Kentucky History from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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Kentucky in Washington
by Lee Robinson
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- 1928
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$28.00
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1928 hardcover as pictured. A nicely made book celebrating notable Kentuckians and the state of Kentucky itself, typical of the boosterism of the era. Black cloth boards with gold stamping are clean and show minimal wear. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Head and tail bands. Text is lightly tanned at edges but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes a number of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Land Between The Rivers
by J. Milton Henry
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- 1979
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$145.00
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1979 hardcover as pictured. A hard to find book, this is the result of a Tennesee Valley Authority history project undertaken from 1965 to 1968 regarding the area between the Tennessee River and Cumberland Rivers. The story is of a region that cuts across political lines so as to include portions of three counties and two states and that at… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
Sketches of Louisville and its Environs
by H. McMurtrie
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- 1969
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$21.00
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1969 hardcover as pictured. This is a nicely done limited edition reprint of the 1819 original. Binding is firm. Brown faux leather boards are clean with minmal shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Includes a fold out map, appendix, epilogue and index. No dust jacket. We have a number of books on Kentucky history on offer. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
$21.00
The Rampaging Frontier
by Thomas Clark
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- 1939
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$22.00
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1939 hardcover as pictured. A collection of anecdotes and tales with which the author attempts to record the social activities of the early settlers of the Ohio country and lower middle west. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with black stamping show some edge wear. Book plate and pencil notations on front endpapers. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Isaac Shelby - Kentucky's First Governor & Hero of Three Wars
by Sylvia Wrobel and George Grider
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- 1974
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$19.00
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1974 hardcover as pictured. The story of Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky and veteran of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Number 699 of a limited edition. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping show minimal shelf wear. Inscribed and signed by author on FFEP. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
$19.00
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History of Kentucky - In Five Volumes
by William Connelley and E. M. Coulter with Charles Kerr (Editor)
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- 1922
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Cazenovia, New York, USA
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$185.00
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1922 complete five volume hardcover set as pictured. A handsome edition, these books show some exterior wear but are in good shape overall. Volumes 1 and 2 are a history of the state from earliest times, volumes 3, 4 and 5 are short biographies of prominent Kentuckians, many with accompanying portraits. Includes an extensive index in volume 1. Bindings in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Simon Kenton - His Life and Period 1755-1836
by Edna Kenton
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- 1930
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$76.00
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1930 first edition hardcover as pictured. A biograrphy of Simon Kenton (1755–1836), a legendary American frontiersman and soldier who lived in Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. A friend of Daniel Boone and an adopted member of the Shawnee Nation, he fought in the Revolution, Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812. Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with gold stamping… Read more about this item Item Price
$76.00
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The Wilderness Road to Kentucky
by Wm. Allen Pusey
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- 1921
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$73.00
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1921 hardcover as pictured. A handsome book. This is a nice history and section-by-section description of Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road. It includes selections from a number of early journals describing the trail, 56 illustrations and photographs and 9 maps, two of which are fold outs. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards with gold stamping show only slight edge wear. Endpapers… Read more about this item Item Price
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Who Was Who In Hardin County
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- 1944/1946
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$65.00
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1944/1946 two volume hardcover set as pictured. A compilation of short biographical sketches of prominent citizens originally published by the Hardin County Historical Society. It appears to made up of a mixture of conventionally printed pages and photocopies of original pages. The original copyright date of 1944 has been amended in pen to 1946. Bindings are firm. Red buckram boards… Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00
Kentucky Genealogy and Biography - Volume 5
by Thomas Westerfield (Editor)
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- 1975
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$45.00
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1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint from Kentucky: A History Of The State by Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, first published in the 1880s. It is volume five only and contains a collection of biographical sketches of prominent individuals and families from the above mentioned Kentucky counties. Binding is firm. Black buckram boards with gold stamping are clean and… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Fort Knox Cemeteries In Bullitt, Hardin and Meade Counties, Kentucky
by Sam McDowell
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- 1975
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$35.00
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1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a listing of gravestone information from several small cemeteries in Bullitt, Hardin and Meade Counties, Kentucky. It includes a map with locations of the cemeteries and an index of all listed individuals. Binding is firm. Green buckram boards with gold stamping are clean and show minimal shelf wear. Owner's name on FFEP. Text appears… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
Kentucky - Settlement and Statehood 1750-1800
by George Morgan Chinn
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- Stated First Edition
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- 1975
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$25.00
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1975 hardcover as pictured. This is a handsome volume providing a detailed history of early European settlement in Kentucky. It includes many photographs and illustrations, extensive references and index as well as a folded map in rear pocket. Binding is firm. Head and tail bands. Tan boards with brown stamping show minimal shelf wear. Edges aged, endpapers and text appear… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
Hardin County
by Denis Gordon (Director)
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- 1986
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$41.00
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1986 softcover as pictured. This is a collection of b&w photographs of historic buildings and other structures in Hardin County, Kentucky. Each photograph is accompanied by a short description of the property and, in many cases, former occupants. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show light shelf wear. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. No DJ. Your purchase helps… Read more about this item Item Price
$41.00
Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio
by George Yater
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- First Printing
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- 1979
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$22.00
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1979 hardcover as pictured. A history of Louisville, Kentucky and the surrounding area from first European settlement to 1979. A nicely made book, printed on art paper with many photographs and illustrations. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with silver stamping are faded at edges but show minimal shelf wear. Text is lightly tanned at edges but appears otherwise clean… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Historic Bardstown - Nelson County
by Sarah Borders Smith
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- 1968
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1968 hardcover as pictured. A handsome volume, this is a short history of Bardstown and Nelson County, Kentucky with photographs of and commentary on many significant buildings and landmarks. Although not stated, this appears to be a first edition. This copy is inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold… Read more about this item Item Price
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History Of Kentucky
by Lewis Collins and Richard Collins
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- 1966 reprint of 1874 second edition
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- 1966
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$121.00
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1966 two volume hardcover set as pictured. This is a 1966 reprint of the 1874 second edition which was edited by the author's son. This is a nicely done reproduction in good condition. It appears to be number 969 of a limited edition. Includes histories of Kentucky and its individual counties to 1847 along with nearly five hundred biographical sketches,… Read more about this item Item Price
$121.00
Kentucky Ante-Bellum Portraiture
by Edna Whitley
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- Unjacketed
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- Limited edition (number 770 0f 1,000)
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- 1956
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$325.00
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1956 hardcover as pictured. A collection of pre civil war portraits of notable personages born or having lived in Kentucky with short biographies of each subject. Black and white illustrations are nicely printed on art paper. Interestingly, the entries of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are adjacent to each other. Includes a section with short entries on the artists, an… Read more about this item Item Price
$325.00
Country Estates of The Blue Grass
by Thomas Knight and Nancy Lewis Greene
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- Unjacketed
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- 1973
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$132.00
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1973 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1904 original which featured the prominent estates and horse farms of Kentucky as of 1904. Includes many b&w photographs. Binding is firm. Padded green leather boards with gold stamping show only slight shelf wear. Pencil notation on FFEP. Endpapers and text are lightly tanned at edges but appear otherwise clean… Read more about this item Item Price
$132.00
Set of Six Books About Kentucky
by Various
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$42.00
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Five hard cover books about Kentucky as pictured. The set includes Pioneer Life In Kentucky, 1948, by Daniel Drake, The Editorials of Henry Watterson, 1943, by Arthur Krock, The Burr Conspiracy, 1954, by Thomas Abernethy, Uncle Will Of Wildwood, 1974, by Francis McVey and Robert Jewel, and Kentucky Stand, 1951, by Jere Wheelwright. All volumes are in acceptable condition showing… Read more about this item Item Price
$42.00
A History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
by Mann Butler
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- Used - Good
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- 1968
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$27.00
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1968 hardcover as pictured. This is a reprint of the 1834 original history of white settlement in Kentucky to 1834. The text contains portions of the journal of Col. George Croghan, one of the earliest accounts in English of the Ohio country. This copy is in good condition. Binding is firm. Blue boards with gold stamping show minimal shelf wear.… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
