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The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862

by Sheriff, Carol

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Used - Fine copy
Edition
Later prt.
Published
1997
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Softcover
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9780809016051
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New York: Hill & Wang. Fine copy. 1997. Later prt.. softcover. 8vo, 251 pp. .
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915, Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

by Fink, Daniel

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Used - Nearly fine copy in fine dust jacket
Edition
2nd prt.
Published
1988
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Hardcover
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9789999085441
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Geneseo, NY: James Brunner. Nearly fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1988. 2nd prt.. hardcover. 4to, 528 pp., Slight foxing to top and fore-edges, else fine. .
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915, Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

by Fink, Daniel

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Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
Edition
1st
Published
1987
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Hardcover
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9789999085441
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Geneseo, NY: James Brunner. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 528 pp. .
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Remarks on Prisons and Prison Discipline in the United States

by Dix, D.L. (Dorothea Lynde)

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Used - Very good copy in the original pale yellow wrappers
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
1845
Binding
Softcover
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Philadelphia: Joseph Kite & Co., Printers. Very good copy in the original pale yellow wrappers. 1845. 2nd ed.. softcover. 8vo, 108 pp., Second edition, from the first Boston edition. .
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Pennsylvania Beautiful

by Nutting, Wallace

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Used - Fine copy
Edition
reprint
Published
1935
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, Ny: Garden City Publishing. Fine copy. 1935. reprint. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 296 pp. .
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The Collections of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum

by Ketchum, William C. Jr.

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Used - Nearly fine copy
Edition
1st
Published
1982
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Softcover
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Rochester, NY: Strong Museum. Nearly fine copy. 1982. 1st. softcover. Small 4to, 66 pp. .
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915, Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

by Fink, Daniel

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Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
Edition
1st
Published
1987
Binding
Hardcover
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9789999085441
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Geneseo, Ny: James Brunner. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 528 pp., Signed by the author on the title page. .
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The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles

by Smith, Captain John

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Used - A nearly fine copy in solander felt lined box
Edition
1st
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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Cleveland: World Publishing Co.. A nearly fine copy in solander felt lined box. 1966. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 248 pp., Bound in full gilt-decorated vellum with cloth ties, boards slightly warped as usual, else fine; the box has light corner wear, A facsimile of the original 1624 edition with a historical introduction by A. L. Rowse and Bibliographical Notes by Robert… Read more about this item
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915, Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

by Fink, Daniel

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Used - Fine copy in fine dust jacket
Edition
2nd prt.
Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
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9789999085441
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Geneseo, NY: James Brunner. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1988. 2nd prt.. hardcover. 4to, 528 pp. .
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The Maine Scene: a Portrait of the State of Maine

by Bradshaw, Marion J.

Condition
Used - Very good copy in the original decorated cloth
Edition
1st
Published
1947
Binding
Hardcover
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Bangor, ME: Marion J. Bradshaw. Very good copy in the original decorated cloth. 1947. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 176 pp.+plates, A numbered edition (limitation unspecified), this copy signed & later inscribed by the author. .
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Palisades and Coulees: the Scenic Mississippi Valley From Prairie Du Chien to Red Wing

by Peterson, Alvin M

Condition
Used - Nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket
Edition
1st
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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Onalaska, WI: Modern Printing Co.. Nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1948. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 77 pp., Scattered pen annotations on several pages .
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History of Torrington, From Its First Settlement in 1737, With Biographies and Genealogies

by Orcutt, Samuel

Condition
Used - Nearly fine copy
Edition
1st
Published
1878
Binding
Hardcover
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Albany: J. Munsell. Nearly fine copy. 1878. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 817 pp., Appears to be rebound in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine .
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The Norwich Jubilee: A Report of the Celebration at Norwich, CT, on the 200th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town ...

by Stedman, John W. (Compiled, Printed and Published By)

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Used - Very good copy
Edition
1st
Published
1859
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1/2 leather
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Norwich, CT: John W. Stedman. Very good copy. 1859. 1st. 1/2 leather. 8vo, 304 pp., Bound in 1/2 brown calf over pebbled brown cloth; all edges marbled, Folding hand-colored map of th original town of Norwich as frontispiece ( bright coloring); three color lithographic plates. With an appendix, containing historical documents of local interest. Scattered light foxing; tight hinges .… Read more about this item
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Before Mark Twain: a Sampler of Old, Old Times on the Mississippi

by McDermott, John Francis (Ed.)

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Used - Spine of dj slightly faded, else a fine copy in dust jacket
Edition
1st
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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Carbondale: Southern Illinois Univ Press. Spine of dj slightly faded, else a fine copy in dust jacket. 1968. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 298 pp., Review copy with review sheet from publisher laid-in .
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Pine, Stream & Prairie: Wisconsin and Minnesota in Profile

by Gray, James

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Used - Very good copy
Edition
2nd prt.
Published
1945
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very good copy. 1945. 2nd prt.. hardcover. 8vo, 312 pp.+index .
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To the Board of Managers of the State Asylum for the Insane, at Morristown, New Jersey

by Buttolph, H.A.

Condition
Used - Very good copy in the original peach-colored wrappers
Edition
1st
Published
1886
Binding
Softcover
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New York: C.E. Martin, Stereotyper. Very good copy in the original peach-colored wrappers. 1886. 1st. softcover. 8vo, 32 pp. .
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Aus Pennsylfawnia: An Anthology of Translations Into the Pennsylvania German Dialect

by Troxell, Wm. S. "Pumpernickle Bill" (Ed.)

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Used - Nearly fine copy in the original decorated cloth
Edition
1st
Published
1938
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press. Nearly fine copy in the original decorated cloth. 1938. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 47 pp. .
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The Majestic Land: Peaks, Parks & Prevaricators of the Rockies & Highlands of the Northwest

by Thane, Eric

Condition
Used - Fine, bright copy
Edition
1st
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill. Fine, bright copy. 1950. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 347 pp. .
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Travels Through the States of North America & the Provinces of Upper & Lower Canada, During the Years 1795, 1796 & 1797 (2 Vols)

by Weld, Isaac

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Used - Very good set in 1/2 red leather
Edition
4th ed.
Published
1807
Binding
1/2 leather
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London: John Stockdale. Very good set in 1/2 red leather. 1807. 4th ed.. 1/2 leather. 8vo, 427, 376 pp., Illustrated with 15 folding plates including a large map of the United States and several others maps and views. Missing the view of the Lesser Falls of Niagara in volume 2. Some scattered foxing. Red leather spines with five raised bands… Read more about this item
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A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through the Eastern and Western States of America

by Fearon, Henry Bradshaw

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Used - Nearly fine copy in full leather binding
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
1818
Binding
Leather
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme... Nearly fine copy in full leather binding. 1818. 2nd ed.. leather. 8vo, 454 pp., Five raised bands on gilt-decorated spine with contrasting spine label, Endpapers & all edges marbled; contents clean and tight .
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