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Durfee, Hon. Job . DISCOURSE DEL'D BEFORE THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY...JAN 13, 1847 WITH MRS. WHITMAN'S POEM
Providence 1847 Burnett. Octavo, 42p., wraps. Includes a Poem by Sarah Helen Whitman (Edgar Allen Poe's onetime Fiancee) of 4 pages which was delivered prior to Durfee's speech. Good plus. (a15565)
$49.00 Ames, Edward C. . HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY AN ORATION
Providence 1870 Hammond. Blue printed wraps. 29p. Fair-chipped on edges. (a16639)
$25.00 Garrettson, F. P. . A SNAP-SHOT IN THE WEST INDIES A 35 DAY TRIP
Newport 1902 Herald. 12mo., 182pp.,,photo illus., map. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Good, hinges beginning to crack, cover soiled and a bit worn. (a27746)
$130.00 Huntington, Henry Barrett . A HISTORY OF GRACE CHURCH IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 1829-1929 TOGETHER WITH AN INVENTORY OF MEMORIALS AND FUNDS COMPILED BY JOHN HUTCHINS CADY
Providence 1931 1st Privately Printed. 8vo., 237pp., wraps with cloth spine. Mounted paper label on front cover. Owner signed. Good plus, slight bumping to corners, spotting on fore-edges. (a28161)
$28.00(banks). THE PROVIDENCE NATIONAL BANK 1791-1941
Providence 1941 Privately Printed. Octavo, 52pp., (xi)pp., wraps. VG+ slight foxing on front end page and closed page ends. no owner marks. (a29978)
$24.00 (judaica) . TOURO SYNAGOGUE OF CONGREGATION JESHUAT ISRAEL
Newport 1972 9th Printing. Lg.4to., 65pp., illustrations, foldout plates, stiff wraps. VG, light cover wear and light soiling. (a32994)
$20.00 Bartlett, John Russell . RECORDS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND VOL I 1784-1792
NY 1968. AMS reprint of original 1865 ed. 8vo., 527pp., red buckram binding with gilt lettering on spine. VG, light soiling on cover. (a41632)
$40.00 (design) . THE RISOD 1914 YEARBOOK OF THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
1914. Yearbook of the Rhode Island School of Design. 4to., about 60pp., monochrome photo illus., decorated art nouveau wraps. VG, light foxing. (a44412)
$95.00 Colt, Le Baron Bradford . ADDRESSES BY LE BARON BRADFORD COLT
Boston 1906 1st Little Brown. Essays include: The Protection of the President of the US; Contributions of Rhode Island to the American Union; America's Solution of the Problem of Government. 8vo., 155pp., hardcover. VG, some water staining on rear end papers, no DJ. (a45379)
$45.00Halberg, H.N et al. WATER RESOURCES OF THE PROVIDENCE AREA OF RHODE ISLAND
Washington 1961. U.S.G.S Water-Supply Paper 1499-A. 8vo., 40pp., plates in rear pocket, wraps. A few ink numbers on front. VG. (a50239)
$27.00 Gauvey, Ralph E. Jr. . A SELECTION OF POEMS
1987. 8vo., 66pp., original printed wraps. Near Fine, slight residue of label on front. (a54586)
$35.00 Hazard, Caroline (editor) . MEMOIRS OF THE REV. J. LEWIS DIMAN DD
Boston 1887 (1886) Houghton. 8vo., 363pp., blue cloth. Top edge gilt, Small handmade library bookplate. VG. (a57817)
$45.00 Hague, William . AN HISTORICAL DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE SECOND CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN PROVIDENCE NOVEMBER 7, 1839 (ORIGINAL WORK, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Providence 1839 1st Cranston. 12mo., 192pp., original blue cloth hardcover. Signed by Josiah H. Ormsbee. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, some foxing, spine ends worn and frayed. Scarce. (a58116)
$75.00Bartlett, John Russell. RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND VOL. IX 1780 TO 1783
NY 1968. AMS reprint. 8vo., 763pp., red buckram. Institution name stamp at fore-edges, label at heel of spine. VG, light soiling. (a60177)
$65.00Bartlett, John Russell. RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND 6 VOL. VI 1757 TO 1769
NY 1968. AMS reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 629pp., red buckram. Institution name stamp at fore-edges, label at heel of spine. VG, light soiling. (a60179)
$65.00 Arnold, Hon. Samuel Greene and George William Pettes . THE PROGRESS OF PROVIDENCE - A CENTENNIAL ADDRESS TO THE CITIZENS OF PROVIDENCE, R I ; WITH A POEM BY PETTES
Providence 1876 1st Providence Press Co. Octavo, 55pp., later wraps. Good. (a61887)
$95.00 Durfee, Thomas . HISTORICAL DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSSARY OF THE PLANTING OF PROVIDENCE
Providence 1887 1st Rider. Octavo, 69pp., later wraps. Good. (a62056)
$25.00 Fuller, Oliver .P ; Elder John Gorton . HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE CHURCHES OF WARWICK RHODE ISLAND TO WHICH IS ADDED A RECORD OF PERSONS JOINED IN MARRIAGE IN THAT TOWN BY ELDER JOHN GORTON FROM 1754 TO 1792
Providence 1880 Rider. Octavo, 106pp., original printed grey wraps (lacks rear wrap). Good, corners bumped. (a62091)
$85.00Gammell, William. LIFE AND SERVICES OF THE HON. JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT (1805-86)
Providence 1886 Press Co. Octavo, 20pp., original printed wraps. VG, light cover wear. (a62093)
$35.00Buck, Rev. E. A.. AN HISTORICAL DISCOURSE...AND A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF MADAM RUTH SLATER WHO DIED JUNE 4, 1867
Woonsocket 1867 S. S. Foss. Octavo, 48pp., In original printed tan wraps. Good Plus, some light chipping around edges. no owner marks. (a62096)
$45.00 (college year book) . GRIST 1939 YEAR BOOK FOR RHODE ISLAND STATE COLLEGE
1939. Yearbook of 1939 for Rhode Island State college. 4to. 355pp., photo illustrations, decorated hardcover. Owner signed. VG. (a67067)
$49.00 Anthony, Henry B. et al . MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON AMBROSDE E BURNSIDE A SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND
Washington 1882. Addresses by Henry, Nelson Aldrich, Jonathan Chase and Henry Spooner. Octavo, 29pp., original blue printed wraps. Contemporary signature of J. Laiten Waters. Good, splitting at spine. (a68692)
$29.00 DeJong, David Cornel . DOMINATION OF JUNE
Los Angeles 1944 1st Wagon and Star Publishers, Destiny Editions. Poetry. De Jong lived and worked in Rhode Island for at least some part of his life. Octavo, hardcover. ***Signed presentation copy from DeJong. Additional printed poem, signed by DeJong, laid in. VG in Fair DJ. (a7244)
$145.00 De Jong, David Cornel . UNFAIRNESS OF EASTER AND OTHER STORIES (SIGNED)
San Jose 1959 first edition. Talisman. Ltd to 500 copies. 8vo., 106pp., 7 illustrations by Newton Baird, hardcover. **Inscribed and signed presentation by De Jong. Laid in: 3 signed letters (2 typed, one manuscript) from the De Jong, all written from Providence, Rhode Island. Letters are 2 sided and single spaced, interesting content. VG. (a7261)
$125.00 Gifford, Wm. L. R. . THE DORR REBELLION IN RHODE ISLAND IN 1842
New York 1887. Article at pp. 213-226 in single complete issue of The Princeton Review. Several other articles in issue as well. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG, cover bumped. (a77636)
$29.00Laurie, James. REPORT ON THE SURVEYS OF THE PROVIDENCE AND PLAINFIELD RAILROAD
Providence 1848 Knowles. Octavo, 28pp., large foldout map and foldout chart of Statistics Connected with the Proposed Route for a railroad to be built connecting the cities of Providence and Plainfield. octavo wraps. Good, small bit of water stain on front. Sabin 66300. no owner marks. (a77697)
$58.00(books). CATALOGUE DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'UNION SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE D'AMERIQUE - COLLECTION MALLET
Woonsocket 1935 2nd. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 302pp., cloth. Near Fine, no owner marks; clean; binding secure. no DJ. (a79041)
$125.00Glocester, Rhode Island; Jubel Bowen , town clerk and surveyor. ORIGINAL HAND - DRAWN INK MAP OF GLOCESTER, RHODE ISLAND, DATED 1810
16x13 inches. Map key states "Plotted by Jubel (or Juber?) Bowen from the returns on the proprietors records, 1810. By scale of 30 Poles to an Inch." Map has four landowner's names: Daniel Jenckes, Zachariah Allen, John Fields, Joseph Snows. Fair, creased in middle with tape residue on fold, frayed on all edges, 4 closed tears . Edges frayed. Unique. Original manuscript map of Glocester, Rhode Island. Paper ephemera. (a82205)
$125.00 (judaica) . TOURO SYNAGOGUE OF CONGREGATION JESHUAT ISRAEL
Newport 1962 6th Printing. Lg.4to., 59pp., illustrations, foldout plates, stiff wraps. Good plus, light cover wear and light soiling. (a82473)
$20.00 (judaica) . TOURO SYNAGOGUE OF CONGREGATION JESHUAT ISRAEL
Newport 1958 5th Printing. Lg.4to., 60pp., illustrations, foldout plates, stiff wraps. VG, light cover wear and light soiling. (a82474)
$20.00 (judaica) . TOURO SYNAGOGUE OF CONGREGATION JESHUAT ISRAEL
Newport 1962 6th Printing. Lg.4to., 59pp., illustrations, foldout plates, stiff wraps. Good plus, light cover wear and light soiling. (a82475)
$20.00 Hubbard, J P . THE CHURCH IN GLORY A SERMON
Westerly 1868 first edition Utter Steam Printers. Octavo, 16p., original stringbound printed wraps. stringbound. Near Good, cover chipped on edges. (a85911)
$29.00