers are about the weight of posterboard . Staple binding. AMERICANA. A collection of quaintly amusing expressions heard among the pennsylvania Dutch Folks. Name on front cover. Minor soil and wear to covers. Contents are clean. Good + .. USD 5.97 [Appr.: EURO 4.25 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 531] Book number: 8802 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMS, SHERMAN W. , EDITED BY RONNA L. REYNOLDS The Maritime History of Wethersfield, Vol. 1 Wethersfield CT: Wethersfield Historical Society, c. 1977. Booklet. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Illustrated gray cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 48 illustrations, mostly b/w photos, including two maps. AMERICANA. Into the nineteenth century, Wethersfield, Connecticut functioned as a maritime center for the Connecticut River Valley. Vessels built, owned, commanded, and crewed by local citizens sailed to all points of the globe. Sherman Wolcott Adams contributed 27 articles on maritime history to the weekly periodical, "The Wethersfield Farmer, " displaying his immense knowledge of Wethersfield and Wethersfield families. In editing the first nine articles, Reynolds has avoided reorganization and modernization, leaving the articles largely intact to better reflect both the man and the times. ; 9" Tall; 44 pages. F . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 23268 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AIDALA, THOMAS & CURT BRUCE The Great Houses of San Francisco NY: Alfred A. Knopf, c. 1974. Hardcover; Third Printing. ISBN: 0394483804. The tip of the front cover's fore corner shows minor wear, else very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. Minor edge wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Maroon cloth spine, gold lettering. Decorated endpapers. Indexes. More than 200 photos by Curt Bruce, including 8 pages in full color. AMERICANA. Here, in all their individuality, style, and imaginative ornamental detail, are the great houses - both dwellings and public buildings - constituting a wealth of native architecture that is, perhaps, beyond that of any other American city. Curt Bruce's photographs do full justice to the city's mansions and jewel-like small houses, to the originality of form that makes opera house and city hall, bank, factory, and fire station a joy to behold. In an essay rich with anecdote and historical understanding, Aidala evokes an era and explains the creative impulse and the confluence of circumstances that brought about the city's unique architecture. ; 8 x 9-3/8"; 205 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 21933 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, M. J. Sonoma California Portrait of a Town Sonoma CA: Oculus Creative, 2006. First Edition. Paperback; First Printing. ISBN: 0978521706. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; 7-3/4 x 7-3/4", 68pp. The color-photo illustrated PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. This book was created to enable a hosted child from the contaminated regions around Chernobyl, Ukraine to take home with him something to show his family where he had visited, a book that is very visual and picturesque since his family cannot read English, a book that shows at least a small amount of the beauty and magic that is Sonoma. Photographs by Cathy Stancil. Illustrations by Mark Zall. This book is jam-packed with beautifully reproduced glossy full-color photos. Three pages at the back of the book list Sonoma hotels, bed & breakfasts, and wineries.. VG+ . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 30982 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, CLAY ET AL The Craftsman in America Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, c. 1975. Hardcover. ISBN: 0870441760. The book's spine is very faded. Lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Very minor soil and wear on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Black cloth, orange lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Hundreds of color photos. Index. AMERICANA. From Eastern shipwrights to Navajo weavers, from those who work with needles to those who work with sledgehammers, from saddlemakers and bnajo-builders to the potter. Here we see a wide sampling of their one-of-a-kind work. ; 10-1/4" Tall; 199 pages. VG-/NONE . USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 978] Book number: 16273 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, PETER Classic Country Inns of America in 3 Volumes: New England and the Maritimes, the Mid-Atlantic and the South, the Pacific Coast and Southwest . Los Angeles Knapp Press, An Architectural Digest Book. First Edition 1978. . 159pp in each volume. Each book has scores of full-color photos, many of them full-page. 11-1/4" X 8-3/4" . HC. Covers are 6 different full-color photographos of exteriors of inns. AMERICANA. Covers are clean and bright with minor corner wear, very minor rubbing of spines. Contents are clean and unmarked, with beautifully clear color photos. No DJ. 3 volumes. VG .. USD 29.00 [Appr.: EURO 19.5 \| £UK 17.5 \| JP¥ 2579] Book number: 11380 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATKINSON, BROOKS This Bright Land, a Personal View . Garden City American Museaum Of Natural Histdory/Doubleday 1972. Hardcover. First Edition . 201pp. Index. Drawings by Earl Thollander . Almost 8-1/2" Tall. Hardcover. Brown boards, bright gold lettering, emmbossed design on front cover . AMERICANA. Minor edge wear on clean and sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good + .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 12729 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Baptish Church in Warren, R.I. And the Founding of Brown University 1764 - 1964 . Warren RI Benovolent Baptist Society 1965. . 96pp. A dozen-or so b/w photos. 8-7/8" Tall. Paperback. AMERICANA. Sermons, addresses, historical reviews, list of pastors and their terms of service . Very minor wear on clean and sound binding. Some very small stains on page 96, o/w contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. VG .. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 13456 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR A Full Color Photographic Tour of North Carolina from the Mountains to the Sea, Third Edition Charlotte NC: Aerial Photography Services, (c. 1980) 1984. Third Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0936672005. Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor edge wear on clean, complete dust jacket. ; Medium gray hardcover, bright gold lettering. AMERICANA. From the full-color photo of the state flag on page 1 to the full-color photo of a cardinal on page 72, this book is just one full-color photo after another, showing the beauty of the State of North Carolina's coastal region, Piedmont Plateau and the Mountain Region, with brief explanatory text accompanying the pictures, a one-page introduction and a two-page map with numberd points of interest. Whether you are a present or former resident of North Carolina, someone who has visited the state or is planning on visiting it, or just a lover of beautiful scenic photography, this book is a treasure chest, ready to be opened to your view. ; 7-5/8 x 9-5/8"; 72 pages. NF/VG+ . USD 17.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1512] Book number: 21162 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Memorial Church and Buildings, Fairhaven, Massachusetts a Description of the Buildings and Inscriptions from the Walls and Windows of the Parish House Fairhaven MA: No Publisher, 1920. Booklet. The paper binding's bottom edge is quite worn, with numerous small tears; only minor wear on the other edges. Front cover's top fore corner is creased, 7" crease on lower fore corner. 5" curved dark line (probably ink) on lower portion of the front cover. The booklet is assembled with three staples which are rusting. Pages 9 and 11 have book worm holes along their gutter, at the top edge, else contents are clean and unmarked. ; Brown covers have very much the character of construction paper. PAPER COVERS. Six full-page b/w photos. AMERICANA. The church, parish house, and parsonage of the Unitarian Society of Fairhaven, dedicated on Tuesday, October 4, 1904, form a group of beautiful buildings. The church was designed in the very latest phase of fifteenth century English Gothic, commonly known as perpendicular. The history of the church dates from November 28, 1819. This book consists of an Introduction (with a history of the church and the construction of the buildings) , A Description of the Church Buildings (including the organ, the stained glass windows, and the scrlptured bronze doors) , The Bronze Doors, and Inscriptions from the Walls and Windows of the Parish House. ; 10-1/4" Tall; 30 pages. G . USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 21618 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Metropolitan Magazine & Nickell Magazine Vol. Iv #2 Metropolitan Magine: Vol. I #2, Vol. I #3, Vol. Ii #1, Vol. Ii #2, Vol Ii #3, Vol. Iii #3 1895, 1896 U. S. A.: No Publisher, 1895, 1896. Hardcover. Top of spine has two 1/4" tears, the color is worn from most edges but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. The sewn binding is generally sound, but some of the sewing is starting to disintegrate . Very occasional light soil/foxing in generally clean contents. This is a heavy book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees.; Maroon buckram cloth over extra-heavy boards, with no lettering. Numerous b/w photos & reproductions. Approx. 450 pages. 9-3/8" Tall . AMERICANA. "Blakely Hall established the METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE in 1895. At first its chief attraction was the inclusion of pictures of attractive women. " Dates are March 1895, April 1895, August 1895, September 1895, October 1895 and March 1896. NICKELL MAGAZINE is incomplete, with only pages 51-62; it is from August 1895. The March 1896 issue of METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE is also incomplete. Lots of photos of women, especially dancers, actresses and artists' models. There are some cartoons and jokes and some serious articles, pretty much on this and that with a general emphasis on the theatre.. G- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27 \| JP¥ 4001] Book number: 25522 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR New York Walk Book, Fourth Edition Garden City: Doubleday / Natural History Press, c. 1971. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert L. Dickinson & Richard Edes Harrison. Ex-library with call label & written number on DJ's spine. Call # is also written on the book's spine. Library stamps on front endpapers and top/bottom edges . Number written on cprt page, stamped on forword. Pocket on bfep, which is wrinkled from excessive glue. The DJ, which is protected by clear pastic, was taped to the covers. Other than tape marks and call #, the binding is clean and sound, with minor wear. Contents are clean and unmarked on very white paper. The lettering on the DJ's spine is completely faded if it was ever there, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the complete dust jacket. ; Brown cloth, bright gold lettering, design embossed on front cover. Map endpapers. 37-page section of multi-color maps. Index. Pen & ink drawings throughout text. AMERICANA. Considered a bible for all true hikers, this book was first published in 1923; this new edition has been completely rewritten and, most importantly, completely updated. Covers: Palisades, Bear Mountan & Harriman Park, Storm King & Black Rock Forest, Schunemunk Mountain, the Shawangunk Mountains, the Catskills, Westchester county and nearby Connecticut, the Hudson Highlands, the Taconics, the perimeter parks of New York City, all of Long Island, and down into and across New Jersy (the Highlands of Northern New Jerwey, the Pine barrens, the Delawre Water Gap, the Watchungs, and the Jersey Shore) . Detailed instructions on how to get there, where to leave your car, how long or difficult a particular trail is, where you'll go and what you'll see, and how much time it will take. Includes a history of each area and a description of the geologic history of the area. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 363 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 19269 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR St. Bernard Church, Wickford, Rhode Island Hackensack, New Jersey: Custombook, Inc, 1975. Hardcover. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. ; Glossy, full-color photo illustrated boards, white lettering. 5p b/w photos, 4p color photos, 2 drawings, a few small b/w portraits in text. AMERICANA. The history of St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, Tower Hil Road, Wickford, Rhode Island, a member of the Diocese of Providencde. The Church was incorporated July 24, 1974 to meet the spiritual needs of the members of the Faith living in North Kingstown and much of the eastern half of neighboring Exeter. This if the first recorded history of the Church. Only a little over half of the book is taken up with informative text and pictures. The remaining portion is sponsors' ads. ; 10-5/8" Tall; 44 pages. NF . USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1689] Book number: 17570 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Warwick, Rhode Island Hackensack NJ: Custombook, Inc, 1975. Hardcover. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. No DJ. ; Full-color photo-illustrated glossy boards. A couple-dozen or so b/w photos. 4p color photos. AMERICANA. Relates the one-hundred-year history of St. Paul Evangelical Luthern Church in Warwick, Rhode Island. "The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church began as a preaching place among early Swedish settlers during 1872. These immigrants were unfamiliar with the English language. As they could not be served by an English-speakng church, they congregated for a simple form of worship in a boarding house located on Reed and Central Streets in Pontiac. " From there, they went on to organize a congregation, with the first Lutheran service held in Rhode Island on April 14, 1872. Their first church building was dedicated on August 6, 1876. There are eleven pages of text, relating the history of the church and two pages of "Memorial Listings for 100th Anniversay Book. " ; 10-5/8" Tall; 23 pages. VG . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 24495 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Three Rhode Island Yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973 Riverside, RI: Rhode Island Yearbook Foundation, 1971-1973. Paperback. This is a large package and is not eligble for Priority, Air or Internation al under standard fees. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are almost as new. ; Three 8-1/4 x 11" Yearbooks. 140, 108, & 140pp. The colorfully illustrated PAPER COVERs are about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. Beautifully illustrated yearbooks, mostly in b/w, with the occasional full-color illustration. Articles of historical and human interest from the history of Rhode Island. Plenty of interesting advertisements.. VG- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 31513 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Town of Narragansett Tax Book 1954 Narragansett RI: Town Of Narragansett, 1954. Trade Paperback. 1" tear in cover at the bottom of the spine, else minor wear and soil on the sound, stapled binding. Minor foxing on title page. Minor damp stain on last few pages. Else contents are clean. ; PAPER COVERS...blu e cover is lighter than posterboard. AMERICANA. A list of persons, corporations, companies and estates assessed in accordance with the town tax ordered by the electors qualified to vote upon any proposition to impose a tax for the expenditure of money, in the Town of Narragansett, R. I . on the last Monday in March, A. D. 1954 with the valuation and tax on each. Also: List of Officers. Tax rate: $1.82 per $100.00. List of property exempt from taxation. List of the property acquired through tax sale. ; 9-1/8" Tall; 307 pages. G+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 27069 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAILYN, BERNARD WITH DONALD FLEMING, OSCAR HANDLIN AND STEPHEN THERNSTROM Glimpses of the Harvard Past Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. Hardcover; First Printing. Several light scratches on DJ's back panel. Two 1" tears in top edge of DJ's front panel, o/w minor wear and very minor soil on DJ. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Red and tan cloth, bright gold lettering. 38b/w illustrations. AMERICANA. This happy combination of literary essay and exceptionally well-written history, providing insights into a past still important, will quickly take on an honored place on the shelves of Harvardiana. The subjects are of continuing interest not ony to members of the Harvard community, but also to historians of higher education and ordinary readers who will enjoy the new information, original personalities, and thoughtul perspectives the book offers. ; 9-1/2" Tall; 149 pages. F/G . USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 15341 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAILYN, BERNARD WITH DONALD FLEMING, OSCAR HANDLIN AND STEPHEN THERNSTROM Glimpses of the Harvard Past Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. Hardcover; Third Printing. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Name/address stamped on page ix, else contents are almost as new. DJ's spine is faded but the lettering is clear. Minor wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Maroon and tan cloth, bright gold lettering. 38b/w illustrations. AMERICANA. This happy combination of literary essay and exceptionally well-written history, providing insights into a past still important, will quickly take on an honored place on the shelves of Harvardiana. The subjects are of continuing interest not only to members of the Harvard community, but also to historians of higher education and ordinary readers who will enjoy the new information, original personalities, and thoughtful perspectives the book offers. ; 9-1/2" Tall; 149 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 26603 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAKER, CHRISTINA HOPKINSON A Porringer of Cockiney the Story of the Land and House Now Owned By the Visiting Nurse Association at 35 Elm Street New Haven New Haven CT: Visiting Nurse Association, 1930. Hardcover. Very minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Small foxed stain in bottom margin of pages 56-57, as though a flower had been pressed there. Otherwise contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. ; Gren cloth, brigh gold lettering. Drawing frontispiece. Bibliography. 5 full-page b/w illus. 2-page "Ownership tree of land and house. " Some unopened pages. AMERICANA. The VNA's house stands on one of the first lots in Quinnipiac as plotted in 1638, with Govenor Theophilus Eaton the first owner. This book follows the history of the land and then the house via its various owners down through the years. "In the following pages are traced the experiences of the people who lived upon this land and in this house. " ; 9-1/4" Tall; 62 pages. VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 24842 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BARBOUR, HARRIOT BUXTON Sandwich the Town That Glass Built Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c. 1948. Hardcover. Illustrated by Drawings by Robert Hallock. Ex-library with call label on book's spine. Bkpl insidde front cover, discard stamp on ffep, library name embossed on title page, numbers written and stamped on cprt page. Computer label, charge-out slip, discard stamp and pocket on back endpapers. The light-colored cloth binding is quite soiled and the top/bottom of the spine are moderately worn. Else minor wear on the sound binding. Minor edge soil/foxing. Contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Light tan cloth, reddish-brown lettering. 8p b/w photos, occasional drawings in text. Index. Selected bibliography. AMERICANA. A history of the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts with emphasis on the glass-making enterprises which flourished there. ; 8-3/8"Tall; 318 pages. G- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 18128 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BASKIN, JOHN New Burlington, the Life and Death of an American Village . NY W. W. Norton C. 1976. Hardcover. 2nd printing . 259pp. Numerous full-page b/w photos throughout text. Over 9-1/4" Tall. Hardcover. Black cloth, bright gold lettering . AMERICANA. New Burlington OHIO was flooded by the US Corps of Engineers' dam. This book is a ". Beautiful, unique, eccentric history of two hundred years of rural America. " . Top edge of Price-cut DJ is curled, with some minor tears, o/w clean with very minor wear. Top of spine is bumped, o/w very minor soil on sound and unworn binding. Edges are lightly foxed. Contents are clean and unmarked. VG / G + .. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 12730 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BEHLKE, BARBARA ET AL Discover the Secret. . . Rhode Island 1636-1986 Warwick RI: J & R Publishing, c. 1986. Large Paperback. Minor edge wear on the clean and sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Full-color photo-illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of drawings, some photos. AMERICANA. Commemorative edition, 350th anniversary of the founding of Rhode Island. This book is about half text and half advertisements for the firms that make up the commercial base of Rhode Island. Some contents: A cultural mosaic; Better Business Bureau; The jewelry capital; South County - experience it all; Rhode Island's winery; Blackstone factory outlets; Galilee; Narragansett - The Pier; Misquamicut; Block Island; Portsmouth; Newport; East Greenwich; Warwick; Cranston; Johnston; Dining in Rhode Island; Education; Transportion; etc, etc. ; 8-1/8 x 10-7/8"; 176 pages. VG- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 21755 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BENNETT, EDWARD JACKSON Yankee Editor Vignettes & Anecdotes By a New England Country Editor & Legislator East Hebron NH: Pasquaney Press, c. 19887. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0961862408. Minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Gift note on half-title. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Illustrated blue cover is about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title: "Edward J. Bennett. " "An illuminating intriguing collection of facts and elaborations so cleverly written as to tickle your humor and nostalgically stimulate your memory that you'll marvel at the author's entertaining style and skill...With a newspaperman's eye for the unique and a veteran storyteller's easy sense of humor, the author takes you from the smoke-filled rooms at the state Capitol and the barnyards of rugged Yankee folk to the sedate ambiance of Boston's most exclusive clubs. This book is an absolute must for anyone who appreciates New England folklore crafted with old-fashioned color and style. "..Index. Full-page drawings by Dennis Stanhope. B/w photos frontispiece. ; 9" Tall; 227 pages. VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 27222 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BICKFORD, CHRISTOPHER P. The Connecticut Historical Society 1825 - 1975, a Brief Illustrated History Hartford CT: Connecticut Historical Society. Large Paperback. AMERICANA. Green covers are about the weight of posterboard. 89pp. A score or more b/w illustrations. The book's spine and outer margins of the covers are faded. No lettering on spine and no sign there ever was any. Very minor wear and soil on sound binding. Minor edge soil. Contents are almost like new. No DJ. ; Almost 9" Tall. VG . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 13796 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.

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	SOUTH KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1938 The Anchor Volume Viii Wakefield, Rhode Island: Class Of 1938 South Kingstown High School, 1938. Hardcover. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Name on ffep. Minor dramp-wrinkling of some pages, faint musty smell . Contents, other than signatures, are clean. ; Leather-textured brown cloth, gold lettering and decorations on front cover. AMERICANA. Frontispiece of the Class Motto. Seven pages of photos of the Seniors of the Class of 1938. One page each devoted to the Junior, Sophomore and Fressman classes, each page containing a group class photo, with names underneath. Team photos for football, basketball, baseball, golf, girls' basketball, and field hockey. Group photo of Year Book Staff, Literette Society, Orchestra, Boys' Glee Club, Dramatic Club. Many of the photos in the Senior section are signed and Thomas Maliff, the Faculty Advisor, has signed on his page. Loosely laid-in is a 4-page booklet of the "Graduating Exercises of the South Kingstown High School" June 23, 1938. ; 8 x 10-3/4"; 64 pages. G+ . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21 \| JP¥ 3112] Book number: 29504 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	Ferhoodled English . Gettysburg PA Conestoga Crafts C 1964. . 24 unnumbered pages. Drawings on every page. 8vo . Wraps. Colorfully illustrated covers are about the weight of posterboard . Staple binding. AMERICANA. A collection of quaintly amusing expressions heard among the pennsylvania Dutch Folks. Name on front cover. Minor soil and wear to covers. Contents are clean. Good + .. USD 5.97 [Appr.: EURO 4.25 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 531] Book number: 8802 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ADAMS, SHERMAN W. , EDITED BY RONNA L. REYNOLDS The Maritime History of Wethersfield, Vol. 1 Wethersfield CT: Wethersfield Historical Society, c. 1977. Booklet. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Illustrated gray cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. 48 illustrations, mostly b/w photos, including two maps. AMERICANA. Into the nineteenth century, Wethersfield, Connecticut functioned as a maritime center for the Connecticut River Valley. Vessels built, owned, commanded, and crewed by local citizens sailed to all points of the globe. Sherman Wolcott Adams contributed 27 articles on maritime history to the weekly periodical, "The Wethersfield Farmer, " displaying his immense knowledge of Wethersfield and Wethersfield families. In editing the first nine articles, Reynolds has avoided reorganization and modernization, leaving the articles largely intact to better reflect both the man and the times. ; 9" Tall; 44 pages. F . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 23268 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	AIDALA, THOMAS & CURT BRUCE The Great Houses of San Francisco NY: Alfred A. Knopf, c. 1974. Hardcover; Third Printing. ISBN: 0394483804. The tip of the front cover's fore corner shows minor wear, else very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. Minor edge wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Maroon cloth spine, gold lettering. Decorated endpapers. Indexes. More than 200 photos by Curt Bruce, including 8 pages in full color. AMERICANA. Here, in all their individuality, style, and imaginative ornamental detail, are the great houses - both dwellings and public buildings - constituting a wealth of native architecture that is, perhaps, beyond that of any other American city. Curt Bruce's photographs do full justice to the city's mansions and jewel-like small houses, to the originality of form that makes opera house and city hall, bank, factory, and fire station a joy to behold. In an essay rich with anecdote and historical understanding, Aidala evokes an era and explains the creative impulse and the confluence of circumstances that brought about the city's unique architecture. ; 8 x 9-3/8"; 205 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 21933 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ALLEN, M. J. Sonoma California Portrait of a Town Sonoma CA: Oculus Creative, 2006. First Edition. Paperback; First Printing. ISBN: 0978521706. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; 7-3/4 x 7-3/4", 68pp. The color-photo illustrated PAPER COVER is about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. This book was created to enable a hosted child from the contaminated regions around Chernobyl, Ukraine to take home with him something to show his family where he had visited, a book that is very visual and picturesque since his family cannot read English, a book that shows at least a small amount of the beauty and magic that is Sonoma. Photographs by Cathy Stancil. Illustrations by Mark Zall. This book is jam-packed with beautifully reproduced glossy full-color photos. Three pages at the back of the book list Sonoma hotels, bed & breakfasts, and wineries.. VG+ . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 30982 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDERSON, CLAY ET AL The Craftsman in America Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, c. 1975. Hardcover. ISBN: 0870441760. The book's spine is very faded. Lettering, 'tho no longer bright, is readily legible. Very minor soil and wear on the sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Black cloth, orange lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Hundreds of color photos. Index. AMERICANA. From Eastern shipwrights to Navajo weavers, from those who work with needles to those who work with sledgehammers, from saddlemakers and bnajo-builders to the potter. Here we see a wide sampling of their one-of-a-kind work. ; 10-1/4" Tall; 199 pages. VG-/NONE . USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 978] Book number: 16273 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ANDREWS, PETER Classic Country Inns of America in 3 Volumes: New England and the Maritimes, the Mid-Atlantic and the South, the Pacific Coast and Southwest . Los Angeles Knapp Press, An Architectural Digest Book. First Edition 1978. . 159pp in each volume. Each book has scores of full-color photos, many of them full-page. 11-1/4" X 8-3/4" . HC. Covers are 6 different full-color photographos of exteriors of inns. AMERICANA. Covers are clean and bright with minor corner wear, very minor rubbing of spines. Contents are clean and unmarked, with beautifully clear color photos. No DJ. 3 volumes. VG .. USD 29.00 [Appr.: EURO 19.5 \| £UK 17.5 \| JP¥ 2579] Book number: 11380 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	ATKINSON, BROOKS This Bright Land, a Personal View . Garden City American Museaum Of Natural Histdory/Doubleday 1972. Hardcover. First Edition . 201pp. Index. Drawings by Earl Thollander . Almost 8-1/2" Tall. Hardcover. Brown boards, bright gold lettering, emmbossed design on front cover . AMERICANA. Minor edge wear on clean and sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. Good + .. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 800] Book number: 12729 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Baptish Church in Warren, R.I. And the Founding of Brown University 1764 - 1964 . Warren RI Benovolent Baptist Society 1965. . 96pp. A dozen-or so b/w photos. 8-7/8" Tall. Paperback. AMERICANA. Sermons, addresses, historical reviews, list of pastors and their terms of service . Very minor wear on clean and sound binding. Some very small stains on page 96, o/w contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. VG .. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 13456 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR A Full Color Photographic Tour of North Carolina from the Mountains to the Sea, Third Edition Charlotte NC: Aerial Photography Services, (c. 1980) 1984. Third Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0936672005. Binding and contents are almost like new. Very minor edge wear on clean, complete dust jacket. ; Medium gray hardcover, bright gold lettering. AMERICANA. From the full-color photo of the state flag on page 1 to the full-color photo of a cardinal on page 72, this book is just one full-color photo after another, showing the beauty of the State of North Carolina's coastal region, Piedmont Plateau and the Mountain Region, with brief explanatory text accompanying the pictures, a one-page introduction and a two-page map with numberd points of interest. Whether you are a present or former resident of North Carolina, someone who has visited the state or is planning on visiting it, or just a lover of beautiful scenic photography, this book is a treasure chest, ready to be opened to your view. ; 7-5/8 x 9-5/8"; 72 pages. NF/VG+ . USD 17.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1512] Book number: 21162 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR The Memorial Church and Buildings, Fairhaven, Massachusetts a Description of the Buildings and Inscriptions from the Walls and Windows of the Parish House Fairhaven MA: No Publisher, 1920. Booklet. The paper binding's bottom edge is quite worn, with numerous small tears; only minor wear on the other edges. Front cover's top fore corner is creased, 7" crease on lower fore corner. 5" curved dark line (probably ink) on lower portion of the front cover. The booklet is assembled with three staples which are rusting. Pages 9 and 11 have book worm holes along their gutter, at the top edge, else contents are clean and unmarked. ; Brown covers have very much the character of construction paper. PAPER COVERS. Six full-page b/w photos. AMERICANA. The church, parish house, and parsonage of the Unitarian Society of Fairhaven, dedicated on Tuesday, October 4, 1904, form a group of beautiful buildings. The church was designed in the very latest phase of fifteenth century English Gothic, commonly known as perpendicular. The history of the church dates from November 28, 1819. This book consists of an Introduction (with a history of the church and the construction of the buildings) , A Description of the Church Buildings (including the organ, the stained glass windows, and the scrlptured bronze doors) , The Bronze Doors, and Inscriptions from the Walls and Windows of the Parish House. ; 10-1/4" Tall; 30 pages. G . USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1778] Book number: 21618 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Metropolitan Magazine & Nickell Magazine Vol. Iv #2 Metropolitan Magine: Vol. I #2, Vol. I #3, Vol. Ii #1, Vol. Ii #2, Vol Ii #3, Vol. Iii #3 1895, 1896 U. S. A.: No Publisher, 1895, 1896. Hardcover. Top of spine has two 1/4" tears, the color is worn from most edges but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. The sewn binding is generally sound, but some of the sewing is starting to disintegrate . Very occasional light soil/foxing in generally clean contents. This is a heavy book and is not eligible for Priority or Air under standard fees.; Maroon buckram cloth over extra-heavy boards, with no lettering. Numerous b/w photos & reproductions. Approx. 450 pages. 9-3/8" Tall . AMERICANA. "Blakely Hall established the METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE in 1895. At first its chief attraction was the inclusion of pictures of attractive women. " Dates are March 1895, April 1895, August 1895, September 1895, October 1895 and March 1896. NICKELL MAGAZINE is incomplete, with only pages 51-62; it is from August 1895. The March 1896 issue of METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE is also incomplete. Lots of photos of women, especially dancers, actresses and artists' models. There are some cartoons and jokes and some serious articles, pretty much on this and that with a general emphasis on the theatre.. G- . USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27 \| JP¥ 4001] Book number: 25522 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR New York Walk Book, Fourth Edition Garden City: Doubleday / Natural History Press, c. 1971. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert L. Dickinson & Richard Edes Harrison. Ex-library with call label & written number on DJ's spine. Call # is also written on the book's spine. Library stamps on front endpapers and top/bottom edges . Number written on cprt page, stamped on forword. Pocket on bfep, which is wrinkled from excessive glue. The DJ, which is protected by clear pastic, was taped to the covers. Other than tape marks and call #, the binding is clean and sound, with minor wear. Contents are clean and unmarked on very white paper. The lettering on the DJ's spine is completely faded if it was ever there, otherwise very minor wear and soil on the complete dust jacket. ; Brown cloth, bright gold lettering, design embossed on front cover. Map endpapers. 37-page section of multi-color maps. Index. Pen & ink drawings throughout text. AMERICANA. Considered a bible for all true hikers, this book was first published in 1923; this new edition has been completely rewritten and, most importantly, completely updated. Covers: Palisades, Bear Mountan & Harriman Park, Storm King & Black Rock Forest, Schunemunk Mountain, the Shawangunk Mountains, the Catskills, Westchester county and nearby Connecticut, the Hudson Highlands, the Taconics, the perimeter parks of New York City, all of Long Island, and down into and across New Jersy (the Highlands of Northern New Jerwey, the Pine barrens, the Delawre Water Gap, the Watchungs, and the Jersey Shore) . Detailed instructions on how to get there, where to leave your car, how long or difficult a particular trail is, where you'll go and what you'll see, and how much time it will take. Includes a history of each area and a description of the geologic history of the area. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 363 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 19269 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR St. Bernard Church, Wickford, Rhode Island Hackensack, New Jersey: Custombook, Inc, 1975. Hardcover. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost like new. ; Glossy, full-color photo illustrated boards, white lettering. 5p b/w photos, 4p color photos, 2 drawings, a few small b/w portraits in text. AMERICANA. The history of St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, Tower Hil Road, Wickford, Rhode Island, a member of the Diocese of Providencde. The Church was incorporated July 24, 1974 to meet the spiritual needs of the members of the Faith living in North Kingstown and much of the eastern half of neighboring Exeter. This if the first recorded history of the Church. Only a little over half of the book is taken up with informative text and pictures. The remaining portion is sponsors' ads. ; 10-5/8" Tall; 44 pages. NF . USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1689] Book number: 17570 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Warwick, Rhode Island Hackensack NJ: Custombook, Inc, 1975. Hardcover. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. No DJ. ; Full-color photo-illustrated glossy boards. A couple-dozen or so b/w photos. 4p color photos. AMERICANA. Relates the one-hundred-year history of St. Paul Evangelical Luthern Church in Warwick, Rhode Island. "The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church began as a preaching place among early Swedish settlers during 1872. These immigrants were unfamiliar with the English language. As they could not be served by an English-speakng church, they congregated for a simple form of worship in a boarding house located on Reed and Central Streets in Pontiac. " From there, they went on to organize a congregation, with the first Lutheran service held in Rhode Island on April 14, 1872. Their first church building was dedicated on August 6, 1876. There are eleven pages of text, relating the history of the church and two pages of "Memorial Listings for 100th Anniversay Book. " ; 10-5/8" Tall; 23 pages. VG . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 24495 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Three Rhode Island Yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973 Riverside, RI: Rhode Island Yearbook Foundation, 1971-1973. Paperback. This is a large package and is not eligble for Priority, Air or Internation al under standard fees. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are almost as new. ; Three 8-1/4 x 11" Yearbooks. 140, 108, & 140pp. The colorfully illustrated PAPER COVERs are about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. Beautifully illustrated yearbooks, mostly in b/w, with the occasional full-color illustration. Articles of historical and human interest from the history of Rhode Island. Plenty of interesting advertisements.. VG- . USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1334] Book number: 31513 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	NO AUTHOR Town of Narragansett Tax Book 1954 Narragansett RI: Town Of Narragansett, 1954. Trade Paperback. 1" tear in cover at the bottom of the spine, else minor wear and soil on the sound, stapled binding. Minor foxing on title page. Minor damp stain on last few pages. Else contents are clean. ; PAPER COVERS...blu e cover is lighter than posterboard. AMERICANA. A list of persons, corporations, companies and estates assessed in accordance with the town tax ordered by the electors qualified to vote upon any proposition to impose a tax for the expenditure of money, in the Town of Narragansett, R. I . on the last Monday in March, A. D. 1954 with the valuation and tax on each. Also: List of Officers. Tax rate: $1.82 per $100.00. List of property exempt from taxation. List of the property acquired through tax sale. ; 9-1/8" Tall; 307 pages. G+ . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 27069 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAILYN, BERNARD WITH DONALD FLEMING, OSCAR HANDLIN AND STEPHEN THERNSTROM Glimpses of the Harvard Past Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. Hardcover; First Printing. Several light scratches on DJ's back panel. Two 1" tears in top edge of DJ's front panel, o/w minor wear and very minor soil on DJ. Binding and contents are almost like new. ; Red and tan cloth, bright gold lettering. 38b/w illustrations. AMERICANA. This happy combination of literary essay and exceptionally well-written history, providing insights into a past still important, will quickly take on an honored place on the shelves of Harvardiana. The subjects are of continuing interest not ony to members of the Harvard community, but also to historians of higher education and ordinary readers who will enjoy the new information, original personalities, and thoughtul perspectives the book offers. ; 9-1/2" Tall; 149 pages. F/G . USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 15341 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAILYN, BERNARD WITH DONALD FLEMING, OSCAR HANDLIN AND STEPHEN THERNSTROM Glimpses of the Harvard Past Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. Hardcover; Third Printing. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Name/address stamped on page ix, else contents are almost as new. DJ's spine is faded but the lettering is clear. Minor wear on clean, complete DJ. ; Maroon and tan cloth, bright gold lettering. 38b/w illustrations. AMERICANA. This happy combination of literary essay and exceptionally well-written history, providing insights into a past still important, will quickly take on an honored place on the shelves of Harvardiana. The subjects are of continuing interest not only to members of the Harvard community, but also to historians of higher education and ordinary readers who will enjoy the new information, original personalities, and thoughtful perspectives the book offers. ; 9-1/2" Tall; 149 pages. VG-/VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 26603 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BAKER, CHRISTINA HOPKINSON A Porringer of Cockiney the Story of the Land and House Now Owned By the Visiting Nurse Association at 35 Elm Street New Haven New Haven CT: Visiting Nurse Association, 1930. Hardcover. Very minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Small foxed stain in bottom margin of pages 56-57, as though a flower had been pressed there. Otherwise contents are clean and unmarked. No DJ. ; Gren cloth, brigh gold lettering. Drawing frontispiece. Bibliography. 5 full-page b/w illus. 2-page "Ownership tree of land and house. " Some unopened pages. AMERICANA. The VNA's house stands on one of the first lots in Quinnipiac as plotted in 1638, with Govenor Theophilus Eaton the first owner. This book follows the history of the land and then the house via its various owners down through the years. "In the following pages are traced the experiences of the people who lived upon this land and in this house. " ; 9-1/4" Tall; 62 pages. VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 24842 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BARBOUR, HARRIOT BUXTON Sandwich the Town That Glass Built Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c. 1948. Hardcover. Illustrated by Drawings by Robert Hallock. Ex-library with call label on book's spine. Bkpl insidde front cover, discard stamp on ffep, library name embossed on title page, numbers written and stamped on cprt page. Computer label, charge-out slip, discard stamp and pocket on back endpapers. The light-colored cloth binding is quite soiled and the top/bottom of the spine are moderately worn. Else minor wear on the sound binding. Minor edge soil/foxing. Contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Light tan cloth, reddish-brown lettering. 8p b/w photos, occasional drawings in text. Index. Selected bibliography. AMERICANA. A history of the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts with emphasis on the glass-making enterprises which flourished there. ; 8-3/8"Tall; 318 pages. G- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 18128 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BASKIN, JOHN New Burlington, the Life and Death of an American Village . NY W. W. Norton C. 1976. Hardcover. 2nd printing . 259pp. Numerous full-page b/w photos throughout text. Over 9-1/4" Tall. Hardcover. Black cloth, bright gold lettering . AMERICANA. New Burlington OHIO was flooded by the US Corps of Engineers' dam. This book is a ". Beautiful, unique, eccentric history of two hundred years of rural America. " . Top edge of Price-cut DJ is curled, with some minor tears, o/w clean with very minor wear. Top of spine is bumped, o/w very minor soil on sound and unworn binding. Edges are lightly foxed. Contents are clean and unmarked. VG / G + .. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 889] Book number: 12730 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BEHLKE, BARBARA ET AL Discover the Secret. . . Rhode Island 1636-1986 Warwick RI: J & R Publishing, c. 1986. Large Paperback. Minor edge wear on the clean and sound binding. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Full-color photo-illustrated cover is about the weight of posterboard. PAPER COVERS. Scores of drawings, some photos. AMERICANA. Commemorative edition, 350th anniversary of the founding of Rhode Island. This book is about half text and half advertisements for the firms that make up the commercial base of Rhode Island. Some contents: A cultural mosaic; Better Business Bureau; The jewelry capital; South County - experience it all; Rhode Island's winery; Blackstone factory outlets; Galilee; Narragansett - The Pier; Misquamicut; Block Island; Portsmouth; Newport; East Greenwich; Warwick; Cranston; Johnston; Dining in Rhode Island; Education; Transportion; etc, etc. ; 8-1/8 x 10-7/8"; 176 pages. VG- . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2223] Book number: 21755 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BENNETT, EDWARD JACKSON Yankee Editor Vignettes & Anecdotes By a New England Country Editor & Legislator East Hebron NH: Pasquaney Press, c. 19887. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0961862408. Minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Gift note on half-title. Contents are clean and unmarked. ; Illustrated blue cover is about the weight of posterboard. AMERICANA. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title: "Edward J. Bennett. " "An illuminating intriguing collection of facts and elaborations so cleverly written as to tickle your humor and nostalgically stimulate your memory that you'll marvel at the author's entertaining style and skill...With a newspaperman's eye for the unique and a veteran storyteller's easy sense of humor, the author takes you from the smoke-filled rooms at the state Capitol and the barnyards of rugged Yankee folk to the sedate ambiance of Boston's most exclusive clubs. This book is an absolute must for anyone who appreciates New England folklore crafted with old-fashioned color and style. "..Index. Full-page drawings by Dennis Stanhope. B/w photos frontispiece. ; 9" Tall; 227 pages. VG- . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 27222 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.
	BICKFORD, CHRISTOPHER P. The Connecticut Historical Society 1825 - 1975, a Brief Illustrated History Hartford CT: Connecticut Historical Society. Large Paperback. AMERICANA. Green covers are about the weight of posterboard. 89pp. A score or more b/w illustrations. The book's spine and outer margins of the covers are faded. No lettering on spine and no sign there ever was any. Very minor wear and soil on sound binding. Minor edge soil. Contents are almost like new. No DJ. ; Almost 9" Tall. VG . USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 13796 Click here to order or inquire at Velma Clinton Books.