Books on Connecticut History
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  • Allyn, Charles:  The Battle of Groton Heights: A collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. of the Storming of Fort Griswold.....  New London, Conn.: Self-published, 1882. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Good in its original green cloth covered boards with black end sheets. The spine is decorated with gilt text and a gilt image of the Groton Heights Memorial. The front board is decorated with a bird's eye view of the ramparts of the fort. Much of the green coating on the boards has been nibbled away by insects. The front and rear hinges and joints are tight and without any weakness. The binding remains strong. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is rubbed and the cloth at the lower tip of the front board is worn through. There are no prior ownership markings of any kind in this volume. Laid-in near the front of the book is a leaf printed on both sides advertising the Centennial Medal commemorating the Battle of Groton Heights. The full title reads: "The Battle of Groton Heights: A collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. of the Storming of Fort Griswold, the Massacre of its garrison, and the burning of New London by British Troops Under the Command of Benedict Arnold, on the Sixth of September, 1781." With an introduction by William W. Harris. Only 100 copies of the original printing of this title were produced in 1870 under the name William Harris. This edition was revised from the first edition by Charles Allyn with additional notes and enlarged. Illustrated with engravings, maps and with a map frontispiece. 399 pages including an index, appendix and text. (Howes, H-240; Gephart 6380; Armstrong 4030)
    TB28556  $350.00



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    Anonymous:  An address, Delivered At The Formation Of The Lycurgan Association, In Yale College.  New Haven, Conn.: Printed by A. H. Maltby & Co., 1820. First Editiion. Very good in printed self wraps with an over-sewn tread binding. An octavo of 8 5/16 by 4 7/8 inches with light tanning and foxing throughout. Without a dust jacket. 16 printed pages. (A Checklist of American Imprints 1820-1829, 2303)
    TB31004  $35.00



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    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.  New Haven: Durrie & Peck and J. W. Barber, (1837). Second Edition. Very good+ in its original binding of full leather covered boards with a black leather label with gilt text and extensive gilt decorations on the spine. The front and rear boards are decorated with gilt borders. An octavo measuring 8 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches with heavy rubbing to the leather over the joints and to the edges of the boards. The front free end page is torn at its lower two inches and there is an early prior owner's name (Lynda Brownell | Sherman, Conn.) written in pencil on the third free end page. The hand-colored, fold-out map of Connecticut is completely intact and has suffered no damage. The preliminaries show moderate foxing and the last 50 pages of the text also show moderate foxing. The joints and hinges remain tight and strong. 560 pages of text. Illustrated throughout with 190 wood block engravings. Contrary to the information contained in Wright Howes bibliography, U.S. Iana, the first edition of this title was published in 1836. 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.
    TB31667  $500.00



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    Benedict, Jeff:  Without Reservation The Making of America's Most Powerful Indian Tribe and Foxwoods, the World's Largest Cascino.  New York: HarperCollins, (2000). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 black and white paper covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches with a number of marginal notations in ink. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Signed on the first free end page by the author without an inscription or date. 376 pages including source notes, bibliography, maps and text. Laid-in within the book is a newspaper article (source unknown) which is titled: "Author Benedict says some Pequots helping bolster his arguments."
    TB33289  $35.00



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    Black, George:  The Trout Pool Paradox The American Lives Of Three Rivers.  New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 blue paper and blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with illustrated end sheets. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. 327 pages including acknologements, source notes and text. Illustrated with maps and images from black and white photographs.
    TB33366  $65.00



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    Chandler, Thomas Bradbury:  The Life Of Samuel Johnson, D.D..  New York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, 1805. . An ex-library copy in good condition in contemporary full, old growth, leather binding with dark brown library tape applied over the spine and the first 1/2 inch of the boards and with the title handwritten in white ink. A 16mo of 6 3/4 by 4 inches with the front hinge broken; the leather at the edges and tips of the boards is rubbed and worn through, a library book plate on the front paste down; a stamp at the top of the first free end page; a perforated stamp on the title page; a library call number in pencil on the copyright page; and, a library stamp on the last free end page. The final four leaves in the book are dampness stained. Otherwise, the contents are free of foxing and only show offsetting from the printed areas. 208 pages of text. The complete title reads as follows: "The Life of Samuel Johnson, D.D. The first President of King's College, in New York, containing many interesting anecdotes; a general view of the state of religion and learning in Connecticut during the former part of the last century; and an account of the institution and rise of Yale College, Connecticut and of King's (Now Columbia) College, New York."
    TB31996  $150.00



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    Connecticut Historical Society:  The Pitkin Papers Correspondence and Documents During William Pitkin's Governorship Of The Colony Of Connecticut 1766-1769.  Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1921. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in dark brown ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and blind embossed borders on the boards. A small quarto measuring 9 1/2" by 6" with just a hint of rubbing to the cloth at the heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. Contained within Collections Of The Connecticut Historical Society Volume XIX. 311 pages (many of which are unopened) including an index. Many of the letters and documents reprinted within this volume relate to the Colony's reaction to the imposition of the Stamp Act. The source for these letters and documents were the records from the Public Record Office in London and the Trumbull Papers from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
    TB25130  $80.00



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    Curtis, George Munson:  Early Silver of Connecticut And Its Makers.  Meriden, Conn.: International Silver Company, 1913. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ 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. An octavo measuring 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with black ink stains across the upper edge of 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 unopened.
    TB29061  $40.00



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    Dale, T. Nelson, and Herbert E. Gregory:  The Granites Of Connecticut.  Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1911. . Very good+ in printed paper wraps over an adhesive binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. Bulletin number 484 consisting of 137 pages including an index. Illustrated with a multi-color, fold- out map of Connecticut with granite types noted as well as smaller maps within the text and several plates of black and white photographic reproductions.
    TB28969  $35.00



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    Daniels, Bruce C.:  The Connecticut Town Growth and Development, 1635-1790.  Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, (1979). First Edition. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with faint rubbing to the corners of the spine and to the tips of the boards. In a near fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with two faint spots of soiling to the front panel. 249 pages of text including an index, a note on sources, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with maps. The author traces the history of the development of towns and cities from "small Puritan villages to the well developed towns of post-Revolutionary years." (from the dust jacket).
    TB32946  $40.00



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    Davis, Charles Henry Stanley:  History of Wallingford, Conn. from It's Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time, Including Meriden, Which Was One of the Parishes until 1806 and Cheshire, Which Was Incorporated in 1780.  Meriden, Conn.: Self Published, 1870. First Edition. Fine, recently rebound in full light brown leather covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 5 3/4 inches with marbled end sheets. The hinges and joints are tight and strong with no damage to the text block and with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Without a dust jacket. 953 pages including two indexes and three pages of errata. Illustrated with a portrait of the author and numerous illustrations from wood engravings, steel plates and lithographs.
    TB33262  $175.00



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    DeLuca, Dan W.:  The Old Leather Man Historical Accounts Of A Connecticut And New York Legend.  Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2008. Fifth Printing. Fine in 1/4 black cloth and light gray paper covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine. A quarto measuring 11 by 8 inches. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 144 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions, maps and facsimile reproductions of contemporary news articles. Annotated by Dione Longley.
    TB33130  $30.00



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    Deming, Dorothy:  The Settlement of the Connecticut Towns.  New Haven: Yale University Press for The Tercentenary Commission, 1933. . Near fine in light blue, printed, paper wraps over an adhesive binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with a prior owner's name written at the top edge of the front cover. 75 pages of text followed by a fold-out map of the State of Connecticut. An errata sheet is tipped-in at the first page of text.
    TB29474  $20.00



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    Dunbaugh, Edwin L.:  Night Boat to New England 1815-1900.  New York and Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, (1992). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in light yellow cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket 370 pages including an index, bibliographic essay, appendix and text. Illustrated with line drawings and images from black and white photographs. A well researched and readable account of the history of the steamboat trade throughout the 19th century which provided the major means of transportation between New York City, the Connecticut ports of Long Island Sound, Rhode Island and from Boston north to the ports of Maine.
    TB30833  $75.00



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    Fairfield County Republican Womens Association:  Connecticut 1635-1935 Ye Tercentenary Cook Book.  n.p.: Fairfield County Republican Women's Association, 1935. First Edition. Near fine in heavy, printed, paper over an adhesive binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. 103 pages of text of recipes followed by several pages of ads. A fine clean copy with no stains or prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB29963  $15.00



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    Fuller, Edmund:  Prudence Crandall An Incident of Racism in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut.  Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1971. First Edition, First printing. 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



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    Granniss, Lewis C.:  Connecticut Composers.  New Haven: The Connecticut State Federation Of Music Clubs, 1935. First Edition. Near fine in dark blue, ribbed cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine and with bright gilt text on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with very light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket. 125 pages including a bibliography, a chronological list of native-born composers and text covering short biographies of the known Connecticut composers. A very clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB29964  $15.00




  • Hall, Edward F.:  Connecticut Invites You.  Hartford: State of Connecticut Publicity Commission, 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.  Cobalt, Conn: Cottage Industries, 1980. First Edition, First printing. 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



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    Hauptman, Laurence M. and James D. Wherry:  The Pequots in Southern New England The Fall and Rise of an American Indian Nation.  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with bold white text on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Laid-in at the front of the books is a newspaper article from The Day (New London, Conn.) dated December 13, 2000 and titled: "Mashantuckets open reservation map, boundaries appear to be same as those on map held by state." Volume 198 in The Civilization of the American Indian Series. 268 pages including two section of photographs.
    TB33294  $20.00



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    Haven, Charles T. and Frank A. Belden:  A History of The Colt Revolver and the Other Arms Made by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company from 1836 to 1940.  New York: William Morrow & Company, 1940. First Edition, 1 of 100 bound in full leather. Very good+ full, dark green leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text and designs in the compartments. The front board is decorated with gilt text and the image of an early Colt pistol in gilt. The leather turn-ins are decorated with gilt dentelles. There is a light green silk placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine. The top edge of the text block is gilt and the end sheets are marbled paper. A small quarto measuring 10 5/8 by 7 7/8 inches with rubbing to the leather at the joints and to the tips of the boards and with the fly title and rear end sheets slightly foxed. There is some scuffing to the front and rear boards. Without a dust jacket as most probably not issued with one. According to Ray Riling in his bibliography: Guns and Shooting: "4,625 copies were published; of this number 1,600 were sold to the Colt Manufacturing Co.; of these 1,500 were furnished in the regular (cloth) binding, and 100 were bound in full leather." 711 pages including an index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and line drawings. Considered by Howes to be "quite scarce". (Howes, H-308; Riling, 2318)
    TB29098  $450.00



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    Hoadley, Charles:  The Public Records of the State of Connecticut from October, 1776 to February, 1778, inclusive (Volume I Only).  Hartford: State of Connecticut, 1894. . Volume I only of this two volume set which is in very good+ condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine. There is a prior owner's name on the first free end page and date of 1932. The cloth at the ends of the spine are lightly rubbed as are the tips of the boards. The joints are strong and tight. Without a dust jacket. This volume contains 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.
    TB33287  $50.00



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    Holden, Reuben A. and S. Phelps Plratt, Jr:  A History of The Class Of 1940 Yale University Ten Year Record.  New Haven, Conn.: Publisher not stated, 1950. First Edition. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt decoration of Yale's insignia on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 1/8 inches. In its original glassine dust jacket. 148 pages of text and illustrated with a frontispiece image from a photograph of the entire class and four pages of individual images from photographs.
    TB33374  $25.00



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    Jacobus, Donald Lines:  List of Officials, Civil, Military, and Ecclesiastical, of Connecticut Colony from March 1636 through 11 October 1677 and of New Haven Colony . existence; also, Soldiers in the Pequot War.  New Haven: Roland Mather Hooker for the Publication Commiettee, 1935. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt seal on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. In a good glassine dust jacket with numerous chips around the edges. 65 pages of text listing in alphabetical order the names of officials in the two Connecticut colonies at the time listed in the title. This is the original printing, not a reproduction or print-on-demand version.
    TB31858  $100.00




  • Kelly, J. Frederick:  Early Connecticut Meetinghouses Being an Account of the Church Edifices Built Before 1830 Based Chiefly upon Town and Parish Records.  New York: Columbia University Press, 1948. First Edition, First printing. Both volumes in this two volume set are in near fine condition in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spines and across the upper edges of the front boards. Without dust jackets as issued; however, the books are contained in a very good paper covered and illustrated slip case with little if any wear. Both volumes are quartos measuring 12 by 9 inches and both volumes have a slight musty odor. 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. A handsome, clean and tight set with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Extremely uncommon. (Roos, 649)
    TB33194  $275.00



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    Lararee, Leonard Woods, Editor:  The Public Records Of The State Of Connecticut For the Year 1782 With The journal Of The Council Of Safety From January 17, 1782 To December 16, 1782 Inclusive.  Hartfor, Conn.: State of Connecticut, 1942. First Edtion. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches with a one inch portion of cloth worn away on the top edge of the rear board. The contents are clean and unread as each of its pages are unopened. The volume comprises volume IV of The Public Records Of The State Of Connecticut. 341 pages of text without an index.
    TB33288  $65.00



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    Lodge, Jno [John]:  An Accurate Map of Rhode Island, Part of Connecticut and Massachusets Shewing Admiral Arbuthnot's Station in Blocking up Admiral Ternay.  London: J. Bew, 1780. First Edition. Very good+ and uniformly tanned mounted on a thin, cardboard stock measuring 11 11/16 by 15 3/4 inches (edge to edge). This map shows the eastern half of Connecticut, the Rhode Island coast as far north as many miles north of Providence, the southeastern portion of Massachusetts including Buzzards Bay and western Marthas Vinebyard and the eastern end of Long Island. According to Thompson's Maps of Connecticut Before The Year 1800, the latitude coordinates are correct, but the longitude coordinate is in error as it would place Connecticut in the mid-Atlantic, an error which appears to come from an earlier British map of the same yea.r This is a map taken from the London publication of The Political Magazine issue of November 30, 1780. Many of the place names, towns and cities are in error from current names. This map illustrates the area of eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound which was blockaded by British Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot to contain part of the French Fleet in Newport which was under the command of Admiral Louis d'Arsac de Ternay. (Thompson, #30 p.43)
    TB31619  $350.00



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    Lull, Richard Swann:  Triassic Life Of The Connecticut Valley.  Hartford, Conn.: State Geological and Natural History Society, 1953. Revised Edition of 1953. Very good+ inprinted, heavy blu-gray paper wraps with black text on the spine and front cover. An octavo o 9 by 6 inches with a handwritten not at the top edge of the front cover and a fraternity label on the lower corner of the title page and a prior owner's stamped name and address on the recto side of the rear cover. Without a dust jacket as issued. Bulletin No. 81 of the State Geological And Natural History Survey. 336 pages of text. Illustrated with geologic charts, footprints, line drawings and several black and white images from photographs.
    TB32859  $40.00



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    Marcy Crofut, Florence S.:  Guide To The History And The Historic Sites Of Connecticut.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1937. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spines Both are small quartos of 10 1/4 by 7 1/8 inches. Both are in good, unclipped dust jackets with numerous chips and closed tears. Volume I contains 459 pages of text illustrated with a fold-out map and images from black and white photographs. Volume II contains pages 461 to 973 which includes an index to both volumes and is illustrated with maps and images from black and white photographs.
    TB31603  $200.00



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    Middlebrook, Louis F.:  Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution 1775-1778.  Salem: The Essex Institute, 1925. First Edition, Limited Edition. Both volumes in this two volume set are in 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 are contained within near fine dust jackets. The volumes are contained within a very good paper covered slipcase with one top edge split which has been repaired with clear archival tape. One of only 1,250 copies printed. Vol. I contains 271 pages including an index. Vol. II contains 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. A clean, tight and handsome set with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Gephart, 7346)
    TB32997  $165.00



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    Nutting, Wallace:  Connecticut Beautiful.  Framingham, Mass.: Old America Company, (c1923). First Edition. Fine in its original medium green cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches. In a good, unclipped (but no price shown) dust jacket which has been repaired with Scotch tape in several areas. Illustrated with 304 images from photographs and drawings by the author from locations in all counties of the state. 301 pages including an index and text.
    TB32125  $75.00



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    Radde, Bruce:  The Merritt Parkway.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Second Printing. Fine in bright yellow cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/2"by 8 1/2". 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)
    TB22834  $25.00



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    Roth, David M.:  Connecticut's War Governor: Jonathan Trumbull.  Chester, Conn.: Pequot Press, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in printed, heavy paper wraps over an adhesive binding. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with a prior owner's name at the top edge of the title page. Signed "Best Regards" by the author without a date on the title page. 99 pages including chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Governor Trumbull and his wife Volume IX in the Connecticut Bicentennial Series.
    TB33292  $20.00



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    Selesky, Harold E.:  War and Society in Colonial Connecticut.  New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, (1990). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches with faint spotting on the boards and spine. In a near fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with nicks to the coloring at the upper edge of the spine area and to the upper fore corner of the front panel. 278 pages including an index, bibliography and text. A treatis on the development of Connecticut's military buildup from the point of its initial settlement in 1635 dealing with the Indian threat, followed by the constant wars with the French in Canada from 1689. The examination ends with the start of the American Revolution in 1775.
    TB33013  $30.00



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    Strother, Horatio T.:  The Underground Railroad in Connecticut.  Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, (1962). First Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in light orange cloth covered boards with brown text on the spine and an illustration in brown on the front board. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a light stain at the bottom of the spine, a second stain at the upper edge of the first free end page, foxing to the end sheets a result of a reaction to the glue used in binding and the top edge of the text block is heavily foxed with the two other sides of the text block showing light foxing, In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with numerous short closed tears at the edges of the panels and rubbing to the ends of the spine area. 262 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes, appendices and text. Illustrated with portraits from earlier works of art and from photographs.
    TB33125  $35.00



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    Terry, Marian Dickenson (Editor):  Old Inns of Connecticut.  Hartford: The Prospect Press, 1937. First Edition. Near fine in 1/2 leather and dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and borders stamped on the spine and gilt borders on the boards at the edge of the leather. The end sheets are maps of the state showing the locations of most of the colonial inns mentioned in the book. A small quarto measuring 11" by 8" with some scuffing to the cloth on the front cover. Without a dust jacket as issued and lacking its paper covered slip case. One of only one thousand copies printed with this copy identified as number 545 on the last page of text. 253 pages to include a bibliography, an index, photographic plates of old inn signs and text. Illustrated throughout with many line drawings by J. Frederick Kelly and black and white photographs. (Not listed in Roos. Listed in Colliers' The Literature of Connecticut History, p. 267 "A beautifully illustrated volume, with much interesting material about early highway travel."
    TB29787  $75.00



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    The Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection Insurance Company:  Connecticut Masters The Fine Arts and Antiques Collections of The Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection and Insurance Company.  Hartford: Self-published, 1991. First Edition, First printing. 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



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    The New London Day:  Looking Back A Photo Retrospective Of New London County Volume I and Volume II The 40s, '50s And 60s.  .n.p.: Pediment Publishing, )2013 and 2014). First Editions. Both volumes of this set are in fine condition with illustrated paper covered boards with white text on a black background on the spine. Both are oblong octavos of 8 1/2 by 11 inches without dust jackets as issued. Volume I conttains 144 pages including an index and is thoroughly illustrated from black and white photographs. Volume II also contains 144 pages including an index and is illustrated throughout from black and white photographs.
    TB33278  $60.00



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    Thomas, John Carl:  Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers.  Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1976. First Edition, First printing. 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  $30.00



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    Thompson, Edmund:  Thompson's Maps of Connecticut Two Volumes in one.  Norwich, VT: G. B. Manasek, Inc., 1995. Reprint edition of 1995. Fine in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the front board and spine. A small quarto of 10 1/2 by 7 1/8 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. A facsimile reprint of Thompson's original two volume set on the maps of Connecticut. The first volume titled Maps of Connecticut Before The Year 1800 containing 66 pages and the second volume titled Maps of Connecticut For The Years Of Industrial Revolution 1801-1860 containing 111 pages. Both volumes have their own indexes. A fine, bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32140  $45.00



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    Trumbull, Benjamin:  A Complete History of Connecticut Civil and Ecclesiastical.  New London: H. D. Utley, 1898. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in very good+ condition in tan buckram cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spines. The spines of both volumes are only slightly tanned. Two small quartos measuring 9 1/4 by 5 5/8 inches. Neither volume is within a dust jacket. Volume I contains 495 pages including its index and Volume II contains 475 pages with its index. The complete title reads: "A Complete History of Connecticut Civil and Ecclesiastical From the Emigration of its First Planters, from England, in the Year 1630, to the Year 1764: and to the Close of the Indian Wars". Originally published in Hartford in 1797 this volume is a 100th year anniversary tribute to the author's "most careful, minute, and conscientious chronicle of the colonial history of the State which has ever been written...." (Jonathan Trumbull, 1898 in the introduction.) An extremely attractive and clean set with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Howes, T-366)
    TB31673  $150.00



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    Various Authors:  Records And Papers Of The New London County Historical Society, Volume II.  New London, Conn.: The New London County Historical Society, 1895-1904. First Editions. This listing covers the five original parts which ultimately comprised Volume II of the Records And Papers Of The New London County Historical Society. Each part is contained within its individual printed wraps over adhesive bindings. (The front cover for Part I is supplied in facsimile.) The pages for each part are numbered sequentially so that the entire volume contains 528 pages. Items of historical interest for each of the parts is as follows: Part I: Early Whaling Industry of New London, Famous Old Taverns of New London, Fact and Reminiscence. Part II: Historical Sketch of the Schools of New London, New London Society for Trade and Commerce, The Preston Separate Chruch. Part III: Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of The Settlement of New London. Part IV: Memoir of Hon. Charles Augustus Williams, Memoir of Hon. Benjamin Stark, Memoir of Hon. John T. Wait, Memoir of Elisah Turner, Benjamin Fletcher and his Reception in Hartford in 1693. Part V: Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Conn.,Griswold, Conn., Highways, Holdings and Landmarks in the Ancient Town of Lyme, A Letter to My Great-Great-Grandmother, Memories, memoir of Rev. John Avery, Memoir of Rev. Samuel George Willard. An index for Volume I is contained at the end of Part V. Each part is a small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches and each is in near fine condition with a prior owner's name appearing at the upper fore corner on the covers for each part. No complete sets of Volume II in either original or reprints are presently listed on-line. An extremely scarce item.
    TB30048  $200.00



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    Warmsley, Arthurh J.:  Connecticut Post Offices and Postmarks.  Portland, CT: Self Published, 1977. First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed to "The Kendall Museum" and signed by the author on the first free end paper. One of an unstated limited edition copies. This copy is out of series. 257 pages containing an index, list of Connecticut Post Offices, text and photographic illustrations and a list of Connecticut cancelation marks.
    TB29907  $75.00



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    Waterman [Matthew Goldman], Constant:  More Landmarks You Must Visit In Southeast Connecticut.  n.p.: Breakaway Books, 2015. First Edition. Fine in heavy, printed paper wraps over an adhesive binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. Signed by the author on the title page without a inscription or date. 177 printed pages of text. Illustrated throughout by the author from line drawings and maps. A guidebook to the more famous sites and locals in many of the towns of New London county and four of the lower Connecticut River towns in Middlesex county.
    TB31957  $25.00



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    Waterman [Matthew Goldman], Constant:  Landmarks You Must Visit In Southeast Connecticut.  n.p.: Breakaway Books, 2010. First Edition. Fine in heavy, printed paper wraps over an adhesive binding. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued. Signed by the author on the title page without a inscription or date. 155 printed pages of text. Illustrated throughout by the author from line drawings and maps. A guidebook to the more famous sites and locals in many of the towns of New London county and four of the lower Connecticut River towns in Middlesex county.
    TB31958  $25.00




  • Weigold, Marilyn E.:  The American Mediterranean An Environmental, Economic & Social History of Long Island Sound.  Port Washington: Kennikat Press, 1974. First Edition, First printing. 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



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    Wheeler, Joseph K. (Compiler):  The Centennial One Hundredth Anniversary Of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Of Connecticut.  New Haven: Self-published, 1890. . Very good+ in purple cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and the same on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9" by 6" with light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and at the tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 311 pages of text followed by a two page index. Illustrated with a few vignettes and a number of plates. A very clean and bright copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB27657  $30.00



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    Winthrop, John:  A Journal Of The Transactions and Occurrences in the Settlement of Massachusetts and the other New-England Colonies, from the year 1630 to 1644.  Hartford: Elisha Babcock, 1790. First Edition. Good in full leather (calf) covered boards with scant remnants of the original, gilt stamped spine label. A small octavo of 7 3/4 by 4 7/8 with the front joint broken so that the front board is only held on by one sewing cord. The first free end page is loose on which there are notes in pencil. The second free end page has an early prior owner's name in pencil near its top edge. The rear hinge and joint remain tight and strong. There is an early prior owner's book plate on the front paste down with a separate page typed within this copy indicating that the book plate was that of George Richard Minot (1758-1802) whose name has been cut out of the book plate as well as from the upper edge of the title page. The contents are only slightly tanned and largely free of foxing. Overall, the pages are very clean and free of any damage. 364 pages of text followed by four pages of "contents". Both Sabin and Howes report that the "original edition was edited by Noah Webster" and Howes states that copies of this title are considered "quite scarce". John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first Governor of Massachusetts. He maintained a journal recording events beginning in March, 1630 to 1644 which relate to the history and development of the New England states during that period making this an extremely valuable resource. This title published his journal for the first time. (Howes, W-583; Sabin, 104847; Evans, 23086)
    TB29440  $900.00



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    WPA:  Connecticut A Guide to its Roads, Lore and People.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in red simulated leather covered boards with foxing to the rear inner hinge due to a reaction to the glue used in binding. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 3/8 inches. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with small chips and closed tears to the ends of the spine area and with short closed tears to the ends of the rear panel. The rear end paper of the book has a pocket within which is the multi-color map of the state which is in fine condition. 593 pages including an index, chronology, ten tour guides and text. Illustrated with eight sections of black and white photographs. Overall, a very nice, tight and with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32856  $125.00






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