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Published by Yorktown Historical Society, 1924
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Age toning to pages, otherwise very good.
Published by The Yorktown Historical Society, Yorktown, VA, 1924
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 52+pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ tan cloth spine. Paper title label on front cover. Spine a bit darkened. Previous owner's name on front paste-down. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.
Published by The Yorktown Historical Society, Yorktown, VA, 1924
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 51+pp. Original blue paper covered boards w/ tan cloth spine. Paper title label on front cover. Binding moderately soiled w/ mild wear to edges. Previous owner's name on front paste-down. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents very nice.
Published by Yorktown Historical Society, Yorktown, Virginia, 1924
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth and Boards. Condition: Almost Fine. No Jacket. Various (illustrator). First Edition. Beige cloth spine with blue boards and paper label on front cover, decorated end papers and paste-downs, 51 pages followed by a three page epilogue and two page bibliography, inside front paste-down states, "This Privately Published brochure, narrating the History of Yorktown, is personally inscribed to: Dr. John E. Stillwell by direction of the Board of Governors of the YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY", accompanying the book is a printed presentation card from the Yorktown historical Society not usually found with this book. Book is clean, complete, and tight. I think DR. JOHN STLLWELL could be the same one that I found online NOTE: Archives related to: Stillwell, John E. (John Edwin), 1853-1930 title John E. Stillwell Papers, 1839-[1928?] (bulk 1881-1928). location The New-York Historical Society collection title Clippings, correspondence, and notes (1839-1928?) compiled by Stillwell while researching and writing his book The History of the Burr Portraits. In addition to Aaron Burr, prominent mention is also made of Theodosia Burr Alston, Eliza Bowen Jumel, Harman Blennerhassett, and portrait artists John Vanderlyn, Gilbert Stuart, and James Sharples. Includes items related to the duel with Alexander Hamilton, and the formation and activities of the Aaron Burr Legion. Historical Note: Physician, New York City. Location: New York Historical Society, Call Number: Mss Collection BV Burr, extent 4 v. ; 14 in. or smaller. title John E. Stillwell collection, 1633-1916 (bulk 1670-1840) location The New-York Historical Society collection title Dr. John Stillwell's collection of manuscripts pertaining to the Stillwell family and others. They mostly relate to residents of Middletown (N.J.) and Gravesend (Brooklyn, N.Y.), but also to people from Flatlands (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Portsmouth (R.I.), Freehold (N.J.), Shrewsbury (N.J.), Shoal Harbor (N.J.), New York City, and other places. The material includes deeds, patents, returns of surveys, bonds, agreements, military commissions, letters, receipts (including an 1808 receipt book of the physician William Stillwell), bills, accounts, wills, memoranda, inventories, indentures of apprenticeship, depositions, etc., concerning members of the Wall, Emans, Grover, Van Brunt, Bowne, Hartshorne, Stillwell, Lipit, Leeds, Holmes, Seabrook, Cottrell, Tallman, Taylor, Applegate, Cowenhoven, Forman, Mott, Rapelje, Van Mater, and Coffin families, as well as other persons. Many are documents made out to or by the overseers of the poor of Middletown (N.J.), during 1750-1800, and pertain to the keep of illegitimate children, orphans, and poor people; some are indentures for servants and apprentices. Others relate to sales or leases of property, settlement of estates, litigation, sales of slaves, and matters of local public concern. Letters to Alexander, Alexander H., and Isaac Coffin deal with the Nantucket (Mass.) bank robbery, ca. 1810. Historical Note: Physician and historian.
Published by Yorktown Historical Society, Yorktown, 1924
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth Spine w/ Paper Cvr Bds. Condition: G+. No Jacket. None Stated. 51 pp+5 pp epilogue and bibliography, map-illustrated endpapers, Yorktown Historical Society card laid-in, very slight cover wear and soil.
Published by Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown Historical Society 1924., 1924
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Very good. Privately printed. No limitation given. This copy for presentation, with recipient's name written in ink. Illustrated by Text illustrations. Binding is Cloth/boards.