Topographic Map New Hampshire, Manchester Quadrangle. United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey

Washington DC, United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Publisher, 1944. Unbound. 1944, reprinted from the 1941 edition. Single sheet 22 3/8 by 16 ½ inches. Large map of part of the city of Manchester, along with Londonderry, Derry, Hudson and other locales, depicting the topography and geology of the region, as well as main roads, city streets, railroads, elevation, etc. Reverse with text describing the symbols. From a 1931 survey. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present, as issued. Moderate uneven toning and wrinkling, with some creasing. Minor soiling. Heavy toning along the folds. Manchester, NH written in ink twice on the reverse. Good .

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Book number: 019871

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Cartography

No Author

Color Map of New Hampshire and Vermont/Adirondack and White Mountains

No Place, Geo. F. Cram, publisher. Unbound. No date, perhaps pre-1918. 14 ½ by 11 inches (for whole page). A two sided color map, disbound from a larger work, with one side depicting the states of New Hampshire and Vermont and the other side with two maps that depict the Adirondack and the White Mountains (of New Hampshire). GOOD condition. Light toning and soiling. Minor wrinkling and creasing. A few tiny tears along the extremities, not affecting the maps. Good .

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Book number: 008446

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Cartography

No Author

Two Black and White Photos of a Fire, Possibly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Circa Late 1800s, Early 1900s

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. Two black and white photos of a fire, possibly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Circa late 1800s, early 1900s. Photos measure 6 ¾ by 4 ½ inches mounted on cream colored decorative matte boards measuring 9 by 7 inches. One photo bears a handwritten caption on the reverse indicating an '[illegible] street fire Portsmouth Ci.' This shows several large wood buildings, perhaps apartment houses in smoke, with a large pile of wooden chairs and other items in the fore ground, as well as people grouped around the buildings. With a horse drawn fire carriage at the front right of the photo. The second photo perhaps shows the aftermath, with three brick chimneys standing among smoldering rubble. This is shot from a height somewhat above the scene, with houses seen in the background. Several people can be seen among the rubble. The photos are in GOOD condition, although the mattes are in POOR condition. Minor soiling, foxing, toning and rubbing to the photos. Heavy foxing, spotting and staining to the mattes, with an area of dampstaining along the lower left edges of both. A piece is torn off from the lower right corner of the matte corresponding with the rubble photo. Good .

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Book number: 007836

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Portsmouth New Hampshire Photographs

Various authors

Culinary Collectables from Mount Washington Valley

Mount Washington Valley, NH, Calvin Topliff Chap. #18 O.E.S. Publisher. Spiral Bound. no date, perhaps 1970s. Wraps with plastic comb binding. 44 pp. plus a-h in the rear. A collection of recipes for cooking or baking a variety of food, from appetizers, entrees, desserts and drinks. Collected from residents of the Mount Washington Valley region of New Hampshire. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. A few tiny spots to the rear cover. Rectangular ghosting from an old sticker on the lower front cover. Good .

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Book number: 015559

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Cookbooks

Various authors

The Star Island Sand Piper. Sunday, July 4, 1926. Volume 2, Number 9

Star Island, Isles of Shoals,NH, YPRU Conference, Publisher, 1926. Unbound. Two legal sized sheets, printed on single sides only. A newspaper style work published at the 8th annual conference of the Young Peoples' Religious Union, a Unitarian association. Held on Star Island, an island of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. This paper includes a slightly religious article; an article on the island's ship; a piece on island sports, including an illustration of a young woman playing baseball, etc. GOOD+ condition. Three horizontal fold creases present. Some wrinkling. Evidence of a staple at the upper left corner. Good .

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Book number: 019806

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Sur Bois. Franco-American Woodcarvers of Northern New England

Manchester, NH, Franco-American Centre, Publisher, 1996. Wraps. Wraps. Narrow quarto. 48 pp. Black and white and color photos throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of woodcarvings by Franco-American woodcarvers of Northern New England, with several essays examining the history, tradition, artists and artistry involved in the creation of pieces. This includes a look at the influences of religion and nature on work. GOOD condition. Minor curling to the book. Moderate scuffing, some fading and minor soiling, with a few small stains to the covers. Some scuffing/wrinkling along the spine. Good .

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Book number: 012598

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Decorative Arts

Various authors

Win Magazine. May 19, 1977. Seabrook: The First Week

New York, WIN Publishing, 1977. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine devoted to peace, anti-war, and various social movements. This issue devoted to anti-nuclear power protests in Seabrook, New Hampshire, protests against the construction of a nuclear power plant in the area. This covers the first week of the protests, including the actions of the Clamshell Alliance, one of the main organizations leading the protests. Articles look at the mass incarceration of protestors by the National Guard, including what it was like inside the Somersworth (New Hampshire) Armory. GOOD condition. Moderate toning. Minor wrinkling and edgewear. Minor soiling. Text block toned. Good .

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Book number: 017144

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Social Movements

Cummings, O.R.

Capital City Streetcar Days. The Concord and Manchester Electric Branch. The Concord Electric Railways and Predecessors 1878-1933

Forty Fort, PA, Harold E. Cox, Printers, 1996. Wraps. Wraps, covered in clear plastic covers (library binding). 56 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Signed by the author. A history of the various electric railroads and streetcars of the Concord and Manchester, New Hampshire region, including lines and subsidiaries, horse railroads, etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library with pockets, pastedowns and minor stamping in the interior. Covers laminated. Good .

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Book number: 013285

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Railroadiana

No author given

The Bellamy Club, Dover, New Hampshire. Its Organization, Constitution and by-Laws, List of Officers and Members 1886-1891

Dover, NH, Bellamy Club, Publisher, 1891. Cloth. Green cloth. 32 pp. Booklet outlining the members, constitution and bylaws of this club in Dover, New Hampshire, founded in order to "promote good fellowship among its members." Members were primarily residents of Dover, with a certain amount of nonresidents also allowed. All appeared to be male. GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling, scuffing and edgewear to the covers. Interior toned, with scattered foxing. A few pages with dog ear creases. Some pencil annotations to some of the pages. Good .

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Book number: 018515

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn

No Author Given

Biographical Review Volume XXI. Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Belknap and Strafford Counties New Hampshire

Boston, Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Full Leather. Full leather. 11 ½ by 10 inches wide. 605 pp, including index. With portraits throughout. A work providing biographies of prominent residents of the cities of New Hampshire in Belknap and Strafford counties, including Dover, Alton, Barnstead, Laconia, Tilton, Lee, Rochester, Durham, Barrington, and others. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the hinges, with otherwise minor to moderate scuffing. Spine and rear cover faded. Leather worn at the corners. Interior solid with a dampstain affecting the lower corner of the first 60 pages, not affecting text. Very minor scattered soiling. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005842

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Belknap Strafford Counties New Hampshire Biographies

No Author Given

Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New Hampshire, for the Year Ending June 1, 1866. Vol 1

Concord, New Hampshire, George E. Jenks, State Printer, 1866. Cloth. Finely ribbed dark brown cloth. 716 pp. A report giving the list of names of soldiers in all the various New Hampshire regiments, companies, including heavy artillery, providing their residences, dates of muster and general remarks, all pertaining to the Civil War. These remarks include mentioning whether killed or died of disease, desertion, mustered out, etc. GOOD condition. General fading to the cloth, with minor soiling and scuffing. Faint staining to the rear cover. Cloth scuffed and worn along the extremities, with some splitting and fraying. Text block solid, with minor toning to the paper. Sporadic faint dampstaining affecting the upper margin. Front endpaper with a small tear/hole near the upper corner. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006440

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire Civil War Civil War

Haile, William

Message of His Excellency William Haile, Governor of the State of New Hampshire, to the Senate and House of Representatives, June Session, 1857

Concord, New Hampshire, Amos Hadley, State Printer, 1857. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 16 pp. An address by William Haile, then governor of New Hampshire to the New Hampshire Legislature, discussing taxes, appropriation of funds, laws, etc. Of note is his plea for less restrictions on suffrage, citing national concerns over the influx of immigrants to the United States. Haile also addresses slavery in the United States citing encroachments of it at the national level and arguing that all constitutional means must be used to stop it from spreading. The governor cites the lack of redress for enslaved people in the court of law, recently upheld by the United States Supreme Court. With an ownership inscription perhaps reading 'John Bartlett Du (?) ing.' GOOD condition. Square area of browning/offsetting on most of the center front cover. Minor pencil notations to the front page, with minor soiling. Light toning to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 005343

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire History Slavery Politics Suffrage

Hitchcock, C.H.; Huntington, J.H.

The Geology of New Hampshire. A Report Comprising the Results of Explorations Ordered by the Legislature. Three Volumes

Concord, Edward A. Jenks. Half Leather. 1874, 1877, 1878. Half leather with dark brown cloth. 667, 684, 386-249-98. Photos, maps, illustrations and color plates present. An exhaustive survey and study of geology in New Hampshire, examining each region, unique geological features and the mineralogy of the areas. GOOD condition, ex-library, with spine labels present and interior markings. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather on each volume, with exceptionally heavy wear to the leather on the spine of volume 3. Minor soiling to the covers. Interiors solid, with some toning and minor scattered soiling. Frontis of volume two starting to pull from the binding. Good .

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Book number: 017278

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Geology

Jenness, John Scribner

The Isles of Shoals. An Historical Sketch

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1915. Cloth. Brown cloth. 214 pages. Illustrated. Includes a number of fold-out maps. A somewhat informal, although detailed, history of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine, spanning from their discovery and use as fishing islands in colonial times to the 19th century. GOOD condition, ex-museum library. Remains of a spine label present, with a pocket, pastedown and minor stamping in the interior. Moderate fading to the covers, with minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. Interior solid with minor scattered soiling and general toning to the paper. Previous owner's bookplate (depicting the shoals) on the inside front cover, with ownership signatures on the last page. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005426

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Isles of Shoals New Hampshire

Jobe, Brock (editor)

Portsmouth Furniture. Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast. An Introduction

Boston, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1992. Wraps. Folio. Illustrated wraps. Folio. 20 pp. Color photos throughout. A work issued to accompany a 1992 exhibition, providing a brief history, as well as a selection of plates depicting furniture made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 1670 to 1840, looking at styles and craftsmen, as well as many documented examples. This catalog was followed by the publication of the same name that is much more extensive. GOOD+ condition. Light fading. Some bumping and creasing at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 019940

Catalogue: New Hampshire History

Keywords: Noisbn Decorative Arts