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Armstrong, John Borden: Connecticut A Bibliography of its History. Published by: University Press of New England in Hanover: 1986. Very good in medium green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with two short 1/4" closed tears at the upper corners of the head of the spine; otherwise, this volume is in fine condition. A quarto measuring 11" tall by 8 3/8" deep. Without a dust jacket as issued. 591 pages including an index. This is volume six of Bibliographies of New England History prepared by the Committee For A New England Bibliography. Edited by Roger Parks. TB21143 $25.00

Barber, John Warner: Connecticut Historical Collections, Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc., relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions. Second Edition Published by: Durrie & Peck and J. W. Barber in New Haven: 1838. Very good+ in a contemporary full leather binding with gilt text and tool work on the spine and gilt borders on the boards. An octavo measuring 9" by 5 1/2" with marbled paper end sheets. The pages are uniformly lightly foxed throughout. The hand-colored, fold-out map of Connecticut shows minor minor wear at the folds and a long crease at the outer margin, none of which impacts on the map itself. With some minor foxing throughout. 560 pages of text. Illustrated throughout with 190 wood block engravings. Barber, an illustrator and historian (1798-1885) was Connecticut's first popular historian creating one of the first travel guides of the state. Following the index (in the front of the book) is a hand colored, fold-out map of the State of Connecticut noting all of its towns at the time (see note above regarding condition). Considered to be "mildly scarce" by Howes. (Howes, B-120) Originally published in 1836. TB24049 $275.00

Buel, Jr. and J. Bard McNulty (Editors), Richard: Connecticut Observed: Three Centuries of Visitor's Impressions 1676-1940. Published by: The Acorn Club in n.p.: 1999. Fine in heavy illustrated wraps with a perfect binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. 228 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with reproductions of early art work. Essays from visitors to Connecticut during the colonial period, Revolutionary period, Pre-Civil War, Post-Civil War and Twentieth-Century periods. A perfect, clean and crisp copy. TB22777 $15.00

Roll over Image to expandCase, James: An Account of Tryon's Raid on Danbury in April, 1777 also The Battle of Ridgefield and The Career of Gen. David Wooster. Reprint of 1977 Published by: Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society in Danbury, Conn.: (1927), 1977. Fine in heavy white, printed paper wraps with a double staple binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. Signed by the author (compiler) on the title page. 56 pages of text, a bibliography and illustrated with a frontispiece map. A thorough account of the British raid on Danbury and Ridgefield, Connecticut to destroy the military stores accumulated there by the American forces supplied "from written authorities on the subject with much original matter hitherto unpublished contributed by interested friends." (Gephart, 6299; Connectiuct/Armstrong, 1915) According to the verso side of the rear panel, the original printing of this publication done in 1927 was largely damaged by fire with only a few hundred copies surviving. TB21047 $75.00

Roll over Image to expandCroffut and John M. Morris, W. A.: The Military and Civil History of Connecticut during The war of 1861-65 Comprising A Detailed Account of The Various Regiments and Batteries..... Third Revised Edition Published by: Ledyard Bill in New York: 1869. An ex-library copy in very good condition overall in a dark green cloth covered binding with gilt text on the spine. With a library call number in white on the lower quarter of the spine and there is the residue of removed plates or labels on the end sheets and there is a minor ink number in the gutter of the title page. With the exception of the photographic plates the text is remarkably clear of foxing. 891 pages including an index of names, an index of regiments, appendix and text. Illustrated with black and white photographic portraits of the officers who served. TB22840 $75.00

Roll over Image to expandCurtis, George Munson: Early Silver of Connecticut And Its Makers. First Edition Published by: International Silver Company in Meriden, Conn.: 1913. Very near fine in 1/4 black cloth and gray paper covered boards with silver text stamping on the spine and with the same on the front board. Without a dust jacket, perhaps as issued. 115 pages of text illustrated with line drawings and 33 photographic plates. Pages 83 through 115 are devoted to early Connecticut Silversmiths listing their names, places of business, birth and death dates (if known) and any available biographical data uncovered by the author. Many of the pages within this volume remain uncut. TB22859 $70.00

Roll over Image to expandDacquino, V. [Vincent]: Sybil Ludington The Call To Arms. Second Printing Published by: Purple Mountain Press in Fleischmanns, New York: 2000. Near fine in illustrated heavy paper wraps Without a dust jacket as issued. At the age of 16, Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles on horseback through Putnam and Dutchess Counties in New York to alert members of her father's regiment to the raid by the British on Danbury, Connecticut in 1777. This is the biography of her life. 104 pages including a bibliography, list of facts with their sources, text and illustrated throughout with photographs and maps with extensive description of the Tryon's raid on Danbury to destroy provisions stocked for the revolutionary cause. TB22636 $15.00

Roll over Image to expandDay, Thomas: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut Prepared and Published in Pursuance of a Statute Law of The State Volume XIV. First Edition Published by: Case, Tiffany & Co. in Hartford: 1843. In full light brown leather covered boards with a red leather label with gilt text borders on the spine. This volume is in very near fine condition with what little foxing is present is largely limited to the end pages of the text block. A very sound and handsome copy. 636 pages including an index followed by an eight page "Termes De La Ley". TB19193 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandDay, Thomas: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut; prepared and Published in Pursuance of a Statute Law of the State Volume XXI. First Edition Published by: Case, Tiffany and Company in Hartford: 1853. In full light brown leather covered boards with a red leather label with gilt text borders on the spine. This volume is in very good+ condition with mild rubbing to the head and heel of the spine, several spots of wear to the edges of the boards and what little foxing is present is largely limited to the end pages of the text block. A very sound and handsome copy. 666 pages including an index. TB19195 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandFarnham, Elmer: The Quickest Route The History of The Norwich & Worcester Railroad. First Edition Published by: Pequot Press in Chester, Conn.: 1973. Fine in dark gray cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and on the front board and with map end papers. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with rubbing to the folds and a 1/4" closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel. Signed by the author on the fly title page. 210 pages of text illustrated with photographs, maps and sketches throughout. TB23646 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandFuller, Edmund: Prudence Crandall An Incident of Racism in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut. First Edition Published by: Wesleyan University Press in Middletown, Conn.: 1971. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with black and silver colored text on the spine. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with a 1/2 closed tear at the upper corner of the spine area which is also faded and faded across the first 1" of the front panel. 113 pages of text including a list of sources. Illustrated with eight reproductions of early painted and photographic portraits. TB21837 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandFuller as told to Hartzell Spence, Alfred: A Foot In The Door. First Edition Published by: McGraw-Hill Book Company in New York: 1960. Very good+ in 3/4 red cloth and paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with shallow 1/8" deep chipping to the ends of the spine area and small chips from the fore corners of the panels. "The life appraisal of the Original Fuller Brush Man." 250 pages of text including an index and illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. TB19593 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandGarvan, Anthony: Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial Connecticut. First Edition Published by: Yale University Press in New Haven: 1951. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt sketch on the front board. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2" by 7" with a small prior owner's book plate on the front free end page. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with 1/16" deep chipping across the upper edge of the spine area and rubbing across the lower edge of the same as well as rubbing to the fold to the front flap. 166 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with maps, line drawings and facsimiles of original documentation. One of the volumes in the History of Art Series by the Yale Historical Publications. (Roos, 643) TB23683 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandGrant, Ellsworth Strong: Yankee Dreamers and Doers. First Edition Published by: Pequot Press in Chester: n.d. (1973). Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. there is a prior owner's name and address on the title page. A small quarto measuring 9 3/4" tall by 6 3/4" deep containing 269 pages including an index, list of references, text and illustrated throughout with photographs and reproductions of contemporary works of art. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with light wear and rubbing around the edges and at the ends of the spine area. A study of the industrial foundation of Connecticut to include not only the success but also the failures. TB19594 $25.00

Hall, Edward: Connecticut Invites You. Published by: State of Connecticut Publicity Commission in Hartford: n.d.. Very good+ in heavy pictoral wraps with a stapled binding. A twelve page advertising brochure used to promote growth in the area from nearby New York City. The brochure is illustrated with black and white photographs highlighting the tranquil, picturesque environment of the state. Although no credit is given to the photographer of these pictures there two letters laid-in which suggest that the photographer may have been Albert B. Street of New Haven, Connectiut. TB16591 $10.50

Hall, Trish: The New Connecticut Yankees. First Edition Published by: Cottage Industries in Cobalt, Conn: 1980. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt decoration of the Charter Oak on the front board. In a fine dust jacket. With a preface by Ella Grasso. 39 pages of text and four illustrations. TB16725 $10.50

Roll over Image to expandHeermance (Compiler) , Edgar: The Connecticut Guide What To See And Where To Find It. Second Printing of June, 1935 Published by: Emergency Relief Commission in Hartford: 1935. Very good in heavy blue-green printed paper wraps in a perfect format binding with map front end papers. The spine area is well tanned and worn at its ends and the front and rear panels are moderately soiled. There is a prior owner's name neatly written on the second free end paper. A small octavo measuring 8 7/16" tall by 5 1/4" deep containing 320 pages including an index. Without a dust jacket as issued. As recognized in Jerre Mangione's study of the WPA's Federal Writer's Project on page 46, The Connecticut Guide What to See And Where To Find It "helped to clinch the plan of preparing a series of state guides that could employ the services of researchers and all kinds of writers." "Although The Connecticut Guide fell short of the standards that were later" to be established for "the American Guide Series, it did provide the model for WPA's series. This guide is also recognized in the American Guide Series volume for Connecticut as the "predecessor and inspiration" for the series. TB19014 $40.00

Hoadley, Charles: The Public Records of the State of Connecticut from October, 1776 to February, 1778, inclusive. Published by: State of Connecticut in Hartford: 1894. A two volume set both volumes of which are in very good condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spines. The cloth at the lower half of the joint of Volume 1 is splitting however, the book and binding remain tight. The cloth at the heads and heels of the spines for both volumes are rubbed and in some some areas the cloth is frayed. The volumes contain the Journal of the Council of Safety from October 11, 1776 to May 6, 1778. The pages within both volumes are largely un-cut. A very uncommon set of records from the American Revolution. TB17156 $85.00

Hooker, John: Connecticut Reports: Being Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut - Vol XLI.. First Edition Published by: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. in Hartford: 1875. Very good in full light brown leather covered boards with a gilt on red leather label on the spine and with a text on the front board reading: "Furnished by the State to the Town of" followed by a four inch black line on which is written in a neat script hand the name of the town of "Durham". The boards are bordered with blinding embossing. The edges of the boards are rubbed and there is a tear to the leather at the heel of the spine. The hinges and joints are tight and storng and all of the pages are present. The spine is also labeled with the number "41" An octavo measuring 9" tall by 6" deep containing 648 pages of text. Overall a very handsome volume. TB18713 $75.00

Johnston, Alexander: American Commonwealths Connecticut A Study Of A Commonwealth-Democracy. First Edition Published by: Houghton, Mifflin and Company in Boston: 1890. An ex-library copy in very good- condition in the publisher's original olive green, pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board with dark green end sheets. A 16mo measuring 7" by 4 1/2" with the typical library markings. 409 pages including an index followed by eight pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with one, two-color, fold-out map of the State of Connecticut as a frontispiece. One of the volumes in the American Commonwealths series edited by Horace E. Scudder. TB24050 $15.00

Roll over Image to expandKelly, J. Frederick: Early Connecticut Meetinghouses Being an Account of the Church Edifices Built Before 1830 Based Chiefly upon Town and Parish Records. First Edition Published by: Columbia University Press in New York: 1948. Both volumes in this two volume set are in near fine conditions in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spines and across the upper edges of the front boards. The first free end paper of both volumes shows a prior owner's small prior owner's book plate. Without dust jackets as issued; however, the books are contained in a good paper covered, illustrated slip case which shows many faint spots of foxing. Both volumes are quartos measuring 12" by 9". Volume I contains 332 pages and volume II contains 360 pages including an index. Both are heavily illustrated with black and white photographs some with photographic details such as doors and windows augmented with floor plans and sketches of truss work. Extremely uncommon. (Roos, 649) TB23744 $325.00

Roll over Image to expandKelly, J. Frederick: Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut. Reprint Published by: Dover Publications, Inc. in New York: 1963. Near fine in heavy printed paper wraps with a prior owner's name on the first free end page and with a few pages with underlined text markings. Without a dust jacket as issued. 210 pages including an index, text and illustrated with 434 line drawings of homes and construction details. TB22432 $15.00

Roll over Image to expandMay, Earl Chapin: Century of Silver 1847-1947 Connecticut Yankees and a Noble Metal. First Edition Published by: Robert M. McBride & Company in New York: 1947. Near fine in light gray cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and with a blue design on the front board and illustrated end sheets. In a good unclipped dust jacket with 1/3" deep chips at the corners of the spine area and heavy rubbing to the folds. 388 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. TB22861 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandMcAdam, Roger Williams: The Old Fall River Line. Revised and Enlarged Edition of 1955 Published by: Stephen Daye Press in New York: 1955. Very near fine in light blue cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and with map end sheets with a prior owner's name written in ink on the upper corner of the first free end page. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with moderate wear and rubbing at the upper and lower edges of the spine area and with light rubbing at the folds. There is a 3/4" long closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel at the fold to the spine area. 288 pages including an index, text and illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. The full title reads: "The Old Fall River Line Being a chronicle of the world-renowned steamship line with tales of romantic events and personages during its ninety years of daily service and accounts of the last voyages by the famous Sound Seamers." This revised and updated edition contains nineteen additional pictures not included in the first edition as well as additional textual material. TB22849 $35.00

Roll over Image to expandMcDevitt, Robert: Connecticut Attacked: A British Viewpoint, Tryon's Raid on Danbury. Second Printing Published by: Pequot Press in Chester, Conn.: 1974. Very good in heavy printed paper wraps with a perfect binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. As noted by a small, printed paper label on the front cover, this is a "special edition" with a folded map of the area of Connecticut tipped-in at the rear of the book. 76 pages including a bibliography, chapter notes and text. TB22396 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandMiddlebrook, Louis: Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution. Limited Edition one of only 1,250 copies Published by: The Essex Institute in Salem: 1925. Both volumes in this two volume set are in near fine condition in dark blue ribbed cloth with bright gilt text stamping and decorations to the spines and front boards with the top edges gilt. Both volumes show a faint dampness stain across the lower edges of the front and rear boards and dampness staining to the rear pages of volume 2 (none of which impacts on the text itself) The remaining damage caused by dampness is restricted to minor "high tide" marks at the lower edges of the page margins. There is a prior owner's book plate on the verso of the first free end pages. Both volumes are contained within very good- dust jackets with dampness staining to the lower edges of the panels and spine areas. Both volumes and the jackets are contained within a good slipcase which is also showing a dampness stain across its lower quarter and beginning to part at one of the lower seams. Vol. I contains 271 pages including an index. Vol. II 359 pages including an index. Vol. I contains detailed references on vessels of the Connecticut navy with information on ship construction, armament, crews, naval engagements, prison ships and nautical instruments. Vol. II provides comparable data on privateers fitted out in Connecticut. (Gephart, 7346) TB23655 $100.00

Roll over Image to expandMiller, James: As We Were On the Valley Shore. First Edition Published by: Shore Line Times in Guilford: 1976. Near fine in decorated gray cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with several short closed tears at the ends of the spine area but no chipping. A bicentennial pictorial history of the valley shore towns of Connecticut. 420 pages with index, 96 pages of ads, text and hundreds of black and white period photographs. TB20237 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandMolloy (Compiler), Leo: Tercentenary Pictorial and History of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. First Edition Published by: Press of the Emerson Bros., Inc. in Ansonia: 1935. Good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine. The front hinge is cracked; however, the binding and pages remain tight and strong. Without a dust jacket. 404 pages "Containing a history of Derby, Ansonia, Shelton and Seymour. A chronicle of the Progress and Achievement of the several cities and towns." TB22841 $60.00

Roll over Image to expandNational Park Service, : New Haven Architecture Selections From The Historic American Building Survey Number Nine. Published by: U.S. Dept. of the Interior in Washington, D.C.: 1970. Near fine in printed paper wraps. A small quarto measuring 10 5/8" by 8 1/4" with a prior owner's small book plate on the verso of the front panel. There is a prior owner's name and date at the upper corner of the first free end page. A survey of nineteen homes and buildings in the New Haven area to include the Reverend John Woodward House, First Church of Christ, John Cook House, Timothy Bishop House, Joehn E. Bassett & Co. (Hardware Store), Skinner-Trowbridge House, Gove Street Cemetery Entrance, Willis Bristol House, New Haven City Hall, John M. Davies House, Atwater-Ciampolini House, William Pinto House, Dwight Hall (at Yale), Townsend City Savings Bank, James Dwight Dana House, John Pitkin Norton House, Everard Benjamin House and Third Congregational Society. Building elevations, photographs and floor plans are included for most structures. 158 pages of text followed by a one page map of the City of New Haven. TB23687 $45.00

New Haven Colony Historical Society, : Papers Of The New Haven Colony Historical Society Vol. III. First Edition Published by: New Haven Colony Historical Society in New Haven: 1882. Very good in the publisher's original dark brown, pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with clay end sheets. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 620 pages including an index for volumes I, II and III. The contents include: The founding of Yale College; The New Haven Convention of 1778; History of the Ancient Maritime Interests of New Haven; The Mohegan Land Controversy; Gov. Elihu Yale; Branford Annals; The Boundary Line between Connecticut and New York; Chapters on the Early Government of Connecticut; The Ecclesiastical Constitution of Yale College; The Early Relations between New Netherland and New England; and, Inscriptions on Tombstones in New Haven, prior to 1800. TB23596 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandNew Haven Colony Historical Society, : Papers Of The New Haven Colony Historical Society Vol. IX. First Edition Published by: New Haven Colony Historical Society in New Haven: 1918. Very good+ in the publisher's original dark brown, pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with clay end sheets. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 477 pages including an index and text. The contents include: The Hartford Convention; Notes on some of the New Haven Loyalists; The Rev. Harry Croswell D.D. and his Diary; The Removal of Yale College to New Haven in October, 1716; The Loss of the Charter Government in Connecticut; Fighting the Revolution with Printer's Ink in Connecticut; A Ride across Connecticut before the Revolution; The Citizenship of the Author of the "Quatre Lettres d'un Bourgeois de New-Have su l'unite' de la legislation"; Jared Ingersoll, Stamp Master, and the Stamp Act; and A Selection from the Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers of Jared Ingersoll. TB23597 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandNew Haven Colony Historical Society, : Papers Of The New Haven Colony Historical Society Vol. X. First Edition Published by: New Haven Colony Historical Society in New Haven: 1951. Very good+ in the publisher's original dark brown, pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 345pages including an index and text. Illustrated with black and white photographs The contents include: Ye Mylestones of Connecticut; The Derby Turnpike; The Grove Street Cemetery; Steamboats Reach New Haven; John William De Forest; New Haven, Birthplace of the World's First Commercial Telephone Exchange; The Three Earliest New Haven Architects; History of the Brass Industry in the Naugatuck Valley; Hezekiah Augur; Slavery in Connecticut and Especially in New Haven; John W. Barber, Illustrator and Historian. TB23598 $50.00

Nutting, Wallace: Connecticut Beautiful. Reprint Published by: Bonanza Books in New York: n.d. (1974?). Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9" by 6" with light dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a near fine but price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. 256 pages. TB23601 $10.00

Roll over Image to expandRadde, Bruce: The Merritt Parkway. Second Printing Published by: Yale University Press in New Haven: 1993. Fine in bright yellow cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/2" high by 8 1/2" wide. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 135 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated throughout with both color and black and white photographs. "The Merritt Parkway, built in the 1930's to connect Connecticut's Fairfield County with New York State, was one of the earliest attempts to cope with America's new obsession with the automobile. This book traces the history of the Merritt Parkway from the proposals for its construction and design in the early 1920's to its triumphant completion in 1940. ...it is no only a picturesque tour of a renowned Connecticut landmark, but is also an appraisal of a major contribution to the built environment - one recently placed on the National Register of Historic Places." (from jacket flap) TB22789 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandSandler, Martin: This Was Connecticut Images of a Vanished World. First Edition Published by: Little, Brown and Company in Boston: 1977. Fine in dark purple cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and blind embossed borders on the boards. An oblong octavo measuring 8 1/2" tall by 10 1/4" deep. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 222 pages followed by two pages of acknowledgments. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs taken principally by T. S. Bronson and others from the 1880's through 1915 who was not only a dentist but also the official photographer for Yale University at that time. TB22793 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandState of Connecticut, : The Revised Statues of The State of Connecticut to which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of The State of Connecticut. First Edition Published by: H. S. Parsons and Company in Hartford: 1849. In full light brown leather covered boards with a red leather label with gilt text borders on the spine. This volume is in very good+ condition with mild rubbing to the head and heel of the spine, several spots of wear to the edges of the boards and what little foxing is present is largely limited to the end pages of the text block. A very sound and handsome copy. 758 pages including an index. TB19194 $65.00

Taylor, John: The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut 1647-1697. Limited Edition Reprint Published by: J. Edmund Edwards, Publisher in Stratford, Conn.: 1969. Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine A small octavo measuring 7 1/2" by 5 1/2" with a small prior owner's book plate on the first free end page. Without a dust jacket as issued. One of only 1000 copies reprinted and this copy is number 800 and signed by the author on the copyright page. 172 pages including an index and text. Originally published in 1908. TB23717 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandThe Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection and Insurance Company, : Connecticut Masters The Fine Arts and Antiques Collections of The Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection and Insurance Company. First Edition Published by: Self-published in Hartford: 1991. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An oblong small quarto measuring 9 1/2" high by 9" deep. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 271 pages including an index. Illustrated with hundreds of full color pictures of fine art by master painters and cabinetmakers from Connecticut all of which are in The Hartford Seam Boiler collection of fine arts. TB22601 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandThomas, John Carl: Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers. First Edition Published by: The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford: 1976. Fine in black and gray cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a near fine glassine dust jacket. 194 pages including an index, bibliography, checklist of Connecticut Pewterers, text and illustrated extensively with black and white photographs through-out. TB19863 $35.00

Trumbull, Jonathan: Jonathan Turmbull Governor of Connecticut, 1769-1784. First Edition Published by: Little, Brown and Company in Boston: 1919. Very good+ in brown cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine. Without a dust jacket. 362 pages containing an index, bibliography and text. A biography of Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut's Governor during the Revolutionary War as told by his great, great-grandson, Jonathan Trumbull. TB17154 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandTrumbull, J. Hammond: The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665. First Edition Published by: Brown & Parsons in Hartford: 1850. Very good- in the publisher's original 1/2 black leather and brown cloth covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text in two of the compartments and gilt borders at the edges of the leather on the boards and with marbled end sheets. The edges of the leather are worn and rubbed and with a 1" deep, 1/2" wide triangular chip from the head of the spine. With the remnants of three prior owner's book plates on the front paste down (One of them showing ownership by a Trumbull.) The hinges and joints remain tight and strong. There is little evidence of any foxing or tanning to the pages. Without a dust jacket as issued. An incomparable source for genealogical information for families of the Hartford area. 604 pages including an appendix, index of names a general index which is followed by an errata. Illustrated with several facsimile reproductions of early colonial documents. The full title reads: "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut Prior to the Union with New Haven Colony, May, 1665; transcribed and published, (in accordance with a resolution of the general assembly,) under the supervision of the secretary of state, with occasional notes, and an appendix". TB22694 $175.00

Roll over Image to expandUrban, Richard: Connecticut Chartered For Progress. Published by: Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc. in Encino, Calif.: 2002. Fine in black cloth covered boards with blind embossing on the spine and on the front board. A quarto measuring 12" high by 9" deep. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 348 pages including an index, bibliography, text and illustrated with hundreds of multi-color photographs. A publication produced in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Develoment. A pictorial guide highlighting 20th and 21st century Connecticut lifestyle and economic history. TB22773 $20.00

Various Contributors, : Litchfield County Documents. Published by: Various Publishers in : 1839-1852. The book is an xlibrary copy in fair condition in 1/2 black cloth and marbled paper covered boards with the back strap almost completely detached and the corners of the boards rubbed through. There are numerous library stampings on the end papers with the front hinge tight but the rear hinge cracked. This is a collection of three publications as follows: An Address delivered to the people of Goshen, Connecticut, at their first centennial celebration, Sept. 28, 1838 by Rev. Grant Powers; Litchfield Country Centennial Celebration, held at Litchfield, Conn., 13th and 14th of August, 1851; and, Proceedings of the North and South Consociations of Litchfield Country, CT., in convention at Litchfield, July 7 and 8, 1852 to commerorate the centennial anniversary of their primitive organization. TB16050 $45.00

Warmsley, Arthurh: Connecticut Post Offices and Postmarks. First Edition Published by: Self Published in Portland, CT: 1977. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board. In a very good dust jacket with two short closed tears at the upper edge of the front and rear panels. One of an unstated limited edition series. 257 pages containing an index, list of Connecticut Post Offices, text and photographic illustrations and a list of Connecticut cancelation marks. TB12668 $35.00

Weigold, Marilyn: The American Mediterranean An Environmental, Economic & Social History of Long Island Sound. First Edition Published by: Kennikat Press in Port Washington: 1974. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine and on the front board and with photographic end sheets. A quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 228 pages including an index, bibliographic notes, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. TB23848 $20.00

Whittlesey, Charles: Crossing and Re-Crossing the Connecticut River. First Edition Published by: Tuttle, Morehouse & Tay in New Haven: 1938. Very good+ in green cloth covered beveled boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board with a prior owner's name on the front EP. The book provides "A Description of the River from it Mouth to its source, with a history of its Ferries and Bridges." 143 pages containing a bibliography, text and photographs of bridges and ferries from Old Saybrook to Putney, Vermont. TB16323 $52.50

WPA, : Connecticut A Guide to its Roads, Lore and People. First Edition Published by: Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston: 1938. Very good in red cloth covered boards with the cloth on the spine faded. Missing it issued dust jacket. The rear end paper of the book has a pocket within which should be a multi-color map of the state. Unfortunately, this map is missing. 593 pages including an index, chronology and photographs. TB23599 $40.00

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