Brookline Village Books

Voyage in a Six-Oared Skiff to the Falls of Saint Anthony in 1817. Collections of the Historical society of Minnesota. [pt. 1, 1860]

Long, Stephen Harriman · 1860

$173.00 (€156.96 | £130.95 | ¥27,626)

Philadelphia, H. B. Ashmead, printer, 1860. Second edition. Hardcover. 87, [1] p. 22 cm. Very good condition Referenes: Howes L443; Sabin 41820; Wagner-Camp-Becker 16:2 A foundational account of early exploration in the Upper Mississippi Valley, this narrative records Major St...

Report of a Geological Reconnoissance Made in 1835, from the Seat of Government, by the Way of Green Bay and the Wisconsin Territory to the Coteau de Prairie, an Elevated Ridge Dividing the Missouri from the St. Peter's River. By G.W. Featherstonhaugh, U.S. Geologist.

Featherstonhaugh, George William · 1836

$230.00 (€208.68 | £174.09 | ¥36,728)

Washington, DC, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1836. First edition. Hardcover. 168 p. 4 pl. 23 cm. Very good condition References:Howes F65; Sabin 23959; Wagner-Camp-Becker 61 This early government-issued geological survey presents Featherstonhaugh’s official account of his 1835...

A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island : Written with Care and Impartiality, from Original and Authentic Materials; Consisting of Two Parts... : With an Accurate and Improved Map of Each State / by John C. Pease and John M. Niles.

Pease, John C. (John Chauncey) & Niles, John M. (John Milton) · 1819

$201.00 (€182.37 | £152.14 | ¥32,097)

Hartford, Printed and published by William S. Marsh, 1819. Hardcover. vii, 389, [2] leaves of plates : ports. folded maps ; 22 cm. very good condition. in worn calf References: Shaw & Shoemaker 49034 An early and authoritative geographical and historical reference work on Conn...

History and Antiquities of New Haven (Conn. ) from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Comp. From the Most Authentic Sources. By J.W. Barber. Illustrated with Engravings.

Barber, John Warner · 1831

$144.00 (€130.65 | £109.00 | ¥22,995)

New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1831. Hardcover. 120 p. illus. 6 col. plates, col. plan. 19 cm. Good condition. Rebound in blue cloth, prelim leaves restored & 2 table of contents content leaves replaced in facsimile. References: Sabin 3593; Shoemaker 5775; Howes First edition of th...

The Conquest of Canäan : A Poem, in Eleven Books / by Timothy Dwight.

Dwight, Timothy · 1785

$230.00 (€208.68 | £174.09 | ¥36,728)

Hartford, Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1785. Hardcover. [8], 304, [2] p. ; 18 cm (8vo). Very good condition. in full contemporary calf References: Evans 18996; BAL 5040; ESTC W30488; Sabin 21554 First edition of this ambitious epic poem by Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), a prominent...

History and Antiquities of New Haven (Conn. ) from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Collected and Comp. From the Most Authentic Sources. By J.W. Barber. Illustrated with Engravings.

Barber, John Warner · 1831

$345.00 (€313.02 | £261.14 | ¥55,092)

New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1831. Hardcover. 120 p. illus. 6 col. plates, col. plan. 19 cm. very good condition. Rebound in modern 3/4 calf References: Sabin 3593; Shoemaker 5775; Howes B First edition of this early local history by John Warner Barber (1798–1885), a noted Americ...

The War in Kansas. A Rough Trip to the Border, Among New Homes and a Strange People

Brewerton, George Douglas · 1856

$144.00 (€130.65 | £109.00 | ¥22,995)

New York, Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover. xii, [13]-400 p. front. (port.) plates. 19 cm. Very good condition. Rebacked with original backstrip. Plates and text clean; binding sound. References: Howes B763; Sabin 7749; Wagner-Camp 275. This firsthand account offers a vivid po...

Journal of a Tour Into the Interior of Missouri and Arkansaw, from Potosi, or Mine a Burton, in Missouri Territory, in a South-West Direction, Toward the Rocky Mountains: Performed in the Years 1818 and 1819. By Henry R. Schoolcraft.

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe · 1821

$863.00 (€782.99 | £653.22 | ¥137,810)

London, Printed for Sir R. Phillips and co. 1821. First edition. Hardcover. 102 p. fold. map. 23 cm. Very good condition. Rebound in blue boards with leather spine References: Howes S183; Sabin 77852; Wagner-Camp 19a. This early narrative by geologist and ethnologist Henry R. ...

Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820: Resumed and Completed, by the Discovery of Its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832.

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe · 1855

$460.00 (€417.35 | £348.18 | ¥73,456)

Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo, & co. 1855. Hardcover. xx, [17]-596 p. 23 cm. Very good condition. Bound in original cloth, inner hinges reinforced, clean and solid overall, with minimal shelfwear. Text block sound and internally clean. References: Howes S187; Sabin 77855; W...

Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared with Those of Other and Similar Regions. By Louis Agassiz. With a Narrative of the Tour, by J. Elliot Cabot. And Contributions by Other Scientific Gentlemen...

Agassiz, Louis · 1850

$575.00 (€521.69 | £435.23 | ¥91,820)

Boston, Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850. First edition. Hardcover. x, [2], [9]-428 p. front. illus. plates, map. 23 cm. Good condition. Bound in original brown publisher’s cloth, with wear to boards and chipping at the top of the spine. A light tan stain affects the upper mar...

Views in New Haven and Its Vicinity: With a Particular Description to Each View. Drawn and Engraved by J.W. Barber.

Barber, John Warner · 1825

$201.00 (€182.37 | £152.14 | ¥32,097)

New Haven, J. W. Barber , 1825. Hardcover. 11 p. 6 plates (incl. map) 15 cm. Good condition, plate 5 torn with some loss at top References: Sabin 3595; Shoemaker 19272 Scarce early work by John Warner Barber (1798–1885), one of America’s first historian-illustrators, featuring...

Das Illustrirte Mississippithal : Dargestellt in 80 Nach Der Natur Aufgenommenen Ansichten Von Wasserfalle Zu St. Anthony an Bis Zum Golf Von Mexico... Von H. Lewis... Nebst Einer Historischen Und Geographischen Beschreibung Der Den Fluss Begränzenden Länder, Mit Besonderer Rücksicht Auf Die Verschiedenen Den Obern Mississippi Bewohnenden Indianerstämme. (Deutsch Und Englisch). / Von George B. Douglas. With Two Portraits of Henry Lewis and an Introduction by J. Christian Bay. Reprints of rare Americana no. 3

Lewis, Henry · 1923

$978.00 (€887.33 | £740.27 | ¥156,174)

Leipzig, H. Schmidt & C. Günther; [etc. etc.], 1923. Hardcover. 3 p.l. iii-xii, 431 p. : illus. 79 pl. (78 col. 1 fold.) 2 mounted port. (incl. front.) ; 27 cm. Ex-library, Very good condition, in worn 3/4 leather, outer hinges cracked Originally issued in parts nos. 1-3, 1854...

Like a Rolling Stone : A Memoir / Jann S. Wenner.

Wenner, Jann S · 2022

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. xv, 576 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Very good condition/good.

Amongst My Best Men : African-Americans and the War of 1812 / Gerard T. Altoff with an Introduction by: Joseph P. Reidy ; Maps and Illustrations by Robyn Opthoff Lilek.

Altoff, Gerard T · 0

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Put-in-Bay, OH , Perry Group, c1996. Paperback. xvii, 181 p. : ill. maps ; 23 cm. Very good condition .

Mr. Dunn Browne's Experiences in the Army...

[Fiske, Samuel Wheelock] · 1866

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Nichols and Noyes, 1866. Hardcover. 2 p.l. iii-xii, 11-390 front. (port.) 19 cm. Reading copy, crudely repaired .

Lee's Lieutenants, a Study in Command, by Douglas Southall Freeman

Freeman, Douglas Southall · 1942

$69.00 (€62.60 | £52.23 | ¥11,018)

New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1942-44. Hardcover. 3 v. illus. (ports.) maps (part fold.) 24 cm. Good condition/tattered.

Cornelius of Beaufort, by Ruth Saffold

DeTreville, Ruth Saffold · 1969

$52.00 (€47.18 | £39.36 | ¥8,304)

Columbia, S.C. Printed by R. L. Bryan Co. 1969. Hardcover. vii, 180 p. illus. 24 cm. Very good condition/good, A regional fictional historical biography of Cornelius, a notable figure from Beaufort, South Carolina, written by Ruth Saffold DeTreville. The book explores the life...

One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry : His Experience and What He Saw During the War 1861-1865 : Including a History of "F Company," Richmond, Va. , 21st Regiment Virginia Infantry, Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Second Corps, A.N. Va... . New York, the Neale Publishing Company, 1912 Collector's library of the Civil War

Worsham, John H · 1982

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

[Alexandria, Va.], [Time-Life Books], [1982]. c1912. Hardcover. 353 p. [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Very good condition .

Domestic Pleasures

Gutcheon, Beth Richardson · 0

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

New York, Perennial, c1991. 2nd printing. Paperback. 353p. 20 cm. Very good condition .

The Fermata

Baker, Nicholson · 0

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

New York, Vintage Books, c1995. First printing. Paperback. 303 p. 20 com. Very good condition .